Odor provides a much-needed lefthanded power bat, and he's not a liability in the field. He's actually been a good acquisition and an affordable one with Texas paying most of his large salary.
Meh, 0.1 WAR, 84 wRC+
The last Yankee dynasty occurred because George was suspended and Gene Michael was able to develop the Yankee core that became the anchor of the dynasty Jeter, Bernie, Posada, Rivera and Pettite.
It would have been preferable to not bring Gardner back and commit to Tauchman this season, but they really need Gardner now with the injury situation.
I didn't say he's great, but he serves a role. Who would you replace him with from within the organization?
Odor is a boom or bust player who has busted a lot recently.
At this point, I would keep him on the roster until Voit comes back and DFA him afterwards barring more injuries. I would prefer Wade gets his playing time because he is a better fielder and better base runner. He is a better roster option because he plays more positions.
That's fair. I like the versatility that Wade brings to the table and want to see him on this team long term. But if there is a spot for him on the roster, I also want Odor for the pop in his bat given how this team is predominantly right-handed, and wouldn't mind carrying one fewer pitcher to do so.
LOL Stanton has a guaranteed contract. And no one else would take him. They could cut the whole team and it wouldn't scare or bother Stanton.
He wants Boss Jr. to call out Stanton publicly (e.g., when George called Dave Winfield "Mr. May").
What does that accomplish? As I said Steinbrenner wasn’t why the Yankees won. Him being away helped more than him running his mouth.
Nobody wants to have to answer to Francesa or Kay.
you joke and i get it, but nobody wanted to lose Mike.
Who is this premier organization you speak of?
The one that is worth $5.25 billion dollars. Is it debatable that it would be one of the best management jobs in baseball?
I guess it's how you define "premier organization". Maybe you could have just said the most valuable MLB franchise (along with the LAD). I tend to think of a premier organization in the sense of an exceptionally run franchise.
That would be difficult to quantify, but I would love to see you do it.
Nah you're the quant guy - I'll leave that up to you. Maybe you can come up with a WAR for managers. Here's a stat you can work with - since the start of 2020, Tampa Bay, the team with the shoestring payroll, is 82-44 while the "premier organization" in MLB is 66-59.
Yes, the Rays have been better than the Yankees. Is that supposed to be some sort of insult to me? The Red Sox have also been better than the Yankees this year. Congratulations! I’m here for objective baseball talk, not fan pissing-matches.
Objective baseball talk is that Cash and Cora get more out of their team than Boone does. Having said that, the problems the Yanks have, at least to this outsider, is with the front office.
I am open to that possibility, but I would like to see some evidence of it. The Yankees won 100+ in 2018 and 2019. I don’t think any reasonable person believes those teams underachieved. Was Boone good managing then, but now he suddenly can’t? My suspicion is that Boone had very little to do with the Yankees’ success in those seasons and has little to with them being only one game above .500 at the moment.
