My favorite was a few weeks ago when Francesser was fluffing Girardi about how they now have the premier hitter in baseball and how is Judge going to handle all the attention and endorsements of being the premiere hitter in NY and baseball......after 27 games.
The guy is good...no doubt, but can we give it some time? I'm still exhausted from everyone already annointing Sanchez as the next Babe Ruth after his first 30 games.
Just asking everyone of his guests who would they take Judge or Conforto. And most including Peter Gammons said Judge
Im a little detached lately. Is Smoker an option to get a start for Milone? I know he was getting stretched out in Vegas or is he strictly taking Robles spot in the pen?
IMO, he was starting just to get some work to return to the bullpen. I was at this game in Vegas this week. He pitched 4 innings before he was taken out. BTW, he was lucky to make it thru the first inning. Remaining innings were good.
I suspect he won't stay on the 75 HR pace he was on, and you might want to see him go around the league 2-3 times before you anoint him. Pitchers do make adjustments.
but Judge had some warning flags in the minors. His high K totals were always alarming. If anything, Conforto should be the shining example as to why you "shouldn't" trust a small sample after a first call-up. Conforto set the world on fire in 2015 too. In 2016, the league adjusted back, he struggled, he had to go down and find himself in AAA and now he's back and killing it all year almost two years later.
I think Judge is going to be a great young player but I cant take anything he's doing seriously until I see a MUCH bigger sample.
I'm enjoying Conforto right now - what Judge does really doesn't matter. I don't know why it always has to be a dick measuring contest in NY.
The Yankees have some nice young hitters. No reason to turn everything into a competition.
Right now, Michael Conforto's OPS is the same as Bryce Harper's and he's top 5 in all of baseball. Kid is the goods.
The real problem right now is our pitching. Which is incredible when you think about what we went into the year with and what the expectations were. But when you lose your best starter, your best reliever, 2 other guys are hurt, and 2 are coming off injuries.. well, I guess that's how it goes.
The Mets are going to need their hitting to carry them until they get a little help. Matz and Lugo would certainly be nice to have back.
It's just something NY does and I was commenting on the media hysteria that seems to be developing this last week. Right or wrong, if Judge and Conforto both fulfill their potential they will be compared against each other in NY. Just how it goes.
The team is still a mess overall. We need to really keep trying to take 2-3 from teams and claw our way back until the cavalry starts to trickle in. Cespedes, TDA, Cabrera, Matz, and Lugo could all be coming back within a week which of course will help. At that point Id hope we can hover around .500 or slightly better until the deadline. Get a closer to replace Familia and maybe even another starter until Syndergaard is back (Wheeler will be at his limit too) and we could have a real shot in the postseason again but that's ways off AND assumes nothing else goes wrong. One day at a time.
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I missed that today...what was he saying?
My favorite was a few weeks ago when Francesser was fluffing Girardi about how they now have the premier hitter in baseball and how is Judge going to handle all the attention and endorsements of being the premiere hitter in NY and baseball......after 27 games.
The guy is good...no doubt, but can we give it some time? I'm still exhausted from everyone already annointing Sanchez as the next Babe Ruth after his first 30 games.
Just asking everyone of his guests who would they take Judge or Conforto. And most including Peter Gammons said Judge
TJ Rivera - Rosario - Flores/Cab - Smith
TDA
Will this lineup hit enough?
IMO, he was starting just to get some work to return to the bullpen. I was at this game in Vegas this week. He pitched 4 innings before he was taken out. BTW, he was lucky to make it thru the first inning. Remaining innings were good.
TJ Rivera - Rosario - Flores/Cab - Smith
TDA
Will this lineup hit enough?
Could use a Martin Prado type utility guy but that would be a fun team to watch.
TJ Rivera - Rosario - Flores/Cab - Smith
TDA
Will this lineup hit enough?
With all the money coming off the books they need to make a serious run at that Japanese kid
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Cespedes - Lagares/Nimmo - Conforto
TJ Rivera - Rosario - Flores/Cab - Smith
TDA
Will this lineup hit enough?
With all the money coming off the books they need to make a serious run at that Japanese kid
Thats ten position players, add Rene Rivera, Matt Reynolds and maybe Duda to round out the roster
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I think Judge is going to be a great young player but I cant take anything he's doing seriously until I see a MUCH bigger sample.
The Yankees have some nice young hitters. No reason to turn everything into a competition.
Right now, Michael Conforto's OPS is the same as Bryce Harper's and he's top 5 in all of baseball. Kid is the goods.
The real problem right now is our pitching. Which is incredible when you think about what we went into the year with and what the expectations were. But when you lose your best starter, your best reliever, 2 other guys are hurt, and 2 are coming off injuries.. well, I guess that's how it goes.
The Mets are going to need their hitting to carry them until they get a little help. Matz and Lugo would certainly be nice to have back.
When is Ces returning?
The team is still a mess overall. We need to really keep trying to take 2-3 from teams and claw our way back until the cavalry starts to trickle in. Cespedes, TDA, Cabrera, Matz, and Lugo could all be coming back within a week which of course will help. At that point Id hope we can hover around .500 or slightly better until the deadline. Get a closer to replace Familia and maybe even another starter until Syndergaard is back (Wheeler will be at his limit too) and we could have a real shot in the postseason again but that's ways off AND assumes nothing else goes wrong. One day at a time.