Nestor Cortes (#65, 29, LHP, 0-0, 7.20) vs. Zac Gallen (#23, 28, RHP, 1-0, 1.80)
YANKEES
2B G. Torres R
RF Juan Soto L
CF Aaron Judge R
1B A. Rizzo L
DH G. Stanton R
LF Alex Verdugo L
SS A. Volpe R
3B O. Cabrera S
C Jose Trevino R
DIAMONDBACKS
2B Ketel Marte S
DH B. Alexander R
LF L. Gurriel R
1B C. Walker R
3B E. Suarez R
C G. Moreno R
CF J. Barrosa S
RF J. McCarthy L
SS G. Perdomo S
It’s kind of crazy to think that Nestor is only 29 years old.
In any event, this will obviously be a very, very difficult matchup, as Zac Gallen is a Cy Young level pitcher and Nestor is…you know…not a Cy Young level pitcher.
The Yankees made a lineup move, swapping Waldo and Trevy in the lineup. I’d like to see them swap Volpe and Verdugo, as well. I know it’s this L/R/S/R deal they’re doing, but I don’t like it. I’m already so over Verdugo on offense (at least he’s been a decent left fielder).
Anyhow, like I said, the odds aren’t great for the Yankees tonight, but hey, ya never know!
Big deal, a 5-0 start. The 2024 ‘Season of Gloom’ will get ya, like Instant Karma.
I can’t comprehend what I just witnessed re: that ab
Martian throwing at 120 feet, doing some light hitting. Cole alamost ready to;start throwing.
well shit
Oh well, you can’t win them all.
Or even the first six.
oh dear oh dear
curse you babip!
dbacks really had a busy offseason
Cortes continuing his return to a pumpkin.
on the one hand cortes isn’t getting creamed, on the other, there are only so many hijinx-like double plays the Yankees can muster
Edit: nvm, dbacks’s exit velos are mostly 104+
Stanton on a solid 45% K%.
jones looms
Cole is as interesting as room temperature soup.
Not even GOOD soup, neither. Like cream of celery.
Concur and Kay could talk baseball all day with Cole … mostly variations on “does it suck that you’re hurt?”
“Gerrit, how is it to be a yankee after being a childhood fan? has it changed since the last time I asked?”
When does Volpe move to 6 or 5 or 1?
Will Stanton have a better year than 2023? What will they do if The Martian returns and he’s good?
sweet christ
i wouldn’t lose sleep over it
That was a blown call.
Nestor is so fucking weird. Like, he’s obviously not GOOD anymore, but at the same time, he’s also not really that BAD, either.
kind of worth the $4 mm
Hanging in there
cousins time?
lol
I prefer Nick Ramirez.
I GUESS 161-1 is acceptable.
Good to get that first loss under the belt and now that we’re used to losing it won’t seem so bad going forward.
cousins racking up the ks
If the whole deal is that Blake works wonders with these guys, why throw a guy out there who has inherently NOT WORKED WITH BLAKE yet?
i think Blake has organizational influence, and I think cousins will be demoted after this game. so soak up innings in a a loss and fine tune in the minors
At least Lo, Hamilton and Holmes get the night off.
wouldn’t be surprised if they swap out/demote cousins after the game
hope cousins doesn’t get injured… Pitch count is pretty high