jacksonianmarch

My lane is still staunchly in the anti Cashman camp at this point. Turnover is needed and the results haven’t been there

I waiver because he has continuously built a solid farm while picking near the bottom on the draft yearly. But he always seems to leave huge holes or question marks at season's initiation that he then overpays for at the deadline to fix.

Meh, I don’t love the move. Yanks and Orioles lead the league in runs per game. Our issue is we pitch when we can’t hit, we hit when we can’t pitch. It’s a problem and our fundamentals suck. Boone has been an awful manager. Cashman an awful GM. Time for a reset

He’s not healthy. FB tracking lower, slider not sliding. My bet is that elbow is f***ed

Seriously. I don’t understand it. Most MLB execs last 3-5 years. Great ones turn over in 10. He’s had this job for 26 years. He’s been given one of the best payrolls over that time. He’s turned in 1 title in 24 years

Again, really questionable team building and managing. Lemahieu looked old last year and we didn’t add to the IF mix. Rizzo looked old this year (and got hurt), and we didn’t add to the 1b mix. Stanton has looked old for years and we didn’t add offense beyond Soto. Verdugo was on a downward trend and brought him in after failing in Boston. I had better hopes, but he’s toast, completely lost. Torres really didn’t takeoff as expected in a contract year. Wells is basically a rookie. No reason he should bat 4th. It seems every time a kid starts to hit, Boone brings them up to 4th in the lineup and they struggle. I’d bat Wells-Volpe-Rice in that order 7-8-9 and leave them there. Let them grow up a little at the bottom of the order That we haven’t added at this point is almost criminal. This team is heading into a major area of instability for 2025. Half the team is a FA and we need to find the funds to retain Soto. Cole looks hurt, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we find out he needs elbow surgery. Above all that, we do have a decent rotation especially when Schmidt returns. The injured pen guys are close. Soto and Judge look like Ruth and Gehrig. Stanton and Dominguez come in and add depth, we add in a 3b and probably a 1b who can hit and we can roll with that.

Stupid idea. Yanks still in PO position on a team about to see half its players hit FA. We add Dominguez in a couple weeks which should give us something in OF next to Judge and Soto. We need to add another bat or two. That being said, teams are taking notice. Pitch carefully to Soto, if you get him out, walk Judge. If you don’t, still walk Judge. The 4 hitters on this team have an OPS under .600. No protection for our dynamic duo means Bonds treatment for both. Stanton was the cog here which is strange. He was good enough to make teams have to pitch to Judge

I thought you were making a Wild Thing reference until I noted Carlos Estevez is on the Angels, lol

Yankees channeling their 2023 energy

More drivel from FsB. Yanks ranked in the top 10 in farm systems, sox in the back 10. Yanks entire pitching staff went into a slump at the same time prompting the s***** performance of late. It’ll correct eventually. This team is good. They found at least a short term answer at 1b in Rice. Kid looks like a good ball player. Torres is starting to swing it. With Stanton on the shelf, we’ve got Grisham in there every day and he isn’t an everyday player. DJ is done, his bat speed is gone and he’s got no more leg drive. He centered a ball last night in the 8th and flew out to the warning track. Yanks need a lefty reliever who doesn’t suck, another high leverage reliever to pair with Holmes if the lefty is more specialist and a 3b who can rake.

You will sell off Pivetta, O'Neill, and Jansen. Maybe will dangle Crawford too

I’m wondering if the Sox realize they’re out of window and their talent isn’t conducive to investment just yet. The Orioles are good. The Yankees are good. If JH injects $50 mil into the club, will they win a division?

Boone threw out a garbage lineup and we still won.

Dominguez is killing the ball on his minor league assignment but is destined to be optioned. Cole starts in AA this week. Soto is special. Just a special player. Man, this team is destined for greatness if they can stay healthy

Soto and Judge have seemed to get Stanton re-engaged. Stanton is seeing better pitches as he’s got more traffic on the bases in front of him. We haven’t seen dick from Rizzo. Gleyber is about to lose his job once Peraza comes back. Volpe has been excellent. The starters have been lights out. Really good first 1/3 of the season

I agree. I love Soto. This team is getting reinforcements too. DJ about to go on a rehab assignment and Jasson Dominguez starts his tomorrow

The only hitter who’s hot right now is Soto although Judge is starting to hit the ball hard again. Wasting great performances from the rotation is annoying

Yanks bats have gone quiet again. Judge started to take better swings. Torres looks entirely lost. Verdugo is rolling over on everything.

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

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.

Living in the now this season. 2025 is next year

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

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.

Story having surgery. Will be out for the year

The offense is rolling now. Volpe looking like he’s poised for a second year bump. Cortes looked solid as well, although the Marlins suck