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Post by kaybli on May 2, 2018 20:54:16 GMT -5
[img src="//storage.proboards.com/6828121/images/udcwFqPimnXDtjoTmoVL.gif" class="smile" alt="  "] At least the Yankees are in so much better shape than 5 years ago. Check out our whack ass 2013 lineup:   Ugh, there's a lot of garbage in that lineup. Who can forget the Jayson Nix era?  |
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Post by sierchio on May 2, 2018 23:09:12 GMT -5
There's only two players in that lineup that should play every day...
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Post by kaybli on May 3, 2018 19:33:59 GMT -5
Yankees' Greg Bird expected to get at-bats in extended spring gameGreg Bird is slated to get at-bats on Monday in an extended spring game, manager Aaron Boone said. Bird underwent right ankle surgery on March 27 and he is in week five of a six-to-eight week recovery timetable. Bird posted on Instagram Thursday for the first time since February a photo of him in a Yankee uniform and a sunglasses emoji. "Greg's doing well. I think he's scheduled to maybe get his first at-bats on Monday in an extended spring game possibly," Aaron Boone said. "So he's on track and moving in the right direction and we're really pleased with his rehab and how things are going and progressing and moving forward so I think that's the next step. I believe it's Monday and then we'll go from there." www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/greg-bird-expected-at-bats-extended-spring-game-article-1.3969679
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Post by inger on May 3, 2018 20:32:38 GMT -5
There's only two players in that lineup that should play every day... The "Stewie" Experiment... |
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Post by kaybli on May 4, 2018 3:49:20 GMT -5
There's only two players in that lineup that should play every day... The "Stewie" Experiment... Thank God we found Gary Sanchez. Having a hitting catcher is such a luxury. We had it for years with Posada and now have it again with Sanchez. |
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Post by michcusejoe5 on May 4, 2018 7:45:45 GMT -5
The "Stewie" Experiment... Thank God we found Gary Sanchez. Having a hitting catcher is such a luxury. We had it for years with Posada and now have it again with Sanchez. Still so early but could Gary Sanchez be one of the, if not the, greatest offensive catcher of all time? I guess it may be tough to match Piazza's career numbers. |
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Post by bleedpinstripes on May 4, 2018 7:47:58 GMT -5
Thank God we found Gary Sanchez. Having a hitting catcher is such a luxury. We had it for years with Posada and now have it again with Sanchez. Still so early but could Gary Sanchez be one of the, if not the, greatest offensive catcher of all time? He’d basically need to keep up this production for the next 15 years to match Piazza. |
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Post by michcusejoe5 on May 4, 2018 7:56:55 GMT -5
Still so early but could Gary Sanchez be one of the, if not the, greatest offensive catcher of all time? He’d basically need to keep up this production for the next 15 years to match Piazza. Though, it did take Piazza 269 more plate appearances to hit his 61st career home run (the number Sanchez has now). Could be a bigger power hitter but not as complete of an all around threat as Piazza was at the plate. |
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Post by kaybli on May 4, 2018 7:59:20 GMT -5
Still so early but could Gary Sanchez be one of the, if not the, greatest offensive catcher of all time? He’d basically need to keep up this production for the next 15 years to match Piazza. Piazza hit .308/.377/.545 with a .922 OPS and 142 OPS+ for a catcher! That's insane! Check out the all time catcher OPS rankings:  |
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Post by michcusejoe5 on May 4, 2018 8:21:03 GMT -5
He’d basically need to keep up this production for the next 15 years to match Piazza. Piazza hit .308/.377/.545 with a .922 OPS and 142 OPS+ for a catcher! That's insane! Check out the all time catcher OPS rankings: Piazza will be hard to catch in overall offensive prowess, though Gary is just entering his prime at 25 years old. I do think Gary can be a bigger power hitter but hell never be a career .300 hitter though. Could certainly be a top 5 offensive catcher though. |
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Post by kaybli on May 4, 2018 8:29:13 GMT -5
Piazza hit .308/.377/.545 with a .922 OPS and 142 OPS+ for a catcher! That's insane! Check out the all time catcher OPS rankings: Piazza will be hard to catch in overall offensive prowess, though Gary is just entering his prime at 25 years old. I do think Gary can be a bigger power hitter but hell never be a career .300 hitter though. Could certainly be a top 5 offensive catcher though. Let's just hope he doesn't get seriously injured before he makes a dent in the all time numbers.  You never know with catchers. Donning the tools of ignorance is a tough trade indeed. |
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Post by inger on May 4, 2018 8:43:55 GMT -5
Nice list, because so many over-rate Bench's offensive tool set...Of course, like many catcher, the nicks, cuts, and bruises didn't help him...
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Post by utahyank on May 4, 2018 8:53:37 GMT -5
Piazza hit .308/.377/.545 with a .922 OPS and 142 OPS+ for a catcher! That's insane! Check out the all time catcher OPS rankings: Piazza will be hard to catch in overall offensive prowess, though Gary is just entering his prime at 25 years old. I do think Gary can be a bigger power hitter but hell never be a career .300 hitter though. Could certainly be a top 5 offensive catcher though. different eras, but look at the relatively low strikeout totals for Berra and even moreso, Ernie Lombardi....this is sorted on OPS...sort on SLG and Sanchez is #1....sort on home runs and Berra is 2nd...just an observation... |
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Post by michcusejoe5 on May 4, 2018 9:30:23 GMT -5
Nice list, because so many over-rate Bench's offensive tool set...Of course, like many catcher, the nicks, cuts, and bruises didn't help him... Was Bench's offensive tool set really overrated though? During his peak, no other catcher was even close statistically. If his era is the point of reference, how can he be considered overrated? I dont think anyone tries to argue that hes Clemente or Reggie Jackson...but at his position he has to be considered first in class by far (in his era). |
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Post by utahyank on May 4, 2018 14:30:01 GMT -5
Nice list, because so many over-rate Bench's offensive tool set...Of course, like many catcher, the nicks, cuts, and bruises didn't help him... Was Bench's offensive tool set really overrated though? During his peak, no other catcher was even close statistically. If his era is the point of reference, how can he be considered overrated? I dont think anyone tries to argue that hes Clemente or Reggie Jackson...but at his position he has to be considered first in class by far (in his era). well...by far?.....I agree Bench was first, but wasn't Fisk a pretty close second?.......and if Munson had finished a normal career?.......which makes me wonder how Thurman is not showing up on this list......... |
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"] At least the Yankees are in so much better shape than 5 years ago. Check out our whack ass 2013 lineup:
