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Post by Max on Jan 12, 2024 16:35:41 GMT -5
In regards to the Yankees 2024 infield being like the Yankees 2023 LF situation. There are big differences. OC didn't workout in LF, but he's not as highly rated as Peraza and Volpe. The rest of the LFers the Yankees had were role players and journeymen. Rizzo, DJ, and Torres shouldn't be confused with being journeymen. But Rizzo is going to turn 35 this season, averages 123 games over the last 3 seasons and batted .170 over the his final 200 ABs, and this may be his last season as a Yankee - That's 1 player with 3-4 question marks (age, Injuries, performance and contract) DJL is going to turn 36 this season , averages 130 games over the last 2 seasons, his avg has declined for 3 consecutive seasons to a career low .248 Torres will be a free agent and everyone but me and bob wants to see him traded Everyone of those Journeymen were more proven then Cabrera, Peraza, Smith, Downs, and Vivas Yeah, they are proven to be journey men. That's not the case with the Yankees starting infield. |
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Post by Max on Jan 12, 2024 16:37:35 GMT -5
Jeter Downs is a .202 hitter in AAA (900 ABS) The Jury is not out on Cabrera ... The Veridct is in ... He stinks! He is a well below average player .574 OPS -1.5 WAR (330 Plate Appearances) Why would the Yankees trade from what you call "Infield Depth" to add an infielder when they have huge Starting Pitching issues??? Its garbage depth and that includes weaver . The dude has an era of over 5 . I just dont see how much he can possibly help as s starter
Good luck finding a team that has all star backup infielders.
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Post by Max on Jan 12, 2024 16:41:13 GMT -5
All i know is that anything short of volpe being the next jeter , will be a disappointment . As for peraza he doesnt have much value now either .and still has a lot to prove
So you will disappointed if Volpe is anything short of being a Hall of Famer named Jeter? Wow, just wow. Are you serious?
Yeah, Peraza has a lot to prove, so do most rookies and 2nd year players.
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 12, 2024 16:54:38 GMT -5
All i know is that anything short of volpe being the next jeter , will be a disappointment . As for peraza he doesnt have much value now either .and still has a lot to prove
So you will disappointed if Volpe is anything short of being a Hall of Famer named Jeter? Wow, just wow. Are you serious?
Yeah, Peraza has a lot to prove, so do most rookies and 2nd year players.
Yankees passed up on seager , correa , chapman, freeman , castillo and did that disaster of a trade with the twins for volpe so yeah expectations on volpe should be sky high . |
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Post by jiminy on Jan 13, 2024 14:54:35 GMT -5
Marcus Stroman should round out the Yankees’ rotation, and Luke Weaver will also serve as an MLB arm who can slot into the rotation if needed. If the Yankees suffer injuries, their bullpen can expect greater usage as the team looks to shorten games for Weaver or whoever becomes the fifth starter temporarily, and Neris could give the Yankees more insurance to pull it off. It’s unlikely that anybody currently in their bullpen outside of Luke Weaver could be converted to a starter if need be, but MiLB depth such as Will Warren, Clayton Beeter, Yoendrys Gomez, or Luis Gil could be viewed as options to start if the Yankees need a seventh or eighth starter. In 2022 we saw their aggressive usage of JP Sears allow them to give starters in their rotation rest, and it wouldn’t be shocking to see a similar strategy adopted with a rotation full of question marks. empiresportsmedia.com/new-york-yankees/yankees-showing-interest-in-2022-world-series-winning-reliever-according-to-insider/ |
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Post by Max on Jan 13, 2024 14:59:38 GMT -5
So you will disappointed if Volpe is anything short of being a Hall of Famer named Jeter? Wow, just wow. Are you serious?
Yeah, Peraza has a lot to prove, so do most rookies and 2nd year players.
Yankees passed up on seager , correa , chapman, freeman , castillo and did that disaster of a trade with the twins for volpe so yeah expectations on volpe should be sky high .
Expectations within reason are one thing. Totally different expecting Volpe of being anything short of Jeter.
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 13, 2024 15:24:08 GMT -5
Yankees passed up on seager , correa , chapman, freeman , castillo and did that disaster of a trade with the twins for volpe so yeah expectations on volpe should be sky high .
