The Yankees have activated catcher Gary Sanchez heading out of the All-Star break, per a club announcement. Backstop Kyle Higashioka was optioned to clear a roster spot.
Sanchez ended up missing just under a month with a groin strain. Higashioka produced good power numbers (.500 SLG) while joining with Austin Romine to fill in for Sanchez, but managed only a .242 OBP. Clearly, the Yanks will be pleased to welcome back one of their most talented players.
In addition to getting up to full speed after the injury, Sanchez will be looking to get his offensive numbers back to where they were in prior seasons. He’s slashing just .190/.291/.433 on the year, well off his 2016-17 output, with 14 home runs in his 265 plate appearances.
Of course, that’s still within range of league-average overall production despite the fact that Sanchez owns only a .194 batting average on balls in play. Notably, he is credited by Statcast with a .369 xwOBA that dwarfs his .311 wOBA. Clearly, it’s reasonable to expect some positive regression in the second half.
Red Sox are still a better team. Coming from a Yankee fan. Red Sox seem to never lose and seems like the Red Sox have higher baseball IQ. You never see anyone strike out with a blank stare on their face in addition to swinging at pitches completely out of the zone beforehand. Yankees are too hot and cold to keep up with the RS.
Yankees are just young Man. Get a Horse in that rotation and some proven WS or playoff experience on that roster and see what happens at the end of the year. They still have more talent top to bottom than anyone except maybe Houston
The never-ending HR or nothing gets old quick. I applaud Boone with everything he’s done though.
The Yankees lead MLB with 161 home runs, on pace for 274 which would pass 1997 Mariners’ single-season record.
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Unlike you, I hope they break it.
Difference is negligible and the season will end on match ups, injuries and who is hot/not hot at the right time.
And when JD goes down for a visit to the DL the lineup crumbles. Just pointing out that history is against him playing 150 games.
Sale will melt down around Labor Day and don’t expect that Price finishes the next month without his elbow barking seriously.
Not wishing…just sayin that history usually repeats itself.
lol
This aged well.
oh no, not a 100 win season! when Red Sox play playoff teams, they falter. When Yankees have, the excelled. Their worst series against a playoff team was a split against the Indians and a losing one of the 3 series’ against the red sox. I would argue that the Yankees are the better team, but they do need one more SP if they want consistency in the playoffs.
Lmao. So why do Yankees KEEP winning the series?
You sure you’re Red Sox.. err Yankee fan? This team has been an absolute pleasure* to watch. There is a reason this Yankee team is oft-compared to the legendary 1998.
*Even with Sonny Gray.
What series Xab? The teams have played nine games in sets of three with the home team winning two out of three each time. Seems as balanced as can be. Both teams could not have played better with the schedule they’ve had. Their records COULD be indicate of their greatness or simply be representative of this being the most unbalanced league in years. Let the year play out. Whomever finishes second will be considered far differently if they don’t win the WC game. It also appears that the divisional winner will play the WC winner so let this play out…
I believe most recent one, with Gardner’s epic triple, Judge HR against Kimbrel. My bad!
Idk why that game is freshest in my mind. One of earlier games in May. Yanks won 2/3.
Most recent NYY-BOS series, Yanks won 2/3.
Both at hom.
Both at home.
NYY still took 2 of 3 BOS-NYY series against BoSox, when looking at it from a macro-scale.
Confident, NYY can take you on at Fenway!
Time will tell. Last three gamed of the year won’t matter unless the division is on the line. If the teams meet after the WC game, that’s where bragging rights begin and end. That said, the upcoming series as always, should be fun.
Regular season head to head records mean nothing if you don’t win the division.
This year if the 2nd place team wins the wild card, the division means home field on a FIVE game series. I hate this play in WC and want every series seven games. Baseball is the most team oriented of the four majors and the rules should be the same. Also they need to get rid of the basically unlimited call ups in September. I also believe the ten day DL is being abused. Just my opinion. Finally, I just checked. Boston is 10-10 against the other likely playoff teams but they haven’t yet played Cleveland and played the Yankees and Houston mostly on the road. Enough with the schedule argument. The Yankees beat up Cleveland when the Indians were down. You can only play the schedule you have and explanations and excuses can be made. Wait until the year ends and lets then half a discussion. The Sox won in 13 and that can never be taken away but they also finished last in 12, 14 and 15 after collapsing in 11. As the saying goes, they caught lightning in a bottle in 13. Funny part is that’s all everyone seems to remember. “Three championships since 2004”. There is no longer the sting of 78, 86 or 03. Coming in second or last is historically speaking, irrelevant.
