Marcus Stroman (34, RHP, 2-2, 6.09) vs. Ryan Pepiot (#44, 27, RHP, 6-8, 3.42)
RAYS
LF C. Simpson L
2B Brandon Lowe L
DH Yandy Diaz R
1B J. Aranda L
3B J. Caminero R
RF Josh Lowe L
CF Jonny DeLuca R
SS Taylor Walls S
C Nick Fortes R
YANKEES
C Ben Rice L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
CF C. Bellinger L
DH G. Stanton R
2B J. Chisholm L
LF J. Dominguez S
RF A. Slater R
3B Ryan McMahon L
SS A. Volpe R
The good news is that this will be Marcus Stroman’s last start for quite a while, as Luis Gil should be back in a few days. The bad news is that he still IS starting today, so this is one last guaranteed loss.
Miller being traded, and not to the Yankees, was rough. I bet Cashman made a good offer, but fuck, Preller is a goddamn madman, offering the #5 prospect in all of baseball for Miller! Good for Preller. He always goes for it.
I know Simpson is crazy fast, but I don’t get why Diaz isn’t used as the leadoff hitter.
Ouch, Stroman hit that dude right on his fucking forearm. That’s gotta hurt, even from a guy who doesn’t throw that hard.
Stroman vs Pepiot, I’m surprised the NYAC approved this match.
Who says PGold can’t hit righties?
It’s a scalding double in the box score.
Stanton!!
Following a big RBI single by Belli.
Much better than yesterday’s AB with a man on 3rd and 1 out.
rumors of his demise overstated?
I mean, he was JUST on a hot streak the other day, right?
Morosi Sources: The Marlins and Yankees have had dialogue about either Sandy Alcántara or Edward Cabrera going to the Bronx.
The Marlins have asked for Spencer Jones (1.115 OPS in the minors this season) as different concepts have been discussed.
Magic 8 ball says no
Cabrera makes MORE sense, but neither make that much sense.
Career 4.49 FIP
Alcantara is a pitch away from blowing up his arm again.
⚠️ The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on Jul 31 for New York County.
Gotta pinch them pennies:
“With a competitive balance tax payroll around $314MM after additions of Ryan McMahon, Amed Rosario, and Austin Slater, the Yankees face a 110% tax on every dollar they add this summer. Alcantara is earning $17MM this year and next, with a club option for 2027. Acquiring Alcantara would mean adding more than $6MM to the Yankees’ CBT ledger for this year, plus a tax of around $6.7MM.”
His last 2 games were good but he’s having a terrible year after missing 2024. Even his last game he gave up 3 hits and 3 walks in 5ip. It would take a helluva read to think he will return to form.
Once good? Currently sucks and getting older every day? Hope and a prayer that there’s a dead cat bounce?
Sounds like a textbook Cash acquisition.
2 scoreless innings for Stroman. Trade him now while his value is high!
I’m praying for 4 1/2 scoreless and massive rain.
Rosenthal The Yankees and Pirates are discussing a trade that would send David Bednar to New York.
Old friend Harrison Bader to the Phillies.
Told you this game was a mismatch.
Is it enough for this bullpen?
With the amount of guys unavailable tonight (likely no Weaver, Hill or Williams), probably not.
The bullpen is probably De Los Santos, Hamilton, and Brubaker, with Lo as the closer.
Yikes.
Nice to see a Yankee catcher who can hit a little.
Wells is hitting in hard luck by the looks of his .224 BABIP.
Cashman moving to Bednar. I don’t hate it. He’s signed through next season. This one better not require Jones or Lombard, though.
Rays playing like the Yankees
Ugh, is Stroman about to give it all back?
Stroman tried to trick us into thinking he doesn’t suck, but we all know the truth.
I do hope they steal a few pitchers. Pretending getting Gil back will fix everything would be typical Cashman toxic optimism.
Hahaha, I love Goldy waving Volpe off, “No, no, don’t throw back!”
“Hey, we have a 7-0 lead, and just need to get through the top of the fifth inning, how about you just fucking suck, Stroman, and start to blow the lead AND take a long time so that this won’t be an official game?”
Not much of a bullpen available this afternoon, more runz, pleze.
Oh my god, Stroman, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?
Please just DFA him after the game.
Oh yeah, just do it.
Is Carrasco worse than Stroman?
I think so, but that it is even a debate is awful.
Yeah, nice job, Stroman. 😒
Can they DFA him mid-inning?
And if Fontes could hit at ALL, that shot would have been an easy double. Stroman was just throwing batting practice that inning.
