Gardner is on the bench today against the lefty Hamels.
Didi dropped to the 5 hole against the lefty. The Big 3 righties are batting back to back again.
Yankees Lineup:
Hicks CF
Judge RF
Stanton LF
Sanchez C
Didi SS
Austin DH
Andujar 3B
Walker 1B
Torres 2B
German on the mound
who needs Gary?
Nice to see Romine hitting well.
he does!
Yep, they've made some crazy plays. But brings up Torres and the top of the order for the 9th.
The 8 or 9 walks hurt them.
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rangers fucking suck, but today they are making all world plays in the field
Yep, they've made some crazy plays. But brings up Torres and the top of the order for the 9th.
The 8 or 9 walks hurt them.
be nice if we can work a man on and have a legit shot with top of lineup coming up
walkers AB kinda sucked, swung at a high pitch could have been working ahead...
*Didi @ .247 and is starting to look like Willie Mays Hays in spring training. Perhaps 20 pushups for every pop up?? Terrible at bat after the 2 walks to Stanton and Sanchez. Where's Lou Brown when you need him? :-)
*Ditto Austin, who shows why he's really not a big time player. After the Didi pop up by Didi, just hacking at garbage.
*Andujar with a dinger and a couple of nice plays a 3B. Yes Denny, what a disappointment. .285 5HR 17 RBI and playing a good 3B. Definitely needs to walk more, but that will come. The kid is a player. He'll learn.
Well he and especially German lolygagged after one and let Chirinos steal a run. Also he didn't stop runners from advancing early on. Listen I'm not killing the guy he has Mike Piazza power, a rifle for a throwing arm and seems to call a pretty good game. The receiving thing is a problem though and he just didn't help a struggling kid out last night by having guys advance like that. It is what it is, other catchers just seem to have better technique with blocking balls in the dirt its just never going to be a strength of his. However he creates a hell of a lot more than say a Lucroy to win a baseball game. You take the ton of good with the little bad...
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some props for El Gary behind the plate last night. Got a workout from German. He was so far off the plate and in the dirt so often that it looked like lateral movement drills.
Well he and especially German lolygagged after one and let Chirinos steal a run. Also he didn't stop runners from advancing early on. Listen I'm not killing the guy he has Mike Piazza power, a rifle for a throwing arm and seems to call a pretty good game. The receiving thing is a problem though and he just didn't help a struggling kid out last night by having guys advance like that. It is what it is, other catchers just seem to have better technique with blocking balls in the dirt its just never going to be a strength of his. However he creates a hell of a lot more than say a Lucroy to win a baseball game. You take the ton of good with the little bad...
Yeah he'll never be Munson back there, but last night I think was squarely on German. He had no idea where the ball was going.
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some props for El Gary behind the plate last night. Got a workout from German. He was so far off the plate and in the dirt so often that it looked like lateral movement drills.
Well he and especially German lolygagged after one and let Chirinos steal a run. Also he didn't stop runners from advancing early on. Listen I'm not killing the guy he has Mike Piazza power, a rifle for a throwing arm and seems to call a pretty good game. The receiving thing is a problem though and he just didn't help a struggling kid out last night by having guys advance like that. It is what it is, other catchers just seem to have better technique with blocking balls in the dirt its just never going to be a strength of his. However he creates a hell of a lot more than say a Lucroy to win a baseball game. You take the ton of good with the little bad...
I was not real impressed with the technique. German was wild and missing his mark by a lot. Gary is not the most nimble catcher and is slow moving after balls away from where he is setup. And yes the PB/WP score is more on Gary than German. If you watch it, German is late, but the ball is later. Even if German is there, the runner is scoring.
It is really not worth talking about because he is what he is and as Coney said his offensive talent far outweighs his defensive lapses, which really are only the blocked balls.
Hope the calf is ok, and I wonder if all the bad pitches by German caused the cramp? That was a lot of quick movement to try and stop WPs.
Getting ahead is paramount. With the 1st 4 runs, he had given up only 2 hits - the home runs. So he has to be able to get those 1st pitch strikes.
All the days off, probably lead to his wildness. And it is true that he was just awful out of the stretch.
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neither he nor Sanchez had any idea where the ball was going. If he can harness that great (you saw that for approximately one inning), if not he's going to get behind in counts, he's going to have to groove pitches, and those pitches are going to be hit hard.
Getting ahead is paramount. With the 1st 4 runs, he had given up only 2 hits - the home runs. So he has to be able to get those 1st pitch strikes.
All the days off, probably lead to his wildness. And it is true that he was just awful out of the stretch.
yep this free swinging Ranger team suddenly has become insanely patient the past 2 nights especially early in the games. German wasn't missing by much early on but they were patient and really jumped on a pitch he left out over the plate.
Still, the guy has some serious shit if he can harness it.
yep this free swinging Ranger team suddenly has become insanely patient the past 2 nights especially early in the games. German wasn't missing by much early on but they were patient and really jumped on a pitch he left out over the plate.
