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Post by chiyankee on Aug 9, 2024 12:01:21 GMT -5
...some of their key young players, like Roberts, Jimenez and Yuan Moncada (remember him?) not being able to stay healthy. I recall many Yankee fans being furious that Yanks "let him go" to the Red Sox...  He only has 39 at bats this season. |
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Post by inger on Aug 9, 2024 12:59:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the reference. I am typcal of lots of fans who thought the WS were on the path to a long run of succcess with the guys you mentioned and even a few more. I did wonder what the heck was going on when they brought back LaRussa, but as much as the guy annoys me I can't blame this all on him. I just checked out their rotation in 2023. Younger versions of Carlos Rodon, Dylan Cease, Lance Lynn, Dallas Keuchel, and Lucas Giolito. That's a very good rotation at the time. Garrett Crochet, Reynaldo Lopez, Liam Hendricks, Michael Kopech and even Craig Kimbrel were part of their pitching staff. I do think the hiring of LaRussa set the team back but he's wasn't the biggest problem. They just had too many injuries and other players that never took the next step in their development. We see the pratfalls of aging players all the time. We think it’s going to be easy to fix with younger players, but this proves what I’ve always said. You need a mixture of both. You need to utilize all aspects of player development and acquisition. Your own system, trades, international free against, American free agents. It’s a constant work in progress… |
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Post by desousa on Aug 13, 2024 20:01:05 GMT -5
A player I followed for years in the Yankee organization gets his first Major League hit.
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 13, 2024 20:07:56 GMT -5
George Kirby didn't have it tonight.
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Post by desousa on Aug 13, 2024 20:14:53 GMT -5
George Kirby didn't have it tonight. Well, there goes my fantasy team's ERA. |
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Post by kaybli on Aug 13, 2024 20:16:46 GMT -5
George Kirby didn't have it tonight. Well, there goes my fantasy team's ERA. lol, what bad luck for you. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 13, 2024 21:17:18 GMT -5
What a workhorse. The Yankees won't even allow a pitcher to throw three days in a row.
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 13, 2024 21:26:12 GMT -5
What a workhorse. The Yankees won't even allow a pitcher to throw three days in a row. It's so stupid. These guys only throw one inning. Nothing modern baseball has done with pitch counts or rest days has improved injuries to pitchers; if anything, it has only gotten worse. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Aug 18, 2024 14:57:17 GMT -5
From MLB Rumors 08/18/24
Tigers Designate Gio Urshela, Easton Lucas For Assignment
By Darragh McDonald | August 18, 2024 at 2:32pm CDT
TODAY: The Tigers announced today that Urshela has cleared outright waivers and has been placed on release waivers. In the likely event that Urshela clears release waivers, he’ll become a free agent and be eligible to sign with any of the league’s clubs for a pro-rated portion of the big league minimum.
August 16: The Tigers announced today that they have selected the contracts of infielders Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney, moves that were reported yesterday. In corresponding moves, OF Akil Baddoo was optioned to Triple-A Toledo and INF Gio Urshela was designated for assignment. To open another 40-man spot, left-hander Easton Lucas was designated for assignment. Robert Murray of FanSided reported the Urshela move on X prior to the official announcement.
Urshela, 32, reached MLB free agency for the 1st time after the 2023 season. He had a solid 4-year run in the big leagues from 2019 to 2022 but then had an injury-marred 2023 campaign. He got into 62 games with the Angels, hitting just 2 HRs before a pelvic fracture wiped out the second half of his season.
That was naturally going to impact his individual market but he also had the misfortune of being a part of one of the frostier offseasons in recent memory. Even big-name free agents lingered on the open market well into the new year. Many players below the superstar level ended up settling for very modest deals in the early parts of 2024. Guys like Michael A. Taylor, Enrique Hernández, Adam Duvall, Randal Grichuk and others settled for 1-year deals of less than $5MM.
