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Originally Posted by EAGLES3658
Paxton was an inconsistent injury prone pitcher with the Yankees . He basically another Pineda .
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Originally Posted by EAGLES3658
Paxton was an inconsistent injury prone pitcher with the Yankees . He basically another Pineda .
If i remember correctly, i thought it was the AAA hitting coach that helped Gio so much the fall and winter before he got his shot with the MLB club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevemil505
I kinda thought Voit came over and started tearing the cover off the ball right away but he did help him improve this yr so that is an excellent observation.
Frazier calling card from the time he was drafted was his bat speed and overall ability to hit. To me Frazier had never gotten an extended opportunities because of injuries, attitude and in 19 his awful defense.
If this were a different team i would agree with u about cutting payroll, that said the Yanks basically print money. Even though they lost some money last yr, with all of the payroll shedding were going to see from other teams and much lower FA prices on mid tier players, IMO this is the time to be aggressive. We will have an excellent opportunity to improve this team alot if they are willing to be aggressive to fix the issues we have. With our window really starting to close with this core, this is the time to go all in instead of being passive in the market.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones
Hand has a 10m team option for this yr that Cleveland is very unlikely to pickup because they are trying to cut payroll so he should be available this winter.
As much as most of us would like it Stanton isn't going anywhere. He has his full NTC and if he is traded the money the Marlins are paying to get his contract down to 21.5 AAV goes away. No team in there right mind is taking him on with basically missing most of the last 2yrs.
I completely agree that the playoffs are about good pitching and timely hitting. I really think we need atleast 1 more regular LHed hitter or atleast a SH to add more balance.Quote:
Originally Posted by EAGLES3658
The biggest reason IMO we haven't won in the playoffs for a long time is the lack of quality starting pitching we haven't had. The worst part about that is Cashman passed on so much elite pitching the last 5-6yrs. We do have Cole now and that as good as it gets as an ace but to win in the playoffs we have to have more and we really don't have time to wait for our pitching specs to develop enough to seriously contribute in the playoffs.
For me what Rothchild did to Gray was on par with what happened to Joba. Gray was a complete, successful. pitcher with multiple top 10 CY young finishes before he got here. They simply didn't need to change the way he pitched to try and make him more successful. How much better would we have been the last 2yrs if we had either version of Gray when he wasn't here. He'd have been an excellent #2 behind Cole this yr and to rub salt in the wound we really didn't get anything of great value in return for him.
With the way Paxton pitched in the 2nd half i really thought he was going to have a big yr but he got hurt and lost all that velo and spin. I loved watching him pitch when he had it, great stuff just can't stay healthy. Paxton is going to have to take a 1yr prove it type deal somewhere. Unless he really wants to stay here though i just don't see him taking that kinda deal from us. I'd offer him 1yr 5m with a bunch of performance incentives. There could be huge value in that deal if he returns to 2019 form and it would only be a cheap 1yr deal so we wouldn't have much to loose. I don't think a team can have to much good starting pitching and if Paxton could stay healthy he should be very good again, atleast as good or better than Monty
even if the yanks want to bring didi back didi won't be signing for 1 year i do not think unless it was for premium money
never said Voit alone would get a TORP but your nuts if you don't think he's extremely valuable. He's 29 and making less than a M a yr and is a middle of the order bat in any lineup in the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnny ny
Teams are desperately looking for cheap players that can carry a lineup like Voit has shown he is capable of. IF they trade him they will get something of high quality in return for him
This is the same guy who said DJ was a part time/platoon player when he signed here.Quote:
Originally Posted by dayners81
So we really can't be surprised he has asinine assessments in general.
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Originally Posted by ohsoslick
And here is a guy who DOES NOT talk about baseball in a baseball thread, just comes in and joins in an argument and talks crap about someone he doesn’t like .Quote:
Originally Posted by OhSoSlick
Easy FA, Stroman. Trade wise realistically speaking Carrasco. Are these my favorite choices? Hell no, I wish we could do better (get Bauer) I wish we could get a Walker Buehler for a package but I'm just being real. Trade wise you have to look at teams and see if what we have to offer would tempt them. We have a lot of right handed power, teams like the Brewers, Indians, Nationals (they probably want LH hitters) and Cardinals all need offense. The rest of the AL East ain't gonna help us and neither is the Mets so you can cross them off.Quote:
Originally Posted by dayners81
An intriguing name who I think might be available is Carlos Martinez, he had a bad year but he has a good track record previously. He could continue to suck for sure but he is a buy low candidate. It's just whether the Cardinals would give up on him because he does have question marks.
Outside of Bauer, every FA pitcher has question marks, all the guys I just mentioned are in the same boat. But that's why it's possible to obtain them. No team who thinks they are in contention is ready and willing to trade a #2 starter unless there is a reason like lowering payroll.
Guess you missed the part where I said great when healthy..Quote:
Originally Posted by Posada20
Honestly, that wasn't crazy at the time. It was tough to see DJ going from average-ish bat in Colorado to MVP type player in NY.Quote:
Originally Posted by OhSoSlick
Last season he was healthy until September and in the first half he was bad before being good in the second half . Hence why I said he was inconsistentQuote:
Originally Posted by EAGLES3658
He was a high contact hitter, who won a batting title in the NL(yes im aware of coors effect)Quote:
Originally Posted by EAGLES3658
So, I disagree.
I mean he was better than I expected him to be.
But, IMO he had starter written all over him, not a platoon player.
That's the problem when we have people who make posts that are absolutes and many times without backing up their claims.
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If you wonder why we're so hard on johnny about this, I suggest going back to the yanks signed dj thread and see what he had to say.
I also have to give sauron a hard time, he was off on this was well. [emoji846][emoji6][emoji12][emoji12]
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That’s the thing EVERYONE was wrong about dj , even cashman didn’t want him at first . His assistants had to talk him into getting dj .
https://www.nj.com/yankees/2020/10/w...-lot-more.html
Wow I enjoyed reading the article, pretty much agree with everything the scout said!
Didn't 't he also say the DJ's hitting was all because of Coors field? And that his numbers would fall off a cliff at YS?Quote:
Originally Posted by OhSoSlick