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Post by rizzuto on Sept 16, 2018 15:08:58 GMT -5
Sanchez has been terrible all season, at what point do you just go with Romine? Now? |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 16, 2018 15:09:53 GMT -5
Stumbling into a one game playoff...
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 15:11:58 GMT -5
Stumbling into a one game playoff... While i agree this doesn't look good we have seen plenty of teams play bad in September then go deep in the playoffs before. However as CHI said taking Andujar out and not even starting him at times isn't helping anything. |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 16, 2018 15:12:56 GMT -5
Stumbling into a one game playoff... While i agree this doesn't look good we have seen plenty of teams play bad in September then go deep in the playoffs before. Year 2000 comes to mind. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 15:17:27 GMT -5
While i agree this doesn't look good we have seen plenty of teams play bad in September then go deep in the playoffs before. Year 2000 comes to mind. 06 cardinals, 2014 SF Giants. I know there are a few others. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 15:31:33 GMT -5
Then the other side of the coin we have seen plenty of teams including the 2007 yankees be on fire at the end of the season then get eliminated in the ALDS.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 15:35:10 GMT -5
Curry just said on post game the last 4 sub 500 teams they played (White Sox, Tigers, Twins, Blue Jays) they are 5-8 in those games.
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 16, 2018 15:44:43 GMT -5
Curry just said on post game the last 4 sub 500 teams they played (White Sox, Tigers, Twins, Blue Jays) they are 5-8 in those games. It just seems like they've been in a hitting slump for the last two months and they have become more HR dependent than ever. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 15:45:43 GMT -5
Curry just said on post game the last 4 sub 500 teams they played (White Sox, Tigers, Twins, Blue Jays) they are 5-8 in those games. It just seems like they've been in a hitting slump for the last two months and they have become more HR dependent than ever. Lost count how many times its been this same story they blow up the team change things and it still becomes this same story. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 16:38:33 GMT -5
I just hope having Judge back helps energize the team a bit.
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Post by topher0713 on Sept 16, 2018 17:56:28 GMT -5
It seems that after the first couple of months or so this team has been a heckle and jeckle. Starters pitch a good game and the pen blows it or the starters give up 5 runs in 2 innings and they score 7 runs and still lose, ect… Just one of those years where they all cant get on the same page. Doesn't help with all the injuries but even with those they have played lousy in many a winnable games. The good is they are young and the future is bright. Need to invest in pitching.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 16, 2018 18:30:48 GMT -5
It seems that after the first couple of months or so this team has been a heckle and jeckle. Starters pitch a good game and the pen blows it or the starters give up 5 runs in 2 innings and they score 7 runs and still lose, ect… Just one of those years where they all cant get on the same page. Doesn't help with all the injuries but even with those they have played lousy in many a winnable games. The good is they are young and the future is bright. Need to invest in pitching. That whole "they are young and the future is bright" talk doesn't do it for me when the Team has 91 wins and has blown what? 10-15 games they had in the bag? I'm fine with that kind of talk in a year they claw for wins, but its obvious the talent isn't there. 2016 comes to mind the team was fun to watch, the veterans were cut, but we all knew their chances of making the playoffs and having success in them were pretty much non existent (even though late in the season they got close to a WC spot). However for a team that was in first place in July, has blown at least 10 winning able games, questionable lineups, questionable manager decisions, looking asleep at times "they are young and the future is bright", that just doesn't work for me. Sorry if this sounds ungrateful or anything. I get there are injuries, but the Yankees arent losing these games 10-0 or something. How many times has that statement been used about a young team that loses late in the playoffs or even makes the championship and loses and we never see them get close ever again? People use the bright future comment as its some kind of guarantee for success or something. Nothing is guaranteed in years you can win 100 + games you have to take those opportunities and run with them. Take the Indians for example everyone basically had it guaranteed they would go back to the World Series after blowing it vs the cubs cause the team was young and talented, but the next year they didn't even get out of the ALDS, and this year they are a little off. The nationals have basically wasted Harpers whole contract. The royals went from 2 WS appearances to a last place team that is going to lose over 100 games. The rangers very similar. These windows only last 3-4 years now. This isn't years ago where these windows could last a decade like the Braves and Yankees did. |
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Post by inger on Sept 16, 2018 18:49:04 GMT -5
Even though the total payroll expenditure is $191M or so, the team has cut corners to get under the luxury tax. We’re over-invested in certain players that aren’t producing (don’t need to name them, right?).
Because of that over-investment the team would not have been able to meet their financial goals if they had filled holes in the roster properly.
What you guys are seeing is the result of that financial program along with having some serious investment in just a few players. We should She a serious change in the spending habits over the winter.
You were all fore-warned about the spending issue, about the youth movement, etc. For that reason no one should be surprised. The surprise was in the first half, when the team was healthy and over-performing. Remember also that we all preached patience with the young players instead of making trades? This is also the result of working with young players with little MLB experience but plenty of youthful exuberance.
I’m always open to dealing from the farm if it can bring back players who are still young and have MLB experience. I hope we see some of that this winter. We need a serious pitching upgrade and to evaluate what we want from our defense as well. Way too many errors!!!
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 16, 2018 18:56:43 GMT -5
Sanchez has been terrible all season, at what point do you just go with Romine? Now? Sanchez's replay today of his hapless at bat Saturday against Giles sent me looking for where he stacks up against other MLB catchers. Of catchers with at least 250 PAs, he ranks 32 out of 33 for BA (thank you Sandy Leon). He fares a little better when it comes to OBP, ranking 26. And in offensive WAR, he ranks 22. Defensively, he is tied with Martin Maldonado for the major league leadership in passed balls with 13. However, Sanchez has caught only 65 games, while Maldonado has caught 105. I know none of this is exactly breaking news, but it is at least arguable that Sanchez has had the worst season of any catcher in baseball. Yeah, maybe this really is just a one-off season that we all laugh about later. But for now, it's just plain hideous. Romine is basically middle of the pack in most of the offensive areas, not setting the world on fire, but not embarrassing himself either. I get that he isn't the long-term answer and will in all likelihood always be a backup, but it's hard to argue that this season Sanchez is contributing more than Romine. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 16, 2018 19:09:09 GMT -5
While I'm ranting, I checked on CC's recent performances. In his last 11 starts -- which actually includes three quality starts -- he has pitched 51.2 innings (under 5 innings per start) and allowed 30 earned runs, for an ERA of a bit over 5.20. For the whole season, pitching against the teams that will be in the AL playoffs, he has started seven games, going 34 innings (again, under 5 innings per start), allowing 18 earned runs for an ERA of 4.76. Not sure where he fits into the post-season roster, if in fact it goes beyond one game. At best I can see him used in a long-relief role. What we used to call a mop-up man. That still puts him ahead of Sonny Gray, I realize. That guy has done nothing to deserve being on a post-season roster. Or even a major league roster.
And then there is Brett Gardner. I've loved the guy since he came up, but if Judge is capable of playing, it's hard to imagine him being anything more than a fifth OFer, a late inning defensive replacement at most. Does he ever even hit the ball to the outfield anymore? Seems like over the past month or so, his hits are either infield hits or seeing-eye dribblers. Very few good ABs.
Okay, I am sure now that I said this that starting with the Boston series, all of these guys will catch fire and lead the Yankees to post-season glory. Trying that reverse psychology stuff.
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