Or replacing him if there's another bad start? It's got to be in the realm of possibility.
Bob Klapisch wrote this today too although he's traditionally always wrong. Ausmus certainly has the experience but a pretty lousy track record, but again I don't think NY actually lets their managers make many baseball decisions.
Those guys shouldn't even be part of the discussion, but yeah as I said above, NY has plenty of talent to send if SD wants to get serious.
Why? As long as we aren't trading our young starters in the infield, I don't see an immediate need for some of the prospects we would likely be giving up and on top of that, we need to capitalize on Cole and Judge's prime years (and Soto for that matter) as much as possible. Bird in the hand.
Of the names on that list, which I understand is just speculation, I don't agree with trading Dominguez, Volpe, or Michael King for a one year rental. I think all three of those guys are likely to be a part of the next great Yankees team.
They'd definitely figure it out but it's still a negative, not a positive.
That sounds...fixable.
About 29 teams would line up to sign Stanton for $18m over the next 5 years. Do you mean $18m/yr?
No. 18 mil total. Did you really think I meant that he could feasibly get 90 mil for 5 years on the open market? -0.8 WAR this year, 0.7 the year before. And he's going to be 34 years old.
No, but I also think it's absurd to think Stanton's market is $3.5m per year, which is what you indicated other teams would be willing to pay in a trade where the Yankees want to offload Stanton. He might have dropped off a cliff, but at 34, it's not unreasonable to say that there's plenty more in him with a lot more upside than 0.00 WAR. JD Martinez says hello.
Not being snarky at all here but…why? What have you seen to suggest he has a lot of offense left in him? He has a .286 OBP in his last 211 games and has basically turned into Rob Deer. There is still some power in that bat but I don’t see much else. He also doesn’t profile as a guy who will age well due to his lower body injuries.
If the Yankees said "we will give Stanton away, for nothing in return, to whoever offers to pay the most of his contract", what do you think the highest bid would be? Because that's what we're talking about, right?. If he were a FA, I think he'd get more than 3.5 mil AAV on a short term deal. But that's not an option. You trade for Stanton, you get 5 years. Tough for me to imagine a team offering much more than 18 mil of 20 mil.
Injuries are the key, but he still has near-elite level bat speed even with his struggles, as indicated above in the article I posted. It seems as if his problem is not aging, it's decision making and swing path. Those are fixable issues for a player who still hits balls 118mph.
They weren’t last year, fully agree with @moondog80.
Good question. Steamer projects Stanton to have a 1 WAR next year.
Except the part where Cashman kind of poopooed him?
Sanchez and Donaldson could still field key positions. I agree that Stanton has a real chance to still provide value. But if he puts up another OPS+ of 87 and the Yankees are in contention, I can’t see them wasting a roster spot on him, whether that means releasing him outright or paying 95% of his salary and getting fringe prospect just to save face.
Right, I thought that was a big nothing burger, but it does kind of imply that Cashman is nearing the end of his rope there, I think.
I didn't interpret his comment as he might finally be at the end of his rope with him, but you might be right.
https://theathletic.com/5100401/2023/11/29/yankees-padres-juan-soto-cody-bellinger/
While this looks bad, SD is already off Martian and Volpe, I expect their demands will lessen further and an agreement will be reached. Schmidt/Thorpe/solid prospect
Yep, this, it really makes too much sense both ways to not happen. I don't think anyone else is giving up 2-3 young pitchers plus other pieces, but NY could and will, I think.
