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NFT: Curry: Yankees Moving Closer to Acquiring Anthony Rizzo

Dave in Hoboken : 7/29/2021 6:28 pm
Jack Curry
@JackCurryYES
The Yankees are moving closer to acquiring Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs. #yankees

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Rizzo's  
Mr. Nickels : 7/29/2021 6:34 pm : link
family is from Lyndhurst New Jersey
It's official.  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/29/2021 6:36 pm : link
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I don't see the point  
JoeMoney19 : 7/29/2021 6:38 pm : link
other than keeping him away from Boston. Am I missing something?
RE: I don't see the point  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/29/2021 6:39 pm : link
In comment 15316875 JoeMoney19 said:
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other than keeping him away from Boston. Am I missing something?


I'm guessing they're giving up on Voit. I like him, but he's been injured practically the entire season with multiple different injuries.
RE: I don't see the point  
Stan in LA : 7/29/2021 6:40 pm : link
In comment 15316875 JoeMoney19 said:
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other than keeping him away from Boston. Am I missing something?

High OBP, lefty power, leader in the clubhouse, multiple Gold Glove winner...

Need more?
RE: RE: I don't see the point  
JoeMoney19 : 7/29/2021 6:41 pm : link
In comment 15316877 Dave in Hoboken said:
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other than keeping him away from Boston. Am I missing something?



I'm guessing they're giving up on Voit. I like him, but he's been injured practically the entire season with multiple different injuries.

I guess but aside from Voit not being healthy, is Rizzo really an upgrade at this point?
Rizzo is a good player  
Strahan91 : 7/29/2021 6:41 pm : link
and I love that they acquired two good lefty bats in the last 24 hours. But I was really hoping the Voit trade rumors meant they were focused on getting a shortstop to move Torres back to 2nd. It's purely an opinion (that I know others share) but I really think his struggles at the plate have a lot to do with playing a position that he's struggled at.
RE: Rizzo is a good player  
Stan in LA : 7/29/2021 6:43 pm : link
In comment 15316883 Strahan91 said:
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and I love that they acquired two good lefty bats in the last 24 hours. But I was really hoping the Voit trade rumors meant they were focused on getting a shortstop to move Torres back to 2nd. It's purely an opinion (that I know others share) but I really think his struggles at the plate have a lot to do with playing a position that he's struggled at.


Still time to the deadline.
RE: RE: Rizzo is a good player  
Strahan91 : 7/29/2021 6:44 pm : link
In comment 15316885 Stan in LA said:
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and I love that they acquired two good lefty bats in the last 24 hours. But I was really hoping the Voit trade rumors meant they were focused on getting a shortstop to move Torres back to 2nd. It's purely an opinion (that I know others share) but I really think his struggles at the plate have a lot to do with playing a position that he's struggled at.



Still time to the deadline.

I don't follow. Where is DJL going in this scenario?
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Strahan91 : 7/29/2021 6:45 pm : link
Jack Curry
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The Yankees are trading Alcantara and Vizcaino for Rizzo. The Cubs are picking up all of Rizzo’s remaining salary.
Gallo and Rizzo now?  
dpinzow : 7/29/2021 6:49 pm : link
No excuses. Get a wild card and get in the playoffs
They’ve inquired about Berrios as well  
bwitz : 7/29/2021 6:53 pm : link
Apparently the Twins are more apt to deal him now.

Been an eventful day before the deadline, that’s for sure.
Torres' bat has been picking up lately  
shyster : 7/29/2021 6:55 pm : link
3 homers in last two weeks and a long sac fly in Fenway that would have been way out in YS rightfield.

You can question his fielding as an SS but I don't buy the narrative that where he plays in the field is the reason for his power drop off at the plate.

DJL isn't a great first baseman and, if you move him there, you're losing the opportunity for the lefty power bat. Any SS you get is likely to be a righty (not many Didis out there).

Rizzo doesn't strike out much and he could stick around and not just be a rental.

I like it.
Steep price for a rental. I feel they paid more in potential for  
Jim in Hoboken : 7/29/2021 6:55 pm : link
Rizzo than Gallio.

It’s really the penny pinching Yankees now. Wow.
I'll add that I like Rizzo as a piece for the present  
shyster : 7/29/2021 7:01 pm : link
and maybe the next couple of years.

I wasn't evaluating the prospect cost given up.
It's amazing  
JoeMoney19 : 7/29/2021 7:07 pm : link
the Yankees aren't paying a penny for either Gallo or Rizzo. It's hard to believe other teams agree to subsidize them.
RE: It's amazing  
Stan in LA : 7/29/2021 7:09 pm : link
In comment 15316903 JoeMoney19 said:
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the Yankees aren't paying a penny for either Gallo or Rizzo. It's hard to believe other teams agree to subsidize them.

