August 12, 2025

31 thoughts on “Yankees.com: Fried can’t shake second-half funk as Astros wear him down

  1. Since Judge’s day off against KC, the Yankees have gone 16-25 (.390) and he’s hit .239 with a .917 OPS and 12 HRs. Prior to that day, the Yankees were 41-25 (.621) and Judge was hitting .394 with a 1.269 OPS. In short, fire Boone and Cashman. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

    1. Same way they didn’t send Volpe down in 2023 or 2024. That would be admitting he made a mistake which he will never do.

    1. Beats Wells against anyone. Small sample 88 PAs Escarra against RHP 188/616. In the minors last year he hit 270/818 vs RHPs.
      For his minor league career JC hit 251/)49, what did Cash see?

    2. Escarra’s elite framing.

      I think it’s starting to be obvious that the Yankees are overvaluing certain skills and losing a lot of production in other areas that might be more valuable.

  2. With Tucker slumping hard, and his age not exactly being young, would it make more sense to just re-sign Bellinger at this point? It would give them more room to work with the cap. Maybe something like, 8 years/$200 million?

    1. I guess it depends on what Tucker is going to want. They will definitely need some payroll flexibility. They’ll still owe Stanton $54m over the next two seasons PLUS Fried’s contract more than doubles after next season. They’re going to owe $176m to just Judge, Cole, Rodon, Fried, and … Ryan McMahon in 2027. That’s nuts considering that outside of Judge I wouldn’t count on any of the other four to provide 5 or more WAR. And it could be a stretch for a 35 yo Judge.

      Hopefully, three of Schlittler, Warren, Gil, and Schmidt plus 1-2 other arms out of AA can be servicable starters to back up Cole, Rodon and Fried.

      I like Bellinger a lot, he provides a lot of value with his defense at multiple positions as well as a good enough bat.

    1. Shit, I better get out there an extra day this week. All my money ain’t gonna lose itself.

  3. They’ll still owe Stanton $54m over the next two seasons

    I believe it is over the next three seasons and comes to $44 million. The Marlins are on the hook for $10 million in 2026 and 2027. I doubt they will pick up the club option in 2028 and the Yankees buy it out for $10 million, which the Marlins may have to pay. Not sure about that last part though.

    Year Salary Marlins’ Contribution

    2026 $29 million $10 million
    2027 $25 million $10 million
    2028 $25 million club option / $10 million buyout $10 million

    1. So if the Marlins have to contribute $10 million in 2028 whether or not the Yankees pick up the club option (they won’t), that would be $34 million the Yankees are on the hook for 2026-2027.

  4. Tucker’s going to have to be cheaper given this season, no? Who’s likely to be a star going forward? Because they desperately need one more big-time – not just nice, not just better than average, but fearsome – bat in this line-up.
    I like Bellinger, but I’m doubt he can be that. If you’re not sanguine that Tucker will, then – who?
    Actually, looking at it, Tucker’s 18th in the league in OPS even with this. That’s got to be the best bet, I think.

    1. A Yankee minor leaguer coming to the Yankees? Unless he’s Judge 2, he’ll mash for 2 months, then turn into Volpe (if not Wells).

  5. Earlier in the season I was giving Cash props for getting Jazz. Last 28 days 200/564, last 7 105/308. There’s only so many guys you can hide in the lineup.

  6. We got a run, now if Warren can pitch 7 scoreless and Warren and Bernard can get the last 2 we might win. As was proven yesterday, pitchers with 5+eras are tough to score on.

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