From Bryan Hoch:
In Max Fried’s mind, the clean eighth-inning single that Jake Mangum laced into the outfield represented the end of his bid for a no-hitter. The Yankees left-hander was unaware that a scoring change had taken place just a few minutes prior, converting what had initially been ruled a sixth-inning error into a hit.
Known for his cool temperament, Fried eyed the scoreboard and greeted that edit with a shrug, less concerned with the hit column than the one showing his team in front. The Yankees are counting on many more dominant performances like the one Fried turned in on Sunday afternoon, pitching his new club to a 4-0 victory over the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The big issue isn’t that the error was turned into a hit, as that was probably the right call. The issue is that if it was “apparent” that Goldschmidt wouldn’t have gotten the runner at first base even if he hadn’t butchered the ground ball, then why the heck did it take two innings to make that call?! How apparent could it really have been if it took you two innings to make the call? Again, the call was fine. It was likely the correct call, but, during a no-hitter, how do you wait that long to change it? Just weird stuff there.
The bigger joke of a call during the game was the umpires using replay and STILL getting an Aaron Judge home run call wrong, leaving it as a foul ball despite it being plainly obvious that it was a fair ball (and a home run). Nonsense.
Boone noted that Fried didn’t even have his best stuff today, and he’s right. You could see that he was laboring a bit, and walked and hit guys, but he’s do darn good that it didn’t matter. Last year, Fried got better as the year went along, so imagine if we’ll see that here, too, when he’s already 3-0 with a 1.42 ERA! He has been everything they could have possibly hoped for when they signed him and THEN some. The crazy thing is that the way that he pitches, he could EASILY keep this up for six more years or so (those last two years are probably going to be rough, though). It’s nice to see this work out so well after the Rodon signing has been mostly a disaster so far (I mean, the guy also ended up their #2 starter in the playoffs, so I guess “disaster” is a stretch).
If it weren’t for Devin Williams sucking, the Yankees would be 15-7 right now, but hey, 14-8 is still the best record in the American League. They need to just keep winning series.
The featured image is Fried’s teammates celebrating him as he exited the game in the 8th inning.
Have we had statcast confirmation that it was fair? Is that a thing?
Looked to me like one angle showed it clearly passing behind the pole, meaning fair from that angle.
It’s weird, there appears to be some data from Statcast on it, just not whether it was foul or not.
This team with Cole-Fried going 1-2-4-5-7 in a 7-game series woulda been fun to watch. Rodon in 3/6 … probably not so much.
I think the hope would be that Schmidt or Gil would leapfrog him.
Even this season, I wouldn’t put it past the Yankees to add a Game 2 starter at the deadline, depending on the standings. A free agent who they could let leave after the season to be replaced by Cole next year. Someone like, say, Zach Eflin, if the Orioles continue to struggle.
There are some other possibilities, as well, like Zac Gallen if Arizona is pushed out of the Wild Card hunt by the rest of the NL West, or Michael King/Dylan Cease is the same happens to San Diego. A deal with Houston seems unlikely, so I won’t count Framber Valdez as a possibility.
The team with Cole, Fried, Gil, Clarke and Rodan would’ve had potential.
But if Fried has to pitch the game to get the last wild card who pitches the wild card game Clarke or Rodon (Gil will have had a series of setbacks.)
Luckily, they’re now three game series!
Grisham out for paternity leave. Yorbit called up. I assume he’s here to play second during Jazz’s suspension, but perhaps they’ll have him play second and have Jazz fill in at center while Rice is out?
Hopefully Rice will only miss one more game. Cleveland is lucky it’s missing both Grisham AND Rice.
Beeter started his rehab, was hitting 97 Low A.
With the bullpen depth as it is, shouldn’t they try stretching Beeter out?
I thought his stuff played better in the pen.
Oh, it DEFINITELY plays better in the pen, but that goes for most pitchers, right?
Fried has been excellent. I didn’t really know much about him, has he always been a groundball machine?
Yep. That’s always been his calling card.
6pm games today and tomorrow
What an insane lineup.
C Austin Wells L
DH Aaron Judge R
CF C. Bellinger L
1B P. Goldschmidt R
2B J. Chisholm L
SS A. Volpe R
LF J. Dominguez S
RF Pablo Reyes R
3B O. Cabrera S
Does Boone, like, just hate Jorbit? Jazz was outright an everyday center fielder just last season. Why would you play Reyes in right field, especially when we all know Reyes is getting DFAed the moment that LeMahieu is healthy?
I’m beginning to think Boone is an idiot. Jorbit is hitting at AAA doesn’t strike out, and is just brought up to sit? Cashman where are you?
Because Cash signed Reyes, so he has to play. Reyes is bad but what if Jorbit is worse. Smart to stick with the proven guy who stinks than see if an unknown quantity has anything to offer.
Two games off is normal for an injury like Rice, but if he misses tomorrow’s game, too, I’ll be officially concerned.
do the Yankees just not have off days any more?
“I’m beginning to think Boone is an idiot.”
“Cash signed Reyes, so he has to play.”
So what you’re saying is that… Fried is the closer the Yankees need, not the closer they deserve?
reyes against a righty makes zero sense
Bellinger 176/543, the best 3 hitter in baseball
More likely Rice, Goldy, Trent fall to earth or Cody, Jazz, Wells get hot? Both? Neither? Jazz now hitting 155/646 since he became a home run hitter.