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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:25:17 GMT -5
Playing the name game...Josh is not a modern name, that's for sure. There have been almost 100 MLB players named Josh, and while the greatest baseball player named Josh was almost certainly Negro League superstar Josh Gibson, the greatest MLB player named Josh is Josh Donaldson, 33rd all-time in 3rd base bWAR, won an MVP award, and finished in the top 5 two more times in a period of 4 years. Josh Beckett and Josh Hamilton were also superstars at one point of their careers, but those were cut short by injury/addiction problems, so Donaldson has more WAR than either. As for Winckowski, take your best guess as to wherther there are any other MLB players with that last name (Narrator: no).
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:26:43 GMT -5
Gerrit Cole makes his 4th start for the Yanks this season after coming off the IL because of elbow inflammation and edema suffered late in spring training. The Mets batted him around like a pinata two starts ago, but he recovered to throw 5 strong innings against the Jays in Toronto for a win. The Yanks haven't won since. On the season, he's 1-1 in 3 starts, with an ERA of 6.23. In 13 innings, he's allowed 13 hits, 9 runs, all earned, 4 HR and 6 BB, with 11 K. Almost all the damage came in the Mets game. His WHIP on the is a poor 1.462.
This is Cole's 18th career start against Boston, and thanks to Rafael Devers, they've treated him roughly. He's 7-5 vs. Boston, but his 4.68 ERA against them is higher than any team except for the Dodgers and Mets. In 98 innings, he's allowed 93 hits, 52 runs, 51 earned, 22 HR, and 24 BB, with 120 K's. The K rate is good, the walk rate is good; the Sox have been beating him by hitting HRs. Lots of HRs. His WHIP against Boston is a solid 1.194, and the Sox' team quadruple slash line against Cole is .250/.297/.476/.773. He made 2 starts against them in his Cy Young season last year, and lost both, 2 of the 4 losses he suffered for the season. He took a tough loss in a 3-2 game at the Stadium in June, allowing just 2 runs in 6 innings, on 7 hits, 1 BB and 1 HR with 6 K's. The Sox belted him around when they saw him again at the Stadium in August, scoring 6 runs on 7 hits, 1 BB and HR in just 4 innings, in an 8-1 Sox rout of the Yanks.
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Post by qimqam on Jul 6, 2024 11:29:11 GMT -5
Put Verdugo to try and get him going. What do they have to lose except more games? Or just keep doing the same shit everyday. OK, so then you have 3 lefties in a row, Judge moves down a spot and gets less abs. Soto has less protection. I see nothing wrong with leading of with Soto who has the 2nd highest OBP (to Judge) in the MLB ... In fact I have no problem with Soto Judge 1 and 2 for now until someone steps According to his Splits ... Gleyber is at his best batting 3rd with an .840 OPS and the second most games of his career there. He's always been terrible batting 4th !!!!!! Arguably the worst lineup position in his career . 231 .291 .391 .683 Also 4th has been the worst spot in the Batting order for verdugo as well ....SO why the hell would you try to forc Gelyber and Verdugo into the 4 hole knowing full well that it is the worst spot in the Batting for both. Gelyber also excels in the 5th spot and Verdugo the 7th ... This shit shouldn't be that hard to figure out ... especially for a team that prides itslef on analytics!?!?!? |
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:31:37 GMT -5
Yankees lineup vs Winckowski:
Rice has never faced Wiknckowski before
Soto is 0-1
Judge is 0-1 with 1 BB
Verdugo hasn't faced him
Volpe is 0-1
Grisham is 0-1, a GIDP
Trevino is 1-3 with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 BB
Cabrera is 0-1
LeMahieu is 0-3 with a BB
On the bench: Wells is 0-1, Davis is 1-3, Torres is 2-6 with 1 BB and 2 K.
(If you're wondering who did all the damage against Winckowki in that awful start in 2022, Josh Donaldson hit a grand slam off him in the 3rd, and Aaron Hicks went back-to-back by following with a solo HR.
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Red Sox lineup vs. Cole:
1. Durran (LF) is 3-12 with 1 double, 2 BB and 9 K
2. Hamilton (2B) has never faced Cole
3. Abreu (RF) has never faced Cole
4. Devers (3B) is the guy most repsonsible for punishing Cole regularly. He doesn't quite "own" Cole, but he's got a lease with an option to buy. He's 11-36 against him with 1 double, 7 HR, 16 RBI, 4 BB, and 14 K. His SLG against Cole is .917, his OPS is 1.292.
