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The Rest Of The Sports World => Designated Hitters Make Baseball Better => Topic started by: mj2sexay on November 08, 2018, 12:29:09 AM
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I thought Happ did a great job here, and I honestly think given his makeup that even at 36 that third year shouldn't be a deal-breaker in bringing him back.
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Way to keep it official.
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I thought Happ did a great job here, and I honestly think given his makeup that even at 36 that third year shouldn't be a deal-breaker in bringing him back.
Agreed. Even though he’s older he is a control pitcher and hasn’t shown any signs of dimished velo the last few years
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Way to keep it official.
I learned from the best.
It seems some teams are looking to take advantage of the fact that while pretty much everyone except the Red Sox and Giants reset their luxury tax burden, the pitching market is thin. So far I've heard Kluber and Paxton's name bandied about as well as speculation on MadBum. There's also guys like Greinke who aren't realistic due to remaining contract obligations and the presence of an NTC they probably wouldn't waive to come here.
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Kluber and/or Paxton would be a major get for Cashman. I feel like they come with price tags that I don't necessarily want to pay though.
I don't want Greinke. I think he's a great pitcher who wouldn't be able to handle New York. Hell, he has never felt like he could handle NY.
I'm all in favor of bringing back Happ.
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Gary Sanchez is going to have a left shoulder surgery, Cashman says. Still expected to be ready for Opening Day. Has been dealing with problem for a while. #Yankees
Gary Sanchez's left shoulder has bothered him off and on since 2017, Brian Cashman said. He needed an injection in '17 and two this past year.
This was an interesting news item. I wonder how much this affected his swing. It would be really nice if it gets cleaned up and he goes back to being the hitter he's shown himself to be.
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freaking A
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I really don't understand how a guy who pitched 51 innings in 10 games is a "two-way" player. He may be done as a pitcher altogether, which just makes him a decent DH.
Andujar hit more doubles than any other rookie and plays the infield. The baseball writers screwed Judge on the MVP last year and screwed Andujar this year.
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I really don't understand how a guy who pitched 51 innings in 10 games is a "two-way" player. He may be done as a pitcher altogether, which just makes him a decent DH.
Andujar hit more doubles than any other rookie and plays the infield. The baseball writers screwed Judge on the MVP last year and screwed Andujar this year.
Betts is pretty good doe
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Betts is pretty good doe
I don't understand. Yes?
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I don't understand. Yes?
nevermind...my brain died.
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nevermind...my brain died.
It was never alive.
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It was never alive.
bork?
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https://twitter.com/BronxBomberBall/status/1063505529744605190?s=19
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https://twitter.com/BronxBomberBall/status/1063505529744605190?s=19
That might be doubly-good news for the Yankees. The Reds were a team I was seeing having interest in Paxton. Maybe they take Gray and are out the race for him.
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You guys are really about to get James Paxton and Patrick Corbin, huh?
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You guys are really about to get James Paxton and Patrick Corbin, huh?
Looks like the Paxton deal is done.
I hate to give up Sheffield, but you're not getting Paxton at any discount.
Severino, Paxton, Corbin, Tanaka, Sabathia is a nice rotation. I assume that if/when they sign Corbin, it takes Happ off the table.
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You guys are really about to get James Paxton and Patrick Corbin, huh?
Trade for Syndergaard
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Looks like the Paxton deal is done.
I hate to give up Sheffield, but you're not getting Paxton at any discount.
Severino, Paxton, Corbin, Tanaka, Sabathia is a nice rotation. I assume that if/when they sign Corbin, it takes Happ off the table.
I don’t think the Yankees FO loves Sheffield as much as we did. Remember how many times you asked me why he hadn’t been called up yet?
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The jays, rays and orioles should just fold their teams
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https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/1064665105361788928?s=09
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@Cashman Announce Patrick Corbin
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I don’t think the Yankees FO loves Sheffield as much as we did. Remember how many times you asked me why he hadn’t been called up yet?
Yeah, maybe that's the reality. I still think he's going to be great and obviously, the Mariners see something there too, but maybe the Yankees weren't convinced of enough success in the short-term to make him a priority to hold on to.
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So let's say they sign Corbin. What's the next move after that? Keep pursuing pitching? I think they should at least consider re-signing Happ even after Paxton and Corbin. Injuries happen and they should look to make the rotation as strong as possible, even if it's an embarrassment of riches (more so than usual for the Yanks).
If Kluber is still an option, I'd still pull the trigger on that one if I'm Cashman. In order of preference, assuming they sign Corbin, I'd go after:
I also think Machado has to be signed. I'm done worrying about the attitude nonsense. The dude is going to hit. I'd also sign Harper if he's truly willing to play first.
It's time to go full-on Evil Empire.
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Rumor that the Indians wanted Sheff and Florial for Carrasco
Cash Ninja
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Rumor that the Indians wanted Sheff and Florial for Carrasco
Cash Ninja
Lol, freak that.
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When Manny Machado told The Athletic in the postseason that he doesn't like to hustle -- saying that he'll never be the " Johnny Hustle "-type and that it's not his "cup of tea" -- he put himself in danger of losing perhaps tens of millions of dollars in what was set to be a gigantic, maybe even record-breaking, free agency this winter.
He walked those back in a report posted to MLB.com early Wednesday morning.
According to reporter Mark Feinsand , Machado said he didn't really mean it:
"When I was asked that question, I was definitely on the defensive, and I was wrong to answer it the way that I did, because looking back, it doesn't come across how I meant it," Machado said. "For me, I was trying to talk about how I'm not the guy who is eye wash. There's a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win. I've always been the guy who does whatever he can to win for his team.
"But I know how I said it and how that came across, and it's something I take responsibility for. I look forward to talking with each GM and owner that we meet with about that, or any other questions they have."
When your agent tells you that you fucked up
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Machado is Dominican the only thing Dominicans know how to hustle is drugs or girls
Edit: also taxi companies
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Rumor that the Indians wanted Sheff and Florial for Carrasco
Cash Ninja
He got Paxton a lot cheaper, but Carrasco has been a lot more healthy. I probably would've paid that price for Kluber.
I'm all-in on Machado. I don't give a excrement what he said. Cano was "lazy" and no one had a problem with his production. Sanchez is "lazy" and if he starts clubbing homers again, all is forgiven. Machado would be a huge addition to the lineup. Do it Cashgod. Corbin first though.
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The Toe-night Show is now over.
Torreyes was DFA'd to make room for former Angels pitcher Parker Bidwell.
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Bumgarner finally officially on the block
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Bumgarner finally officially on the block
His contract is cheap but I can't believe the Giants aren't going to ask too much for a one year rental of a player in what might be terminal decline.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/backaftathis/status/1070145152705052673
Beginning of this call is epic
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Trade
1) Bumgarner
2) Kluber
3) Bauer
4) Carrasco
5) Greinke
6) Fulmer
FA
1) Happ
2) Morton/Kuechel/Eovaldi/Yusei Kikuchi
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Trade
1) Bumgarner
2) Kluber
3) Bauer
4) Carrasco
5) Greinke
6) Fulmer
FA
1) Happ
2) Morton/Kuechel/Eovaldi/Yusei Kikuchi
From the trade market, my favorite target would be Bauer. I just don't know if the Yankees have enough pieces left for a trade with Cleveland--for either him or Kluber.
Happ's probably the best bet at this point. I'd love to bring back Eovaldi though. I always thought he'd make a great reliever pre-TJ, but now he's proven he can be a very good middle-rotation starter. Kuechel, at a reasonable price, would be worth taking a flier on.
My wishlist order would be:
- Bauer
- Kluber
- Madbum
- Eovaldi
- Happ
- Keuchel
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From the trade market, my favorite target would be Bauer. I just don't know if the Yankees have enough pieces left for a trade with Cleveland--for either him or Kluber.
Happ's probably the best bet at this point. I'd love to bring back Eovaldi though. I always thought he'd make a great reliever pre-TJ, but now he's proven he can be a very good middle-rotation starter. Kuechel, at a reasonable price, would be worth taking a flier on.
My wishlist order would be:
- Bauer
- Kluber
- Madbum
- Eovaldi
- Happ
- Keuchel
I like Eovaldi but he’s going to take the biggest contract he can get and that is a super risky proposition. 2 Tommy johns and he’ll be getting paid off the way he pitched for approx 2 months. 2 or 3 year deal I would be ok with but he’s getting more than that
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I like Eovaldi but he’s going to take the biggest contract he can get and that is a super risky proposition. 2 Tommy johns and he’ll be getting paid off the way he pitched for approx 2 months. 2 or 3 year deal I would be ok with but he’s getting more than that
When you put it that way, yeah, I'd agree. I don't want to go with him long-term and risk losing him to injury for another extended period.
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When you put it that way, yeah, I'd agree. I don't want to go with him long-term and risk losing him to injury for another extended period.
That being said Happ is 36/37, and Kuechel looks like he is declining. They all have some degree of risk. Happ is the safest and pitched well here last year, so it makes a ton of sense.
Unfortunately, he’s now the top FA SP and 8-10 teams have interest. Philly is going to throw money at him after having missed on Corbin. Can’t overpay on Happ if we weren’t willing to on Corbin.
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That being said Happ is 36/37, and Kuechel looks like he is declining. They all have some degree of risk. Happ is the safest and pitched well here last year, so it makes a ton of sense.
Unfortunately, he’s now the top FA SP and 8-10 teams have interest. Philly is going to throw money at him after having missed on Corbin. Can’t overpay on Happ if we weren’t willing to on Corbin.
Agreed. Though I thought they'd break the bank for Corbin. Something tells me Hal still believes his idea that you don't need to spend $200M to win titles. He's definitely not his father.
I'm kind of regretting giving up Sheffield for Paxton now. Paxton's health is a concern, and Sheffield would've made a good chip for Bauer/Kluber.
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@jonheyman:hearing Eovaldi, Red Sox talks are getting serious, as @ByRobertMurray said. talk heard was for four years at close to 17M a year.
They can have him
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Agreed. Though I thought they'd break the bank for Corbin. Something tells me Hal still believes his idea that you don't need to spend $200M to win titles. He's definitely not his father.
I'm kind of regretting giving up Sheffield for Paxton now. Paxton's health is a concern, and Sheffield would've made a good chip for Bauer/Kluber.
I could argue I would rather have Paxton (assuming they can extend him) over the other 2. I think he’s better than Bauer and he’s much younger than Kluber. The health is definitely a big concern.
I think it was wise to sell high on Sheffield while the opportunity was there.
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#Yankees want J.A. Happ on two-year deal, but he wants at least three-year deal, according to a source. #Phillies showing interest in him, as well as NY.
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Eovaldi returning to Boston on 4 year deal
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According to a source, Eovaldi’s deal is four years and $67.5 million.
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This is not looking good for a team that desperately needed pitching this offseason.
Rotation: Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, Sabathia, [promotion]
Pen: Chapman, Betances, Green, Holder, Tarpley, Kahnle
Robertson and Britton are likely not coming back. Suddenly, the strong bullpen is not deep at all, they're down a starter, and CC is almost certainly not making every start--nevermind Paxton.
I really hope Cashman has some tricks up his sleeve.
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Hearing Yankees never made official 5-year, $100M offer to Corbin. Told him they’d be comfortable w/ 4 or 5 years for $17M to $20M per year. So $100M was floated. When Corbin said he was seeking “Darvish money,” NY didn’t make offer. We will discuss on Hot Stove on YES at 7.
Jack Curry
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This is not looking good for a team that desperately needed pitching this offseason.
Rotation: Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, Sabathia, [promotion]
Pen: Chapman, Betances, Green, Holder, Tarpley, Kahnle
Robertson and Britton are likely not coming back. Suddenly, the strong bullpen is not deep at all, they're down a starter, and CC is almost certainly not making every start--nevermind Paxton.
I really hope Cashman has some tricks up his sleeve.
Last year we opened the season with Jordan Montgomery and Sonny Gray in the rotation.
Paxton > Monty
Anyone > Gray
The FA market has plenty of relievers right now. A lot of them will get overpaid, but there are options. Britton was just OK as a Yankee. Robertson needs to be brought back or replaced with someone equivalent.
2018 Yankees staff: 3.78 ERA, 26+ WAR
2018 Red Sox staff: 3.75 ERA, 20+ WAR
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@Indians:We have signed Carlos Carrasco to a contract extension through 2022! 🍪
Cookie has the 7th best fWAR (18.2) among Major League pitchers since 2015, and led the Majors last season in cookies consumed (probably).
Down to Bauer and Kluber
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Last year we opened the season with Jordan Montgomery and Sonny Gray in the rotation.
Paxton > Monty
Anyone > Gray
The FA market has plenty of relievers right now. A lot of them will get overpaid, but there are options. Britton was just OK as a Yankee. Robertson needs to be brought back or replaced with someone equivalent.
2018 Yankees staff: 3.78 ERA, 26+ WAR
2018 Red Sox staff: 3.75 ERA, 20+ WAR
My issue with Paxton isn't talent, it's health. If he's healthy, he could potentially be viewed as the ace over Sevy thanks to his left-handedness in Yankee Stadium.
Robertson isn't coming back. After the whole playoff share debacle, I think his fate is sealed. Personally, I'd probably pursue Andrew Miller anyway. You know he can pitch here, and his workload would be lighter because there's also Chapman as a lefty and Betances and Green for late work.
I still think Cashman has to find a way to nab Bauer or Kluber. I just don't want it to cost Torres or Andujar. Who knows? Maybe a Sonny Gray deal becomes a 3-way and someone else sends Cleveland something and the Yankees get the former Indian. That's the kind of creative dealing I expect/hope for from Cashman.
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Down to Bauer and Kluber
On the heels of Carlos Carrasco’s three-year, $37.5M extension, Cleveland is increasingly motivated to move Trevor Bauer or Corey Kluber, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Plenty of options on the trade market, which is extremely active as Patrick Corbin has signed with the Nationals.
Passan
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I just don't see how the Yankees have assets to be able to make a trade. At least not without including Andujar or Torres. Again, unless Cashman can magic up something in the Sonny Gray deal.
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I'm fairly comfortable going into a season with a rotation of Sevvy-Tanaka-Paxton-Happ-C.C.
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I like Andujar, but if the rumors are true I'd happily take the deal:
To Marlins: Andujar
To Mets: Realmuto
To Yankees: Syndergaard
Then sign Machado to play third. I guess then you move Torres over to short for a few months and let Wade play second.
Supposedly, the Yankees are interested in pitchers other than just Thor from the Mets as well.
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I like Andujar, but if the rumors are true I'd happily take the deal:
To Marlins: Andujar
To Mets: Realmuto
To Yankees: Syndergaard
Then sign Machado to play third. I guess then you move Torres over to short for a few months and let Wade play second.
Supposedly, the Yankees are interested in pitchers other than just Thor from the Mets as well.
I hope the Yankees sign Bartolo Colon and nobody else.
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I hope the Yankees sign Bartolo Colon and nobody else.
Did the jays resign Tyler clippard yet
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Did the jays resign Tyler clippard yet
He's floating in Lake Ontario
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Rosenthal thinks the Yankees are close to a deal with Happ.
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Rosenthal thinks the Yankees are close to a deal with Happ.
Judas A Happ
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Judas A Happ
I like Happ but he wanted a three year deal, and you were right when you said that tying an old vet like him to a deal that long makes no sense for us.
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I like Happ but he wanted a three year deal, and you were right when you said that tying an old vet like him to a deal that long makes no sense for us.
I was hoping he would go back to the NL. Oh well.
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I was hoping he would go back to the NL. Oh well.
He's a smart player and understands that asking pitchers to bat is a ludicrous idea.
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Looks like the Yankees caved on the 3rd year.
I like Happ, but a rotation of Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, Happ, and Sabathia isn't really exciting me. And there's no way they get through the season without multiple call-ups for the rotation.
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He's a smart player and understands that asking pitchers to bat is a ludicrous idea.
haha...i tend to agree with him.
But this is the world we live in.
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The Yankees lost a bunch of players in the Rule 5 again.
Major League Phase
R1.12: RHP Nick Green (D-Backs)
AAA Phase
R1.2: C Chris Rabago (Royals)
R1.11: RHP Gilmael Troya (Phillies)
R1.25: RHP Anyelo Gomez (Red Sox)
*R1.23: Yankees took RHP Adonis De La Cruz from the Mariners
R2.35: CF Mark Payton (A's)
R3.40: RHP Alexander Vargas (Cubs)
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The Yankees lost a bunch of players in the Rule 5 again.
Major League Phase
R1.12: RHP Nick Green (D-Backs)
AAA Phase
R1.2: C Chris Rabago (Royals)
R1.11: RHP Gilmael Troya (Phillies)
R1.25: RHP Anyelo Gomez (Red Sox)
*R1.23: Yankees took RHP Adonis De La Cruz from the Mariners
R2.35: CF Mark Payton (A's)
R3.40: RHP Alexander Vargas (Cubs)
Nick Green is a loss, got him, Dillon Tate (traded for Britton) and Erik Swanson (traded for Paxton) in the trade for Beltran. Nick Green had the highest GB% in the minors this past season, throws this pretty unique 95mph cutter/sinker hybrid
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I say it every year. I hate the Rule 5 draft.
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So Cashman is having a tough time trading Sonny Gray because the asking price is too high.
What are you going to do Cash? You loudly stated you were trading him. You had to know you lost all leverage there.
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So Cashman is having a tough time trading Sonny Gray because the asking price is too high.
What are you going to do Cash? You loudly stated you were trading him. You had to know you lost all leverage there.
I’m fine with Cashman asking for a ransom. As crazy as it sounds, Gray is one of the better options on the trade market. It hasn’t been particularly active- guys like Bumgarner/Thor/Kluber/Bauer seem to be out of reach at the moment- not just for the Yankees. That could all change next week.
I believe Cashman has a few good/decent offers, part of the slow play here is to acquire players that will fit based on his other offseason moves (Machado, SP/RP, Major leaguers/minor leaguers in return, etc.).
That fact that it’s been reported that he’s asking for Corey Ray and Taylor Trammell gives me a lot of confidence. Those are prospects that are way out of our league in terms of return for Sonny Gray. Both of them are comparable to Florial but more refined and closer to MLB. If we landed (anything close to) one of those guys it could tip the scale in a trade for Kluber. So he must have other pretty good deals on the table in order to be trying to leverage those prospects.
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After trading Edwin, Yonder and Gomes, word is Indians won’t be as “motivated” by financial concerns now. Translation: Kluber and Bauer more likely to stay.
Heyman
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George A. King III reports that Manny Machado will meet with the Yankees in New York on Wednesday.
Machado is also slated to meet with the Phillies and White Sox this week and reportedly will visit with at least one other unidentified team, as well.
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I say it every year. I hate the Rule 5 draft.
Fangraphs writeup says they have Green as the highest rated player taken in the R5D, and project him as a “near ready back-end starter”
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George A. King III reports that Manny Machado will meet with the Yankees in New York on Wednesday.
Machado is also slated to meet with the Phillies and White Sox this week and reportedly will visit with at least one other unidentified team, as well.
Monday - White Sox
Weds - Yankees
Thurs - Phillies
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Monday - White Sox
Weds - Yankees
Thurs - Phillies
I don't want to read too into things, but that timeline reads to me "I'll meet with a team ready to blow the doors off, then take that offer to the Yankees and see how close they'll come to matching it. If they don't, I'll move on to Philly."
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Yanks were at Tulo’s workout yesterday along with 10 other teams. Says he’s willing to play 2nd or 3rd. Says he wants to go to a situation that will give him regular at bats at one position (as opposed to utility role moving between all 3). Will only cost 550K next year. Don’t see him as an option due to the already uncertain configuration of the Yankees infield.
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Tulo to second, Torres to short, Machado to third, Andujar gets traded for a haul. Didi returns, Torres back to second, Tulo is traded or waived. #problemsolved
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I thought Tulo was a lock for the Pirates already?
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https://twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/status/1075801730321997825
https://mobile.twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/status/1075805890996027393
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https://twitter.com/danclarksports/status/1078756564100509696
Sound the alarm
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https://twitter.com/danclarksports/status/1078771703075885057
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Announce Machado already
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Machado is going to wait until the new year to announce what his intention is.
Here's to hoping that at 12:01 AM #Yankees Twitter is on fire with "He picked us!" tweets.
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Machado is going to wait until the new year to announce what his intention is.
Here's to hoping that at 12:01 AM #Yankees Twitter is on fire with "He picked us!" tweets.
Oh it will. None of those tweets will be true though.
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Oh it will. None of those tweets will be true though.
#2019alreadyruined
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#2019alreadyruined
He’s waiting so they can announce Harper at a joint press conference
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He’s waiting so they can announce Harper at a joint press conference
#2019savedtimesinfinity
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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
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Free agent shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is in agreement on a deal with the New York Yankees pending a physical, league sources tell ESPN. Tulowitzki is expected to join the Yankees on a league-minimum deal, with the Toronto Blue Jays paying the remainder of his $20 million salary.
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Holy shitttt
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Tulo to second, Torres to short, Machado to third, Andujar gets traded for a haul. Didi returns, Torres back to second, Tulo is traded or waived. #problemsolved
Machado is going to wait until the new year to announce what his intention is.
Here's to hoping that at 12:01 AM #Yankees Twitter is on fire with "He picked us!" tweets.
Machado followed the YES Network (soon to be owned by Amazon) for the New Year.
#itshappening
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Holy shitttt
He can buy his own freaking pint now.
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I wonder if Cashman will unretire #2 and give it to Tulo.
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He can buy his own freaking pint now.
Hahaha. I’ll offer him a yuengling can if I ever run into him
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He can buy his own freaking pint now.
Hahaha
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Tulo will get a hangnail and be out until September
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Mike Franceser
@MikeFrancesaNY (https://twitter.com/MikeFrancesaNY/status/1080464880761798657)
Da last time I sawr Turlo Whiskey was when he was hittin 500 foot moonshots dead centah at Citi - GREAT JAWB by da Yanks gettin a big boppah
9:04 AM - 2 Jan 2019
Love this account.
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In a conference call with reporters (including ESPN.com’s Coley Harvey) today, Yankees GM Brian Cashman said that he kept in contact with Manny Machado’s camp, and let them know in advance about the team’s plan to sign Troy Tulowitzki. Beyond that, Cashman unsurprisingly didn’t share details about New York’s pursuit of Machado, and in fact stressed that Tulowitzki is atop the club’s depth chart at shortstop, at least until Didi Gregorius is healthy. “We have really reacted in a positive way to have that type of dialogue with Troy and to commit to giving him that opportunity to be our everyday shortstop,” Cashman said. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily close the door on the idea of Machado joining the Yankees — beyond just gamesmanship on Cashman’s part, Machado could also be deployed as a third baseman, with Miguel Andujar then either moving to first base or perhaps traded to another team.
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do you throw a ton of money at machado to provide questionable effort and trade andujar? i sure wouldn't. machado is overrated as freak
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The Yankees began the offseason with GM Brian Cashman openly stating that the team was going to shop Sonny Gray in trade talks this winter. As Cashman said to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch (Twitter links) and other reporters today, plans haven’t exactly changed on this front, as the Yankees’ “intention is to move Sonny Gray and relocate him.” However, Cashman isn’t under any rush to move the right-hander, saying that the Yankees will only trade Gray “when we get the proper return, in our estimation. It’ll happen this winter, it’ll happen in the spring or it’ll happen sometime during the season.”
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Most sense to keep Gray till the deadline, IMO. Worst case, you have a solid 6th guy who can step in when CC has a heart attack on the mound. Best case, he performs pretty solidly as a 6 and you trade him for whatever.
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Britton back
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In a conference call with reporters (including ESPN.com’s Coley Harvey) today, Yankees GM Brian Cashman said that he kept in contact with Manny Machado’s camp, and let them know in advance about the team’s plan to sign Troy Tulowitzki. Beyond that, Cashman unsurprisingly didn’t share details about New York’s pursuit of Machado, and in fact stressed that Tulowitzki is atop the club’s depth chart at shortstop, at least until Didi Gregorius is healthy. “We have really reacted in a positive way to have that type of dialogue with Troy and to commit to giving him that opportunity to be our everyday shortstop,” Cashman said. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily close the door on the idea of Machado joining the Yankees — beyond just gamesmanship on Cashman’s part, Machado could also be deployed as a third baseman, with Miguel Andujar then either moving to first base or perhaps traded to another team.
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do you throw a ton of money at machado to provide questionable effort and trade andujar? i sure wouldn't. machado is overrated as freak
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The Yankees began the offseason with GM Brian Cashman openly stating that the team was going to shop Sonny Gray in trade talks this winter. As Cashman said to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch (Twitter links) and other reporters today, plans haven’t exactly changed on this front, as the Yankees’ “intention is to move Sonny Gray and relocate him.” However, Cashman isn’t under any rush to move the right-hander, saying that the Yankees will only trade Gray “when we get the proper return, in our estimation. It’ll happen this winter, it’ll happen in the spring or it’ll happen sometime during the season.”
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Most sense to keep Gray till the deadline, IMO. Worst case, you have a solid 6th guy who can step in when CC has a heart attack on the mound. Best case, he performs pretty solidly as a 6 and you trade him for whatever.
They will trade Gray, they still have a handful of teams interested, Cashman just hasn’t gotten an offer he absolutely had to pull the trigger on yet. My assessment is that they are waiting to see how the rest of their team shakes out before they Make the move. If they don’t sign Machado, he can target a MIF. If Ottavino signs for big money elsewhere, he can grab a reliever. If they make moves at both of those positions, he can trade him for prospects which is fine since their farm has graduated a lot of talent recently.
I wouldn’t mind hanging onto him either. You need more than 5 SP to make it through a season.
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I liked this article and I agree with it. I didn't think Andujar played that bad to begin with, but it looks like his defense wasn't even that subpar.
https://yanksgoyard.com/2019/01/08/yankees-must-retain-andujar-voit/ (https://yanksgoyard.com/2019/01/08/yankees-must-retain-andujar-voit/)
The only condition I want to trade Andujar under is for an ace-level starter. Otherwise, having him even once Didi returns is a "good" problem. I really want to see what Voit can do in extended action as well.
I wonder if a package including Andujar, Frazier, and/or Bird would make Cleveland consider letting go of Kluber or Bauer. What would be ideal for me would be Frazier, Bird, and Gray for Bauer, but I don't think that's a trade I'd make if I were Cleveland. All three players could have great success or be useless to them.
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Dan Clark backpedaling on Machado
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https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/former-mlb-all-star-john-wetteland-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-charge/
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https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/former-mlb-all-star-john-wetteland-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-charge/
He probably just caught out by some chick in a bar who looks a few years older than she is.
Wetteland is accused of having a child perform a sex act on him, beginning in 2004 when the child was 4. The accuser said it happened twice more during a two-year period.
Aw freak.
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Gross.
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Shed Long babbie
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Shed Long babbie
He got as far as "I'm going to love playing in New--" before he was traded away.
I've been critical of Brian Cashman before, but this offseason has me in complete "WTF is he doing" mode.
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He got as far as "I'm going to love playing in New--" before he was traded away.
I've been critical of Brian Cashman before, but this offseason has me in complete "WTF is he doing" mode.
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Wonderful story: Danny Farquhar is signing a minors deal with Yankees. Farquhar has recovered from life threatening brain hemorrhage suffered early last season while with the White Sox. Great response saved him. Now he is ready to go.
Ninja
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But seriously, just in terms of that last deal:
I wanted Shed Long, but this is a better deal:
@JonHeyman: Yankees did well to acquire 36th pick in this year’s draft plus OF josh stowers (54th pick last year) plus lefty reiver sanmartin for sonny gray off the year he had. Very smart to deal with the team that sought an extension for sonny.
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Oh damn, shed long requires a 40 man spot, great deal.
Now we can keep Luis Cessa!
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Mariano Rivera becomes the first unanimous Hall of Famer
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100%
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I was more surprised at Moose getting in than Rivera finally breaking that stupid unwritten rule.
I'm almost certainly going up to Cooperstown for Jeter's induction, but I'm now strongly considering going this year as well.
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I was more surprised at Moose getting in than Rivera finally breaking that stupid unwritten rule.
I'm almost certainly going up to Cooperstown for Jeter's induction, but I'm now strongly considering going this year as well.
Same thought re: Mussina.
I was thinking about Cooperstown recently but I'll probably wait until my kids are older.
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Going in 2020. Really want to go this year but I have a lot going on this summer.
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If I don't go to the tailgate this year, I'll almost certainly meet you guys at Jeter's induction. Or re-meet Badger.
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So here's a question, related to Yankees HoF players.
Who's on your Yankees Mount Rushmore? For me, the first two are simple: Ruth and DiMaggio. Three, I'm taking Yogi. The last one is where I'm conflicted. 25 years ago, Mantle is the easy answer, but Rivera and Jeter now completely change the conversation for me.
I wish my father were still around to talk about it with. He passed away back in 2000 but loved Jeter. I wonder what he would say today.
In the end, I'd probably go with Jeter as my #4. He's my favorite Yankee I've ever watched play. Mo is a fairly close second and there's no one even close to the two of them.
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On another HoF Yankee topic, here are the stats for a non-Yankee in the Hall and a Yankee who isn't.
HoF:
WAR: 38.7
AB: 9908
R: 1299
H: 2866
BA: .289
HR: 384
RBI: 1628
SB: 34
OBP: .356
SLG: .465
OPS: .820
OPS+: 121
Yankee:
WAR: 42.8
AB: 6092
R: 900
H: 1664
BA: .273
HR: 275
RBI: 1065
SB: 20
OBP: .374
SLG: .474
OPS: .848
OPS+: 121
I don't understand how Harold Baines is in the Hall of Fame if Jorge Posada couldn't even make a second ballot.
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"I'm going to start working with the New York Yankees and teaching pitching. So many guys throw hard but don't have command...We need to teach these boys to pitch...Pitchers are getting away from pitching and are focused on throwing hard." - Mariano Rivera
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So here's a question, related to Yankees HoF players.
Who's on your Yankees Mount Rushmore? For me, the first two are simple: Ruth and DiMaggio. Three, I'm taking Yogi. The last one is where I'm conflicted. 25 years ago, Mantle is the easy answer, but Rivera and Jeter now completely change the conversation for me.
I wish my father were still around to talk about it with. He passed away back in 2000 but loved Jeter. I wonder what he would say today.
In the end, I'd probably go with Jeter as my #4. He's my favorite Yankee I've ever watched play. Mo is a fairly close second and there's no one even close to the two of them.
This is impossible to do for the Yankees, but I’ll play.
Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle
That’s the “easy” answer, but I can’t find a way to displace one of them for Jeter.
If we’re talking about my “favorite” Yankee players and not the “greatest”, then my answer would obviously be a heck of a lot different.
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"I'm going to start working with the New York Yankees and teaching pitching. So many guys throw hard but don't have command...We need to teach these boys to pitch...Pitchers are getting away from pitching and are focused on throwing hard." - Mariano Rivera
"Please teach me your cutter!" -every Yankees pitcher
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This is impossible to do for the Yankees, but I’ll play.
Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle
That’s the “easy” answer, but I can’t find a way to displace one of them for Jeter.
If we’re talking about my “favorite” Yankee players and not the “greatest”, then my answer would obviously be a heck of a lot different.
Yeah, it really is impossible. That's why I think it's such a fascinating conversation.
Just going by your list, you have Gehrig--who wasn't even on my list--over DiMaggio, and Berra isn't on your list but he's on mine.
Jeter's on my list for a number of reasons. Obviously, he's one of the best offensive shortstops of all time. While he was disparaged his entire career for his range, he made plays few other players will even attempt. And his leadership skills, to me, trump everyone but Yogi.
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Yeah, it really is impossible. That's why I think it's such a fascinating conversation.
Just going by your list, you have Gehrig--who wasn't even on my list--over DiMaggio, and Berra isn't on your list but he's on mine.
Jeter's on my list for a number of reasons. Obviously, he's one of the best offensive shortstops of all time. While he was disparaged his entire career for his range, he made plays few other players will even attempt. And his leadership skills, to me, trump everyone but Yogi.
Ah, I had it in chronological order. I would probably keep the same order but put Gehrig last
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Ottavino signing is officially announced by Yankees. In the press release, Yanks says Ottavino will wear number 0. He’s the first player in team history to wear that number.
I honestly didn’t think they’d do this. awesome stuff
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Ottavino signing is officially announced by Yankees. In the press release, Yanks says Ottavino will wear number 0. He’s the first player in team history to wear that number.
I honestly didn’t think they’d do this. awesome stuff
At first I was like "Huh?!" Then I was glad too. Maybe Mo getting in unanimously helped them buck some tradition. Judge with 99 probably doesn't hurt either.
Now maybe they'll consider letting guys have some neatly groomed beards? And let Red Thunder grow back his flowing locks!
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At first I was like "Huh?!" Then I was glad too. Maybe Mo getting in unanimously helped them buck some tradition. Judge with 99 probably doesn't hurt either.
Now maybe they'll consider letting guys have some neatly groomed beards? And let Red Thunder grow back his flowing locks!
Putting freaking names on your uniforms would be nice as well if you're going to consider getting all 21st century.
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Putting freaking names on your uniforms would be nice as well if you're going to consider getting all 21st century.
Nah, that I love. I know who all the guys on the team are by sight. Why do I need their names on their shirts?
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Nah, that I love. I know who all the guys on the team are by sight. Why do I need their names on their shirts?
Because when I've had six pints of overpriced Skydome beer and want to yell abuse at the runner on first I need his name written on his shirt to ensure I can let him know who I'm talking to.
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Putting freaking names on your uniforms would be nice as well if you're going to consider getting all 21st century.
I love the no names on the uniforms. Loooove it.
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Because when I've had six pints of overpriced Skydome beer and want to yell abuse at the runner on first I need his name written on his shirt to ensure I can let him know who I'm talking to.
You should be able to recognize every player on the Yankees 40 man roster by sight you heathen
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You should be able to recognize every player on the Yankees 40 man roster by sight you heathen
I recognise three players. One's called That Fat queynte, one's called That queynte Who Used To Play For Us and the third one's called That Massive queynte. None of the three spend any time on first base, the first two because they're in the middle and the the last because he only ever freaking jogs through it on his way to home plate.
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I recognise three players. One's called That Fat queynte, one's called That queynte Who Used To Play For Us and the third one's called That Massive queynte. None of the three spend any time on first base, the first two because they're in the middle and the the last because he only ever freaking jogs through it on his way to home plate.
See? Way better than names on the back
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If I don't go to the tailgate this year, I'll almost certainly meet you guys at Jeter's induction. Or re-meet Badger.
We're all overdue for a Yankee Stadium meetup.
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So here's a question, related to Yankees HoF players.
Who's on your Yankees Mount Rushmore? For me, the first two are simple: Ruth and DiMaggio. Three, I'm taking Yogi. The last one is where I'm conflicted. 25 years ago, Mantle is the easy answer, but Rivera and Jeter now completely change the conversation for me.
I wish my father were still around to talk about it with. He passed away back in 2000 but loved Jeter. I wonder what he would say today.
In the end, I'd probably go with Jeter as my #4. He's my favorite Yankee I've ever watched play. Mo is a fairly close second and there's no one even close to the two of them.
Jeff Weaver, Raúl Mondesí, Luis Sojo, Graeme Lloyd
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Same thought re: Mussina.
I was thinking about Cooperstown recently but I'll probably wait until my kids are older.
How old? I'd think anywhere from 4th to 8th grade is your sweet spot for taking a kid to the Hall of Fame. It's amazing, its like a Rockwell painting come to life. I was lucky enough to go in 7th and 8th grade as part of a little league tournament.
For the 8th grade trip I went up the day after Yankees old-timer day and a very hung over Clete Boyer was nice enough to not only sign my ball but grace my father and I with just an insanely loud fart while we were just standing there. Good major leaguer (hell of a defensive third baseman from what I was told), hall of fame farter.
Now maybe they'll consider letting guys have some neatly groomed beards?
What the freak is this blasphemy.
By the way, I agree with you wholeheartedly that Posada warranted wayy more consideration for the Hall, but if you're going to use Baines as your baseline for "how did player X get in when player Y didn't' you'll drive yourself freaking crazy. Baines induction is a sham. A total joke.
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I think around age 10 would be optimal. I think I went a bit earlier, didn't fully appreciate it. Was more impressed by the Howe Caverns leg of the trip.
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Lou Gehrig has to be on that mountain. He’s the best all-around player they’ve ever had.
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I love the no names on the uniforms. Loooove it.
Any Yankees jersey with a name on it...sucks. If I was a fan, I would never, never, ever wear a jersey with a name on the back.
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Lou Gehrig has to be on that mountain. He’s the best all-around player they’ve ever had.
This, and it’s a no-brainer imo. Greatest 1st baseman of all time.
Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio are rushmore locks. 4th is up for a bit more debate, among Mantle (my pick for sure), Jeter, Berra, Mo.
But again, Gehrig basically crushes any Yankee not named Babe or DiMaggio.
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Jeff Weaver, Raúl Mondesí, Luis Sojo, Graeme Lloyd
GREAT list!
I think around age 10 would be optimal. I think I went a bit earlier, didn't fully appreciate it. Was more impressed by the Howe Caverns leg of the trip.
Howe Caverns is part of every good Cooperstown trip.
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Lou Gehrig has to be on that mountain. He’s the best all-around player they’ve ever had.
This, and it’s a no-brainer imo. Greatest 1st baseman of all time.
Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio are rushmore locks. 4th is up for a bit more debate, among Mantle (my pick for sure), Jeter, Berra, Mo.
But again, Gehrig basically crushes any Yankee not named Babe or DiMaggio.
This is why it's such an interesting question to me.
You can make a legitimate argument for so many guys, how do you choose just 4 (technically 3)? The only player no one could possibly make an argument for leaving off is Ruth.
