From Bryan Hoch:
Three losses in three games had already made this a nightmarish trip north of the border for the Yankees, even before Clarke Schmidt made his way through the dugout in the third inning on Thursday evening, his right forearm aching as he trudged toward a likely stint on the 15-day injured list.
George Springer hit the first of his two homers off Schmidt as the Yankees fell out of first place in the American League East for the first time since after the games of April 13, dropping an 8-5 decision to the Blue Jays. It marked Toronto’s first four-game sweep of New York at Rogers Centre, an insult served with a side of injury.
I mean, come on, this one was just terrible luck. Clarke Schmidt was pitching like shit because he was hurt, and so he gave up three early runs, and since he was hurt, they had to go to Clayton Beeter early, and he wasn’t ready for primetime yet (he was sent right to the minors after the game), so that was the game right there. Luke Weaver giving up a two-run shot later was also really bad, but the game turned on Schmidt’s injury, and that’s just bad luck.
Now we just have to wait to see if Schmidt will be out for a couple of months, or if he is going to get TJS and be gone until 2027. Obviously, forearm tightness VERY frequently means TJS, but at the same token, the fact that he had decent velocity with it, and essentially took himself out of the game, suggests to me that he has at least a CHANCE at this “just” being a slight forearm strain, in which case he could return in a few months.
He’s been dealing with forearm tightness for a month now (typically at the end of a start, and this was different because it happened sooner), and he hasn’t had any testing done, which means one of two things…
1. It was so normal that there was no point to doing so, or
2. The Yankees’ medical staff is incompetent
You have to hope it’s 1 and not 2, but I think we all fear it being 2.
Schmidt has HAD TJS before, in college, but more and more guys are getting a second TJS, so I tend to imagine it’ll PROBABLY be TJS, but, hey, maybe they’ll get lucky.
As to the other things, a few notes…
1. Jonathan Loaisiga was literally the ONLY Yankee pitcher not to have a shitty series in Toronto. That honestly makes me feel SLIGHTLY better as, well, come on, that sounds fluky as fuck. EVERYONE sucked at once? That’s not normal.
2. George Springer and Addison Barger aren’t THIS good. That was just fluky hot streak shit, and, hey, the Yankees had that shit, too, with Grisham and Goldy early in the season, so, well, enjoy it while it happens, Toronto, it will likely not last.
3. Oswald Peraza simply can’t remain on this team. Volpe’s defense, as annoying as he has been, has still been fine (a -1 is fine, in defensive stats terms), and as soon as Volpe became a good defender, Peraza REALLY had no purpose here. Peraza came up TWICE with runners on, and you knew there was NO WAY that he was going to even drive the ball into the outfield (a sac fly would have worked in the fourth inning to get a run in). He’s beyond an automatic out at this point. Like, DJ LeMahieu sucks and all, but you feel like there’s a CHANCE that he’ll get a hit when he’s up. There is NO chance with Peraza. So why is he here? Why not try out some retread third baseman who might surprise you?
4. The amount of baserunners they get into scoring position every game is astounding. That’s typically HARD to do, and they do it CONSTANTLY…and yet they can’t drive in any of those guys. It’s beyond choking and has warped into some new sort of nonsense.
So the Yankees take on the Mets now, and at least the Yankees will be going with their best possible pitcher…oh shit, wait, is Marcus Stroman going again? Ruh roh.
Featured image is Schmidt grimacing through the forearm tightness, and allowing a two-run home run.
So the mention of the 15-day IL is just incompetence on the reporter’s part, Brian?
Start on 15 and then move to 60 once they know for sure?
i wouldn’t mind some ch ch ch changes
Fourth inning, tie score, men on 2nd and third, 1 out-Boone had to use DJ to hit for Peraza. Yes even that early in the game. BTW Peraza has gotten even worse.
Schmidt to IL, Beeter down, Effross and Sandridge up.
Cole, Gil, Stroman, Yarbrough, Cruz twice and Schmidt.
Mutts not throwing aces this weekend which means little to the Yankee hitters. We get em on. We leave em on.
NYY Lineup
J Domínguez (S) LF
A Judge (R) RF
C Bellinger (L) CF
G Stanton (R) DH
J Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
P Goldschmidt (R) 1B
J Escarra (L) C
A Volpe (R) SS
D LeMahieu (R) 2B
This is a good start. Not that it matters. Very Strange, Must Be The Season of the Martian.