When Bird and Sanchez get hot and Glaybar returns it will be a tough lineup from 1-9. How that happens in Fenway with Price on the mound. Very enjoyable!
MY55. Should you be listed as 5.5 as in 5 and 1/2 years old or is 55 just your IQ? While a few of your points are reasonable (yes, JDM’s history is full of injuries), you remind me of a broken clock which is still right twice a day. Your attitude in looking for other team’s negatives and they way you’re over the top gets annoying quick. Everyone has warts and i would suggest you look in the mirror.
I look from an angle and I see you Dewey. Good News: There is wart medicine.
Now as for my posts they are to point out to all obstinate Red Sox fans that their teams’ time is coming.
Same can be said about all teams since they can’t win championships every year nor can a team have the best at each position. Do you think the Yankees care about Mookie Betts when Judge has performed like he has? DD has made a name for himself in NY but XB healthy keeps Sox fans happy. No reason to attack everyone who’s not a Yankee fan.
Red Sox vs Yankees 2018
Fenway park Red Sox win percentage: .667
Yankee stadium Yankees win percentage: .667
Yankees have only won more games because they’ve played more home games so far in the series 6 vs 3.
Exactly. I’ve made the same comment elsewhere.
I think you could argue both ways when it comes to who is better, and that is what has made this season so fun. Anyone who says one is clearly better than the other isn’t paying attention. The Red Sox have had some great hot streaks though.
Look at the teams theyve been playing friend. Their record against teams over .500 is shaky but they get to scrape the bottom of the barrel most of the time.
I didn’t realize they changed the schedules so that some teams played others more. They used to set it up so that it was the same.
Jleve618
I dont know if you are being sarcastic.
Regardless, if we look at the numbers:
Boston has been able to play the Rays 13 times to the Yankees 9. Theyve played the Rangers 7 while the Yankees have played them 4. Theyve only had to play the Astros 4 times while the Yankees played them 6 times. The Yankees played the Indians 7 times and the Red Sox havent even seen them once. The only thing you can say in the Red Sox favor is that they played Oak and Sea more times than the Yankees have, but to that I would say that no one expected Oak and Sea to be as good as they are this year. The Red Sox got to play the Royals and White Sox more times than the Yankees so far too. Do I need to mention that the Red Sox havent faced the Phillies either? All in all the Red Sox have played 38 games against a team over .500 (so far) while the Yankees have played 45. What is funny is that despite the Yankees having to play more games against teams over .500, they hold a higher winning percentage than the Red Sox against teams over .500. The Yankees have a .688 (31-14) winning percentage against teams over .500 while the Red Sox have a .605 (23-15) winning percentage against teams over .500.
Really puts things into perspective, dont you think?
NYY rank
15th in baseball vs sub .500 teams
2nd or 3rd vs +.500 teams
That is the perspective , Boston has beaten that teams they’re supposed to at a good clip..pretty evenly matched teams, I think it will come down to New York scoring a stud starter
“They’re record over teams over .500 is shaky”
You literally went on in a later post and stated they have a .605 win percentage against said teams
You can’t change the schedule. Timing is everything in Baseball. The Yankees took advantage of the Indians when they were down (good for them as that’s what a good team does) and the team the Sox play will be markedly better in the bullpen. It is what it is and the 4.5 game lead is the largest it’s been since the Yankees closed the gap and took the lead back in June or whenever it was. Let the year play out.
