Aug. 10: Carpenter will not require surgery, tweets Marly Rivera of ESPN. He’ll be reevaluated in a month, with the club hopeful he could be back to action in six-to-eight weeks. That gives Carpenter a shot of returning for the stretch run and/or postseason play.
Aug. 9: The Yankees placed Carpenter on the 10-day injured list today, recalling Miguel Andujar to take his spot on the active roster.
Aug. 8: Yankees utilityman Matt Carpenter fractured his left foot during tonight’s game against the Mariners, the club announced. He fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning and was immediately replaced by Tim Locastro.
The club will provide more specifics and a timetable for his recovery in the coming days. He’ll certainly require an injured list stint, and whether his season is in jeopardy should be known shortly. Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies fractured his foot in mid-June and has yet to embark on a rehab assignment, with the club estimating his recovery in the two-to-three month range. Dodgers outfielder Chris Taylor suffered a less devastating fracture in early July and returned to action over the weekend, missing exactly one month of action. That’s not to say either player offers a definite comparison point for Carpenter. His recovery timeline surely depends on the placement and severity of the fracture.
The injury interrupts what has been one of the more remarkable stories of the 2022 season. A three-time All-Star, Carpenter seemed to be nearing the end of his career after three years of well below-average play to close out his tenure with the Cardinals. The 36-year-old overhauled his swing path over the offseason but was still limited to minor league offers. He signed a non-roster pact with his hometown Rangers, and while he played well in Triple-A, he didn’t have a path to playing time in Texas.
After being granted his release from his minor league deal with the Rangers, Carpenter received an immediate MLB opportunity with the Yankees. Brought on as a bench bat, he’s played his way into an increasingly larger role with an unbelievable bounceback season. Carpenter has connected on 15 home runs in 154 plate appearances, posting an otherworldly .305/.412/.727 line. He’s forced his way into the lineup, with manager Aaron Boone rotating him between designated hitter and all four corner positions.
New York is already without primary DH Giancarlo Stanton, who has been on the shelf for a couple weeks due to Achilles tendinitis. First baseman Anthony Rizzo has dealt with a nagging back issue in recent days, although he’s not required a stint on the injured list to this point.
Horrible
Just tape it up Carp. He’ll be back with Bader and Sevvy. No worries!
Thoughts and prayers for the Yankees to continue their career year hitting and pitching next years.
Much thnx
Just terrible, having such a good year too
No…please no.
That’s what I say every time I see Aaron Hicks up to bat with RISP.
Oof, that is a very rough break for NYY. Judge has been red hot recently, but to take Carpenter’s bat out of that line-up right now is just massively unlucky.
In the last month the Yankees are 10-17.
It seems opponents have figured out that Judge is on a legendary contract run, so concentrate on shutting down the other players.
They needed Carpenter (and they’re going to miss Montgomery).
That’s the issue with trading for and signing big-bat one-dimensional hitters. It’s easy to be careful with hitters. The big pitchers you simply have to face. Soto has similar stats he had with the Nats. He can hit, but the opposing pitcher can throw 5-6 pitches on the corner of the plate.
When you look at the numbers, it’s not the hitting, moreso the pitching. Looking at the last month, Yankee batters are hitting .257/.375/.459, ranking second among all teams in runs scored, wRC+ (131), and wOBA (.364). Only team to out-do them in all those stats is the Dodgers, so they’ve been the best offense in the AL since July 9th. Pitching on the other hand has a 4.60 ERA, 4.19 FIP, and 1.25 WHIP. The Pirates have allowed 23 fewer earned runs than the Yankees since July 9th, and the Yankees have a HR/9 approaching 1.4.
Montas was the bear of the deadline?
Samuel I’m with you. Especially regarding Montgomery. Bader is a nice player great centerfielder but solid mis rotation starters don’t grow on trees. A guy like Monty gets 20 million a year on the open market .
Dumb move
Very dumb. Stupid even.
Had the pleasure of seeing Matt play in person when the Yanks were here in Baltimore recently. And, he came as advertised. Got on base a couple of times including going “yard”.
