NFT: Yanks Talk 5-26

that we have two young players being given a shot to contribute. Win or lose, we need to see what we have so we don't facilitate a panic-move where we patch a sinking ship.

the middle guys in the pen have been suspect in this rough patch we are in. If he pitches better than those guys I'm sure Girardi will keep going to him.

Get the name right. It's Lindgren- Jacob Lindgren.

His command is still coming. Could be a real asset though.

In comment 12300922 rich in DC said:

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Get the name right. It's Lindgren- Jacob Lindgren.

FYI if your going to be a douche then...stay exactly as you are.

He's got great stuff; a mid nineties fastball, a high eighties slider and he's a lefty. Its true that he has some trouble with his command, but that should be less critical as a starter than as a reliever. If they get him to where he can go 4 or 5 innings he'd already be a better starter than Capuano and a better long man than Rogers.

In comment 12300922 rich in DC said:

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Get the name right. It's Lindgren- Jacob Lindgren.

FYI - the "indgr" is silent. It's pronounced "Len".

but an excellent read. The kid has been through an awful lot.
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In comment 12300972 Dunedin81 said:

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but an excellent read. The kid has been through an awful lot. Link - ( New Window )

With how well he plays and his apparent drive to play 100% all the time, the only concern I have is health. If he can stay healthy he is the second coming of Brett Gardner. I'll take two of them on every team.

In comment 12300971 RasputinPrime said:

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In comment 12300922 rich in DC said: Quote: Get the name right. It's Lindgren- Jacob Lindgren. FYI - the "indgr" is silent. It's pronounced "Len".

Can he play hockey?

Brett Gardner LF

Chris Young CF

Alex Rodriguez DH

Mark Teixeira 1B

Chase Headley 3B

Carlos Beltran RF

Stephen Drew 2B

John Ryan Murphy C

Didi Gregorius SS

RHP Adam Warren

In comment 12300979 RasputinPrime said:

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In comment 12300972 Dunedin81 said: Quote: but an excellent read. The kid has been through an awful lot. Link - ( New Window ) With how well he plays and his apparent drive to play 100% all the time, the only concern I have is health. If he can stay healthy he is the second coming of Brett Gardner. I'll take two of them on every team.

I don't think he's going to be a Gardner clone. For one he has a much better arm. For two he will likely hit for more consistent power, whereas Gardner's swing and miss has jumped as his power numbers have. Heathcott's K totals for the minors are high but they actually got significantly better as he progressed, he simply missed a ton of development time. If he can stay in the lineup consistently a .280-.300 BA with a K rate of 15-20% may be doable.

In comment 12301008 Dunedin81 said:

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Brett Gardner LF Chris Young CF

He's platooning with Young and a lefty is pitching tonight for KC. Not crazy. I'd like to see that continue when Ellsbury returns, although I suppose that's wishful thinking with Beltran still around.

In comment 12301072 Del Shofner said:

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In comment 12301008 Dunedin81 said: Quote: Brett Gardner LF Chris Young CF He's platooning with Young and a lefty is pitching tonight for KC. Not crazy. I'd like to see that continue when Ellsbury returns, although I suppose that's wishful thinking with Beltran still around.

It's crazy in the sense that Young has been awful for a month.

this year.

he had a reverse split. I'd much rather see him give it a shot against lefties over Young and his 6/42 May.

and 228 OPS+ hitter versus lefties. I run him out there.

In comment 12301117 LS said:

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and 228 OPS+ hitter versus lefties. I run him out there.

.161 and 38 OPS+ versus righties.

by his crazy April.

of game I play him in to try to get him back on track. Against a struggling lefty. I sit Beltran. He is a Drew like .176 and 47 OPS+ against lefties this year.

In comment 12301029 Dunedin81 said:

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In comment 12300979 RasputinPrime said: Quote: In comment 12300972 Dunedin81 said: Quote: but an excellent read. The kid has been through an awful lot. Link - ( New Window ) With how well he plays and his apparent drive to play 100% all the time, the only concern I have is health. If he can stay healthy he is the second coming of Brett Gardner. I'll take two of them on every team. I don't think he's going to be a Gardner clone. For one he has a much better arm. For two he will likely hit for more consistent power, whereas Gardner's swing and miss has jumped as his power numbers have. Heathcott's K totals for the minors are high but they actually got significantly better as he progressed, he simply missed a ton of development time. If he can stay in the lineup consistently a .280-.300 BA with a K rate of 15-20% may be doable.

the "clone" reference is more a discussion regarding:

position
speed
fielding
slap-hitter
plays full-tilt.

and still only 24 years old. His ceiling is higher than Gardner's. That doesn't mean he'll ever get there. But he's not a slap hitter. If he stays healthy and gets an opportunity he can be an above average MLB regular and a very exciting player to root for.

at the break. I have seen him walk after balls he screwed up enough times. They would be half way through his contract. Play a 4-3 with the remaining outfielders. Both Gardner & Ellsbury need games off come the dog days.