Yeah, and it's not as if Yanks are giving up top prospects either.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 7/29/2021 7:35 pm : link
Brother in law, big Cubs fan, hates it. 'He should have retired a Cub. Fucking hate that the Ricketts & FO act like Chicago is a small market team like KC.'

How  
mitch300 : 7/29/2021 8:01 pm : link
Many years is Rizzo under contract?
RE: How  
bwitz : 7/29/2021 8:03 pm : link
In comment 15316931 mitch300 said:
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Many years is Rizzo under contract?


He’s a rental.
Thanks  
mitch300 : 7/29/2021 8:20 pm : link
With the Yankees getting to reset after the season, I wonder if he can come to an agreeement with him on a contract. If they trade Voit, who plays 1st next season.
It’s good to get a couple of lefty bats  
Giant John : 7/29/2021 8:50 pm : link
In the lineup. I like it.
mitch300  
arniefez : 7/29/2021 9:34 pm : link
DJ plays 1st and Torres moves to 2B when they sign an actual SS
I know  
mitch300 : 7/29/2021 9:50 pm : link
DJ plays first. However, is he a very good 1st baseman? He does his job at first. But, he is no tex or Tino. I don’t follow Rizzo. Is his defense very good?
Rizzo is an elite defensive 1B  
arniefez : 7/29/2021 9:58 pm : link
DJ is not a good 1B. It's his worst position but I think if he'd played it everyday he'd be league average. I don't think he had ever played 1B before the Yankees stuck him there.

Gallo is also a good glove. Both guys are massive upgrades for the 2021 Yankees. They still need a real SS but there's no room for now and they need a CF unless they're going to commit to Florial and they need more pitching.

I would think it's impossible to address all of that so pitching is hopefully the focus between now and 4pm tomorrow.
I'd use Voit to dump Chap and Britton  
adamg : 7/30/2021 1:57 am : link
They likely want to keep at least one of them though...
RE: Rizzo is an elite defensive 1B  
adamg : 7/30/2021 1:57 am : link
In comment 15317112 arniefez said:
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DJ is not a good 1B. It's his worst position but I think if he'd played it everyday he'd be league average. I don't think he had ever played 1B before the Yankees stuck him there.

Gallo is also a good glove. Both guys are massive upgrades for the 2021 Yankees. They still need a real SS but there's no room for now and they need a CF unless they're going to commit to Florial and they need more pitching.

I would think it's impossible to address all of that so pitching is hopefully the focus between now and 4pm tomorrow.


I disagree. DJ is a really good first baseman.
love Rizzo and Gallo  
RasputinPrime : 7/30/2021 2:28 am : link
but hate both trades. Stinks of Cashman trying to save his ass. Now we have to dump Voit and will have no where near the pitching needed to make a run even if we make the playoffs.
Back to the days where we had a name at every position.  
Jim in Hoboken : 7/30/2021 6:49 am : link
I just don’t like having to trade better prospects, especially in the Rizzo trade, just so we don’t take on salary.

Baseball is a crapshoot, what if ball doesn’t bounce our way and we don’t get into the postseason, then the prospects turn out to be something down the road? Hal will end up forking over more money anyway.

He should be mad about paying 200M for an often injured, poorly constructed team in the first place.
I like Rizzo way better than Gallo. Good lefty glove at 1b  
Victor in CT : 7/30/2021 7:31 am : link
lefty power and only 59 Ks in 376 PAs. Voit is way overrated and is an obivous candidate to be sent packing by 4:00 today.

Biggest issue to me is that is forces DJ to stay a 2b, so that mean Torres is still the SS.
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LTIsTheGreatest : 7/30/2021 9:12 am : link
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other than keeping him away from Boston. Am I missing something?



I'm guessing they're giving up on Voit. I like him, but he's been injured practically the entire season with multiple different injuries.


I guess but aside from Voit not being healthy, is Rizzo really an upgrade at this point?


Youre kidding me right?
Wouldn't Surprise Me  
varco : 7/30/2021 9:20 am : link
If no deal is struck to send Voit out of the Division or AL, he slips on a banana peel and gets IL'd for the rest of the season. Guess his knee is problematic and undoubtedly needs added time to properly heal. Yankees will regroup over the winter to see if Rizzo stays or leaves.
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Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 7/30/2021 11:54 am : link
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DJ is not a good 1B. It's his worst position but I think if he'd played it everyday he'd be league average. I don't think he had ever played 1B before the Yankees stuck him there.

Gallo is also a good glove. Both guys are massive upgrades for the 2021 Yankees. They still need a real SS but there's no room for now and they need a CF unless they're going to commit to Florial and they need more pitching.

