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Post by inger on Jan 31, 2024 23:36:04 GMT -5
What do you mean had?  😂 Never discard such valuables until the player dies. He could return… |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 1, 2024 0:16:28 GMT -5
Wouldn't sign Bellinger if you paid me me nto do so =INJURIES and we do NOT need another Stanton type = Go with our YOUTH. we have two players batting .246 or more. I doubt there is enough youth to replace all the holes. Where can they make room for bellinger ? The of is set with soto , verdujo and judge plus the 4th of they got from the padres along with soto |
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Post by Rockaway Park on Feb 1, 2024 0:27:05 GMT -5
When the Yanks traded for Sota, it felt like the start of an "all-in" offseason. Doesn't feel to me like we followed it up with the type of moves that would contiue that approach. Certainly we will be better offensively but SP and RP are both thin. Who thinks Cash has somthing up his sleeve? I'm talking more than a reclamation project or back of the rotation arm. Nope. Their ego thinks we're good enough. We're not. |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 1, 2024 0:28:33 GMT -5
When the Yanks traded for Sota, it felt like the start of an "all-in" offseason. Doesn't feel to me like we followed it up with the type of moves that would contiue that approach. Certainly we will be better offensively but SP and RP are both thin. Who thinks Cash has somthing up his sleeve? I'm talking more than a reclamation project or back of the rotation arm. Nope. Their ego thinks we're good enough. We're not. Them going half assed into it isnt new at all. |
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Post by Max on Feb 1, 2024 11:04:54 GMT -5
Now that Peralta is gone my only question is who becomes the closer when Holmes either has pitched 2 days in a row or more likely when he goes thorough his normal slump every year and can't throw strikes. Peralta may have been our most dependable and clutch reliever the last 2 years. I know he has no fear. Now ith him and King gone who steps up? Not thrilled with unknowns being depended on. And what is the front office doing? This team is still incomplete. It is the same SOS every year. Get to 80% complete and then leave a huge void in a key spot which ends up blowing up in our face... usually before spring training ends
Bruner, I agree with you. In my opinion, the Yankees need a shutdown Closer I wanted the Yankees to sign Hader, but it's my understanding that the Yankees are over the L-T top threshold, which means they have to pay dollar for dollar on any amount of money over that threshold. I don't expect the Yankees to bring in another big name unless they shed some salary or if they trade for someone like Bednar because he still has a reasonable contract.
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Post by Max on Feb 1, 2024 11:11:35 GMT -5
When the Yanks traded for Sota, it felt like the start of an "all-in" offseason. Doesn't feel to me like we followed it up with the type of moves that would contiue that approach. Certainly we will be better offensively but SP and RP are both thin. Who thinks Cash has somthing up his sleeve? I'm talking more than a reclamation project or back of the rotation arm.
I think that he might try to shed some salary and get the Yankees under the last L-Tax threshold. Maybe he trades Jon-Lo and or Tommy-K for a prospect(s). I don't know what their plans are for Torres, but maybe they might trade Peraza if the Yankees feel that one of their 2B prospects can take Torres place next season.
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Post by Max on Feb 1, 2024 11:16:43 GMT -5
we have two players batting .246 or more. I doubt there is enough youth to replace all the holes. Where can they make room for bellinger ? The of is set with soto , verdujo and judge plus the 4th of they got from the padres along with soto
The post that you replied to was made before the Yankees traded for Verdugo and Soto. If for some reason the Yankees sign Bellinger, my guess is that either Rizzo or Verdugo would be traded.
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Post by Max on Feb 1, 2024 11:19:53 GMT -5
When the Yanks traded for Sota, it felt like the start of an "all-in" offseason. Doesn't feel to me like we followed it up with the type of moves that would contiue that approach. Certainly we will be better offensively but SP and RP are both thin. Who thinks Cash has somthing up his sleeve? I'm talking more than a reclamation project or back of the rotation arm. Nope. Their ego thinks we're good enough. We're not.
So far the 2024 Yankees are estimated to be over the top L-Tax threshold. So that may have something to do with why they might not bring in another top player. 20 million per season for a player like Hader would be 40 million per season if the Yankees stay above the top L-Tax threshold.
