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Fans want their team to win games, in the short term and in the long term. The more they win, the more they'll support them. The current team is neither entertaining nor good, and cleaning house isn't going to hurt ticket sales. If anything, it might give them a boost as fans get to see new, young, talented players.

Anyway, Chapman was the one guy they absolutely needed to sell this month, and they've done that. Beltran is a bit trickier, his market is limited by the fact that he should really be a DH as he's a lousy defensive outfielder even in NY's tiny RF, and NY can likely get a compensatory pick if they don't move him, so the return would need to beat that. Nova might be immediate addition by subtraction, move him and plug in Green or Severino for two months.
 

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Fans want their team to win games, in the short term and in the long term. The more they win, the more they'll support them. The current team is neither entertaining nor good, and cleaning house isn't going to hurt ticket sales. If anything, it might give them a boost as fans get to see new, young, talented players.

Anyway, Chapman was the one guy they absolutely needed to sell this month, and they've done that. Beltran is a bit trickier, his market is limited by the fact that he should really be a DH as he's a lousy defensive outfielder even in NY's tiny RF, and NY can likely get a compensatory pick if they don't move him, so the return would need to beat that. Nova might be immediate addition by subtraction, move him and plug in Green or Severino for two months.
This is the Yankees we are talking about. When has their fanbase ever been patient enough to see young players develop? Its always a win now mentality around here.

The ownership seems to be concerned that ticket sales will go down if they signal that they are throwing in the towel. I dont really have a good handle on that. Attendance seems to be somewhat lackluster this season. Maybe you are right and it wont affect anything.
 

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The fanbase would absolutely love a sell mentality. They can't even name the starting lineup at this point and losing Beltran or Andrew Miller isn't going to change that.
 

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Well, everyone, ownership and fans alike, need to come to terms with the fact that MLB is increasingly a young person's game in 2016 and that 'throwing in the towel' isn't always as clear-cut as it seems. Last July Colorado traded Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto, in what looked like as clear a 'throwing in the towel' move as you could have. Less than one year later, Tulo has put up around a .750 OPS for TOR in around 500 ABs and is still under contract for around $100M through 2020. Meanwhile, Tulo's absence (and Jose Reyes' suspension) allowed Trevor Story to get a chance as COL SS, which he has taken full advantage of so far, 27 HRs and a .939 OPS for a tiny fraction of the money Tulo is getting.

Obviously they don't all work out that well, but if you are a team that doesn't have a genuine chance at a title, you need to give guys opportunities so that some of them develop like that, like Didi has.

So, if I'm Cashman and Hal has given me the full go-ahead to make whatever moves I think make the most baseball sense, this is what I do/try to do over the next week:

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SELL:

Brian McCann: He is under contract through 2018 with a possible vesting option in 2019 at $17M/$17M/$15M, plus the remainder of this year's $17M salary, and he has full no-trade protection, which obviously you'd have to negotiate. McCann has been OK, not bad, not great, but it is time to give Gary Sanchez a chance, and if not him, Kyle Higashioka or Luis Torrens in a few years. The goal here would be more to move him than to get much in return.

Ivan Nova: FA after this season, give Green or Severino those starts, Nova is not part of the future and not an especially good part of the present. Miami is supposedly interested with Chen hitting the DL, see ya.

DFA:

A-Rod: Turn out the lights, the party's over and we need the roster spot for someone a couple of decades younger. Thanks for the memories, you centaur you.

PROBABLY KEEP:

Michael Pineda and Nathan Eovaldi: Two enigmatic ultratalented starters both under contract through 2017. If you move them, you'll need to replace them next year anyway.

DEPENDS ON THE OFFER:

Andrew Miller: He'll be almost as valuable in the offseason and good luck getting someone to beat the package you just got for Chapman. On the other hand, if you can beat that package, maybe it's bye bye Andrew.

Carlos Beltran: If he stays, you make him a qualifying offer and it's possible he takes it and clogs DH for another year. I think if you can get a solid return, you probably have to move him, but I'm not sure how much he can actually get.

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I think there is a solid possibility (maybe 30-35%?) that if you replace A-Rod, McCann and Beltran with Tyler Austin (leading the IL in OPS right now), Gary Sanchez, and Aaron Judge* tomorrow that the team doesn't even get worse. Austin gets a shot to play everyday at 1B and an occasional OF spot (Tex should probably get season-ending surgery but can maybe stay as a backup if he prefers), Sanchez plays some C, some DH, Judge plays RF. I am close to certain that if you make these moves, that the team will be better off in 2017 and beyond.

*Aaron Judge is actually coming back from a sore knee and will start to play AAA games again in a few days, so his timetable might be a week or two behind, but I didn't want to dilute my point.
 

