after Cole. I don’t think Cashman has a lot of room to manuver unless he makes a lot of trades. Let Didi, Gardner, EE walk. Trade Andujar and Frazier for a pitcher if Hal doesn’t want to pony up for Cole.
Hal can’t be penny pinching or reluctant to trade prospects Â
To get whatever Cash feels the team needs to beat Houston a year from now this offseason. I do not want to be here lamenting another ALCS loss to Houston next year. This shit is old already.
RE: I took a quick look through the free agent list and it’s a crappy list Â
after Cole. I don’t think Cashman has a lot of room to manuver unless he makes a lot of trades. Let Didi, Gardner, EE walk. Trade Andujar and Frazier for a pitcher if Hal doesn’t want to pony up for Cole.
Cole, Strasburg, Ryu, and Bumgarner all likely hit free agency.
RE: I haven't enjoyed a regular season more than this since 1978 Â
It was a joy to watch this team beat the odds injury after injury. Great year. Unfortunately, the magic ran out and the odds turned against them. You just can't expect to hit 5 or 6 hrs a game in the playoffs. They have to learn how to do the little things again. We'll see if they learn anything this off-season.
I enjoyed the hell out of this season as well. 78 was fun too but 98 was right up there with it for me. This one is nipping at the heels of those two and that's quite the accomplishment even if it fell short of the ultimate goal.
RE: Hal can’t be penny pinching or reluctant to trade prospects Â
To get whatever Cash feels the team needs to beat Houston a year from now this offseason. I do not want to be here lamenting another ALCS loss to Houston next year. This shit is old already.
Add Cole is a MAJOR step. With Verlander a year older and grienke being okay in playoffs....their window is closing fast in terms of pitching. Their bullpen is okay. Their lineup has some clutch hitters but isn't world beating.
Sign Cole
Let Didi walk
Get more guys who hit for avg
If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
No way Cashman opts out now, no? He just lost the game!! Â
How about Stanton? One can dream. The future looked so bright back in ‘17, now there is a slight sense of urgency. I know nobody wants to criticize Cashman here and he couldn’t have predicted injuries, but this could have been a dynamic young team. Cashman should focus on grinders on offense and starting pitching instead of bashers and relievers.
If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
Last year, we had a similar situation. I expect us to operate the same way. Trades, smaller signings, and extensions for some guys
Then I'll see you right back here a year from now to have th same convo after an alcs loss.
Yanks need to add Cole. We still don't have an ace
I mean I would love signing Cole or Strasburg if he shakes free, hell add Bumgarner too. I just don't see it with how Hal and Cash operatd now. But we'll get a meeting and give Cole his tour
If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
Last year, we had a similar situation. I expect us to operate the same way. Trades, smaller signings, and extensions for some guys
Then I'll see you right back here a year from now to have th same convo after an alcs loss.
Yanks need to add Cole. We still don't have an ace
I mean I would love signing Cole or Strasburg if he shakes free, hell add Bumgarner too. I just don't see it with how Hal and Cash operatd now. But we'll get a meeting and give Cole his tour
Adding Cole is pretty significant imo. We also could use less K rate guys in lineup
Not sure that's an easy fix tho
Disappointing ending but we shouldn't be too upset. Â
The bottom line is that the injuries in the end were too much to overcome. In the last two weeks we lost Betances , German ( not exactly an injury ) and CC. In addition to that one third of the lineup, Sanchez, Edwin and Hicks were just coming off injuries and were nowhere near 100%. I don't even count Stanton, because he was injured all year.
It would be nice to get a starter or two in the offseason. Other than that I don't see wholesale changes that have to be made other than to do a better job staying healthy.
If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
The Yankees have 41M+ room below the competitive tax threshold including Chapman's 17.2M. If he opts out the Yankees are near 60M.
He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
I would be OK going into ST with Voit at 1B (Torres at SS and DJLM at 2B).
He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
I would be OK going into ST with Voit at 1B (Torres at SS and DJLM at 2B).
No to Voit at 1st. He’s a butcher. DJ looks so smooth there. I’d also be working Andujar there this offseason.
