Dinelson Lamet will not be ready to join the opening day rotation, per MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell (via Twitter). On the plus side, he will get his first Cactus League start on Wednesday. That should get him on track to join the rotation at some point in April. The Padres have plenty of depth to work around Lamet’s absence, especially because of the delayed Triple-A season. In fact, slow-playing Lamet’s return not only benefits the right-hander, but it opens an opportunity for Adrian Morejon to get a start or two before the Triple-A season begins. Elsewhere around the game…
- Reds owner Bob Castellini spoke recently with Paul Daugherty on the Reds Beat Podcast about a number of topics, including the Reds chances to win the National League Central. Castellini sees a division that the Reds can win. Castellini also said that he never expected that the Reds could be players for Trevor Bauer in free agency. He also gave the team’s reasoning for moving some key bullpen pieces this winter, “We have no idea what the financial aspects of this season is going to be — before, during or after. We have at least two very fine relievers that are possible closers: Sims and Garrett. Maybe even more. For instance, if Michael Lorenzen doesn’t start, he’s another very top reliever. We have five left-handed relievers. We are not trying to understand what’s going to happen financially this year, but we wanted to … keep a little in reserve in case we needed it when we needed it. We feel like our bullpen’s going to be all right. Better than all right.”
- The assumption for the past few weeks has been that the Yankees are trying to decide between Jay Bruce and Mike Tauchman for their final bench spot. The latest from Andy Martino of sny.tv suggests that both might be in a position to make the opening day roster. Rather than DFA Tauchman and risk losing him to waivers, the Yankees are considering optioning infielder Tyler Wade instead. The Yankees have started trying out Gio Urshela at shortstop should they need him to serve as their reserve infielder in an emergency basis. Who, exactly, would step in for Urshela at third in that circumstance isn’t entirely clear. In the unlikely event that Bruce and Tauchman both made the team, Kyle Higashioka and Brett Gardner would make up the rest of the bench. Presumably, Wade will need to be on this roster sooner rather than later, even if the Yankees use his option to give some extra time to the Bruce vs. Tauchman debate.
From what I’ve read the plan all along was to start Lament later so he is more available at the end of the year as opposed to the beginning. Be interesting to see how many pitchers start to run out of steam later in the year.
Morejon, Weathers and Gore are already 3-4 SP on most mlb teams, so there’s certainly no need to rush Lamet.
It really is quite incredible that that is still their starting pitching depth, after losing Clevinger and Lamet, and trading guys like Allen, Davies, and Patino, among others. Sure that trio you listed is all unproven, but that is some great upside to fall back on.
It’s wise planning on the Padres part. The 2020 season was a sprint, so depth was less critical. 2021 will require lots of pitching depth as we return to the 162-game marathon, made more grueling by all starters coming off of reduced workloads in 2020. Many of the races will be determined on the backend, so teams like the Padres should be rewarded. The problem is the team their stalking, the Dodgers, also have exceptional starting pitching depth.
What’s so great with depth? Musgrove a given? Paddack so far stinks. Oh the prospects
Brewer8820 mins ago
Morejon, Weathers and Gore are already 3-4 SP on most mlb teams,
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Sarcasm I assume?
Not sarcasm, just true. I’m a Giants fan and I wish we had those three as or 3-5. On Padres they’re 6-8. Musgrove a given? Not to win CY, but yes he’s solid.
Brewer883 hours ago
Not sarcasm, just true.
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Morejon has a career 6.26 ERA. I liked him as a RS target, but I am still thinking more of a late-inning RP.
And the other two are minor leaguers.
Weathers and Gore are not “already” anything. They should start the season in AA. And, Morejon? He’s at that point where he’s ready to compete for a rotation spot. But given the way Preller/Tingler build and manage pitching staffs, who knows. Pitching has the potential to be our downfall, but it won’t be for lack of talent.
