DON'T BE MAD AT ONLY FRANKIE MONTAS, FOLKS!

This is the Carl Pavano 2.0 trade. Is it too soon to call this trade a disaster? Because right now it feels like it. It's also hard NOT to be agitated at several parties.

I agree with Casey's post: DON'T TRY AND BE A HERO, FRANKIE MONTAS because his confession doesn't spare him from scrutiny, in my opinion. Sure, no one can blame him from wanting to get out of Oakland, but why not just keep your damn mouth shut, Frankie? My mom taught me I don't always need to SAY what I am thinking in my head. That couldn't be truer here.

When players are traded, they have physicals. So standard protocol here, Yankees trade for Frankie Montas and he gets a clean bill of health from Yankee doctors. In exchange for Montas we send Cooper Bowman, Luis Medina, JP Sears (above) and Ken Waldichuk to Oakland. We were supposed to get one full year before Montas hit free agency but, now that will be a few months if we are lucky. We got hosed ladies and gentlemen. 

Literally. We gave up some good pieces for a guy that made eight starts and pitched to a 6.35 ERA. Even Brian Cashman knows how bad this is and said, "obviously he wasn’t healthy, so the trade goes into a bad category," Cashman said. "We gave up assets and we didn’t get anything for it," read more HERE. So, thank you Cashman for admitting the A's are laughing at us because we dropped the ball, and they still have a good return. It's time to stop shopping in Oakland, Cashman. It's not working out well for us.

As mad as I am that Frankie opened his big mouth and Cashman admitted what we are all thinking what about the accountability Yankee doctors should have for this? It's their job to perform these standard physicals and find any concerns. So the Giants and Mets could do it with loser Carlos Correa but our doctors can't? Maybe we should be shopping for new "medical experts" because we could've caught that. Even Frankie knew he didn't have the "clean bill of health" Cashman said our doctors gave him. We look stupid.

At he end of the day, we gave away four guys with upside for a short-term rental. You can't make up this kind of insanity and at the end of the day no one is held accountable for it. The medical staff and Cashman all walk away with money in their pockets....and I hate it.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj 

YANKEES GET FRANKE MONTAS!

Big news from the man and legend Jack Curry of YES Network.  The Yankees are acquiring Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino from the Athletics.  Here is Jack's Tweet:

The Yankees have acquired Montas and Trivino from Oakland.

— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) August 1, 2022

Now in return, JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, Luis Medina and Cooper Bowman are going to the A's. As CBS Sports writes:

"Sears is an interesting starting pitching prospect who will get more of an opportunity in Oakland than he would have in New York. "

The Yankees needed to bolster their pitching and they have.  

Bleacher Nation writes:

"Montas, 29, has been excellent this year when healthy, and he comes with an extra year of control. Lou Trevino, a reliever, has terrible results this year, but the peripherals have all mostly been pretty normal. Montas, one of the best starters on the market, is obviously the main attraction here, though."

Nice work getting Montas.  By the way, Joey Gallo? Still a Yankee. Why? Because we can't trade this guy away if we wanted to. And trust me, we want to.

YANKEES ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME WITH LUIS MEDINA

I like to prospect watch a lot. My favorite prospects to keep tabs on are pitchers, mainly because the Yankees are so terrible at scouting and developing pitchers. I watch these pitching prospects in hopes to finding that special pitcher that we've all been waiting for.

I've been paying closer attention to Luis Medina since Aaron Boone visited the Yankees minor league spring training complex back in February. Medina was fresh from playing winter ball in Puerto Rico where he made some positive improvements that had a lot of people buzzing and Boone was singing his praises.
"I wouldn’t put anything past him because the talent is special," Boone said. "He’s somebody we’re very excited about. … You never know what can happen this year. We feel he has a bright future, a major league future."

But just how special is Medina? We will find out how special in a relatively short amount of time. The clock is ticking on Medina's Yankees future, read more HERE. Medina has been pitching well at Double-A Somerset but is in his last minor-league option year. The Yankees will need to watch his progress this year and decide if he will be part of the team's future. If he is part of the team's future then they need to decide if he will be a starter or part of the bullpen. If they do make room for him, they will need to add him to their active roster next season but if not....they may need to consider trading him over the summer.

