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let him work through it. He's too talented to give up on him because he had an injury and a prolonged slump. |
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let him work through it. He's too talented to give up on him because he had an injury and a prolonged slump. |
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Wait for the panic when Judge goes 4 for 40 over a stretch. |
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In comment 13500682 Dunedin81 said: Quote: let him work through it. He's too talented to give up on him because he had an injury and a prolonged slump. I would note that BA, especially in extremely small sample sizes (such as the 21 ABs in the 6 games Bird has had in AAA) are often misleading- have one really good game or 2 bad ones, and the number bounce around by hundreds of points. Instead, look deeper at the numbers. Looking closer, we see that in those 6 games, Bird has walked 7 times and K'd 3 times. That also gives him an OBP of .357- quite good actually. He has only 2 extra base hits- 2 doubles, but in a small sample size, we cannot draw much from that. What these number indicate is that Bird isn't "lost" as the original poster claimed. If that was the case, we would see quite a few more K's and low walk totals. What the numbers appear to indicate is that Bird is recognizing balls and strikes- which indicates that he is seeing the ball well and tracking the pitches correctly, but he has not regained his timing. Has has been out of game action for about a month or so. Note that in the 60 ABs he got with the Yanks earlier, he had 22 K's and 10 walks. THAT indicates a lost hitter at that point. The numbers tell a different story now- he just needs time and more ABs. Remember that the pitchers in AAA are now nearing mid-season form- while he is essentially starting spring training over again. He will probably spend a week or two more trying to find his timing- but I think that based on what we saw in spring training, it will come. |
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Greg Bird, who has been struggling during his minor-league rehab stint, still isn’t feeling right and is seeing a doctor, according to Joe Girardi. |
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7:33pm ET: The Yankees announced Bird has been pulled off his rehab assignment with a right knee contusion. He fouled a pitch off his shin the other day, but was fine and stayed in the game. I wonder if that’s just a mistake and they meant a right ankle contusion? Either way, it’s a setback. 6:27pm ET: Greg Bird‘s rehab has hit a snag. Brian Cashman told Erik Boland that Bird still doesn’t feel well, so they have “pulled the plug” on his rehab. The issue is still with his ankle, not his surgically repaired shoulder. Bird has been out since early May with a bone bruise in the ankle, an injury he originally suffered in the final week of Spring Training. He fouled a pitch off the ankle and tried to play through it in April. Bird has been on a minor league rehab assignment the last two weeks, going 9-for-38 (.237) with 12 walks and four strikeouts in 12 games. The numbers don’t mean much though. How does he feel? How does his swing look? Does his have his lower half working right? Those are the important questions, and no, apparently he doesn’t feel good. Joe Girardi said earlier today Bird will see a doctor, and hopefully that brings good news. Maybe it is nothing more than normal “hey you’re playing baseball everyday again” soreness. It’s not easy to be optimistic though. The Yankees have a pretty terrible history with bone bruises (see: Teixeira, Mark) and Bird himself has had plenty of injury issues in his career, even going back to his days in the minors. Unless the doctor visit brings good news, the Yankees are going to have to start thinking about trading for a new first baseman. Chris Carter has worn out his welcome and Tyler Austin probably isn’t good enough to start at first base for a contender. Playing Matt Holliday there full-time doesn’t seem like a good idea at his age either. |
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the spring was reason for optimism. But the reason many of us believe in him is that he has a good resume in MiLB, and it's not just the numbers. Most of us won't forget that at a time when the Yankees had Sanchez and Judge swinging the bats well (among others) that Cashman said Bird was probably the best bat in the system. His issue will be getting healthy and the question is can he stay healthy. I have no doubts he can hit in the majors if he can get healthy again. |
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Maybe you forgot about 2015? When Bird hit 11 HR in 2 months with a decent BA and OBP? That was impressive- maybe you think that 2017 was his only major league experience? No, Bird's resume in the majors might be more impressive than his minor league time- as he showed more power in the majors (2015 and 2017 spring training) than he ever showed in the minors. His OBP track record is good throughout His issue has been health. He get injured- a lot. |