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Post by inger on Jan 26, 2024 19:45:49 GMT -5
If his goal was to make contact and get on base, perhaps he achieved it… The .349 OBP would be a lot more valuable off the bench than what we’ve seen of him to date… Yeah but it's winter league and he has 0 HRs a 2 RBIs in 100 abs ... That translates to negative HRs and RBIs in the MLB Not pretty, but I believe Casey convinced him last season that he needs to hit the ball to all fields and use his speed more. I can forgive Winter League numbers if a guy went there to work on something. He’s just a kid still. I don’t mind some more development time…He impressed in 2022 and I believe he started 2023 expecting to be able to hit HR’s and got himself in a funk… |
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Post by inger on Jan 26, 2024 19:48:20 GMT -5
It feels like the Yanks pull quality relievers out of their butts every year. Yerry De Los Santos is a popular choice for this year’s breakout bullpen candidate, but who would you highlight as the top candidate(s)? Our own Malachi took a crack at this yesterday, but I’ll give it a shot as well. Will Warren has made the leap from High-A to Triple-A in just two years, and has a strong sample size at the highest level putting him a footstep away from the majors. Before Marcus Stroman was signed he was on the shortlist to contend for a rotation spot, but now it would likely take an injury for him to hop in there out of the gate. However, a callup early in the year to join the bullpen is hardly out of the conversation after his rapid ascent through the system. He hasn’t gone beyond 129 innings in either of his two professional seasons while being a full-time starter, but he could be a strong candidate to take over Michael King’s role as a multi-inning swingman in the back of the ‘pen should he continue his development path so far. www.pinstripealley.com/2024/1/26/24051328/yankees-mailbag-best-remaining-offseason-targets-blake-snell-matt-chapman-relief-ace-will-warrenAnd a strong candidate to jump into the rotation when the inevitable injury bug shows up. Many good pitchers broke into rotations mid season… |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 26, 2024 21:24:26 GMT -5
Yeah but it's winter league and he has 0 HRs a 2 RBIs in 100 abs ... That translates to negative HRs and RBIs in the MLB Not pretty, but I believe Casey convinced him last season that he needs to hit the ball to all fields and use his speed more. I can forgive Winter League numbers if a guy went there to work on something. He’s just a kid still. I don’t mind some more development time…He impressed in 2022 and I believe he started 2023 expecting to be able to hit HR’s and got himself in a funk… Cabrera's future with the Yanks is as an utility guy, so he doesn't have to be an elite hitter, but he needs to be better than what he's shown. |
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 26, 2024 21:34:56 GMT -5
Yeah but it's winter league and he has 0 HRs a 2 RBIs in 100 abs ... That translates to negative HRs and RBIs in the MLB Not pretty, but I believe Casey convinced him last season that he needs to hit the ball to all fields and use his speed more. I can forgive Winter League numbers if a guy went there to work on something. He’s just a kid still. I don’t mind some more development time…He impressed in 2022 and I believe he started 2023 expecting to be able to hit HR’s and got himself in a funk… Yet another example of the hr approach not working |
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Post by jiminy on Jan 27, 2024 10:30:57 GMT -5
Projected Outfield WAR, 2024 (via FanGraphs): Yankees, 14.3 Braves, 13.3 Astros, 10.6 Diamondbacks, 9.4 Rangers, 8.8 Mariners, 8.4 Rays, 8.1 Cardinals, 7.9 Twins, 7.7 Cubs, 7.6 Mets, 7.6 Orioles, 7.6 Blue Jays, 7.5 Red Sox, 7.2 Dodgers, 7.2 Padres, 7.1 Tigers, 7.1 Guardians, 6.7 Angels, 6.7 Pirates, 6.5 Giants, 6.4 White Sox, 6.3 Brewers, 6.1 Reds, 6.1 Marlins, 5.1 Rockies, 4.9 Athletics, 4.8 Royals, 4.5 Phillies, 3.7 Nationals, 3.6
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Post by jiminy on Jan 27, 2024 14:13:13 GMT -5
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Post by posadafan24 on Jan 27, 2024 18:46:18 GMT -5
And people wonder why i said there were such high expectations for volpe |
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Post by qimqam on Jan 28, 2024 9:56:53 GMT -5
And people wonder why i said there were such high expectations for volpe Who was wondering that? We were wondering why you thought Volpe wouldnt get much better in his 2nd Season ... if thats what you talking about |
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Post by themartian on Jan 28, 2024 10:43:42 GMT -5
