NFT: Astros at Yankees GDT 6/21 Look who's batting leadoff......

immediate - ALL RISE!

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I'm at an event. This will make it easier for me to sneak off and watch the reception :)

Ooooooh baby.

Hopefully Hicksie's back isn't barking. A little concerning that he's not in there again.

But it's gonna be nice to see 99 out there again.

It's just a different feeling when he's active.

In comment 14479326 Jints in Carolina said:

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Yup, makes me wonder. Day off for Voit, which is normal, he�s been playing every day.

Day off for Luke it appears, as well - so - not our full death star lineup yet; but close.

Not good.

:)

Aaron Hicks says he�s been trying to play through a right (throwing) shoulder injury the past week and a half. Asked if he thought it could be an IL situation, he said no. MRI showed simple inflammation. He�s on Day 2 of a cortisone shot. Told me he thought he�d be in lineup tmrw

In comment 14479346 Dave in Hoboken said:

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Not good.

Jeez. Can we ever just get a player back without someone else getting hurt in exchange?

I feel like almost every time we re-activate one of the walking wounded, someone else gets banged up.

Wanted to see the full strength lineup this weekend, but I guess we'll have to wait. Good thing we held onto Maybin.

In comment 14479349 Anando said:

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Aaron Hicks says he�s been trying to play through a right (throwing) shoulder injury the past week and a half. Asked if he thought it could be an IL situation, he said no. MRI showed simple inflammation. He�s on Day 2 of a cortisone shot. Told me he thought he�d be in lineup tmrw

I hope that's true. Kay didn't say anything about cortisone or possibly being back tomorrow. Guess we'll see. Hope that's true.

on this team...can�t trust everyone to stay healthy.

Day off for DJ too, who�s also been playing every day, well deserved, as much as his bat is missed.

But leading off, for the Yankees...the right fielder...Aaron Judge!!

In comment 14479350 arcarsenal said:

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In comment 14479346 Dave in Hoboken said: Quote: Not good. Jeez. Can we ever just get a player back without someone else getting hurt in exchange? I feel like almost every time we re-activate one of the walking wounded, someone else gets banged up. Wanted to see the full strength lineup this weekend, but I guess we'll have to wait. Good thing we held onto Maybin.

I know. I was hoping we'd be at full strength today, too. I get Voit having the night off. He's been playing alot recently. I just hope Hicks is alright. He's banged up alot.

In comment 14479347 Dave in Hoboken said:

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Lol. Idk I like what hicks brings to the table and a get it was a good deal. Did it really need to be 7 years? Just seems alot for a guy who gets hurt every year.

It was a pretty huge letdown to see this lineup posted after considering all the possibilities over the last few days once Judge returned. Gardner batting 6th???? Ahead of Torres? WTF???

In comment 14479363 Tesla said:

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It was a pretty huge letdown to see this lineup posted after considering all the possibilities over the last few days once Judge returned. Gardner batting 6th???? Ahead of Torres? WTF???

No DJ, Hicks, or Voit. To be fair, Voit and DJ have been playing fuck-ton recently. Still sucks. But tomorrow's lineup should be the one we've been waiting for...hopefully.

I'm not sure that we'll ever see our A lineup. Not kidding....they are completely obsessed with resting players. Plus with continued injuries.....I'd think we might bet the A lineup once or twice this year, that's it.

what I would like to see:

DJ
Voit
Gary
Judge
Stanton
Encarncion
Torres
Didi
Maybin

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they get hurt cause the baseball season is endless. That is why Cashman built depth and his analytics department is constantly looking at players. One of his many recent under the radar moves was getting Breyvic Valera as infield depth. He is hitting .385 with a 1.195 OPS at AAA. He could be another Urshela.

Hicks is also signed to a very reasonable contact given he is almost a 5 WAR player.

In comment 14479369 Tesla said:

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I'm not sure that we'll ever see our A lineup. Not kidding....they are completely obsessed with resting players. Plus with continued injuries.....I'd think we might bet the A lineup once or twice this year, that's it.

They aren't obsessed with resting players. They are obsessed with keeping players healthy over a very long season. We are only in late June. They want their A lineup to be killing things in October.

In comment 14479346 Dave in Hoboken said:

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Not good.

I thought I saw a shot of Hicks with a shoulder wrap(ice) on last night.

That would be interesting given how much he bitched about the Yankees when he was in Baltimore.

I'm not opposed to giving guys a day off.....but I don't recall a team doing it as much as this team does. I could certainly be wrong though.

I agree that we need to keep an eye on October, but I'm sure you recall how critical home field advantage was vs. the Astros in 2017. It literally decided the series. We are tied with them in the standings, and the games vs. the Astros could easily determine which team has home field advantage when we meet in October. So I don't agree that tonight is the time to rest two regulars (Voit, DJM) when Hicks is already out.

