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Post by rizzuto on May 6, 2024 6:18:30 GMT -5
I wish Boone would have read those last two posts by jiminy. He's sitting Rizzo today against a tough lefty, but playing Oswaldo at first seems like a worse option. On the surface yes. But I thought about and with Rizzo playing and apparently feeling well, Maybe the wet field was behind the decision? … Good point. |
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Post by inger on May 6, 2024 9:44:10 GMT -5
On the surface yes. But I thought about and with Rizzo playing and apparently feeling well, Maybe the wet field was behind the decision? … Good point. Quit making fun of the top of my head… |
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Post by desousa on May 6, 2024 14:50:04 GMT -5
Interesting stat.
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Post by jiminy on May 7, 2024 9:31:54 GMT -5
New York Post | Zack Braziller: Nestor Cortes owns some pretty major home/road splits to start 2024. The lefty is posting a 6.75 ERA away from Yankee Stadium, while in all four outings in the Bronx this year he’s pitched into the seventh. Cortes credits a usually raucous crowd for keeping his intensity levels up, even as we should expect some regression in both splits going forward.
YankeesourceNestor Cortes
2022 : 2.70 xERA, 3.13 FIP
2024: 2.63 xERA, 3.16 FIP
Cortes looks a lot more like the 2022 version this year after an injury plagued 2023 season.
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Post by jiminy on May 7, 2024 9:33:35 GMT -5
NJ.com | Max Goodman: It’s not just that Juan Soto leads the Yankees in virtually every offensive category, it’s also that he seems to be at the center of every big moment. The superstar outfielder has a 1.300 OPS with runners in scoring position, admitting himself that he’s addicted to ABs in big spots. For those of us who saw him crushing Justin Verlander fastballs at 20 in the World Series, this is nothing new, but getting to see it happen in late and close situations for the Yankees has been the best part of the season so far.
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Post by jiminy on May 7, 2024 9:35:08 GMT -5
New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros: Series Preview The struggling Astros arrive in the Bronx looking to find their game against a Yankees team that keeps finding ways to win. www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/7/24149791/yankees-houston-astros-series-preview-probable-pitchers-stroman-verlander-rodon-gil-blancoIt’s inconceivable that the Astros currently sit with a 12-22 record and are tied with the Angels for last place in the AL West. It appeared that the Astros were turning a corner recently after a two-game sweep of the Rockies and a series win against the Guardians, but dropping two out of three in their latest series against the Mariners brought to the surface many of the same issues that have plagued them throughout the season. Pitching has been a sore spot for this Astros team—particularly their bullpen. Houston is carrying a 4.75 team ERA, which ranks 26th in the league. It’s not what you would expect from a team that heavily invested in their bullpen this offseason, giving Josh Hader a five-year, $95 million contract. He has rewarded them by posting a 6.14 ERA, including the go-ahead home run against the Mariners in his latest outing. In total, the Astros bullpen has blown eight saves this season. The Yankees continue to find ways to collect wins. While the offense tends to run hot and cold, unlike the Astros, the Yankees’ pitching has been outstanding. They are near the top of the league in team ERA and have given up three or fewer runs in 10 of their last 14 games. Juan Soto continues to power the Yankees offense with timely hits and a consistent presence at the top of the lineup. Soto’s .980 OPS is good enough for top five in baseball. Even though the Astros are scuffling, it is always interesting when Houston comes to town. Let’s take a look at the pitching probables for this series. Tuesday: Luis Gil vs. Justin Verlander (7:05 pm ET) Justin Verlander missed the beginning of the season with right shoulder inflammation but has returned and looked solid. The 41-year-old right-hander continues to produce quality outings and outrun father time, as he gets set to face the Yankees for the 28th time in his career. Verlander has made three starts this season, carrying a 2.08 ERA. His last outing against Cleveland saw him go seven strong and surrender only two runs. While Verlander has been able to limit damage in his outings, he has struggled with his control at times. The Yankees will have to take advantage of those rare opportunities with men on base. Luis Gil has nasty stuff. His arsenal was on full display in his last outing against Baltimore. In a needed win for the Yankees, Gil struck out five in 6.1 innings pitched while only giving up two hits. It was a nice bounce-back performance for the young right-hander after a tough outing against the Brewers in his previous start. Overall, Gil is sporting a 122 ERA+ and has struck out 40 batters in 31 innings pitched this season. Wednesday: Carlos Rodón vs. Spencer Arrighetti (7:05 pm ET) Carlos Rodón’s starts are like a box of chocolates these days. Back-to-back impressive performances against Oakland and Milwaukee were muddied by a four-inning performance against Baltimore in which he gave up six runs, including three home runs. Which Carlos Rodón will show up against the Astros? Hopefully, for the Yankees, it is the one with the sub-three ERA before his last outing and not the one who gave up nine batted balls with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher against the Orioles. Arrighetti is the Astros’ top pitching prospect. He got the call-up to the big leagues this season and made his major league debut on April 10th. Injuries to the pitching staff forced Arrighetti into action and over his first four starts it has not been pretty. His debut saw him give