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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 24, 2019 10:31:56 GMT -5
We need to move on from our 2019 shortcomings... Hopefully the Nats clean up the Astros quickly.
I would absolutely 100% be thrilled if this had any chance of happening: No idea if this guy has any credibility...
Also, the number 1 target 100% should be:
1. Gerrit Cole, SP
Age: 29 | 2019 Stats: 20-5. 2.50 ERA, 0.895 WHIP, 13.8 K/9, 6.8 WAR
Current Team: Astros | Best Fit: Yankees
Cole is a lock to break David Price’s record $217 million contract for a pitcher. His sensational two seasons with the Astros certainly added well more than $100 million to his haul—and will probably price Houston out of the competition for him. How much will he command? Well, every big-spending club in the game will likely bid for him, including the Angels, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Phillies and White Sox. He’s believed to want to return to his native California, but it’s possible the Yankees will make an offer that is too absurd for him to pass up—as they did to another native Californian a dozen years ago, CC Sabathia.
Go Yankees
Let the off season madness begin.
Non Yankee News, Ex Yankee manager Joe Girardi signs with the Phillies as their next manager. Good luck Joe.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 24, 2019 11:40:34 GMT -5
It would be very good for the Yankees to get out from under Stanton's oppressive contract. At this point, I'd start Tauchman over him anyway, maybe even Frazier. Much better fielder, and he was quite clutch for us this year before the calf injury.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 24, 2019 11:50:50 GMT -5
It would be very good for the Yankees to get out from under Stanton's oppressive contract. At this point, I'd start Tauchman over him anyway, maybe even Frazier. Much better fielder, and he was quite clutch for us this year before the calf injury. I think they trade Clint in the offseason. Tauchman should be a keeper, for at least depth. IF they cant trade Stanton, its him in LF - Hicks in CF and Judge in RF. I think they let Gardner and Maybin walk.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 24, 2019 12:02:33 GMT -5
Wow, scratch my previous post...
Already 2020 off to a great start as Cashman delivered again on this contract extension.
So, Gardner might be back in 2020 yet again.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 24, 2019 12:09:45 GMT -5
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Post by SG88 on Oct 24, 2019 20:11:21 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Binder Joe (I say that jokingly) becoming the new manager of the Phillies?
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Post by SG88 on Oct 24, 2019 20:12:04 GMT -5
Wow, scratch my previous post... Already 2020 off to a great start as Cashman delivered again on this contract extension. So, Gardner might be back in 2020 yet again. Please, no. We need some new blood in the lineup. Not another all or nothing batter.
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Post by BronxBomberBlue on Oct 24, 2019 22:43:32 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Binder Joe (I say that jokingly) becoming the new manager of the Phillies? Good move by Philly.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 25, 2019 6:27:14 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Binder Joe (I say that jokingly) becoming the new manager of the Phillies? Good move by Philly. I think Joe is a very good manager, and will do well by them. I've always rooted against the Phili's, and that won't change because of Joe, but they will probably be very successful under him.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 25, 2019 7:24:33 GMT -5
Any thoughts on Binder Joe (I say that jokingly) becoming the new manager of the Phillies? I thought after the Yankees run in 2017 Joe should have had another shot with the Yankees, but they were going to fire him no matter what. I like Joe. Always will. I think it was a good signing by them. I think a lot of Mets fans are a bit upset he isnt in a Mets uniform.
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Post by BronxBomberBlue on Oct 28, 2019 10:38:17 GMT -5
Yankees parting ways with pitching coach Larry Rothschild. The Yankees are shaking up their coaching staff. In the wake of their ALCS loss to the Astros, the team is parting ways with Larry Rothschild, who had been the team’s pitching coach since 2011, according to The Post’s Joel Sherman. ESPN’s Buster Olney first reported the possibility that the Yankees could move on from the 65-year-old Rothschild. nypost.com/2019/10/28/yankees-parting-ways-with-pitching-coach-larry-rothschild/
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 28, 2019 10:45:12 GMT -5
Yankees parting ways with pitching coach Larry Rothschild. The Yankees are shaking up their coaching staff. In the wake of their ALCS loss to the Astros, the team is parting ways with Larry Rothschild, who had been the team’s pitching coach since 2011, according to The Post’s Joel Sherman. ESPN’s Buster Olney first reported the possibility that the Yankees could move on from the 65-year-old Rothschild. nypost.com/2019/10/28/yankees-parting-ways-with-pitching-coach-larry-rothschild/About time. Maybe they can bring in someone from the Astros or Ray's who actually improve their pitchers.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 29, 2019 7:04:34 GMT -5
Don't see how injuries and lost time of severino and bettances was his fault, or German suspension for domestic abuse, or father time catching up with CC, or the decision to not pitch around altuve in game 6. Overall I thought he did a good job with what he had.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 29, 2019 9:44:25 GMT -5
Don't see how injuries and lost time of severino and bettances was his fault, or German suspension for domestic abuse, or father time catching up with CC, or the decision to not pitch around altuve in game 6. Overall I thought he did a good job with what he had. I think the German situation hurt the team more than they will admit.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 29, 2019 10:10:21 GMT -5
German most likely will be back in the rotation for 2020.
