2023 Yankees thread.........Domingo German pitches perfect game

[BADOLBILZ]

Here is the link for this season to daily live and archived box scores for the Yankees...........and all their affiliates.........from AAA to the Dominican Summer League:

 

 

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=147

 

 

Two pitchers showed up injured at camp..........and surprisingly Injurino wasn't one of them.

 

He already got tazed tho

 

 

With Montas likely done for the year and the Yankees passing on inexpensive, proven arms like Michael Wacha for the back of the rotation because they don't want to pay the Steve Cohen tax(which they are just under)..........if German and Schmidt don't look good..........there will soon, inevitably, be questions about whether they should bring in 2020 NL Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer for the $720K minimum.   Here is a good run-down on baseball's most controversial player:

 

 

Update:    Trevor Bauer heading to Japan to pitch the 2023 season.   It's the best deal for him.   Gets some innings in against a Triple A+ level of competition.......doesn't have to pitch for free in MLB where anything he earned would have come out of his Dodgers money.   Japanese society a bit different so perhaps not as critical about his consensual BDSM relationship that went wrong. 

Edited June 29, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[LeviF]

Here’s to another early playoff exit!

[Success]

I'm stoked about this year's rotation.  Losing Montas hurts a bit; he's not great, but when healthy, he would be a very strong #5 guy.  German can take that spot and be as effective.

 

Cole, Rodon, Sevy, Cortes - that's a fearsome top 4.  Gotta be top 3 in the league.  

 

Houston has been like a brick wall - but I feel like NY might finally break through this year.  They need to be more healthy come October than they were this past year.

 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Interesting follow thru on swing from top prospect Volpe.  

 

 

[Big Blitz]

If we can find a way to send Josh Donaldson anywhere that would be fantastic. 
 

 

 

 

Could any manager remotely come close to talking to players like this today lol lol 

 

 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

I have no idea if this dude will be able to field a position(he plays 3B/1B).........but man he hits baseballs hard and far.......struck out only in the low 20% and hit for average too in AA.

 

I think he found some of that David Ortiz juice a couple seasons ago and ever since then he has looked like the next Nelson Cruz.

 

He will either become a good major league hitter or end up in Japan or Korea or something.    Should be fun to watch in spring training.

 

hit a long HR in game today:

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[Gregg]

Unless they have to deal with serious injuries the Yanks will be back in the postseason. Can they get past the Astros is the real question?

[BADOLBILZ]

5 hours ago, Gregg said:

Unless they have to deal with serious injuries the Yanks will be back in the postseason. Can they get past the Astros is the real question?

 

 

I doubt it.

 

Fangraphs has the Yankees as the best team in baseball because they calculate simply by adding up individual talent/depth..........but the issue yet again is that their lineup is SO imbalanced with right handed batters that there becomes a reverse synergy when opponents can just line up their right handed pitching and those guys can just tunnel those sliders etc..   It makes it so easy for the opposing pitchers to get in a groove.

 

The Yankees are talking about moving Judge to LF so Stanton can play RF..........but to what end?   So they get Donaldson DH at bats? 😂  Ideally they need the switch hitting Oswaldo Cabrera to step up and play out of his head and earn a starting spot in LF so they AT LEAST have two batters who can swing from the left side against RHP.  

 

Should be a big year for left handed bats with the shift being banned.........and the Astros have Alvarez, Tucker and Brantley..........3 tremendous ones........they should run away with the AL.   

[BADOLBILZ]

 

 

Gleyber Tortoise.......traveling with the rooks and scrubeenies.

 

Replay of game will be on MLB network Saturday night 8pm

Edited February 25, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[4merper4mer]

21 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

Gleyber Tortoise.......traveling with the rooks and scrubeenies.

IKF too.

 

I get a little bored sometimes with the lopsided teams talk.  Can the Yanks beat the Astros?  Etc.  plenty of time for that in September.  I’m looking at teams that are up and coming or will exceed expectations.  I can see the white Sox making a comeback.  They were snake bit last year.  My “over” team is the Royals.  They’ll lose but have a lot of talent and youth.  

