CALLING OUT BAD BASEBALL PROPAGANDA

I hate bad information. That's why I get on "baseball insiders" because they look for clicks and their integrity goes out the window.  F them. F all of them. In this world of social media they are preying on the stupid people. or at least banking on you to be stupid. You know... you!  They want YOU to read the headline. They want you to click. They have muddied to waters of solid journalism and reporting and it's horseshit.

Case in point.  The Astros sign stealing scandal was huge... because it was true.  Sure, the Red Sox Apple story was true and interesting, but at the time when it was reported, you didn't see me screaming from the rooftops calling for the Red Sox heads because to be honest... I didn't get it, and many didn't.  With the Astros, it was a strategic operation that started at the top. And it was detailed and corroborated many times over. Jomboy did a great job helping shed light on it, but even he'll admit he didn't break any news on that, he just kept on it and delivering stuff to us all. That's good journalism.

Us here at Bleeding Yankee Blue just kept reporting the facts and dropping in our opinion on the disgusting matter and you know what? We stayed on it and we will continue as news trickles out because let's face it... while it's over, the Astros needs to feel the pressure and we will be there to provide that. The Astros should never be taken seriously again.

But through all of that, you had losers on Twitter writing about how the Yankee fans would get there's. They were tweeting about how the Yankees cheat too and we will soon have to eat our words.  I have news for you... 2 things I never do... I don't report falsehoods and I certainly don't know if the Yankees ever cheated.  What I do know right this second is they didn't have an organized technology operation that stole signs illegally.  And if they did... they need to take their lumps just like the Astros. Cheating is cheating and the whole thing is bullshit.

Think about it... you have grown men that have worked their butts off to get to the top of the game, and then these Astros assholes undo everything to cheat in the process? What's the point? The top players are all there... play your hardest and try and win. It's pretty simple.  OK... I'm rambling... What's my point? Oh yeah? Bad journalism and propaganda...

Yesterday was the day of Chris Young, a former Yankee and a misquote and back track by the crypt keeper himself, Peter Gammons who at this point in his career should just close the coffin because let's face it... it's over. This dude's a shill for the Red Sox and has been for years. He was so irresponsible yesterday, he put this out:

Talking about all the "cheating" allegations that get thrown around, I ran through some on a radio show w/Tony Gwynn, Jr. and mentioned a dugout convo about the '17 Apple Watch incident and Chris Young mentioning the Yankees. Chris, one of the great people who ever played...

— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) February 4, 2020

Now there are some people that take Gammons words as gospel, and those morons ran with it and old man Peter knows this. And so, when he was suddenly getting demolished by the Twitter world, he had to back track and with good reason... HE WAS LYING!

called to say that if that was said, even in humor, he did not and never would have said it. His word is gold.

— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) February 4, 2020

To make it clearer:Chris Young didn't talk about it, joke about it, say it

— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) February 4, 2020

Now how does a one time well respected baseball man crawl back in his hole that quickly? I'll tell you how... he lies.

And this is the best... this Barstool toolbox Jared Carrabis (you should all unfollow him because he's the biggest propaganda machine out there) decided that... "I'm just gonna take Gammons original tweet and run with it all day even though it's not true"... and did because he has a Boston following.

Here's the problem... he thinks he's David Portnoy or something, but instead he's a Amish looking rapper who's lucky to be working at Barstool.   2 things I'd like to do, convince him to shave that ridiculous beard and then ask him to please get the story right.  This dude wrote garbage like this all day:

The Yankees also hired Carlos Beltran as a “special adviser to the general manager” immediately after he was done serving as the mastermind of an illegal sign-stealing scheme in Houston. Nothing to see here! Not a sketchy organization at all! No need to investigate us! https://t.co/48SdvSYNDT

— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) February 4, 2020

I guess if you say it enough... it's true. That's his motto.

I'm sure Carrabis is a good dude to some, but not me. It's horrible. Bottom line, when you're too close to it, you get lost. He got lost.  But the worst part of all this? These "journalists" and "baseball insiders" put this garbage out and God forbid anyone calls them out, they just don't care to clear it up and get their correction on the record. They just disappear or at least try to seem valuable to the platform their on:

My question was simple? Still quiet after you put out incorrect garbage? He deflects and acts like he's an influencer or something. No one cares, bro. No one. You Tweet for a living. Yikes! And look, this isn't about me being interested in anything these dudes have to say. This has to do with good journalism, facts, info that's real.

