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Post by darbus alan on Sept 10, 2019 21:10:09 GMT -5
Yankees playing down to the level of their competition today. Cortes Jr with this game basically f***ed himself over badly for a spot on the playoff list If you lose, you lose fine. Losing a 6 run lead to the Tigers is not good You'd have to figure you carry 3-4 starters (Tanaka, Paxton, German, maybe Happ or even Severino if he's in midseason form) and your best relievers (Chapman, Britton, Ottavino, Green, Kahnle, probably Cessa, possibly Betances if he's ready or Severino if he can go, but isn't ready to start). I'm not sure if Cortes is even going to make the roster even if he wasn't pretty bad lately. He's best suited as the long inning guy to follow up an opener and I'd be really surprised if they'd use an opener in the postseason.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:15:54 GMT -5
Cortes Jr with this game basically f***ed himself over badly for a spot on the playoff list If you lose, you lose fine. Losing a 6 run lead to the Tigers is not good You'd have to figure you carry 3-4 starters (Tanaka, Paxton, German, maybe Happ or even Severino if he's in midseason form) and your best relievers (Chapman, Britton, Ottavino, Green, Kahnle, probably Cessa, possibly Betances if he's ready or Severino if he can go, but isn't ready to start). I'm not sure if Cortes is even going to make the roster even if he wasn't pretty bad lately. He's best suited as the long inning guy to follow up an opener and I'd be really surprised if they'd use an opener in the postseason. At this point I expect Tanaka, Paxton, and Happ to be your formal starters Severino/German I think will be a tandem as a starter. Sevy pitches 2-3 innings and then you bring in German to throw the same if not more CC might get the same treatment for a few innings and then you throw in the bullpen The best thing for the Yankees is that based upon the way the playoffs are structured, their BP will never be in a position to gas out in theory as you won't have to worry about using guys 3 days in a row
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Post by horsemen4ever on Sept 10, 2019 21:16:55 GMT -5
Ugly loss by the Yankees. This is mostly on Boone, he just gave the game away by just pitching so many scrubs.
But a good team will srug it off, and crush them tomorrow. And Sabathia is going to have the slowest leash in the whole dam world.
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Post by sfvega on Sept 10, 2019 21:18:39 GMT -5
Meanwhile the A's are beating up on the Astros 17-2. Been a wild week for Houston Wonder how many teams have scored 20 points in one game in a week and give up over 15 that same week They'll be better once Correa comes back, and then maybe worse when he gets injured again a week later.
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 10, 2019 21:19:28 GMT -5
You'd have to figure you carry 3-4 starters (Tanaka, Paxton, German, maybe Happ or even Severino if he's in midseason form) and your best relievers (Chapman, Britton, Ottavino, Green, Kahnle, probably Cessa, possibly Betances if he's ready or Severino if he can go, but isn't ready to start). I'm not sure if Cortes is even going to make the roster even if he wasn't pretty bad lately. He's best suited as the long inning guy to follow up an opener and I'd be really surprised if they'd use an opener in the postseason. At this point I expect Tanaka, Paxton, and Happ to be your formal starters Severino/German I think will be a tandem as a starter. Sevy pitches 2-3 innings and then you bring in German to throw the same if not more CC might get the same treatment for a few innings and then you throw in the bullpen The best thing for the Yankees is that based upon the way the playoffs are structured, their BP will never be in a position to gas out in theory as you won't have to worry about using guys 3 days in a row If Sabathia makes it back in time to actually play in the postseason, I'm not sure he even makes it to the postseason roster. His constant IL stints and really ineffective pitching the last few times he has started has really hurt his stock. And with so many postseason roster spots available, you don't want to waste one on sentimentality.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:20:12 GMT -5
Been a wild week for Houston Wonder how many teams have scored 20 points in one game in a week and give up over 15 that same week They'll be better once Correa comes back, and then maybe worse when he gets injured again a week later. Yea, that back injury is no joke Luckily, Bregman has been an absolute monster. If it wasn't for Trout being Trout, Bregman would be the MVP this year imo
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Post by sfvega on Sept 10, 2019 21:25:03 GMT -5
They'll be better once Correa comes back, and then maybe worse when he gets injured again a week later. Yea, that back injury is no joke Luckily, Bregman has been an absolute monster. If it wasn't for Trout being Trout, Bregman would be the MVP this year imo I don't know if he's Frank Gore or Greg Oden. A completely injury-prone relatively young player who could end up great or could end up as "that guy who was taken ahead of X."