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And honestly it shouldn't be that hard of a sell to even the dumbest Yankee fans, as long as they have the capacity to remember as far back as last season, when Bird was NY's best hitter down the stretch and Severino maybe their best SP.
 

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Well, everyone, ownership and fans alike, need to come to terms with the fact that MLB is increasingly a young person's game in 2016 and that 'throwing in the towel' isn't always as clear-cut as it seems. Last July Colorado traded Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto, in what looked like as clear a 'throwing in the towel' move as you could have. Less than one year later, Tulo has put up around a .750 OPS for TOR in around 500 ABs and is still under contract for around $100M through 2020. Meanwhile, Tulo's absence (and Jose Reyes' suspension) allowed Trevor Story to get a chance as COL SS, which he has taken full advantage of so far, 27 HRs and a .939 OPS for a tiny fraction of the money Tulo is getting.

Obviously they don't all work out that well, but if you are a team that doesn't have a genuine chance at a title, you need to give guys opportunities so that some of them develop like that, like Didi has.

So, if I'm Cashman and Hal has given me the full go-ahead to make whatever moves I think make the most baseball sense, this is what I do/try to do over the next week:

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SELL:

Brian McCann: He is under contract through 2018 with a possible vesting option in 2019 at $17M/$17M/$15M, plus the remainder of this year's $17M salary, and he has full no-trade protection, which obviously you'd have to negotiate. McCann has been OK, not bad, not great, but it is time to give Gary Sanchez a chance, and if not him, Kyle Higashioka or Luis Torrens in a few years. The goal here would be more to move him than to get much in return.

Ivan Nova: FA after this season, give Green or Severino those starts, Nova is not part of the future and not an especially good part of the present. Miami is supposedly interested with Chen hitting the DL, see ya.

DFA:

A-Rod: Turn out the lights, the party's over and we need the roster spot for someone a couple of decades younger. Thanks for the memories, you centaur you.

PROBABLY KEEP:

Michael Pineda and Nathan Eovaldi: Two enigmatic ultratalented starters both under contract through 2017. If you move them, you'll need to replace them next year anyway.

DEPENDS ON THE OFFER:

Andrew Miller: He'll be almost as valuable in the offseason and good luck getting someone to beat the package you just got for Chapman. On the other hand, if you can beat that package, maybe it's bye bye Andrew.

Carlos Beltran: If he stays, you make him a qualifying offer and it's possible he takes it and clogs DH for another year. I think if you can get a solid return, you probably have to move him, but I'm not sure how much he can actually get.

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I think there is a solid possibility (maybe 30-35%?) that if you replace A-Rod, McCann and Beltran with Tyler Austin (leading the IL in OPS right now), Gary Sanchez, and Aaron Judge* tomorrow that the team doesn't even get worse. Austin gets a shot to play everyday at 1B and an occasional OF spot (Tex should probably get season-ending surgery but can maybe stay as a backup if he prefers), Sanchez plays some C, some DH, Judge plays RF. I am close to certain that if you make these moves, that the team will be better off in 2017 and beyond.

*Aaron Judge is actually coming back from a sore knee and will start to play AAA games again in a few days, so his timetable might be a week or two behind, but I didn't want to dilute my point.
As the Sox found out last year, a veteran catcher is the glue that holds to rotation together. Going with the rookie at the beginning blew up in their faces. I think trading McCann and bringing up Sanchez to replace him would be kind of a white flag move.

Otherwise your analysis is spot on. And if they get something for Nova, that would be a real coup.
 

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As the Sox found out last year, a veteran catcher is the glue that holds to rotation together. Going with the rookie at the beginning blew up in their faces. I think trading McCann and bringing up Sanchez to replace him would be kind of a white flag move.

Otherwise your analysis is spot on. And if they get something for Nova, that would be a real coup.
So when is the right time to let the best catching prospect in baseball play? You can't let him play at the start of the year, because the Sox learned that was foolish. You can't do it near the end of the season when you are floating just on the edge of relevance. Do you let Sanchez rot in the minors again next year, because you can't play a stud like that 20% of the time.

Is McCann really the glue holding a rotation together? This is a rotation that has Tanaka, and 4 guys who suck
 

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I can see an argument for a transition period, and Sanchez could probably benefit from playing alongside McCann for a bit. Even if they don't make a single trade, release A-Rod (please), bring up Sanchez, and keep Romine so that McCann/Sanchez can DH some also.

But I think this is a rare possible window to move McCann, assuming of course he agrees. Both Texas and Cleveland could really use him, so don't ask for much in return and give him a shot at a WS, addition by subtraction for NY.

