It’s well known that the Yankees are looking to bolster their rotation, though the cost to acquire a starter is “out of control right now,” a source close to the team informed Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Nevertheless, Feinsand goes on to list a few starters the Yankees could pursue, including Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. As you’d expect, though, Bumgarner’s not going anywhere. A Giants executive told Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic that any trade speculation centering on Bumgarner is “California dreaming.”
More on New York and a pair of other AL teams:
- With the Rays out of contention, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times runs down a bevy of potential trade pieces for the club. The list includes right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who’s expected to draw 10 interested teams to Citi Field to scout his start against the Mets on Sunday, Topkin reports. Eovaldi previously had several clubs on hand this past Monday when he turned in a quality start in Miami. After missing all of 2017 on account of August 2016 Tommy John surgery, the hard-throwing 28-year-old has encouraged this season with a 3.92 ERA, 7.62 K/9 against 1.31 BB/9 and a 49.6 percent groundball rate through 41 1/3 innings. Eovaldi’s also on a cheap salary ($2MM), which adds to his appeal, though he’s not under control past this season.
- Back to the Yankees, who saw catcher Gary Sanchez hit the disabled list June 25 with a right groin strain. Now, Sanchez has progressed enough that he feels he’ll be able to return before the All-Star break. That’s not going to happen, however, as manager Aaron Boone told George A. King III of the New York Post and other reporters Saturday. The Yankees are taking a cautious approach with Sanchez and will continue to rely on reserve catchers Austin Romine and Kyle Higashioka for the next week-plus.
- The strained right shoulder that sent Tigers closer Shane Greene to the DL this past Monday isn’t a serious injury, per Jason Beck of MLB.com. Greene has inflammation and bursitis – no structural damage – and could return next weekend, Beck relays. The news regarding teammate Leonys Martin, who went on the DL when Greene did, isn’t as promising. The center fielder’s strained left hamstring will keep him out through the break. But should Martin return before the July 31 non-waiver deadline, he figures to draw trade interest. The same goes for Greene.
Justus Sheffield.
What about him?
He sure does exist.
He stinks
which “he”?
Say what you want about him politically, but Trump is well known for being OCD about cleanliness.
If he smells of anything it’s tanning oil.
So Trump having Russian hookers to piss in is fake news?
Yes this was established
“California dreaming.”? Lol. [Insert Weed joke here]
This is a line you are not old enough for. Don’t mean it with any disrespect or negativity, ijs that’s why you most likely don’t get it. It’s a song by Mamas and Papas probably came out late 60’s early 70’s.
iTunes Bru
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (66)
California Dreaming is on the Forrest Gump soundtrack, Old man. Released in ’66. I’m only 37.
Dave Winfield.
The guy’s really great—the best.
Lol poor yankee fans. In ya face!
lol poor Giants fans watching the Yankees in the playoffs while their team misses again. Double palm to your face Ricky
You guys haven’t won since 2009.
The Giants have won it three times since then.
The Yankees been short handed on SP the last few seasons. If they trade its for a controllable starter for prospects
Like Sonny Gray?
Lol..exactly
They need a huge big game pitcher like David Price.
Good one…lol
Yeah, right. Ask the Red Sox if they’d make that signing again ??????????????????
GMs cant predict how a contract will pan out. In reality most of these high priced contracts don’t.
I recall back in 2013 Sox were said to be done with these types of contracts…Guess what!!! They will sign another cause its the nature of the game.
While I get the PR speak regarding Bumgarner, the Giants really should consider moving him.
They badly need an infusion of talent, or the mediocre seasons will continue. Payroll is sky high and it’s paying for very little, and there’s not a lot of bright spots in the farm either.
Eovaldi to the Cubs seems like such a Theo move.
Especially if Eovaldi hits the 60-day DL after 2 or 3 Cubs starts.
We need the prospects, will not change where we heading this year or next, with or without him
Here is the issue the Yankees have. They want rotation help, but they don’t want to give up any of their top pitching prospects. That is an issue. Not everybody wants Clint Frazier because not everybody needs an outfielder. The Blue Jays are going to want a high end pitching prospect for Happ. The Mets are going to want Sheffield if they are going to even consider trading Syndegaard or DeGrom to the Yankees. The Yankees have done a good job building up their farm system. Now, they are going to have to use some of that capital to get the rotation help they want
Dude plenty of time to the deadline.
That is NOT the Yankees problem. They are more than willing to move their top prospects, but not for a workhorse veteran. Happ and Hamels are NOT worth high end pitching prospects.
The Yankees problem is that there really aren’t any teams willing to part with their elite starters, even for the best prospects.