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Tortoise with a HR and 2B in first two at bats.   Link to the daily live box score for the team and it's affiliates below and at top of OP'

 

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=147

 

 

Edited February 25, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Volpe lead the way in 9-5 win at Blue Jays today.   Also won 7-0 versus Braves in the other game.

 

Also........the Blue Jays broadcast seemed super pervy........is this a normal thing with Blue Jays broadcasts? 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[BADOLBILZ]

 

 

[Buffalo Super Fan]

I would feel better about the New York Yankees chances to win a World Series if George Steinbrenner was still alive and still the Yankees owner compared to his cheap son Hal Steinbrenner who isn’t his father in my opinion. Go Yankees! Let’s Go Buffalo 

Edited March 5, 2023 by Buffalo Super Fan

[BADOLBILZ]

 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

Nice weekend for prospects........Volpe and Dominguez continue to rake.

 

 

Edited March 12, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[Success]

It's great to see Volpe doing well.  They held him out of a few potential trades, but it's all worth it if he pans out.

 

Starting to get pretty excited about opening day. It will help me overcome my impatience for the next Bills season to start.

 

[Bill from NYC]

14 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

Nice weekend for prospects........Volpe and Dominguez continue to rake.

 

 

WOW!!!!! I didn't know that Volpe had that kind of power. 

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

WOW!!!!! I didn't know that Volpe had that kind of power. 

 

Yeah Volpe accomplished a rare feat hitting 20 HR and stealing 50 bases in the minors last year.   It's kind of a cherry picked combo of stats.......but there hadn't been a player to do that at any level of the minor leagues in over a decade.    He put on a bunch of muscle during the lost covid season,  before that he had very little pop and was mainly a contact guy.   He has a high effort, violent swing kinda' like Don Mattingly had when he came up.   That's not a comp, just an observation.  He's not as naturally talented a hitter as Gleyber Torres but he's a much smarter, focused player.   Torres gives bats and plays away with his casual approach all the time.......Volpe never does.   They both over-swing but Volpe works to stay closed and keep his bat "in the zone" longer(see the 4th post in thread of Volpe practicing staying in the zone) while Torres is constantly flying open and trying to pull everything.   I don't think Volpe will stay at SS,  Oswald Peraza and Oswaldo Cabrera both have a lot more range and a stronger throwing arm and with shifts banned those things are more important now.    But he has a chance to be everything that we hoped Torres would be.........and the expectations on Torres were huge.  

[BADOLBILZ]

Yanks win opener 5-0.   

 

Judge back at it.

 

 

[Gregg]

Good win. Always nice to start the year off 1-0. Need about 99 more of these and the AL East is ours

[Gregg]

Last place. How does Cashman still have a job. 

[BADOLBILZ]

6 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Last place. How does Cashman still have a job. 

 

 

Cashman isn't creating any synergy with his moves..........but ultimately the lack of lineup depth is on Hal Steinbrenner.

 

When you have 30 consecutive winning seasons you never draft high.   You need to EXPECT to be by far the highest spending team by this time.   Drawing the line at the Cohen tax and hanging on to dead weight like Hicks because of his salary was just idiotic.   He would have washed out of the league a couple years ago without that contract.  Harrison Bader?  League average hitter with injury issues and hits from right side.   They shouldn't have gone into the season with these guys figuring prominently in their OF mix.

 

Cashman should be gone,  because other GM's have proven they can get more talent than the sum of their capital indicates they should have.........but Hal knew what he had in Cashman and should have kept spending if he wasn't going to make a change.   They aren't the Red Sox or Mets just a year or two removed from losing seasons and drafting high......they've never had any kind of reset at all since the early 1990's.

 

On the plus side.........pitching coach Matt Blake continues to be a difference maker........THAT guy squeezes production out of a pitching staff.   If they had some bats at the bottom of the lineup they'd be doing well.

