2022 Yankees Regular Season Thread

[Fan_since_Boggs]

The Yankees are going to get a first round bye, but do teams really want a first round bye? It is an advantage in football, but I think it will prove to be a disadvantage in baseball.

[moonslav59]

No hit, today. Could the slump be starting?

[jacksonianmarch]

The Yankees window is closing, they really do need to win this year. To resign Judge, it will cost them around 35 m per year and they will soon be stuck with some bad long term contracts and they don't have a very good farm system. That's a bad combination.

 

I always know when you’re gonna show up

[bkzwhitestrican]

No hit, today. Could the slump be starting?

 

It has been about a week since they've swept anyone, so I suppose that's a slump for them

[moonslav59]

This has absolutely nothing to do with reading comprehension. I mean, are you denying that you are droning on and on about the sox staff on the Yankee thread?

 

Further proof you cant comprehend.

 

Troll on.

[Kimmi]

Easy to say now! But I think most people on this site wanted him gone, and felt his leaving was addition by subtraction.

 

I don't think I was pushing for him to be re-signed, but at the same time, I'm pretty sure I wasn't pushing for him to be gone either. This is the type of signing that is right up my alley. If the Sox had re-signed Perez for this amount, I would have given it the thumbs up before knowing how he was going to pitch.

[Kimmi]

And Judge walks it off. This is a team of destiny

 

Or not.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Or not.

 

They're destined for something. It better not be another first round elimination. Around here it's World Series or bust (we sure are entitled!).

 

This is definitely the most well rounded team they've had in awhile, and they can improve it at the deadline without a lot of reshuffling (another OF to replace Gallo/Hicks, another reliever to lengthen the BP, and maybe another back-end starter to eat some innings and keep Cortes/Taillon/Sevy fresh for the later months). Who knows how the team will look or will be playing three months from now, but up to this moment they've looked like the best team in baseball.

[JDavis76]

No hit, today. Could the slump be starting?

 

Troll on.....

[JDavis76]

They're destined for something. It better not be another first round elimination. Around here it's World Series or bust (we sure are entitled!).

 

This is definitely the most well rounded team they've had in awhile, and they can improve it at the deadline without a lot of reshuffling (another OF to replace Gallo/Hicks, another reliever to lengthen the BP, and maybe another back-end starter to eat some innings and keep Cortes/Taillon/Sevy fresh for the later months). Who knows how the team will look or will be playing three months from now, but up to this moment they've looked like the best team in baseball.

 

I think it's ridiculous that gallo is in the lineup while Andujar is stuck in Scranton.

[bkzwhitestrican]

I think it's ridiculous that gallo is in the lineup while Andujar is stuck in Scranton.

 

I don't think Andujar is an upgrade. His defense is worse than Gallo's, he's another righty bat, and he has yet to prove that his bat is as good as it was in 2018. He did not get a ton of playing time this season, but in that limited time he hit .268/.279/.317 (.596 OPS, 73 OPS+). He also had 160+ plate appearances last season and didn't do much better. Compared to Gallo this season who is hitting .173/.285/.346 (.631 OPS, 82 OPS+). Both are pretty bad, but I think Gallo's fielding, power, and left handedness (for whatever it's worth) is what makes him the better play of the two. Hopefully they pick up a better option at the deadline.

[JDavis76]

I don't think Andujar is an upgrade. His defense is worse than Gallo's, he's another righty bat, and he has yet to prove that his bat is as good as it was in 2018. He did not get a ton of playing time this season, but in that limited time he hit .268/.279/.317 (.596 OPS, 73 OPS+). He also had 160+ plate appearances last season and didn't do much better. Compared to Gallo this season who is hitting .173/.285/.346 (.631 OPS, 82 OPS+). Both are pretty bad, but I think Gallo's fielding, power, and left handedness (for whatever it's worth) is what makes him the better play of the two. Hopefully they pick up a better option at the deadline.

 

I agree that they need a trade to take Gallo's place, but I get tired of him strike out all the time. Andujar has looked better in the field as of late and I'd rather give him a longer look at this point than to continue to watch Gallo's windmill impersonation. I'd use Andujar until we can trade for a better option.

[bkzwhitestrican]

I agree that they need a trade to take Gallo's place, but I get tired of him strike out all the time. Andujar has looked better in the field as of late and I'd rather give him a longer look at this point than to continue to watch Gallo's windmill impersonation. I'd use Andujar until we can trade for a better option.

 

I'm indifferent since I don't think it'll make much of a difference, but I suppose the odds of Andujar rediscovering his stroke are greater than the chances of Gallo doing the same. In either case we're talking about the #9 hitter in the lineup, so defense should probably be the priority (Andujar can only play left field at a decent level, whereas Gallo can play both corner positions and is gold glove caliber).

