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Post by Max on Jan 20, 2024 13:58:53 GMT -5
I wonder what the Pirates would want in a trade for David Bednar?
lol, they might hang up on Cashman after the Holmes trade. 
lol! Yep, the Taillon trade too. |
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 20, 2024 14:47:15 GMT -5
lol, they might hang up on Cashman after the Holmes trade.
lol! Yep, the Taillon trade too. Yankees didnt get alot in the tailon trade either |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 20, 2024 16:11:51 GMT -5
Sign Peralta and let someone else spend the money on Neris.
I wonder what the Pirates would want in a trade for David Bednar?
Probably, something like Hampton and Jones for a start of a trade discussion. After all he is most of the most like and talented players that the Bucs have. Clipper |
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Post by rizzuto on Jan 20, 2024 16:25:16 GMT -5
And have to have an all-star at every position. Five aces in the rotation and 8 closers that can all throw 102 in the pen… Now, you're talking - sign me up as the garbage man for that pitching staff.  Last season, ten different Yankee pitchers saved at least one ballgame: Deivi Garcia - 1 Ryan "The Kettle" Weber - 1 Nick Ramirez - 1 Jhony "Sausage" Brito - 1 Tommy "The Wrath of" Kahnle - 2 Ian Hamilton - 2 Ron Marinaccio - 2 Wandy Peralta - 4 Michael "The Falafel" King - 6 Clay Holmes - 24 Right now, we have Holmes, Hamilton, Kahnle, and Ramirez returning. Marinaccio was so out of sorts to end the season, I do not know what to expect at this point, but this bullpen could use the 2022 version with the 193+ ERA. Jonathan Loaisiga has seven saves in his career and is a perfect set-up man when healthy - of course, of course, of course - I need not say it. The good news is Loaisiga is only 28 years old and solved his confidence issues in back in 2021. If he's on the mound late in the game, that's good news. Scott Effross (And the horse he rode in on) has four career saves and looked like a great pick up until losing him to a torn UCL. This guy could be a wild card of all wild cards and at 30 years old now, it's time for him to establish himself, as he has swing and miss stuff. By the way, Nick Ramirez quietly toiled over 40 relief innings for the Yankees last season, even with a season pass on the Railrider shuttle, to a sparkling 2.66 ERA. Lefties are always welcome. Then, there is the pick up and former Los Angeles Dodger Victor Gonzalez, who I think is very intriguing as a left-handed reliever. He has one career save and strikes out just under one hitter per inning and was really tough on righties last season, though not exclusively so for his career as he can get out lefties, too. He also has experience pitching in the 2020 post-season, throwing 6.2 innings with a 2.70 ERA. Gonzalez had his elbow cleaned up in 2022, not pitching in MLB that season. My guess is Matt Blake sees something in Gonzalez that may ring of Peralta-lite (and much less expensive); however, without Peralta the Yankees had to have a lefty on the 40-man roster besides Nick Ramirez and the unproven Matt "I'm Not A" Krook. Speaking of left-handed pitching, the Yankees' left-handed pitchers made only 128 appearances in 2023, the fifth-lowest usage of lefties in MLB. The Yankees also had the fifth-worst ERA for left-handers in MLB last season. That mark was inflated by the abysmal performances from Carlos Rodon, Nestor Cortes, and the hard-luck handling of Matt Krook (Boone let him languish for 12 days on the MLB bench before finally using him - where he was immediately clocked and was as nervous and amped on the mound as our own DoMe during the 1980s cocaine era). Lastly, Luis Gil. I've always liked him, and he could make some noise next season. He's got to be champing at the bit to get back to where he was prior to his injury. In short, this could be a very solid bullpen...burdened with the "if healthy" common Yankee refrain; however, if Holmes goes down - we are in trouble without signing someone else, and Josh Hader is now off the board to - of course - the Houston Astros, who never seem to have any problems pulling the trigger when they want someone. Neris would provide some comfort, but he's also about to turn 35 and coming off a career season for himself. And, I find it interesting that the Astros did not appear to be eager to sign him. Then again, they just upgraded from Neris to Hader, which may have been their plan all along. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 20, 2024 16:29:47 GMT -5
Isn't Gil going to be on some kind of pitch count after coming back arm surgery? Maybe the same with Scott Effrossas well?
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 20, 2024 16:34:48 GMT -5
From MLB Rumors 1/20/24 Keynan Middleton
Keynan Middleton posted a 1.88 ERA over 14 1/3 innings and 12 appearances after the Yankees acquired the right-handed reliever from the White Sox in a deadline deal. With those kinds of numbers, it isn’t surprising that the Bronx Bombers “have engaged about a potential reunion” with Middleton, according to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch.
About of a month of Middleton’s brief time with the Yankees was spent on the injured list due to shoulder inflammation, though he was able to return to pitch in one final game before the end of the season. Injuries have played an unfortunately large role in Middleton’s career, as he has been limited to 194 1/3 innings over his seven MLB seasons due to a number of health issues, primarily a Tommy John surgery that cost him almost all of the 2018-19 seasons. Middleton hadn’t shown much form since returning from that surgery until this season, when he had a combined 3.38 ERA over 50 2/3 frames for Chicago and New York and some elite strikeout (30.2%), grounder (56.6%) and hard-contact (31.5%) rates. While his walk rate remained below average, the 30-year-old Middleton might finally be back on track, and could again be a solid contributor to the Yankees’ bullpen.
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Post by rizzuto on Jan 20, 2024 16:41:40 GMT -5
Isn't Gil going to be on some kind of pitch count after coming back arm surgery? Maybe the same with Scott Effrossas well? That could very well be the case, but I don't believe with relievers (I'd like Gil to make the team in the bullpen) the issue is as meticulously and cautiously managed as with starting pitchers. Moreover, the Yankees seem to have adopted the philosophy that no reliever pitches more than two days in a row. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 20, 2024 17:11:56 GMT -5
Why Yankees are so confident about back end of starting rotationUpdated: Jan. 20, 2024, 7:49 a.m.|Published: Jan. 20, 2024, 7:30 a.m.
By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comClarke Schmidt Both Marcus Stroman and Brian Cashman offered up some high praise for Clarke Schmidt this week, insisting that the right-hander will take another step forward in 2024.
During his introductory press conference this week, right-hander Marcus Stroman said the Yankees have one of the best starting rotations in the league, proceeding to list off the usual suspects.
Stroman said Gerrit Cole is a Cy Young candidate each and every year, calling the ace one of the “greats in the game.” He’s not wrong.
The righty wasn’t bothered by the way Carlos Rodón and Nestor Cortes performed in 2023, insisting that both left-handers are elite. When those two are right, Stroman explained, they’ve shown their ability to perform incredibly well.
Rather than a throwaway mention of Clarke Schmidt — the arm that rounds out the Yankees’ 5-man staff that’s coming off the 1st full season in the rotation of his highly-anticipated career Stroman delivered some serious compliments for the inexperienced righty.
“Clarke Schmidt is a guy with a ton of upside,” Stroman said. “He’s got incredible stuff.”
Later on, Stroman doubled down with even more high praise. He talked more about Schmidt than Cole, Rodón and Cortes combined.
“I truly think Clarke Schmidt is going to be a guy for many, many years in this league once he fine-tunes some little things,” Stroman said. “His repertoire is incredible. He’s got some big, big, big-time stuff. I think Clarke Schmidt is going to end up being a guy for us or a guy in this league for many, many years.”
Schmidt posted a 4.64 ERA over 33 outings (32 starts) in 2023, blowing by his previous career-high with 159 innings. Over parts of 4 seasons now with the Yankees, Schmidt has a 4.36 ERA across 67 games.
Those numbers aren’t taking the league by storm by any means, but Schmidt showed some real promise this past season, developing into a reliable arm that consistently gave his club a chance to win. He pounded the zone and limited walks — a fatal flaw previously in his evolution as a prospect — while continuing to lean on electric stuff, specifically his curveball.
Brian Cashman took notice to the way Schmidt pitched last year as well. The general manager practically scoffed at a question regarding Schmidt’s role going into next season. In his mind, there are no doubts that Schmidt belongs in the starting staff going forward. He’s earned it.
“I was really proud of the progress Clarke Schmidt took last year in his evolution and we could really count on him every fifth day to give us a chance to win, even though we were having trouble scrapping runs across,” Cashman said. “He was keeping us in the game every 5 days, providing innings and an opportunity for us to win, despite the shortcomings on offense. I was really proud of the season he had last year and I’m looking forward to running him back out there in ‘24.”
Like any other arm, save for the superstars of the world like Cole, there are question marks hanging over Schmidt entering a new season.
How will Schmidt’s arm respond after such a drastic increase in big-league workload?
Will Schmidt’s struggles against left-handed hitters continue to be an issue?
Can Schmidt make adjustments as MLB opponents grow more familiar with his stuff?
Cashman isn’t concerned.