Weathers will break camp on ML roster and play a significant role. Gore would too if they hadn’t signed Darvish, Snell and Musgrove. Morejon will be in rotation until Lamet returns later in April, or they will keep in a 6 man rotation. All three are ready.
Weathers hasn’t even sniffed A+ ball, let alone AA. If Preller puts him on the roster, he’s even dumber than I thought. I was being generous by suggesting he start the year in AA.
“ Morejon, Weathers and Gore are already 3-4 SP on most mlb teams, so there’s certainly no need to rush Lamet.”
Hahahahahaha. Your takes never cease to make me laugh
@lurk, I’ve only noticed you crying a lot.
@brewer, I only notice you spewing utter nonsense, so maybe you’re mistaking my audible laughing at you as crying
“ But most GMs would project them as 3 or 4 SP, or much higher in case of Gore.”
Btw, potential and projection doesn’t equate to 2021 production. “Already” implies that’s how they will produce in 2021. You expect 150+ innings of 3.50-4.00 era MLB production from any of them? I don’t. That’s why I laugh at you and your ridiculous hyperbolic takes
It’s quite likely the trio combined dont throw anywhere close to 150 MLB innings. Let alone each. But keep posting your nonsense!
I don’t expect 150 innings from any one of those three because they’re not in the starting 5 on the Padres, you’re arguing with yourself, lacking an actual take. But I prefer you laughing rather than whining, so there’s progress here I suppose.
That’s Padre fan talk like he’s proven late season guy
So you wouldn’t take any of those 3 as the number 4 in your rotation? I’d be happy with any of em.
coffin not yet. They need more seasoning. They have dynamic stuff, but need to be able to command the zone at the big league level
Guys under age 23 are usually not seasoned. But most GMs would project them as 3 or 4 SP, or much higher in case of Gore.
“ So you wouldn’t take any of those 3 as the number 4 in your rotation? I’d be happy with any of em.”
If you haven’t learned by now, the dodgers haven’t built a winner by rushing pitching prospects. Rushing your pitchers isn’t a strategy to long term success. Expecting them to hold 40-60% of a rotation as rookies? That’s laughable
I never said I wouldn’t take them as prospects. Of course they are mighty talented. But that doesn’t mean they are MLB ready products
@LuRk…Again, you’re missing the point while ironically making it at the same time. If Kershaw gets a calf strain May fills in for a few starts. Most would argue that May is a SP3 or SP4 talent, but not necessarily ready for a full season as a SP. Same is being said for Morejon who will fill in for Lamet while he’s on early season IR. But I’m sure you’ll figure out a way to become confused again.
batardo, that’s assuming they’re in the mix late in the year. As of right now, it’s normal playoff format, so unless the Padres are planning to overtake LA while only using Lamet part time, they’re going to be competing for one of the 2 wild card spots. They can’t really take anything for granted.
Was Tyler Wade one of those guys issued another option year? It appears Thairo was? I’ve been operating under the assumption that both of those guys are; Out Of Options.
Any info would be appreciated, fellas.
Merci.
Wade has one option left per FanGraphs Roster Resource. He must have gotten another one at some point considering he made his debut back in 2017.
Thanks, @walls17.
Should have checked there.
But I don’t mind copying your homework. Estrada, too. Abreu was given another one, as well.
I didn’t see Wade in the initial announcement. Pretty big deal for the Yanks with those three guys. They can continue to kick those particular cans down the road. They obviously like them all.
Abreu was given an extra option. Wade and Estrada still have one left. Ducky Buckin Fent hope this answers your question I read it on Sb nation page
2017 was Wade’s 5th year, and he was drafted at 18. He got called up at the end when rosters expanded, so no option used that year. Yankees used an option in 2018 and 2019., but he stayed up in the Majors for all 2020, so no option was needed. So only two options have been used, in 2018 and 2019.
Wouldn’t the fact he spent all of ’20 on the roster use up that third option?
That’s always been my understanding of how it works.
Do I have that wrong?
Merci.
