2019 Yankees Game Thread

[dgalehouse]

Cashman sure is taking his time about fixing that weak link rotation.

[Bellhorn04]

Cashman sure is taking his time about fixing that weak link rotation.

 

He's got the luxury of a sizable lead.

[Carpin]

I wonder if Cashman will pull the trigger in a big name SP, as the Sox did with Sale a couple years back. The difference is that there's no SP available in the same level of Sale (2016 version).

 

The question is if Cashman will ship out Garcia, Frazier and/or Florial for a rental, he's on record saying that he's looking for a SP with more than one year of control, it will be a very interesting week. My money is on Cashman to go for an under the radar trade.

[bkzwhitestrican]

I'd be okay with giving up that kind of package for someone like Luis Castillo. Would need to add even more for Cincy to accept though.

[Carpin]

IT would take a lot to get Luis Castillo from the Reds, I doubt the Reds are considering a trade, he's a cheap young guy with another 3 yrs of team control

[jacksonianmarch]

We don’t have to be rash. We do need a pitching acquisition of some kind. I would not move Deivi. I absolutely would move Frazier, but not for a rental. German goes tonight. We shall see how he responds vs the sluggin Twins.

[jacksonianmarch]

German has nothing tonight. No location, no bite.

[TylerD]

Yanks struggling with Minnesota again. Perhaps they would be a tough match come playoffs

[TylerD]

Damn. 8-2. Yankees getting smoked

[a700hitter]

Unbelievable back and forth game in the 8th and 9th innings with the Twins.

[bkzwhitestrican]

What a stressful game. I'm going to be tired as s*** at work tomorrow

[jacksonianmarch]

I fell asleep after the Hicks HR. Wow, what a game

[Bellhorn04]

4 of the Yankees very best pitchers (German, Britton, Chapman, Ottavino) were all horrendous, but it still ends up as a W. It's a funny old game.

[TylerD]

Wtf did I wake up to. Yankees won. Jesus

[jacksonianmarch]

German has absolutely nothing. Leaving him in to give up the 3 run bomb to Sano was nearly criminal. That was the third homer Britton has allowed in over 40 innings. His sinker didn’t sink. So be it. Chap lost the zone. So be it. Ottavino lost the zone. More of the same. A patient offense with power can get to our pen. Our guys K a ton and get tons of DP’s, but they’re not the most accurate. That being said, we can outslug the Twins.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Fun stat: the Yankees are undefeated this season when allowing 12 or more runs

[TylerD]

Fun stat: the Yankees are undefeated this season when allowing 12 or more runs

 

I hate to admit this because I hate the Yanks but they have been fun to watch this year. Same last year with the Chiefs in the NFL, I can't stand them and their stupid fans but they were entertaining as hell last year. yankees have produced some damn good entertaining baseball this season.

[jacksonianmarch]

They are entertaining. The great thing about this team is they are deep and they are relentless. I have no fear of the Twins. We beat them at home. We beat them on the road. Their pitchers have very solid stats, we can beat them all. They didn’t face the guys who would probably be 1-2 in a PO rotation in Tanaka and Paxton, but they did brutalize the guy who’s been our best statistical starter in German. In fairness, we didn’t face their ace in Berrios, but we can beat him too.

 

This series did reaffirm my concern about the rotation, though. Yes, we can handle most any team’s pitching staff, but good offenses can handle ours. We are gonna need a pitching acquisition of some sort. Even though the pen blew a game two nights ago, I am reasonably certain that it’s a rarity and not a pattern. We need to add to the pen. Thankfully, I think we can do that without trading. Betances is progressing through his throwing program and could be on a rehab assignment soon. He would be a hell of an add. The starting side is a little more daunting. Yes, Severino is moving through his throwing program. But they’re handling him with kid gloves. He might not be stretched out enough to provide more than 3-4 innings come PO time. Or maybe that’s the design? Start Sevy, go 4, hand to pen.

 

My worry with this club is the two teams in baseball with good offenses and great pitching. The Astros have two aces. We can hit one in a Cole. We haven’t hit Verlander. Their offense, when healthy, is a grind. Then there’s the Dodgers. We haven’t seen their pitching, but they’re deep with RH power and lefty finesse with an offense that resembles ours. Deep, multifaceted, powerful.

 

Either way, it’s gonna be a fun ride come October

[jacksonianmarch]

Also, we need the top spot more than anyone. Give us home field and the WC winner who just burned their ace and I’ll take our chances of getting to the ALCS. I’ll be rooting hard for Minnesota/Cleveland vs the Astros. And rooting hard for the field vs LA in the NL

[Kimmi]

I hate to admit this because I hate the Yanks but they have been fun to watch this year. Same last year with the Chiefs in the NFL, I can't stand them and their stupid fans but they were entertaining as hell last year. yankees have produced some damn good entertaining baseball this season.

 

No Tyler. Just no.

[bkzwhitestrican]

No Tyler. Just no.

 

Word. The Yankees had what can be considered a great regular season last year winning 100 games. That would've been awesome to watch any other year. But I couldn't even enjoy it because we were always looking up at Boston in the standings. I'm sure the average fan probably thought Boston was fun to watch, but it didn't entertain me. It pissed me off. And it made me unappreciative of the Yankees' season. So I imagine that's a similar sentiment for Boston fans this season with the Yankees continually winning. Even though Boston hasn't been great, if the Yankees weren't playing this well and Boston was tied for the division lead would all of you be as critical of the Red Sox as you have been so far?

[jacksonianmarch]

They are entertaining because we always seem to follow the same blueprint. Fall behind early due to our faulty starting pitching. Offense hammers back into the lead. Pen holds the game. That is usually how we win. We haven't had too many 9-1 games where the O and the pitchers are rolling. It's more fun to watch offensive baseball than a pitchers duel