I would think it's impossible to address all of that so pitching is hopefully the focus between now and 4pm tomorrow.



I disagree. DJ is a really good first baseman.


DJ isn't in the same category as Rizzo defensively. It's not even close.
Loving our new projected lineup!  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/30/2021 3:23 pm : link
Jack Curry
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Projected Yankee lineup: LeMahieu 2B, Judge RF, Gallo LF, Stanton DH, Rizzo 1B, Torres SS, Sánchez C, Urshela 3B, Allen or Gardner CF. Could also flip flop Rizzo and Gallo if they want more of a contact hitter in the 3-hole.
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adamg : 7/30/2021 3:24 pm : link
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DJ is not a good 1B. It's his worst position but I think if he'd played it everyday he'd be league average. I don't think he had ever played 1B before the Yankees stuck him there.

Gallo is also a good glove. Both guys are massive upgrades for the 2021 Yankees. They still need a real SS but there's no room for now and they need a CF unless they're going to commit to Florial and they need more pitching.

I would think it's impossible to address all of that so pitching is hopefully the focus between now and 4pm tomorrow.



I disagree. DJ is a really good first baseman.



DJ isn't in the same category as Rizzo defensively. It's not even close.


I didn't say otherwise.
They didn't retire ARod's number?  
adamg : 7/30/2021 3:36 pm : link
Lindsey Adler
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Joey Gallo is wearing #13 for the Yankees.
Jeff Passan looks like a Pixar version of a grown up  
adamg : 7/30/2021 3:37 pm : link
in like the 1940s
Yankees trade for  
terz22 : 7/30/2021 3:51 pm : link
Andrew Heaney.....he sucks
Eno:  
ManningLobsItBurressAlone : 7/30/2021 3:52 pm : link
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Eno Sarris
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Very interested to see what Matthew Blake does with Andrew Heaney. He’s always off the charts by advanced metrics (104 Stuff+, 107 Command+, top 25 K-BB), has high spin, low slot 4-seamer, and has underperformed his estimators. Tough park, but maybe some clay here to be molded.
Because if the Yankees do one thing well  
adamg : 7/30/2021 4:01 pm : link
It's taking other team's SPs and turning them into studs.
What do we do with Voit now?  
adamg : 7/30/2021 4:08 pm : link
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RE: What do we do with Voit now?  
terz22 : 7/30/2021 4:10 pm : link
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Guess were stuck with him for now. Too bad useless Stanton can't play some LF could DH Voit.
Can Gallo play CF?  
adamg : 7/30/2021 4:15 pm : link
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RE: Can Gallo play CF?  
adamg : 7/30/2021 4:21 pm : link
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I'm thinking if he could, maybe Stanton could move into left and Voit could DH come playoff time (fingers crossed we actually make them).
RE: Can Gallo play CF?  
shyster : 7/30/2021 4:21 pm : link
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Yes, Gallo has played 55 games in CF, including 34 in 2019.

And Boone has talked about giving Stanton reps in LF against the Marlins this weekend, with no DH.

But I don't think we'll see Voit DH/Stanton LF/Gallo CF because it would put Gardner on the bench.
Rizzo is gonna wear #48.  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/30/2021 4:22 pm : link
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ArtVandelay : 7/30/2021 4:25 pm : link
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DJ is not a good 1B. It's his worst position but I think if he'd played it everyday he'd be league average. I don't think he had ever played 1B before the Yankees stuck him there.

Gallo is also a good glove. Both guys are massive upgrades for the 2021 Yankees. They still need a real SS but there's no room for now and they need a CF unless they're going to commit to Florial and they need more pitching.

I would think it's impossible to address all of that so pitching is hopefully the focus between now and 4pm tomorrow.



I disagree. DJ is a really good first baseman.



DJ isn't in the same category as Rizzo defensively. It's not even close.



I didn't say otherwise.


DJ is a decent 1B. He seems to struggle with pop-ups no matter where he is. I’m not just talking about the one in Tampa to end the game. I got nervous seeing him take charge. Was hoping Odor would have called for it.
He usually looks shaky on the really high ones.
I'm happy with the Yankees' moves.  
Dave in Hoboken : 7/30/2021 4:41 pm : link
Kinda surprised the Mets didn't do much.
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Dave in Hoboken : 7/30/2021 4:44 pm : link
New York Yankees
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Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
•Added INF/OF Joey Gallo (#13), INF Anthony Rizzo (#48) and LHP Joely Rodríguez (#30) to the active roster.
•Designated OF Ryan LaMarre for assignment.
•Optioned RHP Albert Abreu to Triple-A SWB.
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