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chesteraarthur
Ironic to see Cashman speaking about how much he likes the shift and Giardi talking about making them illegal
sergelang
They are making different arguments. Girardi wants them banned because they work too well. Cashman wants use them because they work so well. They both agree they work, that’s not the question.
BSPORT
Yankees need starting pitching better than Eovoldi to hang our hopes on for the future. If Cashman spent some of the money on some young starting talent that is good he wouldn’t care about the shift and wouldn’t need it. Don’t overthink the game that needs talent to compete, not reinvented.
TheMichigan
I always liked Eovaldi, it just he’s unlucky, and with Yankee stadiums short porch that is contributing to that 16% FB/HR rate
GeauxRangers
You can do a lot worse than a 26 year old who throws 100 MPH
Cam
Where’s all this young starting talent that can be had with just money?
southpaw2153
Eovaldi’s bloated ERA has nothing to do with luck, good or bad. He is just not consistently able to command his pitches and often times has one bad inning. The other night, he was able to execute throughout his start and had an excellent outing against a good Texas lineup. If he can ever become consistent, look out. Although it is strange to watch a guy with a 98 mph fastball allow so much contact. Eovaldi is hard to make out, sometimes.
hawkny11
The Brooklyn Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax was in the major leagues for 5 years before he got his pitches under control. Have patience with Evoldi. He might end up being one of the great ones.
mehs
This is Eovaldi’s 6th season.. Eovaldi also made the majors 2 years older than Koufax.
southpaw2153
There was another article in the NY Dailynews which said shifting has a minimal effect on preventing hits. Some teams have actually given up more base hits than prevented them using shifts. Personally, I can’t stand seeing the 2nd baseman playing shallow right field and the 3rd baseman playing behind the second base bag but who the hell am I?
@kylerobizzle
You’re Southpaw2153. That’s who you are!
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That’s a good argument against banning them. If they’re a flawed strategy, let teams use them at their own peril. Shifts are not impossible to beat, and the policy on them should be left as is.
steelerbravenation
Well the Daily News article is stupid then cause you can tell offense is down across the board and shifts have to have something to do with that. The shift doesn’t bother me don’t get mad at the shift get mad at the guys on your team for not being able to hit the ball the other way. Or better yet get mad at your teams hitting voach for not emphasizing hitting the ball the other way
stymeedone
I am amazed that any team would be shifting on a rookie with only, what, 50 ab’s of major league data to base it on. Unless they figure the quality of pitching Mazara was facing in the minors is the same as he is facing against their team, it doesn’t make sense. Fastballs are faster. Breaking balls are nastier. I would expect rookies to get fooled more often, initially. This would cause late swings, and an unpredictable spread pattern.
BSPORT
Girardi micromanages too much. Have to remember it’s a game and sometimes have to let the players play the game without thinking as much. Makes a tense Yankee team not like let em flow Joe. He wasn’t always right but for the most part he let them play.
steelerbravenation
Any Yankee fans know when Chase Headley’s contract is up ? And if the Braves took him in a deal do you think the Yankees would give up Sanchez in order to get out from under that contract. Maybe something like Sanchez and Chase for Kelly Johnson,Grilli & Jenkins ?maybe even throw in a Chris Ellis or a Thurmond as well ? I think Chase may got something left in the tank if u get him out the AL and he could keep 3B warm til Riley gets there. I like Ruiz but I don’t see the power potential and he hits LH we need some power and a RH bat. Come to think of it what bout Ruiz, Jace & Jenkins for Sanchez & Headley ? I think that would help both clubs.
MB923
Headley’s contract ends after 2018.
And there is no way the Yankees make such a horrible trade lol (referring to the first trade you mentioned)
staypuft
Lol in your dreams, bud
hawkny11
Travis Shaw’s swing reminds me of Miami manager Don Mattingly’s when he first came up. So don’t be surprised if, by season’s end, Shaw is in the top 3 batting with 30+ homers to boot.
legit1213
The shift works. Stop signing dead-pull hitters, and emphasize hitting the ball the other way. Then the scouting report will change on the player.