As they head into the second half of the 2016 season, the New York Yankees are the definition of mediocrity with a 44-44 record.
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Team MVP – Carlos Beltran: Carlos Beltran is throwing age out the window this season and has been the undisputed core of the Yankees offense. With Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances around, the Yankees could potentially deal Chapman without committing to a full-blown fire-sale, considering the remaining talent in their bullpen. According to a report today from FOX Sports’ baseball guru Ken Rosenthal, the team has decided that should things get any worse they would sell off some of their best to try to piece together a team ready to contend again in 2017. Within that, as well, the Giants own baseball’s best record at 57-33, the Orioles and Red Sox are now the AL East and AL Wild Card leaders, respectively, and the Astros are two games back of the Sox and Blue Jays for one of the AL wild-card slots.
According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN.com, Brian Cashman wants to move some assets to help rebuild the farm system, while Hal Steinbrenner and Randy Levine are opposed to trading players.
There is division within the New York Yankees over whether the organization should buy or sell leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline. I’m not sure what’s taking so long to make this decision, but it is what it is.
“We believe in this team”, he added. Chapman has 17 saves in 18 chances, posting 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a 2.49 ERA. With the August 1 trade deadline rapidly approaching, they will soon run out of time to show the front office that this roster is good enough to chase the playoffs.
Beltran’s three-year, $45 million deal with the Yankees ends this fall. Beltran’s 19 homers and 56 RBI put him five up (on Brian McCann) and 15 up (on Didi Gregorius) in the counting stats, and his.
Much of that can be connected to Mark Teixeira’s neck and knee issues and Alex Rodriguez’s sharp regression.
Rodriguez did not make himself available to the media before the game, but Girardi emphasized that the decision to take another crack at first base came from the player, not the manager. Dan Martin: Speaking a bit more about the All-Star, Carlos Beltran reached out to young Yankee prospect Jorge Mateo after finding out about his suspension. Beltran has made it known that he believes he has two solid years left, and winning a World Series title will validate his greatness and cement his Hall of Fame worthy career. A late-career switch to first base can be a disaster, even for someone who has more skill as an infielder than did Mike Piazza as a Met in 2003. Nathan Eovaldi and Michael Pineda.
“Consistency is the word that’s going to ring out loud here”, Girardi said. With a team filled with expensive former stars – Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and CC Sabathia, to name a few – that are now past their prime, the Yankees have to start thinking about the future.
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“It’s just not executing when he needs to execute”, Girardi said.
