Misc Yankee News

Good. Shreve was the weak link in the pen.



With that said, I think that Kahnle's issues stem from a lack of work- and I don't see that being Boone's priority when Kahnle returns. I wonder if it might have been a better idea to leave Kahnle there for another couple weeks with a command from NY to pitch him every other day to get the innings built up.



I would also have liked the Yanks to give some of the guys who might have roles in the 2019 pen a shot- Cody Carroll and Feyereisen come to mind. We should remember that DRob and Warren will be FA at the end of the season. In addition, there have to be questions on whether Cole gets an offer or not. Finally, IF the Yanks trade Betances (keeping in mind that he will be a FA at the end of 2019), this winter will be when it happens, if it does at all.



Thus, it might be effective roster management to give these guys a test run to see what they have- let Boone and the coaches get familiar with them.

ooooooooooooooh............that killed me............

With the 2018 season essentially at it's half way point (close enough for this purpose), Luis Severino is 12-2 and has fanned 132. Guidry owns the single-season Yankee K record at 248...And frankly, we haven't seen a starting pitcher this effective in a Yankee uniform since Gator's infamous 1978 season...Guidry had a gaudy 1.74 ERA that season which was a 208+ ERA for the year. At this point, Severino is posting up at 2.10, which is a 202+ ERA.

As far as 2018 is concerned, Severino is making his mark. His 2.21 FIP is the best in the league...I'm quite impressed with the way he conducts himself on the mound these days. The confidence is obvious, without appearing brash...

That's good news. I hope he can help...

I was Cessa...

Just for the fun of it, I'm peeking at some advanced stats. I thought perhaps Sevvy would throw less pitches per batter than most, but his average number of pitches per hitter is 3.90, compared to the league average of 3.86. Of course, he's getting a lot of those batters out, so he still has great economy of pitches, especially since he has a high K rate.

I set the neutralized pitching tool to 1968 Dodgers, and under those conditions, Sevvy would have a 1.18 ERA this season, though the low-scoring Dodgers would have restricted his record to 9-4. What bums...We think WE'RE in a slump?

I have noted that Severino leads the league in something called RE24, described below. This is impressive when combined with his league-leading FIP. It would seem that when the chips are down, he finds that little extra, focuses and gets out of situations with fewer runs allowed than anyone else in the game. There are some fine Cy Young Award seasons on the brew, but Severino needs not take a back seat to any of the others. Now leading in wins, he will garner more attention if that holds true, as well.

RE24 -- Base-Out Runs Saved
Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher
save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and
above 0 is better than average

I was hoping I could get an answer your semi-query about the 1-2-3 innings, chiyankee. Perhaps I still will, but I haven't found it yet. I agree though. He's one tough cookie, and his economy of pitches is getting him up among the league leaders in innings pitched...without wearing him down. Dang, he's starting to remind me of Bob Gibson on the mound. That defiant look. The aggressive pace. Now the 1.18 adjusted ERA is remindful of Gibby's amazing 1.12 season of 1968...the best $604,975.00 the Yankees could have spent this season...