The Tigers were able to nab Urshela for a guarantee of just $1.5MM on a 1-year deal. Though his 2023 season wasn’t great, they were likely excited to get a solid veteran at such a low price point. As mentioned, Urshela had a strong 4-year run prior to 2023, spending time with the Yankees and Twins. In that stretch, he hit 54 HRs in 435 games and slashed .290/.336/.463 for a wRC+ of 118.
He spent most of that time at 3rd base and generally had the reputation of a strong defender. Bizarrely, Outs Above Average hates him and gave him a grade of -17 in that 2019-2022 period, but Defensive Runs Saved gave him a solid grade of +5.
If the Tigers got anything close to that kind of performance for their modest investment, it would have been a steal. Unfortunately, Urshela has not been able to bounce back as hoped. He has been in 92 games for Detroit this year with five home runs and a modest batting line of .243/.286/.333. That translates to a 73 wRC+, indicating he’s been 27% below league average at the plate this year.
Detroit is 7.5 games back of a playoff spot, which isn’t a totally hopeless position, but they are clearly focused on the future at this point. Prior to the deadline, they had traded away Jack Flaherty, Carson Kelly, Andrew Chafin and Mark Canha. They are going to use the remainder of the schedule to get Jung and Sweeney exposed to major league pitching, which will nudge Urshela out of their plans.
Since the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, they will have no choice but to place Urshela on waivers in the coming days. He has about $345K of his salary still to be paid out, meaning a claiming team wouldn’t be taking on huge amounts of money by grabbing him. However, given his performance both last year and this year, it’s possible that he passes through unclaimed. He has been hot of late, with a .265/.342/.412 batting line and 108 wRC+ in August, but that’s a sample of just 38 plate appearances amid a rough 2-year stretch.
If he passes through unclaimed, he has more than enough service time to reject an outright assignment while keeping that salary in place. If he ends up a free agent, the Tigers would be on the hook for that money. Any other club could sign him for the prorated league minimum, which would be subtracted from what the Tigers pay.
Lucas, 27, was just claimed off waivers from the Athletics in May. Since that claim, he has made 3 appearances for the Tigers with 2 earned runs allowed, 2 strikeouts and 2 walks. Combined with his time with the A’s, he now has 13 2/3 major league innings pitched with a 9.22 ERA.
His minor league work this year has been far more interesting. Between the 2 organizations, he has thrown 49 Triple-A innings with a 3.31 ERA. The 11.2% walk rate is on the high side but he’s countered that with a 25.2% strikeout rate.
Lucas still has a full slate of options and less than a year of service time. For any club intrigued by his Triple-A numbers this year, he could be a long-term depth piece. Like Urshela, he will have to be placed on waivers in the coming days since the MLB trade deadline has passed. Lucas has a previous career outright, which would give him the right to elect free agency if he eventually passes through waivers unclaimed.
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 19, 2024 20:57:08 GMT -5
The Mets walked off Baltimore on a Alvarez HR, so the Yanks are back in first place.
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Post by kaybli on Aug 19, 2024 20:58:18 GMT -5
The Mets walked off Baltimore on a Alvarez HR, so the Yanks are back in first place. Baltimore really could have run away with the division if they played decent. Or we could have run away with it if we played decent.  |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 19, 2024 21:52:32 GMT -5
The Mets walked off Baltimore on a Alvarez HR, so the Yanks are back in first place. Baltimore really could have run away with the division if they played decent. Or we could have run away with it if we played decent. But then there would be no September drama.  |
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Post by kaybli on Aug 19, 2024 21:54:35 GMT -5
Baltimore really could have run away with the division if they played decent. Or we could have run away with it if we played decent. But then there would be no September drama. Might come down to the 2nd to last series against the Orioles in late September! |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 19, 2024 21:58:00 GMT -5
Diaz walks off Boston to complete a comeback and Houston survives making 4 errors to beat the Red Sox, the Yanks pick up a half game on them too.
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Post by donniebaseball23 on Aug 20, 2024 1:05:56 GMT -5
The Mets walked off Baltimore on a Alvarez HR, so the Yanks are back in first place. Baltimore really could have run away with the division if they played decent. Or we could have run away with it if we played decent. Yanks-O's this year...   |
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