Expectations within reason are one thing. Totally different expecting Volpe of being anything short of Jeter.
Like it or not volpe has immense pressure to be a great ss . And anything short of being great to hof worthy is going to be a big disappointment |
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Post by Max on Jan 13, 2024 15:32:49 GMT -5
Expectations within reason are one thing. Totally different expecting Volpe of being anything short of Jeter.
Like it or not volpe has immense pressure to be a great ss . And anything short of being great to hof worthy is going to be a big disappointment
Volpe has immense pressure to be a great SS from whom?
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 13, 2024 15:44:52 GMT -5
Expectations within reason are one thing. Totally different expecting Volpe of being anything short of Jeter.
Like it or not volpe has immense pressure to be a great ss . And anything short of being great to hof worthy is going to be a big disappointment You're kidding...right? |
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 13, 2024 16:05:43 GMT -5
Like it or not volpe has immense pressure to be a great ss . And anything short of being great to hof worthy is going to be a big disappointment You're kidding...right? You already forgot the great players that they passed up on to keep him ? Did you already forget all the hype he had before his rookie season? Outside of dominguez he had the most hype of any yankee prospect since judge . How anyone can just overlook all that and still think that expectations for him should not be high is beyond me . If he doesnt live up to or surpass his hype he will be the biggest disappointment to come from the yankees farm in recent history |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 13, 2024 16:07:55 GMT -5
You already forgot the great players that they passed up on to keep him ? Did you already forget all the hype he had before his rookie season? Outside of dominguez he had the most hype of any yankee prospect since judge . How anyone can just overlook all that and still think that expectations for him should not be high is beyond me . If he doesnt live up to or surpass his hype he will be the biggest disappointment to come from the yankees farm in recent history So...HOF or bust? |
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 13, 2024 16:15:19 GMT -5
You already forgot the great players that they passed up on to keep him ? Did you already forget all the hype he had before his rookie season? Outside of dominguez he had the most hype of any yankee prospect since judge . How anyone can just overlook all that and still think that expectations for him should not be high is beyond me . If he doesnt live up to or surpass his hype he will be the biggest disappointment to come from the yankees farm in recent history So...HOF or bust? He is a bust if he doesnt even end up as good as some of the guys they passed up on . And most of those guys are great players |
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Post by qimqam on Jan 13, 2024 16:57:14 GMT -5
How many of those bad players you speak of were rated as high as Peraza and Volpe? What aren't you comprehending that every team has question marks if you're going to look at worst case scenarios, and that there comes a time when teams have to trust their highly rated prospects. The Yankees must also disagree with you, because I haven't heard anything about them offering Torres a contract extension like they did with Judge. Not talking about Volpe he is solid so far ... I'm talking about the so called depth gehind the starters i.e Peraza 4 of those bad players - Calhoun, Florial, Bauers and Hicks were rated higher than Peraza at some point. Mckinney wasnt far behind |
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 13, 2024 17:02:40 GMT -5
Not talking about Volpe he is solid so far ... I'm talking about the so called depth gehind the starters i.e Peraza 4 of those bad players - Calhoun, Florial, Bauers and Hicks were rated higher than Peraza at some point. Mckinney wasnt far behind Yeah their depth has been pretty garbage over the last few years . That is true |
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Post by qimqam on Jan 13, 2024 17:04:49 GMT -5
But Rizzo is going to turn 35 this season, averages 123 games over the last 3 seasons and batted .170 over the his final 200 ABs, and this may be his last season as a Yankee - That's 1 player with 3-4 question marks (age, Injuries, performance and contract) DJL is going to turn 36 this season , averages 130 games over the last 2 seasons, his avg has declined for 3 consecutive seasons to a career low .248 Torres will be a free agent and everyone but me and bob wants to see him traded Everyone of those Journeymen were more proven then Cabrera, Peraza, Smith, Downs, and Vivas Yeah, they are proven to be journey men. That's not the case with the Yankees starting infield. Right ... They havent proven that they could be journeymen. In fact I can confidently say that Cabrera, Smith, and Downs will likely never get to journeyman level I'm still hopeful Peraza and Vivas will be at least that in a year or two. |
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