I truly feel he needs to DH most days that Gray pitches.. he sees to much time out of the lineup imo, might have something to do with his timing being just slightly off .. maybe.
Sonny Gray I believe is gonna pitch a great game tonight, its on the road, he's pitched well in that stadium before.. 6+ innings, under 2 runs, and I'll give him 10 Ks, 2 walks.
Given how shaky our staff has been, having him get it together and pitch like last year is not only big for our rotation, but because we gave up a bunch to get him.
Eh, in retrospect the price for Gray isn t going to hurt much
....even if Gray remains disappointing. Mateo has been awful and Kaprielian hasn't pitched in a game in 2 years. He has like 55 IP over four years as a pro. I wouldn't be surprised if he never pitches again. Fowler might still turn out to be something but he didn't really have a place here anyway.
Torres and Andujar at the end of the lineup? Torres should probably be working his way toward the lead off spot and Andujar should at least be splitting Stanton and Sanchez. Might help Stanton to get some better pitches.
Torres and Andujar at the end of the lineup? Torres should probably be working his way toward the lead off spot and Andujar should at least be splitting Stanton and Sanchez. Might help Stanton to get some better pitches.
Not really. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
I like them exactly where they are. Let them do their thing right where they are with no pressure. Sanchez will get going and we have the lefties Bird and Didi to split up him and Stanton.
I definitely see both the rookies being more towards the top hitters but no need to do it now IMO. Something to play around with in the spring.
....even if Gray remains disappointing. Mateo has been awful and Kaprielian hasn't pitched in a game in 2 years. He has like 55 IP over four years as a pro. I wouldn't be surprised if he never pitches again. Fowler might still turn out to be something but he didn't really have a place here anyway.
You know I realized that right after my post about Kap and Mateo. Fowler I thought has looked pretty good as a rookie, but havent followed closely. His tools were very interesting, but youre def right about the cost not being a ton. I guess it just relates how the rest of Fowlers career trends.
...no longer considered a prospect. Both he and Andujar graduated this year, meaning Florial and Sheffield are now the two top prospects in the organization (according to MLB.com). It also pushes OF Raimfer Salinas onto the team's Top 30 list.
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The Yankees paid seven-figure bonuses to three Venezuelan center fielders in the 2017-18 international signing class, grabbing Everson Pereira in July and Salinas and Antonio Cabella in December after their failed pursuit of Shohei Ohtani. Salinas received the most money of any player in their international crop, signing for $1.85 million. He had a long history of starring in international tournaments for Venezuela, starting when he was 13.
While Salinas is young and inexperienced, he has a huge ceiling with the chance to have close to plus tools across the board. He has a quick right-handed swing that presently is geared for line drives, and he shows some willingness to use the entire field. As he gets stronger and adds some loft to his stroke, he could have considerable power.
With his plus speed and ability to track down fly balls, Salinas undoubtedly will remain in center field. He also has a strong arm that will allow him to play anywhere in the outfield that he's needed. Just 17, he may not make his U.S. debut until 2019.
....even if Gray remains disappointing. Mateo has been awful and Kaprielian hasn't pitched in a game in 2 years. He has like 55 IP over four years as a pro. I wouldn't be surprised if he never pitches again. Fowler might still turn out to be something but he didn't really have a place here anyway.
I think we will see Kaprielian eventually. He is experiencing some shoulder soreness, but setbacks like this are not uncommon after TJ surgery. There is some speculation if the injuries continue, he may be moved to the bullpen.
RE: Torres's four at bats yesterday meant he is officially...
...no longer considered a prospect. Both he and Andujar graduated this year, meaning Florial and Sheffield are now the two top prospects in the organization (according to MLB.com). It also pushes OF Raimfer Salinas onto the team's Top 30 list.
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The Yankees paid seven-figure bonuses to three Venezuelan center fielders in the 2017-18 international signing class, grabbing Everson Pereira in July and Salinas and Antonio Cabella in December after their failed pursuit of Shohei Ohtani. Salinas received the most money of any player in their international crop, signing for $1.85 million. He had a long history of starring in international tournaments for Venezuela, starting when he was 13.
