***The Official New York Yankees Thread***

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by Aribasebal

That's what happens when he gets a chance to play

Honestly I'm thinking Dominguez turns into a Juan Soto Jr. He can steal, he can take walks, he can hit homeruns. He just needs the playing time and not having to worry about learning left field to grow into that role.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by carlo16

Noooo stop moving guys out of position. I like the idea of having flexibility and if Bo is willing and can I guess but if they really think Lombard is the guy and Volpe is gone just find a placeholder at SS. Anything would be better than Volpe. Sign Tucker, resign Bellinger and and find a middle of the rotation guy. Hope Cole comes back healthy.
Dominguez
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Gil

Bo is athletic enough to change positions and be successful especially when he has suggested it and it hasn't been dictated to him.

[fulltritty]

Another great performance by Cam, bullpen sucks it up, but they beat a crap team. No movement in the standings since both the Jays and Boston are also playing crap teams this series.

Rice, Domínguez and Chisholm HRs back 6 scoreless innings by Schlitter as Yankees beat Nationals

https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401696875

[Mandy1320]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

It’s a niche stat because it doesn’t meet your narrative. Okay.

It's a niche stat because it's the only one that fits yours.

[Mandy1320]

Originally Posted by JRX

I would keep Rice because his savant page is still all red. Though maybe they should trade him since the Yankees seem incapable of getting the most out of guys. Other teams would definitely want Rice.

I also had to look this up to believe it. Last 3 years, min 1500pa Volpe is dead last with .222 average. Dead last in obp with .284. 6th worst slugging. 2nd worst wRC+. Why do they keep gaslighting us about him. Is he secretly Cashman's love child? He's proven he is not a major league hitter. Why can't they just send him down?

Volpe will remain the SS this year but I expect the spot to be open season next year. As others have pointed out around social media, the narrative is shifting more against Volpe among the beat writers and such than in recent years. 3 straight years of this just can't happen. They were able to hide behind his good defense (which WAS really good) but somehow has diminished which indicates something most likely mental.

[hxcmilkshake]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Yes, because the bullpen probably would have blown it worse at 7-0 than 10 runs to make it 10-5. Two idiots give up 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th.

Well, Boone tried to steal a 3rd inning from De Los Santos so I don't put that on the pitcher

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[carlo16]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Bo is athletic enough to change positions and be successful especially when he has suggested it and it hasn't been dictated to him.

Jazz is pretty athletic. Bo suggesting and being open to it is negotiating as a free agent.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by carlo16

Jazz is pretty athletic. Bo suggesting and being open to it is negotiating as a free agent.

Bo did actually play second base in the minors for a bit and he is really good at tennis too, so I would say he is pretty athletic as well.

[carlo16]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Bo did actually play second base in the minors for a bit and he is really good at tennis too, so I would say he is pretty athletic as well.

My father is 80 and plays tennis. Bryce Harper came up as a catcher. Why not put him back there? Every guy in the MLB is athletic. The switching positions is “incredibly hard” as Ron Washington said in moneyball. Bo saying he’s open to playing 2B is smart as he’s negotiating a contract.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by Mandy1320

It's a niche stat because it's the only one that fits yours.

I am not the stat guy you are. I go by sight and feel stats are fine but guess what there is no certainty to them. Sure you can get an idea what should happen but what should happen gets turned on its head often enough. And you are saying it’s a niche stat because his average dropped to .190’abd .180 when it’s only .230 to begin with. Most money players stats get better when there are runners in scoring position not worse.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by hxcmilkshake

Well, Boone tried to steal a 3rd inning from De Los Santos so I don't put that on the pitcher

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I thought it was a dumb move to keep De Los Santos in for a third inning but after Goldschmidt started that double play to have 2 outs and nobody on I thought Boone was going to get away with it. Unfortunately 2 walks and 2 singles later and lots of extra pitches on De Los Santos arm he finally pulled him. Leiter jr did nothing to endear me any further towards him. First batter grand slam which is a great way to kill a rally as he struck out the next batter to end the game. He was already going to not be able to pitch today after 2 innings and I can see not wanting to waste another pitcher in a 10-0 game but with the way pitchers break down Boone should be thinking of not exposing him to an injury.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by Mandy1320

Volpe will remain the SS this year but I expect the spot to be open season next year. As others have pointed out around social media, the narrative is shifting more against Volpe among the beat writers and such than in recent years. 3 straight years of this just can't happen. They were able to hide behind his good defense (which WAS really good) but somehow has diminished which indicates something most likely mental.

I agree with this assessment. The thing about Volpe which is an anomaly is he goes on streaks where you think he is finally getting it and then goes back into one of his funks. It never used to affect his fielding but lately he looks very unsure of himself. Caballero looked much sharper fielding wise last night also.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by carlo16

My father is 80 and plays tennis. Bryce Harper came up as a catcher. Why not put him back there? Every guy in the MLB is athletic. The switching positions is “incredibly hard” as Ron Washington said in moneyball. Bo saying he’s open to playing 2B is smart as he’s negotiating a contract.