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Baseball Prospectus:
(1) Jonathan Loaisiga
(2) Estevan Florial
(3) Antonio Cabello
(4) Deivi Garcia
(5) Everson Pereira
(6) Luis Gil
(7) Michael King
(8) Roansy Contreras
(9) Clarke Schmidt
(10) Chance Adams
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/10/sports/baseball/adam-ottavino-yankees.html
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According to Ben Badler (subs. req’d), the Yankees are expected to sign Dominican outfield prospect Jasson Dominguez when the 2019-20 international signing period opens July 2nd. With international amateur free agents, “expected to sign” is usually code for “the two sides have a deal in place and are waiting for the signing period to open so they can make it official.”
Badler says Dominguez will receive a signing bonus in the $5M range, which is absolutely massive. The largest signing bonus the Yankees have ever given an international amateur is the $3.2M bonus they gave Dermis Garcia in July 2014. To the best of my knowledge the Yankees have only ever given four amateur players a signing bonus worth $3M or more:
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Dominguez has an exciting level of explosiveness, athleticism and loud tools, with 60s and 70s (on the 20-80 scouting scale) scattered across his tool set. He’s a bursty athlete with well above-average speed and arm strength, excellent bat speed and big power from both sides of the plate coming from his muscular, 5-foot-11, 195-pound frame. Scouts highest on Dominguez raved not only about his tools, both about his ability to both hit and hit for power in games.
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Well, they have to spend all that international money somewhere after losing out on Ohtani.
They should really be buying as many international players as they possibly can in the near future before the next CBA removes the pool and turns into a draft.
Also, why isn't Bryce Harper, or at least Manny Machado a Yankee at this point? Also, Dallas Keuchel. I don't want to hear Hal's bullshit that they're not being cheap. Yeah, Hal, you are, and everyone knows it.
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Unreal. Can someone please put this lame horse out of his misery?
https://nypost.com/2019/02/13/yankees-wont-be-seeing-jacoby-ellsbury-for-a-while/ (https://nypost.com/2019/02/13/yankees-wont-be-seeing-jacoby-ellsbury-for-a-while/)
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Hear #Yankees and Luis Severino avoided an arbitration hearing by reaching agreement on a multi-year deal pending a physical
Let’s goooooo
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4 years 40 million with 5th year club option for $12.25M
This is yuge
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4 years 40 million with 5th year club option for $12.25M
This is yuge
freaking fantastic!
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Andujar and Clint SZN
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Andujar and Clint SZN
You think Frazier takes Gardner's job this year? It'll be interesting to see.
Hicks CF
Judge RF
Stanton DH
Sanchez C
Andujar 3B
Frazier LF
Voit 1B
Torres 2B
Tulo SS
After putting that lineup down in writing, I'm less impressed with it than I thought I'd be. It has a ton of potential, especially once Didi returns, but health and prolonged slumps could kill this team.
This makes me wish a lot more that Hal and Cash would make a reasonable offer to Harper. That left-handed bat would be huge (I'd replace Voit at first with Harper).
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We back
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You think Frazier takes Gardner's job this year? It'll be interesting to see.
Hicks CF
Judge RF
Stanton DH
Sanchez C
Andujar 3B
Frazier LF
Voit 1B
Torres 2B
Tulo SS
After putting that lineup down in writing, I'm less impressed with it than I thought I'd be. It has a ton of potential, especially once Didi returns, but health and prolonged slumps could kill this team.
This makes me wish a lot more that Hal and Cash would make a reasonable offer to Harper. That left-handed bat would be huge (I'd replace Voit at first with Harper).
Bryce Harper has turned down multiple $300M offers in recent weeks, per @JonHeyman
I’m all set, thanks.
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Also, Greg Bird > Bryce Harper.
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Bryce Harper has turned down multiple $300M offers in recent weeks, per @JonHeyman
I’m all set, thanks.
Someone needs to tell him that the $400M dream died some time around Christmas. That someone should be his agent.
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This offseason Tommy Kahnle kicked his Red Bull habit. He says he was drinking up to five Red Bull's a day for the last five or six years (plus two coffees). Now it's one coffee a day and that's all.
Reading this made my body hurt
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Reading this made my body hurt
I'm capable of pretty much any vice going and I've had quite a few of them, but I've never understood the whole caffeine addiction thing. I have one cup of coffee in the morning but you could probably substitute for decaf and I wouldn't know the difference, and that's it for the day. What does it actually do for you? I've never noticed any discernible effect from the stuff.
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I'm capable of pretty much any vice going and I've had quite a few of them, but I've never understood the whole caffeine addiction thing. I have one cup of coffee in the morning but you could probably substitute for decaf and I wouldn't know the difference, and that's it for the day. What does it actually do for you? I've never noticed any discernible effect from the stuff.
there's a thread that discusses coffee.
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there's a thread that discusses coffee.
Touché, my Arctic friend.
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Touché, my Arctic friend.
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Bryce Harper has turned down multiple $300M offers in recent weeks, per @JonHeyman
I’m all set, thanks.
Yeah, I mean, how's Hal gonna feed his kids if he pays Harper? At least if you're gonna spend like that, do it on the league's best players. Oh.
This isn't football. There's no hard cap. The Yankees are the most valuable product in sports. It's inexcusable for them to have ignored a couple of the game's best players, in the prime of their careers, who let it be publicly known that they wanted to be Yankees, in free agency. If they were a small market team, or there was a hard cap, fine, I expect to lose out on some guys. But Hal's worth $3.2B. The idea of not taking a risk that it might be a bad contract is ridiculous.
Also, Greg Bird > Bryce Harper.
I don't know if you're just trying to get a rise out of me or you just want to have Bird's babies. Either way, no.
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Somewhat Yankees-related. Sonny Gray is being scratched from his spring opening start Saturday due to elbow stiffness. I'm glad Cashman acknowledged he was a mistake and got rid of him.
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https://twitter.com/ColeyHarvey/status/1098982733840302086?s=20
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Aaron Hicks has agreed to a 7-year, $70M extension with the Yankees. The team will announce the extension later today.
Yaoooooooooo
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Before anyone freaks out about the years, you don’t get that type of AAV on a 3-4 year deal. Brett Gardner is getting more this year for christsakes.
I’m thinking this will actually be a 5 year deal. 1 of the 7 years covers 2019, and the last year of the deal should be a team option.
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I love the precedent set by Sevy and Hicks taking team friendly deals. I’m sure Didi would be up for that too
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@JonHeyman: Next up for Yankees: Dellin Betances. Yanks are working on extending him.
#Yankees once signed a CF with power and patience from both sides of the plate to a 7-yr, $87.5M deal after his age-29 season. Bernie Williams was a free agent and 2-time champ by Nov. 1998. Hicks is the injury-prone lite version of Bernie. There is a lot of talent there.
- Joel Sherman
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@JackCurry: Let's try this again. The Hicks deal is official. It's 7-years, $70M and it starts with the 2019 season. There's a club option for 2026, not 2019, as I said in a previous tweet. Busy morning. That's my first E of the spring (I think).
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Tulo leading off and playing SS. Oppo HR to RF off of Stroman. 2nd pitch he saw
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I like the Hicks deal, but it does make me question why they'd give a 7 year deal to a 29 year old injury prone above average player, when they wouldn't give a 10 year deal to an elite 26 year old (either of them).
I love that Cashman is locking in all the core young talent though. Severino, Hicks, and now working on Betances. Hopefully Judge and Gregorious after that, and eventually Sanchez, Andujar, and Torres.
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yankees are talking to both didi gregarious and dellin betances about extensions. betances is expected to get done first. didi would obviously not be a small deal. tj is minor factor but certainly not an impediment. moe important: didi and yanks love each other.
- Heyman
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I like the Hicks deal, but it does make me question why they'd give a 7 year deal to a 29 year old injury prone above average player, when they wouldn't give a 10 year deal to an elite 26 year old (either of them).
I love that Cashman is locking in all the core young talent though. Severino, Hicks, and now working on Betances. Hopefully Judge and Gregorious after that, and eventually Sanchez, Andujar, and Torres.
I’d rather re-sign Judge. I don’t think we could maintain a roster with 3 $300 Mill players and be able to field a balanced team. Especially if it’s Harper and all 3 players are outfielders. We’re going to need a lot of SP soon- CC is retiring, Tanaka has 2 years, Happ 3. I think we have 1-2 years of Paxton, and they def need to try to extend him before he hits the market. He’ll get at least what Corbin got.
Once again, with Sevy and Hicks taking these deals you would think it helps us in negotiations with our other guys. Why would Judge accept a much lesser contract from us knowing what Harper/Machado make on the same team? Stanton got his contract from another team and makes way less AAV.
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I’d rather re-sign Judge. I don’t think we could maintain a roster with 3 $300 Mill players and be able to field a balanced team. Especially if it’s Harper and all 3 players are outfielders. We’re going to need a lot of SP soon- CC is retiring, Tanaka has 2 years, Happ 3. I think we have 1-2 years of Paxton, and they def need to try to extend him before he hits the market. He’ll get at least what Corbin got.
Once again, with Sevy and Hicks taking these deals you would think it helps us in negotiations with our other guys. Why would Judge accept a much lesser contract from us knowing what Harper/Machado make on the same team? Stanton got his contract from another team and makes way less AAV.
My opinions are formed by "whole picture" thinking, so it's going to lack some of that in every post.
I 100% agree with you about signing Judge long-term. He's the "next Jeter" as far as I'm concerned. He should be a pinstripes lifer.
Regarding Harper, I wasn't looking at him as an outfielder. I mentioned it a few times that I saw him as a 1B for the Yankees (making Bird a trade chip). Ideally, my Yankees outfield vision was Frazier, Hicks, and Judge left-to-right, with Stanton the usual DH (with spot duty to spell Judge).
I wanted Machado for 3B to make Andujar "expendable" for a pitcher. Don't get me wrong, I love Andujar, and I think he's going to be a very good ballplayer, but he's not Machado and this was a rare opportunity to fix the rotation via trade. Andujar would've been a great chip.
But the key thing for me is that the Yankees are coming off cheap. They're not getting beat for Harper's services, they're just not playing the game at all. They didn't want to pay Machado either. Both guys wanted to be Yankees, so maybe something could've been worked out like a 7 year deal with options. Seemingly, the Yankees weren't even interested in trying.
This is the most valuable team in sports with one of the most passionate fanbases who just watched arguably all of sports' most bitter rival win the World Series. Paxton was a nice deal, but he's one sneeze away from a month on the DL. Tulo and LeMahieu? I would've passed. Ottavino was the only move I really liked this offseason because I was happy to send DRob packing after his playoff share nonsense.
Judge RF
Hicks CF
Stanton DH
Sanchez C
Andujar 3B
Voit/Bird 1B
Torres 2B
Tulo SS
Gardner/Frazier LF
Is a really good lineup that gets even better when you slot Didi in between Sanchez and Andujar in the summer. But Machado or Harper batting after Stanton is a completely different monster where it would be hard to feel it wasn't ready to dethrone the Sox this year. Again, it's only money, and the Yankees have lots of it.
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“#yankees SS Troy Tulowitzki just hit an absolute bomb over the LF wall for a 3-run, 1st-inning HR off #pirates LHP Steven Brault. He’s homered in first AB of his first 2 spring games.”
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Bryce Harper’s deal with the Philadelphia Phillies includes a no-trade clause, league sources tell ESPN. Combine that with the 13-year, $330 million term, and this much is clear: Bryce Harper is committed to being a Philadelphia Phillie for the rest of his career.
Yeah I’m glad we didn’t sign this deal
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Yeah I’m glad we didn’t sign this deal
Holy excrement, yeah, I agree now. The Phillies are insane.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/status/1102291703480889344
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Pretty sure every time I hear Sterling’s “Back-to-back, belly-to-belly!!!” HR calls a year is added to my life expectancy
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Presumably, the Angels will be willing to pay Trout what he's worth, so the money conversation is mostly irrelevant. What will matter, sometime between now and the fall of 2020, is what direction Trout wants to go--stay with the Angels, or talk with the Phillies/NYY as a FA.
Buster Olney
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I won't even begin to get my hopes up about Trout. If he were to make it to free agency and the Yankees didn't offer him everything a man can dream of to bring him here, I'd probably set fire to something.
I think he'll stay with the Angels for life though. Didn't he say a couple of years ago that he wanted to be there to be part of the long-term success of the team?
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Can the season start already? I'm so anxious to watch this team hit on a daily basis.
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I won't even begin to get my hopes up about Trout. If he were to make it to free agency and the Yankees didn't offer him everything a man can dream of to bring him here, I'd probably set fire to something.
I think he'll stay with the Angels for life though. Didn't he say a couple of years ago that he wanted to be there to be part of the long-term success of the team?
The rumored upcoming offer from the Angels the other day was 10 years, 350 Mill. He should test the market
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Can the season start already? I'm so anxious to watch this team hit on a daily basis.
I know, Greg Bird has got me hype too
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The rumored upcoming offer from the Angels the other day was 10 years, 350 Mill. He should test the market
I agree he should test the market, if for no other reason than to help the MLBPA. Still, if he's dedicated to the idea of being the franchise player that is the foundation of the future, he may give a hometown discount to the Angels.
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I know, Greg Bird has got me hype too
I've been reluctant to talk about it, but I really want you to be right. So far, the first base competition has been interesting, to say the least.
Let's be real here, the question with Bird is a lot more health-related than ability. He's a power-hitting lefty who could play 75+ games in Yankee Stadium per year. He's going to perform as long as he's around to do it.
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I agree he should test the market, if for no other reason than to help the MLBPA. Still, if he's dedicated to the idea of being the franchise player that is the foundation of the future, he may give a hometown discount to the Angels.
Trout has been to the playoffs 1 time in his career and they got swept 3-0 in the first round. They’ve finished an average of 22 games back of the division winner the last 3 years. That gets old after a while and he has to know he’s wasting his prime there.
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I've been reluctant to talk about it, but I really want you to be right. So far, the first base competition has been interesting, to say the least.
Let's be real here, the question with Bird is a lot more health-related than ability. He's a power-hitting lefty who could play 75+ games in Yankee Stadium per year. He's going to perform as long as he's around to do it.
I wanted a Bird/Voit platoon but it doesn’t sound like they’ll carry both.
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Trout has been to the playoffs 1 time in his career and they got swept 3-0 in the first round. They’ve finished an average of 22 games back of the division winner the last 3 years. That gets old after a while and he has to know he’s wasting his prime there.
Look, if not getting Machado and Harper results in Trout wearing pinstripes, it will all be worth it to me. But sometimes guys have a lot of pride/hubris and believe they can/should carry a team on their back. Trout's comments in the past have echoed that, so I wouldn't be surprised if he stays there. I agree with you that it's crazy of him to do so.
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I wanted a Bird/Voit platoon but it doesn’t sound like they’ll carry both.
Yeah, a platoon doesn't really make sense. Whoever loses the competition should head to Scranton unless someone makes Cashman a great offer. Either guy will be great organizational depth. It just doesn't make sense to use the roster spot when you're going to have LeMehieu as a utility guy, and when Didi returns you're going to have to figure out what to do with Tulowitzki.
I don't recall the last time the Yankees had this much depth in the infield.
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Severino shut down and won’t make opening day - Rotator cuff inflammation
They should take a look at signing Gio Gonzalez. Kuechel is still out there too, wonder if he would do a 1 year deal
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Severino shut down and won’t make opening day - Rotator cuff inflammation
They should take a look at signing Gio Gonzalez. Kuechel is still out there too, wonder if he would do a 1 year deal
This is pretty awful news. CC will begin the year suspended, so that's 2 starters down before they even come north.
I've been saying to sign Keuchel all offseason. I'd do a Gio deal too if he was willing to come fairly cheaply.
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Ah they would have to give up a pick for Kuechel so that’s prob a no when you factor in the contract he’s prob asking for
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Ah they would have to give up a pick for Kuechel so that’s prob a no when you factor in the contract he’s prob asking for
The starting rotation is currently Paxton, Tanaka, Happ then fill in Cessa or Loaisiga. That's basically hoping a rubber band will hold everything together for a month. I say don't worry about the pick.
Did you see the Sonny Gray story from the Post today? https://nypost.com/2019/03/05/sonny-gray-yankees-insisted-on-s-tty-pitch-that-ruined-me/ (https://nypost.com/2019/03/05/sonny-gray-yankees-insisted-on-s-tty-pitch-that-ruined-me/)
Some of it is sour grapes, I'm sure. But at the same time, Sonny Gray is a much better pitcher than he showed himself to be here. Why would you stick with a fundamental change to a guy if it clearly isn't working? This is when the modern over-reliance on stats pisses me off.
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The starting rotation is currently Paxton, Tanaka, Happ then fill in Cessa or Loaisiga. That's basically hoping a rubber band will hold everything together for a month. I say don't worry about the pick.
Did you see the Sonny Gray story from the Post today? https://nypost.com/2019/03/05/sonny-gray-yankees-insisted-on-s-tty-pitch-that-ruined-me/ (https://nypost.com/2019/03/05/sonny-gray-yankees-insisted-on-s-tty-pitch-that-ruined-me/)
Some of it is sour grapes, I'm sure. But at the same time, Sonny Gray is a much better pitcher than he showed himself to be here. Why would you stick with a fundamental change to a guy if it clearly isn't working? This is when the modern over-reliance on stats pisses me off.
So Rothschild was a good coach on the road, but a bad coach at home? Got it.
Sonny Gray is a soft derriere bitch that made excuse after excuse. Every type of pitch he threw was getting hammered! He wasn’t good here.
He’s also a freaking liar:
Sonny Gray Slider percentage:
2015 (A’s): 15.9%
2016 (A’s): 12.0%
2018 (Yanks): 17.0%
Sonny Gray Curve percentage:
2015 (A’s): 14.0%
2016 (A’s): 15.8%
2018 (Yanks): 22.8%
The fact that he even said any of this to the media tells you that he’s a hoo-ha whose word can’t be trusted.
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500K in IFA money + draft pick + big contract = not worth it for Kuechel.
We already have a soft tossing lefty in CC and and old lefty in Happ. Not to mention it would make 4/5 of our starting rotation LHP, which would create matchup nightmares for us.
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So Rothschild was a good coach on the road, but a bad coach at home? Got it.
Sonny Gray is a soft derriere bitch that made excuse after excuse. Every type of pitch he threw was getting hammered! He wasn’t good here.
He’s also a freaking liar:
Sonny Gray Slider percentage:
2015 (A’s): 15.9%
2016 (A’s): 12.0%
2018 (Yanks): 17.0%
Sonny Gray Curve percentage:
2015 (A’s): 14.0%
2016 (A’s): 15.8%
2018 (Yanks): 22.8%
The fact that he even said any of this to the media tells you that he’s a hoo-ha whose word can’t be trusted.
Huh, good find.
I'll admit, my first reaction to the article was "Stop being a little bitch" but it kind of made sense to me that a guy who had been a really good pitcher previously suddenly fell off a cliff. But then again, it has happened before when guys came here.
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Huh, good find.
I'll admit, my first reaction to the article was "Stop being a little bitch" but it kind of made sense to me that a guy who had been a really good pitcher previously suddenly fell off a cliff. But then again, it has happened before when guys came here.
I kept digging:
Sonny Gray Pitch Values 2018 (Fangraphs, per 100 pitches):
FB: -0.47
CT: -0.85
CB: -0.14
CH: -3.59
SL: 0.22
This guy is a POS and I’m glad he’s gone. Obviously I rooted for him and wanted him to turn the corner, but he was a complete disappointment. Luckily the guys we traded haven’t really an impact- Fowler batted .200 last year, Mateo couldn’t hit in AA/AAA, and Kaprelian still hasn’t thrown a pitch at any level.
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“What I’ve got is what I’ve got.”
Brian Cashman reaffirms the Yankees’ position that they’ll be going with the pitching depth they have while Luis Severino is shelved. He did say never say never, but gave no indication he’d be turning to free agency to fill Severino’s spot.
1) Lasagna
2) German
3) Cessa
4) Adams
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1) Lasagna
2) German
3) Cessa
4) Adams
No one on that list excites me. The closest would be Loaisiga. But unless something changed over the offseason, I just don't know if he and German are ready for regular MLB starts. I'm not a fan of Cessa outside the pen, and Adams stunk most of last year at SWB.
I saw a rumor this morning that they may be considering Gio Gonzalez. I'd be okay with that.
What really scares me is just how shaky this rotation is health-wise. We were down CC before anyone even put on sunscreen. Now Severino is going to miss significant time. Does anyone believe Paxton and Tanaka won't be on the DL before August? These kids are going to get quite a few opportunities. And there's going to be a lot of pressure on the lineup to generate runs.
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No one on that list excites me. The closest would be Loaisiga. But unless something changed over the offseason, I just don't know if he and German are ready for regular MLB starts. I'm not a fan of Cessa outside the pen, and Adams stunk most of last year at SWB.
I saw a rumor this morning that they may be considering Gio Gonzalez. I'd be okay with that.
What really scares me is just how shaky this rotation is health-wise. We were down CC before anyone even put on sunscreen. Now Severino is going to miss significant time. Does anyone believe Paxton and Tanaka won't be on the DL before August? These kids are going to get quite a few opportunities. And there's going to be a lot of pressure on the lineup to generate runs.
Lasagna should definitely excite you, he’s a top 100 prospect, our best SP prospect, and showed he can handle major league hitters last year. His only problem is health, which is a big concern when looking at his track record. If he’s pitching you should absolutley he excited. If you’re worried that we can’t count on him then that’s a valid concern.
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Regarding the health of the rotation, they could really use an innings eater ala 2017 Jaime Garcia or 2018 Lance Lynn. They don’t need to be a dominant pitcher, just someone to get us through 4-5 innings, let our offense put up a bunch of runs, and turn it over to our dominant bullpen.
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Lasagna should definitely excite you, he’s a top 100 prospect, our best SP prospect, and showed he can handle major league hitters last year. His only problem is health, which is a big concern when looking at his track record. If he’s pitching you should absolutley he excited. If you’re worried that we can’t count on him then that’s a valid concern.
I'm trying to remember last year. I feel like I thought he was awesome in his first couple of appearances, then fell off a bit, but that could be flawed memory.
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Lasagna let up a HR today, but had 5 K’s in 2.1 innings. Fastball was sitting 96 and his curve was untouchable.
https://mobile.twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1103358050973503488
https://mobile.twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1103362708878094337
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I'm trying to remember last year. I feel like I thought he was awesome in his first couple of appearances, then fell off a bit, but that could be flawed memory.
In 4 starts last year:
3-1, 18 IP, 3.00 ERA, 21 Ks
Didn’t go deep in any start, Cashman said the number 1 priority last year was keeping him healthy. Oh well.
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CC Sabathia is expected to begin the season on the disabled list, Aaron Boone said. They think he’ll be starting big league games in April.
This was pretty much expected.
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This was pretty much expected.
Yeah, he was probably going to start on the DL even if they had to phantom an injury. They have a bunch of off days early, so they can work with a smaller rotation and carry an extra reliever or position player, while artificially limiting CC's total pitch count for the season.
I wonder, given this plus the Severino situation, if they'll consider trying an opener (Cessa?) once a week early on.
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Yeah, he was probably going to start on the DL even if they had to phantom an injury. They have a bunch of off days early, so they can work with a smaller rotation and carry an extra reliever or position player, while artificially limiting CC's total pitch count for the season.
I wonder, given this plus the Severino situation, if they'll consider trying an opener (Cessa?) once a week early on.
They said the other day they’re considering it. You want to use a good reliever though, but not dismantle the back end of the BP. Jonathan Holder comes to mind. Maybe Chad Green but he’s pretty valuable where he is.
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They said the other day they’re considering it. You want to use a good reliever though, but not dismantle the back end of the BP. Jonathan Holder comes to mind. Maybe Chad Green but he’s pretty valuable where he is.
I like Cessa as a reliever. I think he's a good pitcher in short use. I'm just not a believer in him as a starter going 6. To me, Cessa is a great candidate for "opener" because you're going in with the intention that he's pitching 1-3 innings and as soon as he's in trouble, you pull him.
I really like having Holder, Green, Ottavino, Betances/Britton*, Chapman in that order on a daily basis. I wouldn't want to use those guys for it.
*Edited to add Britton who I somehow forgot. Jeez this bullpen is ridiculous.
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I like Cessa as a reliever. I think he's a good pitcher in short use. I'm just not a believer in him as a starter going 6. To me, Cessa is a great candidate for "opener" because you're going in with the intention that he's pitching 1-3 innings and as soon as he's in trouble, you pull him.
I really like having Holder, Green, Ottavino, Betances/Britton*, Chapman in that order on a daily basis. I wouldn't want to use those guys for it.
*Edited to add Britton who I somehow forgot. Jeez this bullpen is ridiculous.
Cessa is muuuuch better as a reliever than a starter
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Spring Training Stats Disclaimer:
Luis Cessa: 3G, 1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9IP, 10Ks,
0.56 WHIP.
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the lefty made his rounds to GM Brian Cashman, manager Aaron Boone and pitching coach Larry Rothschild with a message:
“I’m willing to pitch in the setup role and come back. You’re the only team that I will do that for.”
Britton meant it, too, even though nobody who knew him well initially believed it.
Everyone who knew Britton assumed he’d end up signing with a club to close again because he was as good as anyone in baseball in that role for a four-year stretch. His December 2017 surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles humanized his 2018 campaign, but before that he racked up 135 saves from 2013-17, including an American League-best 47 in ’16.
Before agreeing on Jan. 5 to return to the Yankees, Britton had to convince agent Scott Boras that passing up closing again was the right move for his career.
“I talked to Scott for a while,” Britton said. “We talked about the historical stuff that I had done as a closer and Scott was like, ‘Man, guys who have done historic stuff in that role normally don’t go out that role.’ I told him, ‘I want to win.’ I wanted to go to a team where I feel like every year I can do that, and playing in New York, I knew that they always found a way. When the Yankees were rebuilding in 2016, they were still competitive. They traded guys, but they got good players back and their team was still competitive. They weren’t tanking.
"That kind of stuck in my head. I know that they will pull out all the stops to win. They’re going to be competitive every year and try to win the World Series. That’s what this organization is about.”
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I liked Britton enough before. Now I really like the guy.
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Sounds like Voit might have won the 1B competition.
Here's Luke Voit, whom Aaron Boone has hitting in the cleanup spot tonight. Boone said that could carry into the season.
"I could see him possibly being in the three hole, too. I’m definitely considering him in a couple places. You could see him anywhere from third to sixth."
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Sounds like Voit might have won the 1B competition.
Something that could be interesting, and I'm basing this just off a "what if" article I read, but if Hicks starts the year on the DL, what if they start Gardner in center, Stanton in left, and flipped Voit and Bird between 1B and DH? Both guys are hitting, so I see no reason to send one of them down when both could help the pro club every day.
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Something that could be interesting, and I'm basing this just off a "what if" article I read, but if Hicks starts the year on the DL, what if they start Gardner in center, Stanton in left, and flipped Voit and Bird between 1B and DH? Both guys are hitting, so I see no reason to send one of them down when both could help the pro club every day.
That makes a lot of sense. Ideally Ellsbury would be healtHAHAHAHAHAHA yeah no.
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That makes a lot of sense. Ideally Ellsbury would be healtHAHAHAHAHAHA yeah no.
The only player I've ever been more disgusted with was Pavano. But Ellsbury is a full-on "Cashman's fault" to me. His injury history was pretty clear and there was no way his production, even if he stayed healthy, was ever going to compare to Cano's. He never should've been privileged with the honor of wearing pinstripes.
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That makes a lot of sense. Ideally Ellsbury would be healtHAHAHAHAHAHA yeah no.
Also, I doubt they'll do the 1B platoon. I think if Hicks doesn't come back, Frasier will get to go north before the "losing" first baseman. I just don't see how they justify keeping an infielder who can't play anywhere but first on top of LaMahieu and Wade.
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Sevy out until May
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freak
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Cessa the Ace now
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Sevy out until May
JFC
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Domingo German against the Sox today:
4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 K
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Maybe throw some cash at Keuchel now? Someone. Anyone. Bueller?
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Maybe throw some cash at Keuchel now? Someone. Anyone. Bueller?
I wouldn’t be that opposed to it (pref 1 year deal), but I think they’re just going to go with their internal guys.
I wish Michael King didn’t have a setback at the start of ST
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I wouldn’t be that opposed to it (pref 1 year deal), but I think they’re just going to go with their internal guys.
I wish Michael King didn’t have a setback at the start of ST
I feel like going internal doesn't leave much wiggle room. A bad month of April could give the Sox an insurmountable lead.
And WTF with the health of this club the past few years? Obviously, every team has injuries every year, but it just seems like so many guys on this club are hurt each year.
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I feel like going internal doesn't leave much wiggle room. A bad month of April could give the Sox an insurmountable lead.
And WTF with the health of this club the past few years? Obviously, every team has injuries every year, but it just seems like so many guys on this club are hurt each year.
Hopefully Happ and Paxton can pick up the slack. We didn’t have them to start the season last year
That’s baseball Suzyn. Not exclusive to just the Yankees. Have you followed the Mets recently?
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Hopefully Happ and Paxton can pick up the slack. We didn’t have them to start the season last year
That’s baseball Suzyn. Not exclusive to just the Yankees. Have you followed the Mets recently?
Paxton is one of my worries. How many starts is he going to make?
Obviously, injuries are a part of the sport, like I mentioned. It just seems like the past few years the Yankees have had a lot more injuries than was normal for them, say, 10 years ago. And lengthy ones on top of it.
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Paxton is one of my worries. How many starts is he going to make?
Obviously, injuries are a part of the sport, like I mentioned. It just seems like the past few years the Yankees have had a lot more injuries than was normal for them, say, 10 years ago. And lengthy ones on top of it.
We won 100 games last year with Sonny Gray and Jordan Montgomery as the #4 and 5 starters on opening day
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We won 100 games last year with Sonny Gray and Jordan Montgomery as the #4 and 5 starters on opening day
That's true. But there was also a healthy Severino and Tanaka. I think CC missed a couple of starts early, like he will this year, right?
If Paxton and Tanaka can be healthy (I think Happ will be, he always is) then filler starts in late April/early May isn't a big deal. But if you lose one of those guys on top of Sevy and CC, I don't see how they win a lot early. I think I remember them having an early west coast trip, too.
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Yanks maintain some interest in Gio Gonzalez, no surprise considering rotation questions. No word that anything’s close yet, though.
Heyman
Yuck.
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Yankees made an offer to Gio Gonzalez, but there’s a gap. Not a great deal of optimism at moment but there’s at least reason to think both sides might want to come together.
Heyman
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With the Aaron Hicks news, it looks like Greg Bird and Luke Voit will both make the club. Now the question is Clint Frazier vs. Tyler Wade. Guessing they will opt for Wade’s versatility.
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Tulowitzki 2-R HR...
John Sterling:: "Tulo-HIT-zki! The Man of Troy"
Yup, it moved.
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I'd rather Keuchel over Gonzalez, but I'll take Gio over a 4-5 of German and Cessa. One or the other is fine, preferably German, or even using them in an opener situation, but I'm not liking the idea of both. The early off-days will certainly help, though.
Tanaka, Paxton, Happ, Gonzalez, Cessa/German isn't too bad until CC rejoins the rotation.
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As for Frazier vs. Wade, it seems like this should be a no-brainer. You're going to play Stanton, Bird, and Voit every day, so Stanton is the everyday LF. Gardner's not going to ride the bench on his salary, and Judge certainly isn't sitting.
Frazier needs to play every day, so the only logical thing is for him to go to Scranton.
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As for Frazier vs. Wade, it seems like this should be a no-brainer. You're going to play Stanton, Bird, and Voit every day, so Stanton is the everyday LF. Gardner's not going to ride the bench on his salary, and Judge certainly isn't sitting.
Frazier needs to play every day, so the only logical thing is for him to go to Scranton.
ST disclaimer, but Wade has looked excellent and Clint has really struggled. Clint finally hit a big RBI triple on Saturday to break out of a big slump
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I'd rather Keuchel over Gonzalez, but I'll take Gio over a 4-5 of German and Cessa. One or the other is fine, preferably German, or even using them in an opener situation, but I'm not liking the idea of both. The early off-days will certainly help, though.
Tanaka, Paxton, Happ, Gonzalez, Cessa/German isn't too bad until CC rejoins the rotation.
Kuechel is better than Gio, but he comes with a bunch of years (I’ve seen rumored as high as 5-6), wayyy more money, and a valuable draft pick. Kuechel has also been inconsistent that last couple years, hurt often, and showed many signs of decline. He doesn’t rely on FB Velo tho, so he might be able to bounce bac.
If you can get Gio on a cheap 1 year deal it makes sense. We just need a MLB caliber starter to get thru 4-5 innings and get us to the pen.
Problem with Gio is that the advanced projections show him to put up equal or worse stats than all 3 of Cessa, German, Lasagna. That was hard for me to believe too.
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ST disclaimer, but Wade has looked excellent and Clint has really struggled. Clint finally hit a big RBI triple on Saturday to break out of a big slump
Frazier really needs the every day starts to get on track. He missed practically an entire year. That's a lot of rust to work off.
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Kuechel is better than Gio, but he comes with a bunch of years (I’ve seen rumored as high as 5-6), wayyy more money, and a valuable draft pick. Kuechel has also been inconsistent that last couple years, hurt often, and showed many signs of decline. He doesn’t rely on FB Velo tho, so he might be able to bounce bac.
If you can get Gio on a cheap 1 year deal it makes sense. We just need a MLB caliber starter to get thru 4-5 innings and get us to the pen.
Problem with Gio is that the advanced projections show him to put up equal or worse stats than all 3 of Cessa, German, Lasagna. That was hard for me to believe too.
Wow, I wasn't aware of that last part.
I still like Keuchel, and haven't wavered on that, but I'm cool with a 1-year Gio deal--like you said, as a true MLB-backend-starter to get them to the pen once a week.
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Wow, I wasn't aware of that last part.
I still like Keuchel, and haven't wavered on that, but I'm cool with a 1-year Gio deal--like you said, as a true MLB-backend-starter to get them to the pen once a week.
Yikes.
Projected xFIP (Steamer):
Severino: 3.31
Paxton: 3.36
Tanaka: 3.63
Loaisiga: 3.67
Happ: 3.99
German: 4.14
CC: 4.34
Cessa: 4.38
Gio Gonzalez: 4.53
Obviously they’re just projections. Gio has a ton of MLB experience, higher floor, and better control than our internal guys, which is what we’d be signing him for.
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Yikes.
Projected xFIP (Steamer):
Severino: 3.31
Paxton: 3.36
Tanaka: 3.63
Loaisiga: 3.67
Happ: 3.99
German: 4.14
CC: 4.34
Cessa: 4.38
Gio Gonzalez: 4.53
Obviously they’re just projections. Gio has a ton of MLB experience, higher floor, and better control than our internal guys, which is what we’d be signing him for.
That's weird. Loaisiga is better than Happ straight up? German better than CC? Cessa better than Gio in a starting role?
I kind of understand what fielding independent pitching is trying to do, but that's not a stat I'm too keen on. Some guys pitch specifically to contact. As a general example, I'd rather a ground-ball righty in Yankee Stadium than a righty who relies on sheer velocity. And I'd rather a lefty over a righty in practically all cases in Yankee Stadium.
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That's weird. Loaisiga is better than Happ straight up? German better than CC? Cessa better than Gio in a starting role?
I kind of understand what fielding independent pitching is trying to do, but that's not a stat I'm too keen on. Some guys pitch specifically to contact. As a general example, I'd rather a ground-ball righty in Yankee Stadium than a righty who relies on sheer velocity. And I'd rather a lefty over a righty in practically all cases in Yankee Stadium.
They’re high strikeout guys, and CC, Happ, and Gio aren’t, so it’s not crazy. I’m not a big fan of projections but it was an interesting comparison.
I think I’ve read before that FIP is a better predictor/indicator of future ERA... than ERA.
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No idea when Ellsbury will be game ready yet but he’s “headed in the right direction.”
Depending on who you believe, he’s “fully healthy” but just not in game shape and obviously hasn’t taken ABs in forever.
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They’re high strikeout guys, and CC, Happ, and Gio aren’t, so it’s not crazy. I’m not a big fan of projections but it was an interesting comparison.
I think I’ve read before that FIP is a better predictor/indicator of future ERA... than ERA.
Yeah, I read that myself. Since it removes everything a pitcher can't directly control it's supposed to be a good model.
I think it has its place, but again, if you've got a guy who throws a ton of sinkers, he's going to induce a lot of groundouts, which get eliminated from the FIP equation. But if you're a righty pitching in Yankee Stadium, I want you to induce groundballs because a routine popup by a lefty could carry over the fence.
Depending on who you believe, he’s “fully healthy” but just not in game shape and obviously hasn’t taken ABs in forever.
Screw Ellsbury. The only reason he isn't my least favorite Yankee ever is that Carl Pavano put on pinstripes like 6 different days of his life.
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^agreed, but we’re already paying him, and:
- Hicks is injury prone
- Gardner wears down over the course of a full season with his style of play
- they want to keep Stanton out of the OF as much as possible
- We have a lot of high power/low average guys, and not many high average/high contact/speed guys
I get not liking him, I don’t either, but I’m not rooting against him to come back. He’s a sunk cost, so getting any type of production out of him would be positive. Ideally he comes back, hits a little, and we flip him for quite literally anything before the trade deadline. That might sound laughable, but Cashman has gotten more for less. See 2018 version: Luke Voit for Chasen Shreve.
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^agreed, but we’re already paying him, and:
- Hicks is injury prone
- Gardner wears down over the course of a full season with his style of play
- they want to keep Stanton out of the OF as much as possible
- We have a lot of high power/low average guys, and not many high average/high contact/speed guys
I get not liking him, I don’t either, but I’m not rooting against him to come back. He’s a sunk cost, so getting any type of production out of him would be positive. Ideally he comes back, hits a little, and we flip him for quite literally anything before the trade deadline. That might sound laughable, but Cashman has gotten more for less. See 2018 version: Luke Voit for Chasen Shreve.