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:25:23 GMT -5
At this point I expect Tanaka, Paxton, and Happ to be your formal starters Severino/German I think will be a tandem as a starter. Sevy pitches 2-3 innings and then you bring in German to throw the same if not more CC might get the same treatment for a few innings and then you throw in the bullpen The best thing for the Yankees is that based upon the way the playoffs are structured, their BP will never be in a position to gas out in theory as you won't have to worry about using guys 3 days in a row If Sabathia makes it back in time to actually play in the postseason, I'm not sure he even makes it to the postseason roster. His constant IL stints and really ineffective pitching the last few times he has started has really hurt his stock. And with so many postseason roster spots available, you don't want to waste one on sentimentality. I agree but Yanks live in sentimentality, like Girardi letting Jeter hit number 2 all year despite him being a damn near automatic out his last season I think CC could be a lefty specialist out of the bullpen as he can still get lefties out but CC has not pitched out the BP in lord knows how long so you don't want to take that risk for him to get only one batter when dudes on the roster can get both sides out Right now Yanks got to figure out really the last BP spot and the last bench spot assuming Stanton comes back healthy and can play
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:27:41 GMT -5
Yea, that back injury is no joke Luckily, Bregman has been an absolute monster. If it wasn't for Trout being Trout, Bregman would be the MVP this year imo I don't know if he's Frank Gore or Greg Oden. A completely injury-prone relatively young player who could end up great or could end up as "that guy who was taken ahead of X." I think fortunately for him he still has some goodwill but come next year Houston is going to expect a big year because Correra free agent years is approaching and they aren't going to overpay for him and be f***ed up
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 10, 2019 21:27:45 GMT -5
Yanks better pray that Stanton is ready and can play by postseason. Because with Tauchman out for the rest of the year, you really don't want a situation where your season is reliant on Clint Frazier's lack of ability to field his position.
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Post by RKTaker on Sept 10, 2019 21:34:02 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:36:12 GMT -5
Yanks better pray that Stanton is ready and can play by postseason. Because with Tauchman out for the rest of the year, you really don't want a situation where your season is reliant on Clint Frazier's lack of ability to field his position. Well at this point I expect an OF of Stanton in LF, Gardner in CF and Judge in RF Stanton is coming on full blaze, can't have him on training wheels since we assume they are going to throw Edwin at DH and Voit at 1B Gio probably rides the bench
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:36:47 GMT -5
Yanks better pray that Stanton is ready and can play by postseason. Because with Tauchman out for the rest of the year, you really don't want a situation where your season is reliant on Clint Frazier's lack of ability to field his position. Well at this point I expect an OF of Stanton in LF, Gardner in CF and Judge in RF Stanton is coming on full blaze, can't have him on training wheels since we assume they are going to throw Edwin at DH and Voit at 1B Gio probably rides the bench
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 10, 2019 21:38:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I figure their bench for position players is Urshela, Romine, and Maybin. If they can squeeze in another spot, maybe a guy like Wade purely for defensive purposes.