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Feb 1, 2024 11:26:03 GMT -5
When the Yanks traded for Sota, it felt like the start of an "all-in" offseason. Doesn't feel to me like we followed it up with the type of moves that would contiue that approach. Certainly we will be better offensively but SP and RP are both thin. Who thinks Cash has somthing up his sleeve? I'm talking more than a reclamation project or back of the rotation arm. The way I see it the problem for the Yankees is pitching depth. That is going to be hard to replace. There are lots of names and maybe Cshman thinks he has it in his youngsters but it makes me nervous. Pat, we see it the same way. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Feb 1, 2024 11:32:45 GMT -5
When the Yanks traded for Sota, it felt like the start of an "all-in" offseason. Doesn't feel to me like we followed it up with the type of moves that would contiue that approach. Certainly we will be better offensively but SP and RP are both thin. Who thinks Cash has somthing up his sleeve? I'm talking more than a reclamation project or back of the rotation arm.
I think that he might try to shed some salary and get the Yankees under the last L-Tax threshold. Maybe he trades Jon-Lo and or Tommy-K for a prospect(s). I don't know what their plans are for Torres, but maybe they might trade Peraza if the Yankees feel that one of their 2B prospects can take Torres place next season.
Max, you may be right, but I think the BP is a bit thin right now, I know we have bodies, but alot are unproven. Jon-Lo when healthy can pitch late innings, anmd so can Kahnle. I don't see either of them being moved. But your post highlights for me why I have soured so much with Cash, with the risk of beating the already deceased horse, we are over the top LT threshold and this team still has too many holes and lacks depth. |
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Post by Max on Feb 1, 2024 12:05:49 GMT -5
I think that he might try to shed some salary and get the Yankees under the last L-Tax threshold. Maybe he trades Jon-Lo and or Tommy-K for a prospect(s). I don't know what their plans are for Torres, but maybe they might trade Peraza if the Yankees feel that one of their 2B prospects can take Torres place next season.
Max, you may be right, but I think the BP is a bit thin right now, I know we have bodies, but alot are unproven. Jon-Lo when healthy can pitch late innings, anmd so can Kahnle. I don't see either of them being moved. But your post highlights for me why I have soured so much with Cash, with the risk of beating the already deceased horse, we are over the top LT threshold and this team still has too many holes and lacks depth.
If the Yankees want to get under that Tax threshold they are eventually going to have to trust some of their prospects. Just my 2 cents, but I think Tommy K and Jon-Lo can be replaced by pitchers that the Yankees already have on their 40 man roster. Torres is a different story, if the Yankees are all in it doesn't make sense to trade him unless they can replace at least 80% of his offense.
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Feb 1, 2024 12:21:12 GMT -5
Max, you may be right, but I think the BP is a bit thin right now, I know we have bodies, but alot are unproven. Jon-Lo when healthy can pitch late innings, anmd so can Kahnle. I don't see either of them being moved. But your post highlights for me why I have soured so much with Cash, with the risk of beating the already deceased horse, we are over the top LT threshold and this team still has too many holes and lacks depth.
If the Yankees want to get under that Tax threshold they are eventually going to have to trust some of their prospects. Just my 2 cents, but I think Tommy K and Jon-Lo can be replaced by pitchers that the Yankees already have on their 40 man roster. Torres is a different story, if the Yankees are all in it doesn't make sense to trade him unless they can replace at least 80% of his offense.
Can we be "all in" and be concerned with the LT? |
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Post by inger on Feb 1, 2024 13:26:41 GMT -5
If the Yankees want to get under that Tax threshold they are eventually going to have to trust some of their prospects. Just my 2 cents, but I think Tommy K and Jon-Lo can be replaced by pitchers that the Yankees already have on their 40 man roster. Torres is a different story, if the Yankees are all in it doesn't make sense to trade him unless they can replace at least 80% of his offense.
Can we be "all in" and be concerned with the LT? Therein lies the $64M question… |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Feb 1, 2024 14:40:56 GMT -5
From MLB.com 0201/24
Who could don the pinstripes for the Yankees on Opening Day?
10:53 AM EST/ Bryan Hoch
This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter.
NEW YORK - We’ve made it to February! There are 2 weeks left before the 1st Spring Training workout for pitchers and catchers takes place under the Florida sunshine, and precisely 8 weeks until the Yankees stand on the 3rd-base line at the Astros' Minute Maid Park, primed to begin the 2024 regular season.
Those dates are close enough that we can begin to forecast how the Opening Day roster will look, though as general manager Brian Cashman frequently remarks, there is still plenty of time before it will be “pencils down” to finalize the roster ahead of the July 31st Trade Deadline.