Yes, you have that wrong. An option year is only used up when a player is optioned from the majors to the minors. Being in the majors isn’t what uses it up, being sent back down is what matters.
Thanks.
Very clear.
In retrospect, I’ve no idea how I was coming up with that particular notion. Doesn’t really make sense.
Time on the 40-man is what matters.
Wade and Estrada both have options. That’s not the issue. I don’t see a workable scenario where they decide to keep both Bruce and Tauchman at the expense of Wade. Between injuries and rest, there’s no way they can manage the team without someone who could play the infield. Gleyber gets injured? Slide Urshela over. Ok, need someone now at 3B. Slide DJLM over. Ok, now who’s at 2B? Unless Gleyber suddenly turns into Cal Ripken and plays every game and every inning, they need someone rostered who can play multiple infield positions. I could see this working if they kept Dietrich.
Yeah, @lordd99, I see some very real issues with not keeping a viable backup infielder on the 26 man.
Going without one sounds like a good way to experience something like Clint Frazier MLB third baseman. Playing with fire, man.
I agree with your earlier take on this; Tauchman getting traded.
I’m confounded by the logic here, which seems more an emotional decision, therefore alogical.
The very last thing we needed was another OFer on the 26-man roster. Another C? Okay. Another pitcher, yeah, I get it. Another IFer, most certainly. OFer? Huh?
Well, if you are looking for an argument on that you’ve got the wrong poster @Clip.
🙂
Yes.
We have plenty of outfielders.
I think lordd99 might be onto something here. Posturing to create trade value. Makes more sense than anything I can think of, man.
That’s actually pretty clever, @lord99, and I did not think of that. Also, with Cashman, that type of thinking doesn’t surprise me either, because he will think outside the box to generate value/return.
Tauchman being traded is exactly what the Yankees need to do- If they hadn’t wasted a spot on Gardner they would be fine.
Except: Gardy > Tauchman
Hopefully, you’ll learn about this kind of stuff one day. But good teams – teams with actual championship aspirations – will upgrade whenever & wherever they can; incremental, marginal, depth. Better is better.
Not all acquisitions are former MVP’s or Cy Young candidate pitchers. As a mets fan, I understand this is probably a mysterious take to you.
You’ll just have to trust me on this.
Perhaps your club will become competent, as well.
At that time, you’ll reflect back on this moment. Your welcome, in advance. Carry the message to your compatriots.
I thought Eric Sogard would have been perfect for Yanks earlier
I was actually hoping Cash would go all David Stearns this March & sign Sogard & Jeffress.
I like Sogard when he’s at his best, biggest problem for him, and many others of his ilk, is he doesnt have the margins to maintain a leash when he’s not; or has to fight back from inj –
Seemed like a perfect fit w NYY and Id bet he would have been a fan fav w those goggles in no time – Blue collar guy that knows his role, New Yorkers have always been fond of these types it seems
I spent years hoping for a Romine upgrade.
I’ve now spent years hoping for a Wade upgrade.
Sogard would’ve fit.
But a lot of teams are eschewing incremental upgrades for a “cheaper” player that is “almost” as good. It lessens the overall quality of the game. But it’s lauded as savvy roster construction.
Any talk about Tyler Wade is too much. It’s time to send him to another team or DFA, He’s been taking up an important roster spot for a while with no production. . He’s still young & has been given the shot over and over and each time he comes up way short.
@grndslam- send Wade where? There are markets now for utility players? Smh. That’s what Wade is, a inexpensive utility player, nothing more or nothing less. His versatility is valuable to any team. He can play anywhere on the diamond. I wish there were more of these guys. If his play improves he becomes part of a package for someone else. Right now you just live with it. Tyler “All glove-no hit” Wade.
Send him packing… either AAA or DFA
I’d much rather see the opportunities wades gotten to now go to Estrada but he’s already been informed he’s starting in the minors. Dietrich and Bruce probably end up making the roster imo.