They both had their rookie seasons (Jeter's 15 game cup of ML coffee in 1995 aside) at 22 years old so it's an interesting comparison. Volpe missed a year of minor league development in 2020 which never happened to Jeter. Volpe got only 22 games of AAA experience compared to Jeter who played in 158 AAA games. Jeter was the much more polished hitter as he batted .314 as a rookie and won the ROY award. He was a strong contact hitter right out of the gate capable of going to the opposite field so well. His BA and OPS marks from 1996 are pretty close to what his career averages ended up being, so I would call that being very polished for a rookie. I would really hope that when Volpe is done playing that his career BA and OPS stats will be much higher than .209/.667. As a hitter I think he's still (hopefully) got a ways to go before he will hit his stride. While he had his moments, he often looked very raw/lost as a hitter. Volpe is a better defensive SS already though than Jeter ever was. And he stole more bases and had a better success rate, although he also enjoyed the recent rule changes that help base stealing that Jeter didn't benefit from. Jeter became less error prone as he went along but never really became a great SS, his range was always very limited. He did become a better base stealer. I would say overall I disagree with Willie on this one. But Volpe was rushed to the majors compared to Jeter (partially due to 2020). And Volpe came up following a hitting philosophy that stressed launch angle and always trying to hit the ball hard, even in 2 strike counts. Jeter I think was allowed to be more of himself as a hitter. |
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Post by Max on Jan 28, 2024 12:10:11 GMT -5
And people wonder why i said there were such high expectations for volpe Who was wondering that? We were wondering why you thought Volpe wouldnt get much better in his 2nd Season ... if thats what you talking about
I disagree with what Randolph said, because Jeter won Rookie of the Year in his first full season with the Yankees and was a much better player than Volpe. I expect Volpe to improve and to be a good MLB player, but I don't expect him to be Jeter. It's waaaay too early to even compare the 2 players.
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Post by jiminy on Jan 28, 2024 12:17:18 GMT -5
Here’s a look at two Yankee players who are projected to do something historic. Juan Soto: 171 wRC+, 19.4% walk rate Soto is projected to lead the Majors with a 171 wRC+, signifying the best pure hitter in baseball. He’s already had five qualified seasons with at least a 140 wRC+, and Soto just turned 25 in October. A sixth such year through his age-25 season would tie Soto for the most, with Mike Trout, Mickey Mantle, Mel Ott and Ty Cobb. In other words, Hall of Fame company. And of course, Soto would be doing so in a Yankees uniform. He would join a select group of Yankees to lead all qualified hitters in wRC+ in a season, with Babe Ruth (nine times), Mantle (five times), Alex Rodriguez (twice), Lou Gehrig, Aaron Judge and Don Mattingly. Soto is also projected to lead MLB with a 19.4% walk rate. That would be his fifth qualified season with at least an 18% walk rate, three more than anyone else through his age-25 season. Soto and Judge: second and third in WAR We already know the duo of Soto and Judge will be fun to watch, but it’s projected to be historic, too. Soto is projected to be second among position players with 6.7 WAR, with Judge right behind him in third with 6.2. We’ve seen teammates finish in the top three in FanGraphs WAR recently, as Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman did in 2023, but it’s still rare. Betts and Freeman were the sixth such duo in the last 50 seasons, so Soto and Judge would still be joining a select group. But this is Yankees history, which is vaunted in its own right. The last time two Yankees position players placed in the top two in WAR in a season was 1942, when Charlie Keller and Joe Gordon did it. The only other Yankees duo to accomplish the feat is, of course, Gehrig and Ruth in 1926-28, ‘30-32 and ‘37. Talk about good company. www.mlb.com/mariners/news/players-vying-for-history-2024 |
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Post by jiminy on Jan 28, 2024 12:19:29 GMT -5
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Post by jiminy on Jan 28, 2024 12:20:52 GMT -5
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Post by themartian on Jan 28, 2024 15:10:12 GMT -5
Future Yankee?  |
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Post by jiminy on Jan 29, 2024 10:21:58 GMT -5
New York Post | Greg Joyce: While he wasn’t the biggest headline maker of the Yankees’ late season young player callups, catcher Austin Wells was among them. Wells got a decent amount of time catching behind the plate, and while that was always the part of his game that was most questioned, he showed some promise back there last year. Now, the question is whether or not he can handle a bigger workload back there. While Jose Trevino will be back and likely getting plenty of time at catcher, the opportunity is there for Wells to take the position by the horns next season.
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