[dave mcbride]

They are a brutally boring team. I personally thought that giving judge all that money was crazy given that he's likely entering his decline phase given his age (e.g., Stanton and Pujols). I'm not opposed to spending all that money, but I would have spent it on a few upper tier players in their 20s rather than on just one massive-frame player who just turned 31. And how predictable was Stanton going down with another muscle-related injury? 

[BADOLBILZ]

1 hour ago, dave mcbride said:

They are a brutally boring team. I personally thought that giving judge all that money was crazy given that he's likely entering his decline phase given his age (e.g., Stanton and Pujols). I'm not opposed to spending all that money, but I would have spent it on a few upper tier players in their 20s rather than on just one massive-frame player who just turned 31. And how predictable was Stanton going down with another muscle-related injury? 

 

 

Their payroll used to be 80% of their revenue back in the early 2000's.    George gauged profit in the millions.   Hal has payroll at 30-40% of revenue and gauges it in hundreds of millions.  He is the reason they don't win championships.   Both because he won't spend what it takes and because he refuses to change his management team because he's not compelled to win at the expense of decreasing profits.  And that's how greed works........the more you make the more you want.  As much as the draft is seen by some as a crap shoot........the top 10 is still typically where teams get superstars and they haven't sniffed a top 10 pick in decades.   The Judge contract is a pittance in the grand scheme of a team with $900M+ revenues.   Signing Ohtani at $50M aav barely moves the needle compared to George either.   Now they are forced to on-the-job train 3-4 modestly talented rookies to fill roles all at the same time.   That's going to be painful to watch them learn how to hit major league pitching.  Hopefully if they don't get the ship righted they bring up even more young players and at least set a foundation for their ultimate plan........which is 7 positional starters on entry deals and under team control for several more years by 2025. 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[Buffalo Super Fan]

On 5/1/2023 at 12:41 PM, dave mcbride said:

They are a brutally boring team. I personally thought that giving judge all that money was crazy given that he's likely entering his decline phase given his age (e.g., Stanton and Pujols). I'm not opposed to spending all that money, but I would have spent it on a few upper tier players in their 20s rather than on just one massive-frame player who just turned 31. And how predictable was Stanton going down with another muscle-related injury? 

Imagine if the New York Yankees didn’t sign Aaron Judge how boring using your words this Yankees might be? The Yankees to me needed to sign Aaron Judge and it’s peanuts compared to what the Yankees bring in revenue wise with Aaron Judge in the Yankees lineup. The Yankees problem is there farm system isn’t producing enough Aaron Judges, Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams 5 tool players anymore like they use to. And Hal Steinbrenner is cheap compared to George Steinbrenner, less hands on which is a problem. Because Hal Steinbrenner gives off like Buffalo Sabres hockey owner Terry Pegula a doesn’t care vibe which doesn’t help. The Yankees should have fired both Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone last year when they had the chance in my opinion. Go Yankees! Let’s Go Buffalo 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

After sweep of Reds,  Yanks have now won 11 of 14.

[Gregg]

This would blow if he had to go on the IL.

 

 

Chris Kirschner on Twitter: "Aaron Judge when asked if he might have a broken toe: "It's tough to say. I've never broken a toe. We'll see what the tests say. I don't want to throw anything out there." Asked if it's a possible IL: "If I'm on it, I'm on it. I'm trying not to be but I got no answer yet."" / Twitter

[BADOLBILZ]

8 hours ago, Gregg said:

This would blow if he had to go on the IL.

 

 

Chris Kirschner on Twitter: "Aaron Judge when asked if he might have a broken toe: "It's tough to say. I've never broken a toe. We'll see what the tests say. I don't want to throw anything out there." Asked if it's a possible IL: "If I'm on it, I'm on it. I'm trying not to be but I got no answer yet."" / Twitter

 

 

MLB needs to get serious about changing the walls that they have at ballparks so they are more forgiving of collisions.    They want he players to be more athletic but  they have to make business decisions near the wall and then you have crazy anomaly's like the Dodgers stadium with that concrete lip that Judge hit.