If Gleyber gets hurt I’d rather call up Estrada over wade. Either dfa wade or see if there’s any takers in a trade. I forgot about miggy too, if he gets healthy his bat would be nice off the bench and defense for an inning or two with a several run lead.
grndslam, I totally agree. Wade is a scrub at BEST and much like the infamous Ramiro Pena from yesteryear is a total wasted spot. DFA him now. Nobody would want him. They wouldn’t be in this pickle right now had the not resigned Brett Gardner. I haven’t paid real close attention lately, do the Yanks still have Andujar? I figure he’d be the logical replacement at third if something happens to Urshela. He’s certainly a hell of a lot better than Tyler “Can’t Hit Off a Tee” Wade!
Rather keep Wade and Tauchman than resigning Gardner- there is the roster spot needed
Maybe Yankees are just assuming one of Stanton, Hicks or Judge will be hurt at all times?
a safe assumption
I oftentimes forget that you’re a Yankee troll, as well.
But actually, no. That’s far from a “safe assumption”.
But: as the kids used to say; haters gunna hate.
Reading Martino’s write up, it seems a bit sketchy. I suspect the Yankees are shopping Tauchman so they’re floating the idea they’ll keep him to create faux leverage. The Yankees need to make a simple decision here. Who do they want to keep more? Bruce or Tauchman?
Safe assumption: No
But Yankee players always getting injured is kind of being a joke now. I don;t think that’s really being a troll. You can’t really blame him for making that statement even though it was kind of boneheaded lol.
Good morning, @Luc.
Touche’.
But it’s more a general assessment of his overall body of work. I struggle to believe he actually believes that the Yankees are going to miss the playoffs. If he does, he should be placing that bet as it would pay off big.
I’ll bet that he hasn’t nor will.
Which he comes to every Yankee or AL East thread & posts. That simply has to be a soft troll – at the very least – seeing as how he’s a pretty good baseball acumen, in general. So I just thought he was trying to sneak in another similar shot at our squad.
I resisted the temptation to post the classic “worry about your own team” but in this case it would have been more than appropriate, uh?
im a realist, not a troll. all three off those guys have struggled to play significant time in any given season for a bit now. they’re darn talented and easily the best team in the East if injuries permit, but we’re far gone from the time where its worth chalking up to just bad luck – this team is proper injury prone.
So…you really truly believe that the Yankees are going to miss the playoffs? That’s not trolling? For real for real?
Las Vegas giving +600 on that this morning.
I’ll give you +610. Right now. I’ll put a rack on that. Hey!, free money is free money. It’s – quite frankly – my favorite type of money.
@DBF He’s a troll and has a pattern whenever Yankees content is posted.
Actually, I generally like his posts.
But – yeah – he trolls the Yanks & our fans.
“Realist”? Don’t buy that. At all. It’s a troll job. Realism is admitting Vegas, the various projection systems, & all actuall MLB experts who all have the Yanks as the class of AL is valid.
Ya know?
But trolling the Yankees is essentially ubiquitous at this point.
He won’t take my bet.
Bet.
Perhaps the funniest aspect of this whole discussion is the notion that past injuries have prevented the yanks from reaching the postseason. 2019 Yankees saw historic injury numbers and injured list placements, and yet they still won 103 games.
Will the Yankees face injuries to major players again this season? Most certainly. Will that prevent them from reaching the playoffs? Highly unlikely.
Sretcher 35.
What’s good, bro?
Getting excited for opening day? I think today is the first time I have been. Starting to see the end of waterfowl season coming up & planning my spring turkey trips. So it’s time.
But, yeah. Nothing is really going to derail the Yanks train. I have no idea just how many injuries it would take. I think the only player we’d have a real problem losing is Gerrit Cole.
Plus, Hal likes that playoff windfall. He’ll go over the threshold if disaster occurs.
Ya know?
But: other than Cole?
Next man up, uh?
