Also born on 9/11/2001….Justin Lange was a 2020 draft pick, 20 years old and Fangraphs has him as SD's #6 prospect, nice pickup.
So where might he slot in on the Yankees list?Justin Lange was a 2020 draft pick, 20 years old and Fangraphs has him as SD's #6 prospect, nice pickup.
He hasn't pitched much yet and is still very young, probably #15-20 right now but with a big upside.So where might he slot in on the Yankees list?
LOL, I took my son to games at various parks at a similar age and he insisted in getting that messy "ice cream in a mini helmet" at every game. Each time, he wore most of it on the front of him.IKF in the Yankee Stadium bleachers as a kid:
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He is in now at #17:So where might he slot in on the Yankees list?
I was wondering why SD was giving up on their first round pick so soon... and he was drafted in the 2020 year. I imagine he's not the only one who got effed over by the minor league shutdown and now has to compete with two additional draft classes of players.Seems like a nice get for Cashman.
Also he is a long-term project and SD are trying to compete now, their top four SPs are all scheduled to hit FA after 2022 or 2023.I was wondering why SD was giving up on their first round pick so soon... and he was drafted in the 2020 year. I imagine he's not the only one who got effed over by the minor league shutdown and now has to compete with two additional draft classes of players.
Hasn't this account been discredited a few times? They kept posting a number of FA rumors that never seemed to pan out.
Imagine if he becomes a star, we’ll never hear the end of this .Also born on 9/11/2001….
Hope it's true. Love Montas.
So do the main writer accounts, they seem to float as logical rumors/info as anyone else. They supposedly had Garver to TEX before anyone, but I don't really care about that. If you post something that makes sense to me and I look at your previous tweets and they're not ridiculous, I don't especially care if you're a well known source or not.Hasn't this account been discredited a few times? They kept posting a number of FA rumors that never seemed to pan out.
Edit: Rather - I should say I haven't seen them credited with any stories?
But why does this non-check get credibility is my question? I see a few of us follow the account, but have they broken anything?So do the main writer accounts, they seem to float as logical rumors/info as anyone else.
I answered that in my edit above, but again I don't think it matters. It's just a rumor, feel free to ignore it if you want, most of them don't pan out no matter who is posting them on Twitter.But why does this non-check get credibility is my question? I see a few of us follow the account, but have they broken anything?
But that wasn't really what I said. It's both an observation that we aren't greatly participating in the premium free agency pools and that we also aren't making it deep into the playoffs with any sort of consistency and it's starting to drive fans crazy.I don't equate signing big name free agents on long contracts with success. I think the Yankees are very competitive most years, injury depending, and the playoffs are a crapshoot.
Roster flexibility is underrated.
I'm asking the question of 1) Is there a link and 2) Are we, as a team, no longer interested in paying for premium talent. Tangentially, there is of course some linkage or argument to be made that spending money on the right players increases your odds.You specifically mentioned that they haven't signed any premium FAs and have made somewhat underwhelming trades instead.
Based on that and other posts you've made recently, it sure sounds like you are linking a lack of premium free agents and short playoff runs.
Yes. We are. I am. But that doesn't change the fact that the organization basically conditioned the fans to believe that there was always a great sense of urgency. Can't win? Take Clemens out of retirement! Can't win? Get Giambi, get Matsui, get Randy Johnson...etc. 2009 was the last one, and we won it with a shitload of free agent money. That sense of urgency feels greater from the fans than ownership at the moment.I was going to start a thread like this but I don't need another way to procrastinate doing my taxes, so I will do it after that. In the meantime, a few quick things:
1) It's possible that NY couldn't sign QO FAs and/or go over the third tax level without jeopardizing their commitment to the top IFAs they have signed in recent years. Dominguez, Arias, and Mayea in Jan 2023 are by almost every rating system the top three overall players in the past 4 IFA classes, and NY has landed the first two and seem like they are locked in on Mayea too (yes, this is a great argument for an international draft but that's a different discussion). The one year they did not sign the top IFA guy in the class? The year they signed Cole to a massive deal.
2) I have said it before, but I have long thought that winning makes a fan base dumber, we all know the Yankees' history (yes, very few WS rings in recent decades) and they haven't finished below .500 since 1992, 29 years and counting. The Yankee fan base is stunningly dumb, I am always surprised when I come across even one person who isn't.
But I'm still pissed about bringing Boone back.
Heh, you know I don't mean you, but those were under previous CBAs, the last 3 or 4 CBA have changed the rules for front offices a lot, and at the same time, younger players have become more important than before.Yes. We are. I am. But that doesn't change the fact that the organization basically conditioned the fans to believe that there was always a great sense of urgency. Can't win? Take Clemens out of retirement! Can't win? Get Giambi, get Matsui, get Randy Johnson...etc. 2009 was the last one, and we won it with a shitload of free agent money. That sense of urgency feels greater from the fans than ownership at the moment.
So funny to me that there are at least three guys in house now I'd rather have his job than him: Rojas, Bam Bam and Beltran (just an announcer for now).
Be honest, you'd take the equipment manager over Boone.So funny to me that there are at least three guys in house now I'd rather have his job than him: Rojas, Bam Bam and Beltran (just an announcer for now).
As a manager, he's a great press secretary.Be honest, you'd take the equipment manager over Boone.