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NFT: Twins (8-8) @ Yankees (11-9), Monday, 4/23/2018, 07:05p ET

RasputinPrime : 4/23/2018 6:07 pm
1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B .310/.372/.535, 0.8 fWAR
2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B .315/.471/.407, 0.6 fWAR
3. Miguel Sano (R) 3B .213/.269/.475, 0 fWAR
4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF .246/.281/.426, 0.3 fWAR
5. Logan Morrison (L) DH .096/.203/.173, -0.6 fWAR
6. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS .275/.316/.510, 0.3 fWAR
7. Max Kepler (L) RF .288/.383/.596, 0.6 fWAR
8. Ryan LaMarre (R) CF .533/.533/.533, 0.2 fWAR
9. Jason Castro (L) CA .143/.234/.238, -0.2 fWAR

Jake Odorizzi (R): (21.1 IP, 3.38 ERA, 0.5 RA9 WAR)
vs.
Masahiro Tanaka (R): (22.1 IP, 6.45 ERA, -0.3 RA9 WAR)

1. Brett Gardner (L) LF .247/.364/.329, 0.4 fWAR
2. Aaron Judge (R) RF .324/.462/.608, 1.3 fWAR
3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS .333/.442/.742, 1.6 fWAR
4. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH .185/.283/.395, 0.2 fWAR
5. Gary Sanchez (R) CA .188/.222/.391, 0 fWAR
6. Aaron Hicks (S) CF .290/.421/.516, 0.4 fWAR
7. Tyler Austin (R) 1B .286/.375/.551, 0.4 fWAR
8. Miguel Andujar (R) 3B .308/.327/.596, 0.4 fWAR
9. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B .000/.000/.000, -0.1 fWAR
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2 run double for Austin!!!  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/23/2018 10:02 pm : link
.
30 year old David Hale comes in  
Del Shofner : 4/23/2018 10:06 pm : link
for the Yanks.
Gleyber's first hit!  
Del Shofner : 4/23/2018 10:20 pm : link
Clean single.
GLEYBER gets his first hit!  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/23/2018 10:20 pm : link
.
Torre with his first hit!!  
mfsd : 4/23/2018 10:21 pm : link
Way to go kid
First hit can be the hardest  
dune69 : 4/23/2018 10:21 pm : link
pressure is off. Gleyber will settle in.
RE: Torre with his first hit!!  
mfsd : 4/23/2018 10:22 pm : link
In comment 13927320 mfsd said:
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Way to go kid


Torres, that is
First hit for the kid  
PetesHereNow : 4/23/2018 10:22 pm : link
Glad I kept this rout on.
Operation baby bombers in FULL effect with Torres getting his 1st hit  
DennyInDenville : 4/23/2018 10:27 pm : link
Every position we are young, Frazier will spell Gardy. Austin is ready If Bird continues to NickJohnson, every single position.

Only promising position players remaining are Wade really. Everyone else is playing well including Didi going to the next level .

I would keep Torreyes as the 25th man and ideally Keep Wade over Drury just for his ability to play CF in a pinch.

This is so damn fun to watch!

Our big 4 , plus all these baby bombers all blossoming..