If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
The Yankees have 41M+ room below the competitive tax threshold including Chapman's 17.2M. If he opts out the Yankees are near 60M.
Where are you getting that $41 million number ? It probably assumes that every current player not under contract for 2020 won't be back. The Yankees paid over $45 million to such players among them, Judge. Judge made $700,000 in 2019, I'd be amazed if he makes under $10 million in 2020. Of the others the only ones not coming back are CC ( 8 million ), maybe Gardner ( 7.5 million ) , Bird ( 1.2 million ) and one or two others close to minimum salary. Thats not a lot of savings considering everyone else is getting raises and in Judge's case, a huge raise.
I'd be very surprised if he opts out after what happened with Kimbrall last year. I don't see other teams paying out huge money for him considering age, and a decrease in velocity. Who knows if Betances is coming back or if he can even pitch next season. As a Yankees fan, I want Chapman back.
He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
Lol. I jump on the thread late to see what the chatter is, and this is the first post I read.
Chapman was dominant all season. Go crawl back under whatever rock you were hiding under, stupid.
Chappy might try to add a few years to his deal and then he would be clogging the way while costing a ton. If getting a guy like Cole means you cut bait with Didi Gardner Chappy et al I am for it. But I would also rather cut bait and not spend bucks on Cole
Voits not my clear-cut favorite for 1st next year.
If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
The Yankees have 41M+ room below the competitive tax threshold including Chapman's 17.2M. If he opts out the Yankees are near 60M.
Where are you getting that $41 million number ? It probably assumes that every current player not under contract for 2020 won't be back. The Yankees paid over $45 million to such players among them, Judge. Judge made $700,000 in 2019, I'd be amazed if he makes under $10 million in 2020. Of the others the only ones not coming back are CC ( 8 million ), maybe Gardner ( 7.5 million ) , Bird ( 1.2 million ) and one or two others close to minimum salary. Thats not a lot of savings considering everyone else is getting raises and in Judge's case, a huge raise.
The 41M below the threshold is a factual number of current salary.
Average estimates for arb eligible players to address.
He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
Lol. I jump on the thread late to see what the chatter is, and this is the first post I read.
Chapman was dominant all season. Go crawl back under whatever rock you were hiding under, stupid.
Yeah when the team was way ahead?! I bet you put this guy on another critical must win game, and he will choke again. Except it he is done..
Kill Chappy for not getting the job done tonight, but the idea that he's fallen off or is a choker is just asinine.
Here are his FIP rankings among ML relief pitchers as a Yankee:
2016 - 1st
2017 - 14th
2018 - 5th
2019 - 5th
GREAT all-time playoff AB by DJ. I was 100% certain Springer was going to catch it since that was the Yankees' luck this series. Series came down to the Yankees' offense letting Verlander and Cole off the hook in games 2 and 3. Neither pitched great, yet the Yankees couldn't get big hits or take advantage in any way.
but a very fun season. I'll always fondly remember this season because I went to the London games and got to see one of the Twins playoff games with a good friend I don't get to see that often. (Obviously I won't remember it as fondly as the championship ones, but the fight this team had was special.)
I think we're close. There are some interesting decisions to be made. Go Nats.
What the hell is Seve then? Chopped liver? His injury changed the dynamics of the pitching staff. Someone said above that 7 of 9 starters we were under 250. I’ll go one step farther. How many of their guys are productive without the home run? 2 maybe 3. AND the lineup is WAY to right handed dominant with the short right field porch.
The biggest mistake Cashman has made is Stanton. The guy has a ridiculous contract and other than his MVP season, has never been healthy. Plus he’s a crappy outfielder and hitter who is home run dependent too. And he’s also right handed who strikes out too much. Adding a kid like Florial (if he’s ready) next year, would help. He’s got speed something they could really use. The Yanks are built for regular season success, the Astros for post season.
few who think Chapman is a choker - remember 2001 vs the Diamondbacks. Greatest closer of all time, first player ever to be unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame threw away a ball on an easy play for error and then gave up a base hit to lose the World Series.... Sometimes great pitchers get beat by great hitters....ask Osuna what happened 15 minutes earlier.