Next call up RefRefsnyder, who peaked at 312 & 9 errors . Now he is at 290 with 11 errors, probably disappointed at seeing all the upward mobility and his name not getting called.

I don't love his fat older brother who is playing a terrible RF for us.

2-0 yanks.

giving my son an autographed Future's card of his when he came up with the Royals. Two different players, amigo.

now get him some more runs.

catcher's ERA was 4.4 coming in while McCann's is 3.84. Misleading. He has better rapport with his starter and catches a quieter game than McCann. Let us see if he can guide Warren through the middle innings.

now 22 from 3000.

The RBI, Hit and HR markers he will reach this season are pretty awesome.

Teix with all four.

and a triple.

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5-0

continued great all-around play by Teix this season.

Cain can suck it.

j ‏@j_nyy 9m9 minutes ago

Severino is straight dirty: K'd the last five batters he faced, hit 98 mph in the fifth inning according to stadium gun.

Girardi has little confidence in Adam, who came in with a deceptive 2-4, 4.25. Victimized by just plain dumb defense & questionable bullpen moves by Girardi. Great command & stuff tonight. Late life on his fastball. Two shades on his breaking ball. I saw 6 or 7 flinches, when the batter winces at the tightness of his spin.

But this is good - I don't think Warren had gotten out of the 6th inning yet prior to tonight...right?

In comment 12301460 RetroJint said:

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Girardi has little confidence in Adam, who came in with a deceptive 2-4, 4.25. Victimized by just plain dumb defense & questionable bullpen moves by Girardi. Great command & stuff tonight. Late life on his fastball. Two shades on his breaking ball. I saw 6 or 7 flinches, when the batter winces at the tightness of his spin.

There was bad defense in Washington, but Warren helped his demise by walking the shittiest hitters in their lineup. When Warren gives them a good start, just take it and move on.


Headley fucks up in the field again.

into a dangerous situation. E5.

Game over.

In comment 12301029 Dunedin81 said:

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I don't think he's going to be a Gardner clone. For one he has a much better arm. For two he will likely hit for more consistent power, whereas Gardner's swing and miss has jumped as his power numbers have. Heathcott's K totals for the minors are high but they actually got significantly better as he progressed, he simply missed a ton of development time. If he can stay in the lineup consistently a .280-.300 BA with a K rate of 15-20% may be doable.

Reasonable minds can disagree, but I don't expect Heathcott to hit for much power at all. Allowing that minor league power numbers are not always a reliable proxy for major league power, Heathcott's never even reached 10 homers in a single year, and 2013 was the only year he cracked 5. Granted, he's been hurt, but his career ISO is .128. I think 10 homers with his current swing/approach is reasonable, but not much more than that, not unless he gets some extra luck with the porch in right.

But that's OK! If he hits .280/.330/.400 with scratch defense in CF or plus defense in a corner, in today's offensive environment that's, I don't know, 3 WAR per 600 PA? I think most of us would sign up for that without thinking twice.

that's one more than Gardner hit his entire MILB career. I don't disagree with you on the rest of it but he has more power than you think.

reached the seventh in his last two starts. The defense behind him in his first start against Boston was comical. In another he got pulled in the fifth without qualifying for a win, then that idiot Rodgers let 2 of his in with a 3-run homer. Let's not even talk about the Washington start. Given Tanaka's inability to stay in the rotation, it is obvious that Adam Warren is the best starter on the Yankees. At some point, hopefully Jarhead will figure that out.

In comment 12300941 superspynyg said:

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In comment 12300922 rich in DC said: Quote: Get the name right. It's Lindgren- Jacob Lindgren. FYI if your going to be a douche then...stay exactly as you are.

You are the one who can't even get a player's name right. I'd say you have bigger issues to work out than calling people names on a website who call you out on your lack of knowledge.