Agreed on all points. I just can't stand the guy.
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Agreed on all points. I just can't stand the guy.
Agreed on all points.
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Heyman says Yankees moving close to deal with Gio Gonzalez.
He says it’s a minor league deal, which would make it a lot more palatable for me.
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$3M if he makes the MLB roster. Perfect.
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Gio Gonzalez has an April 20 opt-out if NYY don’t add him to big-league roster by then. Minor-league deal, $3m base major league salary
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Luis Severino said today that he's set to throw Wednesday for the first time since he was shut down w/ a sore rotator cuff.
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The Yankees are trying out the “opener” this afternoon. Chad Green will start, with Luis Cessa in relief.
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I love this. I wish he was going to be ready earlier, but at least there's something in the pipeline. This has to hurt Keuchel's market a bit now too. It practically assures the Yankees are out on him.
The Yankees are trying out the “opener” this afternoon. Chad Green will start, with Luis Cessa in relief.
Green? Interesting. I don't like not having in big situations later in the game, but with all the depth, he's probably the best option in terms of both skill and availability.
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Also, the Florial thing is disappointing. Another guy with a big injury.
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Betances shoulder inflammation, will start season on DL
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Betances shoulder inflammation, will start season on DL
WTFF?!
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Yankees using another opener today with Jonathan Holder starting and Domingo German the follower
Hmmm
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Gio Gonzalez said he threw an 88-pitch sim game a couple of days ago and is “ready to go.” Supposed to throw a bullpen tomorrow.
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Gonzalez said the Yankees' offer earlier this week was the lone serious one he received.
"It's pretty much the only organization that saw something in me," Gonzalez said. "It's something to use as fuel. I think these guys have a really good shot this year to do something wonderful. I really want to be a part of a something like that."
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Yankees using another opener today with Jonathan Holder starting and Domingo German the follower
Hmmm
I don't see what other choice they really have. They can't be confident going into the year with a rotation of Tanaka, Paxton, Happ, and expect 6 quality innings each from two of Cessa, German, and Loaisiga. With the early off days, you can start the first 3, then go with an opener using any of them (plus Green and Holder).
I'll admit, like overshifts, I was really against the idea of an opener, but I've started to reconsider. I'm definitely intrigued now.
Gio Gonzalez said he threw an 88-pitch sim game a couple of days ago and is “ready to go.” Supposed to throw a bullpen tomorrow.
I'm sure part of that is that with a pretty early opt-out, he wants to prove he can pitch, but I love the "I'm ready to go" attitude. The anti-Pavano.
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Hopefully, the Red Sox and Astros made him really insulting offers.
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Really interesting article (book excerpt) regarding Cashman: https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-the-derek-jeter-brian-cashman-feud-that-festered-for-years-before-stanton-heist/ (https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-the-derek-jeter-brian-cashman-feud-that-festered-for-years-before-stanton-heist/)
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The latest on Greg Bird
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1108742864731815936
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The latest on Greg Bird
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1108742864731815936
Ugh, this guy can't catch a break. He's getting knocked in the replies, but this isn't being injury-prone, just really crappy luck.
I really hope he's okay. I was looking forward to seeing him and Voit both in the lineup.
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It’s a precautionary x-ray, don’t want to assume the worst
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Aaron Boone says Greg Bird's x-rays and CT scans were negative and that he will probably play in this weekend's games.
Adler
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Adler
Not good news.
Best news.
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Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports that Jordan Montgomery (elbow) is targeting mid-August for his return to game action.
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Today, the Yankees acquired OF Mike Tauchman from Colorado in exchange for LHP Phillip Diehl. LHP Jordan Montgomery has been placed on the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man.
I really, really liked Diehl, but he was a reliever. Sounds like Tauchman is Aaron Hicks/OF insurance.
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Batted .323 and .331 the past 2 seasons at AAA, let’s hope the analytics team found the next Voit.
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Luis Cessa and Domingo German have received spots on the Opening Day roster.
The last 2 unconfirmed spots should be Stephen Tarpley and Greg Bird. Only reason they’re not confirmed yet is because Tarpley could be replaced by Gio Gonzalez (I don’t think he’s ready yet) and if Bird’s injury lingers he could be replaced by someone fully healthy.
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Update from Boone about 5 minutes ago -
Domingo is the 4th Starter and Lasagna is the 5th starter, Cessa in long relief.
CC will be on the roster to start the year and serve his 5 game suspension (“That’s for you, bitch” Rays game), and then he’ll go on the DL and Lasagna will be called up. They won’t need a 5th starter the first week due to off days.
Supposedly Boone didn’t rule out using an opener for German’s first start.
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The #Yankees Opening Day roster appears to be set:
SP (5): Tanaka Paxton Happ German Sabathia*
RP 8: Chapman Britton Green Holder Kahnle Ottavino Tarpley Cessa
C (2): Sanchez Romine
IF (6): Andujar Bird LeMahieu Torres Tulowitzki Voit
OF (4): Gardner Judge Stanton Tauchman
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Tyler Wade got sent down, that’s a tough break after the great ST he had. Tauchman is a much better option for the OF, he’s a natural CF and has experience at both of the corner positions.
Wade is a little redundant with DJLM coming off the bench and us carrying an extra IFer in Bird.
Tauchman will probably go down to AAA once Hicks is ready, he has options left.
Fun stat - 3 Players at AA/AAA last year had at least a .240 ISO and K% below 15% (min. 250 PA):
Mike Tauchman
Vladimir Guerrero Jr
Jeff McNeil
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28 years old, hitting .153 from 59 ABs in 52 MLB games. Either he's a really late developer or last year was a fluke.
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28 years old, hitting .153 from 59 ABs in 52 MLB games. Either he's a really late developer or last year was a fluke.
59 ABs is a ridiculously small sample size. 59 ABs in 52 games means he was primarily used as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement. Really hard to get into any type of a rythym if you’re not getting regular ABs.
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59 ABs is a ridiculously small sample size. 59 ABs in 52 games means he was primarily used as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement. Really hard to get into any type of a rythym if you’re not getting regular ABs.
For sure, but if that's all the MLB experience you've had by 28 then my point stands. You're either a career minor leaguer / bubble player, or you're a really late developer.
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For sure, but if that's all the MLB experience you've had by 28 then my point stands. You're either a career minor leaguer / bubble player, or you're a really late developer.
Which is why he was able to be had for a minor league relief pitcher. His age works against him when considering his value and he’s behind a couple more highly thought of Rockies OF prospects.
As I alluded to earlier, Luke Voit was 27, almost 28 when they traded for him last year. Cashman has a pretty good record on these buy low trades.
It’s not a big deal either way, he’ll be back in AAA within a few weeks. Still a solid trade because their OF depth has taken a hit over the past couple years.
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Nick Green is a loss, got him, Dillon Tate (traded for Britton) and Erik Swanson (traded for Paxton) in the trade for Beltran. Nick Green had the highest GB% in the minors this past season, throws this pretty unique 95mph cutter/sinker hybrid
“Yankees announce they've received RHP Nick Green as a Rule 5 draft return from the Diamondbacks.”
Let’s goo
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Lot's to unpack above.
Nice to get Nick Green back. We all know how I feel about the R5D.
I feel awful for Wade, and he's really (I think justifiably) pissed off, but getting Tauchman was a really smart move. This team has no room for any more relievers, so losing Diehl isn't a concern to me. As you said SFD, DJLM (I like the acronym) makes Wade a bit redundant. I wouldn't be surprised if Wade gets traded now.
I'm still really concerned with the starting pitching. With German and Loaisiga pitching back-to-back (albeit not much early on) there's a real risk to taxing the bullpen early.
Did anyone get a chance to read the Post's article about Yankee starting pitching development? It's long been my feeling this organization is terrible at developing starters. That's why I'm always banging my drum for signing them, even if you have to overpay for a Keuchel. Hitting is great, and this team always does well in that area, but pitching wins titles.
Anyway, here's a link to the article if you're interested: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-sports-yankees-starting-pitching-20190325-2fuc6o7s6zfunjftelxdpuiyz4-story.html (https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-sports-yankees-starting-pitching-20190325-2fuc6o7s6zfunjftelxdpuiyz4-story.html)
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Tickets secured for game 2 Saturday
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Lot's to unpack above.
Nice to get Nick Green back. We all know how I feel about the R5D.
I feel awful for Wade, and he's really (I think justifiably) pissed off, but getting Tauchman was a really smart move. This team has no room for any more relievers, so losing Diehl isn't a concern to me. As you said SFD, DJLM (I like the acronym) makes Wade a bit redundant. I wouldn't be surprised if Wade gets traded now.
I'm still really concerned with the starting pitching. With German and Loaisiga pitching back-to-back (albeit not much early on) there's a real risk to taxing the bullpen early.
Did anyone get a chance to read the Post's article about Yankee starting pitching development? It's long been my feeling this organization is terrible at developing starters. That's why I'm always banging my drum for signing them, even if you have to overpay for a Keuchel. Hitting is great, and this team always does well in that area, but pitching wins titles.
Anyway, here's a link to the article if you're interested: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-sports-yankees-starting-pitching-20190325-2fuc6o7s6zfunjftelxdpuiyz4-story.html (https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-sports-yankees-starting-pitching-20190325-2fuc6o7s6zfunjftelxdpuiyz4-story.html)
Pitchers get hurt a lot more often than position players. Can’t really predict that.
Our farm system was deep with position players a few years ago. Now the strength of the farm system is pitching. We’ll see if any of them pan out.
I think that article is a little bit overblown. They completely ignore Sevy because he just got hurt and completely ignore some of the dominant bullpen arms they’ve developed.
The Red Sox just won 108 games and a WS with a pitching staff comprised of FA signings and trades. The Astros didn’t develop Verlander or Gerrit Cole. The Indians and Mets are the only teams off the top of my head that have done a really good job of developing SP. It’s still fickle though- At the beginning of their rebuild, Wheeler was the Mets best SP prospect. You saw what happened to the dark knight. Degrom was never supposed to be this dominant. Syndergaard and Matz have a ton of promise, but problems staying healthy.
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Pitchers get hurt a lot more often than position players. Can’t really predict that.
Our farm system was deep with position players a few years ago. Now the strength of the farm system is pitching. We’ll see if any of them pan out.
I think that article is a little bit overblown. They completely ignore Sevy because he just got hurt and completely ignore some of the dominant bullpen arms they’ve developed.
The Red Sox just won 108 games and a WS with a pitching staff comprised of FA signings and trades. The Astros didn’t develop Verlander or Gerrit Cole. The Indians and Mets are the only teams off the top of my head that have done a really good job of developing SP. It’s still fickle though- At the beginning of their rebuild, Wheeler was the Mets best SP prospect. You saw what happened to the dark knight. Degrom was never supposed to be this dominant. Syndergaard and Matz have a ton of promise, but problems staying healthy.
Certainly. But that's why I'm big on "stealing" talent from the free agency pool. Pitching is hard to develop. Elite pitching seems more like luck than anything else.
Based on an article I read this morning (The Post?) Hal kind of agrees with me too. He's okay with not bringing in Machado/Harper, but is concerned about pitching because he, like me, believes that's what held the Yankees out of the World Series last year.
I'm really hoping German and Loaisiga are for real, but I'm not yet convinced. Crossing my fingers though.
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Certainly. But that's why I'm big on "stealing" talent from the free agency pool. Pitching is hard to develop. Elite pitching seems more like luck than anything else.
Based on an article I read this morning (The Post?) Hal kind of agrees with me too. He's okay with not bringing in Machado/Harper, but is concerned about pitching because he, like me, believes that's what held the Yankees out of the World Series last year.
I'm really hoping German and Loaisiga are for real, but I'm not yet convinced. Crossing my fingers though.
German has control issues. Lasagna has injury issues. If they can overcome these issues (certainly possible) I believe both could be legit. I’m glad they’re getting a shot. I’m also glad they have Gio Gonzalez in their back pocket in case they are costing us games.
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German has control issues. Lasagna has injury issues. If they can overcome these issues (certainly possible) I believe both could be legit. I’m glad they’re getting a shot. I’m also glad they have Gio Gonzalez in their back pocket in case they are costing us games.
I agree on all points. Though I'd probably promote Gio at some point in the near future over the lesser of German and Loaisiga. I guess things will change a lot this year in the rotation. Tanaka, Paxton, Happ, German will become Tanaka, Paxton, Happ, Sabathia, German, then Severino, Tanaka, Paxton, Happ, Sabathia, with Loaisiga, Gio, and eventually Montgomery factoring in.
I'm still not sure there's a good playoff rotation in there, but for the 162 grind, there's some pretty nice depth to go along with that pen. That July trade deadline is going to be really interesting.
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@Jomboy: Pretty wild that the Yankees are starting the season with 6 completely different infielders than they started last season with.
2018 T. Austin, Drury, Didi, Toe, Wade, Walker
2019 Voit, Andujar, Gleyber, Tulo, Bird, DJLM
This actually is pretty wild
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40 hours babbie
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From the new book Inside the Empire:
The Marlins original asking price for Stanton was Gleyber Torres and Estevan Florial. Cashman, knowing he had all the leverage, laughed off that offer.
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“Aaron Judge is the face of the Yankees. He will be a Yankee for life, and be will be the next captain within the next few years. The organization is absolutely in love with him and Judge loves it in NY”
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“The Yankees pay for a full college education for every kid that signs with them knowing that 90 percent of them will never reach the Majors.”
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“The Authors of the book knew that the Yankees weren’t signing Harper or Machado back in October when they interviewed the front office”
“The Authors of the book feel like Gerrit Cole will be the Yankees target after this season. They feel that he’s a true Ace”
@Alio
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This is crazy:
3. George Steinbrenner wanted to move the Yankees out of the Bronx to the upper west side. That’s where he wanted the New Stadium built
4. George almost sold the Yankees to the Dolans
5. George Steinbrenner almost ran the Rangers, Knicks, and Yanks as part of the deal
20. The deal between George Steinbrenner and the Dolans goes like this:
George would’ve sold 80 percent of the Yankees to the Dolans, in return he’d have become the managing general partner of all 3 teams (Yankees, Knicks, Rangers). Meaning no Jim Dolan making decisions
21. The Dolans also would’ve received the YES Network as well in the agreed upon deal. The Yankees and their Network are worth BILLIONS, and the Dolans would’ve owned both
Thank God this didn’t happen. Dolan would have found some way to ruin this feanchise
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This is crazy:
Thank God this didn’t happen. Dolan would have found some way to ruin this feanchise
Dolan ruins anything he touches. You should thank god you dodged that bullet.
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Opening Series:
Game 1: Andrew Cashner
Game 2: “Opener” Nate Karns followed by bullpen (Cobb scratched w/ groin)
Game 3: Dylan Bundy
Dingers SZN
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This actually is pretty wild
Yeah, it is. Wow.
From the new book Inside the Empire:
Cashgawd?
“Aaron Judge is the face of the Yankees. He will be a Yankee for life, and be will be the next captain within the next few years. The organization is absolutely in love with him and Judge loves it in NY”
YES!
“The Authors of the book knew that the Yankees weren’t signing Harper or Machado back in October when they interviewed the front office”
“The Authors of the book feel like Gerrit Cole will be the Yankees target after this season. They feel that he’s a true Ace”
@Alio
YES! YES! YES!
This is crazy:
Thank God this didn’t happen. Dolan would have found some way to ruin this feanchise
OMGnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
I had heard about this years ago though. Hal was actually considering finishing the deal once George passed away. It terrified me.
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Boone disclosed Yankee starters, not how he will assemble lineup. C Sanchez. 1B Bird. 2B Torres. SS Tulo. 3B Andujar. LF Stanton. CF Gardner. RF Judge. DH Voit. P Tanaka.
Jack Curry
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Expect a cut-fastball strike from the rubber during tomorrow’s first pitch at Yankee Stadium. Why?
... because Mariano Rivera will be throwing.
freak Yes
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https://twitter.com/yankees/status/1111042333586481152
My Body Is Ready
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Let’s Go
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Let’s Go
Let's.
freaking.
GO!
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Judge with wheels!
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VOIT!!!!
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LUUUUKKKKEEEE
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Cawww cawwww
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Bird is the word!
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How great is it to see Bird get that extra shot and make good on it?!
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First place!
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162-0 confirmed!
Let's goooo!!
Movement from Ottavino is bananas. He's going to be such a weapon.
Judge will be top 3 in ALMVP voting.
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What a great day.
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Really interesting article (book excerpt) regarding Cashman: https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-the-derek-jeter-brian-cashman-feud-that-festered-for-years-before-stanton-heist/ (https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-the-derek-jeter-brian-cashman-feud-that-festered-for-years-before-stanton-heist/)
Preordered this book already.
Also, helluva start to the season.
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freak the Red Sox
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Sole possession of 1st place in the AL East
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162-0 confirmed!
Let's goooo!!
Movement from Ottavino is bananas. He's going to be such a weapon.
Judge will be top 3 in ALMVP voting.
I was watching on and off at work and missed that part of the game, so I went home and watched it. Like you said, his movement is bananas. Wow.
Preordered this book already.
Also, helluva start to the season.
I'm moderately interested in it, but I'm assuming all the interesting parts will just be available online.
Sole possession of 1st place in the AL East
Now let's lock in home field throughout by mid-August.
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Marlins lineup:
1- Granderson
3- Neil Walker
4- Starlin Castro
5- Garrett Cooper
Yeah Jeets
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En route to Yankee Stadium
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Tailgate SZN
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My butt hurts. 9th inning was fun though
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A lot of horrible ABs today
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Stanton to DL with strained bicep, Clint Frazier up
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A lot of horrible ABs today
All weekend.
Stanton to DL with strained bicep, Clint Frazier up
I think you spelled labia wrong.
This might actually help the team though. Someone has to look to make contact rather than just try to hit home runs. I'm already pissed off with this team and there's 158 more to go.
I really thought Friday was a good sign that this team was going to be more patient and look to take whatever they're given, but nope. Everyone's swinging for the fences, as usual, especially with RISP.
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Andujar to DL, Tyler Wade up
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Miguel Andujar has a small labrum tear in his right shoulder. He will be treated conservatively for two weeks, but season-ending surgery is on the table.
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freak.
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freak.
Forget the implications for the rest of the season, I just really wanted to watch Miggy play this year.
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It really was stupid to have wanted Machado and Harper, huh?
Stanton's albatross contract prevented both of them from being signed here, and now what do they have to show for it? Also, this team's strength and conditioning coaches need some new blood.
I'm already way too angry to be just 4 games into the season.
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It really was stupid to have wanted Machado and Harper, huh?
Stanton's albatross contract prevented both of them from being signed here, and now what do they have to show for it? Also, this team's strength and conditioning coaches need some new blood.
I'm already way too angry to be just 4 games into the season.
The worst of takes
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It really was stupid to have wanted Machado and Harper, huh?
Stanton's albatross contract prevented both of them from being signed here, and now what do they have to show for it? Also, this team's strength and conditioning coaches need some new blood.
I'm already way too angry to be just 4 games into the season.
I love that it's April 2nd and Alio has gone "full Alio" already.
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Whatever. This team is going to be fielding guys playing in Trenton by July at this rate.
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Aaron Judge, how do the Yankees can navigate life with all these key injuries?
"Guys just step up. That’s it. We got a deep farm system, a deep organization, and when guys go down, everyone’s ready to step up and fill their spot ... Guys just step up and fill that role."
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Domingo German was great last night. Too many walks, as usual, but he was able to work his way out of trouble, something he didn’t do last year.
His stuff is electric.
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Aaron Judge, how do the Yankees can navigate life with all these key injuries?
"Guys just step up. That’s it. We got a deep farm system, a deep organization, and when guys go down, everyone’s ready to step up and fill their spot ... Guys just step up and fill that role."
That's nice to say. But it's like Kay was saying last night "Next man up isn't as good as the guy he's replacing." Injuries happen to every team, but they're piling up way too fast for this team.
Domingo German was great last night. Too many walks, as usual, but he was able to work his way out of trouble, something he didn’t do last year.
His stuff is electric.
Definitely good to see German look that good in the cold. His delivery screams "high injury risk" to me, but if he's healthy, he's a legit middle-rotation starter. I don't want to proclaim him a #2-type, but he's got some nasty stuff.
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Wow.
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That's nice to say. But it's like Kay was saying last night "Next man up isn't as good as the guy he's replacing." Injuries happen to every team, but they're piling up way too fast for this team.
Definitely good to see German look that good in the cold. His delivery screams "high injury risk" to me, but if he's healthy, he's a legit middle-rotation starter. I don't want to proclaim him a #2-type, but he's got some nasty stuff.
^^ I get it, but bitching about it does nothing to help. Really all you can do is try to move on with the guys you have and weather the storm until people get healthy. Judge is a leader and people in the clubhouse listen to what he has to say.
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^^ I get it, but bitching about it does nothing to help. Really all you can do is try to move on with the guys you have and weather the storm until people get healthy. Judge is a leader and people in the clubhouse listen to what he has to say.
Of course, but that's not going to stop me from bitching and calling for changes to be made to the strength and conditioning staff--it was done the last time the Yankees had a team that was inundated with injuries and should be again.
AFAIC, Judge is the captain, and it's only a matter of time before they (rightfully) make it official. I love his leadership, and yeah, what else is he going to say? All I'm saying is they are empty words. There are only so many injuries a team can weather. And it's only April 2nd.
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That’s it. A 2-2 record and a few injuries and the seasons done.
I know I said it before but being a Yankee fan must be nice. I’d do anything to go back in time and feel this entitled to winning.
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That’s it. A 2-2 record and a few injuries and the seasons done.
I know I said it before but being a Yankee fan must be nice. I’d do anything to go back in time and feel this entitled to winning.
I'm sure we've had this conversation before. Yes, I expect a lot from the Yankees. They have more money than any other team in baseball, and formerly all of sports. It's inexcusable for them to not be elite every year (and I've said many times the Mets have no excuse either). But they tightened the purse strings this offseason rather than pursuing Machado, Harper, and starting pitching. For me, that warrants criticism when guys who weren't performing at their positions are also dropping like flies.
The Yankees' #1 starter and number 3 hitter are both on the DL. Their longest-tenured starter is also going on the DL. Their starting center-fielder has been out a month already, and they may have lost their starting third baseman for the year yesterday. Players they've invested a lot into, such as Sanchez, Bird, and Torres are all struggling. I'd add in the issue of the pen not performing to the standard of "best in baseball" but it's harder for me to justify getting on them this early with the cold.
Is it early? Sure. But I don't buy into the idea that early games aren't just as important as games later in the year. Individual performances can turn around, but not if guys keep getting hurt.
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I think that by spending too much time worrying about the Yankees you're missing out on the opportunity to take pleasure from the 1-4 Red Sox.
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The Mets have no excuse. Hahaha
They’re owned by a freaking loser who’s a cheap bastard and an organization that takes excruciating losses to the next level.
Please though. Cry about your team that wins a championship every 6 or 7 years. Like I said, must be nice.
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Aren’t you a Knicks fan? They’re basically owned by the same guy.
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I think that by spending too much time worrying about the Yankees you're missing out on the opportunity to take pleasure from the 1-4 Red Sox.
Oh, trust me, nothing gets in the way of me enjoying the Sox or Patriots losing.
The Mets have no excuse. Hahaha
They’re owned by a freaking loser who’s a cheap bastard and an organization that takes excruciating losses to the next level.
Please though. Cry about your team that wins a championship every 6 or 7 years. Like I said, must be nice.
I totally agree regarding the Mets. And unlike other NY fans, I'm not a hater of the cross-town rival, so I want to see the Mets succeed.
As for crying about the Yankees, it's not like I'm saying this in the Mets or even the MLB thread. I'm saying it in the Yankees thread, not bugging other teams' fans. Yes, it's nice that the Yankees are perennially competitive, and that's not lost on me. But the end result is all I care about. That goes for the Yankees, that goes for the Jets. It's all well and good to have a fun ride where my team makes the playoffs, but not winning a title is a failure. I don't care if the Yankees win 115 games or the Jets win 15. The only win I truly care about is the one that ends a season for everyone.
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Aren’t you a Knicks fan? They’re basically owned by the same guy.
Are you saying Hal Steinbrenner is like James Dolan? No way.
Hal's a bit cheap, but he's philosophical about it. He believes a team can be reasonably priced and competitive but isn't afraid to spend on a good deal. I disagreed with what they did over the winter, but I understand the philosophical reasoning.
Dolan's just a maniacally-self-consumed idiot rich boy.
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Are you saying Hal Steinbrenner is like James Dolan? No way.
Hal's a bit cheap, but he's philosophical about it. He believes a team can be reasonably priced and competitive but isn't afraid to spend on a good deal. I disagreed with what they did over the winter, but I understand the philosophical reasoning.
Dolan's just a maniacally-self-consumed idiot rich boy.
I thought it was obvious. I was talking about Freddy Coupon.
What am I not allowed to express my opinion in this thread because I’m not a Yankees fan. Because that’s what you’re insinuating. I wasn’t disparaging the mighty Yankees. I’ve never done that in all the years I’ve posted here. I root for a loser franchise, I’m in no spot to put a winning team down. For you to be bugging out about being 2-2 and because you have a few injuries, which every team in the league does, though, is amazing to an outside fan. There’s 158games left and you’re the Yankees for Christ’s sake.
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I thought it was obvious. I was talking about Freddy Coupon.
Ah, gotcha. I misunderstood your point.
Honestly, I don't think I'd compare the Wilpons to Dolan. Being cheap is different than being petulant and stupid.
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I think that by spending too much time worrying about the Yankees you're missing out on the opportunity to take pleasure from the 1-4 Red Sox.
This has brought me great joy. Their starting pitching has been a literal joke and I’m trying to enjoy it while it lasts
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I'm sure we've had this conversation before. Yes, I expect a lot from the Yankees. They have more money than any other team in baseball, and formerly all of sports. It's inexcusable for them to not be elite every year (and I've said many times the Mets have no excuse either). But they tightened the purse strings this offseason rather than pursuing Machado, Harper, and starting pitching. For me, that warrants criticism when guys who weren't performing at their positions are also dropping like flies.
The Yankees' #1 starter and number 3 hitter are both on the DL. Their longest-tenured starter is also going on the DL. Their starting center-fielder has been out a month already, and they may have lost their starting third baseman for the year yesterday. Players they've invested a lot into, such as Sanchez, Bird, and Torres are all struggling. I'd add in the issue of the pen not performing to the standard of "best in baseball" but it's harder for me to justify getting on them this early with the cold.
Is it early? Sure. But I don't buy into the idea that early games aren't just as important as games later in the year. Individual performances can turn around, but not if guys keep getting hurt.
Wait what? How are Sanchez and Torres struggling??
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Ah, gotcha. I misunderstood your point.
Honestly, I don't think I'd compare the Wilpons to Dolan. Being cheap is different than being petulant and stupid.
He’s petulant, cheap AND stupid. And, his son is worse than him. Constantly talking down to a downtrodden enough fan base as it is.
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As far as the strength and conditioning staff goes, IMO it’s a lazy take for fans looking for someone to blame. The only injuries you can possibly try to pin on the training staff are Sevy/Betances, and they’re pitchers that throw 100mph... Pitchers hurt their arms all the time. Part of the game unfortunately.
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Wait what? How are Sanchez and Torres struggling??
Huh, they're both hitting better than I thought (I had to look them both up). I must be completely missing Gleyber's ABs because I thought he wasn't hitting at all, which isn't the case.
Sanchez is a bit of a different story. I know he's hit a couple of homers, but anything else has been clouded by his atrocious throwing errors and continued lackluster defensive catching.
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Huh, they're both hitting better than I thought (I had to look them both up). I must be completely missing Gleyber's ABs because I thought he wasn't hitting at all, which isn't the case.
Sanchez is a bit of a different story. I know he's hit a couple of homers, but anything else has been clouded by his atrocious throwing errors and continued lackluster defensive catching.
He hasn’t been perfect, but 4 catchers in the league have hit HRs so far. Minimizing that in order to criticize him is disingenuous.
The error last night was 100% on Torres. I didn’t have an issue with the actual throw, I had an issue with the decision to throw. If the IF doesn’t catch it or it hit the runner, the guy on 3rd scores. I would have preferred he held onto the ball, but he shouldn’t have been charged with an error.
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Johnny Lasagna starting tomorrow
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Greg Bird taking reps at 3B
Barf
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https://v.redd.it/bopx59n44wp21
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Barf
At least Chris Sale’s fastball is 88 mph tonight
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He hasn’t been perfect, but 4 catchers in the league have hit HRs so far. Minimizing that in order to criticize him is disingenuous.
The error last night was 100% on Torres. I didn’t have an issue with the actual throw, I had an issue with the decision to throw. If the IF doesn’t catch it or it hit the runner, the guy on 3rd scores. I would have preferred he held onto the ball, but he shouldn’t have been charged with an error.
I have issues with his throwing. He's way off target, and he's got 3 throwing errors already. The passed balls are bad enough, but his arm is supposed to be the big feature for him. I'm not trying to minimize anything with him, but his defense has degraded from last year so far, and that's bad.
Greg Bird taking reps at 3B
Barf
I really don't understand this. He's not a particularly mobile 1B, what would make them think third is a reasonable option?
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Last night's game was trash. When's this team going to decide to start scoring some of those runs they were hyped up to do?
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I have issues with his throwing. He's way off target, and he's got 3 throwing errors already. The passed balls are bad enough, but his arm is supposed to be the big feature for him. I'm not trying to minimize anything with him, but his defense has degraded from last year so far, and that's bad.
I really don't understand this. He's not a particularly mobile 1B, what would make them think third is a reasonable option?
Did you just completely ignore that the 3rd error should not have been charged to him on purpose?
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Last night's game was trash. When's this team going to decide to start scoring some of those runs they were hyped up to do?
Uhhh did you see the lineup last night? 6-9 were AAA players. Not shocking
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DJLM leading off today against a lefty. Good.
Game is at 4 today.
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Some jerking material for SFD and Alio:
(https://i.imgur.com/KyEuW5V.jpg)
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https://twitter.com/coleyharvey/status/1113502976050700288
Darnold is at the game today
Let’s gooooooooo
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Name on the back of the jersey? Fire the whole PR crew
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Darnold should be hitting 6th today
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Did you just completely ignore that the 3rd error should not have been charged to him on purpose?
I think I'm thinking of the same throw you're talking about. The one that hit the runner's foot? Regardless, all 3 throwing errors on Sanchez were bad throws. All of them were off-line/short hops. Apart from anything else, the throws have all been bad on their own.
Uhhh did you see the lineup last night? 6-9 were AAA players. Not shocking
What happened to "We'll be fine, next man up"?
Also, Clint Frazier is a AAA-caliber player? Tyler Wade should've made the team coming out of camp if not for Bird. Austin Romine isn't Gary Sanchez offensively, but he's not a AAA player.
I get it. You think I have little patience for this team, and that's sort of true. But you're the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
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Darnold being at the game is almost symbolic for me. I spent all last season (and so far this offseason) worrying about keeping Darnold healthy. And I feel the same way about the entire Yankees roster now.
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Name on the back of the jersey? Fire the whole PR crew
Haha, agree.
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I think I'm thinking of the same throw you're talking about. The one that hit the runner's foot? Regardless, all 3 throwing errors on Sanchez were bad throws. All of them were off-line/short hops. Apart from anything else, the throws have all been bad on their own.
You’re wrong on the 3rd error. It was right to Torres glove and he whiffed on the ball. The entire announcing crew agreed and all of the clips after the game showed that it should have been on Torres.
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What happened to "We'll be fine, next man up"?
Also, Clint Frazier is a AAA-caliber player? Tyler Wade should've made the team coming out of camp if not for Bird. Austin Romine isn't Gary Sanchez offensively, but he's not a AAA player.
I get it. You think I have little patience for this team, and that's sort of true. But you're the complete opposite end of the spectrum.
In addition to missing their 3 and 5 hitters, they sat 3 starters against a good pitcher in Zimmerman. I wasn’t surprised the lineup struggled last night. They should have scored more than 1 run, yes, but Chapman blew it in a very winnable game.
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Judge has made 2 OUTSTANDING defensive plays the last 3 games
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Looks like Darnold is slamming some vodka seltzers
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“Judge hauling that one in like a pass from Darnold”
- Michael Kay
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You’re wrong on the 3rd error. It was right to Torres glove and he whiffed on the ball. The entire announcing crew agreed and all of the clips after the game showed that it should have been on Torres.
I don't recall it that way, but I'll relent (I've been watching without sound while rewatching GoT).
In addition to missing their 3 and 5 hitters, they sat 3 starters against a good pitcher in Zimmerman. I wasn’t surprised the lineup struggled last night. They should have scored more than 1 run, yes, but Chapman blew it in a very winnable game.
Chapman was not good last night, but they only scored one run. It's going to be hard to win most games only scoring once.
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Judge has made 2 OUTSTANDING defensive plays the last 3 games
He's freaking fantastic. An absolute joy to watch play baseball. That's exactly the kind of guy I can root for.
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On a positive note, Loaisiga's stuff is dancing all over the place.
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Tulo pulled in the 3rd inning, they don’t know why yet
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Tulo pulled in the 3rd inning, they don’t know why yet
I'm going to start familiarizing myself with the Thunder roster.
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That one was on Gary
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I'm going to start familiarizing myself with the Thunder roster.
Thairo Estrada SZN
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Another spectacular Sanchez throw!
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Thairo Estrada SZN
Isn't he still considered a bit of a way off?
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Calf strain for Tulo.
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Isn't he still considered a bit of a way off?
It’ll prob be Gio Urshela. Estrada should be major league ready by now, but last year was pretty much a lost season for him, he wasn’t the same while recovering from that gunshot to his hip area.
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Judge's arm is ridiculous.
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Estrada only had 81 PA last year, but he is on the 40 man. Urshela isn’t.
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I texted “Greg Bird at Short” to my friend, he thought I was serious and meant he was in the game there today, and I was almost responsible for a suicide.
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Estrada only had 81 PA last year, but he is on the 40 man. Urshela isn’t.
Didi could be pushed to the 60-day to make room, no?
I just looked and Estrada is showing as not on active roster. Is he hurt?
I texted “Greg Bird at Short” to my friend, he thought I was serious and meant he was in the game there today, and I was almost responsible for a suicide.
That's funny not funny.
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Didi could be pushed to the 60-day to make room, no?
I just looked and Estrada is showing as not on active roster. Is he hurt?
That's funny not funny.
Yes, they’re prob gonna have to put someone on the 60 day, Didi makes sense.
Estrada isn’t on the active roster, he’s on the 40 man:
http://m.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/roster/40-man/
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Calf strain for Tulo.
Tulo injured? I refuse to believe it.
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freak
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Source: The Yankees will call up Thairo Estrada to replace Troy Tulowitzki.
Feinsand
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Listed as Yankees #14 prospect going into this season by RAB.
Doesn’t have much pop, but makes a lot of contact. Hit .290 and .302 in his last 2 full minor league seasons, with good strikeout to walk ratios.
Only 81 PA last year in a lost season recovering from the gunshot.
No. 14: THAIRO ESTRADA, ss
DOB: February 22nd, 1996 (age 22)
Height, Weight, Bats/Throws: 5-foot-10, 185 lbs., right/right
Acquired: Signed July 2012 out of Venezuela ($49,000 bonus)
2018 Stats: .192/.210/.231 (21 wRC+), 0 HR, 21.0 K%, 0.0 BB% (81 PA at A+/AAA)
Projected 2019 Level: Triple-A and MLB
The Good: Estrada, at least prior to last year’s lost season, projected as a rich man’s version of former Yankees utility infielder Ronald Torreyes. He makes easy contact like Torreyes, but Estrada has more power and generally hits the ball harder. He’s also more willing to take a walk (2018 walk rate notwithstanding) and is more dangerous on the bases thanks to his speed and instincts. Estrada is also a very good defender at shortstop. His defense is his best tool, in fact. All of his movements in the field look natural and he has good hands and a strong arm. The Yankees have had Estrada play some second and third base over the years and he’s handled those positions well.
The Bag: Injuries turned 2018 into a total loss for Estrada. For starters, he got shot in the hip during a robbery last January, and it wasn’t until June that the bullet was removed. Estrada also dealt with wrist and back trouble during the season. The good news is he was healthy enough to participate in the Arizona Fall League. The bad news is he looked slow in the desert (understandable, I think) and lost an entire development year at age 22, for all intents and purposes. Thairo has to make up for a lot of lost at-bats this season.
2019 Outlook: Following a healthy offseason, Estrada will report to big league camp next week and begin the process of getting back to where he was at the end of 2017. Tyler Wade is ahead of him on the infield depth chart, so Estrada figures to spend just about the entire 2019 season with Triple-A Scranton, and that’s for the best. He needs to play and play a lot after last season. That said, if there’s a need in the Bronx, the Yankees will call him up. To me, it seems the preferred path is a full season (and postseason) with the RailRiders before a September call-up. Thairo has the tools to be a serviceable starting middle infielder in the big leagues. With the Yankees, I’m not sure he’ll ever be anything more than a utility guy, which could turn him into trade bait.
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Let’s strikeout less than a million times tomorrow, k, thanks.
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Tulo injured? I refuse to believe it.
In other things you never expected: the President of the United States posted something on Twitter this week.
Listed as Yankees #14 prospect going into this season by RAB.
Doesn’t have much pop, but makes a lot of contact. Hit .290 and .302 in his last 2 full minor league seasons, with good strikeout to walk ratios.
Only 81 PA last year in a lost season recovering from the gunshot.
What would've been your reaction if I told you on November 1st that on April 4th, the Yankees lineup would be:
LaMehieu 3B
Judge RF
Voit 1B
Sanchez C
Bird DH
Torres 2B
Frazier LF
Estrada SS
Gardner CF
I likely would've set fire to someone.
Let’s strikeout less than a million times tomorrow, k, thanks.