In my mind, rightly or wrongly, Ottavino giving up the 2 out 1st pitch HR to Springer in game 2 was the series.
few who think Chapman is a choker - remember 2001 vs the Diamondbacks. Greatest closer of all time, first player ever to be unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame threw away a ball on an easy play for error and then gave up a base hit to lose the World Series.... Sometimes great pitchers get beat by great hitters....ask Osuna what happened 15 minutes earlier.
In my mind, rightly or wrongly, Ottavino giving up the 2 out 1st pitch HR to Springer in game 2 was the series.
Totally agree section. The series turned right there.
If Otto does his job they win game 2 and beat Verlander 2-1. They go back to NY up 2-0 and the pressure is really amped up on Cole. There's no telling how he pitches that game under those circumstances or how the Astros psyche is having lost both games at home.
Chapman had only given up one home run all season Â
and dupes. A bunch of shitstains who were nowhere to be seen all season long suddenly infest all the postseason Yankees threads, making them practically unreadable.
RE: The worst part of losing is these threads being overrun with trolls Â
and dupes. A bunch of shitstains who were nowhere to be seen all season long suddenly infest all the postseason Yankees threads, making them practically unreadable.
As bad as the loss the trolls. Best to stay off the thread during the game postseason. The games are tough enough without reading what DBs are spewing....
RE: I took a quick look through the free agent list and it’s a crappy list Â
after Cole. I don’t think Cashman has a lot of room to manuver unless he makes a lot of trades. Let Didi, Gardner, EE walk. Trade Andujar and Frazier for a pitcher if Hal doesn’t want to pony up for Cole.
Strasburg might opt out.
Keep the kids -- esp Andujar. Why sell low, anyway?
He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
Lol. I jump on the thread late to see what the chatter is, and this is the first post I read.
Chapman was dominant all season. Go crawl back under whatever rock you were hiding under, stupid.
Yeah when the team was way ahead?! I bet you put this guy on another critical must win game, and he will choke again. Except it he is done..
It’s accept it, not except it. Something the rest of us learned in 3rd grade.
How can any objective person be upset at the season? Disappointed in the ending--of course. However, considering the unbelievable amount of injuries this team endured at virtually every position, except Torres, this was an incredible year. Going forward, I just hope that the owner and GM continue to resist the big splashy free agents and stay the course. It's a young team, everywhere but on the mound. We do not need a Stanton type expense. Sign Betances. I would hate to say goodbye to Didi and Gardner, as one remains the heart of the team and the other deserves a pass coming back from a very serious injury and still only 30. Trade Frazier if you can get something decent back. Adios to Voit and EE and finally give up on Bird's potential. Keep Gio, not Maybin and go find a couple of younger pitchers, maybe one of whom is already there in Jordan Montgomery.
My take away from the game was the home plate umpire was wildly inconsistent -
One of DJ's at bat's he called a pitch 2-3 inches out of the strike zone outside a strike and same at bat 2-3 inches out of the strike zone inside called a strike.
Seemed to me that more of these "out of the strike zone calls were going against the Yankees".
But either way, bad job by the UMP, changed batters approach and Yankee pitching.
Have to find guys who strike out far less than the guys on this team.
As much as I like him probably let Didi take his big payday from another team. Could see if Miggy can play 1b and have Miggy, DJ, Torres, Gio as your IF. Judge, Hicks, Fraizer as the OF. Since nobody is taking Stanton's huge contract he can be the DH when he is healthy and hang out with Ellsbury when he is not.
Cole, Strasburg, Ryu, and Bumgarner all likely hit free agency.
I enjoyed the hell out of this season as well. 78 was fun too but 98 was right up there with it for me. This one is nipping at the heels of those two and that's quite the accomplishment even if it fell short of the ultimate goal.
Add Cole is a MAJOR step. With Verlander a year older and grienke being okay in playoffs....their window is closing fast in terms of pitching. Their bullpen is okay. Their lineup has some clutch hitters but isn't world beating.