“We like what we have; we’re excited about what we have,” Cashman said. “But no one is handing us a trophy. We’ve got to go earn it. The only way to best earn that is to have the most talent and the most insurance policies you can possibly have, within reason. That’s how we’re going to go about it.”
Let’s take a swing at building the Bombers’ best 26-man squad, using players currently in the organization and some assistance from the 2024 Steamer projections.
Starters The January addition of the sinkerballer Stroman appears to have completed the starting 5 as the club is no longer engaged with free agent Blake Snell. Cole will stand tall as the defending American League Cy Young Award winner, with Steamer’s projections forecasting a 3.73 ERA over 200 innings for the reliable ace. The Yanks are pinning their hopes upon bounce-back seasons from Rodón and Cortes. The metrics favor Rodón’s chances, suggesting a 3.79 ERA over 163 1/3 innings.
Bullpen (8): Clay Holmes (CL), Scott Effross, Victor González, Ian Hamilton, Tommy Kahnle, Jonathan Loáisiga, Ron Marinaccio, Luke Weaver
This is an area where the Yankees still hope to make upgrades before Opening Day, though free-agent options Josh Hader, Hector Neris and Wandy Peralta have signed elsewhere in recent weeks. Loáisiga and Kahnle stand to be the primary setup men for Holmes, who is projected to log 32 saves with a 3.25 ERA. The December trade for the lefty González could be a sneaky under-the-radar pickup, while Effross’ return from surgery would bolster the staff.
Catchers (2): Jose Trevino, Austin Wells
With Kyle Higashioka dealt to the Padres as part of the Juan Soto trade, Wells has a clear path to make the Opening Day roster after popping 4 HRs with 13 RBIs across 19 games at the end of the season. Much of the playing time still should belong to Trevino; Boone said that Trevino “is doing great” with his recovery after undergoing wrist surgery in July.
Infielders (5): DJ LeMahieu, Oswald Peraza, Anthony Rizzo, Gleyber Torres, Anthony Volpe
Though there have been scattered reports about interest in Matt Chapman, Cashman has said he considers the infield set, envisioning LeMahieu at 3rd base, Volpe at shortstop, Torres at 2nd base and Rizzo at 1st base. Cashman said that Rizzo “feels great” and “is 100 percent cleared” from the concussion issue that ruined his 2023 season.
Outfielders (5): Oswaldo Cabrera, Trent Grisham, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Alex Verdugo
Soto’s move to the Bronx could deliver a monster season, as Steamer sees the lefty slugger posting a robust .984 OPS and 6.7 fWAR. Judge is preparing for duty as the starting center fielder, an assignment he favors; the metrics eye Judge to belt 46 HRs with a .949 OPS and 6.2 fWAR. Verdugo will patrol Yankee Stadium’s larger expanse in left field. Grisham figures to see time as a defensive replacement but will also get starting nods when Judge serves as a designated hitter. Cabrera could fill a super-utility role, while Jasson Dominguez is expected to return sometime in the summer.
Designated hitter (1): Giancarlo Stanton
Stanton is looking to rebound after a frustrating 2023 in which he batted a career-low .191. As he prioritizes conditioning and diet, Stanton appears noticeably trimmer; Cashman remarked that he had seen one such snapshot and noted, “That picture obviously showed a lot.” Steamer’s formulas see improvement ahead for Stanton, who is marked for 26 HRs and 67 RBIs in 105 games.
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Post by Max on Feb 1, 2024 15:37:35 GMT -5
If the Yankees want to get under that Tax threshold they are eventually going to have to trust some of their prospects. Just my 2 cents, but I think Tommy K and Jon-Lo can be replaced by pitchers that the Yankees already have on their 40 man roster. Torres is a different story, if the Yankees are all in it doesn't make sense to trade him unless they can replace at least 80% of his offense.
Can we be "all in" and be concerned with the LT?
Who knows? I guess the Yankees will answer that question sometime between now and Spring training, and then again during the summer if they try to trade for Burnes. My guess is that they will be "all in", but within reason, because the penalties for being over the top L-Tax threshold are no joke.
I misspoke, the Yankees are about $3 million under the top L-Tax threshold, but their estimated payroll for 2024 might be around $304.5 when all their pre-arbitration players salaries are included. If these figures are wrong, someone please correct them. Thank you.
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