Per the article, was unaware he overhauled his swing. Wow. Mid 30s and making adjustments. Love that. Also, I noticed at the game, when batting, his relaxed demeanor in the box. Suiting up for the Yanks doesn’t faze him. Great pick up. Hope he recovers soon for youse guys. Cheers!
“GOING YARD!”
Not a yankees fan but you do know they have been missing Stanton and Rizzo right?
A shame. It was a great story just as a baseball fan. Depending on the severity, perhaps he will be back come September.
Can they call up Florial and give the kid a shot?
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Cashman clearly has no interest in a speedy lefty-hitting 23 year old with 14 homers, a .281 average and an .846 OPS. at Scranton.
It’s like defending the absurd contract he gave Hicks and justifying why he gave Montgomery away for NOTHING.
Once the GM makes up his mind, he stubbornly refuses to change.
The mystery is why Florial wasn’t traded at the deadline.
FYI- He didn’t give Montgomery away for nothing! Bader is the best center fielder in baseball…. PERIOD! You just haven’t had a chance to enjoy watching him yet. He’s awesome and my favorite player.He will prove you wrong!
No, he took up a roster spot and millions of dollars in capital better spent on pitching!
Bader is a 4th OF type. Thats all.
4th outfielder with the highest zone UZR rating by far in MLB since 2015
Any updates on bader?
@5TUNT1N- Hearing he’ll be up by the middle of September. Bader will no doubt do some rehab assignments lst. He’ll probably start those early September, depending on how he’s feeling.
I’m going to miss Samuel one day. Why can’t he just stick with his Royals? Smh
CTyank7
Being saying for over a month now.
(1). He’s VERY good defensive CF
(2) He’s left handed
(3) Costs nothing
He’s more valuable than Miggy or Tim Castro. Just don’t understand why they don’t recall him from Scranton.
Bader cost us a good left handed pitcher who is 2-0 since the trade and pitches tomorrow.
The Yankees are finally facing a roadblock this season. Things has been going their way all season. Hopefully, their borough buddies face the same wrath soon.
Borough buddies? I assume you are referring to the Mets, but they are in two different boroughs, not the same one.
Ignorance knows no boundaries. Ask private Pyle 99.
@StPeteStingRays- hey you sound so salty. Is it because you are a loser, and you root for a loser team? I was just counting my rings of the team that I root for. Yankees 27, Sting Rays 0… lol
Are you 5?
How many of those 27 were you alive for?
Smh. Please don’t be ‘yankee 27 ring’ guy.
Does that really matter? 27 is 27. How many Phillie’s Championships have you been alive for? 1… lol
You sound jealous? 27 is 27. I’ve seen the Yankees win 6 championships.
I’ve seen 9, and was alive for the ones in the 50’s (3). Ahh for the days of Casey Stengel!
Really??
ouch
Bad for baseball! At 36 and how he found lightening in a bottle after a # of down years was oute joy. Sry yank fans the guy was a legend in the making.
True, but at least he’s gonna have a heck of a Strat-o-matic card next year.
Don’t know what he did to hit like Barry.
He did this:
nypost.com/2022/06/07/matt-carpenters-rebuilt-yank…
I’m sorry that the Carpenter comeback story had to end this way. I’m a Cards fan and I certainly enjoyed watching Carp during his good seasons, but he never could adjust to the defensive shifts in St. Louis and that was annoying to watch as a fan. I know most people won’t like this take, but I think this injury may be a blessing in disguise because the odds say that he was due for a pretty big regression.
Shifts go away next year, pay day
@Josh87297- Joey Gallo will win a batting title next season now.
Gallo has to make contact first
Joey is still wandering around Brooklyn looking for Dodgers Stadium. No worries there.
If Joey is looking in Brooklyn. He’ll definitely be not hitting. He must get out of NY forever.
Gallo just hit a 3-run, no doubter, go ahead bomb. Will he continue to do that for the rest of the season? We’ll see but he seems to look more comfortable in a Dodgers uniform.