@S35 Agreed. The only way they don’t make the playoffs is if every other team but the Yankees stays largely healthy. These low- effort trolls have such a tired argument.
YankeesBleacherCreature6 hours ago
@S35 Agreed. The only way they don’t make the playoffs is if every other team but the Yankees stays largely healthy.
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Is there any chance that they NYY play .550 like last year?
The biggest question what’s more important Tauchman’s defense or Bruce’s offense? That’s what the Yankees got to figure out. I want Wade or Estrada to make this team. My preference is Estrada but the Yankees will likely go with Wade instead, the reason being Wade has more speed and hits from the left side which gives him an advantage. Make no mistake if the Yankees make a trade later or at the deadline one is more likely to be included. The Yankees are going to run away with the AL East regardless. That’s definitely a reality.
Are you saying there’s a Thai–Ro vs. Wade?
Captain Dunsel- Yeah pretty much. Lol. Nothing wrong with some competition. Let the best man win.
If you were an RAB guy, we’ll always have The Summer of Thairo, uh?
Hard kid not to pull for. Been through a lot. Great just seeing how he’s made it back on to the field.
I’m a self admitted polyana homer. I think the Yanks are definitely the class of the East. Hal won’t let us miss the playoffs. But I think we’re playing in the best division in the AL by quite a margin.
What I’m getting at is: I’ll not be surprised if we don’t necessarily run away with the division.
Looking forward to fly fishing on the Big Muddy (it’s in my backyard) this summer for carp & listening to the pennant race. It’s going to be a good one.
I’m picking the East to send 3 squads to the playoffs.
Both Easts are the best divisions in MLB. The NL West gives the NL East a run, but it is just too top heavy with the Pads and the Dodgers. I’m picking my beloved Braves to come out of the NL East, but in all reality it could be the Braves, the Mets, the Nationals, or even the Fish could continue to surprise people with their young depth of SP.
D’accord.
Any division with the Dodgers is going have to be considered for “best” just by having them play in it. & the Padres look really good, too.
But…no offense to the other clubs in the NL West but the drop off is pretty significant after that.
Both the Eastern divisions have at least 3 playoff contenders (NL East has 4) & aside from the Orioles (again no intended offensiveness) no clubs that are a patsy – or whatever.
I’d give the Fish another year but they are trending in the right direction. Next offseason will be interesting to see what Ng does.
I’m an NL west guy but I agree with you bravesfan. Those East divisions look really amped.
I wouldn’t care so much about him being a left-handed hitter. That doesn’t matter when you can’t hit at all. His value is the ability to play SS/2b and to pinch run.
Wades STANDS on the left side, I wouldnt call what he does hitting
I’ve never really understood their infatuation with Wade, dating back to their unwillingness to include him in any potential Machado deal. I dont think it would be wise to risk losing Tauchman if it meant hanging on to Wade, especially with a guy like Estrada around who cant be any worse than him.
@jdgoat- Wade is a solid utility player at best. He can play all over the diamond. He is lefthanded and has speed. Estrada would definitely hit and play good defense at ss, 2b, or 3rd base if given a chance to play everyday. It would definitely be in his best interests to get traded, basically some team out there will eventually get a good player. I feel the same way in regards to Andujar though. If given a chance he will hit for someone when given the chance. He’s just not a good defender like Wade or Estrada. Perfect team for Andy is the Cubs if they decide to trade Bryant. No not wanting Bryant on the Yankees though. So happy with Urshela at 3rd and his gold glove defense.
Yankee4Life: Very true, but I think there is another team that’s a great fit for Andujar that you mentioned in a previous post as well: Rockies. He’d light that park up ~ 81 games/year.
@Yankee Clipper- absolutely he would. In 81 games in Colorado how many dingers would he hit? Lol! Andy probably would hit 30 or over. Think about all those at bats at Coors Field… We’d probably want him back! He would be a monster with the bat in Cincinnati or Milwaukee also though. Miggy definitely can hit and hit for power.