Social media has ruined it, folks. Yes, we'll try to keep it on track on Bleeding Yankee Blue, but listen... I can't sit quiet while self- proclaimed "important" people make up shit and run with it just to try and tarnish some dude or team because their team got butt hurt on real facts. Quite simply it just won't happen.

Read everything. If I can give you all one piece of advice it's this... READ EVERYTHING! Don't go jumping on every nugget out there, because I have news for you... it's probably fake or wrong.  And that's the problem with social media today. It's destroying what I love so much about journalism. Real stories.

Anyway... this is a rant and I'm sorry. Truth is... these guys are probably nice, normal folks. But they get lost in the social media world of popularity and clicks.  I personally don't care. I rarely use social media other than the share my stories. For all I know I'm using Twitter wrong. But I don't lose sleep over it... because it's not that important. You know what is? Being an honest reporter and story teller.

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SLADE WILL RISE AGAIN BECAUSE SLADE BELIEVES IN SUCCESS!

I chatted with Slade Heathcott on the phone for nearly an hour. He's a cool cat. Not only that... he's honest, emotional, sincere and most of all, passionate. Passionate about his life, about his son, about baseball and about what's next.  I hope you realize something about this young man. When baseball ended for him... he didn't end. Slade was just getting warmed up.  He's alive and well and ready for his next thing... making a difference.  What you're about to read is the most opened and honest interview we've ever done here at BYB.  And it's provocative. The main topic is minor league baseball and a behavior against these young players so controversial and wrong, it needs to be not only be exposed, but corrected immediately.

Listening to Slade speak about the way minor league ballplayers are treated, and doing my research for the past few weeks, the information that's out there is disappointing, shocking and almost criminal in my humble opinion. We are talking about young athletes that are taken advantage of because they have a dream to play baseball.  And the owners know this... and in my opinion they take advantage just to line their own pockets. It's the equivalent of cattle. It's a farm system to them... literally. It's disgusting.  You'd almost question where we live in the world. But this is America, land of the brave, home of the free.  But in this case, minor league athletes are treated so badly, the abuse almost feels like they're not free.  It must stop now.

I loved every minute of this interview with Slade.  Check this out...

He's making life changes involving being a pilot, as well as working on other project, one of them being a 501c3 called More Than Baseball, or MoreThanBaseball.org. A not for profit that is making people aware of how minor leaguers are treated in a Major League baseball world.  It was eye opening. I let him speak... and speak he did.

Slade Heathcott:  Do you know how much a 6 year guy gets paid as a minor leaguer? Today’s estimate is $12,000. That’s less than a hot dog vendor at that player’s major league stadium. I want you to think about that. How do you live on that? You don’t. It’s not enough for training. It’s not enough for good food. 

Casey: Are you kidding me?

Slade: No man! Let’s not forget that minor league baseball players are athletes. They are the farm team of the Bigs. Without feeding and helping to protect these minor leaguers correctly, you end up with a lot of broken down minor leaguers that just don’t survive in the game or never make it to the pros.

Casey: But how long has this been going on and what can be done about it? 

Slade: We decided to put together More Than Baseball. The goal is to find a way to get all 30 Major League teams together to be able to raise money to help minor league players. Enough with the friction between players and owners and enough with controversy. The goal should be to get these teams help, through community, through fundraising, be it affiliates or otherwise to improve the lives of minor leaguers. 

Casey: It just seems so crazy to me because as I know from my sons. I mean, my 16 year old plays baseball and all his coaches talk to him about is solid training and good nutrition. So it makes a ton of sense. That nutrition is fuel.

Slade: Nailed it. We need to get them good food, not fast food. Heck, even if there was a deal between the team affiliate and restaurants and stores around that area where their minor league park was. Like maybe 15% off a healthy meal, that could help their bank account and still allow them to get better food for their bodies. 

I am trying to nail down something with a group called “Get your Elements”. Food that’s packed with nutrition for these young players. Without solid nutrition, how do you think these guys will perform on the field? They currently eat fast food. Imagine the talent pool if these young players were eat right and had the money to train better. 

Casey: I love that. Maybe teams could team up with big stores. Harris Teeters, or Shop Rite or restaurants. 

