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Post by rizzuto on Feb 16, 2024 21:23:07 GMT -5
Joel Sherman piece: "...Wells’ workout diligence with, among other things, weighted balls has increased his throw velocity to 80.6 mph last year (MLB average is 79.4). The Yanks and Wells think he might still have more in the arm. Both his exchange (glove to hand) and pop time to second were above MLB average, according to both the Yankees’ internal data and the publicly available metrics on Baseball Savant." "And, last week in Padres camp, Kyle Higashioka and Michael King no longer were Yankees, but were still praising Wells’ defense." "Yankees catching coordinator Tanner Swanson described Wells as “having a chip on his shoulder” and being motivated because he hears the criticism." “Reputation precedes the truth,” Swanson said. “But I’ve had confidence because he was putting up good numbers defensively [in the minors] every step of the way. So I had no reason to believe it wouldn’t play at this level. So his short stint with us late last year might have opened up a lot of external eyes, but internally we’ve had confidence that he would do exactly what he did and more.” nypost.com/2024/02/16/sports/austin-wells-defense-needs-to-justify-spot-in-yankees-lineup/ |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 16, 2024 21:49:26 GMT -5
From a podcast with Joel Sherman, I Said Heyman, and David Cone...
Joel Sherman after meeting Yamamoto: "I'm five foot ten. Now, if Yamamoto is five foot ten, then I'm in the NBA."
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Post by inger on Feb 16, 2024 22:25:40 GMT -5
Joel Sherman piece: "...Wells’ workout diligence with, among other things, weighted balls has increased his throw velocity to 80.6 mph last year (MLB average is 79.4). The Yanks and Wells think he might still have more in the arm. Both his exchange (glove to hand) and pop time to second were above MLB average, according to both the Yankees’ internal data and the publicly available metrics on Baseball Savant." "And, last week in Padres camp, Kyle Higashioka and Michael King no longer were Yankees, but were still praising Wells’ defense." "Yankees catching coordinator Tanner Swanson described Wells as “having a chip on his shoulder” and being motivated because he hears the criticism." “Reputation precedes the truth,” Swanson said. “But I’ve had confidence because he was putting up good numbers defensively [in the minors] every step of the way. So I had no reason to believe it wouldn’t play at this level. So his short stint with us late last year might have opened up a lot of external eyes, but internally we’ve had confidence that he would do exactly what he did and more.” nypost.com/2024/02/16/sports/austin-wells-defense-needs-to-justify-spot-in-yankees-lineup/l Initial reports about Well’s profile reminded me a bit of Sanchez. Bat first, poor defense, unlikely to stick at catcher. As they progressed we heard that Gary didn’t like to do defensive drills. We heard the opposite on Wells. Hopefully, we’ll see the results of Wells energetic approach… |
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Post by inger on Feb 16, 2024 22:44:09 GMT -5
From a podcast with Joel Sherman, I Said Heyman, and David Cone... Joel Sherman after meeting Yamamoto: "I'm five foot ten. Now, if Yamamoto is five foot ten, then I'm in the NBA." “So solly. I thought you say how much money I have on me. I say maybe 5-10 yen.” |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 16, 2024 23:23:25 GMT -5
Joel Sherman piece: "...Wells’ workout diligence with, among other things, weighted balls has increased his throw velocity to 80.6 mph last year (MLB average is 79.4). The Yanks and Wells think he might still have more in the arm. Both his exchange (glove to hand) and pop time to second were above MLB average, according to both the Yankees’ internal data and the publicly available metrics on Baseball Savant." "And, last week in Padres camp, Kyle Higashioka and Michael King no longer were Yankees, but were still praising Wells’ defense." "Yankees catching coordinator Tanner Swanson described Wells as “having a chip on his shoulder” and being motivated because he hears the criticism." “Reputation precedes the truth,” Swanson said. “But I’ve had confidence because he was putting up good numbers defensively [in the minors] every step of the way. So I had no reason to believe it wouldn’t play at this level. So his short stint with us late last year might have opened up a lot of external eyes, but internally we’ve had confidence that he would do exactly what he did and more.” nypost.com/2024/02/16/sports/austin-wells-defense-needs-to-justify-spot-in-yankees-lineup/l Initial reports about Well’s profile reminded me a bit of Sanchez. Bat first, poor defense, unlikely to stick at catcher. As they progressed we heard that Gary didn’t like to do defensive drills. We heard the opposite on Wells. Hopefully, we’ll see the results of Wells energetic approach… Thats because gary was a lazy jerk who only performed really well when he was really pushed by coaches . I mean how did not anyone see the red flags come up when he was disciplined and had to miss a game or two while still in the minors? |
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Post by qimqam on Feb 17, 2024 7:59:45 GMT -5
Dang dont want to give cashman a chance to bring him back with trevino hurt Blake Snell's personal catcher in the second half of his CY Young 2023 season ... Make the lineup insanley deep and lure Snelll |
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Post by bruner4329 on Feb 17, 2024 8:39:06 GMT -5
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Post by qimqam on Feb 17, 2024 8:55:09 GMT -5
I've already written off Nestor for this season ... So we are down to this to start the season Cole Stroman Schmidt Rodon ... Very Questionable at this point Warren Beeter |
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 17, 2024 12:25:20 GMT -5
The Red Sox trade one of their best relievers.
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 17, 2024 12:31:05 GMT -5
Former Yankee killer signs with the Diamondbacks.
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Feb 17, 2024 12:31:47 GMT -5
Not sure what the discussion is about but if it's Matt Blake I have not been impressed at all by him and think he should be gone. We all know what Cole was when we signed him. Most trades and FAs flopped. Our prospects failed to break into the rotation. Rodon blew him off at the end of the year. Monty was a #5 with no run support. That is exactly what i have been saying . I too havent been impressed with him either . In fact Blake has done very little with the starting rotation and while he has had some success with bullpen its been limited as we have seen with the inconsistency of guys like peralta and holmes . And yet i still see fans say “ lets see what blake can do with this guy “ . |
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 17, 2024 12:37:33 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Feb 17, 2024 13:04:41 GMT -5
Merrifield’s best years are behind him, but he’s always been a good bat… |
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Post by posadafan24 on Feb 17, 2024 14:17:46 GMT -5
So they use one pitch more than others . But the overall results , especially the starting pitchers show they havent bern much better at all. I mean german was still the 4 era pitcher he was before blake showed up . Blake couldnt fix sevy last season , tailon was an inconsistent pitcher under him , monty still had a bit more success after he left . I never said blake wasnt good but he isnt the miracle worker that some say he is either . |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Feb 17, 2024 15:55:06 GMT -5
So they use one pitch more than others . But the overall results , especially the starting pitchers show they havent bern much better at all. I mean german was still the 4 era pitcher he was before blake showed up . Blake couldnt fix sevy last season , tailon was an inconsistent pitcher under him , monty still had a bit more success after he left . I never said blake wasnt good but he isnt the miracle worker that some say he is either . There is a graph that shows how under Blake, the staff composite ERA, FIP and BABIP have all improved dramatically and are near MLB League Leaders. |
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