This is special and once in a lifetime. Doubt we witness such a fun young team over a couple year period ever again. Let's make the most of it and get north of 30 rings.
Didi  
UConn4523 : 4/23/2018 10:29 pm : link
Haha
Didi!!  
Del Shofner : 4/23/2018 10:29 pm : link
.
Did with the Grand Slam!!  
mfsd : 4/23/2018 10:30 pm : link
This lineups starting to destroy pitching staffs as expected
Everybody hits  
dune69 : 4/23/2018 10:31 pm : link
tonight
Wonder if the Twins will  
section125 : 4/23/2018 10:33 pm : link
complain about getting smacked?
Twins bringing in their CF to pitch now  
Del Shofner : 4/23/2018 10:34 pm : link
.
Coincidence?  
section125 : 4/23/2018 10:35 pm : link
Last couple days the temp is reasonably cool and not freakin freezing. So the bats come alive.
Love how Gardy and Judge both had good ABs and took walks  
mfsd : 4/23/2018 10:35 pm : link
despite the big lead, before Didi hit his bomb.
Hey Paul,  
section125 : 4/23/2018 10:39 pm : link
how did that work out?
Tyler Austin 2 run jack!  
DennyInDenville : 4/23/2018 10:42 pm : link
We should prob just make Austin the permanent 1B. Bird can retire
Haha, they dug up video of O’Neill coming in from the OF  
mfsd : 4/23/2018 10:45 pm : link
to pitch for the Reds in a blowout in Atlanta. He’s griping they showed the HR he gave up, not the guy he struck out.
I just hope Boone or whoever makes up  
Ace718 : 4/23/2018 10:48 pm : link
The lineup these days don't mess with this lineup. Right now this is the best 9 we have and the lineup is perfect. Torreyes is the perfect utility man off the bench. I know Drury is talented and we gave up good players for him but I'll take Andujar's bat every day. Plus his defense hasn't been as bad as predicted. When Bird comes back I guess he and Austin can platoon at 1B. But I don't want to see guys like Walker out there.
6-2 since we left Fenway last week  
mfsd : 4/23/2018 10:51 pm : link
Starting to come together
RE: I just hope Boone or whoever makes up  
DennyInDenville : 4/23/2018 10:53 pm : link
In comment 13927378 Ace718 said:
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The lineup these days don't mess with this lineup. Right now this is the best 9 we have and the lineup is perfect. Torreyes is the perfect utility man off the bench. I know Drury is talented and we gave up good players for him but I'll take Andujar's bat every day. Plus his defense hasn't been as bad as predicted. When Bird comes back I guess he and Austin can platoon at 1B. But I don't want to see guys like Walker out there.

True. Walker might be insurance at 1B but I'm okay, we should just DFA him or something.. he's not worthy at any ABs over Austin, Torres or even Torreyes
Nice win!  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/23/2018 10:54 pm : link
Keep rolling.
RE: I just hope Boone or whoever makes up  
section125 : 4/23/2018 10:54 pm : link
In comment 13927378 Ace718 said:
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The lineup these days don't mess with this lineup. Right now this is the best 9 we have and the lineup is perfect. Torreyes is the perfect utility man off the bench. I know Drury is talented and we gave up good players for him but I'll take Andujar's bat every day. Plus his defense hasn't been as bad as predicted. When Bird comes back I guess he and Austin can platoon at 1B. But I don't want to see guys like Walker out there.


Gonna have some tough decisions to make with Walker, Drury, Torreyes...
Jace Petersen was DFA'd. Maybe they go 12 man pitching staff with the SWB shuttle and keep 4 man bench? They paid $4.5 mill for Walker so he could be traded as that is a very reasonable contract for his talent.
3 months of brainstorming ahead  
bigbluehoya : 4/23/2018 10:55 pm : link
About the pitching targets they could add at the deadline.
RE: Haha, they dug up video of O’Neill coming in from the OF  
bceagle05 : 4/23/2018 11:03 pm : link
In comment 13927373 mfsd said:
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to pitch for the Reds in a blowout in Atlanta. He’s griping they showed the HR he gave up, not the guy he struck out.


That was great.

"It was a wall-scraper!"
"it's starting to come together Pepper"  
Victor in CT : 4/24/2018 8:18 am : link
* starters have pitched at least 6 innings 3 straight times out. CC probably could have but they did right taking him out on a cold night. What a difference going to the pen for 2-3 innings instead of 4-5 innings. Tanaka looked good. Would have been nice if he could have finished the 7th.
* Giancarlo! Welcome! Gary getting hot too.
* Odorizzi impressed me by battling and still giving the Twinkies 5 innings, keeping them in the game after a brutal 1st inning.
* starters giving length should allow them to drop a pitcher when Drury comes back instead of a position player. 13 pitchers is ridiculous. I think you need 3 position players + a catcher on the bench minimum.
* Andujar is the real deal. He belongs in the lineup everyday at 3b. Drury as a Zobrist-style super sub??
* Glad for Torres that he got the monkey off his back. Now he can relax and settle in.
* When (if) Bird comes back, how can they justify keeping Walker on the team? Austin is better, younger, cheaper. For all the talk about vet FAs not getting signed, seems to me the system works. Old guys aren't going to get paid anymore. The clubs have wised up.
* I really don't hink they will, nor do I think they should, go after Harper or Machado. They don't need position players. $$ would be better spent to go after a front line starter. They could then dump Gray for some lower level prospects to a small market team, replenish the minors some more, and still have Sheffield, Tate and Abreau pushing up to replace CC and any injureds.
Victor, going to need to trade  
section125 : 4/24/2018 8:27 am : link
Walker as he is getting $4.5 mill plus incentives. Thing with Walker is he can play 4 positions. Austin can only play 1B or corner OF. Bird is only 1B. Walker should be easily tradable with a team friendly salary.