While Salinas is young and inexperienced, he has a huge ceiling with the chance to have close to plus tools across the board. He has a quick right-handed swing that presently is geared for line drives, and he shows some willingness to use the entire field. As he gets stronger and adds some loft to his stroke, he could have considerable power.
With his plus speed and ability to track down fly balls, Salinas undoubtedly will remain in center field. He also has a strong arm that will allow him to play anywhere in the outfield that he's needed. Just 17, he may not make his U.S. debut until 2019
Torres, seams to be in a little slump. He's suddenly chasing bad pitches, hopefully he can get back on track soon.
To me Grays success is more about throwing his offspeed stiff for strike 1. When he remembers that his junk is good enough that he can get away with catching a good chunk of the plate and doesnt need to live on the black, it all seems to fall in place.
Ok, so Red thunder is presently 2 for 2 in tonight's game
This is ridiculous. He needs to be up with the big club. Sit Hicks or Gardner. Let him, Stanton and Judge alternate between DH, right and left fields.
I don't agree. Like Bird coming back, Austin taking his reps makes zero sense, he needs to play full time outside of a really bad matchup/rest day. Frazier needs to play every day, and I'm not willing to sit Gardner or Hicks right now and sacrifice that defense. Both are playing better than they were 2 weeks ago as well.
Down in AAA. In my mind, its far more likely than not that he gets dealt for pitching. Keep the value maximized by having gaudy 3A numbers to point at.
Of course, should there be a need for him to play for the big squad 5-6 days per week, I wouldnt hesitate to bring him up. But having him sit on the bench doesnt seem like a good idea.
keep honing his skills and his time will come, either with the Yanks or another trade. Him starting 2 days a week isn't worth it. There will also be an injury in our OF sooner or later and he will be called up for that.
Did nothing against Fiers Monday night, did nothing against Estrada last night and again tonigh 3 mediocre pitchers. Make me wonder how bad they will look against Degrom Sydergard and Scherzerthe nextbfour games
Did nothing against Fiers Monday night, did nothing against Estrada last night and again tonigh 3 mediocre pitchers. Make me wonder how bad they will look against Degrom Sydergard and Scherzerthe nextbfour games
I trust the offense more against known, quality pitchers than I do against guys like this.
Im not worrying about the offense either, but its been a weird few games this week as others have said.
Not sure if theres any one thing going on, other than a continued steady diet of breaking balls (I wouldnt throw many fastballs against this Yanks lineup either). Sometims just have to tip your cap to the other teams pitchers.
Starting to gain confidence in Sonny - he's trending upward. Bullpen was flawless. I was bracing for a Solarte/Smoak/Martin walk off kick in the balls, but the pitching staff said no.
And Stanton looked on the ball all night, he hit a laser. I have a feeling hes ready to go on a tear
I hope you're right about Stanton and maybe Sonny goes on a tear too. Tonight he looked like the pitcher I expected to see when they got him, and hopefully he's straightened himself out.
- some call games like this agonizing to watch, but both teams got great pitching. Axelford really mowed down the yanks his turn, but Green, especially Betances, esp DeeRo and especially Rolfy fucking smoked. Shut down city.
- Cant fathom possibly taking out Hicks nor Gardy. They add such a rare element to the game for us...when they are hitting, which they are starting to. Love Frazier coming up....maybe for Austin? But he needs at bats and numbers before riding our pine.
- regarding the bottom two rooks in the order and n9t....its pick ur poison. Have your middle two hitting at a low avg and your bottom two hitting high or vice versa. At this point, the lesser of two evils is leaving the kids where they are, but at least move Sanchez out of 5. He is not getting it done and has no business getting 5 spot in the line up batting .200. Drop him to 7 and get more L/R until he gets it going.
I really like him as a player...truly do. But this is a team with WS potential and its been 2 months of this. Let him figure it out, but he does not deserve the 4,5,6 spot.
This! The fact that either the Yankees or Red Sox are probably headed to a Wild Card game w/perhaps 100+ wins, makes every game so important. So,an early June game vs the Blue Jays & now the Mets,holds much more importance than usual. We can't sleep on the Mets,deGrom is arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now while Syndergaard is returning on Sunday.
