DAVID SAMSON'S RANT AGAINST JETER OMITS THE PART WHERE THE MARLINS ARE ACTUALLY BETTER NOW

David Samson is a whiny bitch.  That's how I see it.

Look, I don't want to make this a Marlins thing, but let's face the facts.  When Derek Jeter got the Miami Marlins reigns, even I was critical of him and the decisions he was making.  He was removing some of the stables of the ballpark, getting rid of the "DJ" vibe that was there. 

Getting rid of that horrendous piece of artwork out in center field, and when a Marlin hit a homer, the marlin would move around that piece of art, and everyone would be excited.

He even showed Jeff Conine, Mr. Marlin the door.  Jeter was making changes for that team to bring a more corporate feel to it. He wanted people to take the Marlins seriously. He was trying to erase the joke of the Marlins that was the Loria / Samson era. He wanted to prove to everyone that he was a serious owner.  And there's one more thing he did... he started to bring in young talent, talent that few heard of, but the idea was the build a solid pitching staff... and a young, energic and talented roster that could one day make a run.   

In February 2022, he left the organization, and we all started to see a Derek Jeter that was the Yankees Derek Jeter again. But this time he was more open... he was friendly, smiling, joking and showing off his beautiful family.  Derek Jeter looked like he was finally at peace with his decision to leave the Marlins and embrace the Yankee fans that loved him forever.

I was one of the harshest critics of Derek Jeter with the Marlins, until I saw his documentary and actually started to understand what made this man operate.  How his mind worked. How he wouldn't let people in because he was a private person.  I finally understood it, and I embraced it too.  I got it.

If you don't know who David Samson is, all you need to know is the Marlins were never good when Samson and Jeffrey Loria were running the team.  For Samson and Loria, the team was a money grab. They were terrible owners, always had been. It was right around 2013 when I started hammering these guys about not being serious owners. Read LITTLE WOMEN for more.

These days David Samson is a broken-down podcaster. He was fired from the Marlins when Jeter moved in. He's jealous of Jeter, he clearly doesn't understand business. He clearly didn't understand what Jeter's plan was to turn the team around. He didn't get any of it. And so because of that, he hammered Jeter in a podcast and was NEVER CHALLENGED about it.

The New York Post writes:

"...he was very critical of Jeter’s tenure as minority owner and CEO of the Marlins.

“[Jeter] was able to bring in all his own people and he thought that everything that I did was bad,” Samson said. “So he erased anything I had done. And figured he could do [George] Costanza, which is opposite day. Anything I did, he did the opposite and assumed it would work.

“He assumed that he could get a bigger TV deal. He assumed he could get a big naming rights deal, that he’d get tons of season-ticket holders, that he would make the team a winning team. And after four years, I think he realized that being a shortstop and being an executive are two totally different things. … And I think he realized quickly that being a pitchman for Subway was probably going to be more up his alley than running the team every day and being accountable for that.”

So let's break it down.  Samson didn't know what he was doing as one of the guys running the Marlins before Jeter, and so it makes sense that Jeter would want to change things.  

I guess Samson is butt hurt by that, but the reality is the Loria/Samson era never worked for that team.  Jeter made strict changes and being opposite of Samson would make perfect sense to me to be honest. In other words, it didn't work their way, how about do it another way.

Samson goes on: “After the team was sold to Derek Jeter, I would have stayed on, I had a contract to stay on,” Samson said. “I got a text alert from ESPN.com that I’d been fired. I called Derek and said, ‘Hey, I just got an alert. Am I actually fired?’ He said, ‘Oh yeah, I didn’t get to you. I’m sorry.’”

Now let's unpack this... 

Samson was annoyed and hurt he didn't get fired with a face to face with Derek Jeter. Samson is a millionaire, hardly in a situation where he needs any one-on-one time. If Samson didn't see the writing on the wall the day Jeter took over, he's delusional.  What respect does Samson need for a face to face.  Does he realize that in big business, when you are a top dog and get fired, it's usually an attorney that calls you? You don't get a face to face. What world does Samson live in?  