You HAVE to bring in De Los Santos next inning.
Pepiot gave up seven runs, and I think he might have a chance at a fucking win today.
Just make three quick outs, Yankees, to try to make this shit official.
Earlier this week the Red Sox won a game 13-1 and someone here posted wondering why the yanks can never do that. At 7-0 AM had a fleeting thought that maybe today will be it. Alas Stroman ruins that rather quickly. Another cashman folly, amazing how this great GM keeps making mistakes on players.
That was me and I had the same thought at the same time.
This fucking DICK couldn’t go faster, and now the rain is here.
I’m a surprised Stroman came out for the fifth.
I guess Boone doesn’t want to burn De Los Santos if there’s only a rain delay.
What is the ump bitching about?
I hate that Lowe got healthy for this series.
DOUBLE PLAY! WOW!
An Easter miracle.
Fuck, I think I’d challenge that shit.
Okay, NOW the Yankees can score some runs if they so choose, and stretch this shit out as long as they want until the skies open up.
Let’s go rain! Let’s go rain!
Oh fuck, did Stanton just break Aranda’s hand?!
That did NOT look good.
Man, why the fuck is Dominguez not giving Jazz time to fucking steal!?
Tarp out!
On deadline day every game should start at the same time or nobody should play. If they play deadline time should be 8pm.
They’re getting Bednar. Hope they don’t give up Jones or Lombard.
Indications are that they won’t be trading Spencer Jones.
Rafael Flores in the deal. Every fucking team in the Majors will be starting a Yankee catcher soon.
And somehow the one they kept is the one hitting .212.
I thought Flores might be good. Maybe we can use Escarra to get a RH catcher
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yankees/news/yankees-david-bednar-trade-sends-away-no-8-prospect-2-others/491ab7b7d6802cdf692ac306
Can they bury Devin Williams now? Like to mop-up guy.
Edgleen Perez, the Yankees’ 14th-ranked prospect.
So #8 and #14 are fine, honestly.
What the fuck is Curry talking about being like David Letterman!?
Hoch says that the Yankees have asked the Marlins for a package that would include Sandy Alcantara and Anthony Bender.
That would take a LOT to get, right?
Alcantara only makes any sense if Hal is authorizing a bigger 2026 budget.
I could see Bryce Cunningham being the centerpiece of a Alcantara/Bender deal. I could live with that.
Yankees pick up Jake Bird. Controlled through 2028.
Effross might be DFAed if they keep adding guys.
He gave up 4 or 5 in an inning the other day for Scranton.
Yeah, it’s probably it for Effross. Hopefully he resigns after he gets DFAed. I’d like to see if he can ever just fucking HEAL.
Curry thinks Bednar comes in behind Weaver and Williams.
Seriously, dude? I don’t buy it. I think he’s the new closer.
Why do they want Alcantara? He’s been awful in 2025, and is a pitch away from breaking again.
Roc Riggio and Ben Shields for Bird. #10 and #28. That’s fine. Riggio was never going to play for the Yankees. He was always going to just be a trade asset.
He’s having a good season, but I doubt he will play at second in the majors, and his bat looks less impressive when he’s not a middle infielder.
Is Taylor Swanson just a fucking genius or some shit!?
Adolis Garcia rumor to the Mets seems like bullshit.
The Twins getting James Outman for Brock Stewart seems like a good pick up by Minny.
Not finalized yet.
https://dodgersnation.com/dodgers-reviewing-brock-stewarts-medicals-before-finalizing-trade/2025/07/31/
Correa back to Houston.
Fuck the heck?!
No way should he be behind Williams, only in a Boone-World should that even be considered a thing.
Not only is it a thing but I’d bet for now it’s a tautology.
Bird 4.73 era Colorado, era+ 100, 3.45 FIP, High WHIP 1.481
He’s pretty clearly one of those dudes who Blake will say, “Hey, you know your shitty fastball? Stop throwing it.”
I feel like I walked thru a river to get a sandwich but they’re still playing? On a getaway day.
I get the hesitancy since the home team is winning, but yeah, just fucking call this thing.
Hamilton has an option remaining, so they can send him down when guys return.
I gotta figure its Bednar as the closer, Williams as the 8th inning guy, Weaver as the 7th inning guy.
Then Lo, Hill, Bird, Cruz, and Leiter in the middle innings.
I think they’re gonna let Bednar get his feet wet in non closing situations first. Who knows – maybe he’s another head case who can’t pitch in NY. Then again I think DevoW is and they keep using him…
Jesus Sanchez to the Astros.
