The Yankees plated two more in the fifth. He doesn’t hide. He also has more power than any GM in the history of the Yankees. Bar none. However, the discussion attached to The Pinstripes this week is uncharted territory. Next up? Probably the best hitter in the team, Didi Gregorius. That’s primarily due to the fact that the Yankees played completely against type yesterday. Because this team has always had a win now mentality. “If we did better, maybe those guys would still be here”, added Rodriguez.
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“As a competitor, especially when you’ve had a lot of success when you first get in, you never see the end”, said Gooden, who was working with the Pink Tie organization spending time with underprivileged children at Citi Field. Sacrificed today for tomorrow. Many have suggested that he could even coach when he’s done playing.
New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez tosses a ball before an interleague baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in New York. Said Girardi beforehand: “I believe that you can win with the players in that room”. That’s no knock against Yankee fans either, they have every right to be cocky. Many have called Cashman’s trades a fleecing of other team’s farm systems. The Cubs’ system and the Indians’ system and the Rangers’ system now become his farm system. Not only was Chapman automatic, he was a ticket seller. I’ve seen the articles. The return for Chapman is one big prospect and some other mid-level prospects.
The Mike Trout comparisons are insane, but how good can Frazier be? If it is indeed a reality. “I want to play and think I can make a difference on the field and in the clubhouse”.
But Boss George’s opinion is a moot point.
Shortly after the trade, NY acquired Tyler Clippard from the Diamondbacks to soften the blow (at least a little) of losing Miller. Brian Cashman was given authorization to move his three best assets and did well in the overall haul. Yes, Mr. Cashman is crowing. “Obviously when Andrew (Miller) was traded yesterday, we felt that anything was possible”.
Well, things have changed in Yankee-land in the last week.
“I think as a player, you know that this moment could happen”. The Yankees might also unload Brian McCann & Carlos Beltran and the like. That makes this team a work in progress.
This subway series very well could be the final nail in the coffin for one of the NY teams. What the Yankees intend to do with this influx of talent is unclear. And because, well, they were the Yankees. This is the case in a normal situation.
Tate was the best pitching prospect in college baseball previous year, showing a plus-plus fastball and a slider that would show that kind of ability in glimpses as well.
Cashman can take time easing these youngsters onto the big league roster over the next two or three years and begin forming a new core. I’m happy to be a Yankee. I love to be around young kids. But Yankee fans are allowed to wonder, if only briefly, why they should just automatically assume that this front office, not just the general manager but all of his lieutenants, are suddenly right about everything. 500 for the first time since 1992, when manager Buck Showalter’s starting staff consisted of Melido Perez, Scott Sanderson, Scott Kamieniecki and Tim Leary.
That’s why come Monday night NY will be buzzing again. Without a solid staff, this is all meaningless. I think, for me, (Monday) was a very sad day, when you think about Carlos Beltran.
If George Steinbrenner still occupied the owner’s suite, the New York Yankees would not have conducted a fire sale heading into the trade deadline. I hope I can contribute.
“Strange things have happened”, Girardi said to Miller before the Yankees were swept by the Rays, “They have”.
“Let me put it this way: I haven’t discussed with the baseball people anything about what we’re going to be doing in the hours and days to come”, Steinbrenner said. Even less were showing up at the Stadium. A high paying one, but a lottery ticket nonetheless. I was sad to see him go.
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The Yankees’ moves of the past week or so have made the direction in which they’re heading clear.
