tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43183731444849754232024-03-18T08:04:07.651-04:00Bleeding Yankee BlueWhat's Your Blood Type?The Mighty Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16040466756400524074noreply@blogger.comBlogger11553125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-79034714753977877862024-03-18T08:03:00.001-04:002024-03-18T08:03:18.489-04:00CASHMAN HAS A PLAN FOR THE YANKEE CATCHING SURPLUS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwBVw0LxjL4pePcWKQzu225ekBu1Cr3o6i3l4T03VhS5hUCGcafagMsutnTDOtgyohD0wBCNR3ptctV_hF7xtHjyFHRo_55GhidZXGF0IQIOS8az7LvelannXhphBHrNCewZfZYArtF5iCIxvj1HNrcaVYRvwtaPTYKi7gkc6e8D873hlETZTmhB_LL8I/s1296/r577681_2_1296x729_16-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1296" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwBVw0LxjL4pePcWKQzu225ekBu1Cr3o6i3l4T03VhS5hUCGcafagMsutnTDOtgyohD0wBCNR3ptctV_hF7xtHjyFHRo_55GhidZXGF0IQIOS8az7LvelannXhphBHrNCewZfZYArtF5iCIxvj1HNrcaVYRvwtaPTYKi7gkc6e8D873hlETZTmhB_LL8I/w640-h360/r577681_2_1296x729_16-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I've been focused on two areas all winter. First, the need for more quality starting pitching and the second is more complex. My second concern is how to "fix" the same lineup from last season that couldn't hit with </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml" style="text-align: left;">Juan Soto</a><span style="text-align: left;"> as the notable exception. I still think about these areas, but right now Brian Cashman is not.</span></div><p></p><p>Opening Day will be here before we know it and I am still thinking about the starting rotation and the offense. I know I am not alone, many of you reading this have said the same thing. Brian Cashman on the other hand, he's trying to spin something crazy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KTOoqalCMsTKQ7L6ylGMtrFjwWErKtpO3cWvutN8-6T-1I_ded4NML2rSbMCkoGP96EWYPqBwj6iy0g1q_gBNDN82bZqUIMWa_EgqsxE83u8pRZFnnXPCbRjQ2onY77H2Xz6MnoVvGbJI9HTS-yQoAVkZz1gkSTDuGruukea5MB89vgVdVa0o4iVmno0/s243/trvino.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="243" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KTOoqalCMsTKQ7L6ylGMtrFjwWErKtpO3cWvutN8-6T-1I_ded4NML2rSbMCkoGP96EWYPqBwj6iy0g1q_gBNDN82bZqUIMWa_EgqsxE83u8pRZFnnXPCbRjQ2onY77H2Xz6MnoVvGbJI9HTS-yQoAVkZz1gkSTDuGruukea5MB89vgVdVa0o4iVmno0/w400-h293/trvino.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Yankees have some roster questions to figure out as Spring Training winds down, read what the New York Post had to say about it <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/sports/yankees-facing-these-roster-questions-as-season-approaches/">HERE</a>. The Yankees have five catchers on the 40-man roster, which is an interesting dilemma to have. The Yankees are familiar with <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trevijo01.shtml">Jose Trevino</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wellsau01.shtml">Austin Wells</a> has impressed the Yankees both defensively and offensively. I've liked what I've seen from Wells also. But what about the other three?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ramire002agu">Agustin Ramirez</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=narvae002car">Carlos Narvaez</a> need more time but have promise. The Yankees also have Ben Rortvedt and we've talked about him a lot. He's got potential. He was groomed to be a strong defensive catcher, but Wells has looked sharper lately and Rortvedt still needs work. I wasn't impressed to watch Rortvedt check out behind the plate with a ball five feet away from him that allowed two runners to score this weekend. Not a good time to make that kind of error. Pair that with his lack of offensive pop and he's not standing out as an easy add for the Opening Day roster.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YLw8HlZRQOZUinB-Vy8ia8ykHYV_AR21fZvm8n2ffJ6GZZH5wWqUdZq_QD_BpVTBZ9pRkvQP8GRBfBwFws0yJfwL3yOYRC7r90AUUht0rX9Ays-6tnDKs_aY3rw7KHSYmUe_4_f4mAnMZBU0EgFCT423QS8aqyL3yv8yKPKIoOuO0fLO_2KQt0lwtBUD/s497/ben.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="497" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YLw8HlZRQOZUinB-Vy8ia8ykHYV_AR21fZvm8n2ffJ6GZZH5wWqUdZq_QD_BpVTBZ9pRkvQP8GRBfBwFws0yJfwL3yOYRC7r90AUUht0rX9Ays-6tnDKs_aY3rw7KHSYmUe_4_f4mAnMZBU0EgFCT423QS8aqyL3yv8yKPKIoOuO0fLO_2KQt0lwtBUD/w640-h494/ben.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />So where do the Yankees go from here? <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rortvbe01.shtml">Ben Rortvedt</a> may need more time, but he is out of minor league options. So the Yankees either need to take a leap of faith and give him a spot, or expose him to waivers where someone will scoop him up. Cashman of course is trying to take advantage of this scenario and turn into a salesman. Here's what he had to say:<br /><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"It's certainly an area of depth. Everybody's actually done a great job showcasing their abilities, not just for us but for others. So clearly a dam is going to break one way or the other toward the end of camp, so we’ll see how we navigate that," </i>said Cashman.<br /><br />So, Cashman is waiting for someone to pay up for a catcher....and get what out of it? Who knows, but Cashman is definitely trying to drum up more interest than he has right now. His choice of words also makes me laugh at him hysterically.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXIaFmarz-h8px8LErW8wjehpJxpH6-YjPn6zgVeJR_iIrFdlIqSSBqjmpR5lDxAcmxVyaV0ICh7BKZ0pWEXMk5P3BhvzgWo96ZtP2rJbXzTe_E44bXm9HW8DIPAOwD3lHsfCwyH-r1Rtuli6XuAjYpDj09ssnLl3ikp-zwqayvv-75Zmchsutvq7G7-d/s229/cash2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="229" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXIaFmarz-h8px8LErW8wjehpJxpH6-YjPn6zgVeJR_iIrFdlIqSSBqjmpR5lDxAcmxVyaV0ICh7BKZ0pWEXMk5P3BhvzgWo96ZtP2rJbXzTe_E44bXm9HW8DIPAOwD3lHsfCwyH-r1Rtuli6XuAjYpDj09ssnLl3ikp-zwqayvv-75Zmchsutvq7G7-d/w400-h304/cash2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />I do like his dam analogy for something else though....I am sitting, hoping and waiting for his dam of failures to finally break and get washed away from the Yankees. Let Hal Steinbrenner fire him. Let him get carried away to somewhere else far, far away. I know I won't get that lucky though soon enough. <p></p><p>The Yankees catcher situation will be solved before Cashman goes away. It's unfortunate but, a girl can dream. <br /></p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/albums/191254-bleeding-yankee-blue-collection?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="1015" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkaGabn0TM_4ECf3aPLtdF3vZ83RiSXkajsaOwBbqmwAJU_GYNfZe-kP7tZSq8bRotZ4cpmtzJLKr67maSYJNUmlcoGjf2vlaLdiHSfoI1i6cnI2PElzglgikRaa1r8LhScVSeM7FNz2mQV0Zt04apogwEy7A5dz6n0xJvFjaPfILVMbXspASX7ZHbhVE/w640-h240/shirts2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-58542644395363619562024-03-17T08:19:00.003-04:002024-03-17T08:19:52.594-04:00COLE "GOT A LITTLE HOT TOO QUICK", BUT WHAT ABOUT JUDGE?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxcnZf_PEffcEZZTonPfWXE1-pR-HjuK0hnsu2ykx-e4JIcr1rf77VafVRzsVxzDEViNwfmNCS5IcaeMeseXgjrN7BNFJBlKkUkELUITRUqyuQKNr0FYQ2-LsFn-m7xrcxYlfpYJG12UIIzROe6gFbGL7YdRoGSKDwIUNRa-DTdSvIF8o8tXwhs9gopWE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxcnZf_PEffcEZZTonPfWXE1-pR-HjuK0hnsu2ykx-e4JIcr1rf77VafVRzsVxzDEViNwfmNCS5IcaeMeseXgjrN7BNFJBlKkUkELUITRUqyuQKNr0FYQ2-LsFn-m7xrcxYlfpYJG12UIIzROe6gFbGL7YdRoGSKDwIUNRa-DTdSvIF8o8tXwhs9gopWE=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: FOX News</div></span><p></p><p>The injury bug is alive and well in the Yankees camp in Tampa. And the problem, besides the injuries themselves, is the way the Yankees talk about these injuries. They are vague, non-committing and almost defiant in hopes, likely, to sell more tickets. Honestly, I don't really understand the injury thing with these major leaguers given they have been off since October and should have been following an exercise regimen. I think they are just too distracted with other things. But we can talk about that later. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4H9jCX8MLkJZpEwegO3FfD2jfBuXCclxPMfqg-oj7JeVoMMUd_-8Hm-8TZE3KqF1AREDoC7ayOEifbAt7vIRRKqXU-oYcC5HvWfndH3jOfzwlaCzNlPlIKCpITN8dgDDMCMgm1iuhJpW24w49RzrFRITHhwPBWMjnrTPWW821GleR24mk_T6Y-xBB7k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1024" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_4H9jCX8MLkJZpEwegO3FfD2jfBuXCclxPMfqg-oj7JeVoMMUd_-8Hm-8TZE3KqF1AREDoC7ayOEifbAt7vIRRKqXU-oYcC5HvWfndH3jOfzwlaCzNlPlIKCpITN8dgDDMCMgm1iuhJpW24w49RzrFRITHhwPBWMjnrTPWW821GleR24mk_T6Y-xBB7k=w640-h436" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: New York Post</div></span><p></p><p>To start with, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a> was just enlightening when he told <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39745006/yankees-ace-gerrit-cole-elbow-throw-3-4-weeks">reporters</a> this week, <b><i>"I think we've determined that we just got a little too hot a little too quick," Cole said before Saturday's game against Toronto. "I just got to a certain point where we just didn't hit baseline and recovery. That's important at this time of the year." </i></b>Let's dig deeper into that fascinating statement.</p><p>In case you didn't hear, the Yankees disclosed on Monday that their ace was suffering from elbow soreness. Actually, first they said, he had trouble <b><i>"bouncing back between starts"</i></b> but later revealed it was more serious. Elbow soreness is code for Tommy John Surgery in my mind, but the Yankees are smarter than that. They made the whole incident seem routine but not Cole.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiELKTcmK4Zbasjnchm0XFtIXc44WQ4AXrvqwe9KyYCnLCLJLZNeSwTT9gJe7-MCa8Kekhn171GtQMVVMYVIfjjaNmOa81BU85mH69qHpn_NR51ctfmB4twcJDE8c2JqRUmgs-hGQAhjzCciuqzVeGQOoUCCIOqpqj75kgyCbkRolAkIwsv5NLk5Y0n7oQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiELKTcmK4Zbasjnchm0XFtIXc44WQ4AXrvqwe9KyYCnLCLJLZNeSwTT9gJe7-MCa8Kekhn171GtQMVVMYVIfjjaNmOa81BU85mH69qHpn_NR51ctfmB4twcJDE8c2JqRUmgs-hGQAhjzCciuqzVeGQOoUCCIOqpqj75kgyCbkRolAkIwsv5NLk5Y0n7oQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: USA Today</div></span><p></p><p><b><i>"It's not a common experience for me," Cole said. "I haven't really dealt with anything like this before. So anytime you're going through something for the first time, there's a little bit of uncertainty, but I had a lot of faith. I felt good leaving the doctor, yeah,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39745006/yankees-ace-gerrit-cole-elbow-throw-3-4-weeks">ESPN</a>. Cole will take three to four weeks recovery and then go from there.</p><p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> is a different scenario. He underwent an MRI early this week to address some pain he has been experiencing in his abdomen. Recall Judge had made trips to the IL for oblique, hip and ab injuries over his <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/aaron-judge-injury-history-timeline-yankees-il/yb49wmelbloyl4hagt0eiaaa#:~:text=In%20eight%20big%2Dleague%20seasons,another%2C%20of%20five%20possible%20seasons.">eight-year career</a>. This MRI was precautionary in the Yankees' brass words but again, who knows really.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM1t44s8nXhRbATzX1eY0TzedgHv0XmZJmW5rOrHfU3swNBv1SBDow_1nauMIDqr0BsKYR1c6wQD0hqzl5u5NpZslmojAOpn_0Q_Frb3LVKFS2U_ywgBh0Iyp7as31-Rb2wSiNP6f4S26h1B-LzieOOtjFMZ6UvKyAY-2g7y3_N6hnhericiCnxvKtleQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1024" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM1t44s8nXhRbATzX1eY0TzedgHv0XmZJmW5rOrHfU3swNBv1SBDow_1nauMIDqr0BsKYR1c6wQD0hqzl5u5NpZslmojAOpn_0Q_Frb3LVKFS2U_ywgBh0Iyp7as31-Rb2wSiNP6f4S26h1B-LzieOOtjFMZ6UvKyAY-2g7y3_N6hnhericiCnxvKtleQ=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: New York Post</div></span><p></p><p><b><i>"The doctors tell me and they're like, he's good," Cashman said. "Just give it some time and get it going again. So, as far as I'm concerned, that's in the rearview mirror even though he hasn't played yet. That's more of a timing issue rather than a concern issue. And he's a pro, he knows how to get ready and knock the rust off. I'm not worried about it,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39745006/yankees-ace-gerrit-cole-elbow-throw-3-4-weeks">ESPN</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUPt55zvKEhJAzZmeGp4zXLLTHuWiheJpyJkplJ8FbXTQnwgHEU7AxPIiqcNSnTSxZk3YCHvxsL1KgITP43n43Rk5h5_e37rfVE2T4O4q0xMHKUbFIGLBzQkAPhsRsARUqdFPDhvRESVSnVaCN1YdHO3dEhag7re9PoYJg_7Lx8DskMlUZILUsIqt1oeo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUPt55zvKEhJAzZmeGp4zXLLTHuWiheJpyJkplJ8FbXTQnwgHEU7AxPIiqcNSnTSxZk3YCHvxsL1KgITP43n43Rk5h5_e37rfVE2T4O4q0xMHKUbFIGLBzQkAPhsRsARUqdFPDhvRESVSnVaCN1YdHO3dEhag7re9PoYJg_7Lx8DskMlUZILUsIqt1oeo=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: NBC News</div></span><p></p><p>Judge has not played in a week but has been on the field taking practice and Saturday he will take batting practice with former Yankee pitcher and now coach <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pettian01.shtml">Andy Pettitte</a>. Am I concerned? Yes. This continues to be a recurring injury for Judge and having this show up this early, when the season has not even started is just ridiculous. I really never remember these kinds of injuries with the championship Yankee teams in the late 90s and early 2000s. I guess that was a different time and this is different baseball.</p><p>My take on all of this? I think these superstars do too much in the off season with their "other jobs" and don't take care of themselves the way they should in the off season. Recall it was player Aaron Boone himself who played basketball in the offseason and blew out his knee, rendering him out of commission for good. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGiM0ja_XppiKIPcWUzMeAw92V-gmgCF1CbilZULiQ_ocJs38Ufu-fQ5bwaXv1XsgW4x7nnrWPhKckstkj-_sCdvv6iJTyoBHP3B-O8PlKfFjTuFSWJ6VnvjH1wKjYSuzWhvFlUuxIa15hB0CBdPpSIg2eg-BAD7MuhjF-vHRY8UN18-0yhAJn_xvJKbQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGiM0ja_XppiKIPcWUzMeAw92V-gmgCF1CbilZULiQ_ocJs38Ufu-fQ5bwaXv1XsgW4x7nnrWPhKckstkj-_sCdvv6iJTyoBHP3B-O8PlKfFjTuFSWJ6VnvjH1wKjYSuzWhvFlUuxIa15hB0CBdPpSIg2eg-BAD7MuhjF-vHRY8UN18-0yhAJn_xvJKbQ=w424-h640" width="424" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I am reading the book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Be-Unicorn-Data-Driven-Separate-Leaders/dp/1400247101">Be the Unicorn</a></i> by William Vanderbloemen. In this book, the author provides 12 habits to becoming invaluable and unique to others. The first of the twelve is Fast. And that trait calls for individuals to know the difference between distractors and priorities. So, my advice? Be Fast with your priorities players and stop focusing on things that take you away from your full-time job. You only have limited number of years to do this- so do it right!</p><p><br /></p><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d7XgX7okwfRp68wpva0bPiL1-BKZ8ILmjwoiZfEt5hjV_IOiAuPcChBp4Tk3d8a7eW1KkzXPMDZ1r1hvTPG6tmIWf5upqHmTDuPZvLNT81WGEIz_rXn1lBYhmntW5HWN9M6fMnupGEaVnJb8XqxEJleEOkPYnagzr5aim36Ztu-pROAMYjI1wwFLx5aJ/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d7XgX7okwfRp68wpva0bPiL1-BKZ8ILmjwoiZfEt5hjV_IOiAuPcChBp4Tk3d8a7eW1KkzXPMDZ1r1hvTPG6tmIWf5upqHmTDuPZvLNT81WGEIz_rXn1lBYhmntW5HWN9M6fMnupGEaVnJb8XqxEJleEOkPYnagzr5aim36Ztu-pROAMYjI1wwFLx5aJ/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe<br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/albums/191255-negro-leagues-collection?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLddKMAmJC5k0-1bTX8M5tkLM4D2fyunUvc8YxFdOx5CgaDC7V-EigKVGAk9hBDzCs3Y2xOcaUm2YBTswdEbhcQlZc3wMpSO4uRypXSoQ8kuUlQCd8pVN2HWovjoS0N4T4Xtnv3OKgzCz_2vXQRzrQ9UDs8S5paSWUTjtiw2u56IxZWfMIolBuJhNA3CGD/w546-h640/negro%20leagues2.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-26053086517878261242024-03-15T08:36:00.000-04:002024-03-15T08:36:08.441-04:00CHARACTER IS EVERYTHING, MARCUS STROMAN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswlPPOZSgKYujLwFiE51GO-sdcaPAW1LtLBgdbGkbRh7tloLDpgfA4WiL7oR1hUIBK0i4JgEsMlkapnS8tcvPk1qfjP_NkDnRpd85dGYK1x_ZycH61GXxFTZ6aVh9qjkFL2hGv7Ph0VRJeDLpKdnHxbL-OWXNpGSoyL1_ib83r87BUglLmUv_tTa8NMZY/s1088/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20082852.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1088" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswlPPOZSgKYujLwFiE51GO-sdcaPAW1LtLBgdbGkbRh7tloLDpgfA4WiL7oR1hUIBK0i4JgEsMlkapnS8tcvPk1qfjP_NkDnRpd85dGYK1x_ZycH61GXxFTZ6aVh9qjkFL2hGv7Ph0VRJeDLpKdnHxbL-OWXNpGSoyL1_ib83r87BUglLmUv_tTa8NMZY/w640-h508/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20082852.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So, we signed this <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml" target="_blank">Marcus Stroman </a>guy I guess the bolster the Yankees rotation. I was never for it. This is a guy that would trash the Yankees and Cashman and I guess the Yankees turned the other cheek in their deperate search for cheap pitching this offseason. But now we signed the guy and Marcus Stroman could not be more thrilled about it. Stroman, I guess ultimately wanted to be a Yankee. Fine. </p><p>But now the Yankees are in a bad spot. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml" target="_blank">Gerrit Cole </a>is hurt, and he is (was) our ace. And so now what? When you look at the Yankee rotation there is no one really worthy of being handed the ball on such an important day. And so, this same loser organization went to the guy that bad mouthed the team but now he dons their same pinstripes. The Yankees asked Stroman if he'd take the ball on Opening day to represent everything right about the New York Yankees. You won't believe what this turd did. Talk about being a selfish player.... why did we sign this guy?</p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/sports/why-marcus-stroman-declined-yankees-opening-day-start/" target="_blank">The New York Post</a> writes:</p><b><i>" After one injury and one rejection, the Yankees have an unfilled position for Opening Day starter....<br /><br />Aaron Boone approached Stroman to gauge his interest for the Opening Day honor.<br /><br />While Boone said the decision still could change, Stroman valued remaining on his schedule over the frills of Game 1....“I think they thought I was going to be like, ‘Hey, let me get it,’ ” Stroman said of the conversation...“But like I said, that’s not my nature, man. Doesn’t matter to me.”