Sign Cole
Let Didi walk
Get more guys who hit for avg
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
Last year, we had a similar situation. I expect us to operate the same way. Trades, smaller signings, and extensions for some guys
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If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
Last year, we had a similar situation. I expect us to operate the same way. Trades, smaller signings, and extensions for some guys
Then I'll see you right back here a year from now to have th same convo after an alcs loss.
Yanks need to add Cole. We still don't have an ace
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If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
Last year, we had a similar situation. I expect us to operate the same way. Trades, smaller signings, and extensions for some guys
Then I'll see you right back here a year from now to have th same convo after an alcs loss.
Yanks need to add Cole. We still don't have an ace
I mean I would love signing Cole or Strasburg if he shakes free, hell add Bumgarner too. I just don't see it with how Hal and Cash operatd now. But we'll get a meeting and give Cole his tour
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If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
Last year, we had a similar situation. I expect us to operate the same way. Trades, smaller signings, and extensions for some guys
Then I'll see you right back here a year from now to have th same convo after an alcs loss.
Yanks need to add Cole. We still don't have an ace
I mean I would love signing Cole or Strasburg if he shakes free, hell add Bumgarner too. I just don't see it with how Hal and Cash operatd now. But we'll get a meeting and give Cole his tour
Adding Cole is pretty significant imo. We also could use less K rate guys in lineup
Not sure that's an easy fix tho
It would be nice to get a starter or two in the offseason. Other than that I don't see wholesale changes that have to be made other than to do a better job staying healthy.
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If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
The Yankees have 41M+ room below the competitive tax threshold including Chapman's 17.2M. If he opts out the Yankees are near 60M.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
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He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
I would be OK going into ST with Voit at 1B (Torres at SS and DJLM at 2B).
No to Voit at 1st. He’s a butcher. DJ looks so smooth there. I’d also be working Andujar there this offseason.
The guy was an asshole.
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The guy was an asshole.
Ya it was terrible, and helped cut a couple of innings short.
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Still pretty pissed off with the home plate ump
The guy was an asshole.
I’m convinced there was some funny business with him and the astros.
Gardner had pop this year, but I’d rather have the old Gardner who just was a headache for pitchers
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If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
The Yankees have 41M+ room below the competitive tax threshold including Chapman's 17.2M. If he opts out the Yankees are near 60M.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
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He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
Lol. I jump on the thread late to see what the chatter is, and this is the first post I read.
Chapman was dominant all season. Go crawl back under whatever rock you were hiding under, stupid.
Voits not my clear-cut favorite for 1st next year.
Bye to EE another ancient mariner.
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If Chapman opts out and the Yankees don't pick up Edwin's option, the Yankees have free agent money to spend in a way no 100 win team ever has.
This is going to Cash's dream offseason.
You must have the Yankees confused with the Giants. Obviously they're going to let EE go, but he wasn't making any money. They're already into luxury tax territory and they have to pay Judge who's arbitration eligible, they're probably making offers to Didi and Bentances, and they'd be fools not to try and extend Lemahieu . The only money coming off the books is CC, 8 million and Gardy if they don't resign him. We're still stuck with Ellsbury for another year and Ellsbury 2.0 for another 8 years.
The Yankees have 41M+ room below the competitive tax threshold including Chapman's 17.2M. If he opts out the Yankees are near 60M.
Where are you getting that $41 million number ? It probably assumes that every current player not under contract for 2020 won't be back. The Yankees paid over $45 million to such players among them, Judge. Judge made $700,000 in 2019, I'd be amazed if he makes under $10 million in 2020. Of the others the only ones not coming back are CC ( 8 million ), maybe Gardner ( 7.5 million ) , Bird ( 1.2 million ) and one or two others close to minimum salary. Thats not a lot of savings considering everyone else is getting raises and in Judge's case, a huge raise.
The 41M below the threshold is a factual number of current salary.
Average estimates for arb eligible players to address.
Paxton: 13M
Judge : 7M
Sanchez: 6M
Kahnle: 3M
Urshela: 2M
Green: 1.5M
Bird: 1.2M
Montgomery: 1.2M
Cessa: 1M
If Chapman opts out, that is another 17M.