+JDGoat
Sure, but if you look at the caliber of .500 teams they have had to face in comparison to the Yankees, they have been able to face easier teams than the Yankees. Their percentage against .500 teams wouldnt be as high if they had faced the Astros and Indians as much as the Yankees have. Beating up on the A’s, Angels, and Mariners isnt the same as facing the Astros or Indians. Another point I would like to bring up is that the Red Sox have faced less teams over .500, meaning they havent been balanced out yet as much as the Yankees have. Its kind of like having a guy bat .350 the first month and then as the year goes by he balances back out to .290 or something
+dewey
I was just trying to put things in perspective, and show that the W-L record as it stands right now is not exactly the full story. If you look, the comment i replied to used the fact that the Red Sox have been on some nice win streaks as an argument you can make to declare them a better team, but they have had those streaks against sub par teams. I mean, there was a stretch where the Yankees had to face the Angles in Anaheim, Astros in Houston, and then the Indians and Red Sox at home all in one sweep without a day off and then had to face the A’s and Nats after. The Red Sox toughest stretch (in terms of how difficult the opposing teams were) came in June where they had SEA, followed by LAA, and then a trip to NYY, and a trip to WAS, but they got to beat up on the Ranegrs, Royals, and Blue Jays. So the whole “put up some great hot streaks” thing doesnt impress me as much.
A certain portion of qn opponents winning percentage is because of what you do. Sox go on a winning streak means their opponent is on a losing streak so having the best record should in part mean the teams they’ve beat will have a worse record. The number of combined wins will of course equal the number of combined losses.
Thats a good point, but its not like the worst teams in the league wouldnt still be the worst teams in the league if the Red Sox never played them.
But it’s also timing. The Sox went 18-2 to start the year which meant those teams went 2-18. If some were to have taken a snap shot look then, you can see what I mean. The current lead in my view is too much to argue the schedule is why they’re in the lead. Yankees have played great but to this point, Boston has been even better. Season is far from over which is why I’ve tried to stress it was premature to have this discussion.
I’m a Red Sox fan and I disagree with you, if the Yankees add starting pitching they will win the division, both teams are very good
AROD floated the idea of Sanchez being moved plus prospects for DeGrom…
Yup
The Yankees’ thinnest depth remains at the catcher’s position. I think it’s absolutely ludicrous to suggest they’d trade Sanchez without some other clear catching option in the cards.
Sanchez will be moved from C in the future anyways, probably has 1-2 more seasons before he becomes that DH/1B type.
Too bad he wouldn’t listen to Girardi who was trying to get him to learn his craft. With that power bat and gun of an arm, he should be discussed as a young Johnny Bench.
Too bad that Girardi failed as a manager to communicate in order to develop Sanchez as a player. Shame on the former catcher for not taking him under his wing to develop the talent.
In the meantime it cost Girardi his job.
We’ll never agree. No one knows what was done/said behind closed doors and the players today have too much power. Some times tough love is needed and younger players need to grow up. I hope Sanchez gets it because the potential to make a difference in the game is there. I had thought going in Judge was the one who’d have a sophomore like slump.
No way. Gary is the best all around catcher in the last 50 years. You don’t trade them for pitchers that excell in pitcher’s parka.
Lol.
This guy does not represent all Yankee fans. Sanchez has a lot of positives (throw is legit..)
But if he improve on the passed balls, or hit above .200 “best catcher in the last 50 years” is troll comment of year nominee.
That guy Judge Judy, if it is a guy, doesn’t represent anything Yankees. Just a troll with too much time on it’s hands.
Do you think Judge Judy is MikeYank55’s parent?
To have a kid like Judge Judy would certainly be Hell on earth.
But don’t they seem related?
MikeYank is somewhat funny, now CasyesPartner is way, way, way out there on an island.
Hey Dewey-you are a yankee hater deep down. Don’t pretend anything else. When the fortune shifts you’re the kind of fan that runs to be a front runner.
How wrong you are other than as a Sox fan, I want the team to win which means beating NY. Since winning in 04, the sting of the past disappeared. The only team I’ve changed on was the NBA where I was growing up an Earl the Pearl fan so when he went to NY, I became a Knicks fan (oh the present pain…).
They don’t have anybody to replace him, but in a talent for talent deal, that makes sense
deGrom is either going to the Red Sox for Swihart or the Rays for Refsbyder……
Riskbidder…. ribsplitter….bibfitter….
Rowengartner.
Rosenthal reports he’s headed to the Yankees for a PTBNL.
arod is talking out his ass
the yanks will not do that and the mets do not have a management team in place to provide direction so they couldn’t even trade degrom or noah
Seriously folks, a large part of the Mets issues is PR. They’re a train wreck that looks for all the world like a dumpster fire. deGrom or Thor to the Yankees is just too fraught with complications.