</i></b><div><br /></div><div>And this my friends is all you need to know about Marcus Stroman. A "me" guy. I knew it about him for years. He's abrasive, vocal and selfish and I DO understand how hard it is to break routine in spring training to change your day and readjust. But let's call this what it is... an excuse to be selfish. The Yankees, Stroman's employer needed a favor and he said NO. If this was Game 7 are you gonna tell me this guy would decline? </div><div><br />When you're on a team, you do what the team needs. Look, I don't even want Stroman on my team, but we have this guy, so we have to deal with him. But the fact that this conversation actually happened and he declined is unbelievable to me. </div><div><br />I hope the Yanks enjoy the next 2 years with this guy. Bad, bad signing. Ridiculous.</div><div><br /></div><div>Character is everything, Marcus. This speaks volumes.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZlk1wYTFNDMhgVeDlU-Z2LZFe-V-K9hjZLAWGFjPiw17MGUie_MhhW8DR6FLqrJOROX87ya7b4-4IV4EeNUGvfTh8Nx2swt99rLnQAOxZuCRgZCH_a2XBCbugBjGXiEXas3GtKl0if04mne1hVGtF0R4yN2Q6_UQGLeZKDrIQepIFyhtyCNBKJWXyjOH/w592-h640/1.%20brand%20new.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><br />Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-37526486475078997462024-03-14T08:19:00.005-04:002024-03-14T08:19:47.633-04:00WHY WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET WITH GERRIT COLE'S INJURY<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRP2mkOs3SqiJtrrKDkpRwf7W84qc1Hz1Jxx01EzpuL8u4Dyzbs2XpwcC6bMsud27ZB7l6vJfrgzzMo-BU_HD-OfbSJH0KU5mUcoguFgEhFC14OuG4ABCk5VgJl5lKgsn6R-9cJVttK2uhwVMaoaAXX8nkGjGA-Tr0a85miFD44u8GCSVZIcLM1SYo3fgs/s493/cole.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="493" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRP2mkOs3SqiJtrrKDkpRwf7W84qc1Hz1Jxx01EzpuL8u4Dyzbs2XpwcC6bMsud27ZB7l6vJfrgzzMo-BU_HD-OfbSJH0KU5mUcoguFgEhFC14OuG4ABCk5VgJl5lKgsn6R-9cJVttK2uhwVMaoaAXX8nkGjGA-Tr0a85miFD44u8GCSVZIcLM1SYo3fgs/w640-h432/cole.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>I'm mad as hell right now! The Yankees hit the pause button this winter after they traded for Juan Soto. I have been screaming and begging for another good starting pitcher (not <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml">Marcus Stroman</a>) for months now. The Yankees have stayed stagnant, and it may cost them dearly.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />I didn't think the Yankees rotation was deep enough as it was. Too many question marks after <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a> and it always felt like a serious gamble to me. I don't trust anyone after Cole and not for nothing, this team has the worst injury history. Now Cole is hurt and while everyone on X seems to be celebrating about the most recent updates, I'm not. The video below is all over my X feed.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHzk_1eIxb-sU5kwiAcY5EpfdM8sJQ_XmXGHSgFoeRTO0OIXyL5SRAzJ9lMM9l1hHgBjzRG6vG9lH8bikzXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Am I the only one concerned with that comment about the Yankees doctor's opinions? Seriously, our medical staff is a joke. I don't trust anything these guys tells us. The Yankees have resources most teams would kill to have, and they can't even get a reliable and intelligent medical staff. So now that we know FOUR Yankee doctors evaluated Cole and found inflammation but no visible tear. They believe Cole could rest, rehab it and come back in 1-2 months. Great.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BellnbT59Kt3AM3lgdK_681wrCHSpXgrCi3_7GTl7HfTZ0DOziTv41HQNUu_HnqWS3-UwZkOE5kOPxCI9hulq2qk6y7ocwwKq8lGKAQ2Sm70qdoHbA5ZnByBSMlTRFRsNjt7nQ2U5nlergMJbMt51TqmlVNZZnLYvNlWdhvJyuuJpKhdqGnulinnoEAU/s637/boone.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="637" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BellnbT59Kt3AM3lgdK_681wrCHSpXgrCi3_7GTl7HfTZ0DOziTv41HQNUu_HnqWS3-UwZkOE5kOPxCI9hulq2qk6y7ocwwKq8lGKAQ2Sm70qdoHbA5ZnByBSMlTRFRsNjt7nQ2U5nlergMJbMt51TqmlVNZZnLYvNlWdhvJyuuJpKhdqGnulinnoEAU/w640-h470/boone.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yet, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/booneaa01.shtml">Aaron Boone</a> said "he didn't know yet" if there was a tear or not since it's not always clear on first looks or second looks so that's why Cole had to jump on a plane to Los Angeles to meet with Dr. ElAttrache. So, X is all excited that a tear hasn't been found yet, but I don't think the Yankees medical staff could find one if it jumps off the x-ray and yelled "BOO!" So, X can be cautiously optimistic while I quietly tell myself that all of the inflammation may be hiding it (and I am desperately hoping I am wrong). People just don't go see Dr. ElAttrache for a casual second opinion.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PpTfg_RnSfN-pyiIwQfPAhHEXKzie7PfpqqeRqnLNztNBkGTmhy-GCerAHhP0pcYu6BzbfD7QEv8ajc3CrDtBwazHwTcSL5qyRpd3z7IAqIXqfrb2LwMlth2sqpKPUQGGLtT01zBf4AMZ7oE3J4tWByzte34cTcqLfEATJUuUCzLO3vtN4JNakF0Y9pS/s864/cole2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="864" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PpTfg_RnSfN-pyiIwQfPAhHEXKzie7PfpqqeRqnLNztNBkGTmhy-GCerAHhP0pcYu6BzbfD7QEv8ajc3CrDtBwazHwTcSL5qyRpd3z7IAqIXqfrb2LwMlth2sqpKPUQGGLtT01zBf4AMZ7oE3J4tWByzte34cTcqLfEATJUuUCzLO3vtN4JNakF0Y9pS/w640-h416/cole2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Yankees aren't out of the woods yet no matter if Cole only misses 1-2 months. That's still missed time and the Yankees have no reliable depth at this point. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ceasedy01.shtml">Dylan Cease</a> is a Padre as of last night, so the Yankees missed out there. I'm crossing my fingers and praying for good news.... but this was my worst nightmare.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/albums/191660-yankee-greats?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1392" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WYgCKsfVCuKJ69OVIktn1e_HqtlrnwRHtvk7H4BVR_JUB_rQJfsrVoYnFlUBoovg02COE37Wdy-qu1ty5TClu8Z4g2e0G9Kc5h9AyH5Z4gZRHLjbSI1MjtsSvS3v6eIsAVLl2NPyHZpEvTWG0WtIe_8bhpOT9TU3e3GdwZSC2O0FA-vqn7sSvzAWkcfE/w640-h344/posada.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-52164224243988432832024-03-13T14:52:00.000-04:002024-03-13T14:52:32.420-04:00WITH COLE OUT, OUR NEW ACE IS MARCUS STROMAN... SAID NO ONE EVER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwm_4v9nvre4OXPGAVD_XSLS-6-cviYcz91xrN-EuJtXv9c-O5K0qw-B_JZwJcQVZEPPkPH9s_vncFAOI_IH2VABOJoB-i7w1YZ5ui55hN_G-Vl29a3r_BT7nxHZzOZZ5RAJr8UVlVwCS7-OQtuCFUC6bsMBGlW1HyRMTpMa8yFAnRb3lXzEx8uoLJ7yG/s1164/Screenshot%202024-03-13%20144754.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1164" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwm_4v9nvre4OXPGAVD_XSLS-6-cviYcz91xrN-EuJtXv9c-O5K0qw-B_JZwJcQVZEPPkPH9s_vncFAOI_IH2VABOJoB-i7w1YZ5ui55hN_G-Vl29a3r_BT7nxHZzOZZ5RAJr8UVlVwCS7-OQtuCFUC6bsMBGlW1HyRMTpMa8yFAnRb3lXzEx8uoLJ7yG/w640-h418/Screenshot%202024-03-13%20144754.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Imagine the Yankees actually improved the rotation this offseason? We wouldn't be in this situation. But instead, we are a desperate, desperate team. If you read <a href="https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2024/03/desperate-yankees-will-be-ready-to.html" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">DESPERATE YANKEES WILL BE READY TO POUNCE ON DYLAN CEASE</a>, you know I'm not a very happy Yankee fan. Right now, I'm in a worse mood. Why? Read <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/yankees-avoid-worst-case-scenario-with-gerrit-cole-but-far-from-out-of-the-woods/ar-BB1jQ1j3?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e79220872af740e6ab90289581d6010f&ei=18" target="_blank">Fansided</a>:</p><b><i>"Jon Heyman of the NY Post reported on Wednesday that<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/13/sports/gerrit-cole-out-at-least-1-to-2-months-yankees-ace-visits-noted-surgeon/"> Cole will be out for at least 1-2 months with an elbow injury</a> and has an appointment to go to LA for further evaluation. He's not ruled out for the year yet, but there's more work to be done.<br /><br />"Several Yankees doctors and ElAttrache have viewed Cole’s preliminary film, and while none has detected a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament, there’s enough concern about the ligament that ElAttrache has suggested an in-person visit. Word is that the defending AL Cy Young Award winner will be out for an “extended period,” although for now, the hope and belief is that Cole has a chance to return sometime in May or early June."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>So, what, our new Yankee ace is <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml" target="_blank">Marcus Stroman</a> who has a pretty ridiculous injury history? (Read <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/marcus-stroman-player-injuries" target="_blank">HERE</a>.) Then you got<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cortene01.shtml" target="_blank"> Nestor Cortes </a>who is coming back from a horrendous injury season and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml" target="_blank">Carlos Rodon </a>who suddenly doesn't know how to pitch well. In other words, we are putting all our eggs in the basket of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schmicl01.shtml" target="_blank">Clarke Schmidt</a>. Yippee.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Yankee front office blew it. They let us down... it's embarrassing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Get well soon <a href="http://Gerrit.">Gerrit.</a> We will miss you the next few months. I hope Yankee brass apologizes to you for not giving you the backing you need to truly dominate. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/tapestry/48813405-fire-cashman-design?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpw3g9_tz_SEMBwb_hSNftBZRIDcJMRszXXp6LzwQ5UtthXjqKbeMT5pGv1gjPEo2Q69KwEJbbAWMnFZObP5XL2xK3SnsvR15wfPVy0eEjzHqgxwhJHPnBsmxsjK9TobDJ3OIFSrXXFeZg-ZBoAp06M1_lYILysUJg8434RcIPgT10zwzSxQDHhdZlD_u/w516-h640/fire%20cashman%20web.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-51977722477010949582024-03-13T08:24:00.001-04:002024-03-13T08:24:28.024-04:00DESPERATE YANKEES WILL BE READY TO POUNCE ON DYLAN CEASE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J9P0RfpKwH08vDPMHN_qRsJlwx-wfTPKHVgJ9q2dXcSXJO_QzWlokJssf_4JqwP1FuopAWTia17KiPheKGeioZfuqevmF8peWNFH_AtLW7O3al6rP6l8ec79VNy_CRruMN4s5dl15ugP8nqrzEPmGQw7CIl_IP73YdSmf1EZNJjTrypowYr_6vMvmsI5/s1440/01h6bj7k7prwrsaaj2c1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J9P0RfpKwH08vDPMHN_qRsJlwx-wfTPKHVgJ9q2dXcSXJO_QzWlokJssf_4JqwP1FuopAWTia17KiPheKGeioZfuqevmF8peWNFH_AtLW7O3al6rP6l8ec79VNy_CRruMN4s5dl15ugP8nqrzEPmGQw7CIl_IP73YdSmf1EZNJjTrypowYr_6vMvmsI5/w640-h360/01h6bj7k7prwrsaaj2c1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I wonder what the Yankees pitching situation would have been like if they actually did what they said they were going to do this offseason is make the necessary trades or free agent signings to get stability in their rotation. Instead, they waited for <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml" target="_blank">Gerrit Cole </a>to have an arm scare and then panicked and are now out there doing their best dance to try and get quality pitching without giving up Spencer Jones. Whatever... they think too much in the moment... they aren't planners... they aren't a team that looks toward the future anymore. It's ridiculous. </p><p>And by the way, in their desperation, they will no doubt give up <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torregl01.shtml" target="_blank">Gleyber Torres</a> in the process. Say what you will about Gleyber, but the guy has been one of the more consistent hitters for the Yankees. Now it makes sense to part with him, but now I feel like they definitely will now out of desperation. If this Cole news comes back bad, Cashman will be on notice and make some ridiculous move that we'll regret immediately. He's lost his way.</p><p>Anyway, the latest news (rumor) about a pitching upgrade and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ceasedy01.shtml" target="_blank">Dylan Cease</a> comes from <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/yankees-reportedly-have-made-new-trade-offer-to-white-sox-for-ace-dylan-cease/ar-BB1jLU2I?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4d1b4fcec7b74a2596b0e5c7c76390ed&ei=10" target="_blank">Inside the Pinstripes:</a></p><b><i>"The New York Yankees could end up landing another ace soon.<br /><br />New York has been linked to a handful of pitchers since signing Marcus Stroman but has opted to roll with the rotation it has...<br /><br />The Yankees had a scare Monday as ace Gerrit Cole had an MRI on his pitching elbow and now there are rumblings that the club could make another addition.</i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfnBN9Sq28TmnmqpHij1jSuMXcfG14XLcFf6AzEhK6yK0thbkPq6g82dQoF3v-fc8h78GW1QjWJ0MN7tzV_FY-Z-3E0h-q6lw7gGzfIvPjqApHLJpoWot8D0ybVy1Y0DEoy5xyZojpaLpz2_tGR-5IcKgt4uaH9uAGNicXJZ3_J-nL9blaIcQwAWoVHyB/s1200/1588623751.0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfnBN9Sq28TmnmqpHij1jSuMXcfG14XLcFf6AzEhK6yK0thbkPq6g82dQoF3v-fc8h78GW1QjWJ0MN7tzV_FY-Z-3E0h-q6lw7gGzfIvPjqApHLJpoWot8D0ybVy1Y0DEoy5xyZojpaLpz2_tGR-5IcKgt4uaH9uAGNicXJZ3_J-nL9blaIcQwAWoVHyB/w640-h426/1588623751.0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br />Chicago White Sox star Dylan Cease has been <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/superstar-pitcher-seen-as-blockbuster-trade-candidate-for-yankees-after-injury-scare-pat3">mentioned as a possibility</a> and the club even attempted to complete a blockbuster trade earlier in the offseason. <br /><br />The two sides never were able to agree to terms, but the Yankees reportedly have made a new offer to the White Sox in the wake of Cole's injury scare, <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1767575902769279128">according to</a> USA Today Sports' Bob Nightengale.<br /><br />"The Yankees, while awaiting news on Gerrit Cole, have re-engaged with the Chicago White Sox and made a new proposal for ace Dylan Cease, but the new offer once again did not include prized outfield prospect <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001spe" target="_blank">Spencer Jones</a>," Nightengale said."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>Now I have never been a fan of following ANY Bob Nightengale report, after all... <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bauertr01.shtml" target="_blank">Trevor Bauer</a> was once going to the Mets until the Twitter universe made Nightengale apologize for just being totally stupid. But this info makes sense. The problem is I do wonder if the Yankees will do it, and by the way, why didn't they just do it when Cole was healthy? Seems like a smarter move to make a bigger, better championship Yankee team. Now they just appear to be desperate and it's sad.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whatever the case, it's interesting and something we will be following closely.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/48813405-fire-cashman-design?ref_id=3742&store_id=117653" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhivqPZnvhiQ3r6jLm4qkL7eU3S1W629sP-Wq4Z3W7KA7FfzAB3GaruK0G-YZQHO9seHfzCgbewZl4rleudAjC3AfOlrxXv8Guhnnk6X5XdQVXsj-ggmKbwq7M-EFGTTiwxZmckn7BDkPWAdcuFMWdsJjTBfr_bP0X7xLWAYr8DFoLmdDv9Qh4P7eh3WqI/w516-h640/fire%20cashman%20web.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-3145088342478901302024-03-12T08:37:00.001-04:002024-03-12T08:37:26.198-04:00WHY PITCHING HAS NEVER BEEN SO IMPORTANT FOR THE YANKEES AS IT IS RIGHT NOW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSblZyWnS9lVdtbJ0EakbbOLMAhrFHkvTnzuGzMskUQ5QDUZNm3Q1XoRvHrG_py14mVuOFi0kNavolG2b9cLCHtG7ClF-v7B81uXrWo7lnPei1t5RVj3kCP11DdOsTgBy45_EARpJAK5jWSKd1VlD4lsfaRUCGbW_2EzAZVlyFLo360Fmg3Q84dVAXVtKv/s1021/Screenshot%202024-03-12%20082639.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1021" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSblZyWnS9lVdtbJ0EakbbOLMAhrFHkvTnzuGzMskUQ5QDUZNm3Q1XoRvHrG_py14mVuOFi0kNavolG2b9cLCHtG7ClF-v7B81uXrWo7lnPei1t5RVj3kCP11DdOsTgBy45_EARpJAK5jWSKd1VlD4lsfaRUCGbW_2EzAZVlyFLo360Fmg3Q84dVAXVtKv/w640-h356/Screenshot%202024-03-12%20082639.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The idea that the Yankees are not upgrading their pitching is not surprising to me. That's because every off-season Hal Steinbrenner tells the Yankee universe <b><i>"we're not done"</i></b>, only to be done and hope that Gerrit Cole and a few struggling starters can get us to a championship. But what is Gerrit Cole can't pitch? What is Nestor Cortes struggles? What is Carlos Rodon doesn't show his true form (or maybe this is it)? Right now, the Yankees are in a world of hurt with their starting rotation, and I don't care HOW HAPPY <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml" target="_blank">Marcus Stroman</a> is being a New York Yankee... that guy is no leader. In other words, the Yankees are in trouble, and "hoping" the Yankee pitching is successful in 2024 is not way to be a championship team. The Yankees are not that. The Yankees are not champions and to be honest, it's more of the same. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-dmj1ISVe9sR2uGYyaPDJJhOcL-g0z2NVGUrrQaJtfnetcAu0U05AvWXeQYYZDXCQ-xofZnB81kr403gap3P58tdqK0ZCxL0QC0nVUWeXS0WKz6TFO1o2CAmLB-fEfpIoa8j-5W7bpRKc_xzbNg7qTWEeWlYTD1UN_AfmjYks-tqIsiBvXcp2DvOz0Gg/s1040/cashman-1040x572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="1040" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-dmj1ISVe9sR2uGYyaPDJJhOcL-g0z2NVGUrrQaJtfnetcAu0U05AvWXeQYYZDXCQ-xofZnB81kr403gap3P58tdqK0ZCxL0QC0nVUWeXS0WKz6TFO1o2CAmLB-fEfpIoa8j-5W7bpRKc_xzbNg7qTWEeWlYTD1UN_AfmjYks-tqIsiBvXcp2DvOz0Gg/w640-h352/cashman-1040x572.