Medina has come a long way since he started his journey with the Yankees at 17. He used to crumble under pressure and couldn't maintain control on the mound. His lack of control led to a lot of walks but things are changing. Now he has command, a hard breaking curveball and a trademark fastball that has reached up to 103 mph. He's currently touting a 2.31 ERA in four starts, now if he could just develop an equally impressive third pitch the Yankees just might have something.

Medina has made a lot of improvements and he's headed in the right direction. Now we just have to wait and see what the Yankees do. The Yankees have a year to make up their minds. It sounds like a lot of time, but not if they are considering trading him soon. 

I'm going to keep watching Medina, he's intriguing. Hopefully he can keep the Yankees intrigued also....otherwise he will be wearing another uniform soon.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj

THE IDEA OF TREA TURNER ON THE YANKS IS AMAZING... BUT IT'S JUST AN IDEA

Could you imagine Trea Turner on the Yankees? I can. He'd fit all our needs.

But with a guy like Peter Gammons still alive and kicking and throwing out weird and random nuggets like this, it's kind of annoying... because, lets face it, blogs like us go crazy starting to think of the possiblities.  

Let me state for the record that there is ZERO indication that the Yankees would go after this guy. I mean, they should after reading that tweet from Gammons, but they won't because they have other pokers in other fires that are further along. Not this one for sure.

Yanks go Yard writes:

"Let’s get it out in the open: there’s a version of a Trea Turner trade that includes Jasson Dominguez as the deal’s centerpiece. In this version, the Yankees have to surrender significantly less surrounding the 18-year-old future star. If Dominguez is on the table, you can add Luis Medina and Anthony Volpe/Oswald Peraza and probably call this one.

Presuming Dominguez is not included in this trade, though, the Yankees probably up the ante with Plan A: Gleyber Torres, future Washington Nationals … second baseman?"

In my opinion... we're giving away too much if we do what Yanks go Yard wants. No disrespect to them, I just don't see it. you'll piss off the entire Yankee fan base. We haven't even seen Dominguez play on the big stage yet. I mean, why all the hype if you're just gonna flip him for a guy like Turner and the Yankees are 9 games out. It doesn't take one player to get to the playoffs... it takes a team.  Plus, wouldn't it make sense to move Torres to second on the Yanks, maybe make Odor the DH? I don't know... I'm spitballing here. 

I think personally we have the pieces we need on the field. We just need 1 or 2 more people. One of which, could be (probably not) Trea Turner... but for the right price of course.

Anyway... it's interesting the fire storm dinosaur Gammons brings to the table. Good banter.

For me... personally I think the deal with be with Colorado for Trevor Story... a deal that needs to get done. 

That is all.

JASSON DOMINGUEZ MAKES HISTORY!

How about some good news for once? Something uplifting that will be sure to make us all smile because we need it. I've been searching for any and all information I can find on Jasson Dominguez for months now because let's face it he is fascinating. So when I saw the recent news I screamed in excitement....

Dominguez isn't even a major leaguer yet and he's already made history. You can check it out HERE but Dominguez will make history July 11th when he plays in the Futures Game as the first player to participate without completing a full-season league. Dominguez actually just played in his first minor-league came on June 28th in center field where he was 0-2 with a walk.

The complete roster for both teams has been released and Yankees pitcher Luis Medina was also named to the team. If you like prospects like me, there are some intriguing names on the roster this year and I know people who don't even like the Yankees who say they are also most excited to see Dominguez in action also.

At first I was surprised to hear that Dominguez was named as a participant this year because he just got his first start and there are a lot of other young talented players out there that could have a spot. Maybe some of them have been overlooked. On the other hand, there has been a HUGE buzz about Dominguez since the Yankees signed him. He's hyped as the next Mike Trout, and let's face it, baseball under Rob Manfred has been an absolute disaster. Putting a flashy name like Dominguez can and will draw POSITIVE attention to this game....and MLB needs that now more than ever.

I'm happy or Dominguez and Medina too. This is a big deal for both of them. I hope Dominguez soaks up this experience and enjoys every moment of it. He has an accomplishment that no one can take away from him. 

Enjoy your first All-Star appearance, Jasson. I know your next one will be as a big leaguer.   

  --Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

     BYB Managing Editor

    Twitter: @nyprincessj