“I think last year was a coming out party for him and we’re counting on him to be a fixture in that rotation.”
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 20, 2024 17:12:25 GMT -5
Isn't Gil going to be on some kind of pitch count after coming back arm surgery? Maybe the same with Scott Effrossas well? It's going to be interesting to see what they both look like in spring training. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 20, 2024 17:32:16 GMT -5
Can Yankees count on Anthony Rizzo in 2024? ‘The brain is a tricky situation’Updated: Jan. 19, 2024, 7:12 a.m.|Published: Jan. 19, 2024, 7:00 a.m.
By Randy Miller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Anthony RizzoYankees 1st baseman Anthony Rizzo has been medically cleared for to participate in spring training with no restrictions after being sidelined for the final two months of the 2023 season with post-concussion syndrome.
There’s no sugarcoating the Yankees’ handling last summer of Anthony Rizzo.
Their trainers and medical department probably don’t deserve all the blame that they get for so many players going on the injured list year after year after year, but they made a terrible error in judgement last August allowing Rizzo to keep playing after he complained that he was foggy during a Yankees-Orioles’ game in Baltimore. By then, Rizzo mostly had been an easy out for 2 months. The longest and worst slump of his accomplished career all started after he was rammed into by Padres outfielder Fernando Tatus Jr., on a pickoff throw at 1st base.
After that May 28th Sunday matinee at Yankee Stadium, Rizzo was batting .304 with 11 HRs and 32 RBIs playing 53 of the Yankees’ 1st 55 games. That’s a 33-HR, 94-RBIs pace. He was on his way to becoming an All-Star for the 4th time. Following his collision, Rizzo missed 3 games with what the Yankees called a sore neck, then he returned and played like he was in a fog batting .172 with 1 HR in 46 games from June 2nd until Aug. 1st. That’s when the Yankees, back in New York after a weekend in Baltimore, finally got Rizzo checked out, and surprise, surprise! He was dealing with post-concussion syndrome. His season was over.
On the defense, the Yankees said Rizzo passed concussion protocols before returning from the late May ramming, but that doesn’t excuse allowing him to play every inning of the weekend series in Baltimore and then full games the next Monday and Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.
This scary ordeal may have a happy ending. Two weeks after being shut down, Rizzo was saying in the middle of August that he felt good, then he said the same thing when he met with writers in September. His test results showed healing.
Now we’re in the middle of January, less than a month before spring training starts in Tampa, and the latest medical update again is sunshine and roses. Rizzo still is feeling good and will show up for spring training with no restrictions.
“We’re optimistic and hopeful that he’s fine and ready to go,” Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Thursday. “We’ve been led to believe that that would be the case and that he’ll be the Anthony Rizzo we can count on. But we’ll have to wait and see how it plays out.”
This definitely will be wait and see.
Yankees fans probably remember Clint Frazier was concussed running into an outfield wall during 2018 spring training games and still bothered on and off by symptoms for 3 years. His once-promising career never really took off.
The Yankees like what they’re hearing from Rizzo, what the concussion doctors are saying and what his tests show, but they understand that unforeseen relapses are not rare with head trauma.
“I won’t say it’s an undiscovered country, but it’s certainly a more difficult injury to navigate.,” Cashman said. “I can tell you that he feels great. The doctors have told us he’s 100% clear, that the type of concussion that he had, once he’s passed it will not return.
“There’s no looking back. We’re moving forward. We’re certainly hopeful that that’s the case … but that doesn’t mean it’s not something that’s I guess on the table because even though you’ve got experts in the field, the brain is a tricky situation.”
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Post by ypaterson on Jan 20, 2024 19:52:55 GMT -5
Isn't Gil going to be on some kind of pitch count after coming back arm surgery? Maybe the same with Scott Effrossas well? I'll be a happy camper if the Yankees get 90 innings from Gil and 40 innings from Efross in '24. The way baseball has developed you almost have to count on using 17 guys or so each season. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 21, 2024 0:11:20 GMT -5
From MLB Rumors
Yankees Notes: Snell, Injuries, Judge
By Nick Deeds | January 20, 2024 at 10:18pm CDT
Earlier this month, the Yankees reportedly made an offer to left-hander Blake Snell, the top remaining starting pitcher on the open market this winter. At the time, no deal got done due to what was reportedly a significant gap between the sides, which ultimately led GM Brian Cashman and his front office to pivot to a 2-year deal for right-hander Marcus Stroman. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand provided an update on Snell’s free agency today, noting that while the Yankees had offered Snell $150MM over 6 years, Snell is in search of either a longer deal or one with an annual salary of at least $30MM.