And here I was starting to think this team wouldn't be breaking any franchise records this year.
18 Ks. That's a bad Little League game.
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Aaron Hicks has begun baseball activities
Throwing today, hitting in the next couple days
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Aaron Hicks has begun baseball activities
Throwing today, hitting in the next couple days
I was actually just thinking this morning that I wouldn't be surprised if Hicks were suddenly back to getting ready soon.
It was one thing to take things slowly when Stanton was still healthy, but when Tauchmann is starting games, and Frazier and Gardner are struggling, it's time to rip off the band-aid.
#wheresjake
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In other things you never expected: the President of the United States posted something on Twitter this week.
Maybe Tulo has windmill cancer. If anyone's going to get it it's him.
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Maybe Tulo has windmill cancer. If anyone's going to get it it's him.
I had no idea what you were talking about until I went and looked.
Now I hate everything. More.
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Source: Yankees have claimed RHP Jake Barrett off waivers from the Pirates. Since the start of February, Barrett has been with the D-Backs, Giants and Pirates. The 27-year-old has a 4.05 ERA in 103 career relief appearances with Arizona (2016-18).
Ben Heller was moved to 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man. Barret was assigned to Scranton.
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Gardner CF
Judge RF
Voit DH
Sanchez C
Bird 1B
LaMahieu 3B
Torres SS
Frasier LF
Wade 2B
SP: Paxton
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Fantastic start to this game!
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JFC
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It's finally Gleyber day!
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Now that's the kind of throw we need to see from Sanchez!
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Thank you Gleyber.
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Gleyber. Day.
He got the 3 liners he told Singleton he would!
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At what point is Torres going to move up in the lineup? Right now, I'd bat him second with Judge third. I'd go:
LaMahieu
Torres
Judge
Sanchez
Voit
Bird
Frazier
Wade
Gardner
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Our offense is literally HR or bust
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At what point is Torres going to move up in the lineup? Right now, I'd bat him second with Judge third. I'd go:
LaMahieu
Torres
Judge
Sanchez
Voit
Bird
Frazier
Wade
Gardner
I’ll overlook the fact that you said Torres is struggling 2 days ago.
No I won’t, make up your mind.
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(https://y.yarn.co/458f1d3f-3ba3-4846-a4ba-016f4cda9e37_text.gif)
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“We really self rely”
- Gleyber
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“We are really, really, really focus”
- Gleyber
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Our offense is literally HR or bust
8+ runs via HR
1st time since 8/13/16
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I’m 99% sure they said during the broadcast today that Giancarlo would be back after the 10 days
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I hate bitching about umpiring, but the home plate umpire was absolutely atrocious today. He had several awful strike calls against the Yankees on pitches that were way off of the plate.
And this one on Judge:
https://twitter.com/yesnetwork/status/1113894481651171329
Judge has the biggest strike zone in MLB and he continually gets it expanded by umpires. freaking bullshit. It was actually worse from the front camera angle or on a K zone graph
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Watched some of the encore and that was a giant win. They were down 4-1 in the 5th inning and won 8-4.
I was shocked Paxton got the W after the way the 1st inning went. He was unlucky as hell. Literally had no idea he was even in line for the win. I mean, the leadoff HR was on a good pitch high and outside and barely got inside the foul pole, the balk he barely flinched, and the slider in the dirt could have been blocked if things just went his way. He completely recovered and had 9 Ks without his best stuff today (location/command wise). He was pumping it in there at 96-97.
Gleyber was a freaking monster today.
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I hate bitching about umpiring, but the home plate umpire was absolutely atrocious today. He had several awful strike calls against the Yankees on pitches that were way off of the plate.
And this one on Judge:
https://twitter.com/yesnetwork/status/1113894481651171329
Judge has the biggest strike zone in MLB and he continually gets it expanded by umpires. freaking bullshit. It was actually worse from the front camera angle or on a K zone graph
MLB Most Called Strikes Below Zone (since 2017)
180 Aaron Judge
171 Matt Carpenter
166 Paul Goldschmidt
157 Nick Markakis
137 Giancarlo Stanton
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Gleyber was doing the “hammer” celebration after Voit’s HR for his tire hammer workout from the offseason.
What an absolute gem
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Cliff Pennington SZN
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Our offense is literally HR or bust
This has been my increasing problem for years. No one is ever willing to do the little things, especially when there are runners on. Everyone is looking for the big homer rather than just driving in runs. It's why I thought on Opening Day things were going to be better--everyone was showing patience and going the other way.
I’ll overlook the fact that you said Torres is struggling 2 days ago.
No I won’t, make up your mind.
So to make your argument you chose to overlook that I admitted I was completely wrong and looked up his stats?
I’m 99% sure they said during the broadcast today that Giancarlo would be back after the 10 days
Yeah, they did. I hope so, and I hope he starts hitting.
I hate bitching about umpiring, but the home plate umpire was absolutely atrocious today. He had several awful strike calls against the Yankees on pitches that were way off of the plate.
And this one on Judge:
https://twitter.com/yesnetwork/status/1113894481651171329
Judge has the biggest strike zone in MLB and he continually gets it expanded by umpires. freaking bullshit. It was actually worse from the front camera angle or on a K zone graph
It's ludicrous, and it's starting to get to him now. It's just not fair.
Watched some of the encore and that was a giant win. They were down 4-1 in the 5th inning and won 8-4.
I was shocked Paxton got the W after the way the 1st inning went. He was unlucky as hell. Literally had no idea he was even in line for the win. I mean, the leadoff HR was on a good pitch high and outside and barely got inside the foul pole, the balk he barely flinched, and the slider in the dirt could have been blocked if things just went his way. He completely recovered and had 9 Ks without his best stuff today (location/command wise). He was pumping it in there at 96-97.
Gleyber was a freaking monster today.
Same. I thought "great, Paxton's going to suck now too?" but he battled all afternoon.
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Prior to tonight's game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
· Selected INF Giovanny Urshela (#29) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and signed him to a Major League contract.
· Optioned INF Thairo Estrada to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Wtf was the point of that
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Clint freaking Frazier
Bye Tauchman
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Clint freaking Frazier
Bye Tauchman
TAUCHMAN HIT A DOUBLE TODAY
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Sterling HR Call:
Down Town Goes Frazier!!!
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Domingo Sunday
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Our offense is literally HR or bust
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https://twitter.com/milb/status/1114938912105955329?s=12
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Gleyber Day
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El Rojooooo
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Our offense is literally HR or bust
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Gary is Scary!!!
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Our offense is literally HR or bust
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https://twitter.com/milb/status/1114938912105955329?s=12
CC expected to start in the Bronx next Saturday
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That Clint Frazier RBI single was the first run the Yankees have scored this series that was not via the HR
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El Gary x2
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Clint Frazier, babbie
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El Gary x3
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Clint Frazier, babbie
CLINT FRAZIER, BABBIE
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Austin Romine joins the party!
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What a great game. Best part was probably the the Tauchman pinch hit walk
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Domingo German with the perfect game into the 5th and the 7 HRs get honorable mentions
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With the @Yankees win today, Brian Cashman has 2,000 wins as a GM.
Over his tenure in the Bronx, the next closest team has 104 fewer wins.
Via: @YankeesPR
Sticky this for next time people want to complain about Cashman
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Series at Houston. We face the strong part of the Astros rotation and miss out on getting to hammer Wade Miley.
Monday: Tanaka vs. Verlander
Tuesday: Loaisiga vs. Gerritt Cole
Wednesday: Paxton vs. Colin McHugh
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Britton and Ottavino blew that one.
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Lasagna throwing cheddar
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So freaking sloppy. Gardner, Clint, Romine and Green the culprits tonight.
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This team sucks right now
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SFD is going to have a son and he's going to make him throw every day and he's going to sacrifice his weekends and his evenings and his wages to be the chauffeur and the coach and the psychologist until SFD Jr finally makes it to the pro leagues and when the big day comes and SFD Sr gets the call from Jr to say he's making his MLB debut, he will achieve his final form and it will look very much like this.
https://streamable.com/wlll3
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SFD is going to have a son and he's going to make him throw every day and he's going to sacrifice his weekends and his evenings and his wages to be the chauffeur and the coach and the psychologist until SFD Jr finally makes it to the pro leagues and when the big day comes and SFD Sr gets the call from Jr to say he's making his MLB debut, he will achieve his final form and it will look very much like this.
https://streamable.com/wlll3
SFD will evolve into GreenMachine 2.0?
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SFD is going to have a son and he's going to make him throw every day and he's going to sacrifice his weekends and his evenings and his wages to be the chauffeur and the coach and the psychologist until SFD Jr finally makes it to the pro leagues and when the big day comes and SFD Sr gets the call from Jr to say he's making his MLB debut, he will achieve his final form and it will look very much like this.
https://streamable.com/wlll3
THIS IS AN ELITE POST
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THIS IS AN ELITE POST
Promise us one thing. When Junior is on the mound making his Yankees debut and you're being interviewed by YES after six pints of Yuengling, you will break off mid-sentence, point six rows down the stand and yell "MANBUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNN!"
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SFD will evolve into GreenMachine 2.0?
SFD’s kids won’t be uncoordinated bucktoothed gingers
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SFD’s kids won’t be uncoordinated bucktoothed gingers
i hope this happens now lol
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Gary Sanchez, 10-day IL. Kyle Higashioka called up.
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Gary Sanchez, 10-day IL. Kyle Higashioka called up.
I keep hearing El Gary stinks now
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I keep hearing El Gary stinks now
As far as I can tell from reading Yankee fans comments, everyone not named Judge stinks.
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I keep hearing El Gary stinks now
Don’t believe everything you hear. Best catcher in baseball so far this year by several miles.
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As far as I can tell from reading Yankee fans comments, everyone not named Judge stinks.
Most Yankees fans are really dumb. They’ve had several very strong individual performances, just been finding ways to lose games as a team. Chapman, Chad Green x2, Britton x2 have all blown games they should have won.
Being 12 games in and having 12 players on the IL doesn’t help.
Missing your Ace, best setup guy, leadoff hitter, #3 hitter, #5 hitter, #6 hitter and several others would hurt most teams. That’s not even counting Didi.
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As far as I can tell from reading Yankee fans comments, everyone not named Judge stinks.
Judge, Gleyber, Gary, DJLM, Tanaka, German, and Ottavino have put up all star level performances. Doesn’t mean much 2 weeks into the season.
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Judge, Gleyber, Gary, DJLM, Tanaka, German, and Ottavino have put up all star level performances. Doesn’t mean much 2 weeks into the season.
LaMahieu, so far, is my favorite offseason acquisition. He's got to start being a regular at the top of the lineup.
Judge seems to be struggling a bit, but it just looks like he's pressing in the absence of so many guys.
And who would've predicted Sanchez would have less passed balls than Romine, and that Gary would have such problems throwing?
To me, the problems are:
1) a ludicrous number of injuries
2) Paxton has not pitched like a #2
3) Boone is pulling Tanaka and German too early
4) Poor to atrocious defense by anyone not named Judge or LaMahieu
5) The elite bullpen pitching like garbage apart from Ottavino
It's funny, you said this team sucks the other day and I've been keeping silent in this thread the past week or so. Like you said, it's 2 weeks into the season.
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It's funny, you said this team sucks the other day and I've been keeping silent in this thread the past week or so. Like you said, it's 2 weeks into the season.
not sure what that’s supposed to mean. They blew every one of those games against Houston and I said, quote, “This team sucks right now”. They were literally finding ways to lose. The fact that they were in close games with a team as good as Houston with the team at 50% strength was respectable, but they still could have won all 3 of those games. That doesn’t mean that they can’t turn it around the next series or will suck for the rest of the season.
It must have taken a lot of restraint for you not to keep up with your daily “the sky is falling” posts
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The bullpen blew it again
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CC!!!
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Yankees have had a lead in 14 of 15 games this season. And are 6-8 in those games. Last year, Yankees won 80% of games in which they had a lead.
Yup
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not sure what that’s supposed to mean. They blew every one of those games against Houston and I said, quote, “This team sucks right now”. They were literally finding ways to lose. The fact that they were in close games with a team as good as Houston with the team at 50% strength was respectable, but they still could have won all 3 of those games. That doesn’t mean that they can’t turn it around the next series or will suck for the rest of the season.
It must have taken a lot of restraint for you not to keep up with your daily “the sky is falling” posts
All I meant is what I said. It's funny that usually it's me saying this team sucks and for once I wasn't saying anything but you did.
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I barely watched this weekend. This Red Sox series is going to be a shitshow with two teams looking to outdo each other's failures.
The Gio decision has to be made this week. I hope they promote him. You can't pin all your hopes on CC to save this team.
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@ktsharp: Based on preseason ZIPS projections, Yankees 11 players on IL worth combined 27 WAR. That's more than the projected total @fangraphs WAR for 9 teams: Orioles, Marlins, Tigers, White Sox, Royals, Rangers, Mariners, Giants, Blue Jays.
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Mike Ford getting called up. Gotta imagine Greg Bird is getting sent down.
Ford’s AAA #’s:
410/.467/.897 with 4 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI
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Mike Ford getting called up. Gotta imagine Greg Bird is getting sent down.
Ford’s AAA #’s:
410/.467/.897 with 4 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI
Byrd to the IL with a plantar fascia tear.
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Byrd to the IL with a plantar fascia tear.
I am SHOCKED
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Wow, AYFKM?
You have to assume at this point he's just never going to be a full-time player. He's made of glass.
It seems like ages ago I was excited coming out of spring training with the idea of a 1B/DH platoon of Voit/Bird.
This team is just decimated by injuries. I truly don't think I've ever seen anything like this.
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This team is just decimated by injuries. I truly don't think I've ever seen anything like this.
Become a Mets fan. I’ve become so used to injuries, I’ve come to expect them.
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Bird was batting .171 with 1 HR and 1 RBI (hit in garbage time against the Orioles on opening day).
He’s also struck out in 16 of his 35 ABs, including a good number of super quick, weak ABs. Good for an -0.2 WAR. Lately he’s been behind Fastballs and out in front of offspeed stuff. Maybe his foot was messing with his timing.
Either way, Ford would have to try really hard to be considered a downgrade.
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Bird was batting .171 with 1 HR and 1 RBI (hit in garbage time against the Orioles on opening day).
He’s also struck out in 16 of his 35 ABs, including a good number of super quick, weak ABs. Good for an -0.2 WAR. Lately he’s been behind Fastballs and out in front of offspeed stuff. Maybe his foot was messing with his timing.
Either way, Ford would have to try really hard to be considered a downgrade.
Such a freaking shame. You can see he has talent when he's healthy (like in Tampa), but his body just betrays him.
I'm excited about Ford but keeping it tempered. He's been pretty good in the minors. I don't want to get too far ahead of things, but it will be great if he can keep up his performance in the bigs. Especially if he can play a decent defensive first. Voit is fun to watch play, but he's not going to be confused with Mattingly (hell or even Giambi) over there.
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We have lost a lot of farm system talent since the season ended.
AAA - 1B Garrett Cooper – 40 man roster crunch trade to Marlins
AAA - OF Mason Williams – 40 man casualty
AA - 1B Mike Ford – Rule 5 Draft
AAA - SP Caleb Smith – 40 man roster crunch trade to Marlins
AAA – SP Ronald Herrera – 40 man roster crunch trade to rangers
AAA – SP Brian Mitchell – Chase Headley salary dump
AAA – RP Nick Rumbelow - 40 man roster crunch trade to Mariners
AA – SP Nestor Cortes – Rule 5 Draft
AA – RP Jose Mesa Jr. – Rule 5 Draft
AA – RP Anyelo Gomez – Rule 5 Draft
Low A – SP Jorge Guzman – Giancarlo Stanton trade (~#7 Yankees prospect)
Guzman is one of the hardest throwing SP prospects out there. Rumbelow appears to be the next in line of Yankees castoff depth RPs that ends up being good (Blake Parker, Anthony Swarzak, Nick Goody, Kirby Yates). I think all 3 of the pitchers taken in the R5D have major league talent and the potential to stick. I don’t think we’ll miss Smith Herrera or Mitchell, but that’s a serious hit to our Triple A spot starter depth. Same thing at 1B, Ford and Cooper are nice players but would have a tough time ever beating out Bird or even someone like Tyler Austin for a roster spot. Still, it would be nice to have them – Ford was developing nicely and had some serious strike zone discipline and on base skills along with some power- he seriously reminds me of Greg Bird lite. Cooper played pretty well at the MLB level with limited reps – he proved he wouldn’t excrement his pants if he was called upon. All that said, the system is so deep right now, they won’t really feel the pain of losing anyone besides Guzman, and he was so far away from the majors he was a wise prospect to flip. Besides him, Cortes and maybe Caleb Smith were probably the only guys that were inside our top 30.
Lol
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TAUCHMANNNNNNNNNN
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This season was all worth it for that moment
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“Tauchman, the Sock-man!”
-Sterling
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I feel alive for the first time this season. Let’s Goooo
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Paxton!!!
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James Paxton is 1st pitcher in Yankees history with 12+ K and 2 Hits or fewer allowed vs Red Sox at Yankee Stadium (old or new).
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That game obviously only counts for 1 win in the standings, but watching it felt like it took away the pain of ~3 of our shitty losses this season.
Can’t believe it took me this long to say it, but freak Chris Sale.
Sale came out throwing 96-97 tonight, after averaging 91.1 mph on his fastball in his 3 previous starts this year. Didn’t matter. He allowed 10 hard hit balls (95+ mph exit velocity), most ever in a start with Red Sox.
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Mike Tauchman claims he essentially blacked out on his first big league homer. No recollection of the contact or the trip around the bases. A moment he says he’ll never forget.
Me too bro, me too.
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That game obviously only counts for 1 win in the standings, but watching it felt like it took away the pain of ~3 of our shitty losses this season.
Can’t believe it took me this long to say it, but freak Chris Sale.
Sale came out throwing 96-97 tonight, after averaging 91.1 mph on his fastball in his 3 previous starts this year. Didn’t matter. He allowed 10 hard hit balls (95+ mph exit velocity), most ever in a start with Red Sox.
Yeah, last night was definitely a "worth it" game.
That's the Paxton I was hoping we got this offseason. I wonder how much of it is that he figured out he was tipping pitches? He threw a breaking pitch, I think it was in the 7th, that was absolutely nasty. It looked like it was going to be outside and high, then broke right over the left side of the plate. He looked like he really appreciated the crowd when he came out. I hope that's a start he can really build off of.
Lol @ Sale. I feel the exact opposite way about him that I was feeling about Chris Davis. I love this.
Everyone got in on the act last night. It was funny, they showed the boxscore later in the game and I noticed Gleyber hadn't joined the party. No sooner than that, he comes up and puts one over the fence.
The thing I loved most last night though, and I'll keep coming back to it, is how no one looked like they were trying to do too much. These guys have to understand, they're going to hit home runs, they don't need to try to do it. Just take what contact you can make, and let the balls fly and fall where they will.
Relatedly, I know analytic people hate bunts, but Romine's was perfect small-ball.
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Gardy. Party.
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Gardy. Party.
Come on Gardy, let's go pardy, ooh-ooh-ooh
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Come on Gardy, let's go pardy, ooh-ooh-ooh
This guy gets it.
The Red Sox are now 6-13
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What a game. That game never really felt within reach until the Gardner grand slam which flipped the score from 3-1 to 5-3.
Wow
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Gardner’s 100th career HR was a big one.
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That was the kind of game I really love. Not on a consistent basis, but that's the kind of game they can use as a springboard going forward.
Eovaldi owned them for 6 innings, but they grinded out a lot of at-bats, and pushed him to 100 early, getting them to the bullpen. Whenever the Yankees get to a bullpen early, they seem to make things happen. Long at-bats and base hits get you to the weakest bullpen arms.
Gardner getting that GS was huge. I was starting to think him playing every day was exposing his age, but that was awesome to see. He mentioned being "stuck" on 99 for a while in his postgame, so maybe he was pressing a bit. Hopefully, this is a positive step for him since there is seemingly no relief coming in the near future.
The story of the game to me though is Happ. I thought after 2 that the night was a wash. But he fought back and kept them in the game with a quality start. I love that he and Romine were willing to go away from the 4 seamer early and work outside the gameplan.
Ottavino fighting through that rough inning was great too.
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“If we don’t start playing better, J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts, maybe myself, we could get traded. We’re, what, 30th in minor league systems?” Price noted, referencing Baseball America’s recent organization rankings that did indeed feature the Red Sox with the No. 30 farm system. “We’re dead last. We don’t play better, Mookie Betts will be traded, J.D. Martinez will be traded. It will be tough for a while here.”
I didn't want to clog up the MLB thread with Yankees talk, but I would absolutely love to see Martinez and Betts get traded and Price be untradeable. From champion to dismantled in a year would be beautiful.
I hope the hangover spreads to the Pats too.
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I didn't want to clog up the MLB thread with Yankees talk, but I would absolutely love to see Martinez and Betts get traded and Price be untradeable. From champion to dismantled in a year would be beautiful.
I hope the hangover spreads to the Pats too.
Red Sox play the rays next
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Red Sox play the rays next
Huh, who do I root for there? The Rays are leading the division, so obviously I want to gain ground, but I only actively root for two teams: the Yankees, and whoever is playing the Red Sox.
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Huh, who do I root for there? The Rays are leading the division, so obviously I want to gain ground, but I only actively root for two teams: the Yankees, and whoever is playing the Red Sox.
I feel like some sort of split while we sweep the royals would be ideal. We’re 5.5 back of the Rays, gotta start making up ground soon.
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I’m going to the game Saturday with my friends and my Godson for his first Yankees game, pretty pumped about that. I made a pledge to see that he’s raised proper, somebodies got to show him how to shotgun a beer correctly.
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I’m going to the game Saturday with my friends and my Godson for his first Yankees game, pretty pumped about that. I made a pledge to see that he’s raised proper, somebodies got to show him how to shotgun a beer correctly.
If not you, then who? If not now, when?
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Mike Ford debut tonight
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Estimates for injured players to return, by closest return dates:
Gary - Sunday
Stanton - Late April
Hicks - Early May
Andujar - Mid May
Gary and Miggy were launching bombs in BP today
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Mike Ford debut tonight
Interestingly, he's going to DH, with Voit playing first. Tyler Wade cracked the lineup tonight too.
Gardner CF
Judge RF
Voit 1B
Gleyber SS
LaMahieu 3B
Frazier LF
Ford DH
Romine C
Wade 2B
German P
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Estimates for injured players to return, by closest return dates:
Gary - Sunday
Stanton - Late April
Hicks - Early May
Andujar - Mid May
Gary and Miggy were launching bombs in BP today
I see Gary as the most important on that list to return right now. You know I like Romine, but Gary is so much better offensively and extends the lineup.
Getting Stanton back would be nice so Gardner can get a day off here and there. Obviously, there isn't a comparable bat other than Judge, but Frazier is really starting to come on, which has lessened the effect of his loss.
Andujar was throwing from center to the right-field line today. That's a good sign. Having an infield of Voit, LaMahieu, Gleyber, Andujar will be nice.
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Last night was very disappointing. This team makes no sense.
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Last night was very disappointing. This team makes no sense.
They are very up and down. Makes sense when the bottom 3rd of your lineup is AAA and bench players.
Getting 4 hit by the Royals is gross either way though.
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They are very up and down. Makes sense when the bottom 3rd of your lineup is AAA and bench players.
Getting 4 hit by the Royals is gross either way though.
Sanchez and the Yanks discussed a rehab game today. What sucks is SWB is in Buffalo and Trenton is out in Portland this weekend, so either makes for a long trip. I was really hoping to see him in the lineup Sunday.
They had a few innings of the Royals' pen and still couldn't do anything. Gross is a good word for it.
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The Yankees signed Logan Morrison to a minor league deal today. How stupid does he think Yankees fans are now?
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The Yankees signed Logan Morrison to a minor league deal today. How stupid does he think Yankees fans are now?
I usually don’t mind these type of moves, but I really don’t like this guy and he was awful last year. Batted .186 last year
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Minor league deal, opt out for July 1, makes 1 mill if he makes mlb roster
Hopefully we never see him.
Ford has some decent ABs last night.
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TAUCHMAN
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I usually don’t mind these type of moves, but I really don’t like this guy and he was awful last year. Batted .186 last year
I'm usually not a big fan of these moves, but yeah, I don't like him at all either.
TAUCHMAN
And here's where one of those "I don't get it" moves worked out. This kid is playing better every night.
Good win. Now let's keep it up through the rest of the weekend.
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Hope that fan contracts gonorrhea and rots in hell.
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TAUCHMAN
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The Sockman
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Hope that fan contracts gonorrhea and rots in hell.
Agreed, did the umps freak that call up though?
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It’s freaking freezing here and I’m wearing a t shirt and a jersey. Only remedy is chugging $13 beers
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Weellll, shhiiiitt.
Judge exits game.
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Frazier MVP!!!
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Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1
Boone calls it a “pretty significant strain” of Judge’s oblique. Does not give timeline. But it will be a long time #Yankees
Dafuq are your S&C guys doing there?
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Dafuq are your S&C guys doing there?
It really is insane. Epidemic of injuries has led to this motley crew of a sunday lineup.
But these kids are stepping up.
Oh, and BIG MAPLE CY YOUNG 2019!
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Dafuq are your S&C guys doing there?
Dafuq does a trainer do to prevent that injury?
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Dafuq does a trainer do to prevent that injury?
Make obliques stronger.
In all seriousness I can't give you specifics, but muscle strains are commonly the result of operating outside your mobility range. (I have some familiarity with this: years of distance running makes for a distinct lack of range.) Were it just Judge then you could put it down to one of those things, but you've got an entire playoff quality starting lineup on the DL right now, so sooner or later you have to ask why. Maybe it's just a really bad run of luck, but it probably isn't. Luck isn't really a thing.
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Make obliques stronger.
In all seriousness I can't give you specifics, but muscle strains are commonly the result of operating outside your mobility range. (I have some familiarity with this: years of distance running makes for a distinct lack of range.) Were it just Judge then you could put it down to one of those things, but you've got an entire playoff quality starting lineup on the DL right now, so sooner or later you have to ask why. Maybe it's just a really bad run of luck, but it probably isn't. Luck isn't really a thing.
There’s video of Judge wincing in pain while rounding 2nd after he hit his HR in the first inning of that same game. He tried to play through the injury and ended up hurting himself worse. Training staff can’t do anything to help if the player hides it from them.
I also think an an oblique injury is something the training staff can’t do much to prevent. They had the same strength and conditioning staff with likely the same exact program the past 2 years and Judge had been fine up until now. Don’t think it makes any sense to point the finger at them the second he gets hurt.
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There’s video of Judge wincing in pain while rounding 2nd after he hit his HR in the first inning of that same game. He tried to play through the injury and ended up hurting himself worse. Training staff can’t do anything to help if the player hides it from him.
I also think an an oblique injury is something the training staff can’t do much to prevent. They had the same strength and conditioning staff with likely the same exact program the past 2 years and Judge had been fine up until now. Don’t think it makes any sense to point the finger at them the second he gets hurt.
Sure. But the fact that he's about the billionth Yankee to get hurt this season and you're now fielding a glorified AHL lineup would perhaps lead one to wonder whether it's just a long series of terrible luck, or something that your team is doing wrong.
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Sure. But the fact that he's about the billionth Yankee to get hurt this season and you're now fielding a glorified AHL lineup would perhaps lead one to wonder whether it's just a long series of terrible luck, or something that your team is doing wrong.
I was saying this same thing a couple of weeks ago, and SFD was arguing against it then too.
I'm with you, at some point, repeated problems are no longer coincidence, they're evidence. I understand where SFD is coming from, and certainly, it's hard to say definitively that the staff could've prevented some of the injuries, but 13 IL trips before May 1st is ludicrous and points to a bigger problem than guys just not being honest about injuries.
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As for the actual games, obviously we have to wait and see them against teams that aren't also glorified AAA teams, but right now these kids are fighting hard for jobs. Frazier is kicking derriere.
WTF happened to Ottavino though? I'm not that surprised with Green right now. My fear a couple of years ago was that he was being Scott Proctored and we'd pay for it down the line. I really hope there isn't something wrong internally, but he's been struggling a bit going back to last year.
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I was saying this same thing a couple of weeks ago, and SFD was arguing against it then too.
I'm with you, at some point, repeated problems are no longer coincidence, they're evidence. I understand where SFD is coming from, and certainly, it's hard to say definitively that the staff could've prevented some of the injuries, but 13 IL trips before May 1st is ludicrous and points to a bigger problem than guys just not being honest about injuries.
Saying “there’s a lot of injuries” isn’t really a salient or valid argument. I think we’re all fully aware how many injuries there are. If you want me to go down the list player by player, I will, but that’s a tedious and depressing exercise.
The only injury I think you can possibly point to and say the training/medical staff did a poor on is Severino. I included Betances in there a couple weeks ago, but that was before we knew what we know now about the status of his bone spur.
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Saying “there’s a lot of injuries” isn’t really a salient or valid argument. I think we’re all fully aware how many injuries there are. If you want me to go down the list player by player, I will, but that’s a tedious and depressing exercise.
The only injury I think you can possibly point to and say the training/medical staff did a poor on is Severino. I included Betances in there a couple weeks ago, but that was before we knew what we know now about the status of his bone spur.
Again, I understand where you're coming from. Your stance is that there's no way to control things like Sanchez and Andujar hurting themselves sliding, or Bird tearing his foot. But I disagree.
Judge pulling his oblique could be a freak accident. Or it could be due to improper strength training. Bird's foot could be a freak accident, or it could be that his body was never meant for the physical stress of daily sports. There could be an issue with scouting, there could be an issue with S&C staff methodology. There could be no issue at all, but it's getting harder to believe that argument with every new name added to the IL.
You're right regarding Betances. The bone spur was a known issue and finally presented itself. But Stanton, Sanchez, and Judge are all dealing with muscle tears. Muscles tear when they're not properly conditioned. Even tendons need proper care and can be damaged during weight training but might not cause pain until an action on-field aggravates it.
You're allowed to have faith in the staff. I won't begrudge you that. But I don't have that faith.
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Again, I understand where you're coming from. Your stance is that there's no way to control things like Sanchez and Andujar hurting themselves sliding, or Bird tearing his foot. But I disagree.
Judge pulling his oblique could be a freak accident. Or it could be due to improper strength training. Bird's foot could be a freak accident, or it could be that his body was never meant for the physical stress of daily sports. There could be an issue with scouting, there could be an issue with S&C staff methodology. There could be no issue at all, but it's getting harder to believe that argument with every new name added to the IL.
You're right regarding Betances. The bone spur was a known issue and finally presented itself. But Stanton, Sanchez, and Judge are all dealing with muscle tears. Muscles tear when they're not properly conditioned. Even tendons need proper care and can be damaged during weight training but might not cause pain until an action on-field aggravates it.
You're allowed to have faith in the staff. I won't begrudge you that. But I don't have that faith.
I said it a couple posts earlier. If Judge hasn’t had any oblique issues his entire career here, why would you jump to the conclusion that once it happens it’s the training staff’s fault. He’s a massive human being that puts an otherworldly amount on torque on his body just by swinging a bat. Maybe that’s it. If a bunch of these injured guys had hurt obliques I would be more inclined to agree with you.
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To be clear, I’m not saying the training staff is doing a good or bad job. No fan has any clue if they are or not. I’ve seen a ton of fans blame them for the rash of injuries and it just comes off to me as scapegoat mentality. When something bad happens people need someone to blame.
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To be clear, I’m not saying the training staff is doing a good or bad job. No fan has any clue if they are or not. I’ve seen a ton of fans blame them for the rash of injuries and it just comes off to me as scapegoat mentality. When something bad happens people need someone to blame.
If the batting order that you know has talent goes cold then you ask questions of the hitting coach. If your star QB doesn't develop the way he should then you ask questions of the QB coach. If the PK is running at less than 30% (LOL Leafs) then you ask questions of the special teams coaches. And if your players are consistently getting muscular injuries then it's not unreasonable to ask questions of the strength and conditioning coaches.
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Brad Miller minor league deal! Season saved!
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If the batting order that you know has talent goes cold then you ask questions of the hitting coach. If your star QB doesn't develop the way he should then you ask questions of the QB coach. If the PK is running at less than 30% (LOL Leafs) then you ask questions of the special teams coaches. And if your players are consistently getting muscular injuries then it's not unreasonable to ask questions of the strength and conditioning coaches.
That’s kinda my point, pitching/hitting coaches are classic scapegoats of the fans that have very little clue what they’re talking about
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To be clear, I’m not saying the training staff is doing a good or bad job. No fan has any clue if they are or not. I’ve seen a ton of fans blame them for the rash of injuries and it just comes off to me as scapegoat mentality. When something bad happens people need someone to blame.
If the batting order that you know has talent goes cold then you ask questions of the hitting coach. If your star QB doesn't develop the way he should then you ask questions of the QB coach. If the PK is running at less than 30% (LOL Leafs) then you ask questions of the special teams coaches. And if your players are consistently getting muscular injuries then it's not unreasonable to ask questions of the strength and conditioning coaches.
This is exactly it. I totally understand where you're coming from SFD, and I have zero proof or information to say I'm right or you are and vice versa.
I definitely agree with the idea of not just jumping to conclusions in order to find a scapegoat. But 13 players hitting the injured list before May 1st is an epidemic and it's becoming increasingly likely that it's not just a string of incredibly bad luck.
A muscle strain, or pulled muscle, occurs when your muscle is overstretched or torn. This usually occurs as a result of fatigue, overuse, or improper use of a muscle. Strains can happen in any muscle, but they’re most common in your lower back, neck, shoulder, and hamstring, which is the muscle behind your thigh.
An acute muscle strain is when your muscle tears suddenly and unexpectedly. Such tears can occur either from injuries or trauma. This can be due to:
- not warming up properly before physical activity
- poor flexibility
- poor conditioning
- overexertion and fatigue
I really wouldn't be surprised if we eventually learn that the team is valuing increasing strength at the cost of flexibility to increase the potential for hard-hit balls and pitchers throwing speedier fastballs.
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That’s kinda my point, pitching/hitting coaches are classic scapegoats of the fans that have very little clue what they’re talking about
If pitching and hitting coaches didn't have an effect on the performance of the players they coach they'd not only never get fired, they'd never have jobs in the first place.
I don't want this to come off as a personal attack, but this is exactly why "stats guys" drive me nuts. Stats are great, and they tell a story, but human beings play the games. If coaches didn't matter, teams wouldn't waste revenue paying their salaries.
Coaches get too much credit when things are good and too much blame when things are bad, but they absolutely have an effect on outcomes.
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This is exactly it. I totally understand where you're coming from SFD, and I have zero proof or information to say I'm right or you are and vice versa.
I definitely agree with the idea of not just jumping to conclusions in order to find a scapegoat. But 13 players hitting the injured list before May 1st is an epidemic and it's becoming increasingly likely that it's not just a string of incredibly bad luck.
I really wouldn't be surprised if we eventually learn that the team is valuing increasing strength at the cost of flexibility to increase the potential for hard-hit balls and pitchers throwing speedier fastballs.
They were assumedly on the same S&C program last year, right? Judge and Stanton and Andujar and Sevy and Betances were relatively fine last year. So did the S&C staff just do a “good” job last year?
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If pitching and hitting coaches didn't have an effect on the performance of the players they coach they'd not only never get fired, they'd never have jobs in the first place.
I don't want this to come off as a personal attack, but this is exactly why "stats guys" drive me nuts. Stats are great, and they tell a story, but human beings play the games. If coaches didn't matter, teams wouldn't waste revenue paying their salaries.
Coaches get too much credit when things are good and too much blame when things are bad, but they absolutely have an effect on outcomes.
Kevin Long went from “one of the best hitting coaches in the league” to the bane of the Yankees hitting problems all within the span of a few years. Of course they have an influence over performance, but much less than people think, and it’s impossible to gauge.
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I see fans call for Larry Rothschild’s head all the freaking time, and the Yankees are #1 in pitching WAR since he came on board.
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They were assumedly on the same S&C program last year, right? Judge and Stanton and Andujar and Sevy and Betances were relatively fine last year. So did the S&C staff just do a “good” job last year?
I complained last year too, with Hicks and Bird getting hurt, Sanchez missing time, CC missing starts. The only injury last year I didn't blame the staff for was Judge's broken wrist due to HBP, which I still complained was handled poorly post-injury.
Now Bird is starting to enter Ellsbury territory, so the staff may get a pass on him like Jake. Maybe Hicks too, but did Hicks have an injury history before coming to the Yankees?
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Kevin Long went from “one of the best hitting coaches in the league” to the bane of the Yankees hitting problems all within the span of a few years. Of course they have an influence over performance, but much less than people think, and it’s impossible to gauge.
Absolutely. Again, too much credit and too much blame. But they aren't non-factors.
I see fans call for Larry Rothschild’s head all the freaking time, and the Yankees are #1 in pitching WAR since he came on board.
I'm pretty sure I've complained about things with Rothschild before, but I've long said he's the best pitching coach this team has had since Stottlemeyer. Anyone who thinks the Yankees aren't better with him is crazy. In fact, I was vocal that he was one guy I absolutely wanted to retain no matter who they replaced Girardi with.
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I complained last year too, with Hicks and Bird getting hurt, Sanchez missing time, CC missing starts. The only injury last year I didn't blame the staff for was Judge's broken wrist due to HBP, which I still complained was handled poorly post-injury.
Now Bird is starting to enter Ellsbury territory, so the staff may get a pass on him like Jake. Maybe Hicks too, but did Hicks have an injury history before coming to the Yankees?
... Bird and Hicks are extremely injury prone, Sanchez has officially entered that category, and CC is old and fat and has had a bum knee for years. It sounds to me like you don’t want to blame the players for their injuries (only an poopchute would) so you’ve decided it’s the training staff’s fault.
The Judge injury was probably handled poorly by Boone much more than anyone else.