5. Valdez (2B) has never faced Cole
6. Yoshida (DH) is 0-5 with 1 K
7. McGuire (C) is 1-13 with a solo HR, 2 RBI (1 sac fly), 3 K and 1 GIDP
8. Smith (1B( is 1-2, a solo HR and a K
9. Rafaela (SS) has never faced Cole
On the bench: Wong is 2-3 with a 2-run HR and 1 HBP; Refsnyder is 0-6 with 2 K.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:32:14 GMT -5
Yesterday, the Yanks dropped their 4th in row in disastrous and deeply disturbing fashion. Handed a 3-run rally by the Sox on 3 walks, 2 infield hits, and a bothch DP on a throwing error, Nestor Cortes pitched 6 tough innings of 1-run ball, Luke Weaver pitched 2 tough scoreless innings, working out of a big jam in the 8th, and Clay Holmes got the count to 0-2 on Smith...before he singled up the middle. And Clay Holmes got the count to 0-2 on Yoshida, before Yoshida worked him for 5 pitches, and then Holmes threw a sinker in just about the only place Yoshida could kill it, and he tied it with a back-breaking 2-run HR. In the 9th, the Yanks went meekly. In the 10th, for no reason I can fathom, with the ghost runner on 2nd, Tommy Kahnle gave Rafaela two straight fastballs to start, the 2nd one was almost right down the middle and he crushed it into Monument Park. Soto didn't go down fighting, getting a single, but Judge and Verdugo popped up and Cabrera grounded out to 1st and that was it. Oh, there was stupid baserunning (both DJ and Volpe in the 3rd and poor defensive choices (Wells not taking the sure out at 1st in the 8th and putting the tying run on base), but the Sox tried to give a struggling Yankee team a win, and they flatulated it right back to Boston, blowng a much-needed great 8 innings of pitches by Cortes and Weaver. The win was the Sox' 5th in a row, and 13th in their last 17 games; the loss was the Yanks 14th in their last 18, dropping them to 18 games over .500 at 54-36. Infuriating.
In other AL East action, Mike Lorenzen and 4 relievers shut out the Rays on 3 hits in the first game of a series in Texas. Corey Seager 2 run single and Nathaniel Lowe's RBI single, all in the 3rd inning, were the only runs of the game. Shane Bax, in his first game in the majors in almost 2 years, made it through six innings for the Rays, allowing 7 hits, 1 BB, all 3 runs and struck out 6. The O's got one in the first on a steal of 3rd and a throwing error, and a RBI double in a bases loaded walk in the 2nd, and Albert Suarez and three relievers made it stand up for a 3-2 win in the first game of a series in Oaklan. Suarez improved to 5-2 and Craig Kimbrel struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th for his 22nd save. Ex-Yankee Miguel Andujar got his 4th HR of the season in the 1st, a solo shot off of Suarez. The win was the O's 7th in 9 games, while Oakland's loss was their 40th in their last 53 games. The Mariners got a 2-run double in the 3rd from Luke Raley, and Luis Castillo and 3 relievers made it stand up, allowing just 2 hits, 1 run and strking out 11 Jays, in a series opening 2-1 win in Seattle. Kevin Gausman pitched well in the loss, and Andres Munoz had a 1-2-3 9th for his 14th save. The loss was the Jays 5th in 6 games, and 15th in their last 19.
