Too damn jumpy at the plate for Volpe. What a shame to swing at that first pitch and he knew it. I like Wells & Volpe and am obviously willing to give them more time given their age, but I think what we’re seeing is what we’re getting with them. After another couple seasons they are probably upgradable position players.
I realize over the course of 162 games there will be peaks and valleys. I honestly can't remember the last time the Yankees bats went this cold. 5 game losing streak overall with 3 straight shutout losses. 29 scoreless innings and counting. Hopefully they can snap out of this slump soon.
Stanton was fucking raking last night. Of course he’s not in the lineup tonight. Aaron Boone is a goddamn genius. Sometimes I think it’s even harder to root for the Yankees than the Jets given all the stupid, self inflicted wounds they lay on themselves.
I want to say last year they had a similar drought, but it was shutout 2 games. They did the whole closed door meeting crap too. At this point I'm done with Volpe and I still have no confidence in Dominguez. Half the lineup is under .230. Same shit different year
The trade deadline market looks like it’s going to be flooded with started pitching and not a ton of bats. From what I’ve seen the four names below are the best that might be on the market. However, teams stay in longer with the extended playoffs so it’s harder to find teams selling. 3B Eugenio Suarez, Diamondbacks 3B Nolan Arenado, Cardinals 3B Ryan McMahon, Rockies OF Austin Hayes, Reds I’d think the Yanks need a bat more than starting pitcher and as always another reliever.
The best players in the game don’t light up the minors in rehab starts but Stroman’s 6.97 ERA in double-A doesn’t exactly make me feel good.
The yanks have a major Volpe problem. Not because he's a AAA player, it's that Cashman is going to roll him out for 3 more seasons then talk about him many years from now as if he was a good player he drafted.
Looks like it was all a mirage. I guess when your ace is pitching to a 1.29 ERA and your top position player is hitting .400 with a home run every third game for two months it masks a lot of roster deficiencies.