Samson's a big boy... that move by Jeter and the new Marlins staff was strategic... that's business, deal with it.

But wait, Samson cries more:

"Derek Jeter was the perfect person to buy a team because he didn’t use his money,” Samson said. “And he had someone in the name of Bruce Sherman who let him do anything he wanted with absolutely no accountability. And if you can get that kind of job, you might as well go get it.”

The most idiotic quote of the interview.  Jeter's a genius.  If you can get major investors to buy a team and allow you to control the team, YOU JUMP ON IT. It might be the 1st part of Jeter's genius when it came to taking over as CEO of the Marlins.

What Samson, or Dan Le Batard and John Skipper (where he was interviewed) failed to point out is that the Marlins, thanks to Derek Jeter's leadership in Miami has changed the game.  I mean, have you seen the Marlins lately?

The Marlins are in second place in their division, just 7 games out behind the Braves.

Luis Arraez is hovering around .400.  Jorge Soler already has 22 homers.  Their pitching staff is young and solid, led by Sandy Alcantara.  They have better player, but they have better YOUNG players. My point is the moves Jeter made that Samson never understood are paying back for the Marlins team right now.  

The Marlins are not bad, or worse because of Derek Jeter.  They are actually better since Jeter made the changes and MUCH better than when Samson ever ran the team.

The fact that Le Batard and Skipper never bothered to challenge Samson may be the worst part of this whole thing.  Samson was allowed to rant and not be checked. Pathetic.

Look, as Yankee fans, we were disappointed when Jeter wanted to be an owner for the Marlins. But looking back, he knew exactly what he was doing, he was building the Marlins Future, something tool Samson never did.  For Samson, for Loria, the Marlins was their piggy bank.  He wasn't hoping for a championship, he was hoping no one would notice he was literally lining his pockets with a mediocre team.

But you can't say that about Jeter.  In fact, for me, I would suggest that Jeter did more for the Marlins from 2017- 2022 than Samson EVER did.  And that's the bottom line.

Sour grapes, Samson? Yup. I think so.

MAKE THAT TWO INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUNS FOR HICKS!

Source: MLB.com

Aaron Hicks is the first Yankee player to hit multiple inside the park home runs in a season since 1958; and the season is only just shy of two months old.  The last Yankee to hit three inside the parkers was Mickey Mantle.  But that sixty year old record could be crushed by Hicks if he keeps up this momentum.

Source: Sporting News

With his first inside the parker coming against Detroit in April, his second was a shot deep into the outfield against Kansas City.  "Hicks' solo shot bounced off the top of the rightfield wall and back onto the warning track as Royals rightfielder Jorge Soler struggled to chase down the ball," reported SI.com.

Source: KEITH GILLETT/ICON SPORTSWIRE

Earlier in the season, SB Nation called 2018 the "Year of the Inside-The-Park Home Run."  "Sure, normal dingers take strength and coordination and they’re still very entertaining. We are not here to disparage everyday dingers. But inside-the-park home runs take strength and coordination plus luck, speed (or at least an effort to go as fast as you can in the moment), and maybe even a mistake (or three) by the outfielders responsible for getting the ball towards the plate."  

Source: Sports Illustrated

The last time an MLB player hit three inside the parkers in one season was back in 1987.  That player was slugger Ruben Sierra with the Texas Rangers.  Knowing that this is not something you see everyday, this season has seen a number already.  They are exciting to watch as much as for the fans as for the player who hit it.  There is a bit of little leaguer in the player who hits it; a boyish smile like Hicks gave with both home runs. Sometimes they occur because they are bobbled out in the outfield, but a pure one is just a well hit ball and followed by excellent speed on the bases.

Photo: Orlin Wagner, AP

After a number of rain outs, transportation woes and an uncomfortable night in the airport, the Yankees made an amazing comeback last night with traditional over the fence home runs coming from Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton and two from Gary Sanchez and of course Hicks's inside the parker.  These five home runs led to a Yankee win against the Royals in the second game of the series.  Exciting to see the long ball anytime you go to the ballpark, but an inside the park home run adds a little something special to the game.

Source: Orlin Wagner, AP

Would be cool to see Hicks tie or even break Mantle's record making 2018 even more special than it already appears to be for the Yankees.  "Hicks won't be able to notch three inside-the-parkers in a month like Mantle did during his improbable run, but if he gets even one more in 2018, he'll be the first player in 30 years to get three in one season," according to MLB.com. Would love to see him make some history.

--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof

SINCE WHEN IS IT OK TO NOT HUSTLE?

I'm convinced that the winner of this World Series is going to be the team that hustles the most and Friday night's game solidified that notion for me, specifically in the bottom of the 7th inning.  That's when Jorge Soler's lackadaisical jaunt to first base, after he sliced a ball into the right field corner, made me lose faith in Generation M.  I believe, and I am not alone, that his slow motion exit from the batter's box toward first kept the Chicago Cubs from tying the game at one in the bottom of the 7th.

This may be the only time Joe Buck and I could agree on something.  I texted my faithful baseball compadre, my mother, in anger, "That should have been an inside-the-park home run.  He didn't hustle down the line.  He watched the ball.  Terrible!"  He got to third, and the at bat was officially scored a triple.  But he was stranded, just like all of the other Cubs that evening.  If he had hustled, we may have had a different outcome.

Fearless Cubs Manager Joe Maddon doesn't agree with me or other members of the media and I am shocked.  In his press conference, Maddon said this about the incident as reported by NBC Chicago.  “What happens sometimes, you’ll see a guy hit a ball and their head is down they don’t even know where it is,” he said. “When he saw it, from our perspective, it was in the stands and it kind of blew back. I’m not making excuses for him but the best he could do was get to third base, anyway.”

 Really, Joe?  I was taught, by another guy ironically named Joe (my father) that you don't watch the ball after you make contact.  You take off as soon as you hit the ball and ask your coach where you hit it later on.

According to NBC Chicago, "Soler, thinking the ball was going to be foul, got a slow break out of the batter’s box, but by the time he realized the ball was going to be fair, he started sprinting and ended up on third base on the play." And to my point, had he taken off from the start, I believe he would have tied the game with one swing of the bat.  He knows Wrigley Field has very little foul territory. He's a Cub and this is his home field.  No excuse!

With every play under scrutiny between instant replay and errors and low scores, the team that hustles the most will win.  You have to be gritty, you have to persevere and you have to take every advantage that comes your way, in baseball and in life.  Since when is it OK not to hustle? 

Since never.

--Suzie Pinstripe, BYB Senior Staff Writer
BYB Hot Stove Columnist
Twitter: @suzieprof

JORGE SOLER IN PINSTRIPES?

The latest trade rumors are the big news in Yankees Universe, and this week the hot name is Jorge Soler of the Chicago Cubs. It is not surprising that a .500 team with talented players is attracting the attention of contenders who are 1 or 2 players away from a solid playoff run. What made this rumor float to the top was the appearance of a Cubs scout at Yankee Stadium. Over the weekend, according to a New York Post article, "[Cubs] Scout Jason Parks was at Yankee Stadium ... looking at the trio of Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller, and Aroldis Chapman." Again, not a surprise, especially from the team with the best record in baseball believing they need a closer.

This is a possibility the Yankees need to consider seriously. Like everyone else, I loved the idea of the 3-headed monster in the bullpen. The problem is that their power is in their ability to hold a lead. If you don't give them a lead to hold, they're useless. I have already said publicly that I do not believe the Yankees can contend this year. Therefore, it makes no sense why would you sit on what is arguably the three best relief pitchers in baseball when you can trade one of them for some talent that will help build the future.

Being pragmatic about this, Aroldis Chapman is the obvious choice, if you have to dangle someone out there. He is a proven closer in both leagues, has the highest velocity fastball out there (his average velocity per season has been over 99 mph for 3 years including this one, leading baseball in each of those years). He also has a short lifespan in Yankees pinstripes. His contract ends at the end of this season, and the top closer in baseball will file for free agency. We all know how much the Yankees have loved bidding wars in recent years. Both Betances and Miller are reasonably priced and still have years on their contracts.