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... Bird and Hicks are extremely injury prone, Sanchez has officially entered that category, and CC is old and fat and has had a bum knee for years. It sounds to me like you don’t want to blame the players for their injuries (only an poopchute would) so you’ve decided it’s the training staff’s fault.
The Judge injury was probably handled poorly by Boone much more than anyone else.
There are still 8 other guys on the IL, two of whom had torn elbow ligaments--one of whom isn't a pitcher. Are the players at fault for these injuries? Maybe at least partially. Cone mentioned that the trainers can only do so much, but the players have to follow the regimen. The question is, are they following it and still getting hurt?
We're not talking about a couple of injuries. We're talking over a dozen now. It's hard to attribute that to "just" bad luck. Certainly, that plays a part in it (Andujar hurting himself on a slide) but part of it has to be other factors at play.
I'm not trying to make this into a long drawn out argument. It doesn't really matter what I think. The key is, the organization needs to do some digging and/or soul searching and determine if the programs they have in place are doing harm.
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Love having 5 JAGs in the starting lineup every day
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Love having 5 JAGs in the starting lineup every day
You’d make a great Jays fan
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Love having 5 JAGs in the starting lineup every day
*counts*
YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH ABOUT THE SOCKMAN
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The Dark Knight on the mound
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Luke .45
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ANAHEIM -- Clint Frazier has been making the most of the opportunities created by virtue of the Yankees carrying a Major League-leading 13 players on the injured list, and the outfielder is adamant it will require more than a sprained left ankle to take him out of the lineup.
An awkward 12th-inning slide into second base Monday prompted concern from manager Aaron Boone and head athletic trainer Steve Donohue, who found Frazier wincing but insistent that he was not leaving the game. A tight wrap helped Frazier through the rest of the Yankees' 4-3, 14-inning victory over the Angels, and he said he expects to be in Tuesday's lineup.
"It's sore. It's a little sprain, but it's one of those things where I went through too much last year to not go out there and play," Frazier said. "The IL is too full for us, so I'm good. I'm going to keep playing."
Any of the doctors on here want to tell me whose “fault” this was?
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Any of the doctors on here want to tell me whose “fault” this was?
Cute.
Anyway, some of these guys could take a lesson from Frazier. Dude knows right now is his shot and he's not willing to let anything get in the way of it.
If Frazier can't play tonight it'll probably be Gardner, Tauchman, Wade in the outfield. Boone also mentioned possibly using Estrada in the outfield.
Red Sox fans must be getting the same schadenfreude from the Yankees injury situation as I am from Bob Kraft.
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Love having 5 JAGs in the starting lineup every day
Stanton’s yearly salary*: $26M
Monday’s lineup salary: $24M
Yankees are paying $22M after trade
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There are fans in right trying desperately to lead a "Let's Go, Angels" chant. They just got pretty vociferously booed -- here in Anaheim.
The Luuuuke chants were loud yesterday as well.
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Frazier not in the lineup tonight, Wade in LF.
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Frazier not in the lineup tonight, Wade in LF.
6 JAGs
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6 JAGs
Gardy batting 3, we’ll be fine
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Mike Ford!
Also, in the further search for fresh bodies, Yanks sign Brad Miller to a minor league deal.
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Chad Green needs to be sent down
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Voit is crushing
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Gardy batting 3, we’ll be fine
4-5 with a 2B and a 3B tonight
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Chad Green needs to be sent down
Seriously, what's up with him?
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https://twitter.com/EmSheDoesIt/status/1120879813030555649?s=09
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Seriously, what's up with him?
He’s a 1 pitch pitcher, and his fastball velocity and spin rate are down. Probably from overuse the past 2 years. Might be similar to what Kahnle went through last year.
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Thairo Estrada first major league hit(s) and Mike Ford first major league HR last night
New York Railriders are killin it
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He’s a 1 pitch pitcher, and his fastball velocity and spin rate are down. Probably from overuse the past 2 years. Might be similar to what Kahnle went through last year.
I mentioned the other day I think Green is Scott Proctor'd out of usefulness. He claims its a mechanical issue that needs to be cleaned up. I think he needs a stint in the minors to get straightened out. He also needs to start building a repertoire.
Kahnle was hurt last year. I had no idea, but they mentioned it on one of the broadcasts recently. He was pitching hurt most of the year and didn't say anything.
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https://twitter.com/EmSheDoesIt/status/1120879813030555649?s=09
freak Jake.
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As far as the JAGs thing, I'm going to do something I rarely do and compliment Brian Cashman.
I was thinking this last week, then I read an article saying the same thing the other day. He's done an absolutely phenomenal job of building organizational depth. The Yankees could literally field an All-Star team with their injured list this season. Somehow, they're still competitive enough to win games.
The competition hasn't been great, but even with all the injuries they've suffered, they're still fielding an average MLB lineup. Slightly below average at worst. That's absolutely amazing and a huge credit to Cashman and his team.
Is Tauchman playing beyond himself or is he a product of fantastic scouting? I'm leaning benefit of the doubt because Luke Voit is certainly an impressive line on the scouting team's resume. And guys like Frazier and Estrada were prospects that were being blocked before. I don't think this team is truly just a bunch of JAGs.
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I mentioned the other day I think Green is Scott Proctor'd out of usefulness. He claims its a mechanical issue that needs to be cleaned up. I think he needs a stint in the minors to get straightened out. He also needs to start building a repertoire.
Kahnle was hurt last year. I had no idea, but they mentioned it on one of the broadcasts recently. He was pitching hurt most of the year and didn't say anything.
You could tell Kahnle was hurt last year. His velocity was way down, stuff didn’t look the same, and he couldn’t find the zone.
The reason why? Career high in usage and IP, including pitching deep into the playoffs and being called on for multiple innings at a time. That’s almost an exact description of how Green has been used the past 2 years. So, I think we agree somewhat.
Although, Green came out and said today that his issue is mechanical, not physical.
There’s a rumor circulating that he’s getting sent down, which I would be in favor of. No margin to work on your mechanics in MLB.
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El Gary back tonight
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You could tell Kahnle was hurt last year. His velocity was way down, stuff didn’t look the same, and he couldn’t find the zone.
The reason why? Career high in usage and IP, including pitching deep into the playoffs and being called on for multiple innings at a time. That’s almost an exact description of how Green has been used the past 2 years. So, I think we agree somewhat.
Although, Green came out and said today that his issue is mechanical, not physical.
There’s a rumor circulating that he’s getting sent down, which I would be in favor of. No margin to work on your mechanics in MLB.
Agreed on all points. The overuse is what I refer to as Scott Proctor'd. That dude pitched every day and was wrecked.
I mentioned the mechanical thing as well, and yeah, going to SWB (or maybe Tampa--isn't that where they send guys to work out kinks?) is the best thing for him (and the team) right now.
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Thairo Estrada first major league hit(s) and Mike Ford first major league HR last night
New York Railriders are killin it
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As far as the JAGs thing, I'm going to do something I rarely do and compliment Brian Cashman.
I was thinking this last week, then I read an article saying the same thing the other day. He's done an absolutely phenomenal job of building organizational depth. The Yankees could literally field an All-Star team with their injured list this season. Somehow, they're still competitive enough to win games.
The competition hasn't been great, but even with all the injuries they've suffered, they're still fielding an average MLB lineup. Slightly below average at worst. That's absolutely amazing and a huge credit to Cashman and his team.
Is Tauchman playing beyond himself or is he a product of fantastic scouting? I'm leaning benefit of the doubt because Luke Voit is certainly an impressive line on the scouting team's resume. And guys like Frazier and Estrada were prospects that were being blocked before. I don't think this team is truly just a bunch of JAGs.
You're absolutely right. I just like joking about the relative no-names we're trotting out, and the recent surge of wins with this group has been great.
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You're absolutely right. I just like joking about the relative no-names we're trotting out, and the recent surge of wins with this group has been great.
I figured your comments were a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it was a good opportunity for me to bring up what I wanted to discuss.
This has really been something to watch. I don't think this team could beat Houston in a short series right now, but if they can keep the ship afloat until this team is closer to whole in the summer, it will have been an amazing feat.
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What a comeback last night
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Partial tear in Clints ankle, 10-14 days, Harvey called up
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https://mobile.twitter.com/justinddiamond/status/1121386690030002176
A King
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Yankees acquire Cameron Maybin from Cleveland.
No word on the return, can't imagine its that much. Understandable they'd bring him in given how desperate for outfield depth this team is right now.
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Yankees acquire Cameron Maybin from Cleveland.
No word on the return, can't imagine its that much. Understandable they'd bring him in given how desperate for outfield depth this team is right now.
Straight cash baby!
no IFA money and no player. Ideal.
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What a comeback last night
I freaking went to sleep.
Partial tear in Clints ankle, 10-14 days, Harvey called up
WTF with this team?
https://mobile.twitter.com/justinddiamond/status/1121386690030002176
A King
This guy is something else. What a great Cashman move.
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What a comeback last night
I freaking went to sleep.
I went to bed around midnight and regret nothing, I love seeing that W on my phone while taking my morning dump.
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starting outfield tonight: Thairo Estrada, Mike Tauchman, Cameron Maybin
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bumgarner was just throwing the yankees off the hunt, he dosent want to go there. ya.
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bumgarner was just throwing the yankees off the hunt, he dosent want to go there. ya.
4D chess
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Gary Slamchez
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nothing helps pick up team morale like hitting against the giants starters
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Gary SanFranchez did it again - 2 bombs, 900 ft.
edit: 897 ft.
DJ LaMahieu pulled from the game (inflamed knee from fouled off pitch on Friday). Gio Urshela hit on the wrist also pulled.
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Gio and DJ died for our sins
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Didn't post all weekend, but wow. This team just keeps finding ways. Granted, they're not playing the Astros or Dodgers, but you can only play the games on your schedule and they're winning them.
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When they’re chanting your name in away stadiums you must be doing something right
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When they’re chanting your name in away stadiums you must be doing something right
Luuuuke in ARZ
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1 more for CC
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We already promoted Deivi Garcia, arguably our top pitching prospect (not counting Lasagna), from Tampa to Trenton. He had 33 Ks in 17.2 IP, 4 starts. He’s 20 years old, 4.4 years younger than the average AA player, according to baseball ref.
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CC is the 17th pitcher (and 3rd lefty) in baseball history to 3,000 strikeouts
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We already promoted Deivi Garcia, arguably our top pitching prospect (not counting Lasagna), from Tampa to Trenton. He had 33 Ks in 17.2 IP, 4 starts. He’s 20 years old, 4.4 years younger than the average AA player, according to baseball ref.
I saw that last night. Pretty cool.
Is Loaisiga still the top pitching prospect? Shouldn't German start to enter the conversation? Or is it because German's with the big club and Loaisiga's back in Scranton again?
I also saw Chad Green is getting back on track down at AAA. It looks like he might be changed to an opener.
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CC is the man.
There are currently only 3 people not in the HOF who have 3,000 Ks: Clemens, Schilling, and CC. That list will be shorter by 1 in 2024.
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I saw that last night. Pretty cool.
Is Loaisiga still the top pitching prospect? Shouldn't German start to enter the conversation? Or is it because German's with the big club and Loaisiga's back in Scranton again?
I also saw Chad Green is getting back on track down at AAA. It looks like he might be changed to an opener.
The threshold to be considered a prospect (slash retain rookie status) is less than 50 IP or 130 ABs at the MLB level. German is at 132 IP (85 last year), Lasagna is at 34 IP.
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The threshold to be considered a prospect (slash retain rookie status) is less than 50 IP or 130 ABs at the MLB level. German is at 132 IP (85 last year), Lasagna is at 34 IP.
I didn't know that was the threshold, so thanks.
And wow, I didn't think German had pitched that much up here already. Time flies.
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Can they go back to playing bottom feeder teams?
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Can they go back to playing bottom feeder teams?
*checks upcoming schedule*
...no.
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RELEASE THE KRAKEN
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DJLM leading off
Andujar batting 4
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Hicks to start his rehab assignment this week, could be back by next weekend at the earliest.
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Clint should be back Monday/Tuesday
Stanton to return to BP this week
Didi could start rehab in 3 weeks
Paxton out up to 3 weeks
Severino out past ASB
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Clint is officially back on the active roster. I haven't seen a corresponding move yet.
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Somehow this team is third in baseball in run differential. Just keep swimming.
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Clint is officially back on the active roster. I haven't seen a corresponding move yet.
If they send Tauchman down, we riot
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If they send Tauchman down, we riot
It's crazy. Who would've thought 2 months ago that now we'd be saying guys like Mike Tauchman and Gio Urshela deserve playing time?
BTW: He won't be sent down...yet. Tarpley was sent to SWB to make room for Clint. Obviously, if Hicks comes off the IL this weekend, it's a near-certainty Tauchman will be the odd man out.
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Done with this team if they get rid of Tauchman. Most dominant .176 batting average I’ve ever seen
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Frazier tore 2 ligaments in his ankle but feels no pain anymore.
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Frazier tore 2 ligaments in his ankle but feels no pain anymore.
Hats off to the training staff
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Remember when Felix used to dominate us every start?
6-0 with no outs in the 2nd inning.
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https://expo.nj.com/sports/g66l-2019/05/8fbcc436616597/how-33-prospects-yankees-traded-are-doing-for-new-organizations-latest-on-justus-sheffield-james-kaprielian-blake-rutherford-more.html
This list is wizardry
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Remember when Felix used to dominate us every start?
6-0 with no outs in the 2nd inning.
Every time we faced him my first thought was always "I hope the pitching can keep it close until they can get to the pen." He's a shell of himself now.
Also, all of those previous meetings were without Gio Urshela, so it's understandable why the Yankees were always dominated in the past.
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https://expo.nj.com/sports/g66l-2019/05/8fbcc436616597/how-33-prospects-yankees-traded-are-doing-for-new-organizations-latest-on-justus-sheffield-james-kaprielian-blake-rutherford-more.html
This list is wizardry
Wow. There's only a handful of guys who crack their team's top-20, much less their top-10. The only trade you could argue the Yankees lost in all of that was the Sonny Gray one, and I think the grand theft of Voit makes up for that.
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Again, hats off to Cashman. I still believe this team would've been better served getting Machado/Harper plus Keuchel, but it's impossible to argue with the results so far. The organizational depth (and German being an absolute beast) has kept this team not just afloat but near the top of the AL East.
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Wow. There's only a handful of guys who crack their team's top-20, much less their top-10. The only trade you could argue the Yankees lost in all of that was the Sonny Gray one, and I think the grand theft of Voit makes up for that.
I don’t know that the Yankees necessarily lost that trade. They got 11 starts of 3.74 ERA out of him in 2017, 1.6 WAR out of him in 2018 (remember he was good on the road), and then flipped him for Josh Stowers (Yanks #21 prospect according to fangraphs) and the #36 overall pick.
Kaprelian still hasn’t thrown a pitch since 2016, Dustin Fowler was so bad he played his way out of a major league job (-0.9 career MLB WAR), and Mateo has yet to crack the majors. He’s having a great year at AAA this year after a horrendous year last season.
So, the Yankees got some return at the MLB level in the innings Gray pitched (a lot of them bad but he was decent in 2017) and flipped him for a prospect and a pick. Once again, it looks like they sold high on their prospects. If Mateo turns into a good MLB player they could end up losing the trade, but Stowers has a much higher floor.
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Wow. There's only a handful of guys who crack their team's top-20, much less their top-10. The only trade you could argue the Yankees lost in all of that was the Sonny Gray one, and I think the grand theft of Voit makes up for that.
You don't have to always have a team losing in a trade. McKinney and Drury for the remnants of Happ's expiring contract was a great piece of business for the Jays.
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I don’t know that the Yankees necessarily lost that trade. They got 11 starts of 3.74 ERA out of him in 2017, 1.6 WAR out of him in 2018 (remember he was good on the road), and then flipped him for Josh Stowers (Yanks #21 prospect according to fangraphs) and the #36 overall pick.
Kaprelian still hasn’t thrown a pitch since 2016, Dustin Fowler was so bad he played his way out of a major league job (-0.9 career MLB WAR), and Mateo has yet to crack the majors. He’s having a great year at AAA this year after a horrendous year last season.
So, the Yankees got some return at the MLB level in the innings Gray pitched (a lot of them bad but he was decent in 2017) and flipped him for a prospect and a pick. Once again, it looks like they sold high on their prospects. If Mateo turns into a good MLB player they could end up losing the trade, but Stowers has a much higher floor.
Yeah, they didn't necessarily lose the Gray trade. It's just the only one where you could frame an argument that they lost it.
I was 100% behind pursuing Gray and happy when they got him. It didn't work out long-term and I wound up souring on him. That sucks, but I would still make the trade again under the same circumstances.
You don't have to always have a team losing in a trade. McKinney and Drury for the remnants of Happ's expiring contract was a great piece of business for the Jays.
No doubt. I'm not looking for Cashman to stiff teams. I'm glad when trades work out both ways as long as 1) they don't come back to kill the Yankees, and 2) they are with anyone but the Red Sox. That's good for business. If Cashman was just unloading trash on everyone with every trade, he'd run out of trade partners.
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You don't have to always have a team losing in a trade. McKinney and Drury for the remnants of Happ's expiring contract was a great piece of business for the Jays.
I agree that was a good trade for the Jays, you’d rather have young players than let Happ walk for nothing, but it appears that Drury and McKinney have been bad this year. I saw a week ago in fantasy that McKinney has been (temporarily?) relegated to a bench role, and when surfing stats yesterday I saw that Drury is top 5 in MLB in strikeouts.
Once again, not arguing that it was a bad trade for Jays because you have control of young players for a number of years rather than nothing. I’m more surprised than anything because I had confidence in both of those guys to be decent-to-good MLB players. And that’s not to say they won’t be, and the jays can afford to let them figure it out. Also helps that Happ has been pretty shitty this year, but he was really good down the stretch last season.
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Again, hats off to Cashman. I still believe this team would've been better served getting Machado/Harper plus Keuchel, but it's impossible to argue with the results so far. The organizational depth (and German being an absolute beast) has kept this team not just afloat but near the top of the AL East.
Not making any type of argument here, but have you been following Machado/Harper this season?
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Not making any type of argument here, but have you been following Machado/Harper this season?
Only tangentially. I know Harper is striking out a bunch. I question how either would perform in the Yankees' lineup though. Harper would be well-served by the right-field porch here, and both players would be filling positions the Yankees desperately need.
That said, what Cashman did this year likely saved the club's season, so I really can't complain. DJLM wouldn't be a Yankee right now, and that dude's a RISP messiah. And I don't think I've ranted more about any sports-related topic over the past 10 years than the Yankees failures with RISP.
I'm still holding out hope that once the whole compensation pick thing settles, the Yankees will finally just pay Keuchel. I'll always be more in favor of spending money on arms than bats.
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Lowest opponent AVG:
.130 Chris Paddack
.158 Domingo Germán
.168 Caleb Smith
Lowest opponent OBP:
.193 Chris Paddack
.224 Caleb Smith
.225 Domingo German
Lowest opponent SLG:
.196 Chris Paddack
.241 Luis Castillo
.245 Domingo Germán
Caleb Smith wasn’t a big time prospect for us and stunk in his few MLB starts in NY, but he’s prob the best player Cash has traded away recently. He has some flaws but he’s developed some truly dominant stuff.
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WHAT A freaking WIN!!!!
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That was a loss. We stole that one.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/mrevandaniel/status/1125959816009125889
Gio Urshela <3
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How about Cameron freaking Maybin? That SB, amazing base running from 2nd to home and slide to walk it off...
Has a hit in every game he’s played in since we signed him off Cleveland’s AAA team, and robbed a HR over the weekend
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How about Cameron freaking Maybin? That SB, amazing base running from 2nd to home and slide to walk it off...
Has a hit in every game he’s played in since we signed him off Cleveland’s AAA team, and robbed a HR over the weekend
I'm not gonna lie, when he got himself thrown out at third earlier in the game I wanted to pack his bags out of town for him. Helluva slide to get in around the tag FTW! It's going to hurt to send away Tauchman when Hicks comes back this weekend, but Maybin's not going anywhere.
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How about DJ freaking LaMahieu though?! This guy can never sit again. He's an everyday player, I don't care where they need to put him to make it work. RISP RBI machine! I've said it before, I'll say it again, this was Cashman's best move of the offseason.
Gio has to remain the full-time 3B as well. I don't know what you do with Andujar when Stanton returns, but Urshela has to play third except when you plug in DJLM for a rest day.
When Didi comes back you have 3) Voit 4) Torres 5) Urshela 6) Didi and DJLM to float. And that's a good thing. No way anyone could predict something like that a year ago.
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Wade got sent down last night to make room for Loaisiga. Poor kid can't stick. With LaMahieu's performance, I think it's time to explore moving him. I'm sure he's got value to a quality team that needs a utility guy.
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I'm really ticked off at Tanaka's behavior last night. Sure, Frazier made a couple of bad plays on the field, but Tanaka should really slow his roll. I don't see guys barking/cursing every time another one of his flat-derriere splitters travels 400 feet in the wrong direction.
Sometimes your guys have to pick you up, and sometimes you have to pick them up. Yet another reason I adore CC Sabathia.
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I'm really ticked off at Tanaka's behavior last night. Sure, Frazier made a couple of bad plays on the field, but Tanaka should really slow his roll. I don't see guys barking/cursing every time another one of his flat-derriere splitters travels 400 feet in the wrong direction.
Sometimes your guys have to pick you up, and sometimes you have to pick them up. Yet another reason I adore CC Sabathia.
Tanaka is an angel and I will not have you slander him here
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Tanaka is an angel and I will not have you slander him here
Look, I love Tanaka. I just really didn't like him barking at Frazier's mistakes. Like I said, it's not like the guys behind him complain when he gives up his automatic home runs every start.
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Last night was ugly. But they didn't get no-hit nor shut out, so I consider that a small victory.
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The broadcast said Happ had a 3.12 ERA over his last 4 starts and I had to fact check them... they were right. 5 HRs over that span made him seem worse then he’s been.
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Gio!!!
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This is fine
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Vaya con Gio
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Gio!!!
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Gio tops off a golden sombrero with a pair of RBIs. Hicks to be activated today.
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RHP Luis Cessa will start for the Yankees tonight vs. Baltimore.
Opener for Lasagna, V smart
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RIP Tauchman, you were too beautiful for the major leagues
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RHP Luis Cessa will start for the Yankees tonight vs. Baltimore.
Opener for Lasagna, V smart
Interesting move. I would think Baltimore would be a team they could start Loaisiga against though. Whatever. Just keep winning.
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RIP Tauchman, you were too beautiful for the major leagues
Noooooooooooo!
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RIP Lasagna
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RIP Lasagna
Unbelievable. Another one bites the dust.
Chance Adams got the call up in his place. I'd seen a couple of weeks ago that he'd been pitching better, but I'm not sure about more recently than that.
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RIP Miggy
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https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/1128125781962633216?s=09
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Another rainout... booo
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Mike Tauchman is the 26th man for tomorrow's doubleheader.
HE HAS RISEN
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Mike Tauchman is the 26th man for tomorrow's doubleheader.
HE HAS RISEN
Mike Yeastman
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https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1128458753332981761?s=09
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https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1128458753332981761?s=09
Barf everywhere
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Jays South
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Getting Morales is NBD, but Loaisiga going to the 60-day is very disturbing. That's more than a "we need some roster space" move.
Then, of course, there's the news that Andujar may wind up getting shoulder surgery after all.
Boone acknowledged surgery would “probably” end Andujar’s season, and Dr. Steven Struhl, orthopedic surgeon at NYU Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases, said recovery could take 6-12 months.
“There’s no harm in rehabbing more, but you’re pushing back his return if you wind up performing surgery,” Struhl said. “Surgery is the most reliable option. With an elite athlete, there’s at least a 75-80 percent chance he comes back to his previous level, and I believe he will. The fact he’s young is a good thing.”
75-80% chance he'll return to form? FFS
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Getting Morales is NBD, but Loaisiga going to the 60-day is very disturbing. That's more than a "we need some roster space" move.
Then, of course, there's the news that Andujar may wind up getting shoulder surgery after all.
75-80% chance he'll return to form? FFS
Rotator Cuff is serious and he has a history of shoulder issues. We weren’t going to see him back in the Bronx within 60 days and I wasn’t counting on him at all for the rest of the season before this announcement
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Morales sucks. If he ever plays the field I will in fact barf everywhere. He should be a DH only to take advantage of the short porch against RHP.
He has good exit velocity, but an extremely low BABIP because he hits a ton of ground balls into the shift and is only of the slowest guys in MLB
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Rotator Cuff is serious and he has a history of shoulder issues. We weren’t going to see him back in the Bronx within 60 days and I wasn’t counting on him at all for the rest of the season before this announcement
Yeah, I'm definitely worried. A ridiculous season somehow gets more ridiculous.
Morales sucks. If he ever plays the field I will in fact barf everywhere. He should be a DH only to take advantage of the short porch against RHP.
He has good exit velocity, but an extremely low BABIP because he hits a ton of ground balls into the shift and is only of the slowest guys in MLB
There was speculation he might play some first, but when Didi is back, I don't see how DJLM doesn't spell Voit on rest days. Voit, Torres, Gio, Didi with LaMahieu floating has to be the infield. I can't see Morales being around long once Judge and/or Stanton return too. That's why I think this is an NBD move.
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Yeah, I'm definitely worried. A ridiculous season somehow gets more ridiculous.
There was speculation he might play some first, but when Didi is back, I don't see how DJLM doesn't spell Voit on rest days. Voit, Torres, Gio, Didi with LaMahieu floating has to be the infield. I can't see Morales being around long once Judge and/or Stanton return too. That's why I think this is an NBD move.
Well, Loaisiga isn’t a shocker. The only reason he’s even in our organization is because the Giants declined to protect him after an extensive history of injuries
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I'm glad my Outlook calendar reminds me about games. I forgot today was a DH. Game starts shortly.
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The Kraken!
As soon as the count hit 2-0 I thought "Gary, he's gonna throw you something to hit here."
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That was a monster jam
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That was a monster jam
440 feet, 114.9 MPH
When he's fully healthy, he's a freaking monster.
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I don't know if Torres would've made the play even if he hadn't been lazy on the throw, but that surely makes up for it anyway!
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“Hammerin Cameron!”
-Sterling
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This has the early makings of a very long day.
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It's Gleyber Day!
Gio with the legs!
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Morales went 1-2 with 2 walks, what a stud
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Morales went 1-2 with 2 walks, what a stud
No home runs, no pinstripes earned.
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This has the early makings of a very long day.
And it wasn't at all. In fact, both games combined was shorter than some Yankees/Orioles single games.
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“We have a saying in Cuba: ‘The dream is to play for the Yankees.’” - Kendrys Morales
Ok I like him now
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Wow
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Always said Kendrys was a great player, def never slandered him
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Thairo pinch hit bases clearing double!!!
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The Kraken!
As soon as the count hit 2-0 I thought "Gary, he's gonna throw you something to hit here."
Haven’t you wanted to trade him for, like, a bag of balls like 10 times since the season started, not to mention, the numerous times last season?
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(Copied over from Mets thread)
Is anybody surprised about this?
Hey, Alio, still hate the Yankees? The first week of baseball is SO important, innit?
Hate the Yankees? Wut?
The current Yankees are exactly the kind of team I've been begging for for years. This is a baseball team that can win games. When the whole team gets healthy, I can almost guarantee I'm going to be unhappy. It's going to go back to awful at-bats with RISP, and all-or-nothing ABs that are either homers or Ks.
Haven’t you wanted to trade him for, like, a bag of balls like 10 times since the season started, not to mention, the numerous times last season?
I don't recall wanting to trade Sanchez (though that doesn't mean I didn't rage on him and don't recall it).
Being mad about his laziness or his early poor throws/passed balls wasn't unreasonable. Since coming back from the IL, he's been a different guy though, and maybe part of that is thanks to the above. He's still an all-or-nothing hitter, but it's different when there are lots of hitters around you. It sets a completely different table for him--like giving him the chance to hit a freaking triple.
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(Copied over from Mets thread)
Hate the Yankees? Wut?
The current Yankees are exactly the kind of team I've been begging for for years. This is a baseball team that can win games. When the whole team gets healthy, I can almost guarantee I'm going to be unhappy. It's going to go back to awful at-bats with RISP, and all-or-nothing ABs that are either homers or Ks.
I don't recall wanting to trade Sanchez (though that doesn't mean I didn't rage on him and don't recall it).
Being mad about his laziness or his early poor throws/passed balls wasn't unreasonable. Since coming back from the IL, he's been a different guy though, and maybe part of that is thanks to the above. He's still an all-or-nothing hitter, but it's different when there are lots of hitters around you. It sets a completely different table for him--like giving him the chance to hit a freaking triple.
I’m not going through this thread but you said precisely after about 4 games you hated this team and that you hated Sanchez.
Don’t worry, as soon as the Yankees lose 2 or 3 in a row you’ll start pouting again and the first time Sanchez has a slump or makes an error, you’ll be screaming about that too.
I won’t even mention the crybaby excrement about not signing Harper or/and Machado and now you’re already saying you’re gonna be upset when your stars come back. Make up your fuckin mind already.
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I’m not going through this thread but you said precisely after about 4 games you hated this team and that you hated Sanchez.
Don’t worry, as soon as the Yankees lose 2 or 3 in a row you’ll start pouting again and the first time Sanchez has a slump or makes an error, you’ll be screaming about that too.
I won’t even mention the crybaby excrement about not signing Harper or/and Machado and now you’re already saying you’re gonna be upset when your stars come back. Make up your fuckin mind already.
If you're not going to go looking, then don't point fingers.
Yeah, I get upset when my teams lose. So? I get pissed off when the Jets lose too. That's a problem? My bad, I didn't realize I was being a fan wrong.
I supported Sanchez last year longer than most people. I even recall at one point defending him to SFD because the Yankees were throwing a lot of breaking pitches and those were the ones he was having the most trouble with. But please, don't let facts get in your way.
"Crybaby excrement" about Harper and Machado? I wasn't allowed to be irritated that the richest team in sports was unwilling to pay monster stars, especially Machado who would've played SS in Didi's place while recovering from Tommy John, and then maybe took 3rd from Andujar who would then have made an incredible trade piece? Sorry, I like my team to run like they're not just trying to pay off their pyramid scheme debts.
Yeah, I'm going to be upset if/when someone like Stanton rejoins the lineup and strikes out multiple times a game while taking a roster spot from someone like Frazier who is currently slumping but has shown great talent in putting the ball in play. The current roster is getting on base and hitting with RISP. This is the kind of baseball I like to see my team play, and one they haven't played for years. I despise the all-or-nothing launch angle-focused approach. I would've been happy about it from Harper solely because in Yankee Stadium, he'd be hitting home runs that would be pop flies in other parks.
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Save your rants for someone else. I’m not even bothering
You’re spoiled. You should freaking enjoy it, not cry the second the other team scores a run.
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It really was stupid to have wanted Machado and Harper, huh?
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Whatever. This team is going to be fielding guys playing in Trenton by July at this rate.
Your favorite players now, right?
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The 2018 Yankees had a higher OPS with RISP than their total OPS
The 2018 Yankees ranked 11th in the league in RISP LOB per game
The 2018 Yankees won 100 games (this team is currently projected to win 95 according to FG) and are a much better team with their 2 best hitters, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Didi is right there in the conversation for one of their best hitters when you consider positional value.
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Save your rants for someone else. I’m not even bothering
You’re spoiled. You should freaking enjoy it, not cry the second the other team scores a run.
Yeah, it must really bother you when I come into the Mets thread and shitpost. Oh. Wait.
Funny, you're not bothering with me, except you posted 3 times in a row in a thread for a team you don't even like, just because you don't like how I react to my team in their thread.
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Yeah, it must really bother you when I come into the Mets thread and shitpost. Oh. Wait.
Funny, you're not bothering with me, except you posted 3 times in a row in a thread for a team you don't even like, just because you don't like how I react to my team in their thread.
Haha
I’m the excrement poster.
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The 2018 Yankees had a higher OPS with RISP than their total OPS
The 2018 Yankees ranked 11th in the league in RISP LOB per game
The 2018 Yankees won 100 games (this team is currently projected to win 95 according to FG) and are a much better team with their 2 best hitters, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Didi is right there in the conversation for one of their best hitters when you consider positional value.
Didi is my guy. I can't wait till he's back in the lineup. I've been talking for weeks how excited I am to see Voit, Torres, Gio, and Didi with DJLM rotating in the infield.
Judge is my favorite Yankee, so of course, I want him back too. And regardless of his power, he's an on-base machine.
I like Stanton too, but he frustrates me. Like I was saying, I'll just be disappointed if a guy like Frazier gets demoted to make room for Stanton (assuming Stanton doesn't come back and light the world on fire, which is obviously best-case-scenario).
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Haha
I’m the excrement poster.
Reading comprehension's not your forte, huh?
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The 2018 Yankees had a higher OPS with RISP than their total OPS
The 2018 Yankees ranked 11th in the league in RISP LOB per game
The 2018 Yankees won 100 games (this team is currently projected to win 95 according to FG) and are a much better team with their 2 best hitters, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Didi is right there in the conversation for one of their best hitters when you consider positional value.
The funny thing is I don’t think the Didi injury gets enough attention. I mean, first of all, if anybody thinks the Yankees are a better team without Stanton and/or Judge, you seriously need your head examined. Second of all, it could be argued that Didi out of the lineup is a bigger deal because of how often he gets on base.
I mean, as a Mets fan, I guess they should bench Alonso because he strikes out so much, right? Keep Cano in because he’s a “contact” hitter.
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Reading comprehension's not your forte, huh?
Not your posts so I guess you’re right
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Not your posts so I guess you’re right
Feel free to ignore me. Especially in your team's thread where I don't post. Clear enough now?
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Feel free to ignore me. Especially in your team's thread where I don't post. Clear enough now?
Jesus, you’re softer than baby excrement ain’t ya? All I recommended was enjoy your team’s success and now I’m not allowed to post in “your” team’s thread. Go figure.
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Jesus, you’re softer than baby excrement ain’t ya?
It's a little irritating that you spend an awful lot of time worrying about me and my opinions about my team that I talk about in the thread dedicated to them, not your team's.
SFD not liking what I say is one thing, since he's a Yankees fan, but you're out here posting about me in your Mets thread apart from coming in here and getting on my case. When I challenged you to use actual evidence to back up what you were saying about me, your reaction was "Nah, I'm not gonna bother." All I'm saying is, fine, then don't.
Sorry, your team isn't competitive. Sorry mine is. Well, no, not really because I'm happy they are.
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Jesus, you’re softer than baby excrement ain’t ya? All I recommended was enjoy your team’s success and now I’m not allowed to post in “your” team’s thread. Go figure.
BTW, you added the part about not posting here. That's not what I'm saying.
All I'm saying is that I say enough that turns out to be wrong, and I never have a problem with eating crow. Hell, I usually like when I'm wrong because I'm naturally pessimistic.
But I don't like having to defend against things I didn't say or stuff said about me where I'm not even active. Trust me, SFD doesn't let any bullshit I say slide. But it's all good. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Fortunately, no one is hiring me for their front office jobs to screw things up when I rant away.
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Ok. Whatever. Don’t change, don’t ever change.
I don’t care. I don’t get worked up about sports anymore. I just don’t. You want to be the stereotypical shithead crybaby Yankee fan, then more power to you.
I work 2 jobs, one full-time, and my wife works too. I just don’t seem to care much about pampered millionaires playing kids games as much as I used to. I’ve watched losing teams my whole life, so the fact the Mets we garbage....doesn’t really matter to me. If they win or, God forbid, make it to the World Series like they did in ‘15, that’s great. But if they also go 62-100, there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it and bitching and moaning about it (especially when the Wilpons own the team), isn’t gonna change that. Especially when I can barely afford to go to a game now.
Not to mention...you can say anything you want about me in any thread, and chances are I probably won’t care about that either.
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Ok. Whatever. Don’t change, don’t ever change.
I don’t care. I don’t get worked up about sports anymore. I just don’t. You want to be the stereotypical shithead crybaby Yankee fan, then more power to you.
I work 2 jobs, one full-time, and my wife works too. I just don’t seem to care much about pampered millionaires playing kids games as much as I used to. I’ve watched losing teams my whole life, so the fact the Mets we garbage....doesn’t really matter to me. If they win or, God forbid, make it to the World Series like they did in ‘15, that’s great. But if they also go 62-100, there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it and bitching and moaning about it (especially when the Wilpons own the team), isn’t gonna change that. Especially when I can barely afford to go to a game now.
Not to mention...you can say anything you want about me in any thread, and chances are I probably won’t care about that either.
I've never met you, but I assume you're a decent guy. I've read your struggles between work or the heart walk situation. Best of luck to you.
But if you're going to excrement on me, I'm not just going to sit here and eat it--especially if you're going to spout bullshit that you're just assuming I said.
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I've never met you, but I assume you're a decent guy. I've read your struggles between work or the heart walk situation. Best of luck to you.
But if you're going to excrement on me, I'm not just going to sit here and eat it--especially if you're going to spout bullshit that you're just assuming I said.
Ok. Have a great time doing that. See where it gets you. Anybody can go back and read any of your posts, just so you know.
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Ok. Have a great time doing that. See where it gets you. Anybody can go back and read any of your posts, just so you know.
You're absolutely right, including you, like I said earlier today.
So I went ahead and scrolled through the entire freaking thread for every post where I mentioned Sanchez that wasn't just a lineup post. Here you go.
This was a massive waste of my time, and that's going to be it for me. But I'll reiterate what I said earlier, feel free to ignore me.
This was an interesting news item. I wonder how much this affected his swing. It would be really nice if it gets cleaned up and he goes back to being the hitter he's shown himself to be.
He got Paxton a lot cheaper, but Carrasco has been a lot more healthy. I probably would've paid that price for Kluber.