Also, as much as Sanchez deserves a shot in the bigs, Higashioka deserves a shot at (at least) AAA, he has been absolutely killing it in both AA and AAA (when Sanchez was out). Since he was initially promoted to AAA in late May, a 1.278 OPS in 51 ABs in AAA, and now 9 HRs in 95 ABs since being pushed back to AA when Sanchez came back. He is a former fairly well regarded prospect that seems to have broken through at 26, I think ideally your 2017 catcher combo is Sanchez/Romine with Higashioka waiting in the wings (and Luis Torrens behind him, finally on the mend).
 

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Wow, Papelbon blows another one, doesn't get a single out and gives up three to lose 7-6 to Cleveland, that is two total outs and seven ERs allowed in his last two appearances, firestarter.

Things couldn't be working out better for NY on that front, I am starting to think there is a chance they can get Giolito for Miller and Gardner (they badly need a leadoff hitter). Sadly I can also see Hal vetoing that...
 

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Wow, Papelbon blows another one, doesn't get a single out and gives up three to lose 7-6 to Cleveland, that is two total outs and seven ERs allowed in his last two appearances, firestarter.

Things couldn't be working out better for NY on that front, I am starting to think there is a chance they can get Giolito for Miller and Gardner (they badly need a leadoff hitter). Sadly I can also see Hal vetoing that...
You guys are buyers
 

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So when is the right time to let the best catching prospect in baseball play? You can't let him play at the start of the year, because the Sox learned that was foolish. You can't do it near the end of the season when you are floating just on the edge of relevance. Do you let Sanchez rot in the minors again next year, because you can't play a stud like that 20% of the time.

Is McCann really the glue holding a rotation together? This is a rotation that has Tanaka, and 4 guys who suck
Those four guys who suck have been pitching lights out recently. Might be bad move to tinker with the catcher position right now. The Yankees are on a pretty big run.
 

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17-7 in July last year and then 29-31 after that, deja vu all over again.

You have to admit the teams they are beating arent exactly chopped liver. 3/4 from indians, 3/4 orioles, 2/3 giants and now looking good against the astros. They arent getting cheap wins.
 

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They are somehow the hottest team in baseball the last two turns through the rotation (8-2 with 17 total runs allowed), and even with that they are still buried pretty solidly in fourth place. With the current playoff system, making the wild card coin flip game should not be a goal (depending a bit on the specific organization), and NY would probably have to go at least 40-22 from here to win the division (that would take them to 92-70).
 

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Wow, Papelbon blows another one, doesn't get a single out and gives up three to lose 7-6 to Cleveland, that is two total outs and seven ERs allowed in his last two appearances, firestarter.

Things couldn't be working out better for NY on that front, I am starting to think there is a chance they can get Giolito for Miller and Gardner (they badly need a leadoff hitter). Sadly I can also see Hal vetoing that...
Yeah, man I hate to break it to you but you're not getting Giolito. It's fun to dream though.
 

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Yeah, man I hate to break it to you but you're not getting Giolito. It's fun to dream though.
Cool, so since there is zero percent chance, you'd be happy to give me 50-1 odds on, say, $10? I was pretty careful with my phrasing of "starting to think there is a chance", but clearly you know better, so take my money.
 

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Cool, so since there is zero percent chance, you'd be happy to give me 50-1 odds on, say, $10? I was pretty careful with my phrasing of "starting to think there is a chance", but clearly you know better, so take my money.
Settle down, man.

I'm glad you were careful about your wording. As you might notice I also didn't say "there's no chance on gods green earth" either.

If you want to think it's in the realm of possibility that the Nats - with a good handle on their division, the best run differential in baseball and a GM that has shown to be pretty shrewd and smart with his trades - will trade the best pitching prospect in the game for a reliever and a mediocre OF, knock yourself out. You'll probably get Francisco Lindor for Brian McCann too.

There's plenty of relief help out there to be had at a reasonable price and Rizzo would get shit canned (or at least should) were he to do that. They're converting Trea Turner to CF as we speak, so they're not going to be looking at Gardner. And you're not getting Giolito for Miller. Sorry.

No, I'm not going to bet you $500. Will gladly make the standard Rocco statement of "I'll eat a log of my own shit" tho.

But keep smoking whatever you have, it seems like good stuff. Good luck with the stuff you're starting to think about. Maybe you can start thinking about getting Profar and Gallo for McCann and Beltran. That'll happen too!
 
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NatsTown with another save opportunity tonight, Papelbon came into a 4-1 game in SF to start the ninth. Fly out, single, walk, and Dusty pulled him for the 92 year old Oliver Perez, who walked Brown to load the bases and then Espinosa made an error to make it 4-2, but then Perez struck out Span (who must have been jumping out of his shoes to try to beat his old team), and then Baker brought in Shawn Kelley, who struck out Pagan with the bases loaded.