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And by the way, Aaron Boone just needs to <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-aaron-judge-mid-spring-155221444.html" target="_blank">not speak to the media</a>. He's a walking soundbite of doom. He's an idiot. Telling the media that Aaron Judge was "<b><i>mid-spring beat up"</i></b> was an awful description for pulling <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml" target="_blank">Judge</a> from the lineup the other day. Look, this is the spring, guys don't need to play every day. Just pull Judge and give him a day off. Don't even address it. It's no big deal. To amplify it and make it seem like the guy's got wear and tear in Spring training is embarrassing. We're babying guys. The messaging is disappointing and let's be honest, the Yankees haven't learned. Everything will be the same... nothing has changed, and YOU, the fan has been duped again. </p><p>And so, what's my message here? We're in a Yankee Fever Dream and we're never getting out of it. The pitching has NOT improved and now, we have a real situation. If <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml" target="_blank">Gerrit Cole</a> is out, delayed, hurt, that's not good. <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/03/yankees-rumors-gerrit-cole-mri-elbow-injury.html" target="_blank">MLB Trade Rumors </a>writes:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsCHZdiZ9gPV2HBpeTMJJTwtDn_cYH1qwtTn3FeYry9MQgifu5wCDxnqk9bplARyR49Sg3X-l2aURkNfCLeAhbLvP_feDmV6zqDI2UN4Nok69TOZ1anNIGnGE-641P_VlEQM_JOr9GRY5FH2OnAV4eoAW14WwsyaPOsiHrcEBtryike2Rbjj4BzWj-JP8/s1200/2018750735.0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsCHZdiZ9gPV2HBpeTMJJTwtDn_cYH1qwtTn3FeYry9MQgifu5wCDxnqk9bplARyR49Sg3X-l2aURkNfCLeAhbLvP_feDmV6zqDI2UN4Nok69TOZ1anNIGnGE-641P_VlEQM_JOr9GRY5FH2OnAV4eoAW14WwsyaPOsiHrcEBtryike2Rbjj4BzWj-JP8/w640-h426/2018750735.0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><i>"<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2024-03-11_br">Gerrit Cole</a> is headed for an MRI on his right elbow, manager <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/booneaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2024-03-11_br">Aaron Boone</a> told reporters Monday morning (<a href="https://twitter.com/DPLennon/status/1767210269028008042">X link</a> via Newsday’s David Lennon). Cole hasn’t been recovering as well between throwing sessions and will get his elbow checked out to determine if there’s an injury at play. The imaging will take place today.</i></b></p><b><i>Cole will receive multiple opinions on the status of his elbow, and the Yankees don’t expect to announce a prognosis today or even tomorrow..."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>And so where is Hal? Remember when we <b><i>"weren't done"</i></b>? Feels like we were done and now we're just desperate. How disgraceful is this team? SPEND THE MONEY. Meanwhile Trevor Bauer is just sitting out there for the taking. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/trevor-bauer-faces-dodgers-prospects-but-no-mlb-scouts-attend-game-per-report/" target="_blank">CBS Sports</a> writes: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4U_RxhbmieGiqqBmbfPfMYVWBRH2nKnyrBl2MxE1k6HknRA8lkncEc_BY__k-9Jllluh16PpsivDXLJ5yLTz-3Qv5CD_sY7Sj3ZntEnUs3e4DwHKGKdNZNrxXc0kTd3hzHmgNk95If2uoLKKVcatUmV-kiQt1Gb3svxIUKiVbbHjjh29a-WaD7fqareK/s1000/285518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1000" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4U_RxhbmieGiqqBmbfPfMYVWBRH2nKnyrBl2MxE1k6HknRA8lkncEc_BY__k-9Jllluh16PpsivDXLJ5yLTz-3Qv5CD_sY7Sj3ZntEnUs3e4DwHKGKdNZNrxXc0kTd3hzHmgNk95If2uoLKKVcatUmV-kiQt1Gb3svxIUKiVbbHjjh29a-WaD7fqareK/w640-h484/285518.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><b><i>"On Sunday, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bauertr01.shtml" target="_blank">Bauer </a>threw three scoreless innings against Dodgers minor leaguers while pitching for the Asian Breeze, a pay-to-play barnstorming team consisting mostly of amateur players hoping to get noticed by scouts....<br /><br />it does not appear any major league scouts attended Sunday's game."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>But why? Cashman should have been there before the gates opened. Why are we not turning over every rock looking for a diamond in the rough? Now we HAVE to. Now the Yankees have to have some urgency. Why do I say that? Because if Cole is down and out, we got <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cortene01.shtml" target="_blank">Nestor Cortes</a>, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml" target="_blank">Carlos Rodon</a> and Marcus Stroman. That's not a championship Yankee team. That's a rotation put together with bubble gum and glue, and I'll say it again Yankee fans... YOU'VE BEEN FOOLED AGAIN.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ya'll wonder why I'm so disconnected from this team over the past several months. Ya'll send me notes of encouragement and ask me to keep Bleeding Yankee Blue alive. I appreciate you all, but why would we continue? I'm no Mets fan and we feel like the Mets. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm a Yankee fan. At least back in the day the Yankees showed up with the pieces to make a run. This is not the Yankees... it's the Montgomery Balloon Knots, a few stars and a bunch of guys we hope don't break down. It just doesn't feel the same to me. That's my frustration. That's my aggravation. I'm kind of over it.</div><div><br /></div><div>We need to do better. We need to do what we say we're gonna do Hal. If "we're not done", then let's not be done. That's the bottom line.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/albums/248749-bozo-boone?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1285" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7VAEjrG8wJqnKm-lA3HnUuI5sVLMv08vDVfXEO2Gp-JXqLRX5z8rrKrdPOsnIG2gb7HwD7FyrPXyBgrh1tOKpbtw1HkM_JG0mStH8_RvZzA3GS4Dr2NSCicHOLnsv4gEWorQ1-MZlzY-AnpQBjhj3Kl8xhusP89q8ni3-7G39rVNszDnMz1Dis7BF03R/w640-h352/Untitled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-15653209246596536912024-03-11T08:14:00.002-04:002024-03-11T08:14:38.426-04:00DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT NEW YANKEES HITTING COACH IS DOING WHAT WE ASKED!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSoHC1OwiglTOG2Ppn7WdhR6oaoEBVMiHcVS3eJtbfrHOuWmATcMcK5CF_6EpVmchy6xZSEuhbpxzmIRlife3NnRiNH0G_yYUo7Cgm3_alex2ow5A9i6s2g3q2HUEAJj8Jt7g6YQq-KZmcYFI4VgyppUNfBgb1o2h8yyTvDDkbpzPS7HGmxLGBouweAud/s670/row1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="670" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSoHC1OwiglTOG2Ppn7WdhR6oaoEBVMiHcVS3eJtbfrHOuWmATcMcK5CF_6EpVmchy6xZSEuhbpxzmIRlife3NnRiNH0G_yYUo7Cgm3_alex2ow5A9i6s2g3q2HUEAJj8Jt7g6YQq-KZmcYFI4VgyppUNfBgb1o2h8yyTvDDkbpzPS7HGmxLGBouweAud/w640-h466/row1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>After YEARS of seeing and hearing things I didn't like from former hitting coaches, I'm finally hearing something good. But now, will it translate into the regular season?<br /><br />In case you missed it, Greg Joyce had a good write up last week about how the Yankee offense has stacked up in recent years, check it out <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/sports/yankees-james-rowson-focuses-on-situational-hitting/">HERE</a>. We've all felt that the Yankees have not met expectations for a long time. It's one thing to talk about not winning a championship since 2009, but how about an offense that has been in a steady decline since 2019.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAY-kZthYqr0LsbVVYf6vVyj3ipfiSkVqwjljqTmz4Mv91dhqqx4baBtI43U3SKFOJA_aC18CXIXu6S42cO9SkwznrqMDMxZkmMuJFPQDCToBps3jlPQ5KO7TAKmJ7l-bDAhbnepZEoJHDNP0WU9-pwodjS4SBWLBVA1XLUPY8sAtF1qBa-Oxs6dMnDA8/s552/row2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAY-kZthYqr0LsbVVYf6vVyj3ipfiSkVqwjljqTmz4Mv91dhqqx4baBtI43U3SKFOJA_aC18CXIXu6S42cO9SkwznrqMDMxZkmMuJFPQDCToBps3jlPQ5KO7TAKmJ7l-bDAhbnepZEoJHDNP0WU9-pwodjS4SBWLBVA1XLUPY8sAtF1qBa-Oxs6dMnDA8/w549-h640/row2.png" width="549" /></a></div><p>The Yankees have hired all of these analytically driven "experts" for years who know nothing about baseball. We've heard about exit velocity and launch angles for years and it's done nothing good for this team. But now, James Rowson is trying to change that.<br /><br />That will be an uphill battle, but you've got to start somewhere. Reading this article, you really think this is back to basics and that MLB players should know how to hit but the Yankees have done everything they can to brainwash their players and ruin all baseball fundamentals. That's where we are at.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2ci0kFh_whIgVnheh5MD6uHcWWC92L3JEP24j4uHMsKWDy6NAUEJ511DodjGk1lfmRPumi1IfNaSjB1s-nUNJTXdUHiGfnSlMShM0qUCXy0qvD0txYPQtvGVh7SpfQCghY9QPqspL05uQ0-TL1oPhRnuPVMJR8HpRgm9D5OZhoThV_HVHOxIcZYWqrVE/s578/volpe.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="578" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2ci0kFh_whIgVnheh5MD6uHcWWC92L3JEP24j4uHMsKWDy6NAUEJ511DodjGk1lfmRPumi1IfNaSjB1s-nUNJTXdUHiGfnSlMShM0qUCXy0qvD0txYPQtvGVh7SpfQCghY9QPqspL05uQ0-TL1oPhRnuPVMJR8HpRgm9D5OZhoThV_HVHOxIcZYWqrVE/w640-h518/volpe.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>But now Rowson is trying to fix it. He's implemented the art of situational hitting early in spring training. We need guys like <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/volpean01.shtml">Anthony Volpe</a> who is young and impressionable to think about their at bat when there's guys on first and third with one out. Or what about the scenario of guys on second and third with two outs? The Yankees need to get back to these basics so they can execute when the games really count starting next month.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbNGb5kRvLNBd_OyoHRuWmo1j2mg9kCiwxSiPEG8kktxRQd6oYjiW-RgpI7Ib9tXPeEBEFtb9Wix_XIyhyphenhyphen7uEsl0UT-DM9fvjCSQErZEMARflIfEVUASU-cZPpYCExwNsHO-gdODgCVWa3Edty1o3jrkIqqedZCCPPKvZXiaSo7iWdCaPzCvb0Kh3Af1u/s502/stant.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="502" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbNGb5kRvLNBd_OyoHRuWmo1j2mg9kCiwxSiPEG8kktxRQd6oYjiW-RgpI7Ib9tXPeEBEFtb9Wix_XIyhyphenhyphen7uEsl0UT-DM9fvjCSQErZEMARflIfEVUASU-cZPpYCExwNsHO-gdODgCVWa3Edty1o3jrkIqqedZCCPPKvZXiaSo7iWdCaPzCvb0Kh3Af1u/w640-h510/stant.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is definitely the place to start. If Rowson can make tweaks and improve veteran guys like <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stantmi03.shtml">Giancarlo Stanton</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemahdj01.shtml">DJ LeMahieu</a>, and help the rest of the lineup be consistent this team will be on the right track. It's a long way to go though. This won't be easy but, Rowson has the right idea. It's taken a long time for the Yankees to underachieve offensively, so it's going to take time to turn this around. The Yankees finally have a vision! Now....can they execute?<br /><br />I'm cautiously optimistic, because at least we aren't hearing more of the same analytical nonsense. I've said the Yankees need to get back to fundamental baseball. I will admit I wasn't sold on our new hitting coach when we signed him......but if he does this and it fixes the Yankees, I will gladly eat crow.<br /><br /><p></p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGTGf5chtDqqQ5f0N5ug6UMxK9K1Z1VMD7h0XNQWK8xIjsZaZ7EmJnMgmNjz8BTiXUvSHROb5KR7-gXexeD-SUxH_dy4rjUlaNpP7oxXuiQG8Fx9fqTDiv8bqWpa_BwIGWB1Q8oNW1k4RY1JXplpix98G9DY1CLo8qvNjhDGqufx9T6kdRE2Ps3ziIzQi/w586-h640/1.%20brand%20new%209.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-52212231551231922302024-03-10T11:20:00.000-04:002024-03-10T11:20:08.039-04:00SPRING TRAINING: CACTUS LEAGUE UNPLUGGED<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV_Mii86evJSTitetl__YLPRpQr6OrGJsuVgOeE3iWhff3NXzKXtQyfftc7-N_DLHolKgv72-L0jSlf6IGrQ4Vc6WPF3UOkciskoSVn9n9f4Qxuh9lLTdBNjW2wsvweZZK34SGxH60G13kOyqw4gPoyZVYttZFHJWkqgZ8ebaGwvJLJ5vyIODI-24DyOY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV_Mii86evJSTitetl__YLPRpQr6OrGJsuVgOeE3iWhff3NXzKXtQyfftc7-N_DLHolKgv72-L0jSlf6IGrQ4Vc6WPF3UOkciskoSVn9n9f4Qxuh9lLTdBNjW2wsvweZZK34SGxH60G13kOyqw4gPoyZVYttZFHJWkqgZ8ebaGwvJLJ5vyIODI-24DyOY=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: X</div></span><p></p><p>Well the Yankees are about where I expected as spring training moves into its midway point. With injuries already rearing their ugly head and a lot of growth needed, I am confident the Yankees will be competitive this year. And although I am used to following the Grapefruit League, this year, I had the opportunity to support teams out west in the Cactus League. So, if you bear with me, I will give you my take in Spring Training: Cactus League Unplugged.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCBNhycowTTb-AR_0X9t7DcmX6dzlxjzmPLH4oQs5IVDOyvaVJWPQN9TaY_mdlj7KOByFNTYVzXcW5XOg-K_jCYBhSyAeZpDcC_yjtc97EFxSmk51aC8EZ-PKzrX38xhrGVqG5oRph9P-10LjqchVY2UMDwYnT_fOrhh0X7aljqazHOJcSaMt9g2s2Tc/s1440/2959CDA9-3F7B-479E-87A5-454E18501106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1440" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCBNhycowTTb-AR_0X9t7DcmX6dzlxjzmPLH4oQs5IVDOyvaVJWPQN9TaY_mdlj7KOByFNTYVzXcW5XOg-K_jCYBhSyAeZpDcC_yjtc97EFxSmk51aC8EZ-PKzrX38xhrGVqG5oRph9P-10LjqchVY2UMDwYnT_fOrhh0X7aljqazHOJcSaMt9g2s2Tc/w640-h498/2959CDA9-3F7B-479E-87A5-454E18501106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Game 1: San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies <a href="https://saltriverfields.com/">Salt River Fields at Talking Stick</a></b>, home of the both the Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Absolutely beautiful ballpark with great energy on a Monday afternoon. An absolute picturesque day for baseball. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroOeg56HV9xJRH1boL4TMe4960Ixg9-vUSgwg3fJMWRvM5OeALEPWZf3_Og6UNKGTxdpfb2hKX4QTI0nQGjDQ_AHkC9koNWZ2aTJotUrCYhQtX_7yNyyaem0T3MpRLvCcaaeK5NsGIF42R3ZljPvHdO-eqFozGaB8o88SuR21BrYipG8x62QD5UQJG9Y/s4032/IMG_2870%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroOeg56HV9xJRH1boL4TMe4960Ixg9-vUSgwg3fJMWRvM5OeALEPWZf3_Og6UNKGTxdpfb2hKX4QTI0nQGjDQ_AHkC9koNWZ2aTJotUrCYhQtX_7yNyyaem0T3MpRLvCcaaeK5NsGIF42R3ZljPvHdO-eqFozGaB8o88SuR21BrYipG8x62QD5UQJG9Y/w480-h640/IMG_2870%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The game had depth, with a ton of back and forth, trading spaces for the lead. What was particularly fun was that the Giants seemed more like the New York Mets with <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/confomi01.shtml">Michael Conforto</a>, and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisjd01.shtml">J.D. Davis</a> headlining. Also present was the Panda himself <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandopa01.shtml">Pablo Sandoval</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6voQ219upsv9PL9Nh83Y8U0n8w6yL8bq9q8NO9B0_T161hkn9uArXule2Ga6ihsbQJpmhbMkucSgT5u2vroHGefyuTcaRYSgbRNuvUPqqpc2RYer8CXT9vJNM44tX2kT_I4pS-MyvhYDIf22ardaXw5U9mC0yFBm3x2DoJ7yGKhlBkoykvZLkydPCXk/s4032/IMG_2875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6voQ219upsv9PL9Nh83Y8U0n8w6yL8bq9q8NO9B0_T161hkn9uArXule2Ga6ihsbQJpmhbMkucSgT5u2vroHGefyuTcaRYSgbRNuvUPqqpc2RYer8CXT9vJNM44tX2kT_I4pS-MyvhYDIf22ardaXw5U9mC0yFBm3x2DoJ7yGKhlBkoykvZLkydPCXk/w480-h640/IMG_2875.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>It was a treat to see <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bryankr01.shtml">Kris Bryant</a> at first base. He hit a bomb to give his team the lead for a time. The Rockies did eventually push through with a 12-10 win. And yes, you could not only get a sausage sandwich and a bag of peanuts but a fruit stick- literally just that, fruit on a stick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZQk9ldT_3dl8xwFxziacHkC4A2rIQYbgqtm3M0IXKgHYXUyt42jfxTfLnzgXVkXAoDQkIblXIrD5QUPOK9bfJVnKREVIqTxX9k_HQwN4zRKD8iOd-IF5xtK6XLk_8zAi1Tx1QVzbJ9v0CNJ4-1hSLr0C3VIcx01FYiMSXckSwKGSDjfUCfIr_WWyOkk/s4032/IMG_3014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZQk9ldT_3dl8xwFxziacHkC4A2rIQYbgqtm3M0IXKgHYXUyt42jfxTfLnzgXVkXAoDQkIblXIrD5QUPOK9bfJVnKREVIqTxX9k_HQwN4zRKD8iOd-IF5xtK6XLk_8zAi1Tx1QVzbJ9v0CNJ4-1hSLr0C3VIcx01FYiMSXckSwKGSDjfUCfIr_WWyOkk/w640-h480/IMG_3014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Game 2: Los Angeles Angels vs. Chicago Cubs at <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cubs/sloan-park">Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ</a>-</b> aka little Wrigley Field. What a different experience. The field was outstanding giving it a Chicago feel in the middle of the desert. Chicago Dogs and Vienna Beef were plentiful. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoki0kcTCXzKRjyR0bxiXS1SKqmrUeDPPfFhyphenhyphenJ1huZdkPTphhKimN939f87-loVeBWgneJw2DvQsEPL1PSmElQy-S4YwN5GMU7JcPULwBqMJwMKoRh7uO6rG9d0dipBu1O5h0qSprRZpuODnsxEtkbQpo5T6rI36ksw9Nw_3QPnXDcMHlodBBP8Apg8xI/s3088/IMG_3009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoki0kcTCXzKRjyR0bxiXS1SKqmrUeDPPfFhyphenhyphenJ1huZdkPTphhKimN939f87-loVeBWgneJw2DvQsEPL1PSmElQy-S4YwN5GMU7JcPULwBqMJwMKoRh7uO6rG9d0dipBu1O5h0qSprRZpuODnsxEtkbQpo5T6rI36ksw9Nw_3QPnXDcMHlodBBP8Apg8xI/w480-h640/IMG_3009.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>And on deck for all to enjoy was former Yankee <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tauchmi01.shtml">Mike Tauchman</a> who launched one out to the fences and gave the Cubs the lead in a tightly matched game. Alson the roster was <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellico01.shtml">Cody Bellinger</a>, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/swansda01.shtml">Dansby Swanson</a> and former Met <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithdo02.shtml">Dom Smith</a>. For the Angels, yes, I believe he knew I was coming and performed exactly as I would expect- <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hicksaa01.shtml">Aaron Hicks</a>. What did he do you ask- struck out looking. Yep, I heckled. No, I am not ashamed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoNstHIpl7LYVDAsKg0f-TIKEz5Ng6FqHtDs1M1vVbD_p0K5QOLSs_Wv9XIfjdB-kfhBxy9uVEkudliKyQme-OibKAijWcpxMrwKYI-toEYnIyS1xlcr98GupY9NmCaFfnLZZWlmZ9ntYQMGEd71wTHcfyy9bDdiCYUMhDP_CTOu0YtgBa-kMRzeTugA/s4032/IMG_2975%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoNstHIpl7LYVDAsKg0f-TIKEz5Ng6FqHtDs1M1vVbD_p0K5QOLSs_Wv9XIfjdB-kfhBxy9uVEkudliKyQme-OibKAijWcpxMrwKYI-toEYnIyS1xlcr98GupY9NmCaFfnLZZWlmZ9ntYQMGEd71wTHcfyy9bDdiCYUMhDP_CTOu0YtgBa-kMRzeTugA/w480-h640/IMG_2975%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I enjoyed a Chicago Dog, a tour of little Wrigley, including roof top seating and some interesting beers. The staff could not have been more accommodating, thanking me for coming out. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_lUB-tsAkcK6QWO70drHRfgAiMvMr_5g-aSkB6w9Dgv-kGbzTipii_5PLIBPX7u-EzGOQlF9kMXN2UCRQMiJTouh5HrJlnmlWxcMyL9FVnUrqIjxBKmrZzCOjvKRdWyiSPkH_1ga66oYvvCjJgq_HX_DePy7t_iZsaumr8ZZHQzBFibUNDa5b9MRFw8/s4032/IMG_2964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_lUB-tsAkcK6QWO70drHRfgAiMvMr_5g-aSkB6w9Dgv-kGbzTipii_5PLIBPX7u-EzGOQlF9kMXN2UCRQMiJTouh5HrJlnmlWxcMyL9FVnUrqIjxBKmrZzCOjvKRdWyiSPkH_1ga66oYvvCjJgq_HX_DePy7t_iZsaumr8ZZHQzBFibUNDa5b9MRFw8/w480-h640/IMG_2964.