Smart approach against Tanaka whose out pitch(splitter) is a ball and is unhittable, anyway. So do not swing at low pitches and if they are called strikes, so be it. He needs to do something with the FB or he is finished. Should talk to CC.
Hamels would be a nice fit when the time comes and may not cost the team our best prospects given his age and contract status.
Still a lot of time to figure out that situation though. Gray and Tanaka getting back to normal would go a long way towards alleviating those concerns in the rotation. Positive start for Sonny last time out and at least Tanaka is in a better place than he was a year ago this time.
These are nitpicks though. The team is playing fantastic. What else can you say about Gleyber Torres at this point. Cashman turning scraps into Chapman, then flipping Chapman for Gleyber, and bringing Chapman back on top of it all may just be his greatest heist. And that's really saying something.
The question is not whether Hamels would make the Yankees better. He obviously would. The question is whether a 34-year-old rental with home run issues is the right guy — the guy who will put the Yankees over the top — to target at the deadline. The Yankees have time on their side. My preference would be to look for a younger pitcher with more long-term upside and team control, but if that type of pitcher doesn’t become available, the Yankees can always shift gears and look at Hamels.
Will definitely be something to follow.
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This is a REALLY bad take.
Does ANYONE remember Tanaka's struggles in May last year? Maybe you forgot Tanaka's 8.42 ERA, with a 1.77 WHIP, going 2-4? Maybe you forgot that Tanaka was 7-8 with a 5.47 ERA in the first half, with a WHIP of 1.373?
Anyone remember the second half or playoffs last year? Yeah, the part where Tanaka went 6-4 with a 3.77 ERA and a WHIP of 1.061. Or the playoffs, where he was the Yanks best SP- going 2-1, with a 0.90 ERA and not even giving up a run in 2 outings.
May is NOT a time for panic for SP- unless you are a 5th SP getting a hard challenge from a rookie. Tanaka will be fine. Every year, fans forget that it is a 162 game season that is a marathon. Because he gives up a LOT of HR, his ERA will run high- but he does win games because most nights, he keeps it close enough for the offense to win it. Then, seems to find an extra gear late in the season.
He's not an ace- that's Severino's job. However, as a #2 SP in the playoffs, he's fine.
Nice story, but he is a classic soft-tossing LHP. He really has zero prospect status with this team- though maybe some other team will latch on since he is a LHP. Maybe they can flip him for some IFA money in July.
Stephan was last year's (2017 draft) 3rd round pick out of Arkansas. He just made his first start in AA after dominating high A ball. The AA start did not go well, but he does have big upside- as an a SP from the SEC, he should continue to move up quickly if he continues to show improvement.
Loisiga was a guy the Yanks literally picked up for nothing a couple years ago. The SF Giants originally signed him as an IFA, but he got hurt and they let him go. The Yanks signed him out of a tryout camp- but soon underwent TJ surgery. After rehab, his stuff was outstanding. He dominated the short season league last year- and despite not playing in a full season league, the Yanks added him to the 40 man roster (was Rule 5 eligible). He has already risen to AA this season. He has been VERY good, but the Yanks are capping him innings. There MIGHT be a possibility that he could be a option for the pen late in the season, assuming he doesn't reach his IP cap.
I should also note that last year's 1st round pick, Clarke Schmidt- is now throwing in extended spring training. He might be pitching in a month or so. Given his background as a star at South Carolina- where he underwent TJ surgery before the draft- he could open at high A Tampa, or even AA. Probably won't pitch in NY this year- but assuming rehab checks out and his stuff returns, he could be an option early in 2019.
Please tell me your joking. Time to Panic????
Tanaka's struggles in the first half last year were a big reason we lost the division to the Sox - if we don't win that Wild Card game, Tanaka doesn't even get a chance to redeem himself in October. He's a big part of our team, and it'd be nice if he pitched more like a #2, and less like a #4/#5. That's all.
Been a few weeks. How about giving it until All Star break before signing Manny.
Peter Angelos is NOT trading Machado to the Yankees. Will not happen unless we give up Torres, Frazier and Severino or something crazy - which will also not happen. The only chance is to get him in FA after the season.
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I wouldn't be opposed to giving the Orioles a good not great but good haul to get him over here early assuming his agent and Cashman have an understanding that he will resign and fill out the blank check and not visit others
Peter Angelos is NOT trading Machado to the Yankees. Will not happen unless we give up Torres, Frazier and Severino or something crazy - which will also not happen. The only chance is to get him in FA after the season.
I think that the O's WILL trade Machado at the deadline- but not to the Yanks. The O's desperately need a rebuild- and can at least get a couple pieces to work with in a Machado deal.
I still think the Dodgers are the most likely destination simply because they need some more offense- and don't need Machado long term because they have Turner and Seagar. They can let Machado walk at the end of the year without a second thought.
Another possibility- the Cubs. They need a change and their window might be closing as their stars get expensive and the SP isn't getting better. Machado in Wrigley might result in crazy numbers.