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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 14, 2024 19:25:53 GMT -5
From MLBTrade rumors...
Young: Rangers Do Not Expect Further Additions
By Steve Adams | February 14, 2024 at 4:28pm CDT
Rangers fans have been holding out hope for a reunion with left-hander Jordan Montgomery, but general manager Chris Young threw plenty of cold water on that possibility Wednesday, telling the team’s beat that any notable acquisitions are unlikely at this point (link via Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News).
“I don’t think there are any additions coming at this point,” Young candidly stated. While he maintained that the Rangers will “keep an open mind” on free agents (including Montgomery), he also noted that long-term uncertainty regarding the team’s television contract “is real” and has impacted spending this offseason — even on the heels of a World Series win.
Hmmmm... Reunion in sight ? If monty was smart he would stay away from the yankees |
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Post by inger on Feb 14, 2024 21:44:04 GMT -5
From MLBTrade rumors...
Young: Rangers Do Not Expect Further Additions
By Steve Adams | February 14, 2024 at 4:28pm CDT
Rangers fans have been holding out hope for a reunion with left-hander Jordan Montgomery, but general manager Chris Young threw plenty of cold water on that possibility Wednesday, telling the team’s beat that any notable acquisitions are unlikely at this point (link via Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News).
“I don’t think there are any additions coming at this point,” Young candidly stated. While he maintained that the Rangers will “keep an open mind” on free agents (including Montgomery), he also noted that long-term uncertainty regarding the team’s television contract “is real” and has impacted spending this offseason — even on the heels of a World Series win.
Hmmmm... Reunion in sight ? If monty was smart he would stay away from the yankees I’m sure he’ll take your opinion into consideration…🤓 |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 14, 2024 22:10:46 GMT -5
If monty was smart he would stay away from the yankees I’m sure he’ll take your opinion into consideration…🤓 Believe me i would gladly take him back and move cortez to the bullpen. Just dont think blake will be much of help to him |
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Post by inger on Feb 14, 2024 22:21:51 GMT -5
I’m sure he’ll take your opinion into consideration…🤓 Believe me i would gladly take him back and move cortez to the bullpen. Just dont think blake will be much of help to him Can you expand on that? Also, do you think he needs help of some sort to continue his success? Confused and curious… |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 14, 2024 22:27:43 GMT -5
Believe me i would gladly take him back and move cortez to the bullpen. Just dont think blake will be much of help to him Can you expand on that? Also, do you think he needs help of some sort to continue his success? Confused and curious… Well he did better for the most part after he left ny and judging by how he struggled in ny when he was last with the team . I can assume that blake didnt help him much back then . Then there is the fact that blake has had more success with the bullpen than the rotation . |
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Post by qimqam on Feb 14, 2024 22:37:38 GMT -5
Can you expand on that? Also, do you think he needs help of some sort to continue his success? Confused and curious… Well he did better for the most part after he left ny and judging by how he struggled in ny when he was last with the team . I can assume that blake didnt help him much back then . Then there is the fact that blake has had more success with the bullpen than the rotation . He Struggled in NY ? Really D? |
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Post by JEGnj on Feb 15, 2024 0:15:53 GMT -5
I've had time to think about this today with Snell.
This is the NY Yankees one of the most expensive franchises in all of professional sports in one of the biggest cities in the world. They have their own network. They have one of the most profitable brands in all of sports. The NYY print money.
We have already seen injuries before the season even started. We saw what happened when Judge went down. God forbid Cole gets hurt we are doomed. 2-5 are all questions with injuries and constancy.
There is a CY Young winning pitcher out there that wants to be a Yankee and the Yankees want. This is stupidity. Go all in and work it out.
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 15, 2024 0:33:14 GMT -5
Well he did better for the most part after he left ny and judging by how he struggled in ny when he was last with the team . I can assume that blake didnt help him much back then . Then there is the fact that blake has had more success with the bullpen than the rotation . He Struggled in NY ? Really D? In 22 before he was traded his era was close to 4 at about 3.7 ,his era with st louis was more thsn a half a run lower that same season . And of course there was last season where he and eovaldi pretty much carried the rotation into the ws |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 15, 2024 0:33:58 GMT -5
I've had time to think about this today with Snell. This is the NY Yankees one of the most expensive franchises in all of professional sports in one of the biggest cities in the world. They have their own network. They have one of the most profitable brands in all of sports. The NYY print money. We have already seen injuries before the season even started. We saw what happened when Judge went down. God forbid Cole gets hurt we are doomed. 2-5 are all questions with injuries and constancy. There is a CY Young winning pitcher out there that wants to be a Yankee and the Yankees want. This is stupidity. Go all in and work it out. Agreed . |
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Post by qimqam on Feb 15, 2024 11:42:52 GMT -5
He Struggled in NY ? Really D? In 22 before he was traded his era was close to 4 at about 3.7 ,his era with st louis was more thsn a half a run lower that same season . And of course there was last season where he and eovaldi pretty much carried the rotation into the ws So he didnt actually struggle ... he was better in STL And he didnt struggle in STL but was better in TEX |
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Post by inger on Feb 15, 2024 11:54:39 GMT -5
