September 16, 2024

57 thoughts on “Yankees (73-50) @ Tigers (59-64) Saturday, August 17, 2024, 1:10 PM EDT”

  2. If this were a Tigers blog, how many heads would be exploding with A.J. Hinch getting Javy Baez in the lineup today because keeping him in a good frame of mind is more important thang giving that 6’3″ lefty hitting rookie SS a good long look.

    2. I swear I don’t know what dictionary they use. “Tiffany” is a proper noun, and yet

  4. Stanton since returning 209/689
    Vertigo last 14 227/590 despite Ruocco saying he’s had some good ABs lately. What’s he watching 2023 Boston replays?
    Volpe with an infield hit pretty much the only kind of hit he can get.
    And Rice sadly last 14 067/253 which justifies DJ I suppose.
    Waldo last 14 400/1304 yet somehow he’s batting 9th instead of 5th or 6th.

    2. Well, that as a nice thought, but Rodon and the moribund Yankees bats have a different idea. Which probably includes being no-hit by Skubal.

  7. Flash “he looks better than the numbers would indicate” or the Yankees are worse offensively than the number would indicate.

    Against the White Sox they scored 2, 4, 1 thru 6 when the 2b dropped a throw, last night 3 and 1-10 RISP.

    The whole infield and LF are mediocre to bad and Stanton is not exactly producing as you would want from a DH.

    1. If we lose this we’ll be 8-6 lately against sub 500 teams and with Skubal going tomorrow it probably will be 8-7.

    1. Sure but he’s had plenty of other stinkers. As have Nestor. And Stroman. And with 5 or 6 sub replacement hitters in the lineup that’s a problem.

  16. They gotta move Waldo up in the lineup.

    I think they should mix things up even more by leading off Judge or Soto, but if they insist on a leadoff hitter, let’s do…

    Gleyber 2B
    Soto RF
    Judge CF
    Wells C
    Stanton DH
    Waldo 3B
    Verdugo LF
    Rice 1B
    Volpe SS

    And against lefties…

    Gleyber 2B
    Soto RF
    Judge CF
    Wells C
    Stanton DH
    Waldo LF
    Peraza 3B
    Volpe SS
    LeMahieu 1B

    1. I want Peraza to play some SS. And Grisham some CF with Judge and LF which would be out strongest defensive alignment.

    2. But Wells has turned himself into a pretty dang good catcher. It’s theoretically much easier to find a good hitting 1B than a good hitting, good defensive catcher.

      I don’t think moving Wells to 1B is the answer.

    4. Oh yeah, just in games where Trevino plays. The issue is that Trevino is too good to treat like Narvaez, but you can’t lose Wells’ at-bat in games where Trevino plays.

    5. We’ve seen a number of catchers play other positions to keep their bats in the lineup when they don’t catch, and with the Yankees’ shitty options at first base (LeMahieu or Rice is basically picking your poison at this point), they should make sure to keep Wells’ bat in the lineup.

  19. This is not a serious baseball operation with Cashman at the helm.

    Cashman who was burned out 7-years ago and has 2 more years on his own contract. Cashman who has Hicks still being paid, LeMahieu still owed $30 million after 2024.

    And Stanton for three more years+ after 2024. Stanton, $32 million in 2025, $29 million – $10 million the Marlins pay in 2026 = $19 million, and $25 million in 2027 – $10 million the Marlins pay = $15 million, plus a club option in 2028 for $25 million – the $10 million the Marlins would pay if picked up = $15 million, or a $10 million club buyout for 2028.

  26. Reds get Rosario. Nobody decent that isn’t overpriced will fall to them. We’re stuck in the outfield but it wouldn’t take much to improve on the black hole that is 1B.

  27. For some reason there’s a 27th roster spot tonight for both teams. The Yankees are using Dominguez, I can only assume they will not play him, because, why would they?

  31. They sit Waldo who’s been very productive and play phenom who’s stinking up the joint.

    NYY Lineup
    DET Lineup
    G Torres (R) 2B
    J Soto (L) RF
    A Judge (R) CF
    G Stanton (R) DH
    J Domínguez (S) LF
    J Trevino (R) C
    A Volpe (R) SS
    D LeMahieu (R) 1B
    O Peraza (R) 3B

    1. Oh wait I didn’t even see Wells wasn’t starting even against a RHP with a day off tomorrow. Either Trevino or Stanton 117 last 14 days, 118 last 7 days should be sitting.

    1. Skubal is the best pitcher in the AL and the plan is for The Martian to go 0/4 and Boone/Cash to declare he’s not ready.

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