Good for that kid, he earned that one. Cheers to his parents for sticking out the extra frames and letting the kid do his thing.
It was great to see. Sorry about the tired, unenthused elderly grandma sitting next to the mom. Very happy for the solo, sign-wielding kid and his parents. An all-American moment!
Good for that kid, he earned that one. Cheers to his parents for sticking out the extra frames and letting the kid do his thing.
It was great to see. Sorry about the tired, unenthused elderly grandma sitting next to the mom. Very happy for the solo, sign-wielding kid and his parents. An all-American moment!
This! The fact that either the Yankees or Red Sox are probably headed to a Wild Card game w/perhaps 100+ wins, makes every game so important. So,an early June game vs the Blue Jays & now the Mets,holds much more importance than usual. We can't sleep on the Mets,deGrom is arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now while Syndergaard is returning on Sunday.
Totally agree. This is a 6 month pennant race. The Sox don't let up, so neither can we. Was terrified from the 9th on that with all the heat we were throwing that one of those guys like Smoak/Hernandez/Morales was going to walk into one. Turns out our big guys did. yea it won't be easy facing DeGrom and Syndegard then Scherzer but maybe they rise to the occasion. They sure have struggled vs. 3 lesser guys the last 3 games
Sonny Gray I believe is gonna pitch a great game tonight, its on the road, he's pitched well in that stadium before.. 6+ innings, under 2 runs, and I'll give him 10 Ks, 2 walks.
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I'm a millennial. But there's no fucking way I'm going to get those down any time soon.
Not really. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
I like them exactly where they are. Let them do their thing right where they are with no pressure. Sanchez will get going and we have the lefties Bird and Didi to split up him and Stanton.
I definitely see both the rookies being more towards the top hitters but no need to do it now IMO. Something to play around with in the spring.
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I'm a millennial. But there's no fucking way I'm going to get those down any time soon.
The only ones that make sense to me are Judge, Bird, Ro, and Gleyber.
You know I realized that right after my post about Kap and Mateo. Fowler I thought has looked pretty good as a rookie, but havent followed closely. His tools were very interesting, but youre def right about the cost not being a ton. I guess it just relates how the rest of Fowlers career trends.
Yeah that's a great sign. Working quick and throwing strikes.
I think him and German are the types of pitchers who need good to great 1st innings to settle in and and keep their confidence up.
While Salinas is young and inexperienced, he has a huge ceiling with the chance to have close to plus tools across the board. He has a quick right-handed swing that presently is geared for line drives, and he shows some willingness to use the entire field. As he gets stronger and adds some loft to his stroke, he could have considerable power.
With his plus speed and ability to track down fly balls, Salinas undoubtedly will remain in center field. He also has a strong arm that will allow him to play anywhere in the outfield that he's needed. Just 17, he may not make his U.S. debut until 2019.
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The Yankees paid seven-figure bonuses to three Venezuelan center fielders in the 2017-18 international signing class, grabbing Everson Pereira in July and Salinas and Antonio Cabella in December after their failed pursuit of Shohei Ohtani. Salinas received the most money of any player in their international crop, signing for $1.85 million. He had a long history of starring in international tournaments for Venezuela, starting when he was 13.
While Salinas is young and inexperienced, he has a huge ceiling with the chance to have close to plus tools across the board. He has a quick right-handed swing that presently is geared for line drives, and he shows some willingness to use the entire field. As he gets stronger and adds some loft to his stroke, he could have considerable power.
With his plus speed and ability to track down fly balls, Salinas undoubtedly will remain in center field. He also has a strong arm that will allow him to play anywhere in the outfield that he's needed. Just 17, he may not make his U.S. debut until 2019
Such a huge difference when he speeds the game up. I feel like he thinks less and simply throws better. Hopefully this is a new trend for him.
Put him in Yankee stadium or Boston and it's like hes having bad anxiety out on the mound...
Guys got good stuff though, maybe he just needs added confidence and this ls it
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This is ridiculous. He needs to be up with the big club. Sit Hicks or Gardner. Let him, Stanton and Judge alternate between DH, right and left fields.
I noticed he is playing CF tonight.