And every GM knows the Yankees will have a really tough time when they try and use Sabathia as their #2 starter going into the playoffs. They have very little leverage at this point and absolutely need a starter. Teams know this and will raise the cost for them.
Have you seen how CC is pitching this year?
That has less than nothing to do with it. They’re setting their prices so high because they know how hard it is to find elite pitching, and want to keep their aces for their rebuild.
The Mets want to keep DeGrom because he’s so good, young, and controllable— the same reasons teams like the Yankees want him. The question for the Mets is, can they contend within the 2.5yrs they have DeGrom for, or be able to secure him to a longer term contract?
If I’m the Mets I trade DeGrom. He’ll never have more value than RIGHT NOW, and he can get back enough parts to put them back into contention within a couple of years.
True the greatcerealfamine but we all know that CC can be prone to a quick meltdown where a dink and a dunk is followed by a 3 run homer on 1 bad pitch.
The question is do you really trust him slotted in a #2 for a possible playoff run?
Based on his pitching to date, bring it on, but that little doubt in the back of your mind says if somebody is available that relies on less guile, and a little more horsepower, he’s a better #2.
Sabathia is fine but it’s morr of a question of depth right now. Yankees have been getting terrible innings out of Sonny Gray and a lot of their rotation is injured.
This has nothing to do with Sabathia. But is he better than other AL Contenders’ #2 starter? Probably not.
I am the exact opposite of a yankee fan, so looking at this from the outside it does look to me like they are unwilling to trade their top prospects, look at last year when Verlander was available and instead they got Gray who knows what the outcome of last years playoffs would have been had the yankees offered a top prospect for Verlander. Thankfully neither they or the dodgers won the series last year.
I think you are viewing those trades with the benefit of hindsight. Nobody knew Gray would suck this bad. And while they got a good deal on him, they did part with good prospects.
No, the Blue Jays want Clint Frazier for Happ. But after yesterday, they sure as heck are not getting him.
If the Jays are asking for Clint Frazier it means they are trying to trade more than Granderson, or they have completely lost faith in Anthony Alford.
No way for nothing more than a 2 month rental. And, they need Frazier for next year when he replaces Gardner in left!
Not true. Drury and Stanton are capable of handling leftfield. DH can be rotated especially since Sanchez needs to DH more.
And still it’s almost a given that someone will ask during this weeks “chats”,”What kind of package will the Yankees need to give up to get MadBum?”
Seriously Trump references on a sports sight ?
I assume that the Tigers won’t ask for the moon for Jordan Zimmermann. However, his salary is so high, teams wanting to control their own salary will have to shed salary to acquire him.
He has pitched better of late, but you can rule out any contender who is close to the LTT. I just don’t see anyone who needs a SP so desperately that they’d be willing to take on that future money especially if Zimmermann reverts to his 2016/2017 self.
Back in the old days, Detriot was aggressive paying the max allowed (all but $500K) of salary to move a player and get back some prospects.
Not saying they’ll do that with Zimmermann, but one ‘bad contract’ they did that with, comes to mind is Dave Robertson (Not the RP on the Yankees) This is cool stuff, and wish this aggressive style of GMing comes back — Zimmermann‘s owed $25M annually, the next 2 years, after this one. He’s 4-0, 3.91 ERA, 1.05 WHIP.
Happ and Hamels have been pitching bad lately, I don’t see them helping the Yanks. There aren’t that many options out there, Mad Bum isn’t going anywhere.
Happ’s last 3 starts have been bad, but the last one was REALLY bad. Any interested team is gonna need a medical exam complete with MRIs to make sure he’s not on the brink of a major breakdown.
We already tried Eovaldi and he was a nightmare, ERA pushing 5 and no heart, he always folded when games were close…it was only the Yanks offense that don’t make his W/L record look pathetic,, as for MadBum, it’s clear the Giants won’t make a move, which is foolish since they need help badly. The highest payroll in the majors by plenty, $60 million over the 10th spot (Yankees), and MaBum has looked awful his last 4 starts including getting whipped by the worst team in baseball (Marlins). The Yanks only need a low#3 high #3 starter to walk across the AL East. They’re keeping pace with Boston with 3 starters, and Sanchez/Andujar, 2 of their “Big 4” offensive weapons on the DL
As just stated to another dreamer, if Mad Bum is doing so poorly, why do you, Yankees and east coast writers keep promoting the idea???
Once again another BS story Madison Bumgarner is going nowhere he stays in San Francisco
You are among the few who have got that right!!! Congrats!!!!!
MadBum is washed up. The guy is average at best. SF should take whatever they can get for him.
Spoken like an east coast person who is rooting for a team that wants the Giants to trade Mad Bum. Post your comment somewhere so you can reflect come October.