Andujar makes Didi a luxury in the infield and Betanced would be a cheaper option than Chapman.
Anyway you cut it, the Yankees have plenty of flexibility.
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He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
Lol. I jump on the thread late to see what the chatter is, and this is the first post I read.
Chapman was dominant all season. Go crawl back under whatever rock you were hiding under, stupid.
Yeah when the team was way ahead?! I bet you put this guy on another critical must win game, and he will choke again. Except it he is done..
Rest for tomorrow and then get ready for 2020.
Go Expos.
Here are his FIP rankings among ML relief pitchers as a Yankee:
2016 - 1st
2017 - 14th
2018 - 5th
2019 - 5th
GREAT all-time playoff AB by DJ. I was 100% certain Springer was going to catch it since that was the Yankees' luck this series. Series came down to the Yankees' offense letting Verlander and Cole off the hook in games 2 and 3. Neither pitched great, yet the Yankees couldn't get big hits or take advantage in any way.
Oh... BTW, John Flaherty absolutely sucks.
I think we're close. There are some interesting decisions to be made. Go Nats.
The biggest mistake Cashman has made is Stanton. The guy has a ridiculous contract and other than his MVP season, has never been healthy. Plus he’s a crappy outfielder and hitter who is home run dependent too. And he’s also right handed who strikes out too much. Adding a kid like Florial (if he’s ready) next year, would help. He’s got speed something they could really use. The Yanks are built for regular season success, the Astros for post season.
In my mind, rightly or wrongly, Ottavino giving up the 2 out 1st pitch HR to Springer in game 2 was the series.
But, if I might suggest, we leave that for another thread as it will be a long 4 months to pitchers and catchers.
In my mind, rightly or wrongly, Ottavino giving up the 2 out 1st pitch HR to Springer in game 2 was the series.
Totally agree section. The series turned right there.
If Otto does his job they win game 2 and beat Verlander 2-1. They go back to NY up 2-0 and the pressure is really amped up on Cole. There's no telling how he pitches that game under those circumstances or how the Astros psyche is having lost both games at home.
Chapman's other two HRs allowed were harmless solos in save situations where he had leads of 3 and 5 runs and gave up nothing else.
As bad as the loss the trolls. Best to stay off the thread during the game postseason. The games are tough enough without reading what DBs are spewing....
Strasburg might opt out.
Keep the kids -- esp Andujar. Why sell low, anyway?
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He has made his career on his fastball, he has had more rest than anyone on this team and he completely lost it. Without a dominate fastball he is nothing more than a setup man now.
There is a lot to fix this offseason. Need a true Ace, 1B is a question mark, Didi is likely gone, need to hope Betances comes back strong and can be the guy to take over from Chapman. Who is our LF moving forward, hope they give Frazier a shot he needs to get his defense together this team needed his bat bad this postseason.
Agree 100% This guy is cooked. Sorry but he has looked bad for awhile now. He chokes on to many critical games, he cannot be trusted anymore especially in the postseason. They need to find another answer at closer period.
Lol. I jump on the thread late to see what the chatter is, and this is the first post I read.
Chapman was dominant all season. Go crawl back under whatever rock you were hiding under, stupid.
Yeah when the team was way ahead?! I bet you put this guy on another critical must win game, and he will choke again. Except it he is done..
It’s accept it, not except it. Something the rest of us learned in 3rd grade.
One of DJ's at bat's he called a pitch 2-3 inches out of the strike zone outside a strike and same at bat 2-3 inches out of the strike zone inside called a strike.
Seemed to me that more of these "out of the strike zone calls were going against the Yankees".
But either way, bad job by the UMP, changed batters approach and Yankee pitching.
Cessa got jobbed as well.
As much as I like him probably let Didi take his big payday from another team. Could see if Miggy can play 1b and have Miggy, DJ, Torres, Gio as your IF. Judge, Hicks, Fraizer as the OF. Since nobody is taking Stanton's huge contract he can be the DH when he is healthy and hang out with Ellsbury when he is not.