The Yanks loss caused them to drop another game to the O's and Sox, but not to the Rays and Jays. They're now 3 behind Baltimore, just 4 1/2 up on Boston, and remain 9 ahead of the Rays and 14 ahead of the Jays.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:32:44 GMT -5
Elsewhere in the AL East today, the Rays and Rangers play the middle game of their series in Arlington at 4:05 pm. Taj Bradley, (3-4, 3.42 ERA) starts for the Rays. He's thrown five good games in a row since the O's beat the tar out of him on June 1st. Andrew Heaney (3-9, 4.04 ERA) starts for the Rangers, Heaney leads the AL in losses, but hasn't been all that bad, allowing 3 runs or less in 14 of his 17 starts. The O's and A's play their 2nd game at 4:07 in the Coliseum. Rookie Cade Povich (1-2, 4.05 ERA) starts for the Orioles, he has an ERA of 2.53 since getting hit hard in his first MLB start. Ex-Yankee farmhand Luis Medina (1-3, 4.80 ERA) throws for Oakland. He's alternated good and bad starts in his last 4 games. The Blue Jays and Mariners play their middle game in Seattle at 4:10 pm. Rookie Yasiel Rodriguez (0-3, 4.63 ERA) is still looking for his first MLB win in his 7th start for Toronto. Opposing him is rookie Emerson Hancock (3-3, 4.79 ERA), he had a good start last time out against the White Sox after the Braves and Twins knocked him around the two starts before.
And, in 35 minutes from now at the Stadium, it's Winckowski vs. Cole.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:33:36 GMT -5
Now comes The Saturday Leaders™ for July 6th.
Among AL hitters....
Gunner Henderson of the O's leads in bWAR at 6.2 Aaron Judge is right behind at 6.1. Juan Soto is tied for 4th with Jarren Duran of the Red Sox at 4.7, just behind Bobby Witt, Jr. of the Royals at 5.0.
The Guardians' Steven Kwan leads the AL in BAVG at .363. Witt is a distant 2nd at .322 Judge is 3rd at .310, and Soto has dropped to 9th at .300.
Soto still leads in OBA at .437, and Judge is 2nd at .430.
Judge still leads in slugging at .693; Soto is 3rd at .564. Between them is Henderson at .599.
Oviously, Judge still leads in OPS at 1.123, and Soto is still 2nd at 1.001
Witt is now all by himself, leading the AL in games played with 90. Anthony Volpe is tied for 2nd at 89 with J.J. Bleday of the A's, and Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners. Judge is in a 3-way tie for 5th with Maikel Garcia of the Royals and Willi Castro of the Twins at 88. Gleyber Torres is in a 6-way tie for 8th at 87 games, but he's about to fall out of the top 10.
Henderson still leads in runs with 76, Soto is 2nd with 71, and Judge is 4th with 68. Witt has 70 and is 3rd in the AL. Volpe 7th with 58, with Jose Ramirez of the Guardians and Jarren Duran between him and Judge.
Volpe still leads the AL in both plate appearances and at-bats with 408 and 374. Soto is 6th in PA with 389, and Judge is 8th with 387.
Witt still leads in hits with 115, the Astros Jose' Altuve is 2nd at 111. Volpe has dropped to 9th with 95. Judge is 6th with 98, and Soto is now getting pirched around so much he's dropped out of the top 10 with his recent "slump".
Judge still leads in total bases with 219 and has an outside shot of being the first player MLB player to get to 400 total bases in a season since 2001. If he makes it, he'll be the 4th Yankee ever to get 400 in a season (Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio) and the first since Joe D in 1937. Soto has dropped to 7th at 173,
Witt leads the league in doubles with 25, one ahead of Duran. Judge is 3rd with 23 and Verudgo is in a 4-way tie for 10th with 19.
Duran still leads in triples at 10, but Witt has passed Volpe into 2nd with 9. Volpe is 3rd with 7.
Judge still leads in HR with 32, 5 ahead of Henderson, Soto is tied for 5th with Josh Naylor of the Guardians at 21, and Giancarlo Stanton is still tied for 9th with Rafael Devers of the Red Sox at 18.
Judge still leads in RBI with 83, Jose Ramirez of the Guardians is now 7 behind and Soto is still 4th with 63, 1 behind Naylor.
Soto is first in BB with 76, he now has a comforable lead even over Judge at 63. Soto is on pace to draw 137 walks now, which wouldn't be his career high; he had 145 in 2021.
Cal Raleigh of the M's has pulled into the lead in batter K's with 105, 3 ahead of Brett Rooker of the A's. Judge is tied for 5th with Riley Greene of the Tigers at 96.
Jose Caballero of the Rays still leads in steals with 24, but David Hamilton of the Red Sox has rocketed up the list and is now just 1 behind Caballero.
Vinnie Pasquantiino still leads with 9 sac flies; Verdugo is still still 2nd, but he's 3 behind now. Soto is still tied for 9th will 11 other hitters with 4 sac flies.