up seven runs on seven hits. In total, the young righty has given up 15 runs in 16.1 innings pitched on the season. Despite his early struggles, Arrighetti is coming off his best start of the season. Two runs over 5.2 innings pitched may not blow you away, but an 11.57 K/9 on the season will work. He feels like a young pitcher trying to navigate his first few starts in the big leagues, but you can see the potential in his repertoire when he is on the mound. Thursday: Marcus Stroman vs. Ronel Blanco (5:05 pm ET) Ronel Blanco is a great story. The 30-year-old had only made seven starts in his career before making the Astros starting rotation out of spring training due to an injury-riddled staff. He threw a no-hitter in his first start of the year and followed that performance with six innings of shutout ball. He went 14 consecutive innings without giving up a hit to start the season, the most by any pitcher since 1961. Blanco has been as consistent as any pitcher in baseball and currently holds a 2.09 ERA. Marcus Stroman continues to play to the back of his baseball card, and that’s exactly what the Yankees hoped for coming into the season. The veteran right-hander continues to give the Yankees quality innings. Stroman bounced back after a tough outing against the Brewers, tossing 5.1 innings and giving up only one run against the Tigers his last time out. Inducing the groundball continues to be Stroman’s bread and butter, as he is top five in ground-ball rate amongst MLB starters. |
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Post by jiminy on May 8, 2024 9:27:05 GMT -5
Luke Weaver is dealing to start 2024 Luke Weaver has been a welcome surprise so far out of the bullpen for the Yankees. www.pinstripealley.com/2024/5/8/24151649/luke-weaver-yankees-bullpen-2024-fastball-changeup-cutter-2023-relieverThe Yankees started a series with the Astros last night in the Bronx, which will inevitably unearth some of the worst memories Yankees fans have tried to bury since 2017. The 2017 ALCS, the Altuve walk-off, Aroldis Chapman’s grosteque grin — all horrific images that will define the late 2010s-early 2020s Yankees teams. Another image should also define these Yankee teams, however — the image of a pitcher plucked off the scrapheap of obscurity and molded into a sub-3 ERA reliever. Luke Weaver could be the next guy to carry on that mantle. Weaver was picked up off waivers by the Yankees in 2023 after being DFA’d by both the Reds and Mariners. In 13.1 innings, he looked mediocre. In any case, by that time, the Yankees were well on their way to securing their worst record in about thirty years —Weaver’s performance didn’t matter one way or the other. So far in 2024, however, Weaver’s been making an impact. In 22 innings pitched, he’s compiled a 2.86 ERA, .727 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts, which is the most in the Yankees bullpen (albeit a bullpen bereft of swing-and-miss stuff). Those results are reflected in his strikeout and walk rates: he’s striking out 24.4 percent of batters and walking just 4.7, as compared to striking out 19.4 percent and walking 7.1 percent in 2023. So what’s changed? For one, Weaver’s cutter has featured far more prominently in his pitch mix in 2024. In 2023, he only threw it 10.9 percent of the time, about the same rate as his curve. In 2024, however, he’s throwing his cutter 27.9 percent of the time and has effectively ditched his curveball. It makes sense — Weaver’s cutter looked to be an effective pitch in 2023, moving more than the average cutter. In 2024, his cutter has 20.8 inches of drop, dropping 4.4 inches more than the average cutter. It’s accounted for four of his 21 strikeouts. One change between 2023 and 2024 has simply been throwing a good pitch more. Weaver’s also improved upon his fastball. Last year, his four-seamer was getting smoked by hitters — his fastball had a horrendous -13 run value last year according to StatCast. Batters hit .311 and slugged .543 against it. This year, batters are only hitting .172 and slugging .310 against it, good for a run value of 3. It’s hard to tell what exactly has changed about his fastball from last year to this year, to be honest. It has slightly more velocity (94.6 mph instead of 94) and spin (2423 RPM instead of 2395), but this doesn’t explain the drastic jump in effectiveness in his fastball. Which leads me to believe a third pitch — Weaver’s changeup — has featured heavily in his success and has actually helped the effectiveness of his fastball. In 2023, his changeup was moving far less than the average MLB changeup. It was flat and very hittable, as opponents compiled a .316 average against it, good for a .373 WOBA. In 2024, he’s been able to get more vertical break on his changeup, which now moves like an average MLB changeup. Now, his changeup boasts a 47.7 percent whiff rate, a .136 opposing batting average, and a .182 WOBA. It’s clear the increase in vertical break has been a major factor in Weaver’s strikeout numbers. In short, Weaver’s success is the result of both simple and difficult processes. He’s completely retooled his repertoire, throwing a cutter in addition to his change and fastball while completely ditching his curveball. Doing this in the span of an offseason is no easy feat and is objectively difficult. On the other hand, he throws the good pitch more and the bad pitch less — pretty easy if you ask me. It’s clear, though, that this new pitch mix has had great results so far. I’m not ready to declare Weaver 2024’s Lucas Luetge or Wandy Peralta just yet. The early indications, however, are good. If there’s one positive thing you can say about this era’s Yankees teams, it’s that they have consistently gotten great seasons out of otherwise forgotten relievers. Hopefully, Weaver gives us something to remember this year. |
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Post by JEGnj on May 8, 2024 13:02:44 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be AWESOME if a team needing a DH called about Stanton.
