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  1. Hitch
    Is that new? Didn't see that. I mean. that seems obvious to me, but I haven't seen that comment.
  2. Hitch
    He was the one I hoped they didn't spend long and big on, but by the time they did, they had no choice after the catalogue of terrible decisions beforehand.
  3. Hitch
    I'd love a few hours in your mind. Just for the batshit mentalness of it.
  4. Hitch
    Way, way too early to worry at all about this, but my only concern about Devers moving to DH was that as a professional athlete who very much wants to be on the field at all times, he might find it hard to adjust to only taking at bats (I'm no professional athlete, so take this for what it's worth, but I'd hate only be having at bats) and so I wonder if they have a back up in mind should it develop into an issue. If they do, I imagine it has to be getting him reps at 1st.
  5. Hitch
    I mean, that's just good sense. Bregman could blow out a knee or need TJ tomorrow. And I'm sure he'll spell Bregman here and there to give him some time off. But now that they've got one of the worst defenders off of 3rd, they're not going to put him back there unless there's a crisis.
  6. Hitch
    There's no chance Devers goes back to 3rd now they've got him off bar an injury crisis this year. If Bregman and Story (next to no chance) opt out they'll make other signings/promotions. Devers is the longterm DH and they're going to continue to try and trade Yoshida. I don't know if people are playing Devil's Advocate with this, but I hope that's what it is at least. He's getting little game time bar an injury crisis.
  7. Hitch
    Anthony comes up. Mayer comes up. Bregman is not moving off 3rd. Yoshida has no long term place at this club and they'll continue to try and unload him.
  8. Hitch
    Wilyer 👌 Great to start with a win.
  9. Hitch
    Well, s***.
  10. Hitch
    Yup, crazy consistency.
  11. Hitch
    Oh I'm just assuming to cover for an injury and/or possible opt out. Mayer feels like a natural fit there if Bregman goes down or leaves.
  12. Hitch
    You'd think the Yankees will struggle and maybe not even make the playoffs, but I just can't bring myself to expect it.
  13. Hitch
    We are in a weak AL so there's a solid chance we can get to the WS and then anything can happen. Then again, we could have two painful injuries this year and we'd be in trouble. Such is life.
  14. Hitch
    Lining up nicely for Mayer to take over at 3rd if need be later in the year.
  15. Hitch
    I think (re: hope) that Chapman may be invigorated by unexpectedly getting a chance to close again for a contender. There'll be plenty of heart attacks but I'm hopeful he will surprise us in a good way.
  16. Hitch
    Beni was great in '18 and certainly not just for one catch. His defence has left much to be desired in other years in fairness, but we weren't comparing his other years. That '18 outfield was fantastic.
  17. Hitch
    Well said, pal. Utterly risible the amount of bending the knee that is going on for this awful stain of a man currently stinking up the WH. Great article, Maddie. 👍
  18. Hitch
    I lean towards your view of things. It's a matter of time until Story gets shut down for one thing or another, and I am not expecting a great (or even good) season from him regardless. Mayer will be the starting SS sooner than we suspect I believe.
  19. Hitch
    Yup. Nowhere near. But he has the potential to be elite out there, especially as they are now anchoring him in CF.
  20. Hitch
    These things are subjective of course, but I don't believe Beni was overrated (at least nowhere near to the extreme you seem to), even if Duran is the better all round fielder. Betts is by some distance better than Abreu and JBJ was one of the best we've ever seen at it. I love Rafaela and am higher on him than most, if not all judging by this post season discussion, but he is not in JBJ's league until he proves it. And he can only do that given time. So for now, given the choice, I take '18 and don't spend more than half a second wasting time on the decision. It'll be fun to see how I feel about it in a year or two.
  21. Hitch
    I'd say Rafaela has a long long way to go to prove he can be as good a defensive CFer as Bradley. For me, right now, '18 is clearly the better defensive outfield. But we may feel different about it in a couple of years.
  22. Hitch
    It feels more and more to me like it's Chapman with the 9th. His until/unless he loses it. That'll be...fun!
  23. Hitch
    I'd have him work 1B, too. If for no other reason that if Casas (hardly a stretch) goes down we have an inexperienced Devers (or Romy) at the position we could call on and not a lot else.
  24. Hitch
    My feeling is that they want to keep him at SS and sending him down to get some reps at AAA, not least in case Story breaks down again, makes all the sense in the world. But the more he keeps impressing, the more he keeps forcing himself into the picture...
  25. Hitch
    Way to small a sample size and can't learn too much from ST, but if he is trending towards better plate discipline/contact, that contract is going to be an absolute steal. Really looking forward to watching the kid this year.
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