Tyler Freeman of the Guardians is still tied for the lead with Willi Castro of the Twins and Josh Smith of the Rangers with 13 HBP.
Judge hit into his 14th GIDP this week, moving him back into the league lead, one ahead of Yanier Diaz of the Astros and Justin Turner of the Jays.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:34:04 GMT -5
In the NL:
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers leads the NL in bWAR at 4.8. Ketel Marte of the D'backs is still 2nd, at 4.4
Christian Yelich of the Brewers finally has enough plate appearances, and has taken over the NL lead in BAVG at .324. Teammates Jurickson Profar and Luis Arraez of the Padres are 2nd and 3rd at .316 and .314, respectively.
Profar still leads in OBA at .409, 4 points ahead of the injuried Mookie Betts of the Dodgers.
Ohtani's still leads in slugging at .625, and Bryce Harper of the Phillies is back off the IL and had a surge that leaves him 2nd at the moment at .582. Ohtani and Harper are also 1-2 in OPS; 1.020 for Ohtani and 0.981 for Harper.
Fernand Tatis, Jr of the Padres got injured again, so the NL lead in games played has fallen to his teammates Profar and Ha-Seong Kim. They're also tied with Witt for the MLB lead.
Arraez leads in at bats with 370, 13 ahead of Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies, but Ohtani leads in PA with 393, 1 ahead of Arraez.
Arraez still leads in hits with 116, 10 ahead of Ohtani.
Ohtani still leads in runs scored with 70, 10 ahead of William Contreras of the Brewers, Elly De La Cruz of the Reds, and Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies, who's about to fall out of that tie because he's also on the Il.
Ohtani still leads in total bases with 213, 35 ahead of Marcel Ozuna of the Braves.
Alex Bohm of the Phillies continues to lead in doubles with 29, 4 ahead of Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers.
Corbin Caroll of the D'backs still leads the NL with 6 triples, but now he's tied with De La Cruz, who hit one against the Yanks this week.
Ohtani has still leads in HR with 27, 5 ahead of both Ozuna and Christian Walker of the D'backs.
Bohm and Ozuna have blown by Ohtani and share the lead in RBI with 70. Ohtani is 6 behind.
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies is also back off the IL and still leads in BB with 59, Freeman is 8 behind.
De La Cruz of the Reds continues to be way out front with 43 steals (15 ahead of Brice Turang of the Brewers, but not so much in K's with 116, just 2 ahead of the Cards' Nolan Gorman.
Brandon Nimmo of the Mets still leads in HBP with 11, and Brendan Donovan of the Cards is stil just 1 HBP behind at 10.
Marte still leads the NL in sac flies with 7; there's a 5-way tie for 2nd at 6.
Manny Machado of the is still ahead of Judge with 17 GIDP to lead the NL, Arraez and Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. of the D'backs are both tied with Judge, 3 behind Machado.
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:34:34 GMT -5
Among AL pitchers:
Seth Lugo of the Royals has regained the AL lead in bWAR for pirchers at 4.0. No Yankees are in the top 10 anymore.
O's ace Corbin Burns got hit pretty hard by Seattle on Thursday and dropped out of the lead in ERA, falling to 2nd at 2.32. Lugo is back in 1st at 2.17. At one point the Yanks had 4 pitchers in the top 11. Now they have none
Lugo still leads in wins with 11. Luis Gil and Carlos Rodon have been stuck on 9 for 2-3 weeks, but now they're in a 4-way tie for 3rd with Burnes and Tarik Skubal of the Tigers. Grayson Rodriguez of the Orioles is by himself in 2nd with 10 win.
T.J. McFarland of the has passed Bryan Abreu of the Astros back into first in games pitched with 43. Abreu has 42 and in a 5-way tie for 2nd.
Nestor Cortes is in a 3-way tie for the lead in games started a 19, togeher with Luis Castillo of the Mariners and Cole Ragana of the Royals.
There are now 8 pitchers in the AL with 1 complete game, and four of them are shutouts. If the ties are ever broken, I'll let you know.
Logan Gilbert of the Mariners has passed Lugo for the league lead in innnings pitched at 117 2/3. Lugo has 116 innings pitched Cortes is tied for 5th with his opponent last night, Tanner Houck of the Red Sox, both have 111. In between are Burnes at 112 2/3 and Castillo at 111 1/3.