Soler has not yet established a strong hitting season since reaching the majors two years ago. His value is mostly based on scouting reports that tell us the kid has greatness in his future. I believe it somewhat, based mostly on his outstanding offensive stats in the minors. Being only 24 years old, you can see he is still maturing his skills, so there is good reason to be hopeful. With a price tag of $4M per year, the downside is somewhat muted. This will become an even more important factor if the Yankees really want to go after the post-2018 free agent market.

The only thing that should concern us is that Soler is nowhere near enough of a return for Chapman. The Cubs have a few bits of talent the Yankees should demand. Just the fact that the Cubs sent scouts and that all these rumors about the Cubs interest have been out there, it tips their hand. This kind of a deal would make sense for both sides. Earlier this year, fellow BYB writer Dan Lucia wrote a piece titled THE JORGE SOLER TRADE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN. Dan and his friend Scott may get their wish.

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THE JORGE SOLER TRADE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN

Disclaimer: This is purely speculation and wishful thinking on my part. A friend from a Yankees Facebook group, Scott, would be the happiest man alive if this happened! So this one's for you Scott!

The Cubbies appear to be the favorite to sign Dexter Fowler and after already signing Jason Heyward this off season, a Fowler signing would create a backlog of outfielders on the Cubs roster. Also with one of their top prospects, Albert Almora, who is a defensive stud in centerfield and not far from the Big's, Jorge Soler might not have an everyday position.

So should Brian Cashman make a couple phone calls and see if he can get a hold of Theo Epstein? I say yes. Soler would fit the bill of the youth movement and has a very high ceiling.

Soler will be just 24 when the season begins and has some serious power potential in his bat. Some speculate he could be a 30 home run guy. His downfall is he is not seen as a great defensive player. But if you can hit 30 home runs, an improvement from just 10 in 2015 over 366 at-bats, a couple defensive miscues can be overlooked.

The problem is the Yankees have a ton of money invested in their outfield right now and not much young controllable pitching they are willing to part with. Andrew Miller would likely be the leading candidate Cashman would try and sell.

Besides Miller, Gardner has been a topic of trades as we all know, but the Cubbies would be looking to deal an outfielder, not acquire one.

A three team trade could be plausible and the Rays have reportedly been in contact with the Cubs discussing a starting pitcher for Soler or infielder Javier Baez. Crazier things have happened.

Realistically it would be very difficult to get this deal done at least from a perspective outside of the organization. Obviously Cashman and Hal know better than me.

This is likely just a pipe dream really, but who doesn't enjoy one of those once in a while?

The Yankees seem content on standing pat for the meantime and as much as some of you despise it, I don't. They need to wait until after the 2016 season and 2017 season, free up some payroll, continue getting younger and start filling in the pieces.

So maybe a miracle happens, maybe not. Either way speculation is fun and even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally.

We shall see!


 --Dan Lucia
BYB Senior Writer
Twitter: @DManLucia








 
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YOAN MONCADA IS MULLING OVER OFFERS

Don't you love these posts?  

"Yoan Moncada is doing a private workout."

or

"Yoan Moncada is getting interest."... what's next...

"Yoan Moncada took a B.M."

Maybe. Bottom line, we are constantly tryting to feed the reader any nugget about this guy and it's getting annoying.  Sorry in advance.

The LA Times has this report about Yoan close to choosing, but he's fielding offers right now.  Excuse the Dodgers element here, but this is coming from the LA Times, so take from it what you will:

"Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada is expecting to field contract offers over the next two weeks and could sign with a team soon after, his agent said Tuesday.  

'I’m hoping, certainly, that by the end of next week, we’ll have a much clearer picture of where he will sign,' said Moncada’s Florida-based representative, David Hastings.  The Dodgers are among the teams that have worked out Moncada, a 19-year-old switch-hitting infielder who has drawn comparisons to talents such as Yasiel Puig and Jorge Soler. The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres are also believed to be interested. 

