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Post by yankeesfaninboston on Jul 30, 2024 15:55:43 GMT -5
Trading Verdugo to specifically open up a spot in LF for Dominguez seems like a mistake to me. Dominguez could have another setback. He could be a bust as he's barely played at the MLB level yet. And even if he did come up and be an absolute stud from day 1, you pretty much have to expect that Stanton eventually gets hurt again to go with normal injury risk for others. Plus, if nothing else, Verdugo is a great defensive replacement.
Now, there are other reasons to deal him. Maybe they want the payroll space to free up another move. Maybe someone gives you a prospect you either really like or it just offsets the cost of another deal. He's "only" owed $2.9M the rest of the way though and I can't imagine anyone gives up anything of value for him though, so I'd lean against a move. Just keep him and hope he either gets his shit together or Dominguez takes his spot.
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Post by Rockaway Park on Jul 30, 2024 15:56:10 GMT -5
1 hour to go, Bombers. Again, Jazz and Leiter won't get you to the WS. Do something.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 30, 2024 15:56:31 GMT -5
Another reliever traded, Luis Erceg to the Royals, who also brought in Paul DeJong for infield depth.
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Jul 30, 2024 15:56:31 GMT -5
Not sure how I feel about trading Verdugo. Dominguez has a very small 8-game MLB sample size, and while he's looking promising, he has missed A LOT of time this season and into the end of last. Plus Verdugo has just finally started hitting again. Guess it would depend on the return. I don't think they can get a decent starter or close for Verdugo's last 2 months. If they trade him it'll more like be to get a prospect in the low minors they don't have to put on the 40-man for a couple of years, to basically open up a spot for Dominguez. In which case I think I'd just prefer to hang onto him. He's hitting again and is a proven MLB outfielder. Dominguez could absolutely be an upgrade, but that's really a roll of the dice at this point as we didn't get to see enough of him last year IMO, and he's missed most of this season. If he struggles, or God forbid gets hurt again, you're stuck with a sub-Mendoza Grisham getting regular ABs which isn't good in a playoff race. |
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Post by Max on Jul 30, 2024 15:59:50 GMT -5
No longer a worry, but no longer a hope, either. Scott is being traded to the Padres. In my opinion, it's another example of a team trading too much, especially for a player in his contract year. |
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Post by Rockaway Park on Jul 30, 2024 16:02:23 GMT -5
Blackburn to the Mets.
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Post by noetsi on Jul 30, 2024 16:02:45 GMT -5
1 hour to go, Bombers. Again, Jazz and Leiter won't get you to the WS. Do something. What makes you believe Cashman would. I don't really think getting to the WS is a big thing in the management view. They have rarely been a WS team in the last 15 years and they really are not moving forward. That is remarkable for a team that spends as much as they do. They need to seriously rethink their spending habits. |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Jul 30, 2024 16:03:24 GMT -5
From MLB RumorsYankees Scratch Gerrit Cole With Body Fatigue, To Select Will WarrenBy Anthony Franco | July 30, 2024 at 2:59pm CDT
The Yankees scratched Gerrit Cole from tonight’s scheduled start against the Phillies due to general body fatigue. Well-regarded pitching prospect Will Warren is getting the call for a spot start in what’ll be his major league debut. The Yankees will need to select him onto the 40-man roster, which has 2 vacancies pending their deadline activity.
There’s no indication this is anything more than a day-to-day issue. Yet it’s at least worth monitoring after Cole missed the 1st half of the season with elbow inflammation. Cole has made 7 starts since being reinstated in the middle of June. He owns an uncharacteristic 5.40 ERA thanks largely to 9 HRs allowed. If the Yankees are at all concerned about Cole’s health, it could impact their approach to the deadline over the next 2 hours. They’ve already been tied to starting pitchers, including to Jack Flaherty at the top of the market. There are rumblings the Yankees could even add an impact starter like Flaherty and look to flip Nestor Cortes.
Warren, 25, is a former 8th-round pick who has developed into one of New York’s top prospects. He ranks 7th among Yankees farmhands at Baseball America. Warren’s arsenal is headlined by his mid-90s fastball and potential plus slider. He has a shot to be a mid-rotation starter. The Southeastern Louisiana product has started 20 times in Scranton. His 6.11 ERA is disappointing, but Warren has an impressive 27.1% strikeout rate against a manageable 8.2% walk percentage. Hmmmmm...Warren. Well regarded coming into this year, but he's been getting bombed in Scranton (6.11 ERA, 18 HR in 95.2 IP), but he does have a high K rate (10.8/9IP), so maybe the unfamiliarity and his K-stuff can keep the Phils at bay tonight. |
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Post by kaybli on Jul 30, 2024 16:05:14 GMT -5
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 30, 2024 16:05:37 GMT -5
To get Scott from the Marlins, the Padres gave up 2 decent pitching prospects, Robbie Snelling and Adam Mazur #5 and #7 in their top 31 at Fangrpahs, both grade 40+, 3rd base prospect Graham Pauley, their #13 prospect who already bounced off the majors once this season, and a 4th prospect whose name seemed familiar to me, but I can't remember because it flashed on the screen at MLB Network too fast.
