Thats the key along with his ability to shake off his long time away from the game and his batBTW Slade Heathcott is no longer a Yankee after his release. Booze and injuries killed his career unless he gets picked up by a horrible team as a gamble on the cheap I presume.
Aware of this and that they took Romine north for his glove no bat reputation. I know that Romine is starting to show more bat and his catching is superior but Ashman had better start emphasizing offense ingraft and tradesHe has a lot of excellent prospects in the system so he can easily afford to go for bats. Especially when Carlos leaves.Another first base candidate to compete with Bird and certainly a third baseman who can hit and field. Go for the best bat thats available when the pick is due
While thats a possibility I think its unlikely that McCann is moved to first from the catchers position
Speaking of "Yankees only"We have two quality pitchers suffering frumpier pitching under Larry Fairchild Pineda and Severino.. Evolve has crossed the line from fair to very good. This somewhat important seeing that the other two have been unexpectedly poor this year.Go back to your own thread...this is Yankees only...
It would be a lot easier if there were posts to respond or add to. Tagging whats here isn't easy. so I'll say this about Andrew Miller. DON'T TRADE HIM! Keep the three pitchers to gather. When you consider injuries and crap outings having these guys in the bullpen is amazing.\\ The exception is if the return is a huge piece of offenseIt would be great if we posted most of our Yankees stuff in this thread this season.
Now we just need to get Cali to cooperate.
Cali, my point was just to post all the Yankee related stuff here in one thread. It seems to be working, as there are now close to 300 posts here. You already know how to respond to an existing post because you just did it. If you have a new thought, just add it at the bottom of the thread.
I understand the"point and i'll try to follow this advice.
As a registered geezer I always has a player that was exciting to watch. My favorites were Mickey and ZRoger. I was a Maris fan before his mercurial run in 1961. Then it became Derek Jeter. At this time there just isn't a player in there that excites me. Brett is the closest but he looks at too many called strike threes. Maybe there is a farm hand coming up in my lifetime nobody now comes close. Pitchers are to be appreciated IMHO in a different kind of way. The Yankees or Ashman has failed to consider the excitement factor for the lineup Joe puts together!
I can relate to this.
Resigning him may not happen but the best way to go is give him a QO and let him sign elsewhere for a draft pick If they get real lucky he might go to a poor team that gives the Yanks a higher pick in the draft. At some point they might be able to pick and sign one of those golden boysllike a Trout or Harper. A player that can carry a team for a while with his bat. Yes I know those kind only come with a number one pick but there have been some quality players that slip to the lower picks. It happens every year. Your scouts just have to be on top of those available players.
Now they are saying Ackley tore his labrum and could require surgery. Won't be back anytime soon. Greg Bird out for the year already with similar issue.
I thinkI heard mention that Refsynder has been called up. As an aside, I think those two server behind home plate today are both hotties. The tall bleached blond is kind of cute as is the black hair bun top in a black dress.Something to enjoy between pitches.
You have a good eye for talent.
hey its fun to pickup the talent in the stands. Everyone in a while there is a super back there and they deserve their share of attention
They are making up for lost time in the injury departmentt.Ackley isn't exactly a huge loss because his bat While were on the subject of bats and hitting. No team is going to the WS with a number of players hitting below .250. I don't see the plus side of Aaron Hicks yet.and I'seeing Didi upper cutting again. Last season he leved of his swing and THEN began to contribute with his bat. He is never going to be a power hitter but he could elevate his BÅ to the 275+ range . At SS thats good. If he becomes consistent he could find a home at third base allowing Mateo to be elevated when his time seems right. He has excellent defense credentials and is a master base stealer. The Yanks have other infielders doing well in the farm system.
What the Yankees don't have is a rookie in the daily lineup and don't say Refsynder who is only up because Ackely fell victim to the DL for the year now. If Reffy stays up for the season he would qualify but this remains to be seen.
well, if refsnyder hits .190, he'll just be 1 of the boys.
Keeping Ref away from right hand pitchers isn't helping anyone. They must see him against all kinds of pitchers It for damn sure that the players normally on the field suck at the plate when any kind of pitcher is throwing the ball to their catchers. The new goldenly AaronHicks isn't anywhere near valuable besides his throwing arm from the outfield. Personally I'm sick of Teixiera' annual slow start OK great glove and when he gets into a "groove he hits long balls.Elsbury seems to choke with RISP.Castro sits today because he has caught norunitis plague of the NY YankeesOH& BTW Nothing is more out dated than "Those DamnYankees. The damn draft has robbed the fan base across this country to hate the Yankees and THAT has hurt the game as well as our team.