God bless your father I am 63 and I can’t see myself playing Tennis 17 years from now. And I am probably in the best shape I have been in awhile after quitting smoking going on 7 years now and after 2 heart attacks just being more careful health wise. Jazz is athletic but after last night he needs to work on his vertical leap. 3 balls were just out of reach.

[Mandy1320]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

I am not the stat guy you are. I go by sight and feel stats are fine but guess what there is no certainty to them. Sure you can get an idea what should happen but what should happen gets turned on its head often enough. And you are saying it’s a niche stat because his average dropped to .190’abd .180 when it’s only .230 to begin with. Most money players stats get better when there are runners in scoring position not worse.

You say you're not the stat guy but then keep bringing up stats (albeit the same one).

I also watch 130+ games a year and what I'm trying to get across is that there are contributions that players provide that are subtle or are perhaps not perceived on a day to day basis. You want to say that Jazz isn't good with RISP, fine, I'm not disagreeing. But, I also am not going get hung up on that when he's doing other things that helps the team win on a daily basis. I'm ESPECIALLY not going to use that to argue for him to get replaced. It's a baseless standpoint because there is irrefutable evidence that Jazz is one of the biggest contributors in baseball at 2B.

If you don't like the way he plays or carries himself then turn off the TV when he comes to the plate or close your eyes when a ball is hit to him. Idk what else to tell you.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by Mandy1320

You say you're not the stat guy but then keep bringing up stats (albeit the same one).

I also watch 130+ games a year and what I'm trying to get across is that there are contributions that players provide that are subtle or are perhaps not perceived on a day to day basis. You want to say that Jazz isn't good with RISP, fine, I'm not disagreeing. But, I also am not going get hung up on that when he's doing other things that helps the team win on a daily basis. I'm ESPECIALLY not going to use that to argue for him to get replaced. It's a baseless standpoint because there is irrefutable evidence that Jazz is one of the biggest contributors in baseball at 2B.

If you don't like the way he plays or carries himself then turn off the TV when he comes to the plate or close your eyes when a ball is hit to him. Idk what else to tell you.

I don’t not like him enough to turn off the tv and run to my safe space when he comes up. And yes he is one of the better second baseman in the league I just think he needs to show a little more maturity when dealing with umpires and the press. I would complain about any player that was doing poorly with runners in scoring position not just Jazz. He has 25 home runs and most likely will finish with about 35 my only complaint is he needs to at least make contact when runners are in scoring position, yes he had a 2 run homer last night with Bellinger on first but struck out twice once with a runner on second and another time with a runner on third. My brother in law loves Jazz and I try to look at what he sees in him and he tells me he brings life to the lineup. I guess I will just have to look for the good things he adds and not focus on the bad.

[JRX]

Thats the problem with so many of the Yankees. Guy in scoring pos 2 outs, what does jazz try to do? Why hit a hr! There was pitch on the outer half that he fought off. Did he try to go with the pitch and hit it to lf and drive the run in? Of course not he was going for a hr. You can win games vs bad pitching with that approach, but you'll get shut down in the playoffs.

[carlo16]

Originally Posted by JRX

Thats the problem with so many of the Yankees. Guy in scoring pos 2 outs, what does jazz try to do? Why hit a hr! There was pitch on the outer half that he fought off. Did he try to go with the pitch and hit it to lf and drive the run in? Of course not he was going for a hr. You can win games vs bad pitching with that approach, but you'll get shut down in the playoffs.

I agree with you but that’s not exclusive to Jazz. That’s how hitting is taught today. Nobody is taught to shorten up. It’s attack attack attack. It’s like telling a pitcher to throw 92 with better command instead of 99 erratic. It’s not really taught these days.

That said yes I agree with you.

[Anejo]

Originally Posted by carlo16

I agree with you but that’s not exclusive to Jazz. That’s how hitting is taught today. Nobody is taught to shorten up. It’s attack attack attack. It’s like telling a pitcher to throw 92 with better command instead of 99 erratic. It’s not really taught these days.

That said yes I agree with you.

I love Jazz's energy however to me he's becoming more and more like Gleyber 2.0 in my opinion. Some mental errors and mistakes both in the field and on the basepaths.

[spuds1961]

Nice play by Wells and Goldschmidt to pick off Abram’s to end the first.

[spuds1961]

Nice gift double for Bellinger.

[Aribasebal]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Honestly I'm thinking Dominguez turns into a Juan Soto Jr. He can steal, he can take walks, he can hit homeruns. He just needs the playing time and not having to worry about learning left field to grow into that role.

Dominguez not in the lineup tonight after the HR last night. Extremely frustrating to be a Yankees fan

[spuds1961]

Well quiet first 2 innings.

[spuds1961]

Nice play by Jazz to save a run.

[duwal]

Originally Posted by Aribasebal

Dominguez not in the lineup tonight after the HR last night. Extremely frustrating to be a Yankees fan

they still have to, he's been awful against lefties especially left handed starters this season, .441 OPS. Possibly can have his pinch hit at bat/chance when Gore is out for a righthander

[spuds1961]

Bellinger would you like to join us tonight.