And we’re done scoring as Stroman takes the mound
And just like that Stroman ties it up
Cash needs to act right now and lock up phenom for 10 more years. Jeter, Judge and phenom, the minors produce
Can’t wait for the ABS challenge system.
They should add a rule where if an umpire loses three challenges in a game, he’s ejected.
Like that.
After locking up phenom, they need to pick up Stroman’s options.
Stroman walks the #9 hitter who’s on a 1-24 streak.
Stroman doing Stroman things, Cashman is surprised.
phenom now under 700. Every year he has good stretches, last year very good, but then he ultimately disappoints. Is he the most overrated Yankee of the 2000s.
Martian goes what, a month? without a homer, then hits two oppo bombs in his first 3 AB.
And he’s strange, so strange (so strange)
He’s very strange to me
Must be the season of the Martian
Must be the season of the Martian
Just saw your question from yesterday:
The mood is downright apocalyptic. Pros across poker, sports, horses, whatever are screaming their heads off.
Slim chance of a reprieve though a “technical corrections” process but one industry watcher ballparks it as a +300 shot.
Very real chance this ends up costing me my job because one dickhead senator snuck this shit in last minute, so that’s fun.
Where were the Republican Nevada House members?
There’s only 1 of NV’s 4 reps. 3 D’s and 2 D senators, who already voted against the BBB.
Hopefully the one R will co-sponsor a bill Dina Titus is going to push that would return the deduction to 100%. Best we can hope for is a bill or technical correction gets through before FY 2026. But it’s far from a done deal.
Jasson!
Hamilton really on top of his game.
Does this pen ever have a good game any more?
AI The New York Yankees bullpen ERA for the last 7 days is 8.47. This places them at 29th in the league, according to Inside the Pen. Other sources like FantasyTeamAdvisors.com show their season-long ERA as 3.90.
Jazz with another misplay, bailed out by Keystone Kop baserunning.
The Yankees way, keep playing the guy out of position because the Cashman-Boone tag team is smarter than everyone else.
Which pitcher will blow this game for the Yankees? So many to choose from, it seems.
Last 7 games mutts pitcher 17.47 era, last 15-8.27. Today 0.00.
Luke your my cannon fodder.
I mean when Holmes and Chapman sucked it was largely walks. Weaver is in a category by himself.
phenom and DJ due up.
Previous mutts pitcher 17 era last 7 games, this guy 15 era last 8 games. But he handles the Yankees easily. I was looking forward to phenom hitting with 2 men on.
Luke era last 7 games 13.5 era.
Embarrassing on George’s birthday. He’s looking up right now in absolute disgust. Be a real good way to honor him if they fire Boone after this game though.
So, Weaver again. He’s broken and Boone will keep using him. How can he be healthy and pitch like this?
The Yankees crackhead medical team at work?
Who else? Some times you gotta just hope
Is Brian Cashman even alive?
Pinch hitting for the phenom?
None of us expect they’ll win this game, as the circling of the drain continues. The owner? Ha! MIA.
1… 2… 3… Down they go, like losers.
Just put Weaver back on the IL and stop this misery.
And the Yankees go down meekly against two pitchers who haven’t been able to get anyone out recently.
Now 12-18 in one run games. Which is more execrable the bull pen or hitting RISP?
That Cashman and Boone are still here is the more execrable. It stems from an owner who is too lazy to search for a young GM and willingly sticks with a guy long past his use by date.
The Yankees aren’t actually that bad thru the first 5 or 6. However the Yankees can’t hold a lead or comeback when trailing and they don’t hit with RISP and 1 or more reliever always destructs.
Weaver isn’t 100% healthy, that is quite obvious. And who was he anyway prior to his acquisition? A career ERA+ of 89. But Boone will keep running him out there if he’s available.
Katie S Yankees have 14 losses when leading by multiple runs at any point in a game this season.
That’s the 2nd most in MLB, behind only the Diamondbacks (16).
Luke Weaver This Season
Last 10 Games: 6 HR, 42 batters faced
First 21 Games: 0 HR, 79 batters faced
Yankees pen 26 runs last 7 games.
Boone: Weaver last bit of execution stopping from him from being dominant, the stuff is where it needs to be, just 3 pitches that have hurt him. We’re kind of going thru it, we have the people to go thru it. Volpe lately mixed bag, he going thru it a little bit right now.