January 13, 2025

79 thoughts on “ESPN.com: Yankees Discuss Luis Arraez With Padres”

    1. concur.

      we just need to bring back cairo for spring training. the underlying assumptions must be adjusted to make the yanks look better, of course.

  4. Never mind that Arraez is a liability in the field, but if his future is like his 2024, then he also doesn’t get on base enough to bat at the top of the order. His unique skill – putting the ball into play – is most useful when there are runners on. The only inning you want him leading off is the tenth, with the Manfred man on second. Arraez makes sense as a PH or middle-of-order DH, and not much else.

    1. I mean, that’s the rub, right? If he has another 2024, then yeah, he’s no better than Gleyber, and possibly even worse. But the previous TWO years he had OBPs of .393 and .375. Those are elite OBP numbers, and perfect for a leadoff hitter.

    2. But yes, the Yankees need big boppers. It killed me last year that they got almost no offensive production from LF, 1b, and DH. If any positions are places for a statuesque hitter to stand between PAs, it is those 3 (or at least 2, LF in NY is hard, so they say.)

      It has been that way for a few years now, too. There were way too many games over the last few years where Willie Calhoun is the DH. Surely there is a AAA hitter somewhere who could do a better job at least.

    1. lol.

      if they did get him they’d be sure to lead off with him to score as little as possible though.

  9. Athletic: In 339 innings played at second base this season, Arraez finished with minus-7 outs above average, the same number Torres ended the season with. However, the latter played over 1,300 innings at second base. In 585 career innings at third base, Arraez also has minus-7 outs above average.

    1. i can’t with this team if they pick him up. it’d be one of the worst pickups since ellsbury or donaldson. it’d be one thing if he was 1M but he gets paid a real salary. no reason to bail out the Pads.

  10. I was glad to see Gleyber go, but if they replace him with Arráez at what looks like will be the same salary Gleyber signed for, im
    going to be pretty annoyed. And so will the fans once they see him in the field.

    1. The fans will love Arraez because he’s really good at the one thing no one is really good at anymore.

      San Diego fans love him. The reason he gets articles written about his “myth” is BECAUSE people love him so much.

  11. And speaking of PTSD… I love how we’re all certain that if a player the Yankees look at had an up year last year, he’ll revert to norm… but if he had a down year, we’re absolutely certain it’s only going to get (precipitously) worse.
    Have admit it, bop, I think, said it – the Dodgers are the Yankees.

  12. The Yankees are known to be looking for infield help and Bob Nightengale of USA Today relays that they have had discussions with free agent Brendan Rodgers, though it’s unclear when those talks took place or how serious they were.

    He’s a lifetime 820 OPS vs LHPs, 818 last year. Might be an interesting platoon partner with Waldo. I don’t know how much is Coors effect.

  13. Verlander signs a one-year deal with San Francisco. He’s washed up by now and he won’t make them competitive in that division, but he’s a big name that will bring fans to the ballpark when he does pitch.
    Though they could surely bring back Bumgarner for less money and more nostalgia points.

    1. Bumgarner hasn’t been good in many years and was a total ass in AZ, Verlander is probably toast, but he’s not an ass.

    5. fingers and toes crossed, hoping for the best. i know it sounds silly but most stuff is replaceable but your quips here are not.

    6. I don’t often comment, but I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with this, UJD. I am sending love and light to you and your family.

  17. Thanks for the kind words, all. We and the dogs are safe. Our house is untouched for now but we can’t go back yet. Keep a good thought for us as the winds are supposed to pick up again and you just can’t tell what will happen.

    1. Friend of a friend lost his entire house. Stuff like this reminds us that baseball is a fantastic diversion but real life is more important.

  18. Robert Murray Source: Scott Effross, Yankees settle at $800,000, avoiding arbitration.

    The Padres have avoided arbitration with three-time batting champion Luis Arraez, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. Arraez will earn $14MM in 2025,

  25. Copy / Paste from ESPN because Boone is an idiot.

    18. New York Yankees
    Biggest mistake: Bringing in Nestor Cortes in relief in Game 1 of the World Series (October 2024)
    OK, we have our third straight BIG DECISION in the postseason that backfired. This ranks as the most egregious of the three for the obvious reason: Cortes hadn’t pitched in more than a month, last appearing in a game in the regular season Sept. 18 before manager Aaron Boone called him out of the bullpen in the bottom of the 10th inning on Oct. 25. Before Cortes even threw a pitch, Yankees fans I know were texting things like “WHAT IS BOONE DOING?!?!” and “GAME OVER.”

    Again, the thinking was clear: Jake Cousins had allowed two batters to reach with one out, with who else but Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman coming up. There was no good decision to make unless you had Mariano Rivera warming up, and there was no Mariano Rivera around this evening. Ohtani and Freeman both had sizable platoon splits, so bringing in a left-hander was the move. Boone even got bailed out when Cortes retired Ohtani on a foul pop to left field. As Alex Verdugo tumbled into the stands to make that catch, the runners moved up a base — allowing Boone to intentionally walk Betts to set up another lefty-lefty matchup. We know what happened then: Freeman’s game-winning grand slam, one of the great moments in World Series history.

    In retrospect, the bigger mistake — as Boone himself alluded to — was not bringing Luke Weaver, his best reliever, back to pitch the 10th inning. He had thrown just 19 pitches, so he could have gone another inning. Boone had also burned through Clay Holmes and Tommy Kahnle with just a combined 13 pitches. He could have used lefty Tim Hill, who had been effective in the playoffs. Instead, he brought in a starter who hadn’t pitched in more than a month.

    1. That’s all true, but I won’t hear a word against Nestor Cortes, the greatest Yankee of them all.

  26. Big Fan wrote: “Friend of a friend lost his entire house. Stuff like this reminds us that baseball is a fantastic diversion but real life is more important.”

    Yeah absolutely. I’m sorry to hear that Big Fan, and I hope your FOAF will be okay as is possible. My daughter has one friend who lost her house entirely, another partially, others displaced as we are. We are the lucky ones.

    I’ll stop hijacking the board with my personal problems now, but my final word is–if any of you are moved to help and are able to, please give to an organization that’s doing good. There are many, but to name one, World Central Kitchen is great and they are feeding people affected by the fires.

    1. I would prefer that you didn’t stop giving updates altogether. That is, if you want to.

      I would like to hear how you are doing. I’ve been reading and enjoying your comments for so many years I actually have a fellow feeling for you and I would like to know how it’s going.

    1. Feels like an org huffing its own farts. Like, is this the kind of move ownership insists on?

      Also, the MLBTR writeup includes this immortal phrase: “The righty earned the trust of St. Louis manager Oli Marmol”

      Oli Marmol is an incredibly stupid man. If he were somehow made the Yankees manager tomorrow we would riot to demand the return of Aaron Boone. St. Louis has a stock in trade in shit managers and Marmol is a shining example of that proud tradition.

    2. Reportedly, ownership is pressuring Elias to spend on the team and he doesn’t want to. It’s a weird situation.

  29. I’m going to buck the trend of Cashman bashing to say that Jazz Chisholm was a pretty good pickup. In addition to hitting well he was much better defensively than I thought he’d be, though that might have been my own misperception rather than his actual quality.

    Will he be an above average regular next year? I don’t know but on the merits so far you have to say it was a good move.

    2. Jazz Chisholm is is a HOF porn name, not a HOF baseball name.

      It’s not dissimilar to Oli Marmol. On the first pass that’s a good baseball name. After saying it a couple of times you feel more like you’re reciting a name from the endangered species list.

      No friend, I’ll be sticking with my Boof Bonsers and Sixto Sanchezes, thank you very much.

    1. Ixnay-Baltimore pulled out of the deal after the physical revealed something related to his throwing shoulder that concerned the organization.

    2. Hoffman isn’t a BAD pickup, and their bullpen DID suck, but when you couple his age with Baltimore backing out of the deal with concern about his shoulder, and I think I’m cool with it for Toronto.

    2. On Mayor Karen Bass’s orders, the city maxed out its budget to ‘attract private-sector talent’, hiring Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones on a $750,000 salary in May – almost double that of her predecessor.

      Now, Quiñones is being blamed by LA Fire Department (LAFD) insiders for leaving a nearby reservoir disconnected and fire hydrants broken for months, DailyMail.com can reveal, leading to firefighters running out of water as they battled the devastating Palisades Fire this week.

    1. The speed with which the fire arose and approached…
      I’m glad your house wasn’t hit, anyway, and let it stay that way.

    1. Allen? He was and is very funny. Made very funny movies for a long time. Can you separate the artist from the crime? This is what people ask about me until they realize the crime is public defecation, and the art is a childish cartoon scribble. Then, the community rises up to stone me. And to be honest it’s no worse than I deserve.

  36. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? MLBTR “ The Yankees have lost a total of 14 coaches, coordinators, and player-development personnel to other teams since the offseason began, with the New York Daily News’ Gary Phillips running through the full list of departed names throughout the organization. As VP of player development Kevin Reese admits, this is an “unusually high” amount of turnover”

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