jacksonianmarch

They go up in my mind. Every person in this country should have the ability to sell their skills to the highest bidder.

Yanks dealt him to the sox with Ottavino because they knew he wasn't going to be a starter. Sox dicked around with him as a starter for another year. He's got an overpowering FB and a good change. Otherwise, he has no real third pitch. He is a Tommy Kahnle type reliever. Sox should promote him.

LOL. This team has fractured. Last year, there weren't contract concerns or squabbles. Now the futures of the two pillars on which this team is built are truly in focus as guys about to be dealt. That really can change a team's mindset

He has an edge to him that makes me think this isn't a flash in the pan. I think this kid found something. And for a guy like this, on days when he doesnt have his best stuff he still manages not to get hammered. That's the crazy thing. Most guys like this are demolished when they don't have it yet he avoids it.

Nestor Cortes seems like a gimmick, but he’s got the AL’s best ERA since 2021 for pitchers with 120+IP. He also became the first Yankee to have less than 6ER in their first 6 starts of a season. His start to 2022 has been legendary. And when you watch him, you see why he’s so good. He can top out at 94mph but his FB can be thrown from multiple arm angles, can range in speed by 5mph and plays up to hitters due to spin rate. His cutter is dynamite and he can throw that from different angles. Fangraphs doesn’t list a cutter, but does list a slider. He throws a cutter that’s 87, a slider at 85 a curve at 76 and a change at 83. He’s hard to compare to others. You’ve got a little guy like Johan Santana, but Santana was more a power fastball devastating change guy. There’s Jamie Moyer, but he throws harder than him and racks up more K’s. He’s almost like a lefty vintage Corey Kluber with movement, command, and the ability to strike out the whole lineup. I haven’t seen a transformation from outright scrub to dominant ace in a pitcher who doesn’t have top shelf velocity or a single pitch that is outright unhittable. He’s must watch baseball, IMO. I do love watching Cole, but I know what I’m gonna see there, 99-100 fastball, devastating slider, change worked in the mix middle innings. He’s pure power. But Cortes is pure deception and he absolutely dominates. I love watching this kid

Ken Waldichuk is looking more and more like a f***ing steal. Guy is unhittable. 23.2IP 10H 3ER 9BB 40K. He's lefty, throws a wicked breaking ball and tops out high 90s. I am wondering if he ends up being akin to Hader or King, multi inning weapons deployed in middle relief. Medina has shown the same level of maddening inconsistency. Might be time to move him to the pen. Tops out at 103, slider is nasty. And they are running out of time with him as he is on his final option Dominguez has started to hit. .272/.360/.477 last 10 games. 19 year old kid hopefully turning a corner Anthony Garcia is interesting. 25 walks in 22 games. 6 bombs, .963 OPS, but 31K in 22 games as well. Volpe has been struggling, although the power and speed has been coming along. Wells has been hitting very well in High A. .944OPS 4 bombs, 8 steals.

Yanks 2nd in the league in OPS, 1st in HR, 11th in runs scored. Too many guys left on base

5 runs in 3 games. They aren’t hitting. But the pitching has been nasty

Nesty f***ing dominant again. Offense still sleeping, but a win is a win

Anyone in the final year of their deal is on sale. If you’re willing to open your prospect pursestrings further, guys with another year of control can be had for a king’s ransom. Eovaldi and Bogey are guaranteed to be dealt

Offense toothless again. King finally got hit. s*** happens. Win the series tomorrow

Offense was toothless all day. Cole was nails. Lasagna and Holmes shut down the lineup and allowed Clutch Gleyber to walk it off. 19-7 and rolling

Embarrassing game by the Sox. Verdugo letting that 3rd run in by not being ready to throw to home. Vaz not moving the runner. Lead off double in the 9th, can’t move him around. Just awful

I’d take the matchup vs JBJ personally

Alex had to get a hit. Tougher AB. Vaz had to bunt.

Vaz with the worst AB of all time

Story was a questionable signing from the beginning. The guy hit extremely well in the thin air of Colorado but not outside of it. Now he’s away from it full time. You don’t give 6 years to a questionable player. Really weird signing

Wacha to the IL with a rib injury

Bloom took over a team that was heading downward. He presided over an abysmal 60 game sprint that was so short most people don't even remember it. He made some tweaks to that team and they came back from the dead to go to the ALCS. He further tweaked and didn't add a lot of talent, but now the team is in a freefall. The fact is, this was a downward trending team with a bloated payroll and Bloom and Cora kickstarted it to life for one magical season in which they got to eliminate the Yanks on their own turf. Honestly, I do not think Bloom wanted a winning season last year. His goal is to be like the Rays, except with the capability of spending at times. The Rays have a farm system that is deep with talent AND versatility. The sox farm was barren. I honestly think Bloom has a LONG rope here because he wasn't expected to compete last year and did. The farm is way better and if he gets the chance to deal off Devers, Eovaldi, Bogaerts, Kike, Wacha, Hill, etc, he could bring back a haul for the next rise that will come. You don't spend to prop up the end of a run. You spend to kick start a young core to a championship level. While Bogey and Devers aren't old by any stretch, they're old in terms of control. Your next rise will see Bello, Mayer, Casas etc be the core and then Bloom will spend to fill the gaps around them. I think 22 and 23 are gonna be tough years. 24 is the rise, IMO

A reshuffling is needed. Rather than continue to get good starting pitching performances and blow any leads later, it might be better off to run the risk of losing some games from the outset rather than blowing them later by moving a starter to the closer's role. Houck, IMO, is the best suited for that even though he had the most recent epic pen implosion. He's a 2 pitch pitcher who's usefulness in the rotation is limited to 18 batters. I'd shuffle him back to the closer's role

Wacha is getting by on smoke and mirrors. Deal him before he corrects

May 8, Sox down 11 games in the L column in the division. Is this the biggest hole by May 8 of all time?

Pivetta came alive yesterday. Pen imploded again. While the O has definitely hurt them, the lack of an able closer has cost them at least five games this year

I aim to please!

Sale had some non baseball, non COVID issue that has him not throwing. Paxton shut down with elbow soreness in his rehab.