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Post by inger on Nov 24, 2023 20:48:53 GMT -5
Of course we have no idea what that slash would equate to in MLB, but we are finding that the foreign players have improved exponentially in the past decade or two… He could suffer a 30% drop in his slash line and still be an asset in todays watered down offenses. Yet I doubt he would. Koreans are hard working people, and hitting to all fields is a promising talent that seldom fails. That’s also true with letting power come naturally… |
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Post by domeplease on Nov 25, 2023 17:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Nov 25, 2023 20:10:44 GMT -5
With Soto having the least OF defensive ability, why not try working him toward playing 1B? The you wind up with Bellinger, Dominguez, and Judge in the OF long term with Soto eventually the DH? Once Soto moves off first, by that time Bellinger May no longer be a playable CF, so then he moves to 1B. Just a thought… |
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Post by rizzuto on Nov 25, 2023 20:23:05 GMT -5
With Soto having the least OF defensive ability, why not try working him toward playing 1B? The you wind up with Bellinger, Dominguez, and Judge in the OF long term with Soto eventually the DH? Once Soto moves off first, by that time Bellinger May no longer be a playable CF, so then he moves to 1B. Just a thought… With the number of two-seamers thrown by the Yankees' pitching staff, I'd be concerned with weakening the infield defense on the right side, especially with the way this team struggles to score runs. Bellinger is also a very good defensive first baseman, and that position gets more chances than an outfielder. Having someone like Kiermaier on the bench for late innings with a lead would be capital. |
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Post by inger on Nov 25, 2023 20:31:32 GMT -5
With Soto having the least OF defensive ability, why not try working him toward playing 1B? The you wind up with Bellinger, Dominguez, and Judge in the OF long term with Soto eventually the DH? Once Soto moves off first, by that time Bellinger May no longer be a playable CF, so then he moves to 1B. Just a thought… With the number of two-seamers thrown by the Yankees' pitching staff, I'd be concerned with weakening the infield defense on the right side, especially with the way this team struggles to score runs. Bellinger is also a very good defensive first baseman, and that position gets more chances than an outfielder. Having someone like Kiermaier on the bench for late innings with a lead would be capital. Believe me, that thought about weakening the first base position did occur to me as well. Obviously, Soto would have to adapt to first base well… more than just average, to make it work. But the transition from OF to IB has been done many times before… |
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Post by chiyankee on Nov 26, 2023 20:04:02 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Nov 27, 2023 9:52:49 GMT -5
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Post by chiyankee on Nov 27, 2023 10:02:12 GMT -5
Wow, Sony getting 25 million per season. |
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Post by kaybli on Nov 27, 2023 10:13:34 GMT -5
Wow, Sony getting 25 million per season. The market is nuts. |
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Post by inger on Nov 27, 2023 16:42:35 GMT -5
Here’s a small diversion for the slow off-season. Let’s say the Yankees could pick from a young Stan Musial or a young Ted Williams to fill our LF needs right now. Which would you take?
As great as Musial was, Williams outshines him at the plate by a rather significant margin. Neither was a great fielder, though in his younger day, Musial was pretty good out there. Musial had more speed, though like many players of that era he didn’t run often, and was most certainly a better character to have in the clubhouse environment.
Because we’re the Yankees, Musial’s left handed bat would be attractive and his stats may improve playing 1/2 his games in YS3…
I’ve made up my mind, but I’m not going to chime in until I’ve heard from others…
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Post by rizzuto on Nov 27, 2023 17:13:35 GMT -5
Here’s a small diversion for the slow off-season. Let’s say the Yankees could pick from a young Stan Musial or a young Ted Williams to fill our LF needs right now. Which would you take? As great as Musial was, Williams outshines him at the plate by a rather significant margin. Neither was a great fielder, though in his younger day, Musial was pretty good out there. Musial had more speed, though like many players of that era he didn’t run often, and was most certainly a better character to have in the clubhouse environment. Because we’re the Yankees, Musial’s left handed bat would be attractive and his stats may improve playing 1/2 his games in YS3… I’ve made up my mind, but I’m not going to chime in until I’ve heard from others… Without having to serve in WWII and the Korean War, Teddy Ballgame would hit over 700 home runs in Yankee Stadium. |
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Post by rizzuto on Nov 27, 2023 17:29:27 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Nov 27, 2023 18:02:05 GMT -5
Here’s a small diversion for the slow off-season. Let’s say the Yankees could pick from a young Stan Musial or a young Ted Williams to fill our LF needs right now. Which would you take? As great as Musial was, Williams outshines him at the plate by a rather significant margin. Neither was a great fielder, though in his younger day, Musial was pretty good out there. Musial had more speed, though like many players of that era he didn’t run often, and was most certainly a better character to have in the clubhouse environment. Because we’re the Yankees, Musial’s left handed bat would be attractive and his stats may improve playing 1/2 his games in YS3… I’ve made up my mind, but I’m not going to chime in until I’ve heard from others… Without having to serve in WWII and the Korean War, Teddy Ballgame would hit over 700 home runs in Yankee Stadium. But would those HRs have been somewhat curtailed in YS? … If you calculate Williams’ missed seasons in he would likely have surpassed Babe Ruth in OWAR… maybe in HR as well… it would have been close. Waking away with a 29-homer season, he may have played another year if he needed to to pass George Herman… |
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Post by rizzuto on Nov 27, 2023 19:21:27 GMT -5
Without having to serve in WWII and the Korean War, Teddy Ballgame would hit over 700 home runs in Yankee Stadium. But would those HRs have been somewhat curtailed in YS? … If you calculate Williams’ missed seasons in he would likely have surpassed Babe Ruth in OWAR… maybe in HR as well… it would have been close. Waking away with a 29-homer season, he may have played another year if he needed to to pass George Herman… Ted believed in pulling the ball, hitting 335 of his home runs to right field, 44 to center, and 33 to right center. And, he only swung at strikes. 30 of his homers were at Yankee Stadium and 248 at Fenway, which is much more cavernous center to right field than New York. |
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Post by inger on Nov 27, 2023 19:46:04 GMT -5
But would those HRs have been somewhat curtailed in YS? … If you calculate Williams’ missed seasons in he would likely have surpassed Babe Ruth in OWAR… maybe in HR as well… it would have been close. Waking away with a 29-homer season, he may have played another year if he needed to to pass George Herman… Ted believed in pulling the ball, hitting 335 of his home runs to right field, 44 to center, and 33 to right center. And, he only swung at strikes. 30 of his homers were at Yankee Stadium and 248 at Fenway, which is much more cavernous center to right field than New York. So then the question becomes which player is better suited to fill the current needs of the Yankees? I don’t we could do wrong either way… And with that in mind, Soto might be the closest player availability that compares with either of these guys. That said, his similarity scores mate him up with mostly guys a cut below… |
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