I realize it's early May, but I thought it might be interesting to see how the trade is working out for both sides. Recall the Yankees sent pitchers Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez, and Drew Thorpe along with catcher Kyle Higashioka to San Diego in exchange for Soto and Trent Grisham.
Currently with SD
* King is 3-3 with a 4.29 ERA
* Brito is 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA
* Vásquez is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA
* SD traded Thorpe to the White Sox (along with three other players) for Dylan Cease.
Looking pretty good for the Yanks so far.
Soto is amazing and I know the prevailing thought is he will go to the highest bidder (and he probably will) but being in NY a year is looking like it's helping. I also think it's going to help the Yankees feel more comfortable giving him more than they probably would have if they didn't know how NY would affect him.
At this point, I'd be shocked if he goes elsewhere. Especially they go deep in the playoffs.
It feels like Soto and the Yankees (And Yankee fans) are a hell of match.
Soto is amazing and I know the prevailing thought is he will go to the highest bidder (and he probably will) but being in NY a year is looking like it's helping. I also think it's going to help the Yankees feel more comfortable giving him more than they probably would have if they didn't know how NY would affect him.
At this point, I'd be shocked if he goes elsewhere. Especially they go deep in the playoffs.
It feels like Soto and the Yankees (And Yankee fans) are a hell of match.
Agreed, and that's a good point about having this trial year to see how Soto does in NY. Steinbrenner will make his money back big time by investing in Soto.
Those multi-player for 1 superstar player typically works out better for the team getting the superstar. Hard to replace quality with quantity.
Pretty simple
Also, most big offseason Yankee acquisitions struggle when they first get here. Not Soto. Not only did he come storming out of the gate, but he's helped Volpe , Cabrera and possibly others up their game.
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Ty
- Soto for all of the reasons above.
- Verdugo (1 year, $8m) has turned LF from the Yankees worst position to one of its best, and has brought an incredible energy to the dugout
- Luke Weaver (1 year, $2m with team option for 2 years, $8.25m) has been electric at times and is probably my second favorite player in the bullpen right now
- Victor Gonzalez has been excellent, and I know some people were miffed we gave up Trey Sweeney in that deal but he's batting .246 at AAA with no power and had no chance here
Sure Volpe taking a leap, Verdugo having good ABs and Stanton and Rizzo having a good game here and there helps, but the Yanks were desperate for a big time lefty bat, patience and working counts, and some new blood/fire in the clubhouse. Soto has given them all of that
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It was a calculated gamble that they should make 10 times out of 10.
Soto is amazing and I know the prevailing thought is he will go to the highest bidder (and he probably will) but being in NY a year is looking like it's helping. I also think it's going to help the Yankees feel more comfortable giving him more than they probably would have if they didn't know how NY would affect him.
At this point, I'd be shocked if he goes elsewhere. Especially they go deep in the playoffs.
It feels like Soto and the Yankees (And Yankee fans) are a hell of match.
Agreed, and that's a good point about having this trial year to see how Soto does in NY. Steinbrenner will make his money back big time by investing in Soto.
I have to believe that there was a serious indication that Soto would sign long term (wink wink) if he had a good season. Not every star can succeed in NY. Soto is proving himself that he can and the Stanks will certainly make $ on this.
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Ty
If you're talking about Yankees players they failed to re-sign:
Cano, Pettitte, Clemens, Nelson, Wetteland, Key, Gossage, Jackson, and those were almost all when George was around and willing to spend money.
If you're talking about free agents they wanted to sign and failed: Ohtani, Yamamoto, Imanaga just in the last off-season, Damon (when he left KC). Then there was Moncada. The Yankees also wanted Montas back.
- Soto for all of the reasons above.
- Verdugo (1 year, $8m) has turned LF from the Yankees worst position to one of its best, and has brought an incredible energy to the dugout
- Luke Weaver (1 year, $2m with team option for 2 years, $8.25m) has been electric at times and is probably my second favorite player in the bullpen right now
- Victor Gonzalez has been excellent, and I know some people were miffed we gave up Trey Sweeney in that deal but he's batting .246 at AAA with no power and had no chance here
Verdugo - Couldn't agree more. Almost a steal. Terrific fielder and a clutch hitter. And this notion of being a bad teammate - I don't get that at all.
Otherwise by how much more money do you think he gets over Ohtani's 10 year $700 million deal?
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he nailed this offseason.
- Soto for all of the reasons above.
- Verdugo (1 year, $8m) has turned LF from the Yankees worst position to one of its best, and has brought an incredible energy to the dugout
- Luke Weaver (1 year, $2m with team option for 2 years, $8.25m) has been electric at times and is probably my second favorite player in the bullpen right now
- Victor Gonzalez has been excellent, and I know some people were miffed we gave up Trey Sweeney in that deal but he's batting .246 at AAA with no power and had no chance here
Verdugo - Couldn't agree more. Almost a steal. Terrific fielder and a clutch hitter. And this notion of being a bad teammate - I don't get that at all.
Thorpe has an ERA of 0.50, a 28 percent K rate and was Southern League pitcher of the month.
Verdugo is much better than I thought he would be - thought it was a bad idea. WRONG. Very good OF with a VG arm - actually stronger than Judge. Really works the count. I think he is in a good place now. I think Judge stabilizes the club house. If Verdugo keeps this up they should offer an extension. Best LF since Gardy.
Bury the bastids again today!
Soto is a machine at the plate. I knew he was great but I didn't appreciate how great until I started watching him all the time. I don't see how the Yankees can let him leave. Pay that man his money.
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of players the Yankees lost to FA that they didn't want to lose to FA:
If you're talking about Yankees players they failed to re-sign:
Cano, Pettitte, Clemens, Nelson, Wetteland, Key, Gossage, Jackson, and those were almost all when George was around and willing to spend money.
If you're talking about free agents they wanted to sign and failed: Ohtani, Yamamoto, Imanaga just in the last off-season, Damon (when he left KC). Then there was Moncada. The Yankees also wanted Montas back.
"If you're talking about Yankees players they failed to re-sign:
Cano, Pettitte, Clemens, Nelson, Wetteland, Key, Gossage, Jackson, and those were almost all when George was around and willing to spend money."
Not resigning Jackson was the biggest mistake. I guess Billy didn't want him back and George trusted Billy. I didn't, but George apparently did. Wetteland (or his wife) wanted to go back to Texas. I would have given Cano ten years. Yeah, the last four would have been wasted money, but the Yankees might have won one or two WS if they had had Cano. Not resigning Pettite was an obvious mistake. A decent offer would have kept him in NY given that he signed with the Astros for less money that was offered by the Red Sox.
Thorpe has an ERA of 0.50, a 28 percent K rate and was Southern League pitcher of the month.
Yes, I was going to say, the fact the Padres traded Thorpe is not a reason to dismiss him and not follow up on how he's doing. Which happens to be extremely well.
Not that anyone is clamoring to give back Soto, but if one is re-examining the trade, Thorpe is a major part, arguably the most significant piece.
Pettite: maybe
Thats it.
They offered a boatload of money to Cano but he bolted to Seattle for an obscene, at the time contract. Pettite is more uncertain. Cashman made him a lowball offer and wouldn't come up from that, but he signed with Houston for not much more. There was speculation that Pettite had made up his mind to go home to Texas, and Cashman wasn't willing to bid more just so he could get more money from someone else. Nelson, Wettland and Gossage they made no serious effort to keep, Key retired,
and Reggie was all but run out of town.