A lot of people are saying this, but you can’t just bump CC to the bullpen. Keuchel’s velocity has been dropping and he is yet another lefty who gets a lot of weak contact to the left side, where NY currently has the worst defensive 3B in the game.the yankees are fine on off i want dallas kechuel SP i wouild offer 4y 100 mil
You should trademark thisA lot of people are saying this, but you can’t just bump CC to the bullpen. Keuchel’s velocity has been dropping and he is yet another lefty who gets a lot of weak contact to the left side, where NY currently has the worst defensive 3B in the game.
NY is fine on offense and pitching, their biggest issue by far is 3B defense. Andujar simply is not a MLB capable 3B and if anything, he got worse as last year progressed. It doesn’t have to be Machado, but it can’t be Miggy Statue Rock Hands.
I think you're getting caught up in the terminology, and also possibly underestimating how much Tulo's heels have affected his play the last few years (this last totally remains to be seen admittedly). But if all are healthy, here's your infield for a 7 game stretch:Tulo is not going to be playing over LeMahieu. The Yankees are fools if that happens.
Mystery 3B could still be Andujar, but not for 6 games. He and DJ could share the job.I think you're getting caught up in the terminology, and also possibly underestimating how much Tulo's heels have affected his play the last few years (this last totally remains to be seen admittedly). But if all are healthy, here's your infield for a 7 game stretch:
Gleyber-6 games (2B)
Voit-6 games (1B)
mystery 3B-6 games (3B)
Tulo-5 games (SS)
LeMahieu-5 games (all four positions)
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Moustakas made so much sense given those reasons and the short “cheap” contract (and not completely giving up on the possibility of Andujar making the leap to at least mediocre defensively) that my money is on Machado to NY at this point.Moustakas really would have been a nice fit as a solid defensive 3B and a power lefty bat to break up all the righties.
It's a good question, I think it is someone in the NY front office trying to make Boone look a bit better now that it doesn't affect Britton anymore.Why reveal that at all?
Andujar with LeMahieu and Urshela behind him, and maybe Arenado next winter.I mean, I thought it was inevitable as E5 here but apparently not.
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So, who are they going to play at 3B? Moustakas is out and I can't see how you'd justify Andujar's D for a full season again.
It is not, it is exactly the same thing they’ve been saying for months, maybe you haven’t been paying attention (understandably). NY even said publicly before the meeting in December they weren’t going to $300M, they offered him around $220M then, he wasn’t interested, and they basically moved on then.damage control / after the fact tweet here.
James WagnerVerified account @ByJamesWagner 2m2 minutes ago
Yankees never made a formal offer to Manny Machado, per a source, although they hosted him at Yankee Stadium. Machado wanted to top Giancarlo Stanton’s 13-year/$325M deal, and although his reported amount is a free-agent record, Yankees didn’t want to offer something that large.
Well, not sure your reasons were right, but your conclusion was correct, Machado to NY did not in fact happen, so good call.It’s not that I’m so sure he wont* - it’s not like it would shock me - but I’m also not so sure he will* and I’m far from thinking it’s a foregone conclusion. He’s been pretty adamant about not wanting to play third and to go back to short - and with today’s news about Didi, maybe the calculus is changed and they walk away from Didi to make it happen. Maybe they throw enough money at him to change his mind, it’s not out of the realm, but even the Heyman/Boras piece, the headline even gives you a more likely landing spot - Philly.
I know it seems like I’m stirring the pot or pouring salt in wounds and I assure everyone I’m not. I just don’t think it’s any more than rumors and, yes, some arrogance. The days that the Yankees could overpay anyone they wanted or they were some special landing spot to guarantee a ticket are over. Everyone can come to the table now on FAs, with the way revenue sharing has changed from the 90s/00s.
I could see him going to the Phillies, Nats, Brewers. If he’s ok playing third, how do you take the Dodgers out or Braves or Cubs? There’s plenty of teams with the money to pay him.
So is he?I'm happy they didn't beat that deal, assuming it goes through. Still disappointed that Moustakas signed already.
I'm saying his price might have gone up with a reference of $30m going to MachadoI've seen multiple reports that Moustakas is staying with the Brewers, one year, $10M-- if that's the question you were asking.
Tulo for a few months into Didi at SS is fine, I think (keep in mind that Tulo is healthier than he's been in years, at least for now), but a lefty-heavy pitching staff and Andujar at 3B seems like a disaster waiting to happen on every ball in that direction. I would still go with Urshela at 3B, Andujar at DH, Stanton in LF, LeMahieu and Gardner coming off the bench, and Clint in AAA, but I value defense more than most, I think.I get that ground balls are a less common occurrence in today's game but my God that left side of the infield is brutally awful.
I don't know. Age 34, surgeries and shortstop aren't my idea of a winning trifecta.Tulo for a few months into Didi at SS is fine, I think (keep in mind that Tulo is healthier than he's been in years, at least for now), but a lefty-heavy pitching staff and Andujar at 3B seems like a disaster waiting to happen on every ball in that direction. I would still go with Urshela at 3B, Andujar at DH, Stanton in LF, LeMahieu and Gardner coming off the bench, and Clint in AAA, but I value defense more than most, I think.
I'm waiting for the article about how Devers worked on his defense and talked on facetime with <insert gold glove 3b> this winter. Andujar is atrocious but let's not pretend the Sox have JBJ at SS and 3b.I don't know. Age 34, surgeries and shortstop aren't my idea of a winning trifecta.
Not sure what the point is here. Devers and X aren't exactly Belanger and B. Robinson but compared to Tulo and Andjujar well it's pretty substantial. FWIW, their combined 2018 B-Ref dWAR isn't as bad as Andujar by himself. And I find it hard to believe that Tulo won't be deeply negative while he's out there.I'm waiting for the article about how Devers worked on his defense and talked on facetime with <insert gold glove 3b> this winter. Andujar is atrocious but let's not pretend the Sox have JBJ at SS and 3b.