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Post by themartian on May 8, 2024 14:24:09 GMT -5
I wish some team had offered enough for Cashman to have moved Gleyber in the offseason, back when he had value.
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Post by inger on May 8, 2024 14:42:21 GMT -5
I wish some team had offered enough for Cashman to have moved Gleyber in the offseason, back when he had value. In his last ten games he’s hit .275 .310 .400 .710 … a bit of progress… His brain scan seems to read about the same as you would expect… He’s become a bit of a pitiable soul… |
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Post by themartian on May 8, 2024 15:23:02 GMT -5
I wish some team had offered enough for Cashman to have moved Gleyber in the offseason, back when he had value. In his last ten games he’s hit .275 .310 .400 .710 … a bit of progress… His brain scan seems to read about the same as you would expect… He’s become a bit of a pitiable soul… Cashman should be working the phones then, highlighting that 10 game stretch. Gotta make room for DJ/Berti/Peraza. |
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Post by inger on May 8, 2024 15:34:49 GMT -5
In his last ten games he’s hit .275 .310 .400 .710 … a bit of progress… His brain scan seems to read about the same as you would expect… He’s become a bit of a pitiable soul… Cashman should be working the phones then, highlighting that 10 game stretch. Gotta make room for DJ/Berti/Peraza. I expect Berti will get the bulk of plating time at third, at leaST until DJ returns, if he really does. Cabrera magic seems to be only an occasional event now… 19 RBI is nothing to sneeze at, and we were fortunate to see him get hot for a while, but since he still has options he could be the odd man out unless he can get back on track… |
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Post by qimqam on May 8, 2024 19:59:55 GMT -5
Cashman should be working the phones then, highlighting that 10 game stretch. Gotta make room for DJ/Berti/Peraza. I expect Berti will get the bulk of plating time at third, at leaST until DJ returns, if he really does. Cabrera magic seems to be only an occasional event now… 19 RBI is nothing to sneeze at, and we were fortunate to see him get hot for a while, but since he still has options he could be the odd man out unless he can get back on track… DJ is approaching 90 and can no longer swing a bat without getting injured Peraza ... That's just a name ... Like Pereira. That's not even a real thing right now ... Berti should be the utility infielder going forward Now if you said Gotta make room for Durbin and Rice ... I'm all ears |
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Post by desousa on May 9, 2024 8:13:38 GMT -5
From the NY Post. I miss Willie Calhoun.
Since Gardner last played a game in left field in 2021, these are the Yankees that have started there: Joey Gallo (51 games), Giancarlo Stanton (7), Aaron Hicks (61), Tim Locastro (3), Miguel Andjuar (18), Marwin Gonzalez (9), Matt Carpenter (3), Andrew Benintendi (31), Oswaldo Cabrera (42), Franchy Cordero (4), Jake Bauers (20), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (28), Greg Allen (3), Willie Calhoun (3), Billy McKinney (27) and Everson Pereira (26).
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Post by themartian on May 9, 2024 8:16:22 GMT -5
I expect Berti will get the bulk of plating time at third, at leaST until DJ returns, if he really does. Cabrera magic seems to be only an occasional event now… 19 RBI is nothing to sneeze at, and we were fortunate to see him get hot for a while, but since he still has options he could be the odd man out unless he can get back on track… DJ is approaching 90 and can no longer swing a bat without getting injured Peraza ... That's just a name ... Like Pereira. That's not even a real thing right now ... Berti should be the utility infielder going forward Now if you said Gotta make room for Durbin and Rice ... I'm all ears If Rice could play 2b that would make sense, but he can't. Durbin is yet another valid reason why they should ship out Gleyber though. |
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