Edit: Ok, the 4th prospect is infielders Jay Beshears, who was mentioned in the A-ball hitters section of the Padres prospects list at Fangraphs. He doesn't seem to be a great prospect, didn't make their top 31, but now I remember why his name seemed familiar: I ran across his very high walk rate, OBA and batting average at low-A when I was digging for low level prospects for the low minors draft my fantasy league holds each year for prospects who haven't gotten to AA or AAA yet. I noted his age for the level, 22, and the fact he wasn't hitting nearly as well at high-A and didn't bother even adding him to my list.
Edit Edit: For what it's worth, MLB Pipeline says Snelling, Mazur, Pauley and Beshears are the Padres, #2, 3, 5 and 24 prospects.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 30, 2024 16:07:14 GMT -5
No longer a worry, but no longer a hope, either. Scott is being traded to the Padres. In my opinion, it's another example of a team trading too much, especially for a player in his contract year. Or a case of Cashman not going all in for what the team really needs. Depends how you look at it. Preller, the Padres' GM is the opposite; he always rolls the dice. Both approaches can work, but neither has worked fully for either GM in recent years. |
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Post by Max on Jul 30, 2024 16:07:36 GMT -5
1 hour to go, Bombers. Again, Jazz and Leiter won't get you to the WS. Do something. Prices are high. As much as i want the Yankees to make another trade or two, I don't want them to overpay. |
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 30, 2024 16:08:10 GMT -5
I certainly wouldn't mind adding Diaz. It means Rice back to AAA, at least, and the Rays stand a good chance of ripping the Yanks off, like they do to all lesser management crews. |
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Post by noetsi on Jul 30, 2024 16:09:07 GMT -5
1 hour to go, Bombers. Again, Jazz and Leiter won't get you to the WS. Do something. Prices are high. As much as i want the Yankees to make another trade or two, I don't want them to overpay. What would they over pay with. How often do Yankee minor leaguers become elite offensive players (or pitchers for that matter). |
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Post by yankeesfaninboston on Jul 30, 2024 16:09:22 GMT -5
I still really want Diaz for 1B. Leadoff has been disastrous this year and he's experienced in the role. Positionally, we don't have a 1B now or for the future. Rizzo is hurt and looked washed. DJ looks washed. Rice has a .568 OPS since the 3 HR game and drastic platoon splits as a left handed hitter - he's never projected as an everyday option. With Stanton back in the lineup, Torres and Verdugo showing signs of life, Wells on a tear lately, and Chisholm showing well in his first game at 3B it's actually looking up on offense. Also have Dominguez coming back as a "next line of defense" for Verdugo falling back off or Stanton getting hurt again. Things actually look pretty solid now at 8/9 positions. There still isn't a great leadoff hitter though and 1B is the 9th position that isn't solved at all. Diaz is an absolute dream fit IMO as he plays the perfect position for us and hits in the perfect lineup spot. Fits the team like a glove. I'd like to have Diaz, too, he's always been a pain in the neck for the Yanks, except when they beat him on called 3rd strikes that aren't strikes. He's also played some 3rd in the past, but the metrics say he plays a poor defensive 3rd base, and that's why he's at first now. Just don't see how they fit him into the puzzle without trading a player in the lineup away. I think he fits without trading anyone away. Starters: C Wells 1B Diaz 2B Torres 3B Chisholm SS Volpe LF Verdugo CF Judge RF Soto DH Stanton Bench: C Narváez (until Trevino is back) IF LeMahieu (washed but the contract means he sticks) OF Grisham IF Cabrera Bench is definitely crowded. This assumes we send Ben Rice back to AAA, which is kind of a tough break but it is what it is. If they think Chisholm can play SS when Volpe sits then they could send Cabrera down instead. The tougher variables are what to do when Rizzo and/or Dominguez is back. It's a bit of a log jam if no one is on the IL to accommodate them. Like I mentioned, they can get by with Cabrera going down to make room if they're ok with Chisholm as the backup SS for in-game emergencies (if Volpe missed time they'd need to do a roster move though). Honestly, if they acquire, Diaz then Rizzo could probably just be DFA'd or left on the IL. Grisham is nice to keep as a defensive replacement, but I wouldn't sweat DFA'ing him either. DJ has been dreadful and maybe they could do a phantom IL stint. The most "painful" outcome I see would be that you have to leave Rice in AAA, DFA Rizzo now vs. declining his option in the offseason, and DFA Grisham rather than keep him as a defensive replacement. That would be to keep the same 4-man bench and starting lineup I listed above except Dominguez takes Grisham's roster spot (and probably Verdugo's starting position, otherwise they'd leave him in AAA). None of that seems like much of a deterrent to me. |
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