I agree on 7 BP only and 1 additional bench player. Drury, if healthy can take over Walker's utility spot.
RE: Victor, going to need to trade  
Victor in CT : 4/24/2018 8:41 am : link
In comment 13927599 section125 said:
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Walker as he is getting $4.5 mill plus incentives. Thing with Walker is he can play 4 positions. Austin can only play 1B or corner OF. Bird is only 1B. Walker should be easily tradable with a team friendly salary.

I agree on 7 BP only and 1 additional bench player. Drury, if healthy can take over Walker's utility spot.


Yeah, definitely can't cut him, but I think Drury can fill that role for less $$ with more athleticism. Agree, somebody in the race who needs a vet will take Walker at the deadline. By then that club would only be on the hook for $2 million
I don't think Walker is getting traded  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 9:15 am : link
He's a known quantity and gives them positional flexibility. That's the biggest thing working against Austin - he's hitting well at the moment, but he's strictly a platoon 1B/DH. If Torres is here to stay (and I'm not sure he is just yet, but let's say he is) then I'll bet Torreyes is the most likely to go. He has at least one option remaining, and Torres can fill in at SS if needed. Either that, or Torres goes back to Scranton. Right now, Drury is a question mark. Bird is a question mark. They aren't going to deal Walker when the future of those two is so uncertain.
I think the Yanks have demonstrated  
bigbluehoya : 4/24/2018 9:45 am : link
a lot of care with their treatment of Torres, and I don’t think he’d be up right now if they had any planned intention of sending him back down.

My guess is that they take their sweet time taking Drury off of the DL.

First person to come off of the 25-man is Cole, and Austin goes when Bird is ready. It won’t seem crazy at that point, because Austin probably can’t sustain current output if he continues to strikeout 30%+. Austin would be a good piece to include in a deal for pitching.

Walker has been tremendously disappointing so far. I have mixed feelings about how they should handle. I think he obviously improves from what we’ve seen, but I don’t want them to give him the PT for it to happen. I wan him as a bench piece only, but it probably requires a bunch of ABs for him to work his head out of his ass.

Andujar is so fun to watch hit.  
Heisenberg : 4/24/2018 9:58 am : link
his hands are incredibly quick. That swing on the double was ridiculous.
BBH - while I think  
section125 : 4/24/2018 10:28 am : link
you may be right about Austin being one of the people destined to return to SWB when Bird returns, his minor league stats are pretty good. His MLB stats are not far off the MiLB stats. He is hitting well and that may very well be because he is surrounded by an excellent lineup and he gets pitched to.

I do expect that the Yanks will take their time getting Bird back in the lineup so as to not aggravate the ankle. So, by the time Bird returns they will have a pretty decent sample size of Austin. He may very well be a piece for a starter, but seeing Bird's history, Cash may very well wait til the trade deadline to move him.

It is a good problem to have.
Tyler Austin MiLB Stats. - ( New Window )
I don’t dislike Austin  
bigbluehoya : 4/24/2018 10:34 am : link
I’m just taking a cautious view of what we’ve seen so far.

He K’s 30% of the time, and right now he’s got a BABIP of .400

He does take his walks, and the raw power would appear to be legitimate.

He definitely has value.
Austin is a useful but limited player  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 11:09 am : link
He's not much of a 1B and can't play anywhere else. He also struggles against RHP. If a team needs a righty 1B/DH for a platoon, he'll perform well. As an everyday player, probably not so much.
Not all the pitching prospects  
Jay in Toronto : 4/24/2018 11:34 am : link
are struggling.