DodgerDogg: I sincerely hope he does. Gallo seems like a great guy, and it sucks it didn’t work out for him in NY. He’s a guy who’s easy to root for. Humble, plays hard, and by all accounts, a good teammate.
He worked with a coach to change his swing. You’re just a bitter fan, made because he rebounded with someone else.
5 games makes a rebound?
He worked with a coach to change his swing. You’re just a bitter fan, mad because he rebounded with someone else.
How was his comment bitter? He said he felt bad for the player and shared his experience watching the player earlier in his career. If it is bitter to suggest a guy with a 1.200 OPS is likely to regress, then so be it.
Kind of a ridiculous take. As a fan of an opponent, I always respected Carpenter and dreaded having him at the plate with runners in scoring position. Always a tough out.
Best case scenario; a return after Labor Day, worst case scenario; see you next spring.
Tough break for the Yankees as Carpenter’s comeback has been rather remarkable in a Hunter Pence 2019 first half with the Rangers kind of way
Nooooo, he was equivalent to last years Nestor Cortes
All of his home runs came against terrible pitchers anyway. Could literally just sign any other lefty with a decent launch angle and put him in that joke park and same thing
Cry some more please, stay mad.
ayyyyyyy im jonny from brooklyn come to my pizza shop ayyyyyyy t shirt time
You used that poor joke already..,
Yet you can’t afford to live there…. Go figure.
Clearly not
like donald trump?
thanks, but we already knew that, even before your lord and savior got raided.
cry more, though.
censorshipsuxblowme;
Please let us know what they raid and investigate a Democrat.
Thanks.
You’re leaving these comments.. you’re not more successful then anyone here lol
What did Matt Carpenter do to you, bro? Give you a wedgie 20 years ago?
Stole his gf , after he got dumped for being a pee wee.
@Neon Cop- I hope Juan Soto gives you a wedgie before he leaves San Diego, in 2 years. The Yankees could of offered a better package then your Friars. The Nationals didn’t want to see Soto star in NY, way too close to DC. I’m sure you’ll miss all those “single hitting minor league All-Stars” that you gave up for Mr. Soto?
@Captain: Not a Padres fan, doofus. Just thought it was funny you were so confident the Nats wouldn’t trade Soto to SD. Like you had some inside info or something. Just another poser…
@Neon Cop- I truly don’t care what team you root for. Your just a troll with no life, your a fake toy cop basically. What a joke!
In case you guys haven’t figured it out yet, Captain likes to stir things up. He loves this kind of stuff. And he does have inside info; justbcan’t figure out how and I’m sure he won’t tell us.
I never have to tell you, and I never will. You haven’t figured that out yet? Your pretty slow then.
Well, other players face terrible pitchers too, don’t they? Stop trolling. Give the man his dues.
TERRIBLE NEWS. Carpenter was such a great comeback story this year.
Fugazi Cop- Lmao!!!!
Terrible news
Robbie Cano DONT YA KNOW.
It’s definitely possible for a Yankee’s reunion before he retires, but he might need the juice again to be productive for his last hooray.
health.ny.gov/publications/1985/index.htm
Interesting…
Those ARod vitamins weaken bones.
The salsa made him brittle.
Shouldn’t be season ending, but guess sometimes the feet can be a bit tricky. Hopefully he’s able to come back and continue making an impact for the yankees. Really liked him in STL when he was good, but it was difficult to watch him struggle the last couple years. Hopefully he’s back for the postseason and contributing.
He’ll heal fast since he’s on PED’s
(Joking)
Yeesh, apparently feel good stories are banned in baseball now. Thanks Baseball Gods.
What a bummer. Dude’s been putting up serious numbers.
tough break, but it was to be expected you can only ride luck for so long with a patchwork no name pitching staff, im more looking forward to Cole pitching in the playoffs again, and getting knocked out.. again, hes done everything they wanted him to except the playoffs, he can never make it deep, its weird, he always looses it in the playoffs, its like he just seems ‘ off’ , and Stanton hurt AGAIN, that is 1 guy that could care less about his team, it was the same with Miami, he signed a huge contract, under-performed and got hurt and paid, judge i love, stanton is the 1 guy that will publicly say he could care less about winning a world series, to him money means more than success, why do you think he always gets hurt at THIS point of the season, like im a red sox fan so ya, but think about Stanton and his injury history, not much of a fluke, is it?