Slade: Yup. But not only that. These players also need better equipment. We need to get them better equipment rather than a minor league player or a player’s parents buying it for them. Good bats and better helmets, or extra training. 

Think about baseball for a second. It’s not like they come out to a 7 PM game at 6 and just run around the outfield and they’re ready to go. It’s a 10-hour day. Players are playing every single day. There are early workouts, Cages, hitting the field for BP. Minor Leaguers are athletes. Does it make sense for them to ride a bus for 10 hours and find a Wendy’s at 10pm because they don’t have enough money to eat good food? 

If owners collectively agreed to bump up their $12,000 minimum salary, even that would help. How much better would a team’s farm be if owners and teams took the time and money to feed their players properly instead of weeding out the crop. 

Casey: True. How did it effect you early on?

Slade Heathcott: My first year in Charleston for the Yankees minor league system I made $6600. That didn’t cover my training costs. But thank god I was represented so that was taken care of. For a lot of players, they don’t even have that. Their parents are paying for it. There are tons of fans out there that love this game but have no idea what’s going on with the minor leagues. It’s bad. We need to educate them. 

Luckily, guys like Tony Clark, Xavier James are on board to say “Hey, let’s look at this, let’s raise money and let’s try to improve the minor leaguers conditions." 

Casey: Well that's really good.

Slade: Yup. Hopefully we can bring the game together. Check out MoreThanBaseball.org . There's a lot to read and learn. I hope your audience checks it out. It's exciting. I'm energized by it.

Casey: I can tell, I love it. Let's change gears. Your debut at Yankee Stadium and as a Yankee in the majors. I want to know the feeling and I want to know how it all went down. 

Slade: May 20, 2015. Well, that night I ran for Mark Teixeira in the 9th inning. This is how it happened that night before. I got back to my place. I was feeding my son and I was with a bunch of guys… Bryan Mitchell, some others. I didn’t really have my cell on me at that moment. One of the guys says “Hey, Jacoby Ellsbury went down.” I didn’t think anything of it, but in the mist of that, I had missed calls on my phone. I called back Dave Miley who was trying to call me. Great guy... really great dude.

“Pack your bags, you’re going to New York,” Dave said.

I said “Stop messing with me, man'". He said he wasn’t and I was shocked. I packed and went.

Casey: Love it. It just happens that way. Just like they say. What's it like to put on the pinstripes?

Slade: Standing there in that uniform is amazing. Looking around me, there is literally nothing like putting on pinstripes. A center field debut. CC Sabathia is on the mound. There's nothing like that. Nothing.

**Quiet**

Casey: You're getting emotional right now.

Slade: I am. And even more than wearing them was that home run in Tampa.

Casey: You read my mind. Tell me about that.

Slade: Tampa Bay. 2015. Top 9. I had no intention of going in. I was literally filling water cups for my teammates. It's what I did as a young player. Make sure the big guys are hydrated. Joe calls my name. 

I think it was Chris Young that was supposed to be batting and Brian McCann's on first. I assume I'm running for McCann and I start stretching. But no, I’m hitting. I was like "What?" 

I got no swings in and John Ryan Murphy is literally telling me what Brad Boxberger throws. Well, the boss man upstairs wanted that moment to happen for me. But that wasn't the best part. 

I hit it and I'm running around the bases in a Yankee uniform and all the guys, my teammates... guys like ARod, they are all going crazy. It's hard as a teammate to not do anything as a player, but when you do something like that home run, it's amazing to see the guys support you like that.

Casey: Damn, that's awesome. I never heard that story behind the scenes.  What else can we talk about?

Slade: I can talk all day. But look, I'm on a mission to do different things now in my life and I'm going to. Only what's impossible is possible. Like this pilot stuff I'm doing.

Casey: I was just gonna ask you about that. Tell me what got you into this pilot stuff. You're flying planes?

Slade: Well, I knew I wanted to be a pilot before baseball was even gonna happen for me. I knew I wanted to join the military. I wanted to fly fighter jets.  I always did and so it's going to be reality for me. I want to fly in a fighter jet. In 2011 and 2012, I would wake up and fly in Tampa and then I went to the field and played. Now I'm not playing ball so I'm going back to get CFI, 10 rating, 7 months and I'll be busy, it will go through the summer, but I'm gonna do it.

