NFT: Subway Series Game 2: Mets Yankees, CC vs Harvey 4:05

but Brandon McCarthy left his start with an apparent elbow injury. Unfortunate for McCarthy, who was a big pickup for the Yankees last year and wanted to come back in the offseason.

In comment 12249626 Modus Operandi said:

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Let's change the rules to suit pitchers, who are far too valuable and clumsy to risk an attempt to run to first base. It isn't about futility at the plate. It's about having the balls to go up to the plate after beaning someone 2 innings prior.

National League fans always use this ridiculous point of view. How many pitchers have you ever seen thrown at? It just doesn't happen. Not very often. And just as many batters get hit in the NL as they do in the AL.

You really enjoy watching pitchers flail away aimlessly simply because you like them having "balls"? Ok then.

I watch him pitch and cringe. His control isn't nearly good enough to throw 89-90. He gets behind in the count has to throw that weak crap over the plate and major league batters tear him up.
He occasionally looks good, but then boom he gets blown up. He is the one weak link in the pitching staff. At this point I think the Yanks have a better chance winning when Warren starts. Bill Parcels said you are what your record says.
When Ivan Nova comes back perhaps it is CC that should go.

eliminates so much of the strategy, the little details and nuances of the game that makes it is far less interesting to watch. Sacrificing that just to have one more "bat" in the lineup IMO makes it more simplistic and boring. Plus there are still many exciting moments that occur throughout the season with a pitcher at bat that would never happen with the DH. Maybe not as commonplace but more unique and exciting when they do occur.

Again just my opinion but there is something to be said for the game being played as it was intended. One teams best nine collective players they can field against another's best nine.

If you're watching games to see double switches and sacrifice bunting, more power to ya. I don't tune in to watch managers manage.

And the line about how the game was meant to be played has been talked about often. All sports have evolved. Why should baseball be immune? Just my opinions.

is the only way to preserve tradition or sates your desire for "strategy" I don't know what to tell you. It isn't "pure," it isn't fun to look at, it's just pathetic to watch. I like tradition, I have been a fan of baseball since I was a toddler, but at some point what you deem tradition is much closer to inertia than anything else.

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In comment 12249993 moespree said:

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Again, I see this kind of comment all the time. But when was the last time you seen a pitcher drilled in retaliation? It's incredibly rare. Pitchers are not going to retaliate by hitting another pitcher. They've got to hit too, so why would they do that?

There's just no substance to this myth.

But since this is apparently serious business...

Pedro got hit batting and started a brawl. That's the only one I remember off hand.

Pedro Moura ‏@pedromoura 21h21 hours ago

Adrian Beltre sent Garrett Richards a $300 invoice for the three bats he broke yesterday. Richards loved it. He sent him back a bat.

His ERA+ in his last 44 starts is in the 70's. I know they owe him 75 million but how long can keep pitching him every 5 days? Cut Rogers and make CC the long man last pitcher. He's a negative WAR player at this point of his career. He's a good guy and he was really good for the Yankees until 2013. It's not his fault the Yankees gave him 2nd contract who wouldn't take the money? When Nova comes back in June CC has to be the guy he replaces.

Here's what I see so far.

AAA Flores & Heathcott hitting well. Flores really hitting well with power. Either would be an upgrade from Beltran if it wasn't for the 30 million he's owed. Austin has been awful, Refsnyder too although he's started to hit a little but with no power. Pitching Brian Mitchell has started well. Still too many walks but a good WHIP and k per inning. Burawa & Lindgren both pitching well out of the bullpen. Lindgren 12 K's 8 innings but 5 walks.

AA Jagielo & Judge both 3 HR's and about .900 OPS in a pitchers league. Bird started really slow but hitting now OPS up to .840. Was under .200 BA for a little while. Sanchez started even slower than Bird now up to .720 OPS was hitting .120 the first time I looked. Mason Williams cooling off from a hot start still high OBP but no power. Severino 20 k's 6 BB's in 15 innings

Anything below AA is beyond my scope so Dune or Phil or others can inform us.

everything else was fine, he was hitting for some power and taking walks, he was just finding gloves. That has turned of late.

Tyler Wade is hitting well above .300 and Andujar has cooled a bit after a very hot start. Rookie Davis is breaking out this season in a big way. Very talented.

Mateo, Avelino and Fowler are the story in Low A. Mateo and Avelino are in the top handful in the whole of the minor leagues in SBs and Fowler is killing it.

Domingo Acevedo and Ian Clarkin are on the shelf right now.

the most exciting thing is the trio of shortstops: Wade in Tampa and Avelino/Mateo in Charleston. I think all 3 project to be + defensively. Wade is mostly a singles hitter, but is off to a fast start (over .320 IIRC). Avelino has the most power of the 3, but it's mostly gap power. He and Mateo can both fly (Mateo's probably the fastest in the org) and have been off and running just about every game. IIRC, they both have 13+ SBs already on the season.

CF Fowler is another guy to watch in Charleston. I think he's got a 12 game hit streak going, but the power hasn't been there yet.

probably projects to be average or even above average in time. A lot of Jose Reyes in him. Avelino is likely to be more gap power than anything else, and at least to date Wade doesn't even have that much.

is he a plus glove? I know errors don't mean much. Both sally league SS's are 28/6 SB CS pretty impressive.

hopefully there are no new dumb contracts that block these guys.
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his offensive results have been much better this year. I haven't watched him enough to say the approach has improved markedly, but the results have.
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In comment 12250339 arniefez said:

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is he a plus glove? I know errors don't mean much. Both sally league SS's are 28/6 SB CS pretty impressive.

Yeah to be in High A at his age is very impressive. Soft hands, good range and a good arm, he's probably more above average than plus as a defender but he should be fine.