I'm all-in on Machado. I don't give a excrement what he said. Cano was "lazy" and no one had a problem with his production. Sanchez is "lazy" and if he starts clubbing homers again, all is forgiven. Machado would be a huge addition to the lineup. Do it Cashgod. Corbin first though.
I like the Hicks deal, but it does make me question why they'd give a 7 year deal to a 29 year old injury prone above average player, when they wouldn't give a 10 year deal to an elite 26 year old (either of them).
I love that Cashman is locking in all the core young talent though. Severino, Hicks, and now working on Betances. Hopefully Judge and Gregorious after that, and eventually Sanchez, Andujar, and Torres.
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Is a really good lineup that gets even better when you slot Didi in between Sanchez and Andujar in the summer. But Machado or Harper batting after Stanton is a completely different monster where it would be hard to feel it wasn't ready to dethrone the Sox this year. Again, it's only money, and the Yankees have lots of it.
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The Yankees' #1 starter and number 3 hitter are both on the DL. Their longest-tenured starter is also going on the DL. Their starting center-fielder has been out a month already, and they may have lost their starting third baseman for the year yesterday. Players they've invested a lot into, such as Sanchez, Bird, and Torres are all struggling. I'd add in the issue of the pen not performing to the standard of "best in baseball" but it's harder for me to justify getting on them this early with the cold.
Is it early? Sure. But I don't buy into the idea that early games aren't just as important as games later in the year. Individual performances can turn around, but not if guys keep getting hurt.
Huh, they're both hitting better than I thought (I had to look them both up). I must be completely missing Gleyber's ABs because I thought he wasn't hitting at all, which isn't the case.
Sanchez is a bit of a different story. I know he's hit a couple of homers, but anything else has been clouded by his atrocious throwing errors and continued lackluster defensive catching.
I have issues with his throwing. He's way off target, and he's got 3 throwing errors already. The passed balls are bad enough, but his arm is supposed to be the big feature for him. I'm not trying to minimize anything with him, but his defense has degraded from last year so far, and that's bad.
I think I'm thinking of the same throw you're talking about. The one that hit the runner's foot? Regardless, all 3 throwing errors on Sanchez were bad throws. All of them were off-line/short hops. Apart from anything else, the throws have all been bad on their own.
Another spectacular Sanchez throw!
Now that's the kind of throw we need to see from Sanchez!
Gary Sanchez, 10-day IL. Kyle Higashioka called up.
<text cut for brevity>And who would've predicted Sanchez would have less passed balls than Romine, and that Gary would have such problems throwing?
I see Gary as the most important on that list to return right now. You know I like Romine, but Gary is so much better offensively and extends the lineup.
Sanchez and the Yanks discussed a rehab game today. What sucks is SWB is in Buffalo and Trenton is out in Portland this weekend, so either makes for a long trip. I was really hoping to see him in the lineup Sunday.
They had a few innings of the Royals' pen and still couldn't do anything. Gross is a good word for it.
<text cut for brevity>Again, I understand where you're coming from. Your stance is that there's no way to control things like Sanchez and Andujar hurting themselves sliding, or Bird tearing his foot. But I disagree.
I complained last year too, with Hicks and Bird getting hurt, Sanchez missing time, CC missing starts. The only injury last year I didn't blame the staff for was Judge's broken wrist due to HBP, which I still complained was handled poorly post-injury.
The Kraken!
As soon as the count hit 2-0 I thought "Gary, he's gonna throw you something to hit here."
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I don't recall wanting to trade Sanchez (though that doesn't mean I didn't rage on him and don't recall it).
Being mad about his laziness or his early poor throws/passed balls wasn't unreasonable. Since coming back from the IL, he's been a different guy though, and maybe part of that is thanks to the above. He's still an all-or-nothing hitter, but it's different when there are lots of hitters around you. It sets a completely different table for him--like giving him the chance to hit a freaking triple.
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Wow. What a waste of time.
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Lol
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ON CUE, GARY SANCHEZ WITH A 9TH INNING, TIE BREAKING, 3 RUN HOME RUN!!!
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What a freaking game
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(http://i65.tinypic.com/fk78cl.jpg)
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Awesome win. Both catchers were great (thx for the muff Severino)
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https://twitter.com/JSterlingCalls/status/1130663012703068160?s=09
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Down 6-1, win 10-7. That’s how you draw it up.
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Awesome win. Both catchers were great (thx for the muff Severino)
Hahahaha that was huge. Also shoutout to Dwight Smith Jr for some truly awful throws
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https://twitter.com/JSterlingCalls/status/1130663012703068160?s=09
<3
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https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1130661028587556865
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https://twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1130621063107424257
This was the call on Gleyber’s first HR last night in the 2nd inning. Dying to hear the call of HR 2
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I love this team right now. Going into the ninth, with the bottom of the order coming up, I had a feeling they were going to somehow pull it off. So much fun to watch!
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I realized last night, I was worried about Frazier being the odd man out once Stanton returns, but why wouldn't it be Morales? It's not like he came in and caught fire. I'd much rather move on from him and plug in Stanton at DH while letting Frazier continue to play here (though I wonder if he's playing in pain without saying anything).
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#Yankees-#RedSox in London will be just 385 feet to CF, the teams will play on turf, and both teams will wear white.
Awful
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Awful
Right-center in Yankee Stadium is 385, and in Fenway it's 380. The farthest part of the Green Monster is 379.
This is going to be a home run derby.
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(http://i65.tinypic.com/fk78cl.jpg)
Relevant
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For those wondering, 1 bite.
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1) Francisco Lindor, SS, Grade A: Age 21, hit .276/.338/.389 with 28 steals, 11 homers between Double-A and Triple-A. Renowned for defense with a steadily improving bat and ready for big league trial in ’15. Likely more valuable in real baseball than in fantasy contexts in the short-term.
2) Bradley Zimmer, OF, Grade B+: Age 22, hit .302/.400/.492 in debut between short-season ball and Low-A, 2014 first-round pick from University of San Francisco. Broad skill base with speed, throwing arm, sound defense, on-base abilities, at least moderate power.
3) Clint Frazier, OF, Grade B+/Borderline B: Age 20, 2013 first-rounder hit .266/.349/.411 with 13 homers, 56 walks, 161 strikeouts in Low-A. This may not look that hot but in context was actually well above Midwest League averages and he was 2.5 years younger than competition. Still has the tremendous bat speed but contact is clearly an issue.
4) Francisco Mejia, C, Grade B: Age 19, hit .282/.339/.407 in New York-Penn League, switch-hitter with more offensive growth possible, also has sound defensive tools. This grade involves a lot of projection and is rather aggressive.
5) Bobby Bradley, 1B, Grade B: Age 18, hit .361/.426/.652 in rookie ball, won Arizona Rookie League triple crown, 2014 draftee could be huge bargain in the third round, was also one of the youngest players in the draft. Doesn’t have Mejia’s defensive value but the bat looks quite strong. Also an aggressive grade.
6) Justus Sheffield, LHP, Grade B-/Borderline B. Age 18, another fine draftee in first round of ’14 class, should develop into a four-pitch lefty and could rise rapidly compared to most high schoolers. 4.79 ERA with 29/9 K/BB in 21 innings in rookie ball. If he stays healthy, should be at least a mid-rotation guy and perhaps more.
7) Giovanny Urshela, 3B, Grade B-: Age 23, hit .280/.334/491 with 36 doubles, 18 homers, 36 walks, just 67 strikeouts in 485 at-bats between Double-A and Triple-A. Excels with the glove at third base, power is developing nicely, and he doesn’t whiff much. I’m not sure why this guy doesn’t get more attention. The numbers are strong, the scouting reports are solid, and he’s pretty young.
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Gio Indians prospect ranking 2015:
Baseball Prospectus: 8
Fangraphs: 9
I never knew he was a prospect until I heard someone mention it the other day, always thought he was a JAG/career minor leaguer.
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Gio Indians prospect ranking 2015:
Baseball Prospectus: 8
Fangraphs: 9
I never knew he was a prospect until I heard someone mention it the other day, always thought he was a JAG/career minor leaguer.
I think Cone has talked about it a couple of times during broadcasts, or maybe it was Kay (or maybe I read it on Twitter). Gio was someone Cashman has been looking to acquire for a while. I want to say that at least twice Cashman tried to make a play for him. His defense was known to be elite, but there was a question whether his bat would translate into the pros.
We all know I've been critical of Cashman, but he's proving my old argument completely invalid lately. I always argued that without the Yankees' bank account, he'd be an average or worse GM. Instead, he and his scouting department have shown themselves adept at locating diamonds in the rough and even recognizing more talent in guys than was already shown.
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I read this morning that Frazier's performance might be setting him up as a trade piece later this season. I'll be a bit upset to lose him. The problem is, he's likely a guy without a future here. Hicks isn't going anywhere after he signed his deal, and Judge is the forever right fielder. Even if Stanton is a full-time DH, Florial is eventually going to be a full-time outfielder.
If he keeps hitting like last night (like he was pre-ankle), he's going to be a helluva trade chip. But damn, I'd really like to keep him.
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I read this morning that Frazier's performance might be setting him up as a trade piece later this season. I'll be a bit upset to lose him. The problem is, he's likely a guy without a future here. Hicks isn't going anywhere after he signed his deal, and Judge is the forever right fielder. Even if Stanton is a full-time DH, Florial is eventually going to be a full-time outfielder.
If he keeps hitting like last night (like he was pre-ankle), he's going to be a helluva trade chip. But damn, I'd really like to keep him.
Still need an eventual replacement for Gardner. Too early to count on Florial.
But if the right opportunity presents itself...
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Still need an eventual replacement for Gardner. Too early to count on Florial.
But if the right opportunity presents itself...
Yeah, I haven't followed Florial too closely. SFD knows more about him than I do. The article made it sound like a no-brainer, and I know he's a highly touted prospect.
Still, if someone wanted to take Florial rather than Frazier, I'd go with the old bird-in-the-hand-is-better-than-2-in-the-bush. We already know Frazier can play, and he can do it in the Bronx. But again, I don't know enough about Florial to say "risk whatever his future worth is for something today" confidently.
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Still need an eventual replacement for Gardner. Too early to count on Florial.
But if the right opportunity presents itself...
Way too early to count on Florial. I see him as Hick’s eventual successor in CF. Florial has been too hurt the past couple years to progress in the minor leagues, and he has shown some major plate discipline issues when healthy.
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Yeah, I haven't followed Florial too closely. SFD knows more about him than I do. The article made it sound like a no-brainer, and I know he's a highly touted prospect.
Still, if someone wanted to take Florial rather than Frazier, I'd go with the old bird-in-the-hand-is-better-than-2-in-the-bush. We already know Frazier can play, and he can do it in the Bronx. But again, I don't know enough about Florial to say "risk whatever his future worth is for something today" confidently.
I really like Florial, he’s a true 5 tool player at a premium defensive position. As you stated, if given the choice I would trade him before Frazier if it’s for a win-now piece in return.
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I question just how much the Yankees need to make a trade at this point anyway. It's a lot to assume, but assume Severino and Betances return healthy and true to form. Add in a healthy Didi, Judge, and Stanton. I also saw Montgomery say he's targeting an August return.
With the emergence of German, maybe rotational help isn't necessary? And once the draft is over, Keuchel becomes an option to add.
Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, German, CC with Happ either as a 6th starter or eating some of German's innings plus Montgomery isn't a bad rotation at all. Obviously, you'd make room for a Bumgarner, but it might be an unnecessary expenditure of assets.
Positionally, I don't see where a trade would make any sense. Voit, Torres, Urshela, and Didi are your first-string starters, and LaMaheiu is probably the best "backup" player in the entire sport right now. You wouldn't trade Frazier for an outfielder (unless Anaheim wanted to let that fish-named kid go), so I'm not sure where a trade makes a lot of sense this year.
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I question just how much the Yankees need to make a trade at this point anyway. It's a lot to assume, but assume Severino and Betances return healthy and true to form. Add in a healthy Didi, Judge, and Stanton. I also saw Montgomery say he's targeting an August return.
With the emergence of German, maybe rotational help isn't necessary? And once the draft is over, Keuchel becomes an option to add.
Severino, Paxton, Tanaka, German, CC with Happ either as a 6th starter or eating some of German's innings plus Montgomery isn't a bad rotation at all. Obviously, you'd make room for a Bumgarner, but it might be an unnecessary expenditure of assets.
Positionally, I don't see where a trade would make any sense. Voit, Torres, Urshela, and Didi are your first-string starters, and LaMaheiu is probably the best "backup" player in the entire sport right now. You wouldn't trade Frazier for an outfielder (unless Anaheim wanted to let that fish-named kid go), so I'm not sure where a trade makes a lot of sense this year.
German is going to be in an innings limit. No one knows what that is yet, but it’s going to take some drastic maneuvering to allow him to be pitching at the end of the season, let alone the playoffs.
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I’d rather sign Kuechel than trade for Madbum. And I don’t really want to sign Kuechel.
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German is going to be in an innings limit. No one knows what that is yet, but it’s going to take some drastic maneuvering to allow him to be pitching at the end of the season, let alone the playoffs.
They have to be dialing him back mid-season to have him available for the playoffs, no? That has always been my assumption. It would be crazy to waste all his innings against teams like Baltimore in May and not have him for the Rays or Sox in September/October.
I’d rather sign Kuechel than trade for Madbum. And I don’t really want to sign Kuechel.
I obviously feel differently about Keuchel than you do, but otherwise, I agree.
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"Gleyber's got two homers besides facing the Orioles. Hitting like .220 or something. So people, major league pitchers, are pitching to him."
Lol eat excrement Brandon Hyde, no need to take a potshot because the guy owns your freaking ball club.
(He's hitting .250 against other teams.)
Also agreed completely, I'd rather sign Kuechel.
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Gleyber sitting today lol
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Gleyber sitting today lol
What sense does that make? The Yankees don't play Baltimore again until August. Why not capitalize on his ownership of them today?
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Apart from batting average being a nearly-meaningless stat anymore, Gleyber has a batting average over .300 versus: San Fran, Arizona, Tampa Bay, and Seattle. He completely owns the Orioles, but it's not like he's striking out against everyone else.
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What sense does that make? The Yankees don't play Baltimore again until August. Why not capitalize on his ownership of them today?
I’d rather he sits against the Orioles than any of the teams we’re playing next.
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I’d rather he sits against the Orioles than any of the teams we’re playing next.
Yeah, I'm sure that was Boone's thinking too. Sanchez got the day off too, and Voit got the half-day.
We now interrupt this post for The GIO SHOW!
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Luke Voit, 470 ft. later
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/video/luke-voit-homers-13-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-center-field-aaron-hicks-scores
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1 day, 2 W’s
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Luke Voit, 470 ft. later
https://www.mlb.com/yankees/video/luke-voit-homers-13-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-center-field-aaron-hicks-scores
That was his longest career HR by 40 ft. freaking bomb.
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Going to the game tonight. Tanaka Time.
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Going to the game tonight. Tanaka Time.
The next game on my ticket pack is vs the Yankees, next Wednesday. Also happens to be game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Anyone want 4 tickets to Jays v Yankees?
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Going to the game tonight. Tanaka Time.
TANAKA TUESDAY
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Clint quick stick
https://www.mlb.com/video/yankees-smack-3-hrs-vs-padres
Masahiro Tanaka (3-3, 2.94 ERA) will look to finish a strong month when he takes the mound Tuesday. He has a 2.15 ERA in five May starts, giving up just two runs combined in his last three starts, a span of 19 innings.
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu (.316) has been swinging a hot bat, hitting in eight of the past nine games, including four multi-hit games. He is 13-for-40 (.325) with two home runs and six RBIs during that stretch. Shortstop Gleyber Torres (.289) has eight multi-hit games this month with five doubles, eight homers and 14 RBIs.
The Padres are sending left-hander Eric Lauer (3-4, 4.73 ERA) to the mound. He is coming off one of his best starts in the Majors as he allowed just one run in seven innings in a win over Arizona. Lauer had seven strikeouts with no walks and reached the 100-pitch level in back-to-back starts. First baseman Eric Hosmer (.296) has a six-game hitting streak, going 10-for-23 (.435) with two home runs and six RBIs during that stretch.
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Didi and Judge (and Paxton and Betances) are inching closer to returning. This team is going to be scary this summer.
Plus, the Yankees had a senior scout watching Keuchel throw his latest sim game. You have to figure they're going to push to sign him, firstly to bolster the rotation, and secondly to prevent the Rays from bolstering theirs.
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Renfroe-Myers-Naylor has to be the worst defensive outfield the Padres have rolled out this year and there have been some ugly ones. Should be an interesting one
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Renfroe-Myers-Naylor has to be the worst defensive outfield the Padres have rolled out this year and there have been some ugly ones. Should be an interesting one
Naylor looked pretty shaky in RF, but he didn’t have to cover a lot of ground and all of the balls hit to him were routine. I noticed they slid Myers over to LF and put Margot in CF around the 7th inning, but LF is almost as tough as CF in YS.
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The Padres manager is an poopchute for those 7th inning shenanigans. Changed his pitcher just about every batter they faced, trying to stall and hope for a rainout.
He ended up using 6 pitchers to face 8 batters.
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The Padres manager is an poopchute for those 7th inning shenanigans. Changed his pitcher just about every batter they faced, trying to stall and hope for a rainout.
He ended up using 6 pitchers to face 8 batters.
I didn't have nearly as much of a problem with that as I did the absolutely ludicrous strike zone last night. In the same at-bat, he called a strike mid-shin and one that topped the NY on his chest. The outside strike 3 on Frazier was nonsense as well. His calls affected major at-bats.
Anyway, Paxton is back. Let's Go Yankees!
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LMAO
DJLM and Voit!
ETA: No matter who is next to come back, Judge, Didi, Stanton, someone else, please make Kendrys Morales the corresponding move to clear the roster spot.
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Was not expecting that.
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Entering today, Chris Paddack had faced 88 right-handed batters in his MLB career. He had allowed 0 HR to them ...
Before LeMahieu and Voit took him deep to start the game.
This was before Gio just took him deep
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Was not expecting that.
I don't know anything about San Diego, but Paddack is supposed to be a lot better than this, no?
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I don't know anything about San Diego, but Paddack is supposed to be a lot better than this, no?
He’s really good. Just missing his location and the Yankees are jumping on him.
Edit: after seeing some replays, he left some changeups high. It’s an absolutely filthy pitch when he locates it. He settled down after the Gio HR.
As crazy as it sounds, they match up against these pitchers much better than the guy they faced yesterday, Lauer, and Paddack is 10x the pitcher. They stink against soft tossing lefty control pitchers.
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Luuuuuke triple
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Rough one for Paddack, sure he'll bounce back.
Pretty happy with taking 1/3 without Tatis Jr. around, good series
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Going to the game tonight. We got my son 2 tickets for his birthday, and he decided to ask his old man to go with him.
This is only my second time going to the new Stadium. Pretty excited. Let's go Yankees!
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Going to the game tonight. We got my son 2 tickets for his birthday, and he decided to ask his old man to go with him.
This is only my second time going to the new Stadium. Pretty excited. Let's go Yankees!
Hope you're having fun and get to see a win.
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Going to the game tonight. We got my son 2 tickets for his birthday, and he decided to ask his old man to go with him.
This is only my second time going to the new Stadium. Pretty excited. Let's go Yankees!
freak YEAH ALIO AND ALIO JR
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I had softball tonight, so I followed mainly through updates. Saw
The Hicks 2 RBI single and that’s about it.
Watching the replay like i do with every game, and HAPP IS STILL PITCHING IN THE 5TH ININNG LMAOOOOO
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Oh no
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DJ LMAOOOO
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If Sale dies tn will anyone care
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https://twitter.com/TomBiersdorfer/status/1134693959744102401?s=09
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https://twitter.com/GarySanchezGOAT/status/1134627613295726592?s=09
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So that was fun.
Beating on Sale was amazing. The Stadium was about 1/3 Massholes who kept trying to get loud. Yankees fans SHUT THAT excrement DOWN.
TV does not do justice to how loud the LUKE chant is.
Aaron Hicks has ELITE walk-up music: "Return of the Mack" and Chapman's inferno entrance is awesome.
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So that was fun.
Beating on Sale was amazing. The Stadium was about 1/3 Massholes who kept trying to get loud. Yankees fans SHUT THAT excrement DOWN.
TV does not do justice to how loud the LUKE chant is.
Aaron Hicks has ELITE walk-up music: "Return of the Mack" and Chapman's inferno entrance is awesome.
That's awesome that you were there with your boy! Glad you were able to see a win over Hitler's poopchute (my affectionate nickname for Red Sox).
Like you, I've only been to new stadium once (before your experience last night). These days if I go to a game I'm more of a Long Island Ducks man lol.
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https://twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1134896460686864388
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So that was fun.
Beating on Sale was amazing. The Stadium was about 1/3 Massholes who kept trying to get loud. Yankees fans SHUT THAT excrement DOWN.
TV does not do justice to how loud the LUKE chant is.
Aaron Hicks has ELITE walk-up music: "Return of the Mack" and Chapman's inferno entrance is awesome.
Awesome, man. Great game.
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That's awesome that you were there with your boy! Glad you were able to see a win over Hitler's poopchute (my affectionate nickname for Red Sox).
Like you, I've only been to new stadium once (before your experience last night). These days if I go to a game I'm more of a Long Island Ducks man lol.
John Rocker GOAT
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That's awesome that you were there with your boy! Glad you were able to see a win over Hitler's poopchute (my affectionate nickname for Red Sox).
Like you, I've only been to new stadium once (before your experience last night). These days if I go to a game I'm more of a Long Island Ducks man lol.
I'm actually planning to check out the Ducks this summer with my kids. Haven't picked a date yet. Already got 2 games picked out for the Staten Island Yankees though.
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I know the Yankees have that whole accountability thing, and it sucks for other guys to have to answer questions for him last night, but does anyone give a damn that Frazier didn't speak to the media last night after the game?
I don't. What's he going to say? "I made some bad plays out there. I have to clean it up. I'll take even more extra pregame practice than I was already doing. Blah, blah, blah."
The media sucks. They don't report the stories, they create the stories. Bunch of petulant little children.
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I know the Yankees have that whole accountability thing, and it sucks for other guys to have to answer questions for him last night, but does anyone give a damn that Frazier didn't speak to the media last night after the game?
I don't. What's he going to say? "I made some bad plays out there. I have to clean it up. I'll take even more extra pregame practice than I was already doing. Blah, blah, blah."
The media sucks. They don't report the stories, they create the stories. Bunch of petulant little children.
It wasn’t smart on his part, but I don’t particularly care nor do I blame him.
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I know the Yankees have that whole accountability thing, and it sucks for other guys to have to answer questions for him last night, but does anyone give a damn that Frazier didn't speak to the media last night after the game?
I don't. What's he going to say? "I made some bad plays out there. I have to clean it up. I'll take even more extra pregame practice than I was already doing. Blah, blah, blah."
The media sucks. They don't report the stories, they create the stories. Bunch of petulant little children.
Agreed. I only care that he's putting in the work to fix the problem.
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These days if I go to a game I'm more of a Long Island Ducks man lol.
I miss the Newark Bears when they were signing the all-stars of 1993 in 2000. Rickey Henderson in a Bears uniform playing Atlantic League baseball was surreal.
I had to live across the street from Bethpage Ballpark last month while waiting for the house to close so I caught a couple of games. Love that independent ball experience.
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Going to the Hartford Yard Goats game tomorrow night to see Yankees #1 pitching prospect Deivi Garcia pitch for the Trenton Thunder.
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Florial was activated for Tampa yesterday, went 2-4 with a 3 run bomb off of Ervin Santana
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According to a source, the Yankees and Braves are the favorites to sign Dallas Keuchel. Both teams are believed to be in the same area with their offers at the moment.
A second source believes the Yankees are going to land Dallas Keuchel, and that they are emerging as the true favorites for the former Cy Young winner.
And FWIW, I have been told that Keuchel IS willing to shave his beard if he signs with the Yankees.
Feinsand
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Please and thank you Mr. Cashman.
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I don’t see how Keuchel isn’t a slam dunk for you guys. Keep him away from Atlanta.
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4-3 BJays. Yanks entered the game 3rd in RISP batting average only to go 1 for 12 tonight.
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https://deadspin.com/clint-frazier-has-some-things-hed-like-to-get-off-his-c-1835265166/amp
This was actually a pretty good read and gave me some respect for Frazier.
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https://deadspin.com/clint-frazier-has-some-things-hed-like-to-get-off-his-c-1835265166/amp
This was actually a pretty good read and gave me some respect for Frazier.
A professional sports team with an official grooming policy for its multimillionaire players is a complete headscratcher. It would be great if someone like Judge or Stanton just said "nah, I don't think so" and decided to style himself on Opie from Sons Of Anarchy. What are you going to do, cut them? It's ridiculous.
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A professional sports team with an official grooming policy for its multimillionaire players is a complete headscratcher. It would be great if someone like Judge or Stanton just said "nah, I don't think so" and decided to style himself on Opie from Sons Of Anarchy. What are you going to do, cut them? It's ridiculous.
I agree completely. I know Steinbrenner started it because he has a background in the Armed Forces somehow and it was probably a way to keep his players in line and conformed but good for Frazier for saying what he did. freak the NY media. I honestly didn’t know about the incidents he had, he’s supposed to “owe it” to the media after a bad inning?
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I know the Yankees have that whole accountability thing, and it sucks for other guys to have to answer questions for him last night, but does anyone give a damn that Frazier didn't speak to the media last night after the game?
I don't. What's he going to say? "I made some bad plays out there. I have to clean it up. I'll take even more extra pregame practice than I was already doing. Blah, blah, blah."
The media sucks. They don't report the stories, they create the stories. Bunch of petulant little children.
I didn’t see this. I have to agree with it. Like I said, good for Frazier.
https://deadspin.com/clint-frazier-has-some-things-hed-like-to-get-off-his-c-1835265166/amp
Here’s that story again because we’re on a new page.
I should add: the only reason I knew about this was because Boomer and Gio were talking about it (Stern was on a commercial) and THEY were bashing Frazier.
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I didn’t see this. I have to agree with it. Like I said, good for Frazier.
https://deadspin.com/clint-frazier-has-some-things-hed-like-to-get-off-his-c-1835265166/amp
Here’s that story again because we’re on a new page.
I should add: the only reason I knew about this was because Boomer and Gio were talking about it (Stern was on a commercial) and THEY were bashing Frazier.
It's stupid and ridiculous.
Yes, guys are going to have to be accountable. It is part of sports. But I argued, just like that Deadspin article did, that what would have been the difference had he faced them after the game? He would've spouted a bunch of "I gotta do better. I know I let the team down. I'm working hard every day." BS that we all already know.
The NY sports media is atrocious. Manish gets a ton of excrement--rightfully--for his trolling, but at least he doesn't act like he's above it. Most of the reporters in this city act like they're doing some saintly service by making our favorite athletes' lives a living hell. Is it any wonder that guys like Jeter started their own "publication" just to get their own side of the story out there?
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Going to the Hartford Yard Goats game tomorrow night to see Yankees #1 pitching prospect Deivi Garcia pitch for the Trenton Thunder.
Looking forward to seeing:
SP Deivi Garcia
1B Chris Gittens
IF Hoy Jun Park
OF Ben Ruta
Deivi Garcia is averaging 15.5 K/9 between A+ and AA this year
Chris Gittens has the highest average exit velocity of any player in baseball this year...including MLB. The list goes:
1) Chris Gittens - 98.8 MPH
2) Joey Gallo - 96.4
3) Josh Bell - 94.5
4) Christian Yelich - 94.4
...
7) Gary Sanchez - 93.1
Gittens is hitting 70.8% of his balls at 95+ MPH. The other guys listed above are all between 50-58%.
Gittens has 10 HRs, 33 RBIs, is batting .311 and OPSing over 1.000
Ben Ruta is batting .305 with 27 RBIs and 11 SB
Hoy Jun Park is batting .320
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Looking forward to seeing:
SP Deivi Garcia
1B Chris Gittens
IF Hoy Jun Park
OF Ben Ruta
Deivi Garcia is averaging 15.5 K/9 between A+ and AA this year
Chris Gittens has the highest average exit velocity of any player in baseball this year...including MLB. The list goes:
1) Chris Gittens - 98.8 MPH
2) Joey Gallo - 96.4
3) Josh Bell - 94.5
4) Christian Yelich - 94.4
...
7) Gary Sanchez - 93.1
Gittens is hitting 70.8% of his balls at 95+ MPH. The other guys listed above are all between 50-58%.
Gittens has 10 HRs, 33 RBIs, is batting .311 and OPSing over 1.000
Ben Ruta is batting .305 with 27 RBIs and 11 SB
Hoy Jun Park is batting .320
That should be cool to watch. Have fun!
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It's stupid and ridiculous.
Yes, guys are going to have to be accountable. It is part of sports. But I argued, just like that Deadspin article did, that what would have been the difference had he faced them after the game? He would've spouted a bunch of "I gotta do better. I know I let the team down. I'm working hard every day." BS that we all already know.
The NY sports media is atrocious. Manish gets a ton of excrement--rightfully--for his trolling, but at least he doesn't act like he's above it. Most of the reporters in this city act like they're doing some saintly service by making our favorite athletes' lives a living hell. Is it any wonder that guys like Jeter started their own "publication" just to get their own side of the story out there?
Agreed. I’ve stopped reading almost all NY stuff. The only people I really seek out anymore are Mike Vaccaro and Joel Sherman. freak the rest of em. I read Mushnick just for the shits and giggles.
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The Yankees selected RHP Jack Leiter, son of Al Leiter, in the 20th round of the @MLBDraft today. Leiter is committed to Vandy and is likely to go there, but they also drafted his HS teammate, Anthony Volpe, with their first-round pick. Interesting situation to watch.
Wow, that’s awesome. Pretty good chance he goes to school, but regardless I saw him mocked to the Yankees in the 1st round earlier this year.
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Wow, that’s awesome. Pretty good chance he goes to school, but regardless I saw him mocked to the Yankees in the 1st round earlier this year.
Leiter is on record saying that he was definitely going to Vandy, unless he was selected by the Yankees or Mets.....so there's a chance he may sign.
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Leiter is on record saying that he was definitely going to Vandy, unless he was selected by the Yankees or Mets.....so there's a chance he may sign.
Good look, didn’t hear that.
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Good look, didn’t hear that.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-draft-yankees-take-touted-prep-pitcher-jack-leiter-but-it-doesnt-seem-likely-theyll-sign-him/
Leiter, whose family has all kinds of big-league connections (most notably his father, Al, pitched parts of 19 seasons in the majors), was officially picked No. 615. Entering the event, however, MLB.com regarded him as the 33rd best prospect in the class due to his polish. Leiter had been considered a tough sign due to his outstanding commitment to Vanderbilt, and there was speculation that he would sign only with the Yankees or Mets.
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They aren't expecting him to sign, but are playing chess:
Damon Oppenheimer, the Yankees’ vice president of domestic amateur scouting, explained what New York was thinking when it picked Leiter. Per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand:
“In the 20th round, Jack was obviously the best player on the board. I know his deep commitment to Vanderbilt, but there’s always a percentage chance that something could happen. As minute as it is, it’s there. Vanderbilt is the most likely scenario, though. At that point, it becomes a balancing act. You know you’re probably not going to be able to get him signed in those rounds, so why use the pick? In the 20th round, I’m weighing my odds there; that less-than-1% chance or those relationships, they’re worth it at that point. Jack is going to be a Draft-eligible sophomore in two years, and the idea that the Yankees will have been a big part of his graduating from high school and moving on, it could help us out with information at that point, access to him at that point, stuff like that. There’s a time where there are relationships that are built through some of this.”
This is equal parts cool and calculating.
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Kuechel to Braves. I’m fine with this
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Didi back tomorrow. Need those postgame tweets back in my life
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Kuechel to Braves. I’m fine with this
Will you still be fine with it when they start trading guys for rentals? I'd much rather have just spent money on Keuchel.
Though suddenly Chance Adams has rediscovered how to pitch. If we can get back a healthy Severino and Montgomery, move German into the pen (taking Cessa's place) and maybe replace Green with Adams, maybe they don't need trades.
I'd still like to see if we can get Bauer from Cleveland. His recent struggles, plus their plummet out of contention could make him cheaper. It'd be kind of funny to send Frazier back to Cleveland for him (though I don't really want to part with Frazier).
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Didi back tomorrow. Need those postgame tweets back in my life
I've been anxiously awaiting seeing this infield. I'm assuming tonight it'll be Voit 1B, DJLM 2B, Urshela 3B, Didi SS. It sounded like Boone wanted to give Torres another day.
Can this spell the end of Morales, please? Keep LaMahieu's (smoking hot) bat in the lineup every day by using the DH spot for whoever isn't playing the infield that day. Morales is just a big gaping hole in the lineup.
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Will you still be fine with it when they start trading guys for rentals? I'd much rather have just spent money on Keuchel.
The razor was the dealbreaker.
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The razor was the dealbreaker.
While funny, untrue. He expressed willingness to shave to pitch for the Yankees. I'd assume he'd have liked to pitch here because it would give him a solid chance at revenge games vs. Houston--especially in October.
The Yankees just weren't willing to give him as much as Atlanta. They offered him the prorated portion of the contract he turned down from Houston ($11MM of $17.9MM), whereas Atlanta gave him $21.21MM (prorated to $13MM). It seems silly to me to lose out on a guy for $2MM, but the Yankees weren't willing to budge. Brian Cashman is a lot more SFD than ATF.
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Will you still be fine with it when they start trading guys for rentals? I'd much rather have just spent money on Keuchel.
Though suddenly Chance Adams has rediscovered how to pitch. If we can get back a healthy Severino and Montgomery, move German into the pen (taking Cessa's place) and maybe replace Green with Adams, maybe they don't need trades.
I'd still like to see if we can get Bauer from Cleveland. His recent struggles, plus their plummet out of contention could make him cheaper. It'd be kind of funny to send Frazier back to Cleveland for him (though I don't really want to part with Frazier).
I prefer not to trade assets, but it’s for Scherzer it’d be worth it. He’s way better. He’s a true ace whereas Kuechel profiles pretty similar to a few guys already in our rotation. I don’t know if he’s a postseason gamechanger.
My thing with Kuechel is No one knows how he's gonna pitch or when he'll even be available to start. Also an injury risk. Also been reports that he’s currently throwing 86 mph.
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I prefer not to trade assets, but it’s for Scherzer it’d be worth it. He’s way better. He’s a true ace whereas Kuechel profiles pretty similar to a few guys already in our rotation. I don’t know if he’s a postseason gamechanger.
My thing with Kuechel is No one knows how he's gonna pitch or when he'll even be available to start. Also an injury risk. Also been reports that he’s currently throwing 86 mph.
If they can get Scherzer, I'm all in! He'd be a game-changer for sure. I just don't know if the Nationals are going to be the sellers people assume they'll be. Bauer seems like a more realistic target to me, given Cleveland is so far out, they have big health concerns in the rotation, and Bauer is almost certainly leaving after next year on his own. Not to mention, I think he'd be cheaper to acquire than MadBum.
I'm definitely not "upset" they didn't get Keuchel. I wanted him simply because I think he's still a good pitcher and could be had for "just" money. But it is what it is. Cashman and the analytics department have been making absolute magic lately, so I'll trust in them on this one.
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I don’t see how Keuchel isn’t a slam dunk for you guys. Keep him away from Atlanta.
Sorry
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Bit of a rough stretch there. I wasn't feeling anything too strongly until they lost the 5-0 lead yesterday. Then I started getting upset. I don't know if it's all Boone's fault (he gets all the media/fan blame) or if it's under FO directive, but this pen is getting severely taxed. Good to see them pull it out yesterday though.
Sucks to lose German. Hopefully, the MRI comes back clean and it's just a short stint. It definitely explains his fall off a cliff the past few games though.
Great to see Sir Didi back! Now to just stop seeing setbacks on Stanton, Judge, and Betances. And Severino can't return fast enough.
I saw an interesting thought this morning. Chance Adams could be trade bait now that he's come back strongly. While I'd like to see him get a shot up here, the thinking was that at the A & AA levels, the starting pitching is really deep, so he's expendable for an ace starter.
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Bit of a rough stretch there. I wasn't feeling anything too strongly until they lost the 5-0 lead yesterday. Then I started getting upset. I don't know if it's all Boone's fault (he gets all the media/fan blame) or if it's under FO directive, but this pen is getting severely taxed. Good to see them pull it out yesterday though.
Sucks to lose German. Hopefully, the MRI comes back clean and it's just a short stint. It definitely explains his fall off a cliff the past few games though.
Great to see Sir Didi back! Now to just stop seeing setbacks on Stanton, Judge, and Betances. And Severino can't return fast enough.
I saw an interesting thought this morning. Chance Adams could be trade bait now that he's come back strongly. While I'd like to see him get a shot up here, the thinking was that at the A & AA levels, the starting pitching is really deep, so he's expendable for an ace starter.
Yeah, I’m not sure how the logic behind the pen being taxed is Boone’s fault works
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Yeah, I’m not sure how the logic behind the pen being taxed is Boone’s fault works
Because he's the visible guy, and there has to be a "bad guy" to explain away problems. I don't think the majority, regardless of the constant reporting that practically every team is doing it now, believe that the front offices dictate almost everything that happens on-field these days.
I'm sure Boone does some decision-making, but it's all a result of mounds of data that was mined by a team nowhere near the dugout.
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GIO!!!!
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Voit obliterated that ball! WOW!
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Legggooooo
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Voit obliterated that ball! WOW!
That Voit is Adroit
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A healthy Kraken is a nightmare to face.
I can't believe this team can still get better. And maybe within the next couple of weeks!
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The pitching has been a real letdown lately. I really wish they'd have signed Keuchel. Even if it didn't work out, it's only money.