This just in – DJLM?
Homers in Colorado vs. Homers in New York
It doesn’t always work that way.
Yup, Yankee Stadium and Coors Field are probably are not the best factors to use when comparing offensive prowess of players.
They are when he’s playing 0-40 intermittent games at Yankee stadium v. 150 at Coors though, right? I mean, he gets comfortable swinging the bat and he’s back in his wheelhouse, much less pressure, and in an environment that provides for home run hitters, which, DJ isn’t.
Plus, although I understand your analogy, comparing DJL’s hitting style and home run difference between the parks is very different than Andujar’s style imho.
The Yankees have the infield flexibility but if they don’t take another infielder they just plain won’t have enough infielders. If an injury were to occur to say Torres, they could let Urshela play short. But who would play third? Luke Voit? Jay Bruce? No the competitions are Wade or Dietrich and Tauchman or Bruce.
A bigger area of concern is catching. After early success with the bat Sanchez is now hitting below 200 and Hikshioka is having an unremarkable Spring. Losing Chirinos was a bigger loss than originally thought.
To be fair, Chirinos was never going to make the team unless Sanchez or Higgy got injured in ST and would be granted his release. You’re right that they need to carry an infielder in Wade. The starters don’t need to be playing everyday in April or a full nine innings.
Chirinos wasn’t going to make the team at the start of Spring training but since then Sanchez after a fast start has become the 2020 Sanchez again and Higashioka has looked lousy. I’m concerned that by May Sanchez will be untenable and will only have Higgy.
The Yankees have been riding the Sanchez train for so long I expect them to keep him until his free agency. If he’s 1+ WAR this season with 18+ HRs, I’m fine with that. Everyone else just needs to stay on the field.
Not sure about the infatuation with Bruce or Dietrich over wade and tauchman. Yanks need speed and defense at the end of the bench. Wade has his issues with the bat but I don’t see much, if anything, that puts Bruce or Dietrich over tauchman production wise. Bruce will never get the at bats to make his power revelant.
@StudWinfield- I strongly disagree with you, look at the Yankee injury history. It is more likely that Judge, Stanton, and Hicks will get injured during the year unfortunately. (Hopefully small injuries) I feel Gardy, Bruce and Tauchman will get plenty of at bats during the 2021 season and will perform when given the chance.
Wade having an option changes the equation a bit. At the time though, losing wade or tauchman for someone who’s done nothing substantial over the past 2 seasons isn’t worth it. Counting on bruce to to cover an injury is nothing but a marginal improvement over Ford.
The Yankees have this dilemma
only because Gardy was brought back to complicate things. Both players could make the team if Gardy wasn’t resigned. I like Gardy but his time should of come to an end. Judge and Stanton will get injured again and the outfield depth is not as good. Florial, Greg Allen, Amburgey, etc are not consistent to play everyday. I still think if they had more reliable starters to give them some length they could easily have Tauchman and Bruce. They can let Cessa or someone else go from BP.
They brought back Gardy because he’s a better player than Tauchman or Bruce. It’s that simple.
Mike Ford, like Wade, or Tuachman has no business on a championship caliber team
I agree completely. The big mistake was bringing back Gardner. Could have saved some money for trade deadline pickup. If I had my choice,
1. Bruce and Tauchman
2. Bruce and Gardner
3. Tauchman and Gardner
If you could count on Hicks, Judge, and Stanton on being healthy then Bruce would be less important.
Because Wade is useless. Speed off the bench isn’t needed during the regular season, plus gardner is the speed off the bench.
I would disagree. Speed and defense are the perfect complement to this lineup. There’s almost no strategic need to pinch hit for anyone outside Higgy or a floundering Sanchez. I would much rather have Tauchman and Wade/Estrada on the bench than Bruce and Dietrich.
So if a Gio or DJ got hurt, you’d rather someone who can’t hit at all in Wade vs someone who can hit in Derek D. Or if Voit got hurt, they could then use Derek D or Bruce instead of useless Wade.
