Yankees to Acquire Lance Lynn from the Twinkies

[Carpin]

Word is that Tyler Austin is on the way to Minny

[bkzwhitestrican]

Meh. Depth starter and long relief I guess. At least Austin will get a chance to play

[Carpin]

I'm happy for Austin, but Lynn is not that good just some depth to the rotation

[jacksonianmarch]

Lynn has been better than his overall numbers. His April was abysmal. His ERA in May was 3.76, in June was 2.83 and while his ERA in July was bad (6.08) that was due to a single bad start (1.2IP 7ER). Subtract that one out and you have a 3.68ERA. Since May 1, he's at 4.11.

 

The interesting thing about Lynn this year is that his K rate has risen sharply as had his BB rate. I don't know what the plans are, but I wonder if there's an injury in the rotation or if Lynn is a contingency for Gray

Edited July 30, 2018 by jacksonianmarch

[jacksonianmarch]

MLBTR reports Lynn will be in the pen. I wonder if the plan is to use Lynn as a swing guy and Cole gets promoted into the mix

[FredLynn]

I'm happy for Austin, but Lynn is not that good just some depth to the rotation

 

Depth = an ERA over 5 with a WHIP over 1.60??

Glad you guys got him.

[jacksonianmarch]

Depth = an ERA over 5 with a WHIP over 1.60??

Glad you guys got him.

 

He's been better since May 1, as I documented, and he has a long history of success in the NL. I think this is a deal to add a swing guy capable of starting and relieving. Lynn was a solid reliever as a rookie. Maybe Cash saw something that will help us, who knows. This could be the Jaime Garcia move last year that didn't work out or it could be something more useful. Either way, we cleared another spot on the 40 man in the offseason. We still have more to clear

[Carpin]

He's been better since May 1, as I documented, and he has a long history of success in the NL. I think this is a deal to add a swing guy capable of starting and relieving. Lynn was a solid reliever as a rookie. Maybe Cash saw something that will help us, who knows. This could be the Jaime Garcia move last year that didn't work out or it could be something more useful. Either way, we cleared another spot on the 40 man in the offseason. We still have more to clear

 

It could be good but Austin was worth more than Lynn

[jacksonianmarch]

I think we saw a player who could be worth more, but you’ve got to remember that Austin hasn’t shown positional versatility this year, he’s been on the DL twice and outside of power, he hasn’t shown much else offensively. Couple that with him being out of options after this year and the Yankees suddenly becoming very right handed and he didn’t have a role here. We’d have lost him for nothing if he didn’t make the team next year. I wish him well.

 

What we did today is deal Austin and Rijo for INTL funds to sign the Cuban SS and possibly Sandy Gaston. Swapping Lynn and Warren may not look like a wash, but we got a guy who can start with Sevy looking pretty rough, CC taking a tumble in his last start and Gray still on the squad. I think Cash wanted to add a sixth starter rather than have a 1-2 inning reliever who’s found himself last in the pecking order out of the pen.

[moonslav59]

He's been better since May 1, as I documented,...

 

Funny how you use seasonal stats to berate our guys like JBJ, Leon, Vaz and others, despite us pointing out that they have done much better since May 1st.

[jacksonianmarch]

Let’s be honest here, Lynn has a bit of a better track record before this abysmal season than those guys did