[JDavis76]

I'm indifferent since I don't think it'll make much of a difference, but I suppose the odds of Andujar rediscovering his stroke are greater than the chances of Gallo doing the same. In either case we're talking about the #9 hitter in the lineup, so defense should probably be the priority (Andujar can only play left field at a decent level, whereas Gallo can play both corner positions and is gold glove caliber).

 

I get that, but I think just the fact that Andujar makes more contact than Gallo would be more helpful.

[jacksonianmarch]

I’d take anyone over Gallo

[moonslav59]

2 reach on catcher interferences in the same inning?

 

How many times does that happen?

 

You guys are blessed, this season.

[JDavis76]

2 reach on catcher interferences in the same inning?

 

How many times does that happen?

 

You guys are blessed, this season.

But, but, but, the bullpen is going to meltdown, right?

[bkzwhitestrican]

2 reach on catcher interferences in the same inning?

 

How many times does that happen?

 

You guys are blessed, this season.

 

The one to Judge was a gift since he swung at a pitch a foot inside. But the one to Stanton was a meatball pitch in a hitters count that would've probably been hit hard. In any case when you're a team as bad as the A's you find many different ways to lose.

[moonslav59]

The one to Judge was a gift since he swung at a pitch a foot inside. But the one to Stanton was a meatball pitch in a hitters count that would've probably been hit hard. In any case when you're a team as bad as the A's you find many different ways to lose.

 

That was certainly different.

[jacksonianmarch]

Yanks rally again. Pen was perfect again. Crazy that we got Trevino for Abreu and now Abreu is back with NY and is dealing.

[Kimmi]

They're destined for something. It better not be another first round elimination. Around here it's World Series or bust (we sure are entitled!).

 

This is definitely the most well rounded team they've had in awhile, and they can improve it at the deadline without a lot of reshuffling (another OF to replace Gallo/Hicks, another reliever to lengthen the BP, and maybe another back-end starter to eat some innings and keep Cortes/Taillon/Sevy fresh for the later months). Who knows how the team will look or will be playing three months from now, but up to this moment they've looked like the best team in baseball.

 

As much as it pains me to say it, I have to agree that the Yankees not only look like the best team in baseball, but they are currently the best team in baseball. I'm a big fan of run differential, and outside of the Dodgers, who are 20 runs behind the Yankees in differential, no other team comes close.

 

The good news for non Yankees fans is that once you get to the playoffs, randomness takes over. Obviously, I'm hoping for a first round elimination for the Yankees, but I'll settle for a second round exit.

[Kimmi]

2 reach on catcher interferences in the same inning?

 

How many times does that happen?

 

You guys are blessed, this season.

 

The Yankees, as always, are very lucky.

[JDavis76]

The Yankees, as always, are very lucky.

 

Exactly how is this luck? The catcher made a couple of bad plays.

[JDavis76]

Another stellar outing by the Yanks' staff and just enough offense to squeak out a win against a very tough pitcher.

[Kimmi]

Exactly how is this luck? The catcher made a couple of bad plays.

 

Well, the opposing catcher having 2 catcher inference calls is certainly not something I would credit to the Yankees as a skill.

 

Besides, I wasn't even particularly referring to that. I'm talking in general.

[JDavis76]

Well, the opposing catcher having 2 catcher inference calls is certainly not something I would credit to the Yankees as a skill.

 

Besides, I wasn't even particularly referring to that. I'm talking in general.

 

Certainly not a Yankee skill. But I don't attribute errors on the other team's behalf as being lucky either. And I disagree that the Yanks have any more luck than other teams. Over the course of a season every team will have some breaks that fall their way and times when they fall the other way. It's baseball.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Regression hitting Taillon pretty hard. Might need to skip a start or a phantom IL stint, he's on pace to throw about 180 regular season innings and that's probably higher than you'd want after just coming back from surgery.

[JDavis76]

Regression hitting Taillon pretty hard. Might need to skip a start or a phantom IL stint, he's on pace to throw about 180 regular season innings and that's probably higher than you'd want after just coming back from surgery.

 

He had a rough first inning and then settled down to pitch a decent 5 innings in total. The big bats did more damage and we swept another series.

[bkzwhitestrican]

He did settle down somewhat, but he had runners on base all day against a weak Oakland lineup and was pretty fortunate to only give up 3.

 

He had a 2.30 ERA over his first 10 starts and a 5.68 ERA over his last 5 starts. He hasn't reached 6 innings in any of those five starts. I wouldn't say it's alarming, but it should be of some concern.

Edited June 29, 2022 by bkzwhitestrican

[Thunder]

I can vouch for the weakness of Oakland's lineup. I went to the Tuesday night game when they were at Fenway a couple of weeks ago. Vogt went 1-1 with a HR and 2 walks, but everybody else looked like they didn't know what they were supposed to be doing up there