Estrada would be the first line fill in for and INF injury. Also, I would not assume that Dietrich (or another veteran) wouldn’t accept a AAA assignment. Bruce not as likely. I wouldn’t count on dietrich or bruce as a long term injury cover either.
He made some huge base running mistakes in the playoffs if you don’t remember.. he’s gotta go
We have five left-handed relievers. We are not trying to understand what’s going to happen financially this year,
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1-Do the Reds really have 5 LH RPs? Garrett is a lefty, but did they just trade for four more lefty RPs?
2-Always nice when the owner of the team admits he doesn’t try to understand the financials. I think it makes it easier for the fans to understand the reasons for what they do.
They have 4 lefties if u count Doolittle, who’s toast, and Miley who’s a starter. 5 if u count former top pick lodolo who’s better than rest right now not named Garrett. And the last guy is a guy who’s never panned out and was cut or close enough from Texas I think.
How do u run a business w over a 100mil in expenses and hundreds of employees and not have a clue on how to project income !?! What a tool! No wonder reds have worst manager and one of worst gm’s. The owner is worst of em all.
“ How do u run a business w over a 100mil in expenses and hundreds of employees and not have a clue on how to project income !?! What a tool! ”
How about if you’re in the entertainment business and you have no idea how much game day revenue you will receive? Will you get revenue sharing money?
How can you NOT understand the difficulty of projecting 2021 revenue?
The Castellini interview made me sick. His worthless sack blamed the fans as their reason for not competing. Cited they depend on the fans moreso than other clubs. Pathetic.
Optioning Wade doesn’t solve the problem of getting Bruce or Dietrich on the 40-man. If they place Britton on the 60 day that opens a spot, but they’ll likely use that spot for another reliever (like Luetge or other invite) who’ll make the team.
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Great quote from the Reds owner: “We are not trying to understand what’s going to happen financially this year.”
It seems better than the alternative quotes, like:
We are going to trade Downs & Gray for Puig, Kemp, and Wood.
Or, We are moving Suarez to SS, Moose to 3B, and starting a AA kid with no experience at 2nd.
I mean if the Yankees just cut that waste can in Gardner they have plenty of room. Team pet Gardner has no place on this team.
I’ve been as ready as anyone to move on from gardner the last couple years but he has waaaaay outperformed bruce and Dietrich. It’s not even close.
I’m starting to love how upset people get about Gardner being on this team. Mainly because he just keeps going on producing at above a league average rate year after year.
He is like the Tom Brady of 4th outfielders
Yankees fans have been trying to get rid of him since we were posting over at RAB, @Reilly.
But, yeah, he’ll put up 2.2 WAR in a part time role – or whatever. & there’s a definite chance we’ll be doing this same thing next year this time again.
Both Tauchman and Bruce ain’t making the team. It would be Bruce and Derek D. Because say you decide to give Gleyber a day off and have Gio cover SS for the day. Who would play 3rd then?
DJLM
So who plays 2nd.
Lamet is 29 never pitched full stadiums glass
Send Tyler Wade to the moon
Not sustainable to have a bench of Higgy, Bruce, Tauchman and Gardner. This is to buy time in case an injury occurs or they trade Tauchman to the highest bidder. They could also try and go with 12 pitchers and also keep Wade since there are some off days in April.
mmmmm…mostly I’m hoping that the Yankees won’t go with 14 pitchers. I’m absolutely convinced they view that as perhaps “reasonable”.
But…12? I really don’t think they’ll go anywhere near doing something like that, man.
Yep. No way they go only with 12 pitchers. Anyway, it’s a positive problem to have on deciding who to keep when it’s down to the wire.