So, all in all, not ideal for a title contender.
 

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Presumably Papelbon's Poutine is writing a mocking e-mail to Morosi right now. :)
 

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That's not a move that would make sense in most contexts, but it's pretty understandable if Rizzo does actually pull the trigger on that (I'll believe it when I see it). WAS has a loaded rotation with most of them locked up for a while, and among their own SP prospects, they evidently like Reynaldo Lopez a bit more than Giolito now. Factor in the closing window with Bryce Harper (likely to leave after 2018) and the prominent recent postseason failures, in large part because of closer issues, and you can see why you'd want to add maybe the best and most flexible reliever in baseball for this year plus two more.

And again, I wouldn't be surprised (I'd be pissed) if WAS agrees to that and Cashman can't get idiot Hal to say yes.
 

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That's not a move that would make sense in most contexts, but it's pretty understandable if Rizzo does actually pull the trigger on that (I'll believe it when I see it). WAS has a loaded rotation with most of them locked up for a while, and among their own SP prospects, they evidently like Reynaldo Lopez a bit more than Giolito now. Factor in the closing window with Bryce Harper (likely to leave after 2018) and the prominent recent postseason failures, in large part because of closer issues, and you can see why you'd want to add maybe the best and most flexible reliever in baseball for this year plus two more.

And again, I wouldn't be surprised (I'd be pissed) if WAS agrees to that and Cashman can't get idiot Hal to say yes.
I'll get the knife and fork ready on the minuscule chance it happens, but so that you see how not understandable that move would be, here's from Keith Law's chat yesterday:

Scherzer’s Blue Eye: Can you please inform people why don’t trade the #1/#2 prospect in all of baseball for a closer? Thank you, kind sir.
Klaw: If the Nats trade Giolito for a reliever when they already have a reliever of that caliber in Reynaldo Lopez they have lost their damn minds.
If Rizzo makes that trade he should be fired on the spot.

(And I don't need to email Morosi to mock him, look at the comments on 90% of his Tweets, the guy makes an ass of himself on a daily basis. :)
 

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I take Keith Law about as seriously as you take Morosi, so we'll see. Like I said, I don't expect it to happen for multiple reasons (Rizzo is a notorious trade deadline wuss, Hal is Hal), but where there's smoke, there's at least a tiny fire. :)
 

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Sources who have spoken with #Nats believe they would trade Lucas Giolito to #Yankees for Andrew Miller, straight up
Wow, someone has to earn the big bucks to make the call on that one. Miller is a special pitcher on a dirt cheap contract for 2 more years, but how do you not make that deal?ZZ
 

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I think I agree, but also as JJ Cooper (managing editor of Baseball America) just tweeted, Giolito's results so far haven't quite matched his pedigree:

"He's a 21-year-old RHSP out of HS. So far, the results/dominance hasn't matched the stuff in MILB or MLB."

"Doesn't mean it won't happen. Lot of HS RHSP take til 24, 25, 26 to really figure it out. Fastball/CB combo is really good."

https://twitter.com/jjcoop36
 

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(Actually Giolito turned 22 a couple of weeks ago, in the interests of accuracy.)
 

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Giolito also skipped AAA and hadn't really been crushing it yet when he got called up to make the spot start. I think he's been a bit rushed.
 

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Dedicated die hard yankee baseball Internet message boards are not necessarily representative of the average ticket-buying fan. Go to facebook and you will see most Yankee fans want to stay competitive. I live in the heart of the evil empire and most coworkers want them to stay in it. The radio talk shows are filled with fans who want the Yankees to keep Beltran and the other pieces to try to make the playoffs.

Bear in mind, I am not saying I necessarily agree with that strategy. I am only saying it might be very difficult for the team to have a fire sale given the nature of their fanbase. Your average Joe Yankee fan isnt looking up Fangraphs and fretting over playoff odds.
It's a complete seller's market. They may do quite well to move the likes Miller, Beltran, Gardner, Nova, Ellsbury (if you're lucky) for the cost of perhaps a wild card play in.
 

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I love Andrew Miller, but given what the market just was for Chapman, this is exciting:

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The Washington Nationals were deep in the conversations for Aroldis Chapman, and may turn out to be the best fit for Andrew Miller.
Just back from a trip to Albany this afternoon. Listening to one of the local sports shows there was mention of a RUMOR involving Miller for Giolito. Joe Ross was mentioned as well. I wasn't able to decipher if both pitchers are together in a potential trade for Miller, but that sounds like