Good catch
I don't agree. Like Bird coming back, Austin taking his reps makes zero sense, he needs to play full time outside of a really bad matchup/rest day. Frazier needs to play every day, and I'm not willing to sit Gardner or Hicks right now and sacrifice that defense. Both are playing better than they were 2 weeks ago as well.
Of course, should there be a need for him to play for the big squad 5-6 days per week, I wouldnt hesitate to bring him up. But having him sit on the bench doesnt seem like a good idea.
The poster who said Frazier staying in AAA keeps his value high for trades I agree it's a good point..
But I'd rather see him in LF everyday for the Yankees, Hicks/Gardy sharing CF and Giancarlo DHing more and sharing LF/RF with Frazier and Stanton.
Makes sense right? Won't happen though or else it would have already .. plus it's tough to Demote a guy like Gardner
Andujar is a fucking worker man, he's always getting better. Kudos to this dude
This guy might be a keeper.
Gray coming through
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I trust the offense more against known, quality pitchers than I do against guys like this.
Rocco gets too excited for my taste. I know a lot of guys like him. Not a fan.
Im not worrying about the offense either, but its been a weird few games this week as others have said.
Not sure if theres any one thing going on, other than a continued steady diet of breaking balls (I wouldnt throw many fastballs against this Yanks lineup either). Sometims just have to tip your cap to the other teams pitchers.
At least he didn't use the ol "we don't have a monitor here in the booth" excuse.
That said I lost the ball too and did think it was out, but it disappeared into the scoreboard lights, not over the wall like I initially thought.
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Rocco gets too excited for my taste. I know a lot of guys like him. Not a fan.
Same here.
Yup, really nice and good to see Boone has learned to just keep him to one damn inning.
Let's find some way to hold on another inning and win
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Good Win!!!!
I hope you're right about Stanton and maybe Sonny goes on a tear too. Tonight he looked like the pitcher I expected to see when they got him, and hopefully he's straightened himself out.
- Cant fathom possibly taking out Hicks nor Gardy. They add such a rare element to the game for us...when they are hitting, which they are starting to. Love Frazier coming up....maybe for Austin? But he needs at bats and numbers before riding our pine.
- regarding the bottom two rooks in the order and n9t....its pick ur poison. Have your middle two hitting at a low avg and your bottom two hitting high or vice versa. At this point, the lesser of two evils is leaving the kids where they are, but at least move Sanchez out of 5. He is not getting it done and has no business getting 5 spot in the line up batting .200. Drop him to 7 and get more L/R until he gets it going.
I really like him as a player...truly do. But this is a team with WS potential and its been 2 months of this. Let him figure it out, but he does not deserve the 4,5,6 spot.
This! The fact that either the Yankees or Red Sox are probably headed to a Wild Card game w/perhaps 100+ wins, makes every game so important. So,an early June game vs the Blue Jays & now the Mets,holds much more importance than usual. We can't sleep on the Mets,deGrom is arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now while Syndergaard is returning on Sunday.
It was great to see. Sorry about the tired, unenthused elderly grandma sitting next to the mom. Very happy for the solo, sign-wielding kid and his parents. An all-American moment!
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Good for that kid, he earned that one. Cheers to his parents for sticking out the extra frames and letting the kid do his thing.
It was great to see. Sorry about the tired, unenthused elderly grandma sitting next to the mom. Very happy for the solo, sign-wielding kid and his parents. An all-American moment!
In Canada!
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This! The fact that either the Yankees or Red Sox are probably headed to a Wild Card game w/perhaps 100+ wins, makes every game so important. So,an early June game vs the Blue Jays & now the Mets,holds much more importance than usual. We can't sleep on the Mets,deGrom is arguably the best pitcher in baseball right now while Syndergaard is returning on Sunday.
Totally agree. This is a 6 month pennant race. The Sox don't let up, so neither can we. Was terrified from the 9th on that with all the heat we were throwing that one of those guys like Smoak/Hernandez/Morales was going to walk into one. Turns out our big guys did. yea it won't be easy facing DeGrom and Syndegard then Scherzer but maybe they rise to the occasion. They sure have struggled vs. 3 lesser guys the last 3 games