In 22 before he was traded his era was close to 4 at about 3.7 ,his era with st louis was more thsn a half a run lower that same season . And of course there was last season where he and eovaldi pretty much carried the rotation into the ws So he didnt actually struggle ... he was better in STL And he didnt struggle in STL but was better in TEX Right. He was a developing starting pitcher. We have no idea what effect Blake had on that aspect. If there was anything that I saw as a negative for Montgomery in NY it was the odd propensity that Boone had for pulling him out of games without letting him get out of the fifth inning. Did Blake influence those pitching changes? I don’t know. Montgomery’s numbers didn’t change all that much, he was an ERA+ 107 in the AL and went to a 127+ in the NL. That’s not enough deviation to get excited about. What made him appear so much better was that he was trusted to pitch deeper into games. Much of the difference was in his first few starts in STL., when it could be said that most NL hitters had seen very little of him… |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 15, 2024 12:27:32 GMT -5
So he didnt actually struggle ... he was better in STL And he didnt struggle in STL but was better in TEX Right. He was a developing starting pitcher. We have no idea what effect Blake had on that aspect. If there was anything that I saw as a negative for Montgomery in NY it was the odd propensity that Boone had for pulling him out of games without letting him get out of the fifth inning. Did Blake influence those pitching changes? I don’t know. Montgomery’s numbers didn’t change all that much, he was an ERA+ 107 in the AL and went to a 127+ in the NL. That’s not enough deviation to get excited about. What made him appear so much better was that he was trusted to pitch deeper into games. Much of the difference was in his first few starts in STL., when it could be said that most NL hitters had seen very little of him… Point is he did better after he left ny . In fact monty did publicly take issue with what pitches blake had him use and how he was using his fastball more after going to st louis . nypost.com/2022/09/14/matt-blake-takes-issue-with-jordan-montgomerys-fastball-jab/ |
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Post by ypaterson on Feb 15, 2024 13:10:30 GMT -5
I've had time to think about this today with Snell. This is the NY Yankees one of the most expensive franchises in all of professional sports in one of the biggest cities in the world. They have their own network. They have one of the most profitable brands in all of sports. The NYY print money. We have already seen injuries before the season even started. We saw what happened when Judge went down. God forbid Cole gets hurt we are doomed. 2-5 are all questions with injuries and constancy. There is a CY Young winning pitcher out there that wants to be a Yankee and the Yankees want. This is stupidity. Go all in and work it out. Just because Snell had a fine season in '23 does not dictate he will be very good in '24. Look at the man's record. Would anyone be shcked if Stroman put up better numbers in '24 ? He is not worth the price he is demanding. |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 15, 2024 13:26:05 GMT -5
I've had time to think about this today with Snell. This is the NY Yankees one of the most expensive franchises in all of professional sports in one of the biggest cities in the world. They have their own network. They have one of the most profitable brands in all of sports. The NYY print money. We have already seen injuries before the season even started. We saw what happened when Judge went down. God forbid Cole gets hurt we are doomed. 2-5 are all questions with injuries and constancy. There is a CY Young winning pitcher out there that wants to be a Yankee and the Yankees want. This is stupidity. Go all in and work it out. Just because Snell had a fine season in '23 does not dictate he will be very good in '24. Look at the man's record. Would anyone be shcked if Stroman put up better numbers in '24 ? He is not worth the price he is demanding. Well its obvious he wont get that price . He will settle for less . |
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Post by inger on Feb 15, 2024 13:35:37 GMT -5
Right. He was a developing starting pitcher. We have no idea what effect Blake had on that aspect. If there was anything that I saw as a negative for Montgomery in NY it was the odd propensity that Boone had for pulling him out of games without letting him get out of the fifth inning. Did Blake influence those pitching changes? I don’t know. Montgomery’s numbers didn’t change all that much, he was an ERA+ 107 in the AL and went to a 127+ in the NL. That’s not enough deviation to get excited about. What made him appear so much better was that he was trusted to pitch deeper into games. Much of the difference was in his first few starts in STL., when it could be said that most NL hitters had seen very little of him… Point is he did better after he left ny . In fact monty did publicly take issue with what pitches blake had him use and how he was using his fastball more after going to st louis . nypost.com/2022/09/14/matt-blake-takes-issue-with-jordan-montgomerys-fastball-jab/That was Montgomery spouting off after his 5 starts in August when he went 4-0; 1.73. In Sept/Oct he was 2-3, 4.36. Then in 2023 before being shipped off to Texas Montgomery posted ERA and FIP numbers that were just a tiny bit better than his final season in NY… If you read the article you posted Matt Blake also chimes in with his reply and it makes sense. ######### “Sometimes it’s dependent on who you’re facing and some teams handle four-seam [fastballs] better,’’ Blake told The Post on Tuesday before the Yankees’ 7-6, 10-inning win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Blake pointed to the fact the Yankees have gotten pitchers to become more effective by focusing on one or two pitches — notably Clay Holmes with his sinker, in addition to refining the repertoires of Wandy Peralta and Lou Trivino. “We’re gonna tell you to throw the pitches that are having the most success most of the time,’’ Blake said. “There’s also a component of, ‘I’ll show them.’ He’s disappointed with how things ended here.”… ########## The improvement in Montgomery was short term, small sample stuff. He got hot again in Texas. Maybe he’s as fully developed as he’ll ever be now, and he’ll have hot and cold times just like any other pitcher… |
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