1. Tanaka vs.Gonzalez.
2. Clint Frazier could be seeing his first action tonight as he has been called up to the Yanks. Yanks want an additional player for the Nats series given they are playing in a NL park with no DH. No word on who is being sent down/out.
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Greg, you use that term repeatedly...."wasting an out." Its kind of a canard. Hicks is not hitting the ball particularly well, he runs well and the coaches have detailed numbers on him and the pitcher. You. Have arguably the best batter on the team coming up after him. All that data could suggest that he'd likely ground into a DP or strike out and that it would be more productive to move the runner into scoring position with Judge coming up.
Using your logic, the pitchers should just swing away every time they came up. Theres more logic in setting the table for a better hitter to produce rather than play against the percentages.
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seriously. Boone hasn't done that too often so far, but that was dumb
Not sure why so upset. Tried to get a runner in scoring position with Judge coming up. I am okay with that.
I’m not really THAT upset - just don’t like the move. But I think section may be right, Hicks may have done it on his own trying to get on ahead of Judge, to your point
Also, I was thunking this.
Echoing mfsd, he may havebeen bunting for hit. But whats weird is he had a couple of hard hit balls back at the stadium. Obv the homer against Oak, but didnt he hit the ball well against Boston?
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Seems like an odd start date given that they still have 3 and a half innings to play and the score is tied.
Thanks for posting that.
I think that was the right tact to take by Cashman and the right decision, as well. Glad he made it.
Andujar is on an audition. Drury has migraines he admits to having for years. Cashman is hedging his bet. Machado is not out of the picture. I don't think Cashman or anyone else thought Andujar would be this could this soon.
If Drury cannot reliably get himself on the field he isn't any good to the Yankees. Hence Andujar is playing for a job. They are only two years apart in age. Could be one stays with the Yankees and the other is a trade chip pending Machado's trade and/or free agency. Machado could be part of a three way deal involving Drury and Andujar. No way Angelos trades Machado to the Yanks straight up. Some other team will be involved.
Lots of angles here.
Who resumes tge game tomorrow? Gotta be Holder or Cole right?
Since their 17-2 start against mostly cupcakes, Sox are 11-12
I can’t stand hicks. It’s head scratching what they see in him. He has been here 3 years and maybe had one good week offensively he’s a 4th outfielder not a every day player he should be batting under .200 by the weekend . I pray friazer takes his job
You love him?? Why? what’s to love about this guy?
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meatballs. I love Hicks, but geez Louise you have to crush an 82 mph middle middle spinner...
You love him?? Why? what’s to love about this guy?
Dude, what is your problem with that? Weird post
Operating under the assumption we’re all Yankee fans who want to see the team win, while we all have our own opinions and players we like, some of you guys really seem to get off on trashing our guys and seem to root for them to fail so you can say I told you so
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I swear it's like Groundhog Day in these threads. CLINT FRAZIER IS NOT A MAJOR LEAGUE CENTERFIELDER. He's not going to take Hicks' job for that reason.
Why? Seems to me Cashman wanted insurance at 3B and to increase the odds of having a guy he won’t have to worry about for the next 5-10 years. We all hope it’s Andujar but there’s no telling how his whole season will go. If either works out than Machado is off the table, IMO, as he should be. We don’t need him now and we certainly wouldn’t need him if Andujar is ready for the full time role.
This is a great problem to have.
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meatballs. I love Hicks, but geez Louise you have to crush an 82 mph middle middle spinner...
You love him?? Why? what’s to love about this guy?
His defense and base running. Not everyone is going to be a good hitter. You sound like someone who grew up during the big 4 and forgot that pretty much every lineup in baseball features atleast 1 crappy hitter.
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I swear it's like Groundhog Day in these threads. CLINT FRAZIER IS NOT A MAJOR LEAGUE CENTERFIELDER. He's not going to take Hicks' job for that reason.
I understand that so Gardner can play CF and days they rest him then Hicks can play. That should be hick’s role on this team and not play every day.
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I pray friazer takes his job
I swear it's like Groundhog Day in these threads. CLINT FRAZIER IS NOT A MAJOR LEAGUE CENTERFIELDER. He's not going to take Hicks' job for that reason.
I understand that so Gardner can play CF and days they rest him then Hicks can play. That should be hick’s role on this team and not play every day.
Sometimes the runs saved by defense outweigh the hitting aspect of the game. Players go through dry spells, ask Didi.
As far as Frazier, he's a little dicey in the OF the little I've seen him play. He doesn't seem to take good angles or something along that line. Now he may have improved since last year, IDK. But looking forward to seeing him play at some point.