You are not a “red sox fan”. Youre a MLBTR troll.
Hey Amanda – it looks like Chris Sale hurt AGAIN.. Now he’s out for the remainder of the season. Apparently Stanton isn’t the only one who gets injured. Think about Sale’s injury history, not much of a fluke is it?
Stanton is amazingly brittle… The Marlins continue to laugh at sticking the Yanks with a massive bill for his occasional production.
its weird, he almost times and plans his injurys
Are you talking about Chris Sale, who just broke his wrist in a bicycle fall?
soto wont be in san diego in 2 years, they got him to win the world series between now and then, they wont be able to afford him in 2 years, hes gonna want over 500 million, no team will sign anyone for that much money, nobody is that good
Angels, Mets
i don’t think carpenter’s hometown is the dallas area.
It’s really bizarre how many mentally ill people comment on this site.
its mentally ill to say stanton is always hurt when hes always hurt,
go get laid kiddo.
It is when it’s a Ted Kaczynski style rant. Then again at least Ted used proper grammar and punctuation.
@Amanda- stop trolling so much like a dude! Are you? Lol.
dont take it so personally, id be pissed at him too if he was on my team and pretended he was hurt every season to miss the playoffs
Not a Yankees fan. I just find you and that M1 guy above to be nut jobs. Don’t take that personally.
Hi Amanda – While I’m no Yankees fan myself, it’s a huge stretch to say Stanton fakes injuries. He’s a huge guy and very muscular so the start and stop nature of baseball tends to affect these types of players especially in the hotter weather when it’s harder to stay hydrated. Stanton actually did a great job taking care of his body this season (Judge too), but a calf strain or hamstring pull is always just one swing or one stumble out of the batter’s box away from Stanton given his physique and the tightness of his muscles. While his face may not show it, Stanton loves to play baseball and wants to help his team win; he just has a propensity of pulling muscles. It’s smart for him to stay out until healthy; otherwise he could easily tear his calf and require surgery if he comes back too soon. The injury bug has finally caught up to NY but even if they are 100% healthy come the playoffs, I don’t see NY getting past Houston this year. They are just a better overall team; better depth at starters, better bullpen and they tend to rise up to the occasion offensively when needed. The Yankees get too tight and start pressing with their bats; swinging for the fences vs. trying to get base hits and move runners along.
besides, if he was faking injuries, wouldn’t the yanks be suing to get out of his deal?
we already saw it with ellsbury (the trying to void his deal, not him faking injury part), so not like the yanks wouldn’t try to void it (not suggesting stanton is faking any injury, just saying that if he was, the yanks would probably be looking to void his deal).
Poor Carp. He should still get comeback player of the year even if he’s done for the season. He’s been that good for them. Time for Benny to turn it on and pick up the slack. Donaldson seems to be picking it up as well.
hey Dorothy,
its not so much that they are faked, more like how often hes injured and that hes out 3 months at time for a simple sprain, as far as the team, they simply wont go far due to their starting 5, they arent deep past 2 guys, back to stanton,
2021- On May 14, he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left quadriceps muscle. He didnt return till july 30th.
2020- Stanton suffered a hamstring injury in August,[87] and was limited to just 23 games, TOTAL, granted the season was shortened, that was an excellent excuse for him.
2019-
On April 1, Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a Grade 1 left biceps strain.[80] On April 22 he received a cortisone injection in his left shoulder that was administered to address a preexisting injury.[81] On May 20, he was optioned to Class-A Advanced Tampa for a rehab assignment.[82] He made his return on June 20 as a right fielder against Tampa Bay Rays.[83] On June 27, he returned to IL with a knee injury, thus missing the London series against Boston Red Sox.[84] He was replaced by fellow outfielder, Mike Tauchman. On August 11, he was transferred to the 60-day injured list and missed the remainder of the season. In 2019 with the Yankees he batted .288/.403/.492 with three home runs in 59 at bats.