Garrett Crochet of the White continues to lead in K's at 141, and leads in K's per 9 innings 12.52. Gil continues to slowly slide down both lists, and is out of the top 10 in K's with 97, and 7th in K's per 9 at 10.23. Cortes is now tied for 10th in K's, again with Houck, at 106.
Ronel Blanco of the Astros somehoe had a worse week than Gil and has lost the league lead in hits per 9 innings back to Gil. Gil is now at 5.32 per 9, and Blanco is at 5.45.
Zac Eflin of the Rays leads in BB per 9 innings at 0.78, just ahead of George Kirby of the Mariners at 0.85 Kirby still leads in K/BB ratio at 10.10, and Eflin is now 2nd at 9.00.
Houck leads in fewest HR per 9 innings at 0.405. Gil has dropped to 8th at 0.803.
Triston McKenzie of the Guardians is back in the league lead with 49 walks allowed, Gil is 2nd with 48, Tyler Anderson of the Angels is 3rd at 47, and Marcus Stroman is 4th at 45
Emmanuel Clase of the Guardians still leads in saves with 25; it's hard to remember this, but Clay Holmes lead the league early in the year. He blew another last night, hasn't had a save in more than 3 weeks, and remains stuck at 19. He's now 3rd in the league, behind Craig Kimbrel who's an appropriate 3 saves ahead (bccause the O's are now 3 games ahead of the Yanks in the standings).
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Post by qwik3457bb on Jul 6, 2024 11:35:34 GMT -5
On the NL side:
Rangere Suarez of the Phillies took a beating this week from the terrible Marlins, of all teams, but still continues to lead some of the key categoris: 1st in pitcher bWAR at 3.0, in ERA at 2.27.
Chris Sale of the Braves has moved past Suarez into 1st in wins with 10. Suarez is tied with his teammate Aaron Nola with 10. Sale also passed Suarez for the lead in WHIP at 0.913. Tyler Glasnow of the Dodgers is 2nd at 0.927. Suarez is now 3rd at 0.990
Glasnow leads in H/9 innings at 5.945, ahead of Zack Wheeler of the Phillies at 6.287
Glasnow lso leadas with 143 K's , and also in K's per 9 at 11.81.
Logan Webb of the Giants continues to lead in games started with 19, and in innings pitched at 119 1/3.
Shota Imanaga of the Cubs still leads in BB per 9 innings at 1.48, and is 2nd in K/BB ratio at 6.133. Sale is now 3rd in K/9 at 1.72 behind Imanaga and Miles Mikolas of the Cards at 1.61. Sale is 1st in K/BB ratio at 6.68
Max Fried is still the only MLB pitcher with 2 complete games this year, and he's still one of six pitchers in the NL who have thrown a shutout.
Tyler Rogers of the Giants leads MLB in games pitched with 46
Ryan Helsley of the Cards still leads all of MLB in saves with 31, now 6 ahead of Clase for the major league lead.
And that wraps up the Saturday Leaders™ See you in about a half-hour for the game.
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Post by Max on Jul 6, 2024 11:35:58 GMT -5
There's only one Iron Horse and his name is Lou Gehrig. With that said... I hope he hits the cover off the ball, but playing Grisham everyday is a repeat of when the Yankees used to play Hicks everyday. 
Note to the Yankees: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome.
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Post by Max on Jul 6, 2024 11:42:56 GMT -5
Torres out, Carbrera in. Soto at DH. Volpe fifth. I know it's a day after a night game, but I'd put Wells at DH, this team is desperate for offense. I agree. But it looks like Iron Horse Grisham has to be in the lineup everyday. |
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Post by Max on Jul 6, 2024 11:44:20 GMT -5
Grisham batting 6th says it all. Hicks 2.0. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 6, 2024 11:58:56 GMT -5
I know it's a day after a night game, but I'd put Wells at DH, this team is desperate for offense. I agree. But it looks like Iron Horse Grisham has to be in the lineup everyday. The more you dog it, the more playing time you get. |
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Post by ill636 on Jul 6, 2024 12:06:34 GMT -5
Why not start a 10 game win streak today!!
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