Casey: What else do you want to do in your life. You seem full of energy right now.

Slade: Ah man, I have a bucket list. And listen to this. I want to climb Mount Everest.  And on the other side of it, I want to open an orphanage. I know, the 2 don't even go together and the orphanage sounds weird, but I'm so committed to it. I have made it my mission to serve in my life.  My life is to dedicate and serve. I also want to do things that I've only thought about and dreamt of before. Like running my first half marathon. I hate running but I'm going for it.  I want to raise money for non-profits. I want to help others. I just want to do it all.

Casey: OK, I'm exhausted. Ha!

Slade: Ha. This is me, man. Real deal.

Casey: Any last words?  

Slade: We can’t always control the cards we’re deal. We can you control what we’re playing. 

Ladies and Gentlemen... Slade Heathcott is my buddy.  I love this dude. He's inspirational and has more energy than anyone I know.

I hope you enjoyed this interview. Slade, thanks for taking the time.

THE HICKS FACTOR

Photo: Getty Images

When the Yankees traded for Aaron Hicks before the 2016 season, most people saw him as just a mere replacement for the departed Chris Young. That is basically how he played during the season, and some people wondered if he would even be around for 2017.  Those people questioned him even being a bench player. Suddenly know, they're happy that he is. In fact, this piece from Sporting News states that regardless of Jacoby Ellsbury's status, the Yankees are better with Aaron Hicks in the lineup right now.

Photo: Getty Images

"While no team wants to see a player concussed, the Yankees have been better off with Jacoby Ellsbury sidelined and Aaron Hicks in the everyday lineup....the last thing Yankees fans wanted to see in 2017 was more of Aaron Hicks. Now, they can’t get enough of him. The 27-year-old has been terrific this season, having posted a .321/.432/.577 batting line with eight home runs and 31 RBIs in 44 games played."

May 27, 2017 - Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America

Going into the season we all expect the "stars" of the team to perform and put up great numbers. However, when they don't, they need to have a reliable replacement. Whether it be a game here or there of for an extended period of time, you don't want to lose a step. The bench players are expected to be there when called upon and contribute what they can. Aaron Hicks has been more than what was expected of him. In fact, with the loss of Ellsbury, he is now an everyday player and probably could have been on opening day. He's definitely put up the numbers in Spring Training to earn it but, I believe that from Joe Girardi up to Hal, they were intending on Aaron Judge being the Opening day right fielder. Hicks didn't have a chance. But as things look today, it's a good thing they are both in the starting lineup!

You gotta love Hicks right now.  But you gotta wonder what happens when a healthy Ellsbury comes back, and a smoking hot Hicks sits the bench again.  And so I ask you, the BYB reader... what would you do?

--Michael Carnesi
BYB Writer
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LUKE HOCHEVAR: HOW MUCH RISK IS TOO MUCH?

Spring Training is less than two weeks away!

Photo: USA Today

I have severe baseball withdrawals at this point and I really need some excitement. It has been a month and a half since the Yankees made any significant moves and there are still some holes to fill. It makes you wonder if the Yankees will make any moves before camp starts, or is this the team that the Yankees roll with?

Photo: MLB.com

The Yankees finally have a good DH option with Matt Holliday and a proven closer with Aroldis Chapman but the Yankees still need that middle relief help. We've talked about guys like Joe Blanton and Craig Breslow recently but there is still another middle reliever out there looking for a job but he comes with some serious risk.

Photo: MLB.com

Remember Luke Hochevar? The Kansas City Royals decided not to pick up his option during the off season with good reason. At 33 years old, Hochevar is a big injury concern after having two significant surgeries in the last four years. In August he had surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) which affects the compression of nerves from the neck, chest and shoulders. Many pitchers have dealt with this before, including former Yankee Phil Hughes and Chris Young. Others however, like Chris Carpenter did not fare as well and his TOS contributed to the end of his career.

He should be ready for spring training but he has also had other major surgeries like Tommy John that cost him all of 2014 and part of 2015. Hochevar had a breakout season back in 2013 but his post Tommy John numbers are not nearly as impressive. A pitcher that is two major surgeries past his best season would definitely scare most teams off and explains why he is still on the market.

