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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 1, 2024 21:39:36 GMT -5
That is true but the real question is will the regression of the o’s and the uptick of the yankees still more than make up the 19 game difference between them last season? |
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Feb 1, 2024 22:20:32 GMT -5
They were +7 in the pythagorean last year, the Yankees were +4 despite a rash of injuries and underperformance. That's gonna be a lot of ground to make up. It will take bounce back years from Rizzo, Rodon, Cortez, a healthy Judge and getting something of value from Stanton to even have hope. Not impossible, especially with the addition of Soto, but certainly a tall order. |
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 1, 2024 22:40:29 GMT -5
As Arizona showed last year, you don't have to win your division to win the World Series. The D-Backs finished 16 games behind L.A., do you think anyone in Arizona cares about that now?
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 1, 2024 22:58:18 GMT -5
Middleton is off the board.
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 1, 2024 23:14:32 GMT -5
As Arizona showed last year, you don't have to win your division to win the World Series. The D-Backs finished 16 games behind L.A., do you think anyone in Arizona cares about that now? No they only care that they lost the ws . But can you confidently say that the yankees are really good enough to get to the ws ? |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 1, 2024 23:16:33 GMT -5
Middleton is off the board. Yet another loss to the yankees bullpen that hasnt been addressed |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 1, 2024 23:22:10 GMT -5
They were +7 in the pythagorean last year, the Yankees were +4 despite a rash of injuries and underperformance. That's gonna be a lot of ground to make up. It will take bounce back years from Rizzo, Rodon, Cortez, a healthy Judge and getting something of value from Stanton to even have hope. Not impossible, especially with the addition of Soto, but certainly a tall order. . They need most or all of that just to have a shot at doing anything in the playoffs |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Feb 2, 2024 0:52:56 GMT -5
They were +7 in the pythagorean last year, the Yankees were +4 despite a rash of injuries and underperformance. That's gonna be a lot of ground to make up. It will take bounce back years from Rizzo, Rodon, Cortez, a healthy Judge and getting something of value from Stanton to even have hope. Not impossible, especially with the addition of Soto, but certainly a tall order. . They need most or all of that just to have a shot at doing anything in the playoffs The terrible Yankees team from last year was 6-7 vs Baltimore. If that team could play that even to them the team now with Soto on it def has a chance to beat them in a playoff series. I don't think it's that impossible. Last years team half the lineup was AAAAA players that was fixed this off season. |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 2, 2024 2:07:13 GMT -5
. They need most or all of that just to have a shot at doing anything in the playoffs The terrible Yankees team from last year was 6-7 vs Baltimore. If that team could play that even to them the team now with Soto on it def has a chance to beat them in a playoff series. I don't think it's that impossible. Last years team half the lineup was AAAAA players that was fixed this off season. Takes more than one or two guys to fix everything though . Still thin in the rotation and the bullpen is mostly question marks |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Feb 2, 2024 2:11:15 GMT -5
The terrible Yankees team from last year was 6-7 vs Baltimore. If that team could play that even to them the team now with Soto on it def has a chance to beat them in a playoff series. I don't think it's that impossible. Last years team half the lineup was AAAAA players that was fixed this off season. Takes more than one or two guys to fix everything though . Still thin in the rotation and the bullpen is mostly question marks Cole Rodon stroman is a top rotation if guys perform like they should. Burnes is an elite starter but the rest of the orioles rotation and bullpen the Yankees have hit all those guys historically plus we dunno if burnes will have adjustment issues switching leagues Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 2, 2024 2:19:56 GMT -5
Takes more than one or two guys to fix everything though . Still thin in the rotation and the bullpen is mostly question marks Cole Rodon stroman is a top rotation if guys perform like they should. Burnes is an elite starter but the rest of the orioles rotation and bullpen the Yankees have hit all those guys historically plus we dunno if burnes will have adjustment issues switching leagues Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Its the lack of health from that rotation that concerns me not so much the talent . 2 injuries away from having a minor leaguer in the rotation after stroman |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Feb 2, 2024 2:24:28 GMT -5
Cole Rodon stroman is a top rotation if guys perform like they should. Burnes is an elite starter but the rest of the orioles rotation and bullpen the Yankees have hit all those guys historically plus we dunno if burnes will have adjustment issues switching leagues Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Its the lack of health from that rotation that concerns me not so much the talent . 2 injuries away from having a minor leaguer in the rotation after stroman That always is what annoys me about the Yankees I feel we are playing the what if game too much. The Rays can literally trade away their top players and while they haven't had much playoff success they usually at least make it there. The Red Sox seem to get these years where they are either bad or amazing and nothing in between. The jays and Yankees are both stuck in the same pattern lots of potential but everything that could go wrong always does and they fall short of a World Series or no playoffs at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 2, 2024 2:45:38 GMT -5
Its the lack of health from that rotation that concerns me not so much the talent . 2 injuries away from having a minor leaguer in the rotation after stroman That always is what annoys me about the Yankees I feel we are playing the what if game too much. The Rays can literally trade away their top players and while they haven't had much playoff success they usually at least make it there. The Red Sox seem to get these years where they are either bad or amazing and nothing in between. The jays and Yankees are both stuck in the same pattern lots of potential but everything that could go wrong always does and they fall short of a World Series or no playoffs at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thats because the jays dont have the pitching . |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Feb 2, 2024 2:46:59 GMT -5
That always is what annoys me about the Yankees I feel we are playing the what if game too much. The Rays can literally trade away their top players and while they haven't had much playoff success they usually at least make it there. The Red Sox seem to get these years where they are either bad or amazing and nothing in between. The jays and Yankees are both stuck in the same pattern lots of potential but everything that could go wrong always does and they fall short of a World Series or no playoffs at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thats because the jays dont have the pitching . Yea but why do the Yankees never get these random magical years like the Red Sox do? Once every 5-6 years or so the Red Sox are World Series contenders then fall off a cliff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 2, 2024 3:38:37 GMT -5
Thats because the jays dont have the pitching . Yea but why do the Yankees never get these random magical years like the Red Sox do? Once every 5-6 years or so the Red Sox are World Series contenders then fall off a cliff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I dunno but it doesnt surprise me much anymore |
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