O’Hearn and Laureano to the Padres.
I don’t get the Correa deal in the sense that, like, where is he going to play next season when Parades and Pena are both healthy again?
It’s fascinating to acquire Bieber when he’s only made a single rehab start. They gave up their #5 prospect for him.
Bird last 28 days, 23 era. Last two games, 1ip, 4h, 2bb, 5r. That would scare me off.
Fuck, 5:20 PM resumption of the game. They desperately need to score this run at third base.
Game resumes 5:20
God, what a piece of shit Stroman was today. Just watching the highlights of the game. Fucking awful.
I guess Brubaker pitches the 6th inning, and depending on how he does, let him pitch the 7th.
Brubaker might be DFAed, as well.
Curry continues to say that Bednar will set up Williams AND Weaver. Why in the fuck would you trade for an All-Star closer having a great season and NOT have him close?!
Whenever the Yankees trade for a relief pitcher mid season I get Jay Witasik nightmares.
Remember when we picked up Alan Embree in 2005? That was awesome. Ha.
Too lazy to look at every trade but I wonder if most of them end up being useless or worse. (Like the Red Sox giving up future HOFer Jeff Bagwell for 22 innings of Larry Andersen)
Looks like De Los Santos is going to be the guy. I think I’d use Brubaker first, but I can live with it.
Rangers close to Merril Kelly. I like that, just to keep him off of the Red Sox.
Texas gets Merrill Kelly and Coulombe.. Olney says the Ms are now the best team in the AL. Astros looking at Cease.
Yankees got better but have other teams improved more?
They need this run so bad.
2:45 delay. That’s nuts.
It was fucking absurd. I get that the Rays don’t come back to New York again this year, but what is even the fucking point of the “official game” rule if they’re going to wait nearly three fucking hours to continue the game?!
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT, SLATER!
Peraza traded to the Angels. Good for Cash to actually trade him, rather than have to DFA him.
Austin Slater death on LHPs or death on the Yankees. Didn’t Cash pick up a guy in 23 or 24 who supposedly hit LHPs and was hopeless.
Cubs get Willi Castro. Good move. I bet Minny was asking for a lot.
Slater has good numbers this year vs LHP but in 2024 he hit 188/541 in 142 PAs.
Wow, I just impressed myself so much by getting that “Name the Yankee” question. 10/10 on the difficulty level.
Cone’s color was a helpful hint.
So I guess Escarra comes back now that Peraza has been dealt?
Doesn’t he have to stay there 10 days?
Is Rosario fast? Who is the Yankee pinch-runner now? I guess Slater.
First and third one out against a LHP with a 5.5 era and our left killer up- double play. Next inning lead off single against a 6 era pitcher-nothing.
If Peraza blossoms with the ANGELS of all teams I’m changing my name to Luigi.
Guy Caballero to Yankees for Pereira.
Hilariously, the Yankees just traded Pereira for Caballero. So weird.
Caballero can’t really hit, but he can’t really hit better than Peraza
A new backup SS who will never see an inning at the position.
Dustin May to townies.
He’s a rental! What a weird move.
Stanton can look good or like there so bad.
Nestor to Padres
In exchange for former Yankee Brandon Lockridge.
They don’t want to offend Williams, who has been here… half a season.
Camilo Doval
Championship!
They got two other teams’ closers! Hilarious.
Camilo Doval from SF
the deadline got good finally
shame we couldn’t have picked up a manager
They really need another run ahead of Jonathan Loaisiga, discount closer.
Yankees going 2015 Royals route.
caballero is much better against lefties, maybe you pinch hit him for jazz?
I am so fucking angry about Lo pitching here. He HAD to be the choice, but he’s such a fucking choker.
Texas gets Maton.
Hamilton and De Los Santos go to the minors. Beyond that, I dunno.
i was wrong about peraza and also about Lo being the next Mo.
but pretty much nothing else, ever
De Los Santos for four would have been better than Lo.
100%.
Leadoff 2B. Can’t believe Lo got Lowe out there.
I was stunned by how well he pitched after the leadoff double.
Yay, win.
Can Stroman be DFAed now, please?
Jesus Rodriguez, Parks Harbor, Trystan Vierling and one other player for Doval.
#20 and #26, and yet ANOTHER catcher!
The entire league will be Yankee catchers!
Bird doesn’t seem like much of an improvement on anything (though I guess he’s better than Brooks kriske…and maybe Stroman.)