Post major surgeries Hochevar's stuff is definitely not what it used to be. When he was a starter he had five good pitches but as the years have gone on he now relies on his fastball, cutter and a knuckle grip curve ball. He still has success with the curve ball but those fastballs could be trouble at Yankee stadium.

There are no recent rumors connecting Hochevar with the Yankees, but you have to wonder if the Yankees would be willing to give a heavily (VERY heavily) incentive laden one year deal to add some middle relief help. The Yankees are supposedly done and have no more money to spend this season but if the Yankees could get him for a cheap $2-3 million contract it would add some depth and not hurt the Yankees long term payroll plans.

There is a lot of risk to signing Hochevar but is there enough upside? Or, would there be less risk to just go with what the Yankees already have?

 --Jeana Bellezza
BYB Managing Editor
Follow me on Twitter: @NYPrincessJ

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

Right now I feel like Rod Tidwell screaming "SHOW ME THE MONEY" to Jerry Maguire because there is no other way to describe how I feel about Jacoby Ellsbury's performance so far this season. Is that cheesy? You betcha. Valid? Quite possibly. This season certainly looks a lot like the end of last season for Jacoby Ellsbury and quite frankly I am sick of it. I hear Red Sox fans laughing at us and I see a lot of wasted money going down the drain.

I usually don't pay much attention to when fans or the media start criticizing a player this early in the baseball season. I just brush it off as them getting warmed up still and getting into a routine. At the end of the season I will react because by then I know they are just plain tired. That is not the case here. It's the middle of April so I don't want to hear excuses. I think excuses are like assholes... everyone has one but when you are a major league baseball player making more money than I can even dream of you better suck it up buttercup and figure it out!

I don't understand what is going on with Jacoby Ellsbury. He is 32 and in the prime of his career. We are counting on him to be that impact young player. We signed him looking for numbers like what he had in 2011 with the Red Sox. We really wanted those 32 home runs, the speed and the offense. Instead, in two seasons we have 23 home runs, a bunch of missed playing time and below average offense. We need him to set the table with Brett Gardner and give us the defense in the outfield. Right now, he gives us nothing. Right now.....he is dead weight.

I am looking for the positives with Ellsbury. I know he is capable of giving us more! Right now though I have to wonder if the Yankees are losing confidence in him. Last year, in an elimination playoff game the Yankees benched him against the Astros. He is an everyday player who was benched in favor of Chris Young. He became the $153 million bench warmer in that game. Joe Girardi says the Yankees have not lost faith in him, but it's not like he would give us a different answer anyway. Sometimes you just have to read between the lines.

It's a new season and we shouldn't see a repeated pattern. On Tuesday night Ellsbury became the $153 million pinch runner that didn't even get that job accomplished because he was thrown out trying to steal second. Is it hard to be successful in this scenario when you are coming off of the bench cold and don't have a rhythm in the game? Sure, but when you are called upon you still have to be able to get the job done, especially with that kind of a paycheck.

So once again Ellsbury is benched. Is he earning a similar role as his former teammate David Ortiz? I hope not. His agent went so far as to question why the Red Sox would put Ortiz the "Ferrari" in the garage in favor of a Pinto recently. So do the Yankees see Aaron Hicks as the new Ferrari and Ellsbury as the Pinto? After his 105.5mph throw to gun down Danny Valencia last night....I doubt his .059BA helps his cause but that was one hell of a throw!

So where do Ellsbury and the Yankees go from here? Only time will tell but the Yankees have already proven that they can and will bench players who are not performing. Will they continue to bench their expensive outfielder who has a full no-trade clause?  With a promising young group of kids waiting for an opportunity to come up Ellsbury needs to get it together and fast. The Yankees cannot afford to bench Ellsbury for his poor performance or because he is facing a lefty pitcher.

This time last year we were writing about MUSTACHE MANIA! Maybe Ellsbury should consider growing that back because quite frankly fans are outgrowing their patience. Time is running out, Jacoby! It certainly isn't a bad idea and I am tired of referencing old movies when it comes to you. Think about it.

   
--Jeana Bellezza, 
BYB Senior Writer and Editor
Twitter: @NyPrincessJ 
 





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IT'S TOUGH, BUT WE CAN BEAT DALLAS KEUCHEL

1st Guy: "Who's starting for the Astros?"

2nd Guy: "Keuchel"

3rd Guy: "OK... so we'll lose Game 1, no biggie."