In comment 14479383 Deejboy said:

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In comment 14479369 Tesla said: Quote: I'm not sure that we'll ever see our A lineup. Not kidding....they are completely obsessed with resting players. Plus with continued injuries.....I'd think we might bet the A lineup once or twice this year, that's it. They aren't obsessed with resting players. They are obsessed with keeping players healthy over a very long season. We are only in late June. They want their A lineup to be killing things in October.

We also have a lot of depth which is unusual. Eyes on the prize...healthy October!

In comment 14479398 Tesla said:

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I'm not opposed to giving guys a day off.....but I don't recall a team doing it as much as this team does. I could certainly be wrong though. I agree that we need to keep an eye on October, but I'm sure you recall how critical home field advantage was vs. the Astros in 2017. It literally decided the series. We are tied with them in the standings, and the games vs. the Astros could easily determine which team has home field advantage when we meet in October. So I don't agree that tonight is the time to rest two regulars (Voit, DJM) when Hicks is already out.

I think they're using a lot of biometric data to determine who needs a day off. They collect a lot of data about players and recovery time using markers that tell them which athletes need more/less time to recover and how long they can go before needing a day off. Given their injuries I'm not sure it's working well for them so far, but I'm pretty sure they set a plan for each player and try to stay true to it whenever possible.

I hadn't heard that.....would be pretty interesting and fascinating if true.

In comment 14479370 Anando said:

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what I would like to see: DJ Voit Gary Judge Stanton Encarncion Torres Didi Maybin

With how good LeMahieu is overall and with runners in scoring position I hope he is batting somewhere between 2-4 in the lineup.

In comment 14479428 robbieballs2003 said:

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In comment 14479370 Anando said: Quote: what I would like to see: DJ Voit Gary Judge Stanton Encarncion Torres Didi Maybin With how good LeMahieu is overall and with runners in scoring position I hope he is batting somewhere between 2-4 in the lineup.

Here's another shot then:

Didi
Judge
DJ
Stanton
Encarncion
Voit
Gary
Torres
Maybin

is kind of a weird-looking lineup even given who's in it and who's not. However - in Boone (and analytics) I trust. Can't complain about the results so far.

I figured Didi was a perma-bottom third guy in this group.

150 different flavored lineups in during the season. I just want everyone to stay healthy.

In comment 14479441 adamg said:

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I figured Didi was a perma-bottom third guy in this group.

Lefty bat

Yet again.

lol that bottom half of the order. Now the thread makes sense

In comment 14479445 robbieballs2003 said:

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In comment 14479441 adamg said: Quote: I figured Didi was a perma-bottom third guy in this group. Lefty bat

True. I guess Hicks and Didi are swapped a lot.

In comment 14479370 Anando said:

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what I would like to see: DJ Voit Gary Judge Stanton Encarncion Torres Didi Maybin

I think we'll see Judge in his customary #2 spot for the majority of the season. IMO, Voit gets bumped down behind EE.

he would like to see Judge Leadoff.
I think it would be novel..

Judge
Voit
Sanchez
Stanton
Fill in whom ever.....

plug in the names and numbers and wait for the Yankee-o-matic 23.1 to pop out the lineup.

But, it is fun to imagine the various lineups. Wouldn't mind this one:

9 Judge
3 Voit
2 Sanchez
5 DJ
D Eddy
7 Stanton
8 Hicks
6 Didi
4 Torres

With Clint, Andujar, Gardy, Maybin, and Urshela in reserve. It's unfair to the other teams. Cashman is a real jerk.

In comment 14479472 Eman11 said:

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In comment 14479370 Anando said: Quote: what I would like to see: DJ Voit Gary Judge Stanton Encarncion Torres Didi Maybin I think we'll see Judge in his customary #2 spot for the majority of the season. IMO, Voit gets bumped down behind EE.

I'm with section. I really like Voit 2. He seems to do really well there. Don't know the numbers...

to make room for Judge?

In comment 14479521 Beer Man said:

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to make room for Judge?

Cortez

In comment 14479515 adamg said:

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In comment 14479472 Eman11 said: Quote: In comment 14479370 Anando said: Quote: what I would like to see: DJ Voit Gary Judge Stanton Encarncion Torres Didi Maybin I think we'll see Judge in his customary #2 spot for the majority of the season. IMO, Voit gets bumped down behind EE. I'm with section. I really like Voit 2. He seems to do really well there. Don't know the numbers...

I liked him there too and agree he did well there but IMO he was just a temporary placeholder for that spot until Judge got back. I think Judge will be back in the two hole before long.

I can see Luke batting there when Judge gets a day off though.

but watching these judge pre game interviews, Judge's barber needs to find another profession. If its a teammate doing it, he needs a pro, Sides of his head arent faded evenly. Very distracting

with a bat in his hands even when he grounds out

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In comment 14479541 Jints in Carolina said:

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He sounds awful, he couldn�t take the night off?