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Post by sfvega on Sept 10, 2019 21:40:31 GMT -5
I don't know if he's Frank Gore or Greg Oden. A completely injury-prone relatively young player who could end up great or could end up as "that guy who was taken ahead of X." I think fortunately for him he still has some goodwill but come next year Houston is going to expect a big year because Correra free agent years is approaching and they aren't going to overpay for him and be f***ed up I don't think anybody is gonna be betting on his back holding up better in his 25+ years than it has until now. I think he stays in Houston on a relatively cheap deal, like Cespedes did. Something like 4 years, 95 mil. He'd be worth so much more if he could just stay on the field. But Yordan is raking for them, Bregman is stellar, Springer, Cole, Verlander. The guy is down the totem poll for them rn. Which is crazy to think that from where this franchise looked in 2014.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:46:36 GMT -5
I think fortunately for him he still has some goodwill but come next year Houston is going to expect a big year because Correra free agent years is approaching and they aren't going to overpay for him and be f***ed up I don't think anybody is gonna be betting on his back holding up better in his 25+ years than it has until now. I think he stays in Houston on a relatively cheap deal, like Cespedes did. Something like 4 years, 95 mil. He'd be worth so much more if he could just stay on the field. But Yordan is raking for them, Bregman is stellar, Springer, Cole, Verlander. The guy is down the totem poll for them rn. Which is crazy to think that from where this franchise looked in 2014. Yea, as it stands Bregman will be the big money casher in terms of the bats. A affordable deal is probably on the table which won't break the bank but keep him around at what will be a cheap deal if he hits his potential It also depends on Correra too because he may f*** around and bet on himself due to his age and someone crazy enough will pay him the money because they always do
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Post by sfvega on Sept 10, 2019 21:54:12 GMT -5
I don't think anybody is gonna be betting on his back holding up better in his 25+ years than it has until now. I think he stays in Houston on a relatively cheap deal, like Cespedes did. Something like 4 years, 95 mil. He'd be worth so much more if he could just stay on the field. But Yordan is raking for them, Bregman is stellar, Springer, Cole, Verlander. The guy is down the totem poll for them rn. Which is crazy to think that from where this franchise looked in 2014. Yea, as it stands Bregman will be the big money casher in terms of the bats. A affordable deal is probably on the table which won't break the bank but keep him around at what will be a cheap deal if he hits his potential It also depends on Correra too because he may f*** around and bet on himself due to his age and someone crazy enough will pay him the money because they always do I don't know. FA money has dried up a bit for everyone. But especially guys who come with a bunch of question marks. It only takes one team, and he could make more money elsewhere, but I don't think anyone is gonna bet an overly large sum on him.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 21:54:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I figure their bench for position players is Urshela, Romine, and Maybin. If they can squeeze in another spot, maybe a guy like Wade purely for defensive purposes. Yea, that sounds about right. I expect an extra arm for the BP instead of the bench. Wade will be there for defense and speed if anything Yankees line up if healthy most likely is 3B DJ RF Judge C Sanchez 2B Gleyber LF Stanton DH Edwin SS Didi 1B Voit CF Gardner Sticking Stanton at 5 is probably the best spot because you can flip 4 and 6 with whoever you want and in the end, you are getting a 30 HR hitter. They will have to pitch to Stanton and make teams take their chance on a rusty hitter. If he looks real bad, you move him down
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Sept 10, 2019 21:56:23 GMT -5
Yelich is out for the season with a fractured kneecap.
I hate everything right now.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 10, 2019 22:01:20 GMT -5
Yea, as it stands Bregman will be the big money casher in terms of the bats. A affordable deal is probably on the table which won't break the bank but keep him around at what will be a cheap deal if he hits his potential It also depends on Correra too because he may f*** around and bet on himself due to his age and someone crazy enough will pay him the money because they always do I don't know. FA money has dried up a bit for everyone. But especially guys who come with a bunch of question marks. It only takes one team, and he could make more money elsewhere, but I don't think anyone is gonna bet an overly large sum on him. Teams are def more cautious in spending that money but I think if Correra can prove he is at least healthy, he will be fine. Right now, he is looking like Manny Machado did when he started his career. Manny injured his knee or leg like 2 straight seasons and people wondered about him but then he put together solid seasons. However, knee and legs are a different beast compared to a back, ask T-Mac It just all depends on timeline and how the league is looking . He's scheduled to hit FA at age 26, and he won't even be in his physical prime. Teams are going to bet on that tho he should take notice of how Harper and Machado faired. If I was him and the Stros offered me something like a 5 year deal that would take me to age 30 and I can hit FA again, i'd do it. You still are probably going to get $100-$120 million in that 5 year and the potential to possibly double that later
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