Hadn't really heard of this one


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RE: Not all the pitching prospects  
Del Shofner : 4/24/2018 11:39 am : link
In comment 13928124 Jay in Toronto said:
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are struggling.

Hadn't really heard of this one
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Age 24 and in AA ball - glad it’s coming together for him but sort of now or never given his age, I would think.
Within reason to consider Austin is one of the guys  
mfsd : 4/24/2018 11:52 am : link
benefiting from being in a loaded lineup. Coming up with guys on base often, probably getting more fastballs than he might otherwise
Eh  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 11:52 am : link
He's a guy who struggles against heat and pounds off-speed stuff, though.

Look, he is what he is - a nice platoon bat who doesn't really have a position.
RE: RE: Not all the pitching prospects  
Jay in Toronto : 4/24/2018 12:33 pm : link
In comment 13928138 Del Shofner said:
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are struggling.

Hadn't really heard of this one
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Age 24 and in AA ball - glad it’s coming together for him but sort of now or never given his age, I would think.


Sounds like he was somewhat derailed by injuries. Hope he gets up to Scranton soon.
RE: RE: Not all the pitching prospects  
Jay in Toronto : 4/24/2018 12:42 pm : link
In comment 13928138 Del Shofner said:
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are struggling.

Hadn't really heard of this one
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Age 24 and in AA ball - glad it’s coming together for him but sort of now or never given his age, I would think.


Sounds like he was somewhat derailed by injuries. Hope he gets up to Scranton soon.
RE: Austin is a useful but limited player  
section125 : 4/24/2018 1:07 pm : link
In comment 13928052 Greg from LI said:
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He's not much of a 1B and can't play anywhere else. He also struggles against RHP. If a team needs a righty 1B/DH for a platoon, he'll perform well. As an everyday player, probably not so much.


Maybe we should give him time before discarding him. By the time Bird is ready we'll have a pretty decent sample size of what Austin can really do. Bird isn't the handiest of fielders either. If Bird can stay healthy he's the obvious starter, so far a big if...

BTW, I thought Austin was a corner OF too? (not like there is space for him there.
They've stuck him in the OF from time to time  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 1:10 pm : link
But he's not good out there.

There are worse things in the world than a Bird/Austin platoon at first base, but not too many teams would keep two 1B only guys.
it's worth keeping in mind, too, that....  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 1:13 pm : link
of Austin's 4 homers this year, 3 are off Marco Estrada and one is off an outfielder.
I see no urgency in  
Phil in LA : 4/24/2018 2:12 pm : link
in unloading Tyler Austin. He hasn't played 100 games, has he? I'd DH him against lefties and let Stanton play LF when Bird comes back.
there's no urgency....at the moment  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 2:14 pm : link
Eventually, if everyone gets healthy, there's going to be an infielder glut. I'm just guessing that Austin's limitations to a particular role might make him more expendable than others.
RE: I see no urgency in  
Victor in CT : 4/24/2018 2:17 pm : link
In comment 13928511 Phil in LA said:
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in unloading Tyler Austin. He hasn't played 100 games, has he? I'd DH him against lefties and let Stanton play LF when Bird comes back.


If I have a choice of Drury, and possibly Sanchez, Judge, Stanton or Hicks to DH against lefties depnding on the D alignment, Austin's name is not getting near the lineup card.
RE: there's no urgency....at the moment  
section125 : 4/24/2018 2:52 pm : link
In comment 13928521 Greg from LI said:
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Eventually, if everyone gets healthy, there's going to be an infielder glut. I'm just guessing that Austin's limitations to a particular role might make him more expendable than others.


This is true. But again, can they trust Bird to stay healthy for extended periods of time? The big tease. Keeping two 1B only players is not efficient especially with Walker and Drury there who can play most IF positions. Austin likely has options left and will be stashed.
Does he still have options?  
Greg from LI : 4/24/2018 2:58 pm : link
Seems like he's been up and down several times. I actually don't know, just assumed that he might be out of them now.
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