Major League Baseball recently cleared Moncada to sign. He could land a bonus of more than $30 million.

'I’m kind of hoping we’re at the final end of the process,' Hastings said. 'I hope I will be able to get Yoan into a team’s spring-training practice as soon as possible.'

As Moncada nears his decision, the Dodgers will have to make one of their own -- namely, whether Moncada is worth the cost and penalties that are tied."

You gotta wonder what the Yankees will be willing to pony up for this guy.  I was taken by some great comments the other day on BYB. Check these out:

 Steve B wrote:

"With The Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and now the Padres, I'm predicting the winning bid will be $60 million (with the tax, the total will be $120 million)...Regardless, the Yankees MUST get Moncada."

 Mike Darwin wrote:

" If it gets that high I think the Yankees walk away, and I wouldn't blame them. Anything under $50m there is no excuse, unless Yoan leaves money on the table."

 Thanks to Steve and Mike. 

It comes down to one thing; Will the Yankees pay big money for this guy?  If they do, most likely they get Yoan, right?  If they don't... you have to assume Yoan will move on.

Stay tuned...

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CUBAN THE YANKEES MIGHT LIKE

I'm tired of the Cuban guys that the Yankees have private showcases with, only to pass them up because they "weren't the right fit" or they "really weren't that interested" in the first place.  I'm at the point where I'm willing to wait to be sure the Yankees sign a Cuban guy. 

That being said, we need to report this stuff because it's important to the baseball world and to the New York Yankees. After all, it's the off season. Yankee fans like to see action.  So, let's bring you what we know, shall we?

Yoan Moncada is a stud.  MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez says:

" Moncada has established residence in Guatemala and will hold a showcase for interested teams on November 12. Moncada is waiting to be unblocked by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) before he can sign with a major league team.

Moncada is 19 and is a switch hitter, drawing praise from scouts as “the next Jorge Soler“. Naturally, he has also drawn comparisons to Yasiel Puig, Rusney Castillo, and Yasmany Tomas."

You remember the other guys right? All those guys are guys the Yanks were possibly "in" on, only to be "out" for a variety of reasons.  Not sure why the Yankees won't pull the trigger on certain Cuban players. I guess it's whatever fits their needs at the time and the timing is off. Well, I will tell you this though, Moncada is appealing to me. Moncada can play shortstop, and last time I checked, we need one.

Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs says this of Moncada:

"Moncada is 19 and packs a lot of tools into his 6’1/210 frame. He’s a plus-plus runner with above average raw power from both sides of the plate and the tools/skills to stick in the infield, possibly at shortstop. Moncada is the quick-twitch type with big bat speed that clubs covet and his track record of hitting at big tournaments and in Cuba’s professional leagues is excellent considering his age."

The Yankees will no doubt be at the November 19th showcase.  We'll report more on Moncada then... don't get crazy... you know the Yankees track record with the Cuban players. They are slow...or is it considered overly cautious. You tell me...

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AROUND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Here are few items circulating around the Major Leagues you should know about:

Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson: 3 Yankees that have been named starters in for the American League All-Stars.  You gotta love that. There is no question the 3 of them have really demonstrated both leadership and just really good play this first half, they deserve it. By the way, CC Sabathia was chosen to be part of the starting pitching squad but he won't be pitching. Good deal. Congrats guys.

 

Cole Hamels: According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com,  the Philadelphia Phillies are right now trying to feel around the majors to see which teams would be serious about trading for Cole Hamels. Read Heyman's tweet HERE. I'm not going to lie, I'm salivating right now. One important part of this, Jon Morosi from FOX Sports says the Rangers are serious about trying to snag Hamels as well as Zack Greinke. Read that HERE.

Matt Garza, not Wandy Rodriguez?: The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo says that Brian Cashman will most likely be more interested in guys like Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster and  Zack Greinke than a Wandy Rodriguez.  Read Nick HERE. Interesting, we shall see.