 

Judge has been by far the best player in the game the past month and overall since the beginning of 2022.   It would be bad for baseball to lose him but if it's a turf toe or something it could be really debilitating.

[Gregg]

Talkin' Yanks on Twitter: "Aaron Judge is not in the lineup tonight, per Aaron Boone They will get a diagnosis later today that determines whether or not he's headed to the injured list" / Twitter

[Buffalo Super Fan]

15 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

MLB needs to get serious about changing the walls that they have at ballparks so they are more forgiving of collisions.    They want he players to be more athletic but  they have to make business decisions near the wall and then you have crazy anomaly's like the Dodgers stadium with that concrete lip that Judge hit.

 

Judge has been by far the best player in the game the past month and overall since the beginning of 2022.   It would be bad for baseball to lose him but if it's a turf toe or something it could be really debilitating.

They should go back to lower walls made out of wood so they have more give then concrete they use today. I love Yankees Stadium 1 before the renovations after the 1973 seasons. The Yankees stadium walls were a lot lower like Fenway Park the lower wall opposite side of the Green Monster. I would also like a deeper Yankees Stadium center field with the Yankees monuments on the field of play again like before 1976. I would also like the NFL to move the field goal posts forward to the goal line again like the CFL does because it makes sense. You have to have the football go over the goal line or goal posts for the score. Also the football players should be able to bat the football off the goal post if the kick is low in my opinion. Go Yankees! Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

The best part of the MLB season is here............when all of the teams for every organization are playing games from June thru the end of August or early September.

 

Here is a link to some of the top 17-20 year old Yankees prospects playing in the short season Florida Coast and Dominican Summer Leagues:

 

https://www.pinstripealley.com/2023/6/8/23753365/yankees-rookie-league-prospects-top-arias-delgado-serna-montero-lagrange-lalane-urena-mayea-gonzalez    

 

You can track all of the daily the box scores in the Yankees organization thru the link in the original post.

 

Keiner Delgado is a very short middle infielder with Altuve-like traits and power.....but as a switch hitter.

 

Roderick Arias SS was the top international prospect in the world a couple years ago.........also a switch hitter who has drawn comps to Francisco Lindor

 

Brandon Mayea was the Yanks top organizational signee in the last signing period and is a very fast right handed hitting CF whose bat has drawn comps to Gary Sheffield. 

 

These guys all gotta' prove they can control the strike zone and identify and hit breaking pitches etc........but on the hoof the Yanks lower minors are exceptionally talented.

 

Their very top prospects in A and AA are guys like 2022 and 2021 1st rounders Spencer Jones and Trey Sweeney along with Yanks #1 prospect Jasson Dominguez........and they all bring a lot of power from the left side(Dominguez is a switch hitter) and are showing flashes of great skill......but have far too many strikeouts to be very close to the majors, IMO.

 

More advanced prospects like Austin Wells (C),  Oswald Peraza and out-of-options Estevan Florial are having very big seasons and may all spend time in the majors(again for Peraza) this season.

Edited June 9, 2023 by BADOLBILZ

[OGTEleven]

Not Yankees but just heard on MLB in a cool segment about Arraez (who I really like) that it was 9 years ago that my all time favorite player, Tony Gwynn, passed away.  It seems like yesterday.  I wish he were still around to talk about Arraez.

[4merper4mer]

Saw on the highlights Cole grandstanding and trying to get on TV wagging his finger.  Perfect clown for a clown organization.  I feel bad for Harrison Bader going from a world class organization into that trash heap.  Did they really pick their shortstop because his name sounds Italian and the other, superior, player has a Hispanic name and is tearing up the minors?  I’d take him in a trade but we have Masyn Winn on the way, but unlike. Volpe, he is getting proper development.

Edited June 21, 2023 by 4merper4mer

[B-Man]

 

 

THAT WAS EXCITING !!

 

 

 

 

 

[BADOLBILZ]

8 minutes ago, B-Man said:

 

 

THAT WAS EXCITING !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gregg]

[4merper4mer]

Watching the Yankees play my underperforming Cards has given me some thankfulness.  We are down this year but it’s through some bad breaks some guys just not having good years.  At least we still have a well run organization.  
 

