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We were playing great until you came back! 

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GO GUARDIANS? Go to the golf course, I guess you mean. Cashman did get them Soto.

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Yanks, to this point, have shown a change from the last few years. Clutch hitting, contact and resilient starting pitching outside of Cole. Cortes had a bad inning, bounced back and lets NY come back. Rodon couldn’t locate, still held them down. Stroman was really good all the way through. Schmidt was dominant through 5 and Boone got a little greedy. Cabrera getting a chance has been a spark. Soto has been otherworldly. I love his approach. If he can keep driving in runs and get on base, he will score a whole lot when Judge gets back into the swing of things after his ST absence.
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LeMahieu (not on the IL long!) has a fractured foot and is hopeful to be back sometime in April. Maybe? It's the Yankees so who knows!

 

At least the guy filling in for him is playing well.

 

Two more years of this nonsense with DJ though, the most overrated Yankee of recent history.

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Schmidt is a 5 inning pitcher. He’s a two time through the order guy. Wicked slider, nasty sinker. Doesn’t have a third pitch enough to change his look. He’s perfect in that role. Leave him alone and stop trying to extend him beyond 5 until he has tightened up his change up enough for it to be useful.

 

Very pleased to see what this team has done through 15 games, especially since guys who were supposed to be main cogs in the lineup haven’t started hitting yet (Judge and Torres underperforming, Lemahieu hurt). The rotation has been really good without Cole. Adding him back in will really help. Losing Loaisiga stings the pen, but they’ve quietly been really good too.

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The Yankees are the greatest team in the history of this year. None of their pitchers will break down the rest of the season, all their over-30 batters will reclaim past glory, no opponents will develop a book on their younger hitters, and Cole will be the first starter ever to overcome a sore arm mid-season and resume throwing 100 mph while taking a regular healthy turn in the rotation through November. And Verdugo will never be late.

 

There is legitimate confidence in New York because the Orioles don't get to play the Red Sox 147 more times.

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I hate the Yankees as a thing, but they're kicking ass so far without Cole. The trade for Soto was huge.

 

Said it to Yankee fans this winter even before the trade: "The role is perfect for him; he'll be a big star!" (and they didn't have to decapitate a horse to get him).

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I hate the Yankees as a thing, but they're kicking ass so far without Cole. The trade for Soto was huge.

 

Overpaid heavily to get him on my fantasy team

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Adding Soto and Dugo should help the team get younger and healthier.

 

Health is an interesting thing. Rizzo looks healthy, but they need to spell him when DJ gets back. The guys are 36 and cannot be daily warriors out there. Cabrera being healthy and raking makes things so much easier. This’ll move DJ into the role he belongs in once he’s healthy, a 90 game a year (on average) super utility guy. Once Peraza comes back, I think you’ll see a lot of rest/defensive replacement/pinch running opps that’ll make the team more athletic and healthier too.

 

The interesting wild card here is Stanton. If he can just make contact, then he becomes a viable option rather than a throwaway piece. Rotating DJ, Rizzo and Stanton through the 1B, DH, bench roles should keep them fresh

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Adding Soto and Dugo should help the team get younger and healthier.

 

Health is an interesting thing. Rizzo looks healthy, but they need to spell him when DJ gets back. The guys are 36 and cannot be daily warriors out there. Cabrera being healthy and raking makes things so much easier. This’ll move DJ into the role he belongs in once he’s healthy, a 90 game a year (on average) super utility guy. Once Peraza comes back, I think you’ll see a lot of rest/defensive replacement/pinch running opps that’ll make the team more athletic and healthier too.

 

The interesting wild card here is Stanton. If he can just make contact, then he becomes a viable option rather than a throwaway piece. Rotating DJ, Rizzo and Stanton through the 1B, DH, bench roles should keep them fresh

 

 

I think Stanton will continue to be streaky as hell. But his hot streaks can do damage. If he OPS's .800 I think you have to take that.

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Adding Soto and Dugo should help the team get younger and healthier.

