November 15, 2024

13 thoughts on “Yankees.com: Yanks’ lineup shuffle prompts 4 walks to Judge, then decisive K

  1. Who would have looked at that line-up and the starting pitcher and expected a low-scoring games where they just wouldn’t score enough to help the starting pitcher?

    Everyone but the guy who fills out the line-ups.

    I got the logic for the catcher – fine, but then don’t put in the weakest imaginable line-up around him that day. Etc.

  2. Also, about “Davis” – “that’s why we got him” is a pathetic excuse. First of all, you got him to put him in a position where he could fail with the greatest possible public embarrassment? Very nice.
    But even leaving that aside – the distance between “that’s why we got him” and “batting him clean-up is a good idea (and expecting him to do well is rational)” is astronomical.

  3. MLBTR mentions Mark Canha and RAB seems to think he might be a good fit. He’s crushing LHPs this year, but in the past he didn’t have any split.

    JD Davis hitting 063/167/125 here

  4. “The trade deadline can’t get here fast enough.”
    Brian, I really feel like you’re setting me up to be bitterly disappointed. I’m working hard to expect from the trade deadline only someone I don’t even want in the lineup.

    1. I’m expecting something like the Martian for Jazz Chisholm Jr. Something I wouldn’t even begin to consider so much as casually considering.

  5. Our best hope is PHENOM reemerging and Stanton and The Martian stopping the lineup from being a farce. Maybe a right handed hitting 1B to platoon with Rice or take the job might be doable. Effross or Neely or Shrieve might help the pen.

  6. Michael Kay “ Why is JD Davis on the Yankees.” Good question.

    G Torres (R) 2B
    J Soto (L) RF
    A Judge (R) CF
    A Wells (L) C
    A Volpe (R) SS
    A Verdugo (L) LF
    J Davis (R) DH
    D LeMahieu (R) 1B
    O Cabrera (S) 3B

    1. Wow, he DIDN’T test the market.
      It’s like the Red Sox are smart.
      And to answer your question: if Boone’s paying the Yankees the 32, then yes, that math might make sense.

    2. Wow, he DIDN’T test the market.

      I think he only wanted to test the market if they were going to suck. Otherwise, he wants to be there.

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