I didn't want to try to start Yankee discussions on what has become a Mets thread (nothing wrong with that, but it has) so I figured I'd start another one.
Presumably the Yankees are after starting pitching alone, though a 1B and LHRP are possibilities. The two notable depth guys who were available, Cahill and Garcia, both moved yesterday. Maybe someone else ends up on the market, but for now it seems like Sonny Gray and a chance that one or both of JV and Darvish get moved.
Dodgers reportedly want Darvish or no one. Milwaukee might take a run at Gray, and they certainly have the ammo to get it done. The real issue for the Yanks is whether they view Gray as an ace or as a good pitcher. A controllable ace, even with injury concerns, is worth a hefty prospect return. A good pitcher with injury concerns is not.
Boy, do I know about that! And my Dad just turned 94, and our visit to him (in FL) showed me what I have to look forward to if I reach that age...physical and mental infirmity. Sad and scary.
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Source: Eduardo Nunez to #RedSox.
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Source: Eduardo Nunez to #RedSox.
Good bat. Does he still suck at fielding?
Mediocre bat? Hes batting .307....like .350 the last 40 games. Hes a very nice bat.
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96 OPS+, slightly better than Headley.
Mediocre bat? Hes batting .307....like .350 the last 40 games. Hes a very nice bat.
Superb speed also
and he will hit more homers in Fenway
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SFGiants get shaun anderson and gregory santos, 2 righties, for nunez. @alexspeier 1st
But yes, after Sale there are a lot of unknowns. Price is pitching well but historically has been terrible in the postseason, whether fatigue or nerves or what have you.
And people are crowing about our historically good pen, but if Girardi is still going to trot out Betances and Chapman for 8-9 and one or both is still messed up, we're in deep trouble.
AL East and AL Central are pretty much locked in to play one another. Astros will get the wild card winner
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But Sale is going to be a bitch to deal with in the postseason and that is why it is so important for the Yankees to win the division. Make Boston play the wildcard game and use Sale for that game. If they end up facing Boston in the first round, at least they'd only face Sale once in a 5 game series
AL East and AL Central are pretty much locked in to play one another. Astros will get the wild card winner
Yeah, good point
What about Marwin Gonzalez?
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to miller your thread but am I the last person to realize how awesome Whit Merrifield has been? He's like Zobrist 2.0 wow.
What about Marwin Gonzalez?
Coming off 2015 I ranted about wanting the Mets to go after Marwin Gonzalez, then he "stunk" in 2016 making me look bad but yeah wow. Breakout star at 28.
I think anything they say, anywhere they put him or don't put him, is going to be tabloid fodder at this point.
No- ALWAYS injured- and a bad back has limited him to just 22 innings this year. Almost no chance that he contributes for anyone anywhere this season.
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Add another entrant into the Justin Wilson sweepstakes: The Yankees.
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Add another entrant into the Justin Wilson sweepstakes: The Yankees.
I think I would rather have Wilson back than a SP. The only question is whether that creates a new problem of actually having TOO many relievers.
Chapman, Betances, Kahnle, Robertson, Warren, Green already in place- Caleb Smith (who really should be given starts instead of Cessa) is around- and so are Gallegos, Holder, Mitchell, Shreve and Heller.
The Tigers might be in the market for OF and relievers- which the Yanks could provide in a trade- could the Tigers be interested in Jake Cave or Heller or Holder or Shreve? Maybe a combination of them and others?