“Get ready for a 20-year drought”, he said. Second baseman Stephen Drew isn’t expected to play again this year after being diagnosed with a concussion that caused dizziness for more than two weeks. “I’m not going to sit here and make excuses”.
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The Yankees’ ring-less streak is now six years and counting, the mere blink of an eye for most franchises but approaching eternity for this one – remember how people freaked out during that barren period between 2000 and 2009? They’re going to stick with the current set of Yankees they have.
At this point, he said, CC Sabathia, too, likely will be a starter.
A-Rod and Teixeira rebounded, and Gregorius improved each month. So is Beltran, who, incredibly, posted the highest batting average among Yankees regulars, an underwhelming.276.
But Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Alex Rodriguez and Brian McCann all slumped in the final months of the season, and relievers Dellin Betances and Justin Wilson lost a few consistency.
After losing Tuesday’s American League Wild Card game to the Houston Astros, Joe Girardi has defended the job he did as manager of the New York Yankees this season.
So what real hope do the Yankees have for dramatic, or even slight, improvement next year? Manager Mike Matheny said he in fact was not willing to reveal all of his oppose order or his schedule, or perhaps no matter he would probably maintain 11 or 12 pitchers.
“With the information in front of me, being prepared and the discussions I had with my coaches, I did what I felt was right every day, ” Girardi said. To prevent such an abrupt ending in 2016, “we’ve just got to win the division”. Our division victor won [93]. We weren’t exactly sure who was going to be our seventh-inning guy.
Ellsbury batted. 220 in the second half this season and is 2-for-7 against the left-handed Keuchel in his career, while Gardner is 0-for-4. Girardi can only do so much with what he’s given.
It was still the Yankees’ best season since 2012. Girardi called Warren “as valuable as pitcher as we had all year”.
He underwent an MRI exam Wednesday that came back negative and would have played if the Yankees had advanced to the ALDS, but his effectiveness had already been impacted by other injuries throughout the season. Gardner continues to puzzle, with his excellent first half and invisible second half, his penchant for striking out and his inexplicable failure to exploit his great speed on the basepaths.
After the 2012 season, the Yankees were in rebuilding mode, but they weren’t rebuilding just anyway. No”, Girardi said. “If I would’ve played Ells, would it have been better?
It means diminished health concerns for Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and Ivan Nova, each of whom made it through the season relatively healthy after significant medical issues the year before. Nathan Eovaldi looks like a keeper, but he’s no Max Scherzer, at least not yet. On the season, Miller saved 39 games while only blowing 2 saves. But after that, who do you really trust?
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He’s has to juggle lineups and pitching staffs loaded with castoffs, overpriced free agents, has-beens and green rookies. So will Ben Zobrist, Daniel Murphy, and perhaps, Chase Utley. He’ll have to figure out how to keep these guys fresh next season, but it’s up to Brian Cashman to add reinforcements.