Nobodies going 12 pitchers these days –
You’ll see a 13/13 split
Resigning Gardner was a mistake for a number of reasons.It will result in costing us Tauchman just as he is entering his prime years at a bargain price. It reduces the amount of $$$ available for any potential deadline additions while remaining under the cap. It further delays the very necessary transition to the leadership of Judge,LeMaheu and others and it continues to hinder Frazier as he has to compete for at bats with added pressure from the team pet Gardner .Frankly, Gardners “leadership” has not impressed me at all..What has his leadership gotten us in the last decade? He embarassed the team with his banging the dugout roof antics. Yankee legends like Gehrig or DiMaggio or Mantle would have quickly silenced him.
I dunno. In my eyes, Judge, DJL, Voit, Stanton, Cole, and Britton are all already clubhouse voices. Plenty of players in the past have done things to fire up the dugout including pranks with bubble gum, wearing caps inside-out, sunflower seeds, Gatorade, setting cleats on fire, hiding equipment, etc. What Gardy did isn’t that egregious and wouldn’t phase me one bit if an opposing player did it. I thought the whole Todd Frazier thumbs-down thing was silly but whatever keeps the team together.
I’m not trying to troll; serious question.
Has PRP ever worked for a pitcher? I would like to know. Seems like it just prolongs the inevitable.
Tanaka is one that I know of.
Also the immortal Big Sexy.
Ever? Yes it has
But the number of guys who seem to recover via PRP vs the guys who still need TJS in the next couple years seems to indicate PRP is far from a perfect solution
It’s a common procedure now that we don’t know who has received it so it’s impossible to assess. We used to also hear so-and-so receiving a cortisone shot but it doesn’t get reported much anymore. It all falls under trainer room “treatment/body work” these days.
When Bob C bought the reds he said we will get back to winning ways. Well Bob you just talked about money Mike Brown Jr.
Lamet on the IL to me means Morejon gets those starts and then Weathers takes a bullpen spot. So probably when Lamet returns, then Morejon goes to the pen and Weathers gets optioned, but I guess that’s dependent on the results too.
Silver lining is all of these guys and Gore probably have innings limits so shuffling them around might help manage workloads and keep them fresh late into the year.
If Urshela is at SS it means Torres is out, so if Gio plays SS and Wade is in the minors who’s playing 3B?
Another bizarre season ahead of us due to the league and union not working together. Teams will face weird situations by carrying so few everyday bench players. They should have worked it out increasing the roster size to a flat 27 players with a maximum of 13 pitchers (Otani counting as a pitcher). That said I remember hearing about Cole working out on his own last April and don’t understand why players aren’t held accountable for keeping their arms and bats in shape.
I would be open to 27, but remember, they just got 26 green lighted last year so it might take some time
“We are not trying to understand what’s going to happen financially this year, but we wanted to … keep a little in reserve in case we needed it when we needed it.”
Long-winded way of saying the Reds will
be Fire Sale at the trade deadline….
I don’t get it… Andujar is a beast!!
We are really discussing a roster spot for Wade & Miguel Andujar isn’t in the conversation. Granted I get it his coming off an injury and currently nursing hand.. but really… y has his stock fallen so far, the guy was an absolute beast at the plate and rookie quality on defense.
Andujar had one beast like season and got injured. Rookie quality on defense? What does that mean? He simply will cost the Yankees more in extra pitches thrown and runs scored due to his horror show at third to be valuable unless Stanton gets hurt. The fact that the club has a full time DH in Stanton and his inability so far to improve at third lowers his value to the Yankees. Had there been an NL DH, he probably would have been traded. He needs to work oh his game, stay ready and wait for the next Stanton injury…
I like Bruce but he strikes out too much. Yankees have plenty of those type players. Let’s go Sockman as the 26th guy on bench.
The Yankees are considering carrying three Outfielders on a four man bench. So the plan must be in an emergency hope Higashioka or Voit can play 3B or have a four man OF with 2 Left Fielders
Abreu was given an extra option. Wade and Estrada still have one left. Ducky Buckin Fent hope this answers your question I read it on Sb nation page