That was the conversation this morning on the platform as I was going to work between 3 men construction worker gear.  It was hilarious. I laughed and when they heard me... they laughed too.  I laughed because in the back of my mind, that's how I felt as well.   

Look,  Dallas Keuchel is a freaking stud.  While I love my Yankees team, I'll say it again... Keuchel is a freaking stud.  

Will the Yankees win today?  Damn, I hope so. But I also worry a lot about Masahiro Tanaka and what he can bring to the table today.   Not only today... this season and beyond.  He is not the pitcher we signed, mainly because of that arm.  I have never felt truly confident in Tanaka. That being said, I will root hard for him... I really, REALLY like him and his work ethic and really want him to succeed.

The New York Times had a terrific article, headlined with these words: Yankees Get an Extra Day to Prepare for Dallas Keuchel. Almost like that reporter was on the same platform with us this morning.  They write:

"The Yankees, of course, can be stopped by Keuchel. He threw 22 scoreless innings against them last season, including six in the American League wild-card playoff, a 3-0 Astros victory.

 It was their struggles against left-handed pitchers, especially late in the season, that prompted the Yankees to trade for outfielder Aaron Hicks and second baseman Starlin Castro, who will both be in the order on Tuesday to help balance a lineup whose only real pop against left-handers comes from the 40-year-old Alex Rodriguez... Manager Joe Girardi’s decision to start Hicks meant having to find a place on the bench for either left fielder Brett Gardner or center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, both left-handed hitters.

 Girardi had the same decision to make when he chose to start Chris Young in left field during the wild-card playoff. He sat Ellsbury and his $153 million contract then. He will sit Gardner on Tuesday."

There are new options this season... new faces, a new energy, but what will the result be against Keuchel?  The guy is... A FREAKING STUD. I think the goal is to not think too hard about this.  Have a new, energized approach... don't over manage... just play ball.

More righties against Keuchel.  It's a definite plus.  Trust me.  Let's just hope Girardi doesn't tinker.

Can we win this game? With our new offense, I think we can, but we gotta crack the code quickly. Keuchel doesn't waste time dismantling his opponent.  The key today will be our pitching today.  We need to be just as strong and dominant as Keuchel to stay in the game.  If Tanaka can do that, we may scratch out a 2-1 victory.  

Roll of the dice.  It's Opening Day... I'm freaking excited.

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IT'S NOT THE 'BEST' UNTIL WE SEE RESULTS

I never like offering that something is 'the best' or 'the worst' of something until it's over.  Predictions don't jive with me. Partly because predictors are rarely right, and when they are, they prance around acting like they have the almanac from Back to the Future or something.

Truth is... it's a guess... and so is this nugget.  That being said, I think everyone can agree that a small trade could be the SMARTEST deal for both parties and in the end, both the Yankees and Twins will benefit in some way.

Nick Carardo of the Boston Globe does what he always does... writes nuggets that everyone in the baseball world will pick from. So are we.

The latest is this:

"John Ryan Murphy, C, Twins — One baseball official not associated with the Murphy deal with the Yankees for outfielder Aaron Hicks called it "the best pure baseball deal of the offseason." The Twins got a very good catcher and the Yankees a very good defensive fourth outfielder. Murphy is winning friends rapidly with the Twins. He's a strong voice for pitchers and a potential power threat."

(In photo: Castro with Hicks)
Now here's the truth, I am totally psyched about Hicks, and he's a player that flies under the radar, but he has a huge upside.   So does John Ryan Murphy, and the truth is no one really wanted to part with Murphy, but it's 2 fold here;  Murphy is a good enough catcher, again, a player flying under the radar, to trade for someone like Hicks.  Plus, the Yankees want Gary Sanchez to grow, and now he can.  They've been waiting for that moment for a while, and now they have it.

With Hicks, we have a guy that is younger and more mold-able than a Chris Young.  Plus, age is a factor.  Young is 32. Hicks, just 26. While Young was a good player for the Yankees, they were hell bent on getting younger and they did.Young walked to Boston.

But what will the future bring for both Murph and Hicks in their new ballparks?  Well... the truth is, time will tell.

The 'best' pure deal? Sure, maybe on paper... but we ain't see nothing yet.  Come see me at the end of the season and we'll see if these deals paid off. 






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