Same. I was convincing myself Lorenzen could be a good option. He still may be, honestly, but I see no reason to go in that direction over giving Schmidt and Weaver the chance.
Stroman brought it on himself but the root of it was that he really wanted to play for NYY and we didn't want him, which made him go on a rampage. He's a Long Island kid, so if Yankee fans are complete morons, he's one of em!
That was one thing, but there have been lots of others. He just shouldn't be on social media until his career is over, but agreed that I like that kind of attitude. He is a great fielder also.
Yeah, this may put them in a better position for Snell. They aren't as desperate for him now.
Cashman did a fantastic job this winter, they didn’t spend big or give up any essential prospects, but they filled every spot needed pretty solidly.
Regarding the Giolito comparison.
I love Nestor too, but this strikes me as a piece that can go back in a trade with the receiving team still being able to compete this year (even while trading away a great asset, like Burnes).
I don't really understand why a competing team would give us their better pitcher for our worse pitcher unless they want to compete AND shed payroll mid-year? We did this with Montgomery but it wasn't pitcher for pitcher, we thought we were filling holes that needed to be filled.
Nestor is cheaper, has an extra year of control and would presumably come with serious prospects but anyway I don’t think it could happen now before July.
He retweeted and supported some antisemitic stuff that Kyrie Irving talked about on social media and then when he got called on it doubled down. He then dog whistled about how it's important to do your own research and understand who are the ones who really control the mainstream media
An article about that Kyrie incident for reference
He's a very good pitcher. And yet, here I am thrilled the Yankees signed him because he owns one of the worst personalities in baseball. A true living stereotype of short guy with a chip on his shoulder who never shuts up (and has a knack for saying dumb things). He was already a hot mess with the Mets and now he's doubling down in NYC with the harder team to play for. It's beautiful, and win-win for non-Yankees fans. If he implodes (probably unlikely), great, but even if he pitches well he's going to run his mouth and generally act like a jerk so he'll be fun to root against. I love the signing.