If they really want to move those guys, there are other suitors…… and they’re in such a mess, that they’re better off taking quantity over quality….Glebyer Torres isn’t getting them to the playoffs Nor is Sanchez…..they need multiple talent at multiple positions…..they’re closer to the O’s than they admit……
“Seriously folks, a large part of the Mets issues is PR.”
Love that ESPN and WFAN refer to Mets’ 3 GMs as The “3 headed monster” . . . Lol
First point is ludicrous, if their main problem is PR, then they wouldn’t be “closer to the orioles than they admit.”
Their problem is lack of talent, just as you say. If they could score Andujar, Frazier, and Sheffield for DeGrom, that’s a trade that instantly improves the team. Throw in a reliever, and they’re a free agent or two away from contending next season. The AL East their division is not.
And contrary to your point, I don’t believe there are any suitors for DeGrom that could offer a package as good.
Oh ya , they’re only 2 or 3 players away from contention….give ’em Trout, Betts and Altuve and they’ll be fine….of course so would the O’s.
The AL East isn’t that much better than the NL East. There aren’t any emerging teams in the AL version like the Phils or Braves. And with unbalanced scheduling, it’s really impossible to determine.
With the dominance of the Yanks, it’s a perfect time for the Mets to tank. And they have the coins (the pitchers) to do it quick, and turn it around rapidly.
Abbott and Costello have earmarked their coins (donated from all of the ignorant Mets fans) to acquire a trove of Jacky Robinson memorabilia. There’s even the original contract co-signed by Branch Rickey.
Hello Bob. Earth to Bob. How many games after the ASG does it take to snap you back to the reality that the Mets are, well the Mets.
In the course of ONE game it is revealed that Thor has a dead arm (after several extra games to recover from what, ONE start.
And since the Mets’ PR department pointed out that the team is dedicated to providing Its fan base with REAL vale.
So last night it was also revealed that Cespedes, coming back from 2+ months on the DL has now been diagnosed with a different problem that will require surgery AND 8-10 months recovery?
Who was in charge of bringing him back after such a long layoff to a pathetic team in a LOST season?
They always choose door number three. So don’t count on Ces till 2020–his walk year.
I heard on high heat today that the Yankees have only lost two series all year and if you look at the standings they’re in 2nd. I didn’t check if that’s true but that’s a really interesting stat
Yankees in 2nd, 4.5 games back of Boston.
For now….
Not true. Lost series to TB, Bos, BAL, and Tex. They are in second because they aren’t beating up teams like TB, BAL, KC, TX, and WAS like Boston is. They have done better than Boston against the key teams of CLE, HOU and SEA but to win the division they have to improve against the lesser teams or hope Boston stops pounding the weaker teams.
They also still have 10 more games against the Red Sox.
Even though I’m a Twins fan, I think Kyle Gibson would look good in pinstripes. And it’s not like he’d cost you the whole farm, plus Gleyber.
I think Sheffield for Gibby would be more than fair, considering NY’s needs and depth.
Sheffield would only be traded for a true ace. Kyle Gibson is a mid rotation starter at best
I also think the Red Sox are a better team at this point in the season. The Yankee’s problems in that respect include a less effective (and consistent) starting rotation and too many players who strike out. How many times have we seen Judge and other young players swing for the fences on a low outside pitch with two strikes when any contact, even a ground out, would score a run or advance the runner? The chance of hitting a homer against that pitch is minuscule so why not beat it in the ground and move somebody?
Judge is not just “swinging for the fences”. Nearly 75% of Judge’s hits are non-HR’s. If we compare to other home run hitters, we see:
J.D. Martinez: 79% non Home Runs
Jose Ramirez: 75%
Mike Trout: 74%
Mookie Betts: 79%
Francisco Lindor: 78%
Bryce Harper: 69%
So while I agree that’s a part of his game that he should work on (swinging at pitches low and away), let’s remember it’s only his sophomore season and that he’s still performing on par with other power hitters.
And he’s still on pace for 110 RBI, and is still among the league leaders in walks (#2 behind Trout).
Hey, don’t say my love of my team is irrational! We have the best shirts by far.
Thats it? Dodgers and Indians just got better and the only update from Yankees is they activate Sanchez?!
If the Yankees are gonna go after a true ace it’s gonna cost wayyy more than just Sheffield….
Look. Gibson is trending upwards, and isn’t a rental. Sheffield is more than fair.