If we add Cole...
Cole Severino Paxton Tanaka German
Montgomery and Happ as emergency starters.
Also we might see Michael King and Deivi Garcia pop up as well from the minors.
I'm liking that rotation a lot. Best rotation in a long time.
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Post by BronxBomberBlue on Oct 29, 2019 17:41:37 GMT -5
Don't see how injuries and lost time of severino and bettances was his fault, or German suspension for domestic abuse, or father time catching up with CC, or the decision to not pitch around altuve in game 6. Overall I thought he did a good job with what he had. Not to mention, he fixed Paxton in the second half of the season.
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Post by BronxBomberBlue on Oct 29, 2019 17:43:09 GMT -5
Don't see how injuries and lost time of severino and bettances was his fault, or German suspension for domestic abuse, or father time catching up with CC, or the decision to not pitch around altuve in game 6. Overall I thought he did a good job with what he had. I think the German situation hurt the team more than they will admit. It wasn't Rothchild's fault that German slapped his girlfriend in the face.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 29, 2019 21:36:40 GMT -5
Verlander chased out after 5, giving up 3 earned runs. This is why I seriously hope they don't over pay for Cole, given it would be impossible to land him without doing otherwise.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 30, 2019 6:23:19 GMT -5
I think the German situation hurt the team more than they will admit. It wasn't Rothchild's fault that German slapped his girlfriend in the face. Absolutely, I didn't mean my comment to be a knock on Rothchild, sorry I wasn't clear on that. Was really just commenting on that situation, and it's impact on our post-season.
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 30, 2019 6:25:24 GMT -5
Verlander chased out after 5, giving up 3 earned runs. This is why I seriously hope they don't over pay for Cole, given it would be impossible to land him without doing otherwise. I'm torn. We can certainly use a guy like Cole, and even though the Yankees are trying to be somewhat frugal, the soft cap in baseball does leave them flexibility. My problem is that if you sign him for the 6 - 8 years it will take, the last 2 - 4 may be albatrosses.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 30, 2019 7:16:24 GMT -5
Verlander chased out after 5, giving up 3 earned runs. This is why I seriously hope they don't over pay for Cole, given it would be impossible to land him without doing otherwise. I'm torn. We can certainly use a guy like Cole, and even though the Yankees are trying to be somewhat frugal, the soft cap in baseball does leave them flexibility. My problem is that if you sign him for the 6 - 8 years it will take, the last 2 - 4 may be albatrosses. If we get ace Cole for 4-5 years and have to swallow a rough 2-3 years at the end (possibly not), you do it 100 out of 100 times. The Yankees window is open now. 5 years from now it could be closed. It just annoys me that we are paying Stanton for so long and so much at the drop of a hat, but wont go the distance to get an elite TOR pitcher needed.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 30, 2019 10:24:12 GMT -5
I'm torn. We can certainly use a guy like Cole, and even though the Yankees are trying to be somewhat frugal, the soft cap in baseball does leave them flexibility. My problem is that if you sign him for the 6 - 8 years it will take, the last 2 - 4 may be albatrosses. If we get ace Cole for 4-5 years and have to swallow a rough 2-3 years at the end (possibly not), you do it 100 out of 100 times. The Yankees window is open now. 5 years from now it could be closed. It just annoys me that we are paying Stanton for so long and so much at the drop of a hat, but wont go the distance to get an elite TOR pitcher needed. Actually it's that thinking I'd like them to get away from and for the most part they have. Don't need any more arods of a couple good seasons followed by years of darkness
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Post by BronxBomberBlue on Oct 30, 2019 10:47:55 GMT -5
Yankees interview Michigan’s Chris Fetter to be new pitching coach The Yankees might be reaching into the college ranks for their next pitching coach. ESPN.com reports that the Yankees, who parted ways with Larry Rothschild this week, have interviewed Michigan pitching coach Chris Fetter for the same position on Aaron Boone’s staff. ESPN’s Jeff Passan describes the 33-year-old Fetter as a “rising star in the industry” and stated the Mets have also had interest in Fetter, though it is unclear in what role. nypost.com/2019/10/30/yankees-interview-michigans-chris-fetter-to-be-new-pitching-coach/
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 30, 2019 10:53:36 GMT -5
If we get ace Cole for 4-5 years and have to swallow a rough 2-3 years at the end (possibly not), you do it 100 out of 100 times. The Yankees window is open now. 5 years from now it could be closed. It just annoys me that we are paying Stanton for so long and so much at the drop of a hat, but wont go the distance to get an elite TOR pitcher needed. Actually it's that thinking I'd like them to get away from and for the most part they have. Don't need any more arods of a couple good seasons followed by years of darkness Arod won them a ring in 2009. Id gladly take that with a Cole contract. The Stanton contract is the issue. It was stupid from day 1. Ellsbury was a stupid signing. Extending Hicks to a lesser extent is a stupid signing. Cole is a bonafide Ace. It is what you splurge on. Its the difference between us being in the WS and not this season. And if we let him go elsewhere and we roll with what we have as a rotation again, we will come up short again. Unless their plan B is something like Strasburg and Rendon or a trade for Lindor. And pray Stras stays healthy.