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I drove past a few other parks including<a href="https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-services/community-recreation-centers/diablo-stadium"> Diablo Stadium</a> in Tempe, home of the Angels, which has some charm according to the locals. On the outskirts of Arizona State University, the park totes images of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/troutmi01.shtml">Mike Trout</a> around campus, hoping to drive in some college students to its old school abode. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYsTohKdY5S7UHeSn0oRNBcTAPnGF3Co0jtmj1NX2JaV-bzkUvaHCd4SgT1aEJrbwO1x6MU_zOK-wyD-qtBRbhLnH8RfwsXBcb1DMrI72afvjHu9a_GeSmwqD6D8kLusy6C-n_ee0C4mbSNa2SWS0iVKLd_L9SA48FALKw5AqgdV-vv9tVBfIgCJfZS8/s4032/IMG_2890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYsTohKdY5S7UHeSn0oRNBcTAPnGF3Co0jtmj1NX2JaV-bzkUvaHCd4SgT1aEJrbwO1x6MU_zOK-wyD-qtBRbhLnH8RfwsXBcb1DMrI72afvjHu9a_GeSmwqD6D8kLusy6C-n_ee0C4mbSNa2SWS0iVKLd_L9SA48FALKw5AqgdV-vv9tVBfIgCJfZS8/w480-h640/IMG_2890.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Spring Training Cactus League style was a unforgettable experience. And although I wish I was in Florida visiting the Yankees, it was interesting to see how the other half or so lives out west. As we move into the midpoint of spring training, I am getting excited for what's ahead. Will the Yankees jump out ahead? Will they gel? Will they stay healthy? Answers for another time but the anticipation is amazing- I hope this feeling lasts. </p><p><br /></p><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77_N-ss1OFRXD5xIfwnQUWg-efcW8sxkeZ6IcFAqnAQYPt6Hph6atYBWU9KSBw-vML4DSW7Utjl9uFql6noaoi5gjciJF49FqRcXMK47bfs9_KxndhJdZnHFsrS5Og0fWBojfX1Q5iVRj_3WxhDtAQAfQj0zE0QvGOkFPe5uLi8-nPVthNxbetnWdajkv/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77_N-ss1OFRXD5xIfwnQUWg-efcW8sxkeZ6IcFAqnAQYPt6Hph6atYBWU9KSBw-vML4DSW7Utjl9uFql6noaoi5gjciJF49FqRcXMK47bfs9_KxndhJdZnHFsrS5Og0fWBojfX1Q5iVRj_3WxhDtAQAfQj0zE0QvGOkFPe5uLi8-nPVthNxbetnWdajkv/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe<br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/albums/196577-holiday-deals?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjeNhPibxxLry3SQ6I25xxg4wXtIdTHx7wPTrmJQDQULM5uXoCQ668I4AALshTwVSQlEtf7TOASK3qBriokIC0YZAkix-7ZUxGm24j2531T2MWbp8hMUA4GMrlqZNN7ke2gvZ4fzevxppoSCqX_HrCcE1jUxNnQvISxv7g_eKQbd7Yb_DLkyGHJf6KgOG/w562-h640/st.%20paddys%20day.png" width="562" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-80590475179062511692024-03-07T07:02:00.001-05:002024-03-07T07:02:16.819-05:00RODON ROCKED & HECKLED!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-zVwyLogBHX4epeMwWwbLyNhVd6wermBO52j46F7m2XPqLX2CsSJcxMtxv3dM6uCKotbzdnEMe2sUMQD1uy5mTvKclw15XL5p2ESmqN_6wMBdvs80MiGrsUQ2SH0z1CUlwV-6ijv4Nk2gVM3xZUTtsvo1GCMoI3xldyWXX5l7lZedDHFq2niv9KzSWGP/s501/rodon1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="501" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-zVwyLogBHX4epeMwWwbLyNhVd6wermBO52j46F7m2XPqLX2CsSJcxMtxv3dM6uCKotbzdnEMe2sUMQD1uy5mTvKclw15XL5p2ESmqN_6wMBdvs80MiGrsUQ2SH0z1CUlwV-6ijv4Nk2gVM3xZUTtsvo1GCMoI3xldyWXX5l7lZedDHFq2niv9KzSWGP/w640-h514/rodon1.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Rodon, you're a bum!"</span></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">It's only <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml">Carlos Rodon</a>'s second start in Spring Training and it feels like 2023 DeJa'Vu all over again. Rodon pitched just over three innings and gave up three runs. His outing started and ended with a home run....and a frustrated fan who stood up and called Rodon a bum.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I'm sure he wasn't the only one who wanted to do it. It's early in spring training, and there is still time to improve, but I've been saying all winter long we needed a solid number two behind <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a>. We need another stud pitcher. That voice has been nagging me over and over again and I really just want Rodon to prove me wrong.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4iKVrtlg56o12WhSOPiJUWbw-dHXe0ipneimBpv0pW1ICkp1Z7SPQAL0DJR14uO9o1K298o0drDc0HDxYkq4Mk_cVnMrioeKk4xTWgrrF17Kqzd7Ltoy3X9CbEme8gEkWXeZ8BKDgtAk3x1UD2FazznC1EGbY41gb2a7x7qmRnNzbQe9gnm1FvWWSA4e/s641/cole.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="641" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4iKVrtlg56o12WhSOPiJUWbw-dHXe0ipneimBpv0pW1ICkp1Z7SPQAL0DJR14uO9o1K298o0drDc0HDxYkq4Mk_cVnMrioeKk4xTWgrrF17Kqzd7Ltoy3X9CbEme8gEkWXeZ8BKDgtAk3x1UD2FazznC1EGbY41gb2a7x7qmRnNzbQe9gnm1FvWWSA4e/w640-h478/cole.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I don't know if he can though. I really want him to. I just want this guy to win me over, but I think he's just another Brian Cashman casualty. He's not cut out for the Yankees. He's just a freak side show. In my mind I have this footage on repeat of him turning his back on Matt Blake, and blowing a kiss to the fans last season after a disastrous start and now his comments today just really didn't help, read more <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/03/yankees-carlos-rodon-lit-up-again-lacking-confidence-im-trying-to-build-it-back-up.html">HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZRHIayuWiImkNEC5TqmmQS9WzjzXCiwh6Pbe4PJpdRcjzSAF8-XOnWFf7irFeqvqvsil0S8C-VOXlyfNEeisDLUoderbnVzcvUbRv155F4KUgqMnFEt_j34XVnHANxWIPHtPVWmAuq5yDpXKsXMVLheYVlTBAlbka4teJu2gbRlQ5CSyYpAB2L9ODu6e/s632/kiss.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="632" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZRHIayuWiImkNEC5TqmmQS9WzjzXCiwh6Pbe4PJpdRcjzSAF8-XOnWFf7irFeqvqvsil0S8C-VOXlyfNEeisDLUoderbnVzcvUbRv155F4KUgqMnFEt_j34XVnHANxWIPHtPVWmAuq5yDpXKsXMVLheYVlTBAlbka4teJu2gbRlQ5CSyYpAB2L9ODu6e/w640-h358/kiss.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><i>"Obviously on the bookends, some bad fastballs got hit. I didn't really have the true fastball velo that I wanted, but it's one of the days you've got to pitch without the fastball and use some other things. So that was good to feel that in the game that no one really gives a s--t about because it doesn't matter. It's spring training. From the competing side of me, you don’t want to give up the homer in the front end and the homer in the backend, but there were some good pitches in-between.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think the Yankees made a risky gamble here with Rodon. He's primarily a fastball-slider pitcher, and his fastball velocity was down this game, and he got hammered. We can't afford that in the regular season, and I am not sure that he can mix in his other pitches enough to be successful here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXz2O1R-jmFVshCXaI6HubFW0YOAsh1RY3OJ7dnHVc_Onzjtk7UufYZxrqG-bsILOiYZnmEHsIUCXFH2gP1q-P_FcKYO4ygJXpEp5N0Cg0nK4IO-5t6oUCgsX8Bg0pk6CZQc4NnSv3XkxvQLrIFMAXjsSXVixp3qCxoYIJpMnI9hVj9eEKQmkECl4yK43/s597/rodon2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="597" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXz2O1R-jmFVshCXaI6HubFW0YOAsh1RY3OJ7dnHVc_Onzjtk7UufYZxrqG-bsILOiYZnmEHsIUCXFH2gP1q-P_FcKYO4ygJXpEp5N0Cg0nK4IO-5t6oUCgsX8Bg0pk6CZQc4NnSv3XkxvQLrIFMAXjsSXVixp3qCxoYIJpMnI9hVj9eEKQmkECl4yK43/w640-h514/rodon2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for the reminder, Rodon it is spring training, and the games don't count.... but after your failed season last season I want to see you give a "s--t" about every start. We can't afford another return of the 6.85 ERA pitcher from last season. You've got a lot to prove, so you better give a "s--t" otherwise, you don't belong in pinstripes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/38704230-yankee-fans-love-kevin-design?ref_id=3742&store_id=117653" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1275" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpw_DCeP98-zP6A2tuzsRl0VCr1TTf_FoHXctLXnTD8a2PXm7zpT_T4fANz29_VCmfXnQZn42dPxt3mkYwzLyE7DV_uKbOaZSQx6jgq8ZsICuF4KJ3-Q7X3QjMOB7aiXy1xWAggmVfmFomT6Z-fvOdC4x3iCWqNggQw3CmmSS_tWhLJYZ0pFXzogRWddP7/w640-h390/kevin%20ad.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div></div><p></p>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-86652045953650745952024-03-04T09:40:00.000-05:002024-03-04T09:40:01.117-05:00MEET THE NEW ANALYST WHO'S GOING TO "FIX" THE YANKEES!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oLPtny2BvhVGiTIZfIbBHsj1a8_xtCZTT48VqL2OuYUh0aQtAYyA7e7rNdt1Uh0EQcw5f9be2Yibbaoud6blDVtmsuGWiC5QbARmgSXfP9x7MgCPjjwY51_83KSENkJvzmoiSWoCBOxN_tiwVuZzGWN-yG2JCKBBYeJjkC8qYJ-Uss9CMJkOnB8BvwQw/s578/cole.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="578" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oLPtny2BvhVGiTIZfIbBHsj1a8_xtCZTT48VqL2OuYUh0aQtAYyA7e7rNdt1Uh0EQcw5f9be2Yibbaoud6blDVtmsuGWiC5QbARmgSXfP9x7MgCPjjwY51_83KSENkJvzmoiSWoCBOxN_tiwVuZzGWN-yG2JCKBBYeJjkC8qYJ-Uss9CMJkOnB8BvwQw/w640-h590/cole.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I've been stewing on this story for days. I've been trying to convince myself the Yankees are going down a better path. A path that helps fix this team.... but I'm just not getting there.<p></p><p>Back in February we heard about the Yankees new analytics analyst <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/23/sports/yankees-add-analytics-analyst-to-staff-great-working-with-people/">HERE</a>. Last week we learned more about his talents <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/29/sports/meet-the-mit-physicist-yankees-brought-in-to-fix-analytics-disconnect/">HERE</a> and my goodness this man may be a genius. Any organization would be lucky to have this man working for them. He could have his pick of the litter, honestly but....here we are.<br /><br />In all fairness, our new analyst Aaron Leanhardt has been in the Yankees organization since 2018, so he's not "new" just new to this role. Leanhardt has a Ph.D in physics from MIT and has spent the last two years as the club’s assistant minor league hitting coordinator after serving as a hitting coach for three low-level affiliates. Is this really the resolution Hal Steinbrenner has from his "deep dive" since last season? This man is clearly brilliant, but why do the Yankees think he is going to fix them?<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrhjWzFxb4E30sIZvnFwb0TyTHvu4Xcsw8whpelx7YFjXcaKFMAOtE5b6w2KxdTQBJCBL3cahOTyJ4aoGIWcuVIFbRdIrCqHF9tePM9gkbWldKWwq7FN4IqydYwCvgsWcWoq8gCUkVKDofzKRxhMmfsqBTS9Ji9sYcbn8mDVtJoJmhJGHeL8vwi2Ea2kh/s583/judge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="583" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrhjWzFxb4E30sIZvnFwb0TyTHvu4Xcsw8whpelx7YFjXcaKFMAOtE5b6w2KxdTQBJCBL3cahOTyJ4aoGIWcuVIFbRdIrCqHF9tePM9gkbWldKWwq7FN4IqydYwCvgsWcWoq8gCUkVKDofzKRxhMmfsqBTS9Ji9sYcbn8mDVtJoJmhJGHeL8vwi2Ea2kh/w640-h458/judge.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>It feels like this "solution" has been a big part of the problem. According to sources linked above <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a> has met him and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> has recently bonded with him but what is Leanhardt going to implement to help this team hit? Judge said the Yankees <i style="font-weight: bold;">"needed to do a better job of funneling analytical data to players in the right format" </i>but why does Leanhardt have that ability? Besides his glowing resume and great reviews from his former students in college, how is he going to translate what he doesn't understand down to our guys to execute successfully?<br /><br />It just feels like more of the same to me. What happened to the idea of "information overload?" Because a lot of the analytics stuff is just hot garbage. Stop giving so much mumbo jumbo to these guys. I know the game has changed, but the idea of <i style="font-weight: bold;">"see the ball, hit the ball" </i>or <i style="font-weight: bold;">"see the ball, field the ball" </i>still applies. The Yankees don't need more analytics.... they need someone to teach fundamentals again. That is what will help them hit and score.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm_UFRFScUxv28EhY-LGpdSc1y4IQTBXxMHcxGPNzg7CumGi9oYCfQTR1Uk3LZJsCDjfws88tkKLujONFngH8PSTgPqqjcwoh7Cl14qAgcH0LsPtFQqudzuU2At3fC9ZmR3gLQedwx1sAVPLT65PTBwxbAZQ0mmrCp45oNGSKTEOmqfBESOMK6LWBHh-b/s456/lean.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitm_UFRFScUxv28EhY-LGpdSc1y4IQTBXxMHcxGPNzg7CumGi9oYCfQTR1Uk3LZJsCDjfws88tkKLujONFngH8PSTgPqqjcwoh7Cl14qAgcH0LsPtFQqudzuU2At3fC9ZmR3gLQedwx1sAVPLT65PTBwxbAZQ0mmrCp45oNGSKTEOmqfBESOMK6LWBHh-b/w600-h640/lean.png" width="600" /></a></div><br />Leanhardt is clearly a brilliant man. I have no doubt he can help run important labs for scientific research or make groundbreaking discoveries with NASA, but the Yankees need a true baseball mind. This hybrid junk of analytics and baseball hasn't worked. <br /><br />I admire your work Leanhardt, I just don't think it should be continued on the baseball field. I will be more than happy to be wrong and admit it later, though. We're all tired of losing, so here's to hoping this doesn't end in failure again. If it does.... will the Yankees finally learn their lesson?<div><br /><p></p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1284" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sTM4HfCDdsfgqX4C7o_EoW20acW3bfMckFX6eK9wkuFLukCfo_2I3qJqmczvymiDGS0uSZIwwRd4uhZ454mJRTWnPkVTHTLvmEbJ-vMtY_i2PTVc67oC5XTS3UYq0kr_Y7FkKdmk3RFA5F6XLWiLXbZy_A54SIypBZvG39bE9y1ZkdFDdEBAzaNXzPkZ/w640-h396/new%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-67739021266353632792024-03-03T09:49:00.003-05:002024-03-03T09:49:43.896-05:00TORRES: "ANYONE WITH A GOOD FAMILY DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIS HOME."<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXNgstHGO7bP-x4bZUoNBtn6B-6Xksq64weiKHwLBtKOOaIrvG1bOjvnWyIgOqWn3CGZRhVKE-ReU3mKLdLt6XgDr-CoyjTg9XYoNXfOUHt63FU4gJMBnzUeHvfXYSGPJg51JLJhc_cnC1AKC9PppZEb2fQU-HhocrE7_3adGeNSW0VUGj_7hGjdoISSE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXNgstHGO7bP-x4bZUoNBtn6B-6Xksq64weiKHwLBtKOOaIrvG1bOjvnWyIgOqWn3CGZRhVKE-ReU3mKLdLt6XgDr-CoyjTg9XYoNXfOUHt63FU4gJMBnzUeHvfXYSGPJg51JLJhc_cnC1AKC9PppZEb2fQU-HhocrE7_3adGeNSW0VUGj_7hGjdoISSE=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>With the Yankees continuing to pick up depth and build up their infield by exposing some top prospects to big league ball this spring, the question again is will <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torregl01.shtml">Gleyber Torres</a> be a Yankees after 2024? I have not seen much of Torres this spring as the Yankees test out other players in games. He did get one hit against the Minnesota Twins earlier this week but really that is it. Torres enters his final season before free agency this year. Is this his final season in pinstripes?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzqE-B7f1Dl5oY6RmzbmYmL1g9giAFE_tC-w7_aO8D6odFvpJndEnTvMAN8HK_RyWZ0gE5ceXpYmCvYUbFan9WxZnhsS639AbvBliOCxzvuPSdG6KIG2VJ2IRaDrRu1wI9WBFKfI1kj-VY-AcVksT2J-bTqLI1UJ2QOd4AxBFhR_8KB5C8M3ef-65V9Oo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzqE-B7f1Dl5oY6RmzbmYmL1g9giAFE_tC-w7_aO8D6odFvpJndEnTvMAN8HK_RyWZ0gE5ceXpYmCvYUbFan9WxZnhsS639AbvBliOCxzvuPSdG6KIG2VJ2IRaDrRu1wI9WBFKfI1kj-VY-AcVksT2J-bTqLI1UJ2QOd4AxBFhR_8KB5C8M3ef-65V9Oo=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><i>"I don't want to leave," the 27-year-old infielder said Wednesday. "I want to be a Yankee for life," Torres said. "Torres has a one-year, $14.2 million contract and is eligible for free agency after the World Series. There have not been any discussions about a long-term deal, and he understands why the team might be reluctant after two notable players who underperformed: <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/severlu01.shtml">Luis Severino</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hicksaa01.shtml">Aaron Hicks</a>,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39569498/gleyber-torres-sets-yankee-life-goal-free-agency">ESPN</a>.</p><p>Torres knows that business is business and he remains motivated to play well and hope it is good enough for the Yankees to pay his asking price when the clock tolls especially since phenom <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml">Juan Soto</a> will also have a big price tag following this season.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwavu7rdrD_w9ti0oNoYI3zw_1-LvV5SR76qgUjsVqizc3pJf6a-NJws17xZSRWfaPvZQL-yp75hzp49Dgfxt2QOpo8d8yQDjrlgh2NmAtBi1jbzK4OzwDrTBiJQqt-nIcm2sHUvEfl6eyF1hPUEYZppEpt715Hn5BooxMFAqDe4iZpS1Fxz-qXKASJk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3845" data-original-width="5250" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwavu7rdrD_w9ti0oNoYI3zw_1-LvV5SR76qgUjsVqizc3pJf6a-NJws17xZSRWfaPvZQL-yp75hzp49Dgfxt2QOpo8d8yQDjrlgh2NmAtBi1jbzK4OzwDrTBiJQqt-nIcm2sHUvEfl6eyF1hPUEYZppEpt715Hn5BooxMFAqDe4iZpS1Fxz-qXKASJk=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Source: Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post</span></div><p><b><i> “I think a lot of people on the outside don't know what it’s like playing here (for Yankees)," Torres said to Rojas. "I've been here since the minors and playing here has been incredible. Anyone with a good family doesn't want to leave his home, it's literally like that,"</i></b> reports <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39569498/gleyber-torres-sets-yankee-life-goal-free-agency">Enrique Rojas for ESPN</a>. </p><p>I really admire that statement by Torres. Torres has had a home in New York since the Yankees obtained the then 20-year-old in a 2016 trade with the Chicago Cubs for closer <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chapmar01.shtml">Aroldis Chapman</a>. And the weight of the pinstripes are heavy. Not everyone can hack it. But he has, despite having tough defensive bouts over the years. His offense and persistence has kept him in the lineup. Last season Torres despite the Yankees offensive lows, the Yankees second baseman played in 158 games and hit 25 home runs, drove in 68 runs, and slashed .273/.347/.453. Can he have another standout season?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7yec5L9tSf-4CFrHfemGVckAMk_rdVJmsguvSZiVpyJ6_NYyuvUu93rHRiSnz2QMX__OlugOxVGVANplypvKp18nMSY79vj8jbfDzl2qIkHLbBEeMpC2N14XIM5bc6D8P7O1xbaYxhTyycM_heT9_IfEHfKGvOhSUYoR005NQKbzi1BvVQ7ReFnb-CCs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7yec5L9tSf-4CFrHfemGVckAMk_rdVJmsguvSZiVpyJ6_NYyuvUu93rHRiSnz2QMX__OlugOxVGVANplypvKp18nMSY79vj8jbfDzl2qIkHLbBEeMpC2N14XIM5bc6D8P7O1xbaYxhTyycM_heT9_IfEHfKGvOhSUYoR005NQKbzi1BvVQ7ReFnb-CCs=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><i>"I think he's highly motivated," Boone said. "I think we saw a more mature approach last year that lends itself to more consistency at the plate. Now it's about putting it all together," </i></b>reported <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39569498/gleyber-torres-sets-yankee-life-goal-free-agency">ESPN</a>.