I think a pretty high percentage of both Yankee fans and Red Sox fans were very surprised by the Yankees offseason of financial restraint. Instead of signing Corbin they trade their top pitching prospect for Paxton.
As far as the 'Restgate' thing goes...
Sabathia had a pretty good start for the Yanks yesterday, after not facing major league hitters for 6 months and all his health issues and so on. I think he had one rehab start in the minors?
Just sayin'...
And Corbin, Machado and Harper are all off to good starts. I think the Yankees really did blow it this offseason trying to be clever/thrifty instead of just going for the obvious.
JBJ is just a hair below being an average hitter, based on his career 162 game averages:
236/315/402
OPS 717
OPS+ 91
HR 17
RBI 70
He has some dreadful cold spells. But also some torrid hot streaks-just ask the Astros!
Here's a great science-fiction pairing:
Eloy Jimenez
Al Morlock
I typed in Morlock on B-R not really expecting to get a match, but I was pleasantly surprised.
(The Time Machine, if you had to ask...)