NFT: Yankees-Rays Trade

In comment 13838294 mavric said:

Quote:

(assuming he will, which seems highly likely) he will take over 3B, sure as the sun sets in the west. No way the Yanks are moving Didi so a hard hitting, sure handed 3rd baseman can toy with playing SS.

Toy with? He was solely a shortstop in the minor leagues (200+games) and played 52 games at short last season. The Orioles moved him to third when he came up because they had JJ Hardy at SS and no one at third.

In comment 13838381 Greg from LI said:

Quote:

In comment 13838294 mavric said: Quote: (assuming he will, which seems highly likely) he will take over 3B, sure as the sun sets in the west. No way the Yanks are moving Didi so a hard hitting, sure handed 3rd baseman can toy with playing SS. Toy with? He was solely a shortstop in the minor leagues (200+games) and played 52 games at short last season. The Orioles moved him to third when he came up because they had JJ Hardy at SS and no one at third.

THIS is the correct answer.

Machado is NOT a natural 3B- as noted above, the O's had Hardy and were not going to bump a vet for a rookie.

Let’s hope they will play him if he outperforms Drury in the spring.

In comment 13838402 Jim in Hoboken said:

Quote:

Let’s hope they will play him if he outperforms Drury in the spring.

I think that this is a sign that they want to slow down the clock on Andujar- i.e.- delay his FA by a year- and if Drury plays well enough, to delay his arbitration clock too.

This suspiciously looks like an attempt to "motivate" Andujar and Torres to force the Yanks to move them to NY. I think both will in the end- after the Yanks have kept them in the minors long enough to delay FA and they get hot.

In comment 13837968 adamg said:

Quote:

Quote: Sweeny Murti Sweeny Murti @YankeesWFAN Talked to more folks about Drury. Consensus is that despite his flexibility, he is best suited to be a 3B and may find more comfort offensively at one spot. One scout called him a “huge upgrade” over Headley, good defender, with gap power that will play well at Yankee Stadium

A stump would be an upgrade over Headley so yeah, Drury is a hugh upgrade.

I doubt the Yankees would be so brazen to call him up immediately after they lock in that extra year of service time, so we're probably looking at a good three weeks in the minors - roughly 20 games, or 1/8 of the season. Last year we lost the division by two games. I don't want to be over-dramatic about it, but we should really bring the best team to Toronto at the end of March. Every game counts.

In comment 13838402 Jim in Hoboken said:

Quote:

Let’s hope they will play him if he outperforms Drury in the spring.

They won't! Drury is now a "Cashman guy" Andujar lost his opportunity before he even had a chance to go after it!

In comment 13838493 TheMick7 said:

Quote:

They won't! Drury is now a "Cashman guy" Andujar lost his opportunity before he even had a chance to go after it!

That's a bit much.

In comment 13838501 Greg from LI said:

Quote:

In comment 13838493 TheMick7 said: Quote: They won't! Drury is now a "Cashman guy" Andujar lost his opportunity before he even had a chance to go after it! That's a bit much.

I just listened to Cashman on Kay-no it isn't!

For a minute there I thought it was Machado we acquired. Probably a combination - he likes the player, and was looking to buy a little time on Andujar anyway.

In comment 13838393 rich in DC said:

Quote:

In comment 13838381 Greg from LI said: Quote: In comment 13838294 mavric said: Quote: (assuming he will, which seems highly likely) he will take over 3B, sure as the sun sets in the west. No way the Yanks are moving Didi so a hard hitting, sure handed 3rd baseman can toy with playing SS. Toy with? He was solely a shortstop in the minor leagues (200+games) and played 52 games at short last season. The Orioles moved him to third when he came up because they had JJ Hardy at SS and no one at third. THIS is the correct answer. Machado is NOT a natural 3B- as noted above, the O's had Hardy and were not going to bump a vet for a rookie.

Machado played 3rd base (almost exclusively) with the Orioles for 6 years. He's done a fine job at the hot corner, in fact, he's a "natural" (as if that's a real thing). Yeah, his ego wants to play the more "glory-position" of a skinny/quick and nimble SS (ala Didi), but his years in the majors has been dedicated to manning third base where he has won 2 gold gloves including a platinum glove. Perhaps he thinks he can make more money because he can play the shortstop position when he's on the market, but he'll play where the manager wants him to play after pulling in nearly a third of a billion dollars to play ball. Sorry, but he's not the second coming of Ozzie Smith

Sanchez did. I am all for competition and understand that you can’t hand jobs to unproven rookies when you have championship aspirations, but I would hate for Andujar to be buried behind a Cashman pet project. In the old days, though the Yanks didn’t have prospects of this caliber, a lot of their prospects would become AAAA players from the constant Columbus shuffle.

Did Cash really say Drury is already penciled in as the starting 3B?

but made it very clear Drury has the edge, citing his experience and success at the big league level. He made it pretty obvious that Drury is the guy at 3B. Also dismissed the notion of him being a jack-of-all-trades.

administrations to acquire Drury. As was said,they view him as the 3B & when asked about his 10 errors last year,Cashman cited the fast field in Arizona using Brandon McCarthy as a comparison on how,as a ground ball pitcher, he became a better pitcher w/the Yankees,on Yankee Stadium turf.

for a bag of balls or something. He was DFA'd earlier this week when Drury was acquired.