</p><p>Hey, I am rooting for Gleyber. I appreciate his sentiment and good work ethic he demonstrates both on and off the field. But also, I am rooting for the Yankees to have a strong season. If he can contribute the way he did last year, stay healthy and be a leader in the clubhouse, the Yankees could give him his pay day. But again, remember there is Soto who has had a terrific start to his spring. Anything can happen.</p><p><br /></p><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWBA1elUJzS3-0EGuvAYIX7bMDdahgyyTfs1ygianl82DN-SU2sunFhjzyuTZiXVY-8NaFrkDlrUDXCyTdEleRiihYJ4rM7clDaJjD5lzk0RRTEPjEXhda8MfIX0wB8Dv87r395jZEU6nMjMB7Cz9O2cdVNquhC48M6re8arn4SxRLENOX-JAEbjUCmX2/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWBA1elUJzS3-0EGuvAYIX7bMDdahgyyTfs1ygianl82DN-SU2sunFhjzyuTZiXVY-8NaFrkDlrUDXCyTdEleRiihYJ4rM7clDaJjD5lzk0RRTEPjEXhda8MfIX0wB8Dv87r395jZEU6nMjMB7Cz9O2cdVNquhC48M6re8arn4SxRLENOX-JAEbjUCmX2/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe<br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/long-sleeve-t-shirt?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZYuajyRWA3JGXqzQrsOMb2a28RULvis-U5FOp4RtAPmmnenBmeS0HvsQtDFY2r7Mcnuam_d3FmIPn89QtqeWsvgJNv8h7Sfl0RTPdX4UUK-5kHiN6WczaLQkHSK3ldls1cNGVG1-l7WYGVbVKVYYgLCXM4oRRQh9nxtYZdyYQ-Cw_-EQMfyE8mswywE4/w540-h640/4%20box%20new.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b><p><br /></p></div>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-25599776240267245582024-03-02T12:08:00.001-05:002024-03-02T12:08:16.467-05:00THE YANKEES JUST PICKED UP A GEM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2jP11qiDzIPdPnvlXkjnNfEJFAhPh3MTsv1nhNyRxEH3jaVGeT-QCHnrcn5j-4BF1qF0pcmPDOq4BUBC0QZzZ5DQiIQXAtISTkZ06lQbcyXHxqZhUA6mdllNt0vru9r20kB211aCX_hlTLFNoHQByfi8hkDzdRjQEIdcBhUnrMkq9p2zca_utDYcv8lK/s599/download.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2jP11qiDzIPdPnvlXkjnNfEJFAhPh3MTsv1nhNyRxEH3jaVGeT-QCHnrcn5j-4BF1qF0pcmPDOq4BUBC0QZzZ5DQiIQXAtISTkZ06lQbcyXHxqZhUA6mdllNt0vru9r20kB211aCX_hlTLFNoHQByfi8hkDzdRjQEIdcBhUnrMkq9p2zca_utDYcv8lK/w426-h640/download.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p>If you woke up a day ago and said, <b><i>"Well, who the hell is <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-000jah" target="_blank">Jahmai Jones</a>?</i></b>" know that today he is on the New York Yankees. In the move to offer more stability to the team, the Yankees signed the infielder picking him up off waivers. Believe it or not, it's a solid move.</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/yankees-claim-versatile-player-off-of-waivers-designate-former-first-round-pick-for-assignment/ar-BB1j41AN?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=dd6fc8d0d6f44374af7efb1b72cd3a68&ei=9" target="_blank">Empire Sports Media</a> wrote:</p><b><i>"The 26-year-old was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers last week, and the Yankees are taking a flyer on a prospect who has had some success at the Minor League level this past season. Jones hit 12 home runs in 103 games with a .413 OBP and 122 wRC+ in Triple-A for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers at the highest level of Minor League Baseball but has struggled in the big leagues."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>And so, what does it mean? It means depth, but more to that, it's just a solid move. You may look at this guy and think<b><i> "Well, who is this guy?"</i></b>. I look at him and see a kid with a shot. When you have a shot, many times you shine... new environment, new team, a team that says, "<b><i>We think you can help us." </i></b> Like a <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allengr01.shtml" target="_blank">Greg Allen</a>, Jahmai Jones can help.</div><div><br /></div><div>Small nugget today, but a good one if you're a Yankee fan.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/hoodie/albums/196577-holiday-deals?canvas_subclass=classic-hoodie&gender=unisex&ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7k0j9ZzoyLbSow04EdC99LGuahlata8hMD6FN7hbXDwB039S2LOEyXCCSNF_vc5p807rFv1oS1zZ-n2bU2dFXc1zEmaEHNW6-Bf2qcE4fcU6iNk_B7A6hyu_NY_EsRzl_mZBLfeFby64udUdOMH202uNfFSNSAmo-V9WmyPUZr6ayOFP6Rc40q3Bplua/w576-h640/st.%20patricks%20day.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-11762005738297998752024-03-01T12:14:00.040-05:002024-03-02T12:26:18.577-05:00OLD MAN CANO STILL PLAYING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhxuwQXvGZ97EcWqVDnh9-70hW6__QhjBftNf5osDRkDZsRpXVU16szHSphZTmkOAX7hS9yYqEYRynuLDLvPYQI0I8KZMpmEmi_4fMlhLian_2tTiemWsjHC256iHa-NlzJoxHDrtDUmpKnx6QtGHkAOg2YXezVCaplP5wUWecuPkBYzJqs1V6G8aNHTk/s1536/mrn8pvpdfjzxqcgwkdho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhxuwQXvGZ97EcWqVDnh9-70hW6__QhjBftNf5osDRkDZsRpXVU16szHSphZTmkOAX7hS9yYqEYRynuLDLvPYQI0I8KZMpmEmi_4fMlhLian_2tTiemWsjHC256iHa-NlzJoxHDrtDUmpKnx6QtGHkAOg2YXezVCaplP5wUWecuPkBYzJqs1V6G8aNHTk/w640-h320/mrn8pvpdfjzxqcgwkdho.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Just when you thought you heard the last of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canoro01.shtml" target="_blank">Robinson Cano</a>, you didn't. Believe it or not, the dude is still playing baseball. Not in the major leagues, but in Mexico.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/robinson-cano-signs-with-mexican-league-team-ahead-of-exhibition-series-vs-yankees/" target="_blank">CBS Sports writes</a>:</p><b><i>"<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/robinson-cano-signs-with-mexican-league-team-ahead-of-exhibition-series-vs-yankees/" target="_blank">Robinson Canó,</a> an eight-time All-Star second baseman best known for his time spent with the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/">New York Yankees</a>, will continue his professional career after signing with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. <br /><br />Canó, 41, last played in Major League Baseball during the 2022 season. Over parts of 17 campaigns, he batted .301/.351/.488 (124 OPS+) with 335 home runs and an estimated 68.1 Wins Above Replacement, per Baseball Reference's estimates."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>As far as I'm concerned, I am impressed that a 41-year-old is still following his dream, but with his <a href="https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/search?q=robinson+cano+PED" target="_blank">tainted reputation of PED use</a>,<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2443576/Robinson-Canos-baby-mama-Jackelin-Castro-claims-Yankees-star-spends-dogs-son.html" target="_blank"> his kid that was a secret for years and then he never paid child support</a>, you really need to just move on from this guy. I hate to be that guy to judge because I often will not, but reputation means everything to me, and while I loved the guy early on, he never adapted as that leader we wanted. He didn't hustle, he didn't feel much like a team player to me. </div><div><br /></div><div>That being said, hey, I wish him well in the Mexican League.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/mug?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1918" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlFKbYQpuJ-dBftNm7S0fum4DyIpw17qFfGgv4CjdLjaI9bwyMUIBRV32IFCbqLnnSGmLBcvsFE_wTeb_5jaJgvmyzn7DNttScVN5t7dnXw66L2SCUMAoutQ3d5IgxovydKb3ARhqPDCwbePTQc4sJDed3Yc-Nru8jA_DIPYcX0TGaQqVlpAHjBr7Q19c/w640-h270/mugs%203%20box.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-76051496456057181052024-02-29T07:29:00.001-05:002024-02-29T07:29:15.379-05:00BORAS TO THE YANKEES: "IF YOU WANT SNELL, TIME'S RUNNING OUT!"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QiH2u5CvsNX4fgUIUUKotmasZB7EXPtpH62_hqZz2u5avh3P4uoov6yZdtHHUvN45CT9ZQNPoI_X1AlMxxgp-j7cYue3FvZbw_-WfZPpVOpbgJOlnHgPNu_uNugDxo2HTAjFBCsPcmx25qo5WkZlmI77F3z2BybzV5qW28tNmYrEgb_CkVHN7ym0An2e/s586/boras2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="586" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QiH2u5CvsNX4fgUIUUKotmasZB7EXPtpH62_hqZz2u5avh3P4uoov6yZdtHHUvN45CT9ZQNPoI_X1AlMxxgp-j7cYue3FvZbw_-WfZPpVOpbgJOlnHgPNu_uNugDxo2HTAjFBCsPcmx25qo5WkZlmI77F3z2BybzV5qW28tNmYrEgb_CkVHN7ym0An2e/w640-h358/boras2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Scott Boras wouldn't be Scott Boras if he wasn't trying to strongarm the Yankees all winter. It feels like a baseball version of a soap opera. These are the Days of our Lives of endless <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snellbl01.shtml">Blake Snell</a> rumors...will he or won't he be a Yankee?<br /><br />We've covered this a lot over the winter. So much that I am really tired of talking about it.... but, we have to talk about it because it is relevant. Hopefully, the story changes soon and we won't hear about all of these rumors about where Snell's new home will be. If Boras has it his way, Snell will have a new home sooner rather than later, check it out <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/02/yankees-clarke-schmidt-has-message-for-fans-demanding-blake-snell-klapisch.html">HERE</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sg3laxiUg-Ussf6GMYT1nvbA2iCoLUvbx6yeR328Drxb9t_GBgUTJq5actu6-HDmszbERVx1Bo8qLsZumxjfgK8fYFiCpxsmnY1M8O4bfRRipaoB2yIl7qLXUZAlYQPcOJoQbQZfQXe-ilqDlCRMg0Bl0Ogcq0boG8KNOOsD1nj4GBXbG15tpfzJMpIu/s617/hal.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="617" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sg3laxiUg-Ussf6GMYT1nvbA2iCoLUvbx6yeR328Drxb9t_GBgUTJq5actu6-HDmszbERVx1Bo8qLsZumxjfgK8fYFiCpxsmnY1M8O4bfRRipaoB2yIl7qLXUZAlYQPcOJoQbQZfQXe-ilqDlCRMg0Bl0Ogcq0boG8KNOOsD1nj4GBXbG15tpfzJMpIu/w400-h296/hal.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>Boras is trying to strongarm the Yankees. He's had conversations with Hal Steinbrenner himself. He's been trying to sell the Yankees on this crazy pipe dream that Snell is worth $30 million a season over 9 years and thankfully Hal isn't buying it. Over the past few days, we have seen these "reports" that Hal and Boras are making progress, but sources are saying otherwise and report <i style="font-weight: bold;">"it's going nowhere." </i>I've seen X go nuts lately because Hal and Boras are talking, and Brian Cashman isn't involved. That's a cool story.... but I'm not buying it.<br /><br />And speaking of not buying it, neither is Hal who has said <i style="font-weight: bold;">"no thanks" </i>to Boras more than once now. Hal won’t okay the 110 percent luxury tax surcharge that would force him to pay Snell upwards of $60 million in 2024. I can't say I am surprised by hearing that. It's not a matter of the Yankees not having the money, we know they do but that doesn't mean they want to. Not for nothing, I don't want to pay that for Snell.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uPFQDRcbvOybkNZT68dXLoICSS4HbtpzkYqV8i2kE4r7adMsaDq5y8XNgVAJd_Klt8MQqJrzdZpZN9TjUeOGTcZUyX4iGWPrX6ubl11b4QhwBMSmAdCMwvf5IUA8LeAfGCWD_b0hlDC8vYBvpRp2uork-QnSTxvkclSYB_J6rAl-nzfPGjv_2-Lybkn9/s626/cole%20bor.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="626" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uPFQDRcbvOybkNZT68dXLoICSS4HbtpzkYqV8i2kE4r7adMsaDq5y8XNgVAJd_Klt8MQqJrzdZpZN9TjUeOGTcZUyX4iGWPrX6ubl11b4QhwBMSmAdCMwvf5IUA8LeAfGCWD_b0hlDC8vYBvpRp2uork-QnSTxvkclSYB_J6rAl-nzfPGjv_2-Lybkn9/w640-h626/cole%20bor.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Boras is out of his mind at that price tag. Gerrit Cole is our ace, he's proven himself in pinstripes and Snell shouldn't be paid more than Cole. So he's a two time Cy Young winner, cool story....I don't care. I hope Hal holds firm at that price, at this point other teams haven't been willing to pony up YET so the Yankees don't need to outbid themselves here.<p></p><p>Now Boras is giving a deadline of 7-10 days. Sure, Snell wants to report to his new home and start facing live hitters so he can be ready for the start of the season. Makes sense, I get it but that doesn't mean the Yankees need to jump and suddenly pay more money. Thanks for the deadline, Boras, noted but again.... I don't care.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4E492_N6GBHfuOuabuy-4ge4V6zDq9v3qYyG91DCzzI4bQtAhcjnKC49cJCp6glJAMBn0hpCvEsd35nOnbbe3s2n2-VedEtu6nBojVsMM330swK4FXrQ3NdtIexekqyyznVMCJSaC-om1iG2fHuRwlrJnk63DWA7JcVyGiyY5bASheMhVcykD8Gsxmm6/s728/snell.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="728" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4E492_N6GBHfuOuabuy-4ge4V6zDq9v3qYyG91DCzzI4bQtAhcjnKC49cJCp6glJAMBn0hpCvEsd35nOnbbe3s2n2-VedEtu6nBojVsMM330swK4FXrQ3NdtIexekqyyznVMCJSaC-om1iG2fHuRwlrJnk63DWA7JcVyGiyY5bASheMhVcykD8Gsxmm6/w400-h268/snell.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Reports are the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants are now in the mix. The Angels have needed pitching for years now, that's another soap opera and the Giants are suddenly in desperate need of pitching, especially if they hope to even stand a chance against the Dodgers.<br /><br />If you had hopes of seeing Snell at Spring Training.....that looks less likely right now. This could be one time that Boras has to "settle" for another deal and honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing that.<br /><br /><p></p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/36740088-mickey-mantle-legend-desgin?ref_id=3742&store_id=117653" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="630" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURArjFjXgqhLu3mjQ1jrk89x50bP5HGv5cgWQIF_jNlJfKrBo9KtirESkysa6bppwDgOfGg6nUhFkVMYzfTL3w-7t6Ywb58EWRTZdSsdhPCFGg9RIgshF7jBJfnJAB0UXrfrof92sDbaKjE3QGSqZcorSCIoAkI6YQf95iqqckZVOmaO7xoFEPsY1KIaC/w580-h640/35278048_0.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-46208487875746114012024-02-28T08:04:00.000-05:002024-02-28T08:04:13.545-05:00SOTO WANTS TO HAVE A REUNION WITH SNELL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5ljDN_buWe63m2pSYFR84opSUcVE91FdpJ_fn9EfacqW73L204aPDu371P8-vaNNXaGLhN_9w82JAcZq0LRKKymhpFtTPTQpbbbXWMQqpiRaFwz2Yi3Y5urqepmt8Jh9aq5ZEK3BTuxjRtdB8oYbWVt1fQ3wXt9tqzfuiBvAyT8LI1wlu_M0POI1OdIc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5ljDN_buWe63m2pSYFR84opSUcVE91FdpJ_fn9EfacqW73L204aPDu371P8-vaNNXaGLhN_9w82JAcZq0LRKKymhpFtTPTQpbbbXWMQqpiRaFwz2Yi3Y5urqepmt8Jh9aq5ZEK3BTuxjRtdB8oYbWVt1fQ3wXt9tqzfuiBvAyT8LI1wlu_M0POI1OdIc=w640-h454" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post</div></span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snellbl01.shtml">Blake Snell</a> is still without a team for 2024. It is almost laughable that the NL Cy Young Winner is sitting on the couch while the spring training games continue throughout in Florida and Arizona. But in an interesting twist, Snell's former teammate, new Yankee <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml">Juan Soto</a>, is all about having Snell join the 2024 team, in fact he has flat out put out the welcome mat.</p><p><b><i>"New Yankees superstar Juan Soto enthusiastically endorsed the idea of the team signing National League Cy Young winner Blake Snell, which would make the Yankees the first team to combine the two reigning Cy Young winners in one Opening Day rotation,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/27/sports/juan-soto-endorses-yankees-signing-blake-snell/">The New York Post</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3wxVIZdum-UfyFNHYTaeKlDDzuszsTco5U0hwLat8m-VF0XYu0GLioS9PbG1yimvmJxWMn2ebXJtg2zVlgx3TsWWYp2rKQU6IWlayZNveIT9L_a8W9kJdOZMw6Sp3jIh3T2NTgjc6Fl5YBXJz-jib1A1M23aCkgor5qM1myAWtKjM6l_1eYXjtB8Ilrk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3wxVIZdum-UfyFNHYTaeKlDDzuszsTco5U0hwLat8m-VF0XYu0GLioS9PbG1yimvmJxWMn2ebXJtg2zVlgx3TsWWYp2rKQU6IWlayZNveIT9L_a8W9kJdOZMw6Sp3jIh3T2NTgjc6Fl5YBXJz-jib1A1M23aCkgor5qM1myAWtKjM6l_1eYXjtB8Ilrk=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con</div></span><br /><p></p><p>The Yankees are clearly concerned about a number of things when it comes to Snell. One is his salary, next is the luxury tax, third is his consistency and depth and last is how he will be as a veteran in the Yankees clubhouse.</p><p><b><i>"Snell’s market has been surprisingly quiet despite a superb overall track record that actually includes two Cy Youngs (one more than even <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Cole</a>, who won the AL award last year for the first time), but Soto wanted to clear up any misperception about Snell’s persona, if that’s what’s holding up his market," reported <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/27/sports/juan-soto-endorses-yankees-signing-blake-snell/">The Post</a>. “He’s a great dude, he’s a great guy,” Soto said. “He’s always right there, cheering for his teammates. He’s a funny guy, too. He’s great in the clubhouse.”</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjvWd7QXOyaQY0ymt_QjCeeovCYgziXWBj7Ru-md2A8Ina7mIUBSihu6bRbwmih7vwT5qpCIS3UlwZvt5Yt0b2uab9rL1FjS7PzzvLIM9Y9CXGn1BjRFnJ9hngazouF9crKtWIjcNxd9lSrdp-gFajbRwUfSmBjtTx-SZIOD5WXGnV9JhPs6b9008W-L4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjvWd7QXOyaQY0ymt_QjCeeovCYgziXWBj7Ru-md2A8Ina7mIUBSihu6bRbwmih7vwT5qpCIS3UlwZvt5Yt0b2uab9rL1FjS7PzzvLIM9Y9CXGn1BjRFnJ9hngazouF9crKtWIjcNxd9lSrdp-gFajbRwUfSmBjtTx-SZIOD5WXGnV9JhPs6b9008W-L4=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports</div></span><p></p><p>And Soto is not the only advocate for Snell. In another article published by <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/26/sports/yankees-still-have-a-blake-snell-chance/">The Post</a> on Monday, <b><i>"Superstar, team captain and sometime adviser <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> spoke hopefully upon arrival about the potential for one more pickup (though Judge didn’t specify who he was talking about or if he had any inside info). “I definitely think there might be another move on the way. But you never know. We’ll see,” Judge said then. While Snell’s name was unsaid, a couple of the big voices in the clubhouse are thought to be endorsers of Snell."</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjokEZSe2hFKikCUPJPYlG-fGu31GLdjKW3Ccy2UPnGcmFqV9VU4_Rp2PtQw96RFY95xiOowB9RfWuU5Vj_w5JrFxy3t0xwTep5nO5zqHes2t-4oHFJDDAuSapkMFBP4g3qXxeO-mroo7VqcSxXvnQaeuH9ZMogyTgNg6oonVp8YoQLU2l4zveL_8azmsM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjokEZSe2hFKikCUPJPYlG-fGu31GLdjKW3Ccy2UPnGcmFqV9VU4_Rp2PtQw96RFY95xiOowB9RfWuU5Vj_w5JrFxy3t0xwTep5nO5zqHes2t-4oHFJDDAuSapkMFBP4g3qXxeO-mroo7VqcSxXvnQaeuH9ZMogyTgNg6oonVp8YoQLU2l4zveL_8azmsM=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: SNY</span></div><p></p><p>The pitching in the minors is very promising and Hal Steinbrenner seems content with what he is seeing there and in his current starting rotation with the addition of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml">Marcus Stroman</a>. Steinbrenner stated that he believed that <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gillu01.shtml">Luis Gil</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=warren004wil">Will Warren </a>will see time in the majors this season and that <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schmicl01.shtml">Clarke Schmidt</a> has come out strong this spring. Signing Snell means Schmidt would be the odd man out in the starting rotation. </p><p>Soto says it will be a wait and see kind of game. <b><i>“I think he’s just waiting for the perfect spot for him,” Soto said. “It is what it is. It happened before, with [<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/machama01.shtml">Manny] Machado</a>, and with [<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harpebr03.shtml">Bryce] Harper</a>. Those guys signed late, in spring training. They were asking for the money, and they got it,”</i></b> reported <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/27/sports/juan-soto-endorses-yankees-signing-blake-snell/">The Post</a>.</p><p>It will be an interesting few weeks as the Yankees continue their spring training schedule into late March when the actual season begins. Do the Yankees feel they have what they need in their current pitching staff to pass on Snell? Hard to say but if Soto and Judge were buying, Snell would be headed to Tampa today. </p><p><br /></p><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GQQEzvX96R3tgQa8NnBdtVo-f-GnBIAEyRD5e3CCw4kN292gd8xTFFytdjne7yTbthzBvkPqhGtYtJqbjmL-vzhThN9EUVPZQ9p_3gFTei1n2i4fafeXqQuYdtZFSXbDLac_qmcofmXp0SSyrYSvmZAfofJOi7uP9ttOT_MzBBod8585RwXp4hsSLMg0/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GQQEzvX96R3tgQa8NnBdtVo-f-GnBIAEyRD5e3CCw4kN292gd8xTFFytdjne7yTbthzBvkPqhGtYtJqbjmL-vzhThN9EUVPZQ9p_3gFTei1n2i4fafeXqQuYdtZFSXbDLac_qmcofmXp0SSyrYSvmZAfofJOi7uP9ttOT_MzBBod8585RwXp4hsSLMg0/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe <br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/hoodie?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn63J35hMhIjgN_97xsp9x84wEiWHFVPogX_CoLFVHCVOp5f8Ly_t1JMSYV1TlQmR3LewAIjjTsKJtjaEk2HWnAafCrT1SnCN_4YDCalKcTB3KXxfwHk-tGOOkcPR-Rfu3RaC7ozTzT1kgIRYPS3CYOkptNyBGqgJ1f5-oJR_Yqs3Ai6rA_EIbGJpS_HG/w530-h640/variery.jpg" width="530" /></a></div></b><p><br /></p></div>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-30229936385797374182024-02-26T07:52:00.000-05:002024-02-26T07:52:02.985-05:00SHOULD SPENCER JONES BE UNTOUCHABLE?<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUuQyeGO1qW2u-mGr18otM2v12t7h6UeDpgObh0MoDSvZkN2Kvoy_FZew8EmMlvL9Hb34nj3bG6pJ4TxbCfy1cqwn9CaPdCDXPs2-Ww8MhdAILSiuiwZSDUb3RpGz3wl8VpTj6H5j-NGnDrJI08JeghPvoBeCIhSEIgjRSPsvQ2tUFCiGYP3MuZ-uV3bk/s951/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20074838.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="951" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUuQyeGO1qW2u-mGr18otM2v12t7h6UeDpgObh0MoDSvZkN2Kvoy_FZew8EmMlvL9Hb34nj3bG6pJ4TxbCfy1cqwn9CaPdCDXPs2-Ww8MhdAILSiuiwZSDUb3RpGz3wl8VpTj6H5j-NGnDrJI08JeghPvoBeCIhSEIgjRSPsvQ2tUFCiGYP3MuZ-uV3bk/w640-h414/Screenshot%202024-02-26%20074838.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>I feel like there are more "YES" answers to this question after his massive home run this weekend. It was a beauty for sure. But what about before the home run? What about when the Brewers wanted him this winter? Or when the White Sox asked?<br /><br />I've been thinking about this a lot since this weekend. There's a lot to like about <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001spe">Spencer Jones</a> so I've been on the fence about him. I think I have finally shifted to one side of the fence, but reluctantly. I could be wrong about this down the road and if I am I will gladly admit it but.... if I could get the right piece in return for Jones, I would trade him.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='339' height='283' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpLoAKJ6AkmF4BAI0xHa0Kd-51CoCSF1vbGLPbYgf4IB4yCR3XTreCf6a62mdU2lcJZClggTMX2vPppP6Qsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I know it sounds crazy, especially after this impressive home run but if I can get a GREAT starter for Jones, I'm in. Not just a decent one, but a great one. If the White Sox were still going to give me <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ceasedy01.shtml">Dylan Cease</a> for Jones than I am going to make that deal.<br /><br />I do like Jones, a lot. I love his speed, I love his power, the left-handed bat and his five-tool potential. I love his start so far in spring ball but the fact is.... he's still a prospect. Even five tool prospects aren't guaranteed to pan out and the Yankees clock is ticking. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a> are in their primes, and we are only guaranteed one year with <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml">Juan Soto</a>. The Yankees should be ALL IN, but they aren't. I still don't believe they are contenders, but if Jones can give me a good package (including a starting pitcher) to make me better right now the Yankees need to pull the trigger. <p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3iTxswOST5Feu8JiYx73XBPB81I6E0wgl1kJMdv-BttMjpEYMYlV6WYd4lJIl1w0n_DoM7F-T5g0geD2el4cd945tp3HtauG8SZXmB2vwJ8BoMhkuwjNFwhxhxbyOqkILnIQNhQmxZOU5z4lJeiVLFQ98Yqazced_PjQDyKhj4T6yzqidJvF7ZXui4lzu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3iTxswOST5Feu8JiYx73XBPB81I6E0wgl1kJMdv-BttMjpEYMYlV6WYd4lJIl1w0n_DoM7F-T5g0geD2el4cd945tp3HtauG8SZXmB2vwJ8BoMhkuwjNFwhxhxbyOqkILnIQNhQmxZOU5z4lJeiVLFQ98Yqazced_PjQDyKhj4T6yzqidJvF7ZXui4lzu=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div></div><br />I think Jones has a ton of potential, but I just don't trust the Yankees to transform him into an elite player. Their analytics suck and my concerns with Jones are he hits too many weak ground balls, and he strikes out a lot because he has a long swing. I know the <i style="font-weight: bold;">"he's five for five in spring" </i>argument but it's two games in spring, his minor league stats show a different story. I just don't trust the Yankees to fix his weaknesses to help us in the future. The Yankees can't afford to just wait forever.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKFvyuCq-gRNtjNHtyDgjLUa2DoBqbphn9jHQg2-Z1IGkwlj_bg6j_-ROlZHp3K6Blkujk92DS_BPeeaif20TzDCo3ZHRjdPjYRpV7ORtNeuJqQqNEOodIyhRHNsSfjy9VdZhNhGwBO73CzASQ40RFoTOYV3HT4d3hLE0UrnV0DW93-8TQWvW3dpJRhdBM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKFvyuCq-gRNtjNHtyDgjLUa2DoBqbphn9jHQg2-Z1IGkwlj_bg6j_-ROlZHp3K6Blkujk92DS_BPeeaif20TzDCo3ZHRjdPjYRpV7ORtNeuJqQqNEOodIyhRHNsSfjy9VdZhNhGwBO73CzASQ40RFoTOYV3HT4d3hLE0UrnV0DW93-8TQWvW3dpJRhdBM=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>Maybe I am just impatient, but I think after the Yankees sent our top pitching prospect for a one guaranteed year of Soto there is no going back from that. So now you make any move that could help you win in 2024. Nothing is off the table IF the offer makes the Yankees closer to a championship, and an attractive prospect like Jones could.<br /><br />If the Yankees don't win this year and Soto walks, it's a tough pill to swallow. I'm not eager to trade Jones, but he shouldn't be untouchable either.<br /><br /><p></p><div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b> </div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/albums/191255-negro-leagues-collection?ref_id=3742/AVvXsEjZdxIiD9E-QuWODHRj3WQf9pwlnuIYF6nTnHSTaMdzehlHILQNSljfiRg6ItekXdBpn0QXrFxkxs2bKcxdi0f4B_qbUUqotbcd_JMLncaNZnAbKREGhxRuwWErG_OMXlVcBq0NzvXyzu8mbJBYPoohereLQiz0RXFf35yG79b8k13I9LWo0UE25xuVfA9Q/s1660/negro%20leagues2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="1416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdxIiD9E-QuWODHRj3WQf9pwlnuIYF6nTnHSTaMdzehlHILQNSljfiRg6ItekXdBpn0QXrFxkxs2bKcxdi0f4B_qbUUqotbcd_JMLncaNZnAbKREGhxRuwWErG_OMXlVcBq0NzvXyzu8mbJBYPoohereLQiz0RXFf35yG79b8k13I9LWo0UE25xuVfA9Q/w546-h640/negro%20leagues2.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-22501725663232564962024-02-25T10:44:00.000-05:002024-02-25T10:44:00.243-05:00POSITIVE VIBES ONLY AS THE YANKEES STRIKE FIRST IN 2024!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZqMz-5UHFlWQj0QlHL0nyzGbzLn3TN6BcyqNjjNrr4tCZ3fB-iX8IW5eOFyHprc5O9tkGELHfetRDZkdiP205l3t4DKZIjY8OL8nYwubNVSy9FYJTV65iQ7zxXhUvp191iQI4N8HSAZBaYyfOMSTYc0In9EX9icJpgfdrULr_n2Da67KMhk7ye4ieUGM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZqMz-5UHFlWQj0QlHL0nyzGbzLn3TN6BcyqNjjNrr4tCZ3fB-iX8IW5eOFyHprc5O9tkGELHfetRDZkdiP205l3t4DKZIjY8OL8nYwubNVSy9FYJTV65iQ7zxXhUvp191iQI4N8HSAZBaYyfOMSTYc0In9EX9icJpgfdrULr_n2Da67KMhk7ye4ieUGM=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Spring training games are officially under way and just like that the 2024 MLB baseball season begins. The Yankees took on Detroit at Joker Merchant Stadium and blew away the Tigers in a 22-10 victory. I know it is only one game and it is only spring training, but the win was exciting because the lineup was filled with newbies and hungry athletes looking for a chance to battle in the big leagues this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4fNxL5xLrCyTPl15N3Zh8ddRM4nbND4DH0N4-lscaZRHh_LFeLkITV4ZRFL6KLcodyaGlqzWdHXdP5ndeBrrX6IuD32dztaOG7V1VFBluGqtw9gdyMAfCo16-3huHF6gs1b1SbtTeJ8jHAejypdg1PFYzukm_ZEIwj7T17hY7MEWTirVZa0johZ-fvg/s1164/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-24%20at%205.14.20%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1164" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4fNxL5xLrCyTPl15N3Zh8ddRM4nbND4DH0N4-lscaZRHh_LFeLkITV4ZRFL6KLcodyaGlqzWdHXdP5ndeBrrX6IuD32dztaOG7V1VFBluGqtw9gdyMAfCo16-3huHF6gs1b1SbtTeJ8jHAejypdg1PFYzukm_ZEIwj7T17hY7MEWTirVZa0johZ-fvg/w640-h396/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-24%20at%205.14.20%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/yankees-tigers-takeaways-2-24-2024">According to SNY</a>, <b><i> "The Bombers' offense came out flying during their first game of the spring, as they struck for nine runs on eight hits and six walks over the first five innings. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grishtr01.shtml">Trent Grisham</a>, the secondary piece acquired in the <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml">Juan Soto</a> trade, got his Yankee career off to a loud start with a 421-foot three-run home run in the top of the second." </i></b></p><p>The offense was absolutely explosive as <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jones-001spe">Spencer Jones</a> pinch-hitting for Grisham in the top of the fifth, smashed a towering 470-foot homer. The 22-year-old center fielder is 6-foot-6 and expected to start the season with the Double A Somerset Patriots. He was the Yankees first round pick in 2022 from Vanderbilt University. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkSn_f-QJbQ1ufA9UrerqoI9yah36HAApJxuixrBxng9CB1pLDU9_RQ_EhT8HukcvEXEKMFXbsbaJlxgpQS6BF-BlLSdWUy_507z_RMhxqfFC_sTtnfpYzCLHmuj8je-AOS3BUweWc80DxihF1P2bGE5uB_isXanDgbcM5RShQBy3h3cO3o5QMtsUy7wc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="525" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkSn_f-QJbQ1ufA9UrerqoI9yah36HAApJxuixrBxng9CB1pLDU9_RQ_EhT8HukcvEXEKMFXbsbaJlxgpQS6BF-BlLSdWUy_507z_RMhxqfFC_sTtnfpYzCLHmuj8je-AOS3BUweWc80DxihF1P2bGE5uB_isXanDgbcM5RShQBy3h3cO3o5QMtsUy7wc=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: NY Daily News</div></span><p></p><p><b><i>“Looking forward to him being in big league camp,” Boone said before Saturday’s game. “It’s part of his development, part of that growth process to be around guys he’s going to get to be around here. Hopefully getting in big league spring action and getting [at-bats] and stuff like that. It’s an important part of the development,”</i></b> wrote the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/24/sports/yankees-spencer-jones-crushes-470-foot-home-run-in-spring-debut/">New York Post.</a></p><p>Other members of the lineup who contributed to the Yankee offense included outfielder <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaos01.shtml">Oscar Gonzalez</a>, who was picked up on waivers from the Cleveland Guardians, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/torrelu01.shtml">Luis Torrens</a> went 2-for-3 with a home run and 22-year-old infielder <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vivas-001jor">Jorbit Vivas</a> also hit a dinger.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic9N-wDhKf0-0Iy349Va-vpMv-5sOQv_Sz1ReGvvZTYf6t99uU1N4vkSGVxB130xlOMt7MuAVEIHb-u2Aewo4Xfq6_ryJOjywjb0lbdqFyl2_NX0w5qpa6aU4pL_KdoiK5tSA5BeE9OeAbnfVKq_hjV03ZuUGjG4Nmo4_fPKSDubIGh0VKK29aRvrb3Eo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="744" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic9N-wDhKf0-0Iy349Va-vpMv-5sOQv_Sz1ReGvvZTYf6t99uU1N4vkSGVxB130xlOMt7MuAVEIHb-u2Aewo4Xfq6_ryJOjywjb0lbdqFyl2_NX0w5qpa6aU4pL_KdoiK5tSA5BeE9OeAbnfVKq_hjV03ZuUGjG4Nmo4_fPKSDubIGh0VKK29aRvrb3Eo=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The Yankees saw strong pitching from 25-year-olds <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gillu01.shtml">Luis Gil </a>and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=beeter000cla">Clayton Beeter</a>. Both had good first innings but later gave up a couple of home runs. Recall that Gil missed a majority of 2022 and 2023 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in May 2022. He rehabbed at Single-A Tampa at the end of last season. <b><i>"In a report from <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/luis-gil-pitches-two-innings-in-yankees-spring-training-opener-joe9">Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News</a>, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the team wants to "find out about [Gil] as a starter" but didn't rule out using him in the bullpen. The current book on Gil is that he has excellent strikeout stuff, but still needs to improve his command; according to Boone, Gil is focusing on exactly that during the spring." </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1IpnC-nUtHm1XW0zwq-LeIwo4R8rG84LhP_17u5s8KrjyP3u7KMEH2V1pYDYmSRCHlYPwfxwEx1uTt53ViU-7v4HhxYCXTrwRqHmR3TmayxA3E3_5CH2hUL0z6u1dnHmFTwk8T1RbyNqWnRsEa3n8PwsJJTtLTVVU6rXjnWhxrtL3nw-HSBuh99lh4QE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1IpnC-nUtHm1XW0zwq-LeIwo4R8rG84LhP_17u5s8KrjyP3u7KMEH2V1pYDYmSRCHlYPwfxwEx1uTt53ViU-7v4HhxYCXTrwRqHmR3TmayxA3E3_5CH2hUL0z6u1dnHmFTwk8T1RbyNqWnRsEa3n8PwsJJTtLTVVU6rXjnWhxrtL3nw-HSBuh99lh4QE=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></i></b></div><p></p><p>Beeter will likely start the season where he ended last season with Triple A Scranton. <b><i>"<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/new-york-yankees-clayton-beeter-prospect-wraps-review-top-30-matt9">According to MLB.com</a> scouts, he has an effective slider, a potentially dominant fastball and an emerging plus curveball. With three pitches, that could make him an effective starter or long reliever at the MLB level."</i></b></p><p>Day one is a success. And as fans, we all know this is going to be a slow roll and a long season. But with hope like this, we have to remain positive. There is a lot of negativities out there and certainly some of it has come from me. But right now, I feel optimistic—until the Yankees and their brass show me otherwise. For now, it is positive vibes only. </p><p><br /></p><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sy0vevimQt8iLb3p42IgdtWPOZ-It0xBrUH2snbKyvh7nLA4tWSLxZDOp7GTag1IW9WuBWtyQQDvzu4ojDjzUmRZN_zD5mXVob3DcCjNYnOcpiXAn4HPkLb6fU1jR2JNE5DlM6fXz8rXoFChZ26QAZOJdi7q5Xv2oCsX-ejOiRL5cLqtq2Wys5GZist7/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sy0vevimQt8iLb3p42IgdtWPOZ-It0xBrUH2snbKyvh7nLA4tWSLxZDOp7GTag1IW9WuBWtyQQDvzu4ojDjzUmRZN_zD5mXVob3DcCjNYnOcpiXAn4HPkLb6fU1jR2JNE5DlM6fXz8rXoFChZ26QAZOJdi7q5Xv2oCsX-ejOiRL5cLqtq2Wys5GZist7/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe<br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1278" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwXRYbwJoyc5WGeXg5ufL_HJmIdWhvZWZcE-yzq9jc1dVGOquFmJpND1OM9m_JIo9zNhm18CjqQvaLgyCR8XCubia12MF4BpyQ57TQYuuJmVW_1sK50pkUnZabxo1D1TbxKlQNGvAf1EcOjwLBrJMujEvKxEQLxLAZyCruS5q6AQdejcdjv5QfXhhbplo/w640-h368/ladies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-11342496898836350082024-02-24T10:37:00.001-05:002024-02-24T10:37:49.845-05:00HAL STEINBRENNER JUST GASLIGHTS US WITH "CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM" BANTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtkCSww_nGvXsF1KqqKiqJouVrUBNaqan5mf-4S-oNeKl6vZrUO2NmIELW1V7JnofWH_Jw3WPUucwLSW9vtFdAVuM08eUv0ZVjJUg4H29lBg0JkvzSdni_CqrM8OoB6bOHOhrisncgA4wu0epeC2hyI3C1ZAD6UbZcRhhD_PXYMtO1IPiqXEY-Nn9aNRY/s1200/hal-steinbrenner-cashman-boone-new-york-yankees.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1200" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtkCSww_nGvXsF1KqqKiqJouVrUBNaqan5mf-4S-oNeKl6vZrUO2NmIELW1V7JnofWH_Jw3WPUucwLSW9vtFdAVuM08eUv0ZVjJUg4H29lBg0JkvzSdni_CqrM8OoB6bOHOhrisncgA4wu0epeC2hyI3C1ZAD6UbZcRhhD_PXYMtO1IPiqXEY-Nn9aNRY/w640-h422/hal-steinbrenner-cashman-boone-new-york-yankees.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hal says it every year. I wish he'd instead call out his General Manager and front office for not doing enough for this Yankee team. Back in 2022, March in fact... he said this about the New York Yankees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5cZ48biZLkRRaRE2XTFWEpmqj0R684rZpgb26fV5H5OKM7gQgV-YZGijS9-jiaR8ahnR8QaW_lilNZWs1sgcG64p_nX1UDmUAj1sfrcy64B0Nflv2WwIGf250zt8B374LcIbZP2XzeVc5kbF2Kv3JikiqZcaAWQ8R1uit_s_bE7shXEj2xK_mz3lcGR3/s537/HAL%20BITE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="537" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5cZ48biZLkRRaRE2XTFWEpmqj0R684rZpgb26fV5H5OKM7gQgV-YZGijS9-jiaR8ahnR8QaW_lilNZWs1sgcG64p_nX1UDmUAj1sfrcy64B0Nflv2WwIGf250zt8B374LcIbZP2XzeVc5kbF2Kv3JikiqZcaAWQ8R1uit_s_bE7shXEj2xK_mz3lcGR3/w640-h256/HAL%20BITE.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><i>"This is a championship caliber team"</i></b>. I'm not sure it was, because we didn't even make it to the World Series. Last year he was confused why the Yankee fan base was frustrated after the Yankees went out and literally added only one "major" piece in the off-season... Carlos Rodon. You remember how that went in 2023. This time around Hal was interviewed again... and this time he had something to say. Was it new? Not really....</p><p><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/yankees-embarrassed-by-2023-have-something-to-prove-this-season-hal-steinbrenner-says-014633321.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHPVoxrYnnEAhAMyn7SVuQSEDg9fR-m8wUhqsLf8QSUxMQgnP_TPDg3dmXUBQELLSaNCFk34z4Sq8_x9LwWHprqU4sf5NG5dAH7zQTsOPMoTLaGHM7I6tBAUcQMYXow6GjVf1Iy48Qsix0oPD9mRse28qHmreI55wJvG_ZQcQOyP" target="_blank">Yahoo Sports</a>:</p><b><i>“I think we have a championship-caliber team right now,”</i></b> he said. Like WTF. <div><br /></div><div>Remember last year when we sign <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml" target="_blank">Carlos Rodon </a>and he told us all that the Yankees "weren't done"? This year? Look what he said:</div><div><br /></div><b><i>"... we haven't stopped looking to improve. And we never will.”</i></b> It's madness. Does he not realize that we are full invested as fans in this team? Does he not realize that we spend thousands of dollars to go to this team's games? Hal Steinbrenner's net worth is $1.3 BILLION. We contribute to that. He's just out of touch. He needs to be angrier. He needs to hold his front office and Cashman accountable.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the bottom line, despite some improvements this offseason, we still need a solid starting pitcher. That's it. Until we have that, the Yankees are a third-place team. That's just the way it is. And so, pardon me if you think I am grouchy and annoyed and slamming the New York Yankees. I get pretty annoyed when people lie, and this is no different. Hal is either delusional or just doesn't think we're smart enough to know his soundbite history. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pathetic.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/hoodie?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1291" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv2GoSXf-sQuWEWLsRga8edjIyzV8JzJk-j51iI0Ggega0KNyczsgkhmPQ5N21UOV2W0ECbW5ubiiAhn3DNJBME-IFtMVEwcUOXNfvgoUXbbYts4wXmiyuGbpI8oNwyVKOn-FYoggEQevFtkikwLzyw1-7l9gQr0IAGFVHvsdN_yHdvp3UrUhtMi1TVFn/w568-h640/BYB%204%20box.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-85296456950535736982024-02-23T08:22:00.004-05:002024-02-23T08:22:40.540-05:00GIO URSHELA DID NOT SIGN A DEAL WITH THE YANKEES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVZIl_TB8vzmRMgVIillXqxkt-4X_XMIcVE_zd3eMa7Kd2Y5zHhELJ9Owcr1LQsvITbw2C3HffmSZ-bSKBO4k7OW1ul1k03xc4i29La39XTF_jz9puavg5-oREFbED0U701izTNGgAldWQMwrGlc6HcqUUJ8u_m6WAD8pQ-oEdgYno92oO_ssczyjv7bu/s1400/1327390570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVZIl_TB8vzmRMgVIillXqxkt-4X_XMIcVE_zd3eMa7Kd2Y5zHhELJ9Owcr1LQsvITbw2C3HffmSZ-bSKBO4k7OW1ul1k03xc4i29La39XTF_jz9puavg5-oREFbED0U701izTNGgAldWQMwrGlc6HcqUUJ8u_m6WAD8pQ-oEdgYno92oO_ssczyjv7bu/w640-h640/1327390570.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We all thought maybe the Yankees were going to bring back <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/urshegi01.shtml" target="_blank">Gio Urshela</a>. There was some chatter about it and there was even a few stories about it on Bleeding Yankee Blue. </div><div><br /></div><div>Read <a href="https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2024/01/could-gio-urshela-be-back-in-yankee-mix.html" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">COULD GIO URSHELA BE BACK IN THE YANKEE MIX?</a> from January 2nd. </div><div>Read <a href="https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2024/02/latest-rumor-yankees-interested-in.html" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">LATEST RUMOR: YANKEES INTERESTED IN REUNION WITH FORMER THIRD BASEMAN</a> from February. </div><div><br /></div><div>Whatever the case, it's not happening. Here's why... he just signed a deal with the Tigers.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/ex-yankees-fan-favorite-signs-one-year-deal-with-tigers/ar-BB1iJdZT?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7afe298193a34bccbed3653d5e41c66c&ei=8" target="_blank">Empire Sports Media </a>writes:</div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><b><i>"...Gio Urshela, at 32 years of age, finalize a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $1.5 million, ending speculation about potential signings by both the <a href="https://empiresportsmedia.com/category/new-york-yankees/">New York Yankees</a> and the Mets."</i></b><div><br /></div><div>That's literally all I have. </div><div><br /></div><div>Carry on.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/long-sleeve-t-shirt/albums/191254-bleeding-yankee-blue-collection?canvas_subclass=long-sleeve-t-shirt&gender=unisex&ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1276" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo06s5MH1sdeu2ptunpzgCap6k0NRlaLkRCuDWgb5kSFIFZ4Xr8Aqr6uJUPnUshCCtZjOWSL2CcsILpI3f-P9gHVdgsQZNfQ_qv2fUaRTZiBKgW-gEhUfquM10jmA7lV9QyQh7yZr9e_4oDsggVZk0YXYwMLMqh9iGpNQK0whVNDjshIe2a4HLt56JnAWp/w640-h358/Fun%20Originals.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-35665679124051813382024-02-22T08:54:00.001-05:002024-02-22T08:54:53.455-05:00WHAT'S UP WITH JUDGE'S TOE NOW?<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJDkQ77XEAZD6u7k6xpoOT2YALEKTR2ujwz24NMOOPGF-BAXVjEfqslUtyHBC0LCf2RMKVLSC_Qmt022soyE-jesJwP4oSt05EN0WWEUyhyy6E-MalBUA9MrENQxe6482mfHWK10BBDPfye53cyvFbg-XcXQi2brGT7jOb8m_Y7Fa2LZFlEOlDsKgbp2mA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJDkQ77XEAZD6u7k6xpoOT2YALEKTR2ujwz24NMOOPGF-BAXVjEfqslUtyHBC0LCf2RMKVLSC_Qmt022soyE-jesJwP4oSt05EN0WWEUyhyy6E-MalBUA9MrENQxe6482mfHWK10BBDPfye53cyvFbg-XcXQi2brGT7jOb8m_Y7Fa2LZFlEOlDsKgbp2mA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>It's a mystery. We haven't heard much about <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> and his torn toe ligament. I've been holding onto the cliche that <i style="font-weight: bold;">"no news is good news" </i>but is that the case?<br /><br />You have to compare what Brian Cashman said to what Aaron Judge said and raise an eyebrow. Back in December Cashman said Judge's toe was <i style="font-weight: bold;">"a resolved issue," </i>you can check that out <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/new-york-yankees">HERE</a>. If so, why did Judge say it would require <i style="font-weight: bold;">"constant maintenance" </i>on Tuesday? Interesting choice of words considering a resolved issues don't need any sort of maintenance. Is this another Cashman screwup?<br /><br />I hope not. I'd like to be optimistic here but Cashman has a a constant track record of failures. That's the only "constant" any of us see anymore. It's just a scary choice of words. It's deceiving. It sounds like a potential disaster. Judge said he is feeling good now, but it is something that needs to be watched throughout the season.<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGSNY6MsvDlhLtzgVwZOLPA1eUbtinEllPwscA7QR5g8XygqUPdSzHM0NvrSagZtCgKT5gR02HQUxo6MPWw9Jr0wx28-lzoqwgOxD-BULElYQwC2K_agp3uBKWnrA0iwmkm_O4XgHhTJ17Wwov720kOC_tTo9Jl83PtMzh-egj4D0-1K56yMvdTUVJlYqT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGSNY6MsvDlhLtzgVwZOLPA1eUbtinEllPwscA7QR5g8XygqUPdSzHM0NvrSagZtCgKT5gR02HQUxo6MPWw9Jr0wx28-lzoqwgOxD-BULElYQwC2K_agp3uBKWnrA0iwmkm_O4XgHhTJ17Wwov720kOC_tTo9Jl83PtMzh-egj4D0-1K56yMvdTUVJlYqT=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div></div><br />Not for nothing, we all know Judge is a gamer. He wants to play everyday and he is going to tell us he is fine even when he isn't. That's who he is so we know it and expect it. Judge's injury happened whole playing right field at Dodger stadium last season and this season he will be the everyday centerfielder. Judge may get an occasional day at DH, but he will still expectedly see a notable increase in workload in a very demanding position. It's a risky move for a 32 year old man who is 6 foot 7 with a heavy frame, a lot can go wrong.<p></p><p>Maybe I am just thinking about this too much because it's the Yankees. The Yankees and injuries are one in the same. This makes the return of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dominja01.shtml">Jasson Dominguez</a> to centerfield this summer even more important, because the Yankees need to find a way to give Judge some rest to go with this "constant maintenance" that is a mystery.</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhasMweoTCD43kW8cKKR3I2VexRPajIXfIO2-GlaMtSTNDtCIWVoweDD8YtM7UiFfWAn4c6IRcCbMSn95zZ1x8gzAt1KuJl850G4FJ7WmH0ivvoIMwsckChZnNj2AjvAG-foOCkxPxl5OlsLsZ6OssqLMi8swurWLpG3Rm0dkVtQjKX7xbpVkO9YmWves00" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhasMweoTCD43kW8cKKR3I2VexRPajIXfIO2-GlaMtSTNDtCIWVoweDD8YtM7UiFfWAn4c6IRcCbMSn95zZ1x8gzAt1KuJl850G4FJ7WmH0ivvoIMwsckChZnNj2AjvAG-foOCkxPxl5OlsLsZ6OssqLMi8swurWLpG3Rm0dkVtQjKX7xbpVkO9YmWves00=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>The Yankees and Brian Cashman especially have made too many mistakes over recent years. I hope this isn't going to be another one, because this has risk written all over it.<br /><br />How can I donate a toe to Judge? He may need one to make it through the season and mine is structurally sound.<p></p><div><br /></div><div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/38704230-yankee-fans-love-kevin-design?ref_id=3742&store_id=117653" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1275" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6x_sZAH046NpdpkrB1aniwbCkJM008d5dnvge8yvPzNeg6Q8o9gQKvj-H2H8DM-nGgLuqmQmq6oLquoitpzUQegBDTQROmJMA6p6E4601-D7I4_8_eSLkG27GQ-9pSd9PYNKA9vDTfi_YOidOHzFt5Z-uY5p3WWlGSU9IjahuaR8gsPIDb0Z3l_frOMgV/w640-h390/kevin%20ad.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-90431803505791401622024-02-21T08:07:00.002-05:002024-02-21T08:07:11.364-05:00HEY BLAKE SNELL! TAKE THE OFFER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvuKBQ46-4IQqBJvbt_Nc94HAQo1nDtT55p7QGn3Zln3a1qVP0HkwU9249RrgwRa2ZcT4Uzo_QmylJfEEsDh2NjWWGIyikIwRte5W_LlqcfqwcHEBqoQxNylWqsefIlrzfn0ACan9pzhtC6pNx5TRXrfPhJDVa-J7yfrkrfemmc30nNRrGIrTIemVQffY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvuKBQ46-4IQqBJvbt_Nc94HAQo1nDtT55p7QGn3Zln3a1qVP0HkwU9249RrgwRa2ZcT4Uzo_QmylJfEEsDh2NjWWGIyikIwRte5W_LlqcfqwcHEBqoQxNylWqsefIlrzfn0ACan9pzhtC6pNx5TRXrfPhJDVa-J7yfrkrfemmc30nNRrGIrTIemVQffY=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p>According to multiple media outlets, the Yankees have an offer on the table for<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snellbl01.shtml"> Blake Snell</a>. This makes me happy. This makes <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> happy as he believes the Yankees need to make one more move before the start of the season according to the <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/02/20/aaron-judge-yankees-blake-snell-mlb-spring-training/">New York Daily News</a>. This is the time. So, hey Blake Snell... take the offer and get to Tampa!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiADRLOFUAsUrGiU5iVmtR8VdWx0AyD6Y_sKJ_L4tmtIF7j538MJGgkX3AT30XZzqZG2TA_S-WedFVj1sB2ovSb60rBce_zRwT1aDji4CcHGfyDRqdtg3YJjM48wFhjf7HDaZ_zd4zt4QtXrRN3pkJTH6KsSD6falf_p4JAqbJayHbKynNQicPRqEdRlhc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiADRLOFUAsUrGiU5iVmtR8VdWx0AyD6Y_sKJ_L4tmtIF7j538MJGgkX3AT30XZzqZG2TA_S-WedFVj1sB2ovSb60rBce_zRwT1aDji4CcHGfyDRqdtg3YJjM48wFhjf7HDaZ_zd4zt4QtXrRN3pkJTH6KsSD6falf_p4JAqbJayHbKynNQicPRqEdRlhc=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: CBS Sports</div></span><p style="text-align: left;"><b><i>"Earlier this offseason it was reported the Yankees offered Snell a six-year contract worth $150 million, which is less than the Yankees gave <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml">Carlos Rodón</a> last offseason (six years and $162 million). It is unclear whether any other teams have made Snell an offer at this point, though it's likely he and agent Scott Boras have discussed financial parameters with interested clubs,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blake-snell-rumors-yankees-have-offer-on-table-but-two-west-coast-teams-remain-in-mix-for-cy-young-winner/">CBS Sports</a>.</p><p>The Yankees starting rotation includes <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a>, Carlos Rodon, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml">Marcus Stroman</a>, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cortene01.shtml">Nestor Cortes</a> and likely <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schmicl01.shtml">Clarke Schmidt.</a> Adding Snell would be huge and give the Yankees the competitive advantage they need to win the AL East and move ahead to the postseason.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsQjuz4QdPGlcLH3Pr5DAMjK_bAn37ZLRdb4BUZyV566Qm-ALlU2jaNLCH-7l8YnwpP4bQtVfAmtGA-BSHNnmuW1GKSHlxHJzaHitFVwk-yM4j-umVw8b9q6L2BXh987nklt66h5OA314--UlhrVpZ5PWnlZ5zmgFn5vTl1nNchEYPVccB4Z4bM0LjPPs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1200" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsQjuz4QdPGlcLH3Pr5DAMjK_bAn37ZLRdb4BUZyV566Qm-ALlU2jaNLCH-7l8YnwpP4bQtVfAmtGA-BSHNnmuW1GKSHlxHJzaHitFVwk-yM4j-umVw8b9q6L2BXh987nklt66h5OA314--UlhrVpZ5PWnlZ5zmgFn5vTl1nNchEYPVccB4Z4bM0LjPPs=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></div><p>According to <a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/yankees-have-offer-out-to-blake-snell.html">MLB Trade Rumors</a>, <b><i>"It was reported over the weekend that the Yankees are still interested in free agent left-hander Blake Snell. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com relays today that the club currently has an offer out to the lefty, though adds that the Angels and Giants are still possibilities. Despite that offer, Andy Martino of SNY threw some cold water on the proceedings, suggesting there’s not much momentum to getting a deal done at the moment." </i></b>The luxury tax is one reason to not go for it but, it may not be enough reason not to get this deal done.</p><p><b><i>"The Yankees went 82-80 and missed the postseason in 2023 despite Cole's Cy Young campaign. It was their worst record since going 76-86 in 1992. Last week manager Aaron Boone said the Yankees were "hell-bent on being a champion." Signing Snell would certainly up their World Series odds,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blake-snell-rumors-yankees-have-offer-on-table-but-two-west-coast-teams-remain-in-mix-for-cy-young-winner/">CBS Sports</a>.</p><p>And the energy in Tampa is already electric with <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stantmi03.shtml">Giancarlo Stanton</a> looking trim and ready to compete, Aaron Judge fired up and Carlos Rodon slim and clean shaven. There is also the energy of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml">Juan Soto</a> and what he can add to this team.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCVcXV5XUoG_uqoSAMjDof2i5EKKH32GRGD1UsiWEAuEogw5lPK-OtAzDj_S_IuAxSgZWpRitNehPtPIh7oFHNqha04yyy0AI2x-OkC9GTeCGLXlnsysLVkL03beALv40ibDpEVGm6mbDE6mK8EJ4B8eRxDqbyxqKfeLMgCQabsjfYugrEqikE35nJft4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1294" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCVcXV5XUoG_uqoSAMjDof2i5EKKH32GRGD1UsiWEAuEogw5lPK-OtAzDj_S_IuAxSgZWpRitNehPtPIh7oFHNqha04yyy0AI2x-OkC9GTeCGLXlnsysLVkL03beALv40ibDpEVGm6mbDE6mK8EJ4B8eRxDqbyxqKfeLMgCQabsjfYugrEqikE35nJft4=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: MLB</div></span><p><b><i>"Soto is baseball's golden boy and the Yankees have the advantage this year, over the next nine months, to show him that he belongs in pinstripes. In that way, we can presume that the placement of Soto's locker was also a strategic decision by the Yankees. They want Soto and Stanton to bond. Seven years ago, perhaps the Yankees would've preferred it if Stanton's MVP magic rubbed off on Soto. But now? They're better off wishing Soto's influence on Stanton can revive the veteran's career,"</i></b> reported <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/juan-soto-giancarlo-stanton-embody-yankees-hopeful-present-and-mysterious-future">Fox Sports</a>.</p><p>Bottom line- imagine the excitement if Blake Snell walks into George Steinbrenner Stadium this spring? Electric is not even the word—but rather thunder and lightning! Take the offer Blake and compete for the championship in pinstripes!</p><p><br /></p><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkc7K57wT0TNX1tmoPhGJT84h1rl4u-1izqpGkfrRX-u5BYfCeH1sU3cSMo1g2JtUXb6MBRifQxM3R9HZuFC78z9EkCteVSpD2TQyUc68qNzQWjFl19Fkgo8Sd7Hrn02ExrMflGRcdyKXbS2A59Jho0NTmVOI1ZbBeW7GVXIRW_wT6ab4b7cjpDpt-puh/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkc7K57wT0TNX1tmoPhGJT84h1rl4u-1izqpGkfrRX-u5BYfCeH1sU3cSMo1g2JtUXb6MBRifQxM3R9HZuFC78z9EkCteVSpD2TQyUc68qNzQWjFl19Fkgo8Sd7Hrn02ExrMflGRcdyKXbS2A59Jho0NTmVOI1ZbBeW7GVXIRW_wT6ab4b7cjpDpt-puh/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe<br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/tapestries?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1umYvwR6iSC81ssLwb39OTR-triAM4GlouaKi5Q1D7mztXH-rBroR6dQics9YopYWWxJHChMf20ykPogo6gdO43mcZyGdYP48nfSz1MCBpFOzpKHMYwgsRLsFRn-vDfdISo8GuXatJFkDojuHGZWZi7aG68pMYWaDv9il_loEXCeZ0Rvr0s1L83sHWSiq/w464-h640/tap%20by.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-81346115336717201552024-02-20T10:24:00.000-05:002024-02-20T10:24:13.407-05:00ONE SEASON AT A TIME, BUT WE WANT SOTO FOR THE LONG HAUL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h-dRTgCJgUqg3ytqcvt2-pXL1ah6aT8VUWCnAcEbIauLnfQpgu1EbymUK4paWPlBC77ADy4plCVuGp6jOWB3GaZ3rIVHFoJjPdcIZZItMpiLH_GF6j6DI8LAWQheMX87wYA6gaS6043iSqLWUP3_YS1GgdFlM1FycKSg7odf7qjzjRLTY63CQfoSqZZW/s768/BB1ix1il.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h-dRTgCJgUqg3ytqcvt2-pXL1ah6aT8VUWCnAcEbIauLnfQpgu1EbymUK4paWPlBC77ADy4plCVuGp6jOWB3GaZ3rIVHFoJjPdcIZZItMpiLH_GF6j6DI8LAWQheMX87wYA6gaS6043iSqLWUP3_YS1GgdFlM1FycKSg7odf7qjzjRLTY63CQfoSqZZW/w640-h360/BB1ix1il.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have not been a fan of the Yankees offseason. That has been well documented here at Bleeding Yankee Blue. I'm unhappy. </p><p>Yesterday at Juan Soto's press conference... well... it didn't make me feel much better about the Yankees future with Juan Soto. I know, I know, we have to take it one season at a time. But I want<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml" target="_blank"> Juan Soto </a>for the remainder of his career. I want Soto to be the difference maker. Here's the issue... I just don't think it's happening folks. Why you ask? It's all in his delivery.</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/soto-debuts-at-camp-with-yankees-tenure-beyond-2024-all-but-clear/ar-BB1iwYvj?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=a07bfb8196cb4c43936c440b5dc5e89e&ei=17#" target="_blank">ESPN writes</a>:</p><b><i>"On his first official day in camp, <a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36969/juan-soto">Juan Soto</a> walked into George M. Steinbrenner Field, the sun barely up over the horizon, flashed a big smile and told the <a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/team/_/name/nyy/new-york-yankees">New York Yankees</a>' social media account, "I have a great feeling."<br /><br />Based on the comments on Instagram, Yankees fans agree.<br /><br />They're also making demands: Make Soto a Yankee for life and give him an extension before he reaches free agency at the end of the season.<br /><br />That remains an unlikely scenario, however, as for now Soto says he's focusing on 2024 -- and decidedly noncommittal about his long-term future.<br /><br />"We have to get to know the Yankees organization and the city and how it is playing in New York and then make a decision," he said while addressing the media wearing a T-shirt reading "The Generational Juan Soto" and picturing himself in full follow-through swing.<br /><br />He's just here to play baseball, in other words."</i></b><p>We want him here. Does he want to be here or is he just collecting a big paycheck for a year while Boras figures it out.</p><p>Look, make me feel good about this signing please. We paid $31.5 million for 1 year of Juan Soto at this very moment. I can't comprehend that at all. I just can't.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue?ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1011" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlBYGyaWyiaCyqM67tFpuRIxIDr7qiyM15S29pRHMw-jhXocW6RZ2nAnZ16HBwOnOOybhHKOB00wy42PxVSQrlDySJjjjasiOScPErJ2mQXd1iZwVa1DG87fEroJpxJsR_HPYoBOR8Gl7REOb79Yr_lxHG0pHPSrxSkq2F41nYTr6cqnIKEYpYeyQvxBG/w640-h490/6%20shirts.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Robert Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15886721723760828795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-3794768166783269632024-02-19T08:51:00.006-05:002024-02-19T08:51:41.999-05:00THE YANKEES AREN'T CONTENDERS! CHANGE MY MIND.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-lkdZPwFDzE0Ojw-SZLyRt9icnrSrT5cC7RKaxliOF2aeeu8fUf3x5rzISfVhs-cPAeFl6QfwNWQoaPB8l5Xyq22amrnx-8CJPmY5UITG4Rp8RQsce_j_-KdFBpMnunW9qEYBo_HpzE7-T0n382QjUDTVGtC2CY12gNnS67dwXgpGszPBSeiFlDACvQV/s1296/i.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1296" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-lkdZPwFDzE0Ojw-SZLyRt9icnrSrT5cC7RKaxliOF2aeeu8fUf3x5rzISfVhs-cPAeFl6QfwNWQoaPB8l5Xyq22amrnx-8CJPmY5UITG4Rp8RQsce_j_-KdFBpMnunW9qEYBo_HpzE7-T0n382QjUDTVGtC2CY12gNnS67dwXgpGszPBSeiFlDACvQV/w640-h360/i.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We all want the Yankees to be contenders. We are tired of the mediocrity and reminiscing about season's past. This team looks different, it feels different, and it is run different. We are in the age of </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/booneaa01.shtml" style="text-align: left;">Aaron Boone</a><span style="text-align: left;"> the disappointment and Brian Cashman the washed-up General Manager. The difference is we have a new shiny addition.</span></div></div><br />I'm ready to get back to the Yankees winning ways. I think the Yankees made an "ALL IN" move with Juan Soto but then hit the pause button. They've been idle. Soto is the only significant upgrade. I've already given my two cents about <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml">Marcus Stroman</a>, he's not a difference maker. I think <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verdual01.shtml">Alex Verdugo</a> makes the outfield better if you are comparing him with <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hicksaa01.shtml">Aaron Hicks</a>, but why do these moves make the Yankees contenders in the AL East now? If they aren't now, why would one or two moves make them contenders?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6BzhjMOL5b9pZdahLXNqtWMApk1XV2L_i-j0NWCo_n2YPlHgg0BtZ8hyH7Adb6Ie8YJgLchRUxqz31fjXKOEWwX8hG0gHcgirxSZsTR1NOs1mR8LH8gmxYze_9wZbhLOX7MP1_NtbyejI4U6rT90b2w4a6CZLJnIUuxpSP76Vpjqy4y42cmvyxZc-NAQ/s780/stroman-marcus-yankee-stadium-062419-620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="780" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6BzhjMOL5b9pZdahLXNqtWMApk1XV2L_i-j0NWCo_n2YPlHgg0BtZ8hyH7Adb6Ie8YJgLchRUxqz31fjXKOEWwX8hG0gHcgirxSZsTR1NOs1mR8LH8gmxYze_9wZbhLOX7MP1_NtbyejI4U6rT90b2w4a6CZLJnIUuxpSP76Vpjqy4y42cmvyxZc-NAQ/w640-h360/stroman-marcus-yankee-stadium-062419-620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anyone who thinks the Yankees are contenders right now or with the addition of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snellbl01.shtml">Blake Snell</a> or <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montgjo01.shtml">Jordan Montgomery</a>, I still disagree. Pitching isn't ultimately what brought the Yankees down last season. The offense did, and unless the rest of the Yankees magically rally, stay healthy and hit the problem still exists.<br /><br />And what about the injuries? Since 2021, 91 Yankees have spent time on the Injured list and the Yankees have spent more than $82 million in payroll to players who couldn't even take the field, check it out <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2024/02/yankees-injury-epidemic-needs-this-one-crazy-fix-klapisch.html">HERE</a>. We aren't even playing meaningful games yet and the Yankees already have two players out hurt. The Yankees can't stay on the field, and they aren't healthy enough to play to their full potential. This problem is much bigger than adding one more starting pitcher. We need innings eaters too, that's not Snell, Cortes or Rodon right now. This is why the bullpen gets burned out.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoWh7NefTSfZQR8-Im3JItG0OOaRhX7nPN-eRUwS-KpWof-2EWGczb3jajrfV-pS_9qKas62S6Ko8qLzp8hgE9Cv-RrYHf3AmTGJCUFPI_fFxBuFriGNMZpUCnxOmRYknBjHY_TBwapYuEqo0iGA_0Y_gs1YdVw1qvEnOVhww5iCzGNtph-GFIn8XYVDM/s832/USATSI_21006785-scaled-e1688775191609-832x447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="832" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoWh7NefTSfZQR8-Im3JItG0OOaRhX7nPN-eRUwS-KpWof-2EWGczb3jajrfV-pS_9qKas62S6Ko8qLzp8hgE9Cv-RrYHf3AmTGJCUFPI_fFxBuFriGNMZpUCnxOmRYknBjHY_TBwapYuEqo0iGA_0Y_gs1YdVw1qvEnOVhww5iCzGNtph-GFIn8XYVDM/w640-h344/USATSI_21006785-scaled-e1688775191609-832x447.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This team hasn't been able to hit for years. Let's make a WILD assumption that <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml">Carlos Rodon</a> and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cortene01.shtml">Nestor Cortes</a> have magical bounce back seasons in 2024....let's paint the best picture possible. Even with a stacked and healthy rotation, we need the offense to do their part. This lineup is filled with guys that can't put the ball in play, strike out too much and don't practice baseball fundamentals. Contenders aren't swinging for the fences and striking out. They play small ball, bunt, move runners into scoring position and bring them home AND hit the long ball. The Yankees haven't done all of these things in years. They are so hypnotized by analytics and the insanity of doing the same failed routines over and over again that they forgot the basics.<br /><br />To win, we need <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rizzoan01.shtml">Anthony Rizzo</a> back healthy and staying on the field putting the ball in play. We need the 2020 version of <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lemahdj01.shtml">DJ LeMahieu</a> to come back....and that's asking a lot. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stantmi03.shtml">Giancarlo Stanton</a> needs to be productive hitter and stay healthy. We need our young kids to just play good fundamental baseball, which the Yankees have failed to teach. There are too many questions marks here and the Yankees are gambling on rebounds rather than more good additions. Soto and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgeaa01.shtml">Aaron Judge</a> can't do it all.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">When you look at the division, the Orioles are stronger and have a good lineup of young kids. The Rays are always a pain in our side and the Blue Jays can't be forgotten either. The Yankees don't look that different and have the same challenges so why are we going from a fourth-place finish to contenders?</span></div><br />I really want this team to surprise us all, and I hope they do but the Yankees have fundamental issues that haven't been corrected. A whole lot needs to go right for the Yankees to climb that high in the AL East. I want it to happen.... but I have reservations.<br /><br />The Yankees can get all the arms they want, but unless they are also strong hitters it doesn't make the Yankees contenders overnight.<br /><br /><p></p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s90/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="71" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63kYai9iQptj-V4vAghRJk_HKBYvRWIQ6L1bSQmhLmk3Kj6ZPX0H5pF7rNgAQ8i8_3tQBsCg9nH4Yaa2atdt13993J8vbVTlB_bpfxl9PY-ZyBbUMOzcAFYrz-FFp1-xQJyr9OXV-4yupZBk2ToXWXvKAhf2zmd9rx6bUgF86KEKGXTAWxNxtox9pGvV2/s1600/jeana%20belleza%2070.jpg" width="71" /></a></div><br />--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa</b></div><div><b><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor</i></b></div><div><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NyprincessJ" target="_blank">@nyprincessj</a></i></b> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/57460648-moose-shirt-design?ref_id=3742&store_id=117653" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1303" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDvX-DafoMbL_cajtMrFP_32GN_YsO7G65d7WPJvAkPgVp9v6Qihl9J8QINTJ0LXPf8p5RqbkzhfOp67VBARRQ-G25CGni5BTgPybuS8fpER6blX9fH0TPf4z2jCaRC4JL7h1IODmoz0uKOAg66MceyIP3ObhXH6S7M8qw-qT7JU3wprFzk80-fIxf-y7/w640-h424/moose%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jeana Bellezza-Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10393270860556010570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318373144484975423.post-27569876679390856872024-02-18T08:54:00.001-05:002024-02-18T08:54:10.880-05:00YANKEES ARE ONE MOVE AWAY FROM COMPETITIVE CONTENTION<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih_mChpDe8X5V0I4R-N6m-LQPZvyLI8UUx8fBdDRoX1wCZzkqKDuekyeuOcdIlpGfVto9tlphsCelkXlOaPRKl1T_RJc-6JkweqeFmC0zaifOGQLXJg01EdBXzHFiBjf2i7iAbH7KlSsp7JGW3fAUPBgJZdC6snQfrt2JXDpTbrPu8rmbYsyAIXkBUxuM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="958" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih_mChpDe8X5V0I4R-N6m-LQPZvyLI8UUx8fBdDRoX1wCZzkqKDuekyeuOcdIlpGfVto9tlphsCelkXlOaPRKl1T_RJc-6JkweqeFmC0zaifOGQLXJg01EdBXzHFiBjf2i7iAbH7KlSsp7JGW3fAUPBgJZdC6snQfrt2JXDpTbrPu8rmbYsyAIXkBUxuM=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: Forbes</div></span><p></p><p>Earlier this week I wrote about the Yankees potential for grabbing free agent <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/snellbl01.shtml">Blake Snell</a>. You can read the piece <a href="https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2024/02/dont-look-now-but-you-might-see-blake.html">HERE</a>. If not Snell than who? Sure <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodonca01.shtml">Carlos Rodon</a> looks lean and clean. Sure <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stromma01.shtml">Marcus Stroman</a> has swagger. And <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colege01.shtml">Gerrit Cole</a> is coming off a Cy Young high. But does the starting rotation really have what it takes to beat up on teams and contend for the World Series? I don't think so. I think they are one move away.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/yankees-linked-to-trio-of-superstars-to-help-fix-rotation-according-to-insider-pat3">Jim Bowden of The Athletic</a>, <b><i>"Bottom line: If the Yankees are going to make the playoffs and contend for a World Series title, it's not without adding another strong starter, and with Blake Snell and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montgjo01.shtml">Jordan Montgomery </a>left on the free-agent board and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/ceasedy01.shtml">Dylan Cease</a> of the (Chicago White Sox) still available via trade, New York must land one of them,"</i></b> Bowden said. That's his take. That's my take. What's Brian Cashman's take? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZxngzzzYPKaMgs0e0E-VO-UKqzNcjb_0yH7sc6cORrbLJbg8a9eswRSl3NBR1r08Dte87D71A-TATdTLATjEFuGDHTewonIT9OkWpwxs8bZTNAWJ7ixD15jMYYQfrP4jfobkkU0gus2eJD0_FiBS0OCpSHK41ktTwL6z8n3MADcfMjtG0DVo6WgwYLuw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1120" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZxngzzzYPKaMgs0e0E-VO-UKqzNcjb_0yH7sc6cORrbLJbg8a9eswRSl3NBR1r08Dte87D71A-TATdTLATjEFuGDHTewonIT9OkWpwxs8bZTNAWJ7ixD15jMYYQfrP4jfobkkU0gus2eJD0_FiBS0OCpSHK41ktTwL6z8n3MADcfMjtG0DVo6WgwYLuw=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: YES</div></span><p></p><p>Cashman has stated publicly that nothing is blocked as far as reaching out to agents or agents reaching out to him. <b><i>"But we do like what we have here. But it’s a long season. We’re certainly not going to assume that what we have now is going to be enough. That’s why the job is always to be open,”</i></b> said Cashman as reported by <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/yankees-still-open-to-adding-to-roster-could-superstar-pitcher-sign-soon-pat3">Patrick McAvoy for SI.com</a>. </p><p>The injury bug has not been kind to the Yankee pitchers over the last several seasons. And although they have strong arms in their minor league system, there is always a air of caution in bringing the youth up too soon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5Z1qljO3e919eMrFp4PqXv_FrRpacsJOClatDfngTz6jyHrs943wVZQb0m-L7syUqyrT_g_UEaWBaCC-mPta67BhN0CxiYRp0GsQddjGcv2qKXCeVc2RTnF2r3WoZPgDY-T1on8scrOJrkPKoMl0I8Jll_HskDLJ7DmYxSGDVnRZIMpepTWMbJicqSKE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5Z1qljO3e919eMrFp4PqXv_FrRpacsJOClatDfngTz6jyHrs943wVZQb0m-L7syUqyrT_g_UEaWBaCC-mPta67BhN0CxiYRp0GsQddjGcv2qKXCeVc2RTnF2r3WoZPgDY-T1on8scrOJrkPKoMl0I8Jll_HskDLJ7DmYxSGDVnRZIMpepTWMbJicqSKE=w533-h640" width="533" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post</div></span><p>According to <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/sports/yankees-will-warren-and-chase-hampton-showing-promise/">The New York Post</a>, <b><i>"<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=warren004wil">Will Warren </a>and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hampto000cha">Chase Hampton</a> threw live batting practice on a backfield with an interested crowd that included a handful of Yankees executives and coaches. “They looked really good,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Two guys we’re certainly excited about and excited that they’re in camp with us and checking that box of that experience, which is important to be around our guys. I’m excited about their progress and definitely feel like those guys have bright futures.” </i></b></p><p>Warren could see his way to the Bronx sooner than Hampton but it would be a longshot for either of them to be on the roster come opening day. Which again begs the question, are the Yankees ready with the rotation they have now? I still think they are one move away. If the Yankees are going to contend against the Orioles who 101 games last season and continue to chip away at the pesty Blue Jays and Rays, they need more than what they have right now. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg26-_tP1H4dON2CvaimExb892MXgj-IlnkVjW-6hZx0C04crDLJ0BTuTsHCS6wYlm_QXEnhixzww8Z0vqYErZaOD3XDrLiALMg_MxYTspHeeYIjgCNgw2tTsH67Eq8Bgb6tyqE3vaRKI5y4xq-LcTEtdFGU9I_ky7WIWF7lZolmAbocK0ku5UkSDVm_i8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1200" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg26-_tP1H4dON2CvaimExb892MXgj-IlnkVjW-6hZx0C04crDLJ0BTuTsHCS6wYlm_QXEnhixzww8Z0vqYErZaOD3XDrLiALMg_MxYTspHeeYIjgCNgw2tTsH67Eq8Bgb6tyqE3vaRKI5y4xq-LcTEtdFGU9I_ky7WIWF7lZolmAbocK0ku5UkSDVm_i8=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: KXAN</div></span><p>The future looks bright with the first preseason game only one week away. Will the Yankees provide a good forecast for their upcoming season with their roster moves this off-season? Hard to say. A lot is riding on <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoju01.shtml">Juan Soto</a> to perform and of course Stroman and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verdual01.shtml">Alex Verdugo</a>. Maybe Warren will be ready but guaranteed one of the seasoned veterans available will be fired up to play well. It will be an interesting week ahead for the Yankees. Can't wait to see if Cashman bites the bullet and gets one more strong arm. </p><p><br /></p><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsRusJlOuZSJc20yw95HUTSkaB9_95NnABvYPOUhhKlXHZFewNxi-Q8R6V2Re3k87GxFfi8Di248qGXxFja1R1pNLnjrpmnrEmujiCOmVPnsa8x1za0linIhqMppVNMGuheNhPQ8SgLFQYJa_Oc9o8ji82Xs97S7GlkzkW8gYggwI39P-eed3w-Q4l-bB/s110/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="78" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsRusJlOuZSJc20yw95HUTSkaB9_95NnABvYPOUhhKlXHZFewNxi-Q8R6V2Re3k87GxFfi8Di248qGXxFja1R1pNLnjrpmnrEmujiCOmVPnsa8x1za0linIhqMppVNMGuheNhPQ8SgLFQYJa_Oc9o8ji82Xs97S7GlkzkW8gYggwI39P-eed3w-Q4l-bB/s1600/Suzie%20Pinstripe%20(1).png" width="78" /></a></div><br />--Suzie Pinstripe<br /><i>BYB Senior Managing Editor<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/suzieprof" target="_blank">@suzieprof</a></i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/bleeding-yankee-blue/kids-long-sleeve-t-shirts/albums/191660-yankee-greats?canvas_subclass=youth-long-sleeve-t-shirt&gender=unisex&ref_id=3742" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxBTpIb2digPC42qwT-0wKgu3sUdokiEZOTHuM1uuI6IXtNUSEG3WIW6ngUekeEzDLsM0l5TYkjoN64hXDe-edb1D17fzYj8NjNN3aiE-rRoYSfSGEvaMumgHP92Mz5lx8GmtpjBnCDgjNEGUGy5Bn2DfBJsXAgkBUPvMKilecdCHY8VF3ixSq-RA5Nq6/w594-h640/holiday%20deals.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b><p><br /></p></div>Suzanne Carbonarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308694621544301344noreply@blogger.com0