Now that it's too late for that, I'm hoping Cashman makes a move sooner rather than later. I'm assuming he's just waiting to see Stanton and/or Judge return first, just to make sure trading someone like Frasier is okay. I like Clint, but I think he's probably the best tradable piece the Yankees have right now.
I've seen Andujar's name brought up in articles regarding trades. I wonder if that'll happen. He's almost certainly lost the 3B job to Gio and DH is likely locked to Stanton. That leaves LF or nothing. Just like with Frazier, it sucks losing a huge bat coupled with youth, but where are they going to play, especially if Florial can stay healthy?
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This really surprised me:
Yankees K% Last 2 Seasons:
2019 - 22.7%
2018 - 22.7%
But it gets completely overlooked, probably because:
Yankees entered today with .284 BA with RISP this season, the best in MLB.
Last year they had a .253 BA with RISP, 12th in MLB.
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More weird stats. Their AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS/OPS+ lines:
2018: .249/.329/.451/.781/111
2019: .257/.333/.448/.781/107
The identical OPS is crazy. Judge, Stanton, Sanchez, Hicks, and Andujar have all missed significant time, not to mention Didi.
The Twins coaching staff and front office are going to win all the awards, barring a second-half nosedive, but Boone, Cashman, and the entire Yankees staff have created magic this year.
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Stanton and Judge will be in the SWB RailRiders' lineup tonight.
I almost feel bad for the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay affiliate). Gonna be a long weekend for their pitching staff.
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It's Pizza Rat SZN
Got all you can eat tickets for the game in Staten Island tonight.
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190616/58c1ef03be387f0055d663b095578fc8.jpg)
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Best mascot in sports
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EE SZN
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Our lineup today had Gardner batting 5, Tauchman, Romine, and Maybin in it. Up until he got hurt, Kendrys freaking Morales was an everyday player.
And all the mouthbreathers are complaining that we don’t *need* Edwin.
...we traded literally nothing to get the AL homer run leader. Shut the freak up.
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Clint Frazier sent down. Gotta believe he’s our #1 trade chip to acquire a pitcher. I really, really like him, but you gotta give something to get something.
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For some reason I’m going to games this week Wednesday (1pm vs Rays) and Saturday (7pm vs Astros).
Hoping I get to see some Stanton and Edwin moonshots.
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Our lineup today had Gardner batting 5, Tauchman, Romine, and Maybin in it. Up until he got hurt, Kendrys freaking Morales was an everyday player.
And all the mouthbreathers are complaining that we don’t *need* Edwin.
...we traded literally nothing to get the AL homer run leader. Shut the freak up.
They don't "need" him, but excrement, he's going to vastly extend the lineup. The only thing I don't like about it is how it's going to affect playing time for Voit and Urshela, but this was a no-brainer move for Cashman. They got Encarnacion for almost nothing and kept him away from the Rays at the same time.
Clint Frazier sent down. Gotta believe he’s our #1 trade chip to acquire a pitcher. I really, really like him, but you gotta give something to get something.
I've felt all along he was going to be the guy to go. I love him, but there's just no room for him. As it is, Stanton is about to become the full-time LF. Once Judge is back, it's them and Hicks, with Gardner as the OF4. And Florial is finally healthy, so maybe he comes up next year, pushing Frazier down again.
It's best for both him and the Yankees to trade him for a starter. And I'm hoping he goes back where he came from in exchange for Bauer. I'd really like to not trade him within the division for Strohman.
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How would you guys like Zach Wheeler for Frazier?
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How would you guys like Zach Wheeler for Frazier?
2018 Zach Wheeler for Frazier would probably be a pretty fair swap. 2019 Zach Wheeler that’s a rental, I’m not as sold on.
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I'd really like to not trade him within the division for Strohman.
If you do then you're also going to have to trade for Marco Estrada and drag Joey out of retirement.
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Bauer and Bumgarner are really the only guys I'm interested in right now. That would change in an instant if Scherzer suddenly became available, but I don't think he'll be traded no matter how Washington does the rest of the way.
I like Strohman, but I don't want to trade a guy like Frazier inside the division. I was okay doing it with Drury for Happ, but Frazier has a much higher ceiling.
The Mets pitchers I'd be interested in would be deGrom and Syndergaard, but I don't think either will be (or should be) available. Plus, I don't think it's good business trading for someone on the IL.
I'm not at all interested in Matthew Boyd, who I've seen some rumors about.
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Bauer and Bumgarner are really the only guys I'm interested in right now. That would change in an instant if Scherzer suddenly became available, but I don't think he'll be traded no matter how Washington does the rest of the way.
I like Strohman, but I don't want to trade a guy like Frazier inside the division. I was okay doing it with Drury for Happ, but Frazier has a much higher ceiling.
The Mets pitchers I'd be interested in would be deGrom and Syndergaard, but I don't think either will be (or should be) available. Plus, I don't think it's good business trading for someone on the IL.
I'm not at all interested in Matthew Boyd, who I've seen some rumors about.
The Mets were shopping Syndergaard all off season, I just doubt the Mets would keep him in NY. Then again, the Mets are run by buffoons so nothing would surprise me. SFD, you’re probably right, but Wheeler usually pitches much better 2nd half, plus the rental part I think actually makes him more attractive. If he sucks, then goodbye. Any other team that signs him would owe you a comp pick. If he’s good, then you guys have first shot at him. He’s still young and can be dominant. Starting pitching is your one weakness.
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The Mets were shopping Syndergaard all off season, I just doubt the Mets would keep him in NY. Then again, the Mets are run by buffoons so nothing would surprise me. SFD, you’re probably right, but Wheeler usually pitches much better 2nd half, plus the rental part I think actually makes him more attractive. If he sucks, then goodbye. Any other team that signs him would owe you a comp pick. If he’s good, then you guys have first shot at him. He’s still young and can be dominant. Starting pitching is your one weakness.
I admittedly don't know how the current Mets organization feels about in-town trades. I'm sure as a Mets fan you'd be upset to see Thor dominating across the RFK bridge, so I wouldn't be surprised if the team felt the same.
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Stanton Back
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What a gem by Tanaka
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Masahiroic
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When Tanaka doesn't give up home runs he really shows how ridiculously talented he is.
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Tauchman got the demotion for Stanton.
Who is going when it's Judge's turn? I really hope they consider shortening the bullpen. I really don't want to lose Maybin. Obviously, there's less playing time in his future once Judge and Stanton are here, but he's been so good.
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Hammerin Cameron Maybin.
EE with his first dinger.
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Headed down to the Bronx. CC vs Blake Snell so that should be fun.
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No Stanton, FML
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No Stanton, FML
Sad to not get to see him earn a golden sombrero today?
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No Stanton, FML
Seeing the Kraken attack is better anyway!
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Bahahaha
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Bahahaha
This is incredible.
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Bahahaha
You're going to be there live for CC's 250th. Awesome!
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You're going to be there live for CC's 250th. Awesome!
Idk I think they need moar runs
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Idk I think they need moar runs
Go to every game!
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Get Judge back now and let's kick Houston's derriere.
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Go to every game!
Be there Saturday and with my luck it’ll be Verlander-Happ
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2 miller lites on the drive down (as a passenger)
1 miller lite and 2 16 oz Treehouse Double IPAs in parking lot
3 16 oz Stellas during game
Passed out for 1 hour of 3 hour drive back (2 hour drive if not during rush hour)
Got to softball 5 minutes late
4 miller lites during softball
Went 3-4 with 1B, 2B, 3B
4-5 miller lites after softball
I’m gonna go to bed now
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^ Goodnight sweet prince
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Be there Saturday and with my luck it’ll be Verlander-Happ
Verlander-Happ is scheduled for Sunday. Saturday is supposed to be Miley-Tanaka.
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LaMahieu 3B
Voit DH
Sanchez C
Stanton RF
Encarnacion 1B
Torres 2B
Didi 3B
Maybin LF
Gardner CF
Green P (Opener OP?)
It sucks for Urshela to get the bench, but hell, even Aaron Hicks is riding pine! Bring on Judge! This lineup is going to be ridiculous.
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This game has given me an uncontrollable erection that’s lasted over 4 hours, calling my doctor
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Doctor just said to beat it to that highlight from yesterday of Gardner sliding headfirst into first base in a 12-1 game
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Ok I survived
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^ Goodnight sweet prince
Today was rough
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Giancarlo Stanton has played in a total of 5 games this year and has the top 2 hardest hit balls
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Doctor just said to beat it to that highlight from yesterday of Gardner sliding headfirst into first base in a 12-1 game
That's good advice from your doctor.
Giancarlo Stanton has played in a total of 5 games this year and has the top 2 hardest hit balls
Why do I have a feeling that by the end of September, the top-10 list is going to only have the names Stanton, Encarnacion, Sanchez, and maybe Judge and Voit?
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I can't even wrap my head around the idea that the lineup is about to get deeper tonight. And the bench too, thanks to Maybin. Wow.
I feel bad for Cortes, who has done all you could expect of him, but they had to keep Maybin and Cortes is one of the only guys with options.
Also, Chad Green is back to being Chad Green. The Yankees have won all 6 of his opener appearances. Since coming back up, he's got 26 Ks and 2 BBs.
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Judge back
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All rise!
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Maybin going to IL. Time to bring Frazier back.
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Yankees Win. I drunk
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Wade Miley no-hits the Yanks for 4 innings, ends up with the weird line of 5 innings pitched, 2 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks 7 strikeouts. Yanks with two cheapies (Urshella, Romine) tie franchise consecutive-game HR record and are 2 behind the 2002 Rangers MLB record of 27.
Today Happ - Verlander. Verlander's 9-3 with a 2.59 ERA but in his last 3 starts is 0-1 with a 4.43 ERA and has given up three homers in each of his past two starts.
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1. Deivi Garcia, RHP, Yankees
Team: Double-A Trenton (Eastern)
Age: 20
Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 15 SO, 1 BB
The Scoop: Garcia continued one of the best seasons by a pitching prospect by spinning a masterpiece against Richmond. He struck out the first eight batters and was in complete control the rest of the way. The performance boosted his strikeouts per nine innings to 15.1, the best in the minors among qualified starters. It also tied the Trenton franchise record for strikeouts in a game, which was set by Adam Warren in 2010. And because the Eastern League switched its schedule from full-season to half-season, Garcia was able to clinch the division for the Thunder twice in a span of 289 days. He did the same in his Double-A debut in 2018. In potential division-clinchers for Trenton, Garcia has gone 2-0, 0.00 with 22 strikeouts in 11 innings. (JN)
#1 on Baseball America prospect hot sheet
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Can Garcia be called up now?
This team needs starting pitching. It's nice to win games because your offense can beat 95% of the league's pitching, but that last 5% is who you face in the playoffs, so you need to keep the opposition scoring low. I have zero confidence in Happ right now.
Thankfully it looks like German will be back soon. He's starting a rehab assignment.
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Gary Sanchez Catcher Ranks (min 10 att):
Arm Strength - 87.9 mph (best)
Pop Time to 2nd - 1.93 sec (t-2nd best)
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Can Garcia be called up now?
This team needs starting pitching. It's nice to win games because your offense can beat 95% of the league's pitching, but that last 5% is who you face in the playoffs, so you need to keep the opposition scoring low. I have zero confidence in Happ right now.
Thankfully it looks like German will be back soon. He's starting a rehab assignment.
He’s not getting called this year without a drastic change in his development plan. Started the year in Single A and hasn’t been to AAA yet
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Gary Sanchez Catcher Ranks (min 10 att):
Arm Strength - 87.9 mph (best)
Pop Time to 2nd - 1.93 sec (t-2nd best)
A healthy Kraken is a nightmare to play against.
He’s not getting called this year without a drastic change in his development plan. Started the year in Single A and hasn’t been to AAA yet
I meant it sarcastically. No way he's shooting from A-ball to the majors in less than a year.
I don't know how his night ended, but they showed him during the game last night with a no-hitter in the 5th.
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I wonder if Holder is suffering from overuse (like I still believe Chad Green was). He's fallen off a cliff, much as Green did. Does he have options? He needs a step back right now to get himself straight, again, like Green.
EDIT: Welp. The Yankees demoted Holder. There isn't a corresponding move yet, but it'll probably be Tarpley.
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I'm still leery of trading talent within the division, especially having Frazier go to Toronto where he'd have so many chances at revenge every year, but Marcus Stroman all but flat out said "Yeah, I want the Yankees to trade for me" and now he's an I-want-that-dude-in-pinstripes guy.
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Okay, so Tarpley was the corresponding move for Holder.
Also, the Kendrys Morales experiment is mercifully ended. DFA'd.
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LeMahieu, a two-time All-Star, is hitting an incredible .478 with runners in scoring position. Per The Athletic’s Jayson Stark, “only five Yankees in the live-ball era have hit .400 or better with runners in scoring position over a season in which they got at least 60 plate appearances in those situations, according to baseball-reference.com’s fabulous Play Index.”
Those 5?
Mickey Mantle, 1956: .444
Paul O’Neill, 1997: .428
Joe DiMaggio, 1940: .419
Lou Gehrig, 1927: .402
Don Mattingly, 1984: .400
I started saying it like 2 months ago, and now the media is starting to repeat it. DJ LaMahieu was the best Cashman move of the offseason.
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I'm still leery of trading talent within the division, especially having Frazier go to Toronto where he'd have so many chances at revenge every year, but Marcus Stroman all but flat out said "Yeah, I want the Yankees to trade for me" and now he's an I-want-that-dude-in-pinstripes guy.
Except quality starting pitchers with team control always command a huge premium at the deadline and the Yankees are going to be at the very bottom of the list of teams we want to trade him to, so unless absolutely nobody else is interested (unlikely) the Yankees are going to have to overpay significantly. I would have thought that someone like Bauer is a more likely target for you.
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Except quality starting pitchers with team control always command a huge premium at the deadline and the Yankees are going to be at the very bottom of the list of teams we want to trade him to, so unless absolutely nobody else is interested (unlikely) the Yankees are going to have to overpay significantly. I would have thought that someone like Bauer is a more likely target for you.
Bauer has been my top "realistic" target all along. But there are next to zero rumors linking him and the Yankees. I don't know if Cleveland will be sellers. This is probably a wash year, but they're still a good team, so maybe they just hang on to him.
Stroman was at the bottom of my want list, not because I don't like him, but like you said, he'd command an additional premium, plus if the Yankees trade a guy like Frazier to Toronto, he's the kind of guy who will use it as motivation to torment them for years.
Right now, my list is:
Scherzer (Who isn't going anywhere)
Bauer (I don't think he is either)
Stroman (I'm scared of what it will take to do it)
MadBum (Who knows how he'd pitch here and if he'd still be the same October guy)
Boyd (I'm not particularly fond of him)
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freak yeah
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freak yeah
freak yeah
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This is actually a good series
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This game could be going better.
At least Stanton doesn't appear to be seriously hurt.
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Paxton out here throwing extended batting practice.
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The Yankees' resident knight extends the HR record!
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DJLMVP
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Gary Sanchez's arm is absolutely ridiculous.
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Gary Sanchez's arm is absolutely ridiculous.
His glove, not so much.
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His glove, not so much.
Actually, it's much improved from last year. He's becoming a very good defensive catcher to add to his offensive prowess.
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It's GLEYBER DAY!!!!
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This is actually a good series
Can confirm
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Actually, it's much improved from last year. He's becoming a very good defensive catcher to add to his offensive prowess.
The passed ball that led to the Jays scoring the tying run in the 9th was not the work of a very good defensive catcher.
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Can confirm
It was competitive and entertaining, which is about the best I can hope for from my team this season.
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The passed ball that led to the Jays scoring the tying run in the 9th was not the work of a very good defensive catcher.
That's the epitome of cherry picking.
All of his defensive metrics are improved this year, and the pitching staff and the Yankees' other catcher (Austin Romine--a very good defensive catcher) have been talking about just how good he has been behind the plate this year.
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Stanton to go on IR with PCL strain
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2019/6/25/18759026/yankees-injuries-giancarlo-stanton-outfield-brett-gardner
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That's the epitome of cherry picking.
All of his defensive metrics are improved this year, and the pitching staff and the Yankees' other catcher (Austin Romine--a very good defensive catcher) have been talking about just how good he has been behind the plate this year.
He's top ten in the league for passed balls this year. I'm willing to believe that he is better than he was, but he's still not there because he's a great catcher.
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He's top ten in the league for passed balls this year. I'm willing to believe that he is better than he was, but he's still not there because he's a great catcher.
Actually, it's much improved from last year. He's becoming a very good defensive catcher to add to his offensive prowess.
I didn't say he was a great defensive catcher. I said he was becoming a very good one. There's a significant difference between the two phrases.
But this isn't something I feel like arguing over. He's playing a big part in the Yankees' performance this year, and that's all I care about.
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Stanton to go on IR with PCL strain
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2019/6/25/18759026/yankees-injuries-giancarlo-stanton-outfield-brett-gardner
Giancarlo Pavano
Speaking of guys who get paid to chill, is Jacoby Ellsbury still alive?
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https://www.nj.com/yankees/2019/06/why-yankees-mets-thumbs-down-guy-is-asking-for-your-help.html
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LMAOOOOO
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Qué en tarnacion
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Noticed the provincial white trash Sox fans brought their "Yankees suck" chant with them to Europe. Bleacher creatures had the good sense to leave theirs home and go with 'roll call' instead.
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Boston 11 GB, 12 in the loss column. Blimey
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JE calls the Yankees game in London:
https://twitter.com/maxwildstein/status/1145109627501273088?s=21
https://twitter.com/deflategator/status/1145657504665391104?s=21
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Been waiting a year for this day.
Boner alert:
He’s 16. He’s a switch-hitting center fielder with power, speed and a rocket arm. He’s nicknamed The Martian — because, they say, there’s no way he’s from this world. And come July 2, he’s expected to be the newest New York Yankee.
Meet Jasson Dominguez.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27078114/the-legend-martian-yankees-5-million-16-year-old-international-coup?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true
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Before Dominguez was born in February 2003, his father, Felix Dominguez, and his mother, Dorca Gonzalez, were trying to settle on a name. His dad had the perfect one: Jasson, like Jason Giambi. Yes, Felix Dominguez, an enormous Yankees fan, really did name his son after Jason Giambi, and, yes, that second "s" really is superfluous and it's pronounced like Jason.
Inject the prank calls to Francesa into my veins
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freak Boston on any continent.
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Been waiting a year for this day.
Boner alert:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27078114/the-legend-martian-yankees-5-million-16-year-old-international-coup?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true
This read like porn.
He regularly reaches upward of 110 mph exit velocities swinging from both sides of the plate. Only 28 major leaguers have hit a ball 110 mph at least 10 times this season.
A natural lefty who can hit 110 MPH consistently in Yankee Stadium? Sex.
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This Yankees team may be the best team in baseball right now. But they need pitching in the worst way. There's not a single starter right now I'd be confident with for a short series.
German might be back soon, which is great. But both Montgomery and Severino have had setbacks. I don't see how Cashman doesn't wind up having to overpay for some reliable arms.
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Jasson Dominguez is already the 61st ranked prospect in baseball and the Yankees #1 prospect even though he’s 16 years old and just signed a couple of hours ago
- Fangraphs
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Jasson Dominguez is already the 61st ranked prospect in baseball and the Yankees #1 prospect even though he’s 16 years old and just signed a couple of hours ago
- Fangraphs
I have truly never loved the front office of this team as much as I have the past 6 or so months. I'm still hoping Cashman finds a way to get great starting pitching at a reasonable price, but even if he overpays, he's done an incredible job the past couple of years getting this roster to where it is while operating under Hal's directives.
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The Yanks also have struck a $1.2MM deal with outfielder Jhon Diaz, Sanchez tweets. He was the 18th-rated player on the MLB.com board but ran all the way up to #7 at Fangraphs.
Jasson got $5.1M. Jhon is very legit and been rumored to the Yanks for a year. $1.2M is a big derriere bonus, would normally be our top signing
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The Yanks also have struck a $1.2MM deal with outfielder Jhon Diaz, Sanchez tweets. He was the 18th-rated player on the MLB.com board but ran all the way up to #7 at Fangraphs.
Jasson got $5.1M. Jhon is very legit and been rumored to the Yanks for a year. $1.2M is a big derriere bonus, would normally be our top signing
You know a lot about the international stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Maybe you can answer a question I have. The money they're spending, is this pool money they had leftover from last year after missing out on Ohtani? Or was that just lost when they didn't get him?
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Damn this team is fun to watch.
I keep struggling to remember which year it was, whether it was the 09, or one of the early 2ks (or even 98) that always talked about believing no matter what happened, they always felt like they'd find a way to win. That's how this team feels.
Also, Gary Sanchez is a freak of nature.
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This Yankees team may be the best team in baseball right now. But they need pitching in the worst way. There's not a single starter right now I'd be confident with for a short series.
STFU Alio. Because...
German might be back soon, which is great. But both Montgomery and Severino have had setbacks. I don't see how Cashman doesn't wind up having to overpay for some reliable arms.
I've seen speculation that German's future is believed to be in the bullpen. GTFO. As long as he's healthy, how is this guy not a legit co-ace with Severino? I think I've mentioned this before with him, that between his body structure and the violence of his throwing motion, he worries me injury-wise, but as far as his ability, I don't see how German isn't a legit top-end starter.
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Nice to see Happ have a good start. They talked about it on the postgame, that after the first, he seemed to "find another way" and hopefully he can keep that up. Happ in his postgame said he used the extra days off he had to watch film and work some things out.
If Happ and Paxton are on track, and Tanaka can be the not-London-Tanaka, plus German and hopefully a fully recovered Severino the Yankees wouldn't actually need rotation help. There are so many question marks though, especially health-wise.
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Going to the Hartford Yard Goats game tomorrow night to see Yankees #1 pitching prospect Deivi Garcia pitch for the Trenton Thunder.
He got promoted to Triple A. From A to AAA in 1 season (this is half a season) for a pitcher is uncommon and usually only happens in elite, dominating type performances.
At age 20, it might be unprecedented.
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He got promoted to Triple A. From A to AAA in 1 season (this is half a season) for a pitcher is uncommon and usually only happens in elite, dominating type performances.
At age 20, it might be unprecedented.
The speculation I saw this morning was that it was for showcasing reasons. I love watching homegrown talent come up and join the team, but he's probably the Yankees' biggest trade chip right now. Wade and Frazier are both obviously in the conversation, but Wade's bat and Frazier's glove at the pro level cause some devaluation--plus both have made statements either with words or actions about their demotions which will probably be used against the Yankees in any negotiations.
I'm really starting to question if the Yankees should sacrifice prospects for a starter this year. I really want to win the World Series, but maybe there is actually enough talent in the rotation to do it. Tanaka went just a bit too long the other night, and Paxton and Happ struggled early before settling down. It would be so much easier to stop worrying about trading for a starter if Severino could just get healthy already.
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6 more weeks for Severino, Sept at earliest. Not surprising.
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Cashman just said on @Jim_Duquette Sirius/Xm show that Deivi García is “pushing himself into the mix” for helping this year.
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https://twitter.com/didig18/status/1149860625247592449?s=12
He’s back
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RHP Deivi Garcia (20 years, 57 days) gets the ball tonight in his Triple-A debut for @swbrailriders against Columbus
Youngest player in Triple A.
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114K In 63 IP is bonkers
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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W 6-4 vs. Columbus Clippers
Deivi Garcia 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR
Travis d'Arnaud 5 - Yankees 4
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https://twitter.com/barstoolhubbs/status/1151292168805453824?s=21
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https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1151971547147583488?s=09
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Currently losing to the Rockies (probably not for long) as I write this, but damn has this been a fun season so far. Winning the division is critical, and they've done a lot to get there so far.
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Currently losing to the Rockies (probably not for long) as I write this, but damn has this been a fun season so far. Winning the division is critical, and they've done a lot to get there so far.
Minutes after I wrote this they took the lead.
Wasn't really around the last week and a half, so didn't get to mention it at the time, but Boone's "Savages" rant is one of my favorite managerial tirades of all time.
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Q: Joe DiMaggio once said: “It’s great to be young and be a Yankee.” Is it great to be young and be a Jet?
A: 100 percent.
-Darnold
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What a crazy game
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That Hicks game saving, game ending catch is nut material
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Multiple times last night I thought "I really gotta get some sleep" but I just had a feeling I should keep watching. And it completely paid off.
That game was on the Yanks/Sox epics level.
Let's not forget, not only did Hicks make that ludicrous catch he also hit that bullet with two outs in the ninth to keep the game going. The Yankees got him for John Ryan Murphy. Austin Romine's backup. #Cashgawd
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Is it me, or is Target Field the most obnoxious stadium in the sport? That PA system is unreasonably loud and whoever runs it is clearly playing excrement to act as a distraction to the opposition.
Also, what is going on that stadium? Like Cone said, balls are flying out of that place. Even with those crazy high walls. But everyone talks crap about Yankee Stadium.
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Also, that was the worst home plate performance by an umpire I've seen in a while. The Twins weren't wrong, the strike zone was everywhere and nowhere all night. That said, it was bad both ways.
I have to say, I miss the Ron Gardenhire Twins. This Minny team is freaking good. October is going to be insane in the AL.
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Kyle Higashioka up because El Gary was put on the 10-day with a groin. Hopefully, it wasn't too bad and only takes a couple of weeks. He could use the rest anyway and the rehab may get his swing back in shape.
Cortes was also recalled with Holder optioned.
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https://streamable.com/9bbmg
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It's looking like the availability of starting pitching is going to be down to Strohman, Syndergaard, and Boyd. The Mets don't want to send Thor to the Yankees, and the Tigers' asking price is ridiculous (if they give up Gleyber for anyone {they won't} Cashman should be fired).
I like Strohman, but I don't think he's enough to make the rotation playoff-ready. We desperately need Severino to come back at full strength and Domingo German to be pre-IL German.
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Tanaka's last two Red Sox appearances are perfect examples of why I was (am) so pissed off at him for his behavior towards Frazier earlier in the year. Pitchers should never show frustration with their fielders because one day they're going to have a bad outing. Tanaka's just making a habit out of it.
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It's looking like the availability of starting pitching is going to be down to Strohman, Syndergaard, and Boyd. The Mets don't want to send Thor to the Yankees, and the Tigers' asking price is ridiculous (if they give up Gleyber for anyone {they won't} Cashman should be fired).
I like Strohman, but I don't think he's enough to make the rotation playoff-ready. We desperately need Severino to come back at full strength and Domingo German to be pre-IL German.
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https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/1155251799781195776?s=09
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https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/1155251799781195776?s=09
At least she posted this:
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Jul 27
Mike Tauchman is hitting .455/.510/.750 in 44 at-bats in 14 July games.
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As much as the first three games sucked, winning just the finale was good enough. Had they lost, it would've been a 4 game lead loss, but the win swung it to only 2. And now, there aren't enough head-to-head games with the Rays or Sox for those teams to overtake the Yankees directly.
I said it a couple of weeks ago, and I'll say it again, right now, the only pitcher in the rotation I trust to start a playoff game is German. And the trade market is drying up fast.
Paging Deivi Garcia, please answer the red courtesy phone, your driver is here to take you to the airport--next stop, LaGuardia airport on the way to the Bronx.
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A lot of my goodwill for Cashman is disappearing. I love seeing homegrown talent play in the bigs, but I love seeing a World Series title more. What good is having Garcia, Florial (whose value is decreasing), or Frazier playing in SWB? Not that I want to trade Garcia, but if he was someone who could've been flipped for Bauer or Strohman, to me it's a mistake to not have done it. I'm 100% behind being inflexible on Gleyber, but other than him and Judge, no one in the entire organization should've been off-limits.
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Fan-freaking-tastic:
The New York Yankees placed first baseman Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia Wednesday.
Per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said surgery is possible for Voit, which would require a six-week timetable for recovery.
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A lot of my goodwill for Cashman is disappearing. I love seeing homegrown talent play in the bigs, but I love seeing a World Series title more. What good is having Garcia, Florial (whose value is decreasing), or Frazier playing in SWB? Not that I want to trade Garcia, but if he was someone who could've been flipped for Bauer or Strohman, to me it's a mistake to not have done it. I'm 100% behind being inflexible on Gleyber, but other than him and Judge, no one in the entire organization should've been off-limits.
Stroman
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Yankees could have gotten Stroman without Garcia, I don’t think the mets gave up too much and Kay isn’t on Garcia’s level.
Not sure about Bauer because that’s a 3 way trade, but Trammel is a top ~30 prospect. Don’t think even Garcia is that valuable.
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Yankees could have gotten Stroman without Garcia, I don’t think the mets gave up too much and Kay isn’t on Garcia’s level.
Not sure about Bauer because that’s a 3 way trade, but Trammel is a top ~30 prospect. Don’t think even Garcia is that valuable.
Apparently Garcia was the sticking point in the trade. The Yankees are never going to get the same price as another team outside the division.
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Yankees could have gotten Stroman without Garcia, I don’t think the mets gave up too much and Kay isn’t on Garcia’s level.
Not sure about Bauer because that’s a 3 way trade, but Trammel is a top ~30 prospect. Don’t think even Garcia is that valuable.
If they could've gotten Stroman without Garcia, then that's even worse, but I'm pretty sure Toronto wanted him (or Gleyber, which is a justifiable hard no).
Bauer was a harder get, no question, but Bauer was the Yankees' supposed #1 target. You do everything short of giving up Gleyber and Judge to get him if that's the case.
And he could've gotten Corbin or Keuchel for just money. But let's save some of Hal's cash for a rainy day, I guess?
Corbin: 3.23 ERA, 3.18 FIP, 1.144 WHIP
Keuchel: 3.86 ERA, 4.82 FIP, 1.327 WHIP
Paxton: 4.72 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 1.506 WHIP
Tanaka: 4.79 ERA, 4.57 FIP, 1.255 WHIP
Happ: 5.19 ERA, 5.30 FIP, 1.345 WHIP
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As poor as Cashman is at acquiring pitching, his talent for acquiring position players with untapped potential is ridiculous.
Mike freaking Tauchman.
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Why can't this be the every appearance Tanaka?
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Why can't this be the every appearance Tanaka?
Welp
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Welp
That's what I get for relenting.
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Who needs pitching? It's clearly much more valuable to stash Clint Frazier in AAA.
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Joel Sherman
@Joelsherman1
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#Yankees are out on Wheeler, concentrating more on pen arms from what I hear.
of which they are also running out of options.
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yankees do nothing at the deadline
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spoke too soon, last second deal
New York Yankees
@Yankees
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The Yankees have acquired LHP Alfredo Garcia from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Joseph Harvey.
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Astros will have a starting rotation of Verlander, Cole, Greinke in any short series.
Should be fun to watch.
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I'm not sure what Cash was supposed to do. Stroman wasn't getting dealt in division unless it was a blatant overpay. Keichel didn't want to come here. Greinke would be a horrible fit here. Giants surge ensured that MadBum wouldn't be an option. Indians weren't trading Bauer without acquiring immediate help which means to them Reyes and Puig are more valuable than Frazier, especially given the fact that Reyes is under team control I think until 2024.
I'm not giving up Clint Frazier for freaking Robbie Ray, no chance. I'm not giving up Frazier for half a season of Wheeler, and apparently the ask on Thor was astronomical for San Diego and Minny...imagine what they would've wanted from us.
I know people are going to say that Cash should've signed Corbin, I personally think he figured he had his choice between paying Corbin this year or gearing up for Cole the following off-season.
And I'm sorry but given Greinke's post-season numbers, I'm excrement scared of Verlander when he takes the ball in an ALCS situation on that rotation and thats it.
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When your rotation is the current Paxton, Tanaka, Happ, Sabathia, and German you pay what it takes to get a Stroman or Bauer. As I've said, the only guy in this group I trust in a playoff game is German, and he's more likely to be relegated to the pen or last-resort starter in October.
I have no idea where the idea that Keuchel didn't want to come here is from. All he wanted was that extra 2 million the Yankees didn't want to give him. Publicly stating he was willing to shave his beard is all but a flashing billboard saying "I'm ready to beat the Astros in the Bronx."
Saving the Corbin money for Cole is the same nonsense we were fed last year regarding Machado/Harper. And just like with them, there's nothing other than a higher luxury tax standing in the way of having both. But how's Hal gonna feed his kids if he pays guys all the monies, amirite?
This nonsense of "not giving up Frazier for [insert name here]" is ridiculous too. What are the Yankees saving him for? He's logged over 200 games at triple-A for the Yankees already. Mike Tauchman and Cameron Maybin are ahead of him on the depth chart. He's a subpar defensive outfielder with a good bat. The Yankees have Hicks, Judge, and eventually Stanton as the outfield of the next few years--assuming Florial doesn't turn a corner and become who he's supposed to.
Clint Frazier's only value to the Yankees at this point is as trade bait. Wait, lemme guess, they're saving him for a big trade this offseason?
The Yankees have the best lineup they've had since the 90s, the best bullpen possibly in the team's history, and a rotation that could throw 6 scoreless or an 8-run first on any given night. Starting pitching wins titles.
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spoke too soon, last second deal
New York Yankees
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The Yankees have acquired LHP Alfredo Garcia from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Joseph Harvey.
GOAT
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That was a weird deadline.
According to reports, Yankees got squeezed by other teams including the Mets, Blue Jays, and Dbacks. I’m fine with Cashman passing on overpaying for a mediocre pitcher like Robbie Ray who doesn’t definitively upgrade the postseason rotation.
I do think Cash should have acquired a veteran relief arm to take some pressure off a taxed pen.
According to other reports they got very close to acquiring a SP, but there was a medical issue. Heyman reported on WFAN the pitcher in question was someone other than Robbie Ray.
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Apparently Garcia was the sticking point in the trade. The Yankees are never going to get the same price as another team outside the division.
I like Stroman, but wouldn’t trade Deivi for him. If Giles didn’t get hurt I would have considered Deivi+ for those 2.
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I would've traded Garcia for Bauer. I probably would've traded him for Stroman. Except for Scherzer or one of the Mets pitchers, none of who were actually available, I don't blame Cashman for retaining him otherwise. But he likely doesn't help this year. It would be great if he did but that's asking an awful lot of a guy who started the year in A-ball.
Stroman and Bauer are better than all of the starters in the rotation right now, save German--who at some point is going to hit his innings wall. Ideally, Severino comes back and pitches at his Cy Young argument level, but that's a big if. He hasn't pitched a meaningful game in 10 months.
The same goes for Betances. If he comes back full-strength, suddenly the "back end" of the bullpen is Ottavino, Kahnle, Britton, Betances, Chapman. And that's discounting Green, Holder, Tarpley, Cortes--whoever is pitching well at any given time.
Yes, teams were making big asks of the Yankees. That's what happens in a seller's market, with teams who consider you a rival, after you spend years overhyping prospects and teams keep losing trades to you. But you're a legit World Series contender this year and refusing to give up your first-round draft pick and an outfielder who is never going to play regularly for you--nevermind Garcia. The Red Sox won the World Series last year and may not make the playoffs this year. You can only win the current year. Grooming prospects is nice, but win when you can and worry about the rest later.
I wouldn't have had so much of a problem with the trade deadline had this stingy team just spent money on Corbin and/or Keuchel. But they want it all ways. They don't want to spend on free agents, they don't want to trade prospects, they want to win the World Series and they want fans to pay for tickets.
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^Thats fine if you would, but Cleveland got a better return than what we likely had to offer.
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Edwin noooooo
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Edwin noooooo
freaking scumbags
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Aaron Hicks to have an MRI on his elbow (hurt it uncorking a throw).
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Leggo
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W 9-6
DJ, Judge, DD, Gleyber: 18 AB; 3 H; 0 RBIs
Ford, Gardy, Romine, Tauchman, Valera: 20 AB; 9 H; 8 RBI's
Tauchman 3-4 (LF took away his 4th hit).
Tanaka: 5.1 IP; 10 H; 5 R
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The number of injuries is unbelievable. How this team has the best record in the AL is just incredible. It's getting talked about ad nauseam, but the mindset of "next man up" is just unreal with this team. Mike freaking Tauchman?!
I still can't understand why Clint Frazier is still in the organization though. Obviously, the guys who are here are performing, but how do you not promote him if you weren't going to trade him? I guess Cashman is trying to maximize his value by letting him perform at SWB for an offseason trade, but it just looks like they don't like him.
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Last night was a "last straw" moment for me with Tanaka. I made enough of a stink when he stared down Frazier a couple of months ago, but to do it to Judge last night? Not that it would have been acceptable, but it wasn't even a misplayed ball, the runner just took advantage on a routine play and Judge still almost threw him out.
Then that queynte goes and coughs up a 6 run lead. Interestingly, no one on the field stared him down or sighed.
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Tauchman best player in baseball
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Tauchman best player in baseball
What even the freak with this guy?
I just read an article this morning that he basically changed his mindset and dedicated himself more--and this is the result. This dude literally willed himself into being a better baseball player.
That was an absolutely insane catch. It was obviously great live and on replay, but I saw a still this morning, and it was even more incredible to see just how high he got off the ground.
It's hard for me to keep making the argument that Frazier shouldn't be behind him on the depth chart. Coincidentally, the Railriders posted a clip of Frazier no-hopping a throw to home to gun someone down last night. And he's been hitting really well the past few weeks. But you can't afford to lose Maybin and Tauchman is refusing to allow himself to be sent down.
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I'm really worried about Gleyber. Just like with Voit, it's a "core" issue that may have been initially misdiagnosed as less serious than it actually is--they only determined it wasn't a sports hernia for Torres via an ultrasound.
It's hard to make the argument this year that any one player is "too important" to lose, but I feel like Gleyber and DJ are irreplaceable.
Then again, I never would've thought Austin Romine and Kyle Higashioka would provide more offense than Gary Sanchez.
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Legend...
.420 batting average and .720 slugging with at least 50 plate appearances in July. there's only 3 players in Yankees history to achieve that... babe ruth, joe dimaggio and mike fuckin tauchman. @ktsharp
insane
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Freaking Katie Sharp going and changing my whole opinion about Cashman's lack of deals at the deadline.
