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

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by ottobord

I'm not trading Stanton, He's a great postseason hitter. By the end of the year I want a lineup that is flexible enough to avoid getting K'd 10 plus times a game in a postseason series. Everyone needs to be platooned except Judge Soto and Volpe. If it means dropping an extra pitcher then do it. Not hitting in the postseason is our biggest potential problem.

I would agree with this up until 2021. In 2022, he was horrible in the post season. Hopefully with his resurgence this year, it will carry over to the post season.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

Yes hitting is usually the problem for them in the playoffs but I don’t see any pitching staff from this years potential playoff teams as strong top to bottom as in years past.

The biggest issue is the guy who usually carries them all year disappears in the post season. No need to say his name.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

I agree with this.

No need to be sellers when you are in first place, but the long term possibilities mean more to me sometimes. If DJ comes back to play better than Torres and Berti/Cabrera at third is still a decent fill in, why not get something for Torres instead of letting him walk at the end of the season for nothing?

If this team is serious about re-signing Soto, there's no room for a Torres contract. I mean, they are already hinting at letting Rizzo go just to have more money for a Soto signing. And of Spencer Jones isn't ready for prime time, a cheap year contract to Verdugo would be nice.

[fulltritty]

Since my parents are coming down this weekend, I've been full steam ahead trying to get my basement finished up with displaying my memorabilia and hanging my autographed 16x20s photos. When it's all done, I'm either going to take a ton of photos or do a video. I'll post some of it here since, of course, the majority of the stuff is Yankees.

[fulltritty]

Well, here's one I haven't seen in forever. That's certainly going to hurt for this upcoming series.

Yankees put reliever Ian Hamilton on 7-day Covid injured list

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...d-injured-list

[fulltritty]

Four reasons for Yankees' hot start as win streak stretches to seven: Giancarlo Stanton's resurgence and more

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/f...ence-and-more/

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Finishing the year with a worse record than the A's would definitely be much worse in my book.

It could happen.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by hxcmilkshake

My kids teacher is Logan's mom. Logan used to be intentionally walked in Little League

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Wow going a little overboard for little league don’t you think.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

I would agree with this up until 2021. In 2022, he was horrible in the post season. Hopefully with his resurgence this year, it will carry over to the post season.

Won’t know until they get there and if he doesn’t hit his trade value takes another hit and if he does now they are stuck with him again.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

The biggest issue is the guy who usually carries them all year disappears in the post season. No need to say his name.

Can’t have him disappear like he did after the 62 home run season.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

No need to be sellers when you are in first place, but the long term possibilities mean more to me sometimes. If DJ comes back to play better than Torres and Berti/Cabrera at third is still a decent fill in, why not get something for Torres instead of letting him walk at the end of the season for nothing?

If this team is serious about re-signing Soto, there's no room for a Torres contract. I mean, they are already hinting at letting Rizzo go just to have more money for a Soto signing. And of Spencer Jones isn't ready for prime time, a cheap year contract to Verdugo would be nice.

Yes you can’t risk the future but it’s not like they don’t have the money to rebound even if they screw up.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Since my parents are coming down this weekend, I've been full steam ahead trying to get my basement finished up with displaying my memorabilia and hanging my autographed 16x20s photos. When it's all done, I'm either going to take a ton of photos or do a video. I'll post some of it here since, of course, the majority of the stuff is Yankees.

Have fun with that project it’s always nice when it starts coming together.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Well, here's one I haven't seen in forever. That's certainly going to hurt for this upcoming series.

Yankees put reliever Ian Hamilton on 7-day Covid injured list

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...d-injured-list

Not this crap again.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Four reasons for Yankees' hot start as win streak stretches to seven: Giancarlo Stanton's resurgence and more

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/f...ence-and-more/

Probably a lot more than 4 reasons.

[ottobord]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Well, here's one I haven't seen in forever. That's certainly going to hurt for this upcoming series.

Yankees put reliever Ian Hamilton on 7-day Covid injured list

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...d-injured-list

This is a joke right?

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by ottobord

This is a joke right?

I sure hope so.

[NYRE2PECT]

Read an article somewhere that Gil would be the odd man out with Cole coming back - no way, right? He's been too good.

[spuds1961]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Read an article somewhere that Gil would be the odd man out with Cole coming back - no way, right? He's been too good.

That type of mistake would set back the whole progress of the pitching staff.

[spuds1961]

Guess it’s not just the White Sox 2-0 already Verdugo 2 run double.

[spuds1961]

Stroman uses a double play to get out of a little jam in the second.

[spuds1961]

1,2,3 Yankees second line out, ground out and fly out.

[spuds1961]

1,2,3 3rd for Stroman strikeout, line out and ground out.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

Yes you can’t risk the future but it’s not like they don’t have the money to rebound even if they screw up.

That is true in our minds, but it is Hal running the team.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

Not this crap again.

Yeah I don't remember seeing another player anywhere in MLB going on leave for COVID.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Read an article somewhere that Gil would be the odd man out with Cole coming back - no way, right? He's been too good.

Shouldn't be him, but I'm guessing it's going to happen. He's pitched a lot better than Stroman and Cortes that's for sure.