November 15, 2024

44 thoughts on “Yankees.com: Judge hits one out of Fenway as Yanks rally for much-needed win

    1. Agreed. I think he’ll stick around in the super-sub role, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see him get another start any time soon.

    2. I didn’t think that was possible. It only took geological era.
      And don’t be too sure even now.

  1. Well, that was a surprising… a surprising… what do you call it when the game accidentally ends when you have more runs than the other team?
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    To be fair, even the Yankee’s creativity in finding ways to lose must have its limits.

  2. What do they do with jazz? Play 2b with Gleyber at 3b? Play CF (badly) and benching vertugo?
    And batting leadoff even though his OBP is blah?
    I don’t get cashman at all.

    1. Chisholm’s .323 OBP is higher than every non-Soto/Judge Yankee except Wells (but I think we all agree that Wells is a bit of an odd fit as a leadoff hitter).

      But I think Cashman mostly sees him as Gleyber’s cost-controlled replacement for the next two seasons more than some major upgrade NOW, so I think he’s still looking for a bat. We’ll really have to see what the roster looks like Tuesday night to know for sure what the deal is with Cashman’s moves.

  3. Meanwhile for those who didn’t know, IKF has an ops of 114.. Rotvert 110. . Bader 102.

    It’s amazing how every move Cashman makes is a bad one.

    1. If they have success, wouldn’t that suggest that he was RIGHT to want to acquire them?

      It can’t be “IKF was a terrible acquisition, but you also shouldn’t have let him leave.”

    2. Now, if the question is whether it is very annoying seeing players suck here, and then succeed elsewhere, then I would agree, that IS very annoying. Especially when the guy they got for Rortvedt promptly got hurt twice.

    3. That’s true, Brian. What it DOES suggest is a problem with how the team is run internally – with the Boone part rather than the Cashman part. If players consistently perform better before they get here and better after they leave… you’d think it would raise a question.

    1. The Yankees valuation and usage of Peraza has never lined up. I don’t get it.

    2. At the time of the deal, Peraza had the inside track to be the starter at shortstop in 2023. Trading him AND Gleyber for Lopez would have left them with…uhm…Marwin Gonzalez playing second, I guess?

      But yes, since Peraza has been a dumpster fire since then, it looks like a worthwhile deal NOW.

    3. Peraza might, unlikely but possible, be coming around. Last 14 days 351/1036, last 21 315/893

  4. O’s winning, even with their bullpen they should win. Meanwhile, when the Yankees lose tonight, in creative fashion, they will give back a hard-earned 1 game pickup from last night.

    1. Lesko, though young, has shown nothing to date (how he is the #76 prospect overall is interesting; if he was doing what he’s done so far as a Yankees prospect he wouldn’t sniff the top 100). Homer Bush Jr. is in high A. So high rankings within the Padres farm system, but they sound a long way off.

  5. Aaron Boone said he sees Jazz Chisholm Jr. hitting in the middle of the order, since they are seeing good signs from Alex Verdugo & Gleyber Torres at leadoff (taking a minute to catch my breath after a long laughing fit). Chisholm will soon begin working out at 3B, as will Torres.

    1. When Stanton returns I assume he’ll be primarily an infielder. Meanwhile Grisham has been much better than Vertigo over the last month 746-542

  6. Details, details.
    We have an f*ing LEAGUE AVERAGE PLAYER in the line-up now!
    With his OPS+ of essentially 100.
    Break out the champagne!

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