CF is a position where you can sacrifice some as a hitter. Hicks is a great fielder, has top-notch discipline and patience at the plate, and is a very good base runner. Not to mention his hitting may certainly come around with what we saw last year. Hicks will continue to play CF.
CF is a position where you can sacrifice some as a hitter. Hicks is a great fielder, has top-notch discipline and patience at the plate, and is a very good base runner. Not to mention his hitting may certainly come around with what we saw last year. Hicks will continue to play CF.
Yankees spot started Judge a game in CF. Frazier has played many games in Cf for SWB
Imo, Frazier is gunning for Hicks and Gardys ABs.
Cashman is willing to trot Frazier out in CF 4 games a week I believe. If his bat is hitting and Hicks stays in the low .200s with low average power
The forecast is calling for more rain- and the possibility of more storms tonight.
Maybe, just maybe, they might consider it IF Frazier hit like an animal AND they had outstanding OFs around him in left and right, but the first is unknown and the second isn't true with Stanton in left, who is merely average.
Maybe, just maybe, they might consider it IF Frazier hit like an animal AND they had outstanding OFs around him in left and right, but the first is unknown and the second isn't true with Stanton in left, who is merely average.
Definitely valid points and thoughts , I just know if Hicks doesn't start hitting and Frazier looks good they might give Frazier the bulk of ABs and maybe split the ABs in CF between Hicks / Gardner rotating staying fresh
Maybe, just maybe, they might consider it IF Frazier hit like an animal AND they had outstanding OFs around him in left and right, but the first is unknown and the second isn't true with Stanton in left, who is merely average.
Meaningless numbers in an abbreviated rookie season.
Aaron Judge hit .179/.263/.345 in 95 ABs in 2016. What did that means in regards to the rest of his career? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
CF is a position where you can sacrifice some as a hitter. Hicks is a great fielder, has top-notch discipline and patience at the plate, and is a very good base runner. Not to mention his hitting may certainly come around with what we saw last year. Hicks will continue to play CF.
Yeah, I agree with you..There is enough offense on this team to cover for Hicks at the plate, if necessary. He's good in the field and he does have almost Gardy good plate discipline. Great on base, too.
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Don't even bother. Some people are just going to complain about the same thing. People that understand the Yanks and baseball better...know that Gardy isn't playing CF with a healthy Hicks (other than occasionally to give Hicks a rest). People that understand the Yanks and baseball better...also know that Frazier will not be playing CF for us. BUT this is an open forum with all types of people and fans. So this is what you get!
CF is a position where you can sacrifice some as a hitter. Hicks is a great fielder, has top-notch discipline and patience at the plate, and is a very good base runner. Not to mention his hitting may certainly come around with what we saw last year. Hicks will continue to play CF.
Yankees spot started Judge a game in CF. Frazier has played many games in Cf for SWB
Imo, Frazier is gunning for Hicks and Gardys ABs.
Cashman is willing to trot Frazier out in CF 4 games a week I believe. If his bat is hitting and Hicks stays in the low .200s with low average power
Wrong. In AAA, Frazier has played 91 games in the corners and 3 in CF.
He'll likely be a good player, and I like him, but I don't want him as the starting CF for the reasons I've already laid out.
He'll likely be a good player, and I like him, but I don't want him as the starting CF for the reasons I've already laid out.
Doesn't have to be. Also not relevant.
However, your argument that Frazier isn't going to hit because he didn't hit in 125 ABs was patently ridiculous. Absolutism does not work in sports.
Frazier has skills that usually translate into power hitting corner OF in the majors. He wasn't ready last year- and it showed. Not the first or the last player who will do that.
.....but, but it is legendary.
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This is his first really good game pitched this year. I want to see him pitch a few more before bringing him up. For some reason his velocity has been down, hopefully that has been corrected.
He had surgery to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow. I suspect that he has been a little behind to start the season because he probably could not do a full off-season throwing program.
Whether there is more to it, I don't know.
From what I have read, he might be that rare guy who is more effective as a SP than as a reliever. He does throw in the mid-90s, but it is kinda straight- a lot like Tanaka's FB. However, Adams is a real 4 pitch guy- and those other pitches allow him to keep hitters off the FB- again, like Tanaka.
In the bullpen, he probably has to get down to 2, maybe 3 pitches- and it might be harder to keep hitters off the FB.
Florial is off to an underwhelming start. And there is literally no other OF prospects worth mentioning at the moment.