Is his Achilles 100%? I'm assuming the shoulder is good to go, but I wonder a little about that tendon injury.
It's hard to guess the answer to this without decidedly more info than we have. One thing is we don't know if NY plans to be above or below $248M at this point, and if it's below, then his $10M is a factor. Another is we don't know if Betances would want to charge NY a 'douchebag Randy Levine' tax, after the totally uncalled for things he said about Betances a few years ago. A third is as EE says, we don't know the specifics on his health, and his velocity was down in his brief time active last year.If Betances only costs $10 million for one year, why are the Yankees not trying to bring him back?
For decades, it seemed there was a prevailing philosophy about having RLR or LRL in the lineup to take away a pitcher having the platoon advantage for more than one hitter. In very recent times, I got the sense that analytics was trying to drive lineup construction towards stacking your best hitters, handedness be damned (but with pushback from field managers who all played in the previous prevailing philosophy). Now that the ROOGY and LOOGY are all but eliminated for 2020, I wonder how this will affect lineup construction. You're more likely to face the hardest throwers from an opposing team coming out of their bullpen.Also I keep hearing how NY needs a big lefty hitter in the middle of the lineup, but the only time that matters is against the hardest throwing righties
Shifts have made it hard for lefties who pull everything, especially with the small LF in NY. This is one big reason why Cashman has gravitated towards so many righties with opposite field power, so much harder to shift effectively on, but it does mean the hardest throwing righties have an advantage.For decades, it seemed there was a prevailing philosophy about having RLR or LRL in the lineup to take away a pitcher having the platoon advantage for more than one hitter. In very recent times, I got the sense that analytics was trying to drive lineup construction towards stacking your best hitters, handedness be damned (but with pushback from field managers who all played in the previous prevailing philosophy). Now that the ROOGY and LOOGY are all but eliminated for 2020, I wonder how this will affect lineup construction. You're more likely to face the hardest throwers from an opposing team coming out of their bullpen.
I’m surprised no one from the Astros stole it.He kept the sign!
Yup, he was in a stressful situation every other game by managing the BP. And last year, there was an injury seemingly every week so that added a ton. But yeah, he’s aged, and it was also apparent throughout the season.Boone looks like the Yankee manager job has his hair receding rapidly, he looks more like Torre every day.
The official word is that it faded over time, you'd think if they were making a replica, they would have made it blue with pinstripes. Boras said that when Cole told him his dad still had the sign, he asked Cole why he had bothered listening to so many other teams make their pitches for him.Also, I don't want to be a wet blanket but that sign looks like a replica. The original was blue words with Pinstripes.
Ahhh, didn't know the story behind it. I just looked at the image and the lettering seemed to resemble the color of Cole's wife outfit. Have to love the guy even more now. BTW, the colors may be appear differently on different devices.The official word is that it faded over time, you'd think if they were making a replica, they would have made it blue with pinstripes. Boras said that when Cole told him his dad still had the sign, he asked Cole why he had bothered listening to so many other teams make their pitches for him.
Yeah, this Brewers blogger talking about it yesterday had a funny line:If the Yanks get Josh Hader....from a baseball perspective it would just be an embarrassment of riches for them. Just what the Yankees need: a lefty reliever who had a 0.81 whip and a 16.4 k/9 (!) last year and is just 25 years old.
From a likability standpoint, it will make Red Sox fans hate them even more, if at all possible.
Heh. And it really is crazy how much top-end talent the Yankees have in their system. They could easily deal for Hader and have tons of talent left in the minors. And we need to remember that they'll likely get full seasons from Stanton and Judge next year too. They won 103 games with Judge only playing 102 games and Stanton barely seeing the field.Yeah, this Brewers blogger talking about it yesterday had a funny line:
“ The Yankees are building a team that looks more like an X-Men movie than a baseball team. ”
https://www.brewcrewball.com/platform/amp/2019/12/20/21030354/milwaukee-brewers-josh-hader-new-york-yankees-trade
Go for the jugular, Cash.Heyman:
"Yankees remain interested in Josh Hader and could begin a package with 3B Miguel Andujar (Brewers don’t really have a set 3B). Interested teams still aren’t totally convinced Milwaukee would move the star closer though."
I think partly that and partly Andujar is an obvious fit for MIL if they believe he is a 3B. It will be a three or four player package if it happens, though."could begin a package with 3B Miguel Andujar"
Does that imply that Andujar will be the main asset offered in the trade?
Joba, Hughes and Manny Banuelos can probably also be had for pretty cheap.Now that is a Royal flush.
That is a lot of talent but the only asset that might hurt losing is Deivi (or Gil).So for Hader, I would offer the Brewers Andujar/Frazier/Deivi (or Gil if MIL prefers) plus Jonathan Holder to fill Hader's bullpen spot, that's a lot of talent. Baseball Trade Values has that as NY giving up 64.50 in value for Hader's 48.30, the Dodgers could top that fairly easily if they wanted but they don't seem to have a 3B to include.