Jim Thome: Thome was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. The Phillies got 2 minor leaguers.  Thome said of the trade: “Yeah, it usually is [a whirlwind] when you move from team to team and I am excited to be here.” Read about the trade HERE. The Orioles are serious the year.  Thome can definitely help the team.

Jorge Soler: The Cubs deal with Soler is finally complete. It's a 9 year deal worth $30 million. ESPN is reporting that the Cubs don't know when or where he will start for the Cubs but it's believed he'll start at the single A level. Read HERE. And there you go.

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THE MATT GARZA RUMOR THAT WON'T GO AWAY

I’m not sure why, but Matt Garza and the Yankees have been connected for quite some time.  I’m a fan of Garza and on the simplest of levels, meaning Garza's personality alone, this guy would fit nicely in the Yankees clubhouse. He's a good teammate.  Perfect example has to be last night in Chicago... the Cubs got a win 12-3 and when fans in Chicago booed Alfonso Soriano, Garza, who got the win, quickly came to Soriano's defense.  According to CSN Chicago (HERE), Garza snapped at the Chicago fans: "He’s played his tail off and that doesn’t get as much respect as it deserves.... he’s asking to be in that lineup. When he’s not, he’s pissed... He’s going to give it all every time out. I get pissed off when the fans treat him the way they do. That’s ridiculous. The guy’s doing everything he can."

Say why you will about Garza and the crappy Cubs right now.  Garza didn't follow the script last night, he showed his frustration toward the fans to back his teammate, you have to love that once in a while. Clearly though, it's more complex than personality and passion for his teammate, so let’s analyze why this may be a good idea for the Yankees.

Look if we're looking at this move right now, it almost no sense. The Yankees starting rotation is doing something consistently right now, winning and pitching late into games. Look at CC Sabathia last night going for the complete game...nice right?   Guys like CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte and Ivan Nova are by far dominating in the innings category.  CC and Nova have proven dominance and Andy Pettitte looks like he never left.

The real questions marks I guess would have to be Hiroki Kuroda and Phil Hughes. They are the wild cards and it's my view that if they don't go out there and consistently win or at least die trying, with that July 31st deadline approaching, and the Cubs quickly sinking, there is no doubt the Cubs will unload Matt Garza among others.  As John Tomase of the Boston Herald says simply "Garza, who is 2-5 with a 4.04 ERA this year, is playing on a one-year, $9.5 million contract. He’s arbitration eligible this winter and can become a free agent following next season." Read HERE.  Couple that with the Cubs being 22-44 and 16 games out in their division, or, last place, and there is no question that Garza will be moving soon. It all makes sense.

Now, there are plenty of places Garza can go, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says that the Blue Jays, the Yankees and the Red Sox are interested, read HERE.  Add in the report from Ken Rosenthal that the Orioles scouted Garza, HERE and that's 4 teams in the AL East alone looking at extra pitching and Matt Garza specifically.

Now look, back to Kuroda and Hughes for a moment. These guys have been terrific lately, getting into a rhythm quite nicely, but there is always need for improvement, especially down the stretch. Garza hasn't exactly been dominant with the Cubs, but a change of scenery and battling for a contender like the Yankees could do the body good.

Theo Epstein is a damn good GM who has a long term plan (read about Gerardo Concepcion HERE and Jorge Soler HERE) and the other part of this is that he and Brian Cashman are tight and are no longer competing directly as division rivals. Add in the Joe Girardi Chi-town connection and hey, I can almost bet there will be something brewing here between the Yanks and Cubs. 

My feeling on this is simple, if the Yankees can figure out a way to deal for Matt Garza and don't disrupt the great Yankee rotation chemistry right now, I have a good feeling about this rumor. Garza's is a tough guy and needs to come back to the American League East.  No, he hasn’t been God awful in the National League, but it’s clear to me that a change could catapult this guy into a contender again.  You add Garza to our already great rotation and things will definitely fall into place...and maybe even help bring another championship to the Bronx. Bottom line, you need to get all the help you can get down the stretch, whenever you can get it! 

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