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Royals rotation sucked and they won with their bullpen without the lineup quality this Yankees team has.
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Freaking Katie Sharp going and changing my whole opinion about Cashman's lack of deals at the deadline.
Royals rotation sucked and they won with their bullpen without the lineup quality this Yankees team has.
A lot of things have never happened before, until they do. It's all probabilistic. It's possible to win like that, but baseball has changed quite a bit even since the Royals won and it's not something to necessarily count on. Playoff baseball happens over such a small sample size that a lot of the occurrence is luck anyway, and one of the best ways to mitigate that luck is with a good rotation. It's possible to win without one, but you'd prefer to have one more than those other two components.
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A lot of things have never happened before, until they do. It's all probabilistic. It's possible to win like that, but baseball has changed quite a bit even since the Royals won and it's not something to necessarily count on. Playoff baseball happens over such a small sample size that a lot of the occurrence is luck anyway, and one of the best ways to mitigate that luck is with a good rotation. It's possible to win without one, but you'd prefer to have one more than those other two components.
Look, I'm a firm believer that QBs win Super Bowls, and starting pitching wins World Series. Regardless of how much the games change, those positions will always be the most critical to win it all to me.
If Paxton can pitch like last night, we get back Severino, and German continues to pitch the way he has, the Yankees' rotation in the playoffs could be a lot better. If they can get the 4 or 5 good innings out of Tanaka, even better. If Happ and CC can contribute out of the pen, that could be huge.
The Yankees are the opposite of most teams in the sport. When the Yankees get to their pen with a lead, the game is virtually over. In the playoffs, they don't even need a "quality start", just 2 strong times through the order and then it's lights out. They can even win a Verlander game if they just hang in long enough to get him out of the game.
Katie's point boils down to: over history, you need one elite category out of three to win a Series: 1) starting pitching, 2) OPS, or 3) relief pitching. This Yankees team has both 2 and 3 at a very elite level. Severino could even improve 1, and Betances would make 3 absolutely silly. Nevermind if somehow they get back a fully healthy Stanton, Encarnacion, Voit, and Sanchez.
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Completely forgot Kendrys Morales was ever on this team
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he basically changed his mindset and dedicated himself more
Eat clen, tren hard, anavar give up.
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Completely forgot Kendrys Morales was ever on this team
Haha, same.
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This sounds awesome.
https://amp.si.com/mlb/2019/08/08/new-york-yankees-field-dreams
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https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1159453836165169154?s=20
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This sounds awesome.
https://amp.si.com/mlb/2019/08/08/new-york-yankees-field-dreams
They should just leave the dimensions alone. That would be fun to watch.
The Dyersville field has operated as a tourist destination since the movie became one of the most popular baseball films ever made. MLB will need to reconfigure the outfield dimensions for the game between the Yankees and White Sox. The corn begins 280 feet from home plate down the leftfield and rightfield foul lines and 300 feet in centerfield.
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Apparently the bleachers will seat around 8000. Presuming half of that will be for corporate and league use, I suspect that the remainder will become some of the most expensive tickets in baseball history.
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The Bichette kid is something else.
But he's no Gio Urshela.
Who is no Mike Tauchman.
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The Bichette kid is something else.
But he's no Gio Urshela.
Who is no Mike Tauchman.
Who is no Bo Bichette
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Who is no Bo Bichette
Circular references must be an Oracle guy thing.
Being wrong too.
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Circular references must be an Oracle guy thing.
Being wrong too.
Being corrected 24/7 is a Microsoft thing
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Being corrected 24/7 is a Microsoft thing
Hate to admit it, but well played.
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Being corrected 24/7 is a Microsoft thing
You should go on vacation more often. Your ripostes are so much better when you've had a few days of sun, golf, booze and seafood.
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You should go on vacation more often. Your ripostes are so much better when you've had a few days of sun, golf, booze and seafood.
Manitoba is holding me back
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J.A. Happ: 5.48 ERA is the 2nd worst in MLB among qualified pitchers this season. Only guy worse is Rick Porcello (5.54).
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Umps were great tonight
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Kraken's just returned to hit a 420+ ft. frozen rope.
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Don't be fooled by Tanaka's 8 shutout innings, his performance was riddled with unacceptable body language that only I can see.
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So which Tanaka will show up for the playoffs?
Should Happ even be on the postseason roster?
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James Paxton 1st inning MLB Ranks:
25 Earned Runs - Most in MLB
25 Runs - Tied for Most in MLB
10.71 ERA - Worst in MLB (min. 10 starts)
11 HR - Most in MLB
What do you do with this guy in the playoffs? You can't start games in a hole. But it also doesn't help to put him in the pen because he fails when he first comes in.
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Going to a conference then staying for the game tonight. First time in a luxury suite in Yankee Stadium (old or new). Hoping they get the game in.
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Fun game. My coworker was sitting next to me and going on about how the home run is overrated. I was like "What? Home runs win games*."
First pitch, DJLMVP puts one in the seats.
*In fairness, I've made arguments vs. HRs before--when it's the all-or-nothing situation, but that's not these Yankees.
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JA Happ is garbage.
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The Kraken is heating up! Judge too. Like Boone said, when they both get hot, "Look out."
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JA Happ is garbage.
Drury is on fire and McKinney hit a HR last night after being called up the night before. Pleasure doing business with you.
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Drury is on fire and McKinney hit a HR last night after being called up the night before. Pleasure doing business with you.
I liked Drury, but there wasn't really a place for him here. Andujar was the future at third here and Drury was having problems staying healthy. McKinney was a guy with no future here. The outfield was already crowded before they added guys this year (and there's more outfield talent in the minors).
It wasn't a bad trade for the Yankees. And Happ was great during the stretch run last year. He excrement the bed in the playoffs, but I still thought it was a good idea to bring him back. But he's just been unable to locate this year. He's only given up 2 (at the time of this writing) today, but he hasn't pitched good and is lucky it's the Orioles.
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Drury is on fire and McKinney hit a HR last night after being called up the night before. Pleasure doing business with you.
Brandon Drury 2019 WAR: 0.2
Billy McKinney 2019 WAR: -0.1
JA Happ 2019 WAR: 0.6
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Brandon Drury 2019 WAR: 0.2
Billy McKinney 2019 WAR: -0.1
JA Happ 2019 WAR: 0.6
Welp
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Thanks for the memories, Baltimore
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https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/cqb4uo/im_convinced_this_yankee_team_is_being_controlled
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Yikes. Last night was...forgettable.
I don't understand the chatter today though, and we all know how reactionary I can be. So Green had a bad outing? Okay. excrement happens. Loaisiga is a little more concerning to me, but still, he just got back so let's see.
Right now, if I were the Yankees and I had plans to use an opener in the playoffs, I wouldn't be straying from that plan after one bad outing. The Yankees have been beating a lot more than Baltimore.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/cqb4uo/im_convinced_this_yankee_team_is_being_controlled
lol
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swept in Oak
Fri:
James Paxton 9-6, 4.53 ERA
Hyun-Jin Ryu 12-3, 1.64 ERA
Sat:
CC Sabathia 5-7, 5.01 ERA
Tony Gonsolin 1-1, 3.00 ERA
Sun:
Domingo German 16-3, 4.15 ERA
Clayton Kershaw 13-2, 2.71 ERA
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The two most iconic uniforms in the game and MLB has them wearing pajamas. Someone didn't think this through.
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https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/1165763389227970561?s=09
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Mike Ford for AL MVP, change my mind.
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Mike Ford for AL MVP, change my mind.
Could not singlehandedly save our scoring streak. DFA
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Could not singlehandedly save our scoring streak. DFA
Greg Bird SZN
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Greg Bird SZN
I keep forgetting Greg Bird exists.
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Dodged bullet?
https://twitter.com/CSeidmanNBCS/status/1170497417432748032?s=20
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The Yankees got Dave Dombrowski fired, lol.
Losing Tauchman sucks. Stanton's gotta get healthy quickly. It looks like Hicks might be done for the year.
Severino is throwing one more MiLB game, then joining the team! Garcia is in Tampa continuing to throw and is possibly in the mix. CC is coming back to make another start, and German will throw relief in that game.
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Sevy starting Tuesday
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Sevy starting Tuesday
Let's gooooooooo!!!!
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Let's take both today, okay Yanks?
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Voit is adroit!
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Let's take both today, okay Yanks?
This season the Yankees have won 5 Doubleheader's and split 1
That’s incredible
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This season the Yankees have won 5 Doubleheader's and split 1
That’s incredible
This team is incredible.
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Question I've been thinking about the last week or two: Who is the best non-pitching in-season acquisition of Cashman's tenure?
It might be recency-bias, but I feel like Encarnacion is the runaway top pick for me.
Voit's another major one, but again recency-bias. I just don't recall Cashman acquiring too many really good position players in-season before.
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Encarnacion left oblique strain. Headed back to NY for testing.
freak everything.
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Encarnacion left oblique strain. Headed back to NY for testing.
freak everything.
Rough day
freak
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Encarnacion left oblique strain. Headed back to NY for testing.
freak everything.
You know whose fault that is, don't you?
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You know whose fault that is, don't you?
The training staff?
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Rough day
freak
And Happ is also on his way back to NY with biceps tendonitis.
JFC
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Sit everyone the rest of the season
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Sit everyone the rest of the season Fold the team
FYP
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What a excrement day yesterday. We get to see them take 2 out of 3, and both of the doubleheader games, but lose Encarnacion, Happ, and Sanchez. All on top of Darnold.
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Brett Gardner
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Sevy back
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Brett Gardner has a higher slugging percentage than Bryce Harper and Manny Machado this season.
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Sevy back
He is risen
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In my feels about Dellin
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In my feels about Dellin
Truth
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Anyone see Boone's presser last night? He actually looked like he'd either been crying or was fighting back tears as the press guy told the media about Betances.
Of all the injuries, I feel this one the most. He was the guy I was most looking forward to getting back for the playoffs. The way he'd have extended the pen would've been invaluable.
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How did Betances die?
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How did Betances die?
He died for our sins
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He died for our sins
worthy sacrifice
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freak
FUUUUUUCK
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It’s not what you want
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You've got to be freaking kidding me.
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More sins dying for
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Boone is the first manager in baseball history to win 100 games in each of his first two seasons.
I hate being that guy, but a large part of this fanbase wanted him fired a few weeks into the season after the Houston series. Now everyone’s riding his dick.
People in general don’t get how baseball managers work. Cliche line, but they always get far too much of the blame or credit based on how the team performs. He’s done an absolutely amazing job and IMO should be the AL Manager of the year, but we’re not here if not for the stellar performances from some very unlikely candidates and depth of the minor league system. The players played amazing this year- that’s why we were good. And I still had to see people complain when the lesser guys in the bullpen pitched or every time Judge or Gary got a rest day. Boone’s fault. Guys are dropping like flies every day and people are focused on a single game in a season where the postseason was never really in question.
Boone has been under fire pretty much since he’s been hired. Absolutely ridiculous when you consider what this team has done under his watch. I didn’t think he was a particularly great manager last year- which isn’t shocking, there are growing pains for a rookie manager. All I’m saying is he got way too much hate, a scapegoat for the complainers any time something went wrong. I hope he gets the recognition he’s due since he’s certainly gotten plenty of criticism. Now it’s time to give him some credit.
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Here are the managers with the most wins through their first two seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau:
Ralph Houk, 1961-62 Yankees: 205
Aaron Boone, 2018-19 Yankees: 200
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Boone is the first manager in baseball history to win 100 games in each of his first two seasons.
I hate being that guy, but a large part of this fanbase wanted him fired a few weeks into the season after the Houston series. Now everyone’s riding his dick.
People in general don’t get how baseball managers work. Cliche line, but they always get far too much of the blame or credit based on how the team performs. He’s done an absolutely amazing job and IMO should be the AL Manager of the year, but we’re not here if not for the stellar performances from some very unlikely candidates and depth of the minor league system. The players played amazing this year- that’s why we were good. And I still had to see people complain when the lesser guys in the bullpen pitched or every time Judge or Gary got a rest day. Boone’s fault. Guys are dropping like flies every day and people are focused on a single game in a season where the postseason was never really in question.
Boone has been under fire pretty much since he’s been hired. Absolutely ridiculous when you consider what this team has done under his watch. I didn’t think he was a particularly great manager last year- which isn’t shocking, there are growing pains for a rookie manager. All I’m saying is he got way too much hate, a scapegoat for the complainers any time something went wrong. I hope he gets the recognition he’s due since he’s certainly gotten plenty of criticism. Now it’s time to give him some credit.
I was actually ahead of the curve on this one. I was one of the few people who actually thought he didn't do a bad job last postseason. He was a fantastic hire. I wasn't sure about him at first, but he quickly won me over.
And credit where due, I've excrement on Cashman more times than I can count, but he built a ridiculous roster with loads of depth. Everyone in the scouting department for this team deserves a raise.
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I gotta give the Yankees credit. Every fuckin guy on the team has been hurt or suspended. To still win the division and be a contender for the WS is a credit to the organization.
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I gotta give the Yankees credit. Every fuckin guy on the team has been hurt or suspended. To still win the division and be a contender for the WS is a credit to the organization.
It helps that 40% of the division was making no effort at all to win it, that 20% has the will but not the talent, and that the final 20% has the talent but is a comedy operation that doesn't know its arse from its elbow.
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It helps that 40% of the division was making no effort at all to win it, that 20% has the will but not the talent, and that the final 20% has the talent but is a comedy operation that doesn't know its arse from its elbow.
They cleaned up in the division but they also had the best record against above .500 teams in MLB a month back. Not sure if that held up.
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They cleaned up in the division but they also had the best record against above .500 teams in MLB a month back. Not sure if that held up.
Let's just agree that Boston's performance with that roster is hilarious.
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Let's just agree that Boston's performance with that roster is hilarious.
Oh absolutely. That actually circles back to my original point because Alex Cora’s dick almost fell off last year with all of the fellatio he received for last season
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https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/446954/
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https://twitter.com/BryanHoch/status/1178160766786117633?s=20
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Everyone please get and stay healthy.
Please.
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Going to Game 2 Saturday.
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ALDS: Yanks/Twins will be 7:07 PM on Friday and 5:07 PM on Saturday.
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ALDS: Yanks/Twins will be 7:07 PM on Friday and 5:07 PM on Saturday.
I'm just wondering what time they clinch and move on Monday.
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If you ignore sample size, Mike Ford was our best power hitter this year.
Fact.
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https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1179536109761712130?s=09
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https://twitter.com/baseballamerica/status/1179576449453477888?s=21
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T minus 6 hours
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Let Brett Bang
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https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1180198148247040000?s=21
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My president
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BRETT
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That was good.
Between my drinking and end-of-week exhaustion I was barely conscious by the end of the game.
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https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1180645775543545858?s=09
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191006/0f9856cdd5b7950d9b8d9495352df2f9.jpg)
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I feel like what Tyler Lyons must feel like
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191006/0f9856cdd5b7950d9b8d9495352df2f9.jpg)
They chanted “UBERRR, UBERRRRRRR” at this guy for every second of the 2.0 innings that he was on the mound
I also may have participated in this activity
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That was good.
Between my drinking and end-of-week exhaustion I was barely conscious by the end of the game.
Same, I lost consciousness when Gardner went deep
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https://twitter.com/infieldchatter/status/1179803548449693697?s=21
not crying
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freak Houston
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Bang Bang Bang
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https://twitter.com/YESNetwork/status/1181404338113204229?s=09
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https://twitter.com/ktsharp/status/1181423429129404417?s=09
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https://twitter.com/pitchingninja/status/1181387037439594497?s=21
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Didiiii
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Didiiii
DIDIIII
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LETS FUCKIN GO
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191008/a77e7aace93c72c200f6df8f9baaeb8c.jpg)
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So...that was fun.
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Go Rays!
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Feeling very burnt out after staying up past the end of the game last night.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/df5i41/shooting_stars_sir_didi_edition
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I'm past enjoying the Astros losing and am now growing concerned about potentially facing the Rays
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I'm past enjoying the Astros losing and am now growing concerned about potentially facing the Rays
Not me.
The Yankees were 12-7 against the Rays this year. Tampa Bay was 4-3 against Houston.
No matter which way the Houston/Tampa series shakes out, both pitching staffs are taxed, and ours will have had a week of rest.
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https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1183055126010966016?s=09
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get hype
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This result was acceptable
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Lets. freaking. Go.
Tanaka is money in October.
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Stanton quad strain
https://nypost.com/2019/10/13/giancarlo-stanton-not-in-yankees-lineup-for-alcs-game-2/
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welp
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freak.
I know the prevailing talking point on FAN and the like tomorrow will be Boone's handling of the pen, but there's only so much that can be done when the team only scores 2 runs in 11 innings.
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freak.
I know the prevailing talking point on FAN and the like tomorrow will be Boone's handling of the pen, but there's only so much that can be done when the team only scores 2 runs in 11 innings.
Exactly this.
I had no problem with how Boone managed last night. I'd have pulled Paxton early too. You're facing Verlander, you can't afford to give up any runs, while I was still in the car it didn't sound like Paxton had his best stuff. Obviously, Ottavino didn't get the job done, but it's not like he was facing Baltimore.
If LaMahieu is a second faster or held up at third, maybe we're having a completely different conversation today. But overall, the offense failed in multiple chances.
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Stanton quad strain
https://nypost.com/2019/10/13/giancarlo-stanton-not-in-yankees-lineup-for-alcs-game-2/
I'm starting to kind of tire of this guy. Great player. Bit fragile.
This is actually something I think Boone messed up last night. I'd have started Hicks rather than Maybin. If you're going to leave Voit off the roster, use the guy you did it for. I like Maybin, but Hicks is a far better overall player.
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Severino v Cole today. 4pm start and the shadows are gonna be brutal.
Not sure about the timing, but there’s a Nor’easter supposed to hit tomorrow. Might play to our advantage if we can pitch Tanaka again instead of a bullpen day.
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https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1184139176486297600?s=09
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Cole just yawning up there
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Game is postponed due to the forecast. excrement.
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that at least lets you avoid a bullpen day and tanaka gives you a better shot.
sure, the stros wont have a bullpen day either and greinke likely wont have that type of game again, and the bullpen has gotten their excrement together. but its better than nothing
apparently the yankees might have to take stanton off the roster because of his quad?
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Yankees in 6 if Tauchman plays
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wooweee big strike out there!!
bases loaded, 1 out and the dude gets 2 Ks
brutalllll
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booom 3 run shot
6-1 strosssss top 6
correa is killin yall damn
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Uh are you lost sir
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snapsss right back in it with that 2 run shot
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tough to see CC end his career like that.
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cc is done
ben heller to the yankees
game 5 vs verlander. gl yooo
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cc is done
ben heller to the yankees
game 5 vs verlander. gl yooo
Ben Heller will save us
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cc is done
ben heller to the yankees
game 5 vs verlander. gl yooo
ty
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WOW
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In a reversal of the usual, Chapman got beat up by someone smaller than him
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This one hurts.
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Series doesn’t count without Tauchman
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In a reversal of the usual, Chapman got beat up by someone smaller than him
Where were you for the Osuna zinger? Disappointing
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Where were you for the Osuna zinger? Disappointing
It works better when the opposing player is Altuve-sized
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It works better when the opposing player is Altuve-sized
Yeah that joke writes itself. Very low effort. No gun reference. I’m sure it was very funny when you first saw it on Reddit tho
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freak that game. The reddick catch, the Brantley catch and double play, they double play they turned on the Gary Sanchez squibber. The Brett Gardner laced shot HR that just curved foul. It wasn’t in the cards tonight. You can’t have that many things go against you and still win the game.
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Also, one of the most disgraceful home plate umpiring performances I’ve ever seen. Numerous horrible calls, several of them in big spots. All of them favoring the Astros. The breaking balls he was calling for strikes 3 inches off the plate were impossible to deal with.
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Planning on drinking until I pass out and hopefully erasing all memory of tonight
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Unlucky
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Planning on drinking until I pass out and hopefully erasing all memory of tonight
Didn’t work, still want to kms
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Mind blowing that statistically the Yankees outperformed the Astros across the board in every statistical hitting and pitching category, yet here we are.
They had a bunch of clutch HRs at the right time.
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Mind blowing that statistically the Yankees outperformed the Astros across the board in every statistical hitting and pitching category, yet here we are.
They had a bunch of clutch HRs at the right time.
Playoffs are such a small sample size that it's inevitably a crapshoot like this
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Playoffs are such a small sample size that it's inevitably a crapshoot like this
100% agree, which is annoying when the reactionary part of the fanbase reacts to a 6 game stretch not going your way by calling for every player that didn’t perform flawlessly to be replaced
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Sign Straus, sign Cole, sign everyone, don't stop signing.
I've been in favor of the moderate approach that Cash has taken to the off-season, I didn't want Harper or Machado at their respective prices, but in an offseason that's going to feature two front-line ace type starters and then a bunch of really solid second tier guys, I want some high priced presents under my tree by Christmas morn.
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Also, one of the most disgraceful home plate umpiring performances I’ve ever seen. Numerous horrible calls, several of them in big spots. All of them favoring the Astros. The breaking balls he was calling for strikes 3 inches off the plate were impossible to deal with.
In the biggest game of the season, umpire Marvin Hudson called the worst game of the playoffs.
Correct call rate: 87.9%
Total misses: 20
Calls helping Yankees: 6
Calls helping Astros: 14
https://twitter.com/umpireauditor/status/1185957952982675456?s=21
Ok I didn’t even think it was this bad
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Never forget DJ's HR
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https://twitter.com/adamdodgers/status/1185808464095768576?s=21
freak
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what a series.
umps sucked the entire series, but game 6 was bad. yankees got hosed there for the most part, but i think in general it was just terrible all around.
i enjoyed that chapman smile as the ball sailed away at the end. watching people die inside
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https://www.nj.com/yankees/2019/10/yankees-ousted-heres-who-is-most-responsible-for-alcs-demise-hal-steinbrenner-brian-cashman-head-list.html (https://www.nj.com/yankees/2019/10/yankees-ousted-heres-who-is-most-responsible-for-alcs-demise-hal-steinbrenner-brian-cashman-head-list.html)
I agree with this article, other than blaming Boone. The article even talks about how the pitching decisions come from the analytics department. And while I dislike that Cashman didn't somehow acquire a top-end starter, the Yankees didn't lose this series because of pitching. 6-for-45 with RISP isn't going to beat any playoff team.
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This is going to be an interesting offseason.
I would like to bring back Betances. I'm willing to let Chapman walk to make that happen too.
I'd like to see Didi return, but who knows? The infield is just a weird situation. I assume Gio has earned himself the 3B job over Andujar. They could move DJ to everyday 2B, and Gleyber to short. Then they have to decide first base between Voit, bringing back Encarnacion, or trying to move Stanton there.
I figure they'll lose Romine in FA. That sucks, but Higashioka hasn't been bad when he's played.
I wonder who plays left next year? Does Frazier finally earn himself a job? Does Andujar get moved out there? Does Florial finally put it all together and also stay healthy?
Throw bags of cash at Cole. If he says no, throw some more bags of cash at him until he says yes.
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6-for-45 with RISP isn't going to beat any playoff team.
How do we fix that though? Tell them to become better situational hitters? It's not like these guys can't hit. It just leads me back to thinking we need to upgrade SP.
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We were better than Houston with RISP that series
Stat I saw was:
NYY: .171
HOU: .111
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ALIO
ALIO
ALIO
Did you watch the pilot episode of Watchmen?
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https://twitter.com/CC_Sabathia/status/1186267119798886401
The very definition of class. I am going to miss the excrement out of C.C.
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How do we fix that though? Tell them to become better situational hitters? It's not like these guys can't hit. It just leads me back to thinking we need to upgrade SP.
I'll always insist that you need less raw power in the lineup than guys who get on base. I know the organization and analytics gravitate to all-or-nothing results, but in the playoffs, raw power gets neutralized by elite pitching.
I'm sure people will disagree with me, but I think Sanchez should've been benched in favor of Romine. Maybe Encarnacion should've been replaced as well. Judge struck out a lot (and getting doubled off was awful) but at least he put together some good at-bats.
LaMahieu and Torres are the kind of players I like and want more of in the lineup. Sure, they can hit the ball 400 feet, but they're doing that off big mistakes. They're not actively swinging for them every pitch.
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We were better than Houston with RISP that series
Stat I saw was:
NYY: .171
HOU: .111
I believe it. Again, the Yankees didn't lose because of pitching. Houston just had extremely timely hitting, and the home-field advantage was obviously critical.
The stat that irritates me from this series is the run differential. It was only a couple of runs, but that ignores the ridiculous game 1 effect.
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ALIO
ALIO
ALIO
Did you watch the pilot episode of Watchmen?
I didn't. I never made it through the whole movie and never read the comic so I wasn't really interested in it. Is it good?
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https://twitter.com/CC_Sabathia/status/1186267119798886401
The very definition of class. I am going to miss the excrement out of C.C.
Same
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Feeling a little bit of schadenfreude right now.
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Our loss on Saturday was so demoralizing it caused all NYC teams to be winless since then.
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Feeling a little bit of schadenfreude right now.
But also this. I tuned in just in time for the 7th inning.
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Hicks to undergo Tommy John on 10/30. Estimated time of recovery to be 8-10 months.
Knocks him out until June at the earliest.
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Hicks to undergo Tommy John on 10/30. Estimated time of recovery to be 8-10 months.
Knocks him out until June at the earliest.
Damn, hats off to him for fighting through it.
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Per Cashman:
Tanaka scoped to remove spurs from right elbow.
Voit had surgery for core.
Hicks gonna rehab 8-10 mos, having TJ.
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Per Cashman:
Tanaka scoped to remove spurs from right elbow.
Voit had surgery for core.
Hicks gonna rehab 8-10 mos, having TJ.
Tanaka and Hicks playing with pretty significant injuries. Again, hats off.
I wonder if Voit's core injury is what kept him off the roster. You have to figure it played into his struggles.
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Tanaka and Hicks playing with pretty significant injuries. Again, hats off.
I wonder if Voit's core injury is what kept him off the roster. You have to figure it played into his struggles.
They said during the season that Voit had to get surgery but it would have been season ending so he played with it. No question IMO
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People are quick to excrement on Edwin after a bad 6 game stretch, after he tore the cover off the ball in the ALDS, about a month after breaking his wrist and then coming back and hurting his groin.
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People are quick to excrement on Edwin after a bad 6 game stretch, after he tore the cover off the ball in the ALDS, about a month after breaking his wrist and then coming back and hurting his groin.
Very true. In fairness, he looked terrible in the ALCS, but it's not like anyone but DJ or Gleyber was lighting it up either.
I'd want him back, but the DH spot has to go to Stanton, Voit, and now possibly Bird again. Even with Hicks out, I figure they'll bring back Maybin, Gardner, and if Tauchman is healthy he should have a spot too. And that's all ignoring the possibility Florial wins a job. Stanton shouldn't play in the field except NL away games.
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Larry Rothschild out as pitching coach. Interesting.
I liked Larry but he's been here for a while, could also be a situation where he asked out in order to reunite with Girardi. Either way, Ray Searage is sitting out there. Would love for him to be considered.
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WTF? What did Rothschild do wrong?
I guess it's Larry's fault that Corbin, Cole, and Verlander pitch for other teams.
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Larry Rothschild out as pitching coach. Interesting.
I liked Larry but he's been here for a while, could also be a situation where he asked out in order to reunite with Girardi. Either way, Ray Searage is sitting out there. Would love for him to be considered.
Ray Searage is the one guy I actually know and he’s been regarded as a top pitching coach for a long time. He fixed/got production out of a ton of mediocre pitchers in Pitt- Happ, Burnett, and Nova all come to mind.
I would really like to see David Cone as pitching coach. Sounds like they’re moving on from the old school style Rothschild to a more analytical based guy. Cone would be an absolutely perfect fit.
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WTF? What did Rothschild do wrong?
I guess it's Larry's fault that Corbin, Cole, and Verlander pitch for other teams.
PSA: Rothschild was never the problem here. The people celebrating today were the same idiots that wanted Girardi fired, and then cried as soon as Boone made his first pitching change last year.
Yankees pitching staff 2011-2019:
4th in WAR, 4th in K/9, 6th in BB/9, 8th in FIP.
Does anyone think we had a pitching staff deserving of those ranks over the last 10 years? If anything, Rothschild overperformed.
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Ray Searage is the one guy I actually know and he’s been regarded as a top pitching coach for a long time. He fixed/got production out of a ton of mediocre pitchers in Pitt- Happ, Burnett, and Nova all come to mind.
I would really like to see David Cone as pitching coach. Sounds like they’re moving on from the old school style Rothschild to a more analytical based guy. Cone would be an absolutely perfect fit.
Oh wow. I'd love to see Coney in the role.
PSA: Rothschild was never the problem here. The people celebrating today were the same idiots that wanted Girardi fired, and then cried as soon as Boone made his first pitching change last year.
Yankees pitching staff 2011-2019:
4th in WAR, 4th in K/9, 6th in BB/9, 8th in FIP.
Does anyone think we had a pitching staff deserving of those ranks over the last 10 years? If anything, Rothschild overperformed.
Seriously. Rothschild is a brilliant pitching coach. Unless the Yankees already have someone in mind to fill the position, I really don't understand this move.
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Oh wow. I'd love to see Coney in the role.
Seriously. Rothschild is a brilliant pitching coach. Unless the Yankees already have someone in mind to fill the position, I really don't understand this move.
supposedly they don’t have anyone in particular in mind and will go through the full process. I’m sure they have a couple favorite candidates.
Seems like the reasoning for this move is the same exact rationale as to why they moved on from Girardi
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Ray Searage is the one guy I actually know and he’s been regarded as a top pitching coach for a long time. He fixed/got production out of a ton of mediocre pitchers in Pitt- Happ, Burnett, and Nova all come to mind.
I didn't realise you had Pitt's coach. The Happ we got back from the Pirates was on a different level to the one we sent to Seattle, but he was only in Pittsburgh for half a season. If he was the one who made the difference then he worked some magic.
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I'd like to thank Larry for his service, hope he enjoys his Tostitos.
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I didn't realise you had Pitt's coach. The Happ we got back from the Pirates was on a different level to the one we sent to Seattle, but he was only in Pittsburgh for half a season. If he was the one who made the difference then he worked some magic.
Searage just got let go this offseason with all of the turnover in Pitt
With the Chicago White Sox in 2012, Liriano had a 5.40 earned run average. With Searage in ’13, his ERA fell to 3.02 with 16 victories and Liriano was named the comeback player of the year.
Also worth mentioning: Edison Volquez and Mark Melancon
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Jack Curry put his Twitter vote into giving Cone a good look.
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Add another name to this winter's free agent crop: Japanese star Yoshitomo Tsutsugo will be posted in November, sources tell ESPN. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter is a 1B/LF. Perhaps best comp: Kyle Schwarber. With Yokohama, he consistently has posted near-.400 OBP with power.
Passan
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Tsutsugo slashed .272/.388/.511 with 29 HR, 24 2B and 79 RBI in 464 at-bats last year. He's a LHH that @mikeaxisa says has "military style plate discipline" and that his strike zone knowledge is "real." Yankees may have ABs available at both 1B & LF. Something I'll be monitoring
Federico
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Where are at-bats available in left or at first? Unless they're fully committed to a full-time DH role for Stanton. But still, are they then trading Frazier? What about Andujar, or are they giving up on Urshela? I guess Tauchman and Maybin would be the odd men out.
Then at first, depending on whether they bring back Didi, they need somewhere to put LaMahieu. And what about Voit? And Bird is supposedly again on the comeback trail.
I'm never going to complain about the Yankees acquiring talent, and a lefty who can hit in Yankee Stadium is always a great thing. But it had better not interfere with breaking the bank to put Cole (and hopefully a second starter like Wheeler) in pinstripes.
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Where are at-bats available in left or at first? Unless they're fully committed to a full-time DH role for Stanton. But still, are they then trading Frazier? What about Andujar, or are they giving up on Urshela? I guess Tauchman and Maybin would be the odd men out.
Then at first, depending on whether they bring back Didi, they need somewhere to put LaMahieu. And what about Voit? And Bird is supposedly again on the comeback trail.
I'm never going to complain about the Yankees acquiring talent, and a lefty who can hit in Yankee Stadium is always a great thing. But it had better not interfere with breaking the bank to put Cole (and hopefully a second starter like Wheeler) in pinstripes.
There are way to many moving pieces to even speculate.
If Didi gets big offers on the FA market, you would think they go with Torres as the SS of the future. It’s his natural position, he’s cost controlled, and much better offensively than Didi. 2B is DJLM’s best position so that makes sense.
With Hicks out, Gotta assume Tauchman is our CF next year with Gardy coming back as a 4th/5th OF.
Who knows what will happen with Andujar and Clint Frazier. They have too many guys in front of them in line to DH.
Are Luke Voit and Gio Urshela 1B/3B of the future? Both could probably be upgraded but they’re cost controlled, Young, and on the upswing offensively.
Can’t count on Bird to do anything more than be a backup with his injury history.
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Pretty funny that in the postseason Corbin has been awful, Verlander hasn't been good, Cole hasn't been himself, and Scherzer has been hurt so that narrative that adding one of those guys automatically wins us the WS isn’t necessarily true
Now I’m not dumb enough to say that adding any of those pitchers wouldn’t have been a gigantic help, my point is that no one is invincible
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Get me Strasburg and Cole tho
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The New York Yankees have interviewed Chris Fetter, the University of Michigan pitching coach, for their open pitching coach job, sources tell ESPN. Fetter is considered a rising star in the industry and has drawn significant interest from major league teams, including the Mets.
Passan
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Get me Strasburg and Cole tho
Sign them both I don't give a excrement. Lets go crazy. Flex that financial muscle everyone always bitches about despite the fact they haven't led the league in payroll in almost a half decade.
Our filet sandwiches are going to cost 20 bucks a pop either way, whats the difference.
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Get me Strasburg and Cole tho
Yes, please.
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My goodness. Imagine a rotation of:
Cole
Strasburg
Severino
Tanaka
Paxton
And you'd still have Happ, Loaisiga, Montgomery, and possibly German as a backup starter.
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My goodness. Imagine a rotation of:
Cole
Strasburg
Severino
Tanaka
Paxton
And you'd still have Happ, Loaisiga, Montgomery, and possibly German as a backup starter.
I would assume even in a scenario where we just get one or the other that Happ's gone.
I could absolutely see the Brewers and Phillies interested in Happ at a 1 yr 8 million dollar investment. From the Yanks perspective, you save 8 million towards the war-chest.
Assume they get one or the other and move on from Happ. You still have a rotation of Cole/Strauss Sevvy, Paxton, Tanaka, German. That's not bad.
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I would assume even in a scenario where we just get one or the other that Happ's gone.
I could absolutely see the Brewers and Phillies interested in Happ at a 1 yr 8 million dollar investment. From the Yanks perspective, you save 8 million towards the war-chest.
Assume they get one or the other and move on from Happ. You still have a rotation of Cole/Strauss Sevvy, Paxton, Tanaka, German. That's not bad.
Certainly not bad, but they should be breaking the bank for both. And if they don't get one of them, like I said yesterday, get Wheeler.
You can't count on German. He may never come back. We really don't know right now. I like Loaisiga but he's always hurt, and I like Montgomery, but he's definitely a #5 pitcher.
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And so it begins...
I've been a staunch supporter of Cash and even Hal for a very long time. If they don't come away from this offseason with an ace in either Cole or Strasberg I'll be freaking devastated.
C'mon guys, please get it done. Jets Bulls and even the freaking Devils now just pay my love and devotion back with perpetual derriere-rape. Be best!
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Gerrit Cole was asked to speak to the media postgame.
The soon to be free agent said,
“Do I have to do it? Technically, I’m unemployed.”
Cole was kind enough to oblige then said..
“It was a pleasure to play in Houston.”
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Gerrit Cole, an impending free agent, was resistant to talk after Game 7.
“I’m not an employee of the team,” he said to an Astros spokesperson. “I guess as a representative of myself...” Then he spoke.
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Just saw a clip of Gerrit Cole’s postgame interview. He was wearing a Boras Corp cap.
It’s on
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Dear Mr. Cashman,
It has come to our attention that a one Cole, Gerrit is newly unemployed. We consider Mr. Cole a potentially organization-changing talent and believe it imperative you enter into a contractual agreement at your earliest possible convenience. Please proceed to shower him with cash until he can no longer say no.
Sincerely,
Yankees fandom
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Not particularly a surprise, but they declined Encarnacion's option and paid the buyout.
Also, Hicks' surgery went well. 8-10 months for him now.
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Chappy opts out.
Let him go if he wants to double his term honestly.
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Chappy opts out.
Let him go if he wants to double his term honestly.
Honestly, I'd probably let him walk and invest that money on bringing back Betances and starting pitching.
Then again, I'd bring back Betances, full-court press Cole and Strasburg, and bring back Chapman. But Hal is reluctant to give up all those precious millions, and winning the division was a successful enough season to him, apparently.
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Honestly, I'd probably let him walk and invest that money on bringing back Betances and starting pitching.
Then again, I'd bring back Betances, full-court press Cole and Strasburg, and bring back Chapman. But Hal is reluctant to give up all those precious millions, and winning the division was a successful enough season to him, apparently.
I get that they're the Yankees, but George has been dead for almost ten years. They aren't pushing the payroll to 225 million which is likely what it looks like bringing those two back and the two starters in.
There's still a path to getting both starters, it just involves saying goodbye to every pending FA we have, signing no one else, and getting out of likely half of Happ's remaining money.
For the record, I'm not opposed to this, there's in-house options to take over all across the board, and the idea of throwing out a staff of Cole-Strasberg-Sevvy-Paxton-Tanaka is so insane to think about. You'd have to hope guys like Greene and Ottavino re-discover themselves after the postseason they had (especially Ottavino) because there's no doubt in my mind Britton could close.
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