The Yankees are literally playing this guy named Anthony Volpe who is CLEARLY not ready for. MLB.  Just today he almost threw one away on an easy play where he lost a pop in the sun, then he stupidly sac bunted with one out in the 7th down two runs.  He needs more time in the minors but the Yankees will ruin him because their fan base likes guys with Italian names.  They are a joke.

[BADOLBILZ]

2 hours ago, 4merper4mer said:

Watching the Yankees play my underperforming Cards has given me some thankfulness.  We are down this year but it’s through some bad breaks some guys just not having good years.  At least we still have a well run organization.  
 

The Yankees are literally playing this guy named Anthony Volpe who is CLEARLY not ready for. MLB.  Just today he almost threw one away on an easy play where he lost a pop in the sun, then he stupidly sac bunted with one out in the 7th down two runs.  He needs more time in the minors but the Yankees will ruin him because their fan base likes guys with Italian names.  They are a joke.

 

The Cardinals are just getting a bad break with some guys not having good years?   Nobody has more hitters having seasons below reasonable expectation than the Yankees.    They are playing quad A players like Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney and among the vets,  with Judge on the shelf,  the only proven major leaguers who are hitting up to their career norms are #8 and #9 lever hitters like Masterson Bader and IBS.   What the Yankees can do that the Cardinals cannot is pitch.   Especially their MLB best bullpen.  Which is in good part because their pitching development program lead by Matt Blake is now among the very best in MLB.  That's why they are 8 games over .500 and the Cardinals.......who have plenty of hitters having very good seasons.......are 13 games under.   

[4merper4mer]

1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

The Cardinals are just getting a bad break with some guys not having good years?   Nobody has more hitters having seasons below reasonable expectation than the Yankees.    They are playing quad A players like Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney and among the vets,  with Judge on the shelf,  the only proven major leaguers who are hitting up to their career norms are #8 and #9 lever hitters like Masterson Bader and IBS.   What the Yankees can do that the Cardinals cannot is pitch.   Especially their MLB best bullpen.  Which is in good part because their pitching development program lead by Matt Blake is now among the very best in MLB.  That's why they are 8 games over .500 and the Cardinals.......who have plenty of hitters having very good seasons.......are 13 games under.   

Do you think it’s possible that Bader declined and was easily replaced by Nootbaar is because of the Yankees superior organization?  Shirley.  What starting pitchers have developed with the Yankees over the last 10 or so years that have had viable careers?  Who are you even bragging about?  Michael King?  That team is constantly going out and buying names that inevitably crap out.  At least Cole is better than the turds the Mets bought but still.
 

What do you get when you throw three sliders two feet outside the zone to Stanton?  A strikeout, that’s what.  
 

At times they draft pretty well.  I think Volpe has talent for example but he’ll turn out to be not much because the Yankees are rushing him because he’s Italian like a lot of their fan base.  They’re teaching him genius moves like bunting late in the game with one out down two runs.  Lol.   They need him in MLB to keep the fan base wolves at bay while they have crap results.  Meanwhile the superior Pereza is in AAA.  We’ve been patient with Jordan Walker.  Let’s check back in three years to see how this turns out.  Matthew Liberatore will develop.  Which Yankee starter will?   Waino and Flaherty have had great careers with the Cardinals.  Who was the last Yankee to have the majority of his career at home after developing with the Yankees?  Andy Pettitte?  In 1972?  
 

You’re getting curb stomped by the Rays every year and now Baltimore.  You’ll keep chasing your tails signing big names for a billion dollars for years to come.  The Cards will re-set, even though it may take longer than I’d like.  Don’t worry though, Ohtani will save you.  Lol.

 

I will agree that losing Judge is a tough break no doubt.  He is the exception to the Yankees rule of poor player development.  I’ll also agree that the Cards have done their share of acquiring outsiders but they have been class acts like Goldie and Arenado, not morons like Stanton and Donaldson.