 

Health is an interesting thing. Rizzo looks healthy, but they need to spell him when DJ gets back. The guys are 36 and cannot be daily warriors out there. Cabrera being healthy and raking makes things so much easier. This’ll move DJ into the role he belongs in once he’s healthy, a 90 game a year (on average) super utility guy. Once Peraza comes back, I think you’ll see a lot of rest/defensive replacement/pinch running opps that’ll make the team more athletic and healthier too.

 

The interesting wild card here is Stanton. If he can just make contact, then he becomes a viable option rather than a throwaway piece. Rotating DJ, Rizzo and Stanton through the 1B, DH, bench roles should keep them fresh

 

So many of your key players are 31 or older:

35 LeMahieu

34 Rizzo & Stanton (Berti)

33 Cole, Stroman

32 Judge

31 Rodon, Holmes (Trevino)

 

That's about a third of your top 20-24 players. It might even be half of your top 14-16 players.

 

Adding Soto and Dugo helps with the age thing, but both have one year remaining of control, so it may only help for one year.

 

Many of the oldest players on the Yanks still have 2+ yrs left of control.

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Living in the now this season. 2025 is next year

 

Yes, and while you added a couple younger guys, you still added two older players, too: Stroman and Berti.

 

You still have a lot of old or older key players- some with long injury histories.

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Yes, and while you added a couple younger guys, you still added two older players, too: Stroman and Berti.

 

You still have a lot of old or older key players- some with long injury histories.

 

We also have quite possibly the deepest MLB ready position player crop of true prospects this side of Baltimore. Dominguez, Peraza, Jones, Pereira in the wings with Volpe and Wells starting already.

 

My bet for 25 is we re-sign Soto to a ridiculous contract. We let Grisham and Verdugo walk. Dominguez starts in CF, Judge in LF, Soto in RF. Stanton stays at DH. Pereira becomes the 4th OF. We let Rizzo walk and probably have Wells and DJ take on 1b with Wells also being backup C for Trevino. Peraza slots into 2b when Torres walks. Volpe and Cabrera keep the left side of the infield solid assuming Cabrera continues to hit well enough. If we can re-sign Soto, our offense should be good.

 

On the pitching side, everyone returns to the rotation. Cole-Cortes-Stroman-Rodon-Schmidt. The pen will lose Holmes and Kahnle and will need an investment in a proven closer.

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We also have quite possibly the deepest MLB ready position player crop of true prospects this side of Baltimore. Dominguez, Peraza, Jones, Pereira in the wings with Volpe and Wells starting already.

 

My bet for 25 is we re-sign Soto to a ridiculous contract. We let Grisham and Verdugo walk. Dominguez starts in CF, Judge in LF, Soto in RF. Stanton stays at DH. Pereira becomes the 4th OF. We let Rizzo walk and probably have Wells and DJ take on 1b with Wells also being backup C for Trevino. Peraza slots into 2b when Torres walks. Volpe and Cabrera keep the left side of the infield solid assuming Cabrera continues to hit well enough. If we can re-sign Soto, our offense should be good.

 

On the pitching side, everyone returns to the rotation. Cole-Cortes-Stroman-Rodon-Schmidt. The pen will lose Holmes and Kahnle and will need an investment in a proven closer.

 

Good summary, and this might happen. I'm not sure you sign Soto AND get a top closer, but 2025 does look pretty good.

 

You need your old guys to stay healthy, still, right?

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Good summary, and this might happen. I'm not sure you sign Soto AND get a top closer, but 2025 does look pretty good.

 

You need your old guys to stay healthy, still, right?

 

We need everyone to stay healthy. Dominguez and Peraza are early twenties and out until June

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Pretty funny.. Boone ejected yesterday due to a fan yelling at the ump

 

Wendelstedt gave Boone the hook after hearing someone's objection from the direction of the Yankees' dugout. The YES television broadcast had its camera on Boone, who was looking away and not saying anything.

 

Boone sprinted out to protest to Wendelstedt, insisting that a fan behind the dugout -- not him or another Yankee -- spoke up.

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39997893/yankees-aaron-boone-ejected-five-pitches-game-vs-athletics

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