While that’s still a reasonably substantial gap, it provides more reason for optimism that the sides could come together on a deal later in the offseason than previous reporting that indicated the sides were nearly $100MM apart in negotiations. Feinsand goes on to note that while other teams have shown interest in the lefty this winter, the Yankees’ offer is only the one a team has formally put forward to Snell this winter. Feinsand goes on to indicate that it isn’t yet clear if the club remains in on Snell after adding Stroman, a possibility that echoes the club’s reported focus on bullpen additions at this point in the offseason.
Still, it’s easy to see why the club would have interest in adding Snell to its rotation. While the addition of Stroman raises the floor of the club’s rotation considerably, the club lacks a surefire front-of-the-rotation arm to pair with ace Gerrit Cole, thanks in large part to the question marks surrounding southpaws Carlos Rodon and Nestor Cortes after injury-marred 2023 campaigns. Adding Snell, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, who has averaged 27 starts a season over the past 3 campaigns, would give the club another reliable arm with substantial upside. If the sides aren’t able to come together on a deal, the Giants, Angels, and Blue Jays are among other suitors who could have interest in Snell’s services this winter.
More from the Bronx…
Cashman told reporters (including Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News) recently that veteran 1st baseman Anthony Rizzo is currently cleared for full baseball activities and that doctors are not worried about symptoms of post-concussion syndrome returning in 2024, though he noted that dealing with injuries involving the brain is “tricky.” Rizzo played for over 2 months after sustaining a head injury in a collision with Fernando Tatis Jr. last May, before being placed on the IL in early August. Rizzo had slashed an impressive .304/.376/.505 in 53 games prior to the collision before slumping to a brutal .172/.271/.225 slash line in his final 46 games of the year. If the 34-year-old can come close to replicating his early season production in 2024, he’ll be a key fixture in the club’s lineup as the Yankees look to return to the playoffs after missing the postseason for the 1st time since 2016.
As relayed by Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Cashman also discussed the health of veteran slugger Giancarlo Stanton with reporters recently, noting the club’s DH is in a “really good place” following his injury-marred 2023 campaign, where he slashed just .191/.275/.420 in 101 games. Cashman added that Stanton’s diet and conditioning work this offseason has helped him to prepare for a healthy return to action in 2024. Manager Aaron Boone seemed to echo those sentiments during a recent appearance on the Foul Territory podcast, noting that Stanton is preparing for “occasional” starts in the outfield during the upcoming campaign. While that’s nothing new for Stanton, who has started between 93 games on the outfield grass over the past 3 seasons, it’s nonetheless noteworthy that he’ll continue to receive those starts in the field even after the club bolstered its outfield mix with the additions of Alex Verdugo, Juan Soto and Trent Grisham earlier this winter.
In his aforementioned appearance on the Foul Territory podcast, Boone also discussed Aaron Judge and his new role as the club’s regular center fielder headed into the 2024 season. The club’s manager expressed confidence in Judge’s ability to handle the everyday center field job as he heads into his age-32 season despite the hulking slugger’s lengthy injury history, though he did note that he hopes to rest Judge at DH or in left field “once or twice a week” with Grisham taking over duties in center. Assuming the club plans on starting Soto in an outfield corner everyday, that would leave just one spot in the club’s outfield/DH mix for Stanton and Verdugo on days, where Grisham is covering for Judge in center. Sacrificing starts for the outfield’s other regulars figures to be a worthwhile gamble for the club to take as long as it helps Judge stay healthy, as the team’s captain has slashed an sensational .294/.417/.657 in 263 games over the past 2 seasons.
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 21, 2024 0:17:39 GMT -5
Yankees GM Cashman must be sleep at the wheel. He missed out on another free agent infielder signing.
From MLB Rumors 1/20/24
Veteran infielder Rougned Odor has signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, according to Hochi Sports. Odor had been a free agent since he was released by the Padres back in July.
I'm glad that we dodged that bullet!
Clipper
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Post by kaybli on Jan 21, 2024 1:16:34 GMT -5
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 21, 2024 4:39:42 GMT -5
Yankees GM Cashman must be sleep at the wheel. He missed out on another free agent infielder signing.
From MLB Rumors 1/20/24
Veteran infielder Rougned Odor has signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, according to Hochi Sports. Odor had been a free agent since he was released by the Padres back in July.
I'm glad that we dodged that bullet!
Clipper That trade made zero sense from day one , needed a 1b back then and got another 2b instead . Thought it was dumb then and still think it was dumb . |
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