jacksonianmarch

Solo HR on a 100mph fastball up in the zone. Cannot fault that

Ted was just a silly hitter. Had the hand eye of Gwynn, the power of Aaron and the eye of Ruth. Speaking of Hank, Aaron had 10 more games a season than Ted and never hit more than 47HR in a season. Ted's career high was 43. But Ted hit lots of homers every year, just like Hank did.

He's been better vs Boston than his average, but not by much. He's clearly not feasting on Boston, but doing a bit better than he is against everyone else. This Gardner is clearly limited. Speed is clearly down from last year. His contact rate is still around his average, but his power is gone. He's down 18 extra base hits from last year with a month to go. He aint coming close to that. This is his Yankee swan song and it will likely be with him on the bench in October

Gardner with a .694OPS and not fast enough to steal 20 bases. His defense has upped his WAR over 2, but he is eminently replaceable, especially on a team that isn't hitting.

Yes they are. They can only take on half the remaining money without going over, so they'll need to top the other offers with talent. Either way, it is an indictment on our 1B situation. Bird has sucked. Voit isn't reliable defensively and isn't a given offensively. I think Donaldson could be picked up, moved to 1b and slot into the middle of the order until Judge returns. I also think it could be an audition for next season. I think the chances are high he signs with us as a 1b.

Sevy better that inning even with the Lugo single. Nasty slider to K Candelario then he blew away McCann with high heat. Sevy has 99mph heat, yet he's more a low in the zone guy. I would rather see him use the upper reaches of the strike zone with the heat while using the slider down to change eye levels and get strikeouts

Jays are telling teams that Donaldson will be traded tonight

David Cone made a very interesting observation. Sevy has fallen in love with his slider earlier in the count. It has decreased its effectiveness as a put away pitch and is likely somewhat to blame for his little drought. It has also forced him to use his changeup more than he wants to, and it isn't a reliable enough pitch to use more than 10-15 times a game. Sevy should be using the heater almost exclusively earlier in counts and showing the slider on put away pitches. When a batter sees his slider early in the count, it makes it easier to take later in the count. As I type this, the Dawel Lugo at bat is a perfect example. Sevy drops two sliders from 0-1 to 2-1. He gets to 2-2 with the fastball, then throws a nasty slider just off the plate that Lugo takes. He's already seen it twice in the AB, so it was easy for him to take even though the pitch was just sick and should have been strike 3. Then he goes to the change 3-2 and gives up a hit.

It was ridiculously predictable, though. When I saw the events lining up with Britton in the 8th and Betances warming, I put a game of Madden on and listened to the game rather than watched it. Betances comes up small in the 9th inning time and time and time again. Boone hasn't learned that yet for some reason.

This is a win win for both teams. DePaula is a good prospect who is a clear project, yet has tantalizing stuff for a kid about to turn 21. Yes, he is Rule V eligible, but there's no way in hell any team drafts a kid who hasn't seen the long season leagues. I would have loved to have kept him, but we have plenty of others with a better pedigree than him. Avelino is no loss, IMO, as I expected him to go in the Rule V

Since Judge went down, Yankee RFers are either 29th or 30th in all major offensive categories. They couldn't survive with that, especially if Judge has a setback. Also, Judge said he's willing to come back while there is still pain. The pain will be gone within another 2 weeks, but escalating his timeline will cause him to alter his mechanics. Not a good thing. We want good Judge, not the shell of Aaron Judge when he comes back

I think the Yanks are looking into him as a 1b. Bird has sucked and Voit isn't necessarily confidence building, even though hes been good

If Donaldson hits the open market, he has a strong chance of not getting more than a 1 yr deal anyway. If I were him, I wouldn't take any long term deals because the dollars won't be there. He absolutely accepts the QO

And the deal, IMO, is entirely dependent on the second prospect. Avelino isn’t a loss.

In 2017, he went .279/.363/.486 with 28HR, which was the second most of his career. That being said, I get your point. McCutchen had a 5 year peak where he tallied 34.4WAR. But when looking at his stats this year, his park adjusted stats point to a better player than his slash line. He isn't prime and nobody is saying he is. But he can play the corners in our ballpark. He's got the ability to go the other way, which makes the park work for him. He'll be entering a lineup that is deeper than the one in SF, especially with Didi and Sanchez returning this weekend. He is also a big upgrade over Gardner, who has fallen off a cliff.

Not a prayer. He will set a new record for AAV from a reliever

Exactly. We’ve been playing a second baseman and a journeyman with no hit ability in RF. Judge can now take all the time he needs. Gardner has been an utter disappointment this season. Cutch now can probably slot into RF til Judge returns then LF when he does come back. You also must remember park factors. While his numbers haven’t been great this year, his Park adjusted factors point to a much better player. They’re saying we gave up two prospects. The headliner, Avelino, would have been lost in the Rule V this year. He wouldnt have been added to the 40 man on our squad. So he really is no loss. I liked him as a utility guy, but in our hierarchy, Torreyes and Wade are above him.

No he doesn’t. Solid OBP, can play enough d for a corner OF slot, hits for some power, still steals bases. Our RFer tonight was hitting .125. He’s a big upgrade over the shot we’ve put out there

Dealt Abiatal Avelino for him. Good move to give insurance for Judge

Everyone tries to make Dellin a closer. He isn't. Stop using him in the 9th

Giolito with 3 straight quality starts and 4 out of 5. The kid has stuff for days but didn't harness it.

If he misses the better part of the year with calf issues and when he was on the field, he was a shell of himself, then I'd have to assume the Jays would need to play him for a half season before dealing him away. My bet is the Jays aren't willing to bet $18 mil on a guy who would surely take the QO for a rebuilding club

The Yanks have had, on the whole, a bad farm season year. This is in stark comparison to the major league squad, where we will likely have 1 and 2 in the ROY voting. Consider that, if the Yanks do have 1 and 2 in the ROY voting, they will have had 4 players in the top 2 over the past 3 yrs. They also had #6 last year in Montgomery, not too shabby. But I digress They've got a really strange farm now, with all the moves made. We've got one real blue chip offensive prospect who's season was wrecked by a broken wrist in Florial. Other than that, we've seen more guys tank than rise. On the tank side, Thairo Estrada has missed almost the whole year recovering from a gunshot wound in the offseason. Tyler Wade continues to prove he will be a utility guy and maybe a third tier MIF at the big league level. Dermis Garcia showed he at least belonged in long season, but his K rate only marginally improved and his power took a small step back. The most likely guy on the offensive side to be a big league starter is Kyle Holder, and that's because he has the best glove maybe in the entire league, but he can barely hit his weight. Hoy Jun Park continues to show amazing OBP capability and speed, but the hit tool is lacking. The offensive list goes on and on. They clearly added to the farm in a big way with Cabello, Salinas, Seigler, Rosario, Rojas, Garcia, Breaux and Green, yet they're only in short season. So I get the proximity component in the rankings on the offensive end. They've got guys with the talent, but aside from Dom Thompson-Williams, nobody really took the reigns offensively in the long season leagues. DTW, btw, has been awesome with a near .900OPS and 3 steals away from a 20/20 season. But on the pitching end, we have everybody. I would venture to say we have the deepest pitching system in the minors, and it aint close. Also, we brought in a ton of pitching talent in 2017 both via INTL and draft modes. From Sheffield at the top to now Swanson, King, Abreu, Loaisiga, Adams, D. Garcia, Schmidt, Stephan, Otto, Lehnen, German, Acevedo, Whitlock, Contreras, Sauer, Nelson, Green, Depaula, etc etc etc. The list is deep. Nobody can match the velocities or the stuff of our pitchers.

One trade that seemed to have worked out in our favor was the Garrett Cooper and Caleb Smith deal to the Marlins for Michael King and INTL money. King was drafted out of BC in the 12th round and initially was sitting in the 80s. He has since elevated his velo into the 92-94 range topping out at 96. He throws a hard sinker as well as 2 good secondary pitches and solid command. He squarely fit into the mid to back end of a rotation pile. Well, things have changed this season. The Yanks made their tweaks and he's been unstoppable. The Yanks got him after he finished his A league debut in 2017. All he has done is rip his way through the minor leagues and is now clearly in the prospect picture in NYY and around MLB. His cumulative effort on the year is 155.1IP 115H 31ER 27BB 148K for an ERA of 1.80, a WHIP of 0.91, 8.6K/9IP, 1.6BB/9IP and a stupid 5.5K/BB. Add in that his groundball rate is elite and you have a guy who is clearly in the rotation picture or the trade picture for next season. Considering he spent all year in the SAL in 2017 and has rocketed up to AAA is amazing. Also, consider his last start in AAA, he threw 6 perfect innings with 6K's. His AAA line is just stupid. 1.09ERA, 27/4 K:BB, 0.64WHIP in 5 starts. Keep an eye on him. Another name to keep an eye on is Deivi Garcia. He turned 19 3 months ago and is all the way to High A. He started in extended and saw a promotion to long season A ball in June. He did very well in the SAL, striking out 63 in 40.2IP and working to a 3.76ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. After some moves, the vacuum pushed him to High A, where he has just taken off. 5 starts. 1.27ERA, 0.95WHIP, 11.1K/9IP 2.6BB/9IP. This is a kid who started the year sitting in the low 90s and topping out at 96. Now he is sitting in the mid 90s. His curveball is just deadly and his change has come along. His command and poise at a young age is rare and he is cementing himself as a true top 100 prospect. Expect to see him at the back end of the end of season top 100 prospect lists.

These two games vs the White Sox, you see the cumulative effect of losing 3 top hitters from your lineup. We were effectively completely stymied by Rodon, Shields and Lopez. Now, the initial and the last are good, Shields is a shell of his former self. Most teams can get by when their star hits the DL for 2 weeks, but when you lose 3 stars, 2 of them for more than a month, the cracks begin to show. We need to get healthy