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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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.