2019 Yankees Thread...

[donniesyracuse]

Meh, there are opinions which differ.

Ellsbury was not a deadline move.

 

[donniesyracuse]

No and Hicks is a career 238 hitter.

Because batting average is what matters. Lol

 

[Cusefan0307]

Because batting average is what matters. Lol

Not sure the need for snark. I think Hicks is overrated. I like guys who can get hits with runners on base and the Yankees have typically struggled with that. Low BA contributes to that and his OBP is like .320 this year. He is the same player as Gardner.

Frazier also has a slugging percentage way better than Hicks and can't get a look as DH?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Chad Green, there's a basket of waiting for you in the clubhouse.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

If Gios hurt, just cancel the rest of the season.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Chad Green, there's a basket of waiting for you in the clubhouse.

Whoa, we might need to set up a Harsh Burns thread on the OT board for takes like that.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Ellsbury was not a deadline move.

Didn't say that it was. It was just a dumb move.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Garcia just turned 20 and is in A-ball. He is not ranked in Rockies' top 30

Harvey comes off the 40.

 

[Alsacs]

Astros got Zack Greinke.
That rotation is sick now.

 

[rrlbees]

Garcia just turned 20 and is in A-ball. He is not ranked in Rockies' top 30

That’s a World Series clincher.

Guess we’ve given up on this year. Needed a front line starter in the worst way. This crew isn’t winning playoff games.

 

[rrlbees]

Astros got Zack Greinke.
That rotation is sick now.

They want to win.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Alsacs]

They want to win.

Grineke wouldn’t work in a Northeast market but it’s shocking how conservative the Yankees have become at spending.
Red Sox payroll has been higher 2 years in a row now.
George would be disappointed with his boys management style.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

They want to win.

They want to pay $35 million to Greinke for 2020 and 2021.

Don't know what we offered, or if we even asked about him.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Chip]

They want to win.

Yankees were boxed in. Greinke, MadBum have Yankees on no trade list.

Mets won’t be reasonable with headlines at stake.

Blue Jays weren’t reasonable with a pitcher still under control next year and a division rival.

Who was left? Robbie Ray who walks 6 per 9 innings? And a driven up price because of recent failures of the staff?

It’s frustrating but I get it.

 

[Shawn91111]

They want to pay $35 million to Greinke for 2020 and 2021.

Don't know what we offered, or if we even asked about him.

He was never going to wave his no trade clause to the Yankees.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Grineke wouldn’t work in a Northeast market but it’s shocking how conservative the Yankees have become at spending.
Red Sox payroll has been higher 2 years in a row now.
George would be disappointed with his boys management style.

Yankees have definitely become more conservative then when George ran the team there is no doubt. That being said the payroll is north of 200 million, were not the Mets here. The bigger issue is that teams are trying to hold the Yankees hostage because they know we need pitching and were not comfortable giving up huge prospects for mid level at best starters. Look no futher then Toronto, then asked for our #1 propsect in Garcia but took 2 nobodies from the Mets. I can't blame Cashman one bit. What sane person is giving up Clint Frazier for Robby freeking Ray, its insane.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Romie my homie...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

He was never going to wave his no trade clause to the Yankees.

That too.

 

[JeremyCuse]

He was never going to wave his no trade clause to the Yankees.

Yankees were never trading for him so the whole thing is moot. People think Sonny Gray struggled here, god help us watching Greinke implode.

 

[Noexcuse]

Grineke wouldn’t work in a Northeast market but it’s shocking how conservative the Yankees have become at spending.
Red Sox payroll has been higher 2 years in a row now.
George would be disappointed with his boys management style.

Goes without saying. He was disappointed in the boys in a general sense. He had tapped his son in law to be his successor until the dumb azz stepped out on his daughter.

 

[Alsacs]

Yankees were boxed in. Greinke, MadBum have Yankees on no trade list.

Mets won’t be reasonable with headlines at stake.

Blue Jays weren’t reasonable with a pitcher still under control next year and a division rival.

Who was left? Robbie Ray who walks 6 per 9 innings? And a driven up price because of recent failures of the staff?

It’s frustrating but I get it.

The package for Bauer wasn’t a lot. He was a guy who has top of the rotation stuff.
I wouldn’t want Grineke he has anxiety issues. In a big market that could affect him.


Yankees needed a starter though.
Tanaka/Happ/German/Paxton as your playoff rotation could use an improvement.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Guess we’ve given up on this year. Needed a front line starter in the worst way. This crew isn’t winning playoff games.

We'll see when we get there.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The package for Bauer wasn’t a lot. He was a guy who has top of the rotation stuff.
I wouldn’t want Grineke he has anxiety issues. In a big market that could affect him.


Yankees needed a starter though.
Tanaka/Happ/German/Paxton as your playoff rotation could use an improvement.

A healthy Severino would be an improvement.

A healthy Betances wouldn't hurt either.