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Post by kaybli on Sept 23, 2018 8:43:17 GMT -5
Right now Happ is lined up to start the game on Oct 3rd but that can change. I'm still going with Tanaka but Happ would be a good choice too. They're both good pitchers but the tendency to give up HRs for the both of them is what scares me, especially to the HR hitting Oakland team. |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 23, 2018 8:50:12 GMT -5
Tanaka actually has a higher groundball to flyball ratio than Happ, 0.99 to 0.71. That expands to 1.09 to 0.52 post All Star break.
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Post by kaybli on Sept 28, 2018 0:18:06 GMT -5
Yankees appear to eliminate Luis Severino from starting Wild Card Game
It seems as if the Yankees are narrowing down their starting options for Wednesday’s wild-card game against the Athletics.
The team announced its starting rotation for their season-ending series against the Red Sox, with J.A. Happ starting Friday, Lance Lynn on Saturday and Luis Severino on Sunday. Assuming Severino makes the start, he would be unavailable to start against Oakland on two days rest.
The momentum to get the nod appears to be with Happ, who would be on regular rest on Wednesday and has been the Yankees’ most consistent starter down the stretch.
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Post by kaybli on Sept 28, 2018 0:19:23 GMT -5
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 28, 2018 0:52:00 GMT -5
I honestly don't know severino had a few big game chances and blew them but that was last year. Also when he is off he is wayy offf.
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Post by kaybli on Sept 28, 2018 1:16:17 GMT -5
I honestly don't know severino had a few big game chances and blew them but that was last year. Also when he is off he is wayy offf. He pitched half decent in last year's playoffs minus the Wild Card game. |
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Post by yankees89 on Sept 28, 2018 3:20:22 GMT -5
I still think that they’ve made their minds up and Severino will get the ball against Oakland. Only way he doesn’t make that start is if the Yankees need to win on Sunday. Looking ahead (stupid thing for me to say), if we can clinch home field and beat Oakland, we wouldn’t be that bad going into Boston. You figure Happ/Tanaka for Games 1 and 2 in whatever order. I think most agree we’d rather Tanaka pitching away and Happ was brought in because he “owns the Red Sox”.
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Post by greatfatness on Sept 28, 2018 9:35:32 GMT -5
I’d give the ball to Happ. He’s been our best starter for a while now. The only downside is losing him for Boston but you have to win first to even play them.
By the way, am I the only one who has wacky spellcheck issues with this site when you access it on a mobile ? I’ve had to correct this post twice to avoid HeAmyHa/Karl level incomprehensible nonsense.
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Post by inger on Sept 28, 2018 10:06:49 GMT -5
I say we spring Don Larsen on them...They'll never see that coming...
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2018 5:51:46 GMT -5
The hidden reason the Yankees might not want to start Masahiro Tanaka in the Wild Card Game
Using his slider and splitter to get hitters to chase is both Tanaka’s bread and his butter. Per Baseball Savant, the league as a whole posts a .288 wOBA when putting the ball in play on a pitch out of the zone. Tanaka allows a .226 wOBA when allowing a ball in play on a pitch out of the zone. When he yields a ball in play on a pitch in the zone, Tanaka allows a .424 wOBA, compared to a .388 wOBA for the league. Tanaka simply must induce swings on bad pitches to thrive.
That’s where the Athletics come in. The A’s will be the Yankees’ opponent in this year’s Wild Card Game, most likely at Yankee Stadium. Tanaka would have to get the A’s to chase his slider and splitter, rather than hone in on his weak fastballs, to have a successful start. The A’s are uniquely situated to not let that happen.
Almost no team in the majors lays off pitches out of the zone more than Oakland. They have posted a 28 percent chase rate, second lowest in the majors, and nearly ten points lower than the chase rate Tanaka has generated this season. The A’s have also swung at pitches in the zone at a top-ten rate. They are among the most disciplined teams in the entire league.
That’s a bad matchup for Tanaka. There might not be another pitcher in the game that relies more on opponents expanding the zone, and there is hardly another team in the league that expands the zone less than the A’s. Scanning the roster’s individual chase rates, eight of Oakland’s most likely nine starters have posted rates below the league average. Stephen Piscotty is the only hitter likely to start that has swung at pitches out of the zone at an above average rate.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 7:34:57 GMT -5
Thanks, kaybli.. Happ then is slated to start..
On a short leash..
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2018 7:46:18 GMT -5
Thanks, kaybli.. Happ then is slated to start.. On a short leash.. They could still pull back Severino and start him. And they could still go with Tanaka. But I would go Happ at this point. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 7:56:29 GMT -5
He can be dominating for 4 innings or so. Then all hands on deck I guess.
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Post by kaybli on Sept 29, 2018 7:59:05 GMT -5
He can be dominating for 4 innings or so. Then all hands on deck I guess. Just don't allow those first inning runs! So important! |
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Post by inger on Sept 29, 2018 9:53:13 GMT -5
He can be dominating for 4 innings or so. Then all hands on deck I guess. Just don't allow those first inning runs! So important! And while you're at it, Yankees...don't wait until the sixth inning to get a hit. Dang, that pisses me off...And if you do happen to score three runs in the first, don't sit on your hands after that when you're up to the plate...Add on more runs... |
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