So you see, to say hes anything but a very injury prone player isnt logical, he hasnt been productive since he got to the yankees, even as i type this, hes been out injured this season.
i did see 1 time he got hurt, smirked and walked off the field, as a yankee fan i would have been livid.
Of course. Our woes are just starting.
@Lowest IQ- your the biggest woe of it all. You, Fugazi Cop, Sting Ray, and the Potty Fan are the biggest dopey trolls on here. Grow up and get a life, fool.
You hurt my feelings.
atleast your more than likely to avoid the wild card game, you wouldnt wanna loose that, AGAIN,
it will be fun though after seeing houston win, everyone can pretend they are cheating.
to this day nobody gets( or cares about the trashcan thing) i love how EVERYONE involved got rehired other places, literally goes to show you that nobody cared, case inpoint, alex cora, gets hired, fired, RE HIRED lol
i love to that he never truly apologized, stick to your guns
I don’t think their GM Jeff Luhnow got another job in baseball, did he? He may be backroom analytics for some team but he won’t be a GM ever again.
I fractured my 5th left metatarsal, had surgery, and missed 2 months of work at my physical job. Carpenter’s regular season is very much in jeopardy, and it will be interesting to see if the Yankees will gamble on a possibly gimpy Carpenter for the playoffs and hope that he still has some lightning left in the bottle.
Donaldson had a night. A good week, in fact. Over the last 7 days he’s third in OPS among qualified players: .391/.462/.826/1.288
mlb.com/stats/?playerPool=QUALIFIED&timeframe…
im not completely sure what jeff luhnow is doing, last i heard he was managing a mexican baseball league, i personally never believed the trash can sign stealing thing happened because other than mike friars, they had absolutely no evidence( sry i dont count a tv monitor in the dugout, that every team has to get the tv feed as evidence)
anywho, so im not sure what hes upto, i feel the most bad for AJ Hinch, a GREAT manager stuck with the bottom feeder tigers
You can believe it. The players admitted it. That was the condition for letting them all off the hook — they agreed to testify.
And btw, you’re wrong — Cora did apologize:
‘BOSTON, Massachusetts — Alex Cora, back with the Boston Red Sox after a one-season suspension, apologized Tuesday for the role he played in cheating while a coach for the Houston Astros.
‘Before leading the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title, Cora, 45, played a key role as bench coach of the eventual World Series champions 2017 Houston Astros in their illegal sign-stealing scheme, according to Major League Baseball.
‘At a news conference Tuesday, Cora said he wasn’t proud of himself.
‘Of his suspension, he said: “I was spending time at home for the wrong reasons. For that I want to apologize. I deserved what happened this year.”’
kvia.com/news/us-world/2020/11/10/red-sox-manager-….
Good for him.
i hope if, im sorry, i hope WHEN alex cora gets fired, they hire hinch.
i’ll still never get friars motivation, hes a terrible pitcher that has done NOTHING in his career so he decides to open his mouth, for what, to ruin a bunch of careers?
also props to pedro martinez for criticizing friars, who suddenly cared AFTER he was traded from the astros, sure, hes not gonna throw the team under the bus when hes making a gazillion dollars, is he?
Fiers.
I love Fiers. A lot more then Astro fans do. Lmao!
Fiers hasn’t pitched at all this season. Did he retire?
Yeah probably. I heard his fastball is in the high 70’s now.
Is that meth you’re on?
Meth where? Stop teasing me like that.
It’s definitely seems like it’s ladies night out.
A foot can be healed. I’m just thankful his stache is okay.
SMH tough luck that sucks
Bad break for Matt.
How about Miguel Andujar again and again and again…
Miguel Andujar says …beam me up Scotty…..
Very very unfortunate, he’s a huge loss for the Yankees, left handed bat and he was seeing it like a watermelon.
It’s really quite odd to see so many guys fracturing bones in their feet off foul balls. In the past I can’t recall this happening quite as much as it has this year.
The Yankees had a run of it a few years ago. Most notably when Greg Bird fouled one off his foot in what was supposed to be his last at bat of spring training (he was killing it that spring) and went on the shelf for a long time and never seemed to get it going again afterwards.
No im NOT wrong, he simply said he was gone for a year for the wrong reasons, where in that did he say ‘ my team cheated and stole signs’ im sry, but he just doesnt say that sentence, neither did he need to, trust me im NOT defending cora, he has absolutely been a mess this year with the red sox and has shown a complete lack of leadership, he also told peter gammons that he was at peace with what happened and was looking forward to being home with his daughter , that was really the extent of his comments, i remember when reporters asked jose altuve if he had a device under his jersey and he laughed at the reporter, i dont know what player said what, again, i never took it seriously, i didnt really care, i felt/feel bad for aj hinch, and again i dont know why some 2nd rate nobody pitcher started all this. I dont like jessica mendoza( shes the fat girl that used to do sunday night baseball), but even she criticized friars.
You’re in denial and, yes, you are wrong:
‘Cora was the Astros’ bench coach that year, and an M.L.B. investigation found that he was one of the principal architects of a caper to steal signs from live video feeds and relay the information to batters at the plate by banging on a trash can.
‘During Tuesday’s meeting with the news media, Cora apologized a half-dozen times for his role in the scandal.
‘“I’m going to say today, I’m going to say tomorrow, I’m going to say the rest of my life: I’m sorry,” he said’
nytimes.com/2020/11/10/sports/baseball/alex-cora-r…
He admitted it. The players admitted it. Now so can you.
Amanda: We’ve had some decent discussion points in the past, and I respect you, but you just wrote this:
“ i love how EVERYONE involved got rehired other places, literally goes to show you that nobody cared, case inpoint, alex cora, gets hired, fired, RE HIRED lol”
I’m not sure I would love or be LOLing anything related to Cora’s rehire post-cheating as a Boston fan because, well, he’s been terrible & is one of the reasons Boston is so bad. It seems…counterintuitive.
However, to your point, I agree…I LOVE Boston’s Cora and hope they extend him!
To Fink’s point, Beltran talked at length about their cheating scheme and how they were all involved as well – and in multiple public occasions.
@Yankee Clipper- just face it brother. Amanda has gone downhill in a wheel barrel. And please stop with Alex Cora to. He’s the best cheating manager ever! He’s no Buck Showalter!
We lost a good one… finally andujar gets a shot?
What about my boi Estevan Florial? Is he chopped liver? That poor kid. Let’s just bring him up for good. I really don’t want to become a star for someone else.
eh yes and no, when a guy normally has his foot to the side, the ball ricoshes off of it, i guess its a fast decision, your like, do i wanna break my toe or risk the side’ its probaly less painful, i still remember david wells breaking his kneecap taking a ball of it
Wow I didn’t realize Carpenter fracturing his foot could trigger all these nut jobs to pop off. Mental illness really is a scary thing. I feel bad for these people who are in that much mental anguish that they have to come here to try and get a rise from people. You never know what they are going to obsess over. It’s just weird it’s the Yankees who live rent free in their heads. Figured their focus would be on other topics.
PS thank you MLBTR for the mute button.
Agree man……the nuts are out like this Amanda and M1 jerk…….70″s style mustache and that stupid Johnny junk!
Lmao!!!
Who cares. Just another millionaire that won’t retire due to greed.
Right. A guy with this stat line and 15 home runs in 47 games has no business playing:
.305/.412/.727/1.139
Don’t feed the troll. Mute him.
Darth Nihilus, I love your screen name. I’m can’t wait for the free Knights Of the Old Republic II DLC. I hope the remake of the first game can get back on track as well.
Except for Samuel he actually mutes fellow royals fans, that agree with all of his nonsense.
i just hope as a red sox fan, cora finds some way to cheat, get us outta the dumpster fire we are in, its not like after this happened the astros were asked to take their championship away, or return their rings.
This is a baseball forum that FANS talk on, if you dont like what is said, dont use it
you’re losing both games to my braves starting today. wait till next year Red Sox fan lol
you’re losing both games to my braves
WORLD CHAMPIONS
Murica, F@&K Yeah!
“Stop it, get some help.” They’re called Happy Meals for a reason
I like how Carpenter waited until his contract was up to try and make some changes so he could find another job. Lol.
When have we’ve been so privileged to have all these Red Sox fans on here? I feel this site isn’t “home friendly” anymore.
There are many Red Sox fans here because their team is in last place. That’s exactly where it belongs.
Andujar should be the next guy up.
@Nick W- Andujar should of already been here months ago. Smh
Terrible break for a gritty pro having a renaissance season.
Karma
Went to my local bar last night and it was empty… now I see all the drunks were in here!! Tough break for the Yanks and MC… as mentioned above, he’s probably the CBPotY still but clearly the bigger issue is replacing his bat after the Deadline here. Good luck to all
Terrible news
Orioles will take the ALE, lol
That. Sucks. JR
When is Harrison Bader due back?
@GarryHarris- Supposedly by mid September. We’ll see.
Andujar gets a chance, and he needs to make the most of it. The Yankees really don’t want to trade him, but didn’t have a place for him. Now’s the time to find out
He could’ve been playing instead of Gallo, no?
@Mikenmn- I feel the same way in regards to Florial. I feel really bad for these guys. It might be in their best interest to be traded to teams that will actually play them. If Benintendi leaves as a free agent, and Hicks gets traded, maybe they get another chance with the Yankees. I hope so.
I like Andujar and sympathize with him, the way he’s been screwed around by the franchise. But the guy who should be coming up is Estevan Florial, another victim of mismanagement. He’s a bona fide center fielder and he’s raking in Triple-A. But, for whatever reason, it’s obvious that he’s never going to get a chance with the Yankees. If they had any sense of fair play, they’d trade both him and Andujar and let them have careers elsewhere.
fangraphs.com/leaders/minor-league?pos=all&le…
There goes New York’s season
I love what Carpenter has done, and hope he’s back in September, but can the Yanks now put Miguel Andujar in LF every night and see what he does?
As stated above, they should’ve given Florial the shot. Andujar was a disaster tonight.
If Amanda is an actual real chick I’ll eat my shorts. And then I will preside over the wedding between her and CaptainJudge99, I think they make a cute couple.
You, too? I’ve been wondering about Amanda’s pronouns for a while.
Fink, did you stay up to watch that tremendous 1-0 pitcher’s duel ??? It’s 2am on the West Coast here and I’m still buzzing from it. Remarkable pitching from both sides. Great defense. One of the best games I have watched in ages. I would not have been irritated if NY had won instead. One of those games that gets decided on the edge of a razor. Kudos to both teams!
Fink, did you stay up to watch that tremendous 1-0 pitcher’s duel ??? It’s 2am on the West Coast here and I’m still buzzing from it. Remarkable pitching from both sides. Great defense. One of the best games I have watched in ages. I would not have been irritated if NY had won instead. One of those games that gets decided on the edge of a razor. Kudos to both teams!
Sorry for the double-post it’s late.
You didn’t double-post. This forum’s software is screwed up.
Yes, I stayed up, fool that I am. That was indeed a great display of pitching until Loaisiga spoiled it, but it also may have been the worst display of baserunning ineptitude I’ve ever seen. The Yankees should be mortified at that Little League exhibition. They threw that game away.
RIP
Why? He doesn’t need surgery and might make it back this year.
Tell ‘em Fink
Somebody, perhaps catching director Tanner Swanson, needs to tell Higashioka to quit calling changeups to long ball hitters after they’ve missed on fastballs. That cost today’s game, and it’s not the first time he’s done that with the same results.
Sox weeks gives him a shot at getting in a week to 10 days of games to prepare for the postseason. Eight weeks means he’s enter the postseason totally cold.
Man, he was having a great year. He was fun to watch….
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Gallo > Locastro
Every time I see this picture I think it’s Wade Boggs.