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Post by Dogecoin on Oct 30, 2019 11:00:03 GMT -5
Actually it's that thinking I'd like them to get away from and for the most part they have. Don't need any more arods of a couple good seasons followed by years of darkness Arod won them a ring in 2009. Id gladly take that with a Cole contract. The Stanton contract is the issue. It was stupid from day 1. Ellsbury was a stupid signing. Extending Hicks to a lesser extent is a stupid signing. Cole is a bonafide Ace. It is what you splurge on. Its the difference between us being in the WS and not this season. And if we let him go elsewhere and we roll with what we have as a rotation again, we will come up short again. Unless their plan B is something like Strasburg and Rendon or a trade for Lindor. And pray Stras stays healthy. we came up short because the other team scored more runs than we did. it we had one more healthy batter or pitcher could easily have tipped the difference, the issue w/ stanton is not his performance when healthy, its that theres a health risk, that same risk centralized on any player regardless of position when such a large, mutli-year contract is involved. i am looking forward to a team being competitive every year, rather than roll the dice on a 1 or 2 year window. we'll get rings too if we stick to that strategy. having the capacity to sign key contributors like Le Machine and retain farm system prospects has been the key this teams success, which gets compromised with big contracts and mega-trades for big names
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 30, 2019 11:10:04 GMT -5
Yankees Taking Look at Arkansas Assistant Hobbs Hobbs will be the second college pitching coach to interview with the Yankees. Michigan’s Chris Fetter interviewed on Tuesday. Hobbs came to Arkansas from Wake Forest prior to last season to replace Wes Johnson, who was hired by the Minnesota Twins. Hobbs helped Arkansas with Isaiah Campbell, Connor Noland and others reach the College World Series for the second season in a row. His staff had 615 strikeouts in 581.2 innings and limited opposing hitters to a .225 batting average. The staff averaged 3.90 earned runs allowed per game. www.kark.com/pig-trail-nation/yankees-taking-look-at-arkansas-assistant-hobbs/
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 31, 2019 6:24:39 GMT -5
I'm torn. We can certainly use a guy like Cole, and even though the Yankees are trying to be somewhat frugal, the soft cap in baseball does leave them flexibility. My problem is that if you sign him for the 6 - 8 years it will take, the last 2 - 4 may be albatrosses. If we get ace Cole for 4-5 years and have to swallow a rough 2-3 years at the end (possibly not), you do it 100 out of 100 times. The Yankees window is open now. 5 years from now it could be closed. It just annoys me that we are paying Stanton for so long and so much at the drop of a hat, but wont go the distance to get an elite TOR pitcher needed. I agree, if they can get Cole for 5 years or less, I'd do that without thinking twice. I'm guessing he has 3ish good years left. I think we all got bamboozled by the Stanton trade, since no one really watches the Marlins we were not up on his deficiencies, only saw the highlights.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 31, 2019 8:14:55 GMT -5
If we get ace Cole for 4-5 years and have to swallow a rough 2-3 years at the end (possibly not), you do it 100 out of 100 times. The Yankees window is open now. 5 years from now it could be closed. It just annoys me that we are paying Stanton for so long and so much at the drop of a hat, but wont go the distance to get an elite TOR pitcher needed. I agree, if they can get Cole for 5 years or less, I'd do that without thinking twice. I'm guessing he has 3ish good years left. I think we all got bamboozled by the Stanton trade, since no one really watches the Marlins we were not up on his deficiencies, only saw the highlights. What makes you think he has only 3ish years left? He rarely gets injured. He just turned 29. I'd say confidently he has a good 6-7 years left in the tank. Probably 5 elite. He is just entering his prime.
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Post by TheAnalyst on Oct 31, 2019 10:39:33 GMT -5
Garret Cole is now on the clock:
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Post by Fletch842 on Oct 31, 2019 10:48:31 GMT -5
I agree, if they can get Cole for 5 years or less, I'd do that without thinking twice. I'm guessing he has 3ish good years left. I think we all got bamboozled by the Stanton trade, since no one really watches the Marlins we were not up on his deficiencies, only saw the highlights. What makes you think he has only 3ish years left? He rarely gets injured. He just turned 29. I'd say confidently he has a good 6-7 years left in the tank. Probably 5 elite. He is just entering his prime. Just my take on athlete aging in the "post steriod" era.
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