Valera, starting at second today, was claimed off waivers from the Giants in May and was added to the 40 man.
TB
Travis d'Arnaud (R) 1B
Tommy Pham (R) LF
Yandy Diaz (R) 3B
Avisail Garcia (R) RF
Nate Lowe (L) DH
Michael Brosseau (R) 2B
Willy Adames (R) SS
Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
Mike Zunino (R) C
Paxton vs. Morton
Now touch up this Rays pen...
This is the one game he probably should not have pulled so many starters with the AS break coming. And why they would bring up Valera (who at this point has cost them the game) instead of Estrada.
Yeah I've been very disappointed by the at-bats in yesterday and today.
Why do you gift a game to the Rays when you had a foot on their throat?
Hope someone asks him about Valera being up.
Gary might need a break from the All Star game.
That blown third strike instead of a walk to Judge may very well have cost them the game.
...no win.
Oh, well.
A split would have been fine before the series started.
But after winning the first two?
Not so fine.
Where was Torres?
WHere was DJ?
Boonie pulls a boner.
35 y/o Brett Gardner who was signed as a backup for this year has played more games than anyone else - 83. Torres is 2nd with 80 or 81.
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a day before the All Star Break......
35 y/o Brett Gardner who was signed as a backup for this year has played more games than anyone else - 83. Torres is 2nd with 80 or 81.
Haha, that's funny. Oh well. Glad Torres got his day of rest before the Break.
You can’t enjoy our tear despite the injuries and also hate when a less than ideal lineup is trotted out to give players rest. The Yankees don’t want their stars, even the young ones, playing much more than 150 games. That’s not even taking into account the injuries that are played through where extra rest is needed.
The complaining is more than occasional when we aren't winning. It seems occasional cause we've been mostly winning.
It is tiresome. At this point I still value the comments by many of the posters that add real substance and I would hate to give that up.
BTW, last winter I complained about the recent practice of a single Rangers thread that accumulated numerous games and made reading unwieldy.
I was reminded that a hockey season has many more games than a football season.
Didn't think that was a good argument then, and think it less so inlight of baseball.
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and today is one of those days. Accept the occasional complaining. It's going to continue if you read these threads daily.
The complaining is more than occasional when we aren't winning. It seems occasional cause we've been mostly winning.
It is tiresome. At this point I still value the comments by many of the posters that add real substance and I would hate to give that up.
BTW, last winter I complained about the recent practice of a single Rangers thread that accumulated numerous games and made reading unwieldy.
I was reminded that a hockey season has many more games than a football season.
Didn't think that was a good argument then, and think it less so inlight of baseball.
It really is ridiculous. If I were a Mets fan I would loathe some of these Yankees fans' expectation of a 162-0 season.
Doesn’t bother me, just kinda baffles me that people keep questioning it amidst the first half the Yankees just had, a year after winning 100 games applying the same methods.
Their data is better than yours (the fans), I’m going to side with that. This isn’t trusting the Yankees on a whim, they’ve implemented a winning model with the goal of being sustainable each and every year and so far it’s working. The goal is to get to the playoffs healthy, this increases those odds.
Very little light, but a lot of heat.
A split would have been fine before the series started. But after winning the first two? Not so fine. Mission aborted.
You can’t enjoy our tear despite the injuries and also hate when a less than ideal lineup is trotted out to give players rest. The Yankees don’t want their stars, even the young ones, playing much more than 150 games. That’s not even taking into account the injuries that are played through where extra rest is needed.
Because while we get all that, today didn't seem like the smartest day to go analytics,IMO. We have the AS Game coming up for rest and if they weren't playing their closest division rival, I wouldn't have a problem with the lineup.
We had TB on the ropes with a chance to put our feet squarely on their throats. Today was a two game swing and I think we should be putting our best out there when playing our closest division competitors. Save the rest for games not against TB or the Sox.
We really don’t have much info to go off of. I’m sure there’s a very real and deliberate reason for the lineup.
Works quickly. Seems very poised.
Following his appearance, he was just notified by the Yankees to fly to Scranton after the Futures Game.
Deivi Garcia will who turned 20 on May 19th, will now be they youngest player in AAA ball.
Congrats !!
You can’t enjoy our tear despite the injuries and also hate when a less than ideal lineup is trotted out to give players rest. The Yankees don’t want their stars, even the young ones, playing much more than 150 games. That’s not even taking into account the injuries that are played through where extra rest is needed.
UConn, they are still getting hurt even with the extra rest. I'm not against resting players. It is a very good idea. They have won more than they lost with the diminshed lineup. But when the players are getting multiple days off, there is really no urgency to rest a player today. I did not like gifting a game to the Rays.
But my biggest issue is bringing up Valera instead of Estrada. And the dumbass covered the wrong base. That allowed a runner to advance to the base he was supposed to be covering. It is a play about every freakin' Little Leaguer and certainly Babe Ruth League and HS player knows that either the SS or 2nd baseman covers 2nd base depending on which one becomes the cutoff man. He is 27 years old. Been a pro for years. He allowed the Rays player to take 2nd and that runner scored the winning run.
Following his appearance, he was just notified by the Yankees to fly to Scranton after the Futures Game.
Deivi Garcia will who turned 20 on May 19th, will now be they youngest player in AAA ball.
Congrats !!
Great news about Scranton. This kid has special written all over him. Love to watch him pitch.
I’ve never been one to nitpick the day to day of baseball operations, seems utterly pointless. I’ll question/debate macro level moves like trading for Stanton, not making a big play for Machado/Harper, bringing back Happ, etc. but daily lineups is just a waste of time and isn’t backed by any actual data that a fan could possess.
Following his appearance, he was just notified by the Yankees to fly to Scranton after the Futures Game.
Deivi Garcia will who turned 20 on May 19th, will now be they youngest player in AAA ball.
Congrats !!
Fast track! Awesome!
We really don’t have much info to go off of. I’m sure there’s a very real and deliberate reason for the lineup.
No doubt there's a lot of merit to what you're saying and given how well they've done in this and last regular season, I can't really argue with their approach.
However, while there probably was a very real and deliberate reason for today's lineup, I have a hard time thinking one of those reasons was this was our best chance of winning today vs the Rays.
Personally, I'd just rather they go for it as much as possible vs their closest Divison opponents and use the rest against other teams. I think we gave TB a bit of life going into the break when we had the chance to keep them down.
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and today is one of those days. Accept the occasional complaining. It's going to continue if you read these threads daily.
Doesn’t bother me, just kinda baffles me that people keep questioning it amidst the first half the Yankees just had, a year after winning 100 games applying the same methods.
Their data is better than yours (the fans), I’m going to side with that. This isn’t trusting the Yankees on a whim, they’ve implemented a winning model with the goal of being sustainable each and every year and so far it’s working. The goal is to get to the playoffs healthy, this increases those odds.
I get it, and I agree. But I think series circumstances were alittle different. It's the team that's in 2nd place behind us in the division, and we had a chance to step on their throat and create more seperation from 1st place to 2nd place.
If it was just come random series against the White Sox or something, I don't think anyone would care at all. This though, was alittle different.
Either way, it's not a big deal. Still split the series but alittle more distance would've been nice. Oh well. No biggie.
Kirby Yates? You have a contending team? Otherwise that would seem like a no brainer. Franco is going to be a star and each could be in the majors at some point next season Deivi is shooting up prospect rankings
Admittedly I’m not experienced in dynasty fantasy baseball
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Was offered him and wander Franco in my dynasty league for Yates and greinke
Kirby Yates? You have a contending team? Otherwise that would seem like a no brainer. Franco is going to be a star and each could be in the majors at some point next season Deivi is shooting up prospect rankings
Admittedly I’m not experienced in dynasty fantasy baseball
I can keep 8 guys next year.
I have definitevely
meadows
tatis
soroka
rustchman
addell
franco
garcia
then I have to choose between kiriloff, merrifield, mcneil, buxton...
if i am trading greinke.... i need an absolute stud in return. He is in high demand
I’ve never been one to nitpick the day to day of baseball operations, seems utterly pointless. I’ll question/debate macro level moves like trading for Stanton, not making a big play for Machado/Harper, bringing back Happ, etc. but daily lineups is just a waste of time and isn’t backed by any actual data that a fan could possess.
No shit I am a fan. Very good that I am not the GM. I can also see that the rest is a great idea, but be smart. No reason to denude the team completely.
The season is made up of day to day decisions. Why would you gift a game to the Rays. I give Boone credit because they have won more of these games then they have lost. I just really think the Valera decision was unnecessary.
Deivi - ( New Window )
Very smooth effortless delivery.
Hard to believe he isn’t top 20 or top 30 with his stuff right now.