Doval has a Whip if 1.2 and ERA over 3. Big deal. Maybe better than the head case DevoW?
Bednar is good; I just hope he doesn’t choke in NY.
A Yankees catcher for you, and a Yankees catcher for you, and a Yankees catcher for you, and a Yankees catcher for everyone.
Holy fucking shit, Curry was right, Devin is still the closer?!?!?!
I said earlier it was a tautology.
He’s earned it with his years in the Bronx.
Jesus Rodriguez catches and plays 3b and can hit a bit. Except for Spencer Jones, Big Maybe, no one in the farm system can hit.
Hopefully Pereira doesn’t hit for Tampa Bay.
The rotation is still a mess and we either need a bat or for Wells to step up or Jazz to be more consistent. phenom will always be phenom. Did we improve more than Texas, Houston, Boston or Seattle? I don’t think this is a championship team.
Oh, well they have Gil coming back. Which is the biggest trade they could make, you know.
The roster still seems a bit odd to me from the hitter side of things.
C Wells/Rice (1/2)
1B Goldschmidt (3)
2B Jazz(4)
SS Volpe (5)
3B McMahon (6)
Utility Rosario/Caballero (7/8)
LF Dominguez (9)
CF Grisham (10)
RF Bellinger (11)
DH Judge/Stanton (12/13)
OF Slater (14)
See what I mean? That’s 14 guys. That means a 12-man pitching staff, and the Yankees OBVIOUSLY aren’t going to have a 12-man pitching staff.
Sooooooo……..huh? Will they actually send Dominguez down when Judge returns until September, when rosters expand?!
I think that Caballero has options as well.
Oh, awesome, then that’s the solution right there. You send Caballero down until September, and then he’s a pinch-runner in the playoffs.
Impressive on so many levels by Cashman.
Yeah, that really IS pretty smart.
“Devin’s been outstanding.”
Ugh, seven more games for the Jays with the newly shitty Rays.
I’m sure we’re going to read that cash had a deal to trade Grisham + for a starter on the Marlins but at the last minute the deal died. And that’s why we now have 14 players for 13 positions.
Remember when we traded a starter for a CF in a boot? Because another deal was about to be made…
Whatever. They aren’t winning with this team and this manager.
I for one think that the relievers acquired will turn out as well as the Devin Williams trade
That’s enough optimism for one day.
Raleigh hit #42.
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Pitches Thrown 98.0+ mph by Relievers This Season:
182 – Camilo Doval
39 – David Bednar
32 – 2025 Yankees (31 by Jonathan Loaisiga; 1 by Yerry de los Santos)
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Assuming health, the Headrick/Brubaker call will come tomorrow when they know if all the new relievers made it into Miami for the weekend series.
Headrick is better but can be optioned; Brubaker would be a DFA. (Then another move on Sunday for Gil.)
Braves and Reds each score eight in the 8th. Third time in MLB history both teams scored 8 in the same inning.
Braves win 12-11 in OT. Carrasco 6ip 3r 7h 95 pitches. Did the Yankees keep the wrong washed up starter?
Eh carrasco looked pretty kinda okay in his first few starts for the Yankees too.
Can anyone explain what’s the big deal about this guy Bird? 4th year in mlb and has basically been a league avg pitcher. What am I missing? Yeah he pitched in Colorado. But for his career he pitched better there than on the road!
Yeah I don’t get it either, funky delivery? His FIP is 3 1/2 but last year it was 5 1/2. He does average over a strikeout per inning. Savant has him with an 80 breaking run value.
He clearly has a pitching profile that they like. I think Blake does a good job with the rejects they get a hold of, but when it is a guy he actively TARGETS (Holmes, Wandy, Cruz), I think they likely have a good plan in mind to improve the guy.
What killed me, though, is that they had that plan in place with Dennis Santana, he then ignored it all and was terrible, but got his shit together when he realized his career was about to be over if he DIDN’T get his shit together, and then he suddenly did all of the stuff the Yankees were asking him to do but he didn’t with his NEXT team. That has to INFURIATE you as a coach to see.
Yankees released Stroman.
Shame.
He left a e winner with a higher winning percent for the season than the team.
Stroman was a bad signing, and I said so at the time.
At the time, they had no idea that Schmidt and Gil would be so good, and they didn’t know if Cortes would be healthy, so it looked like they needed a middle-of-the-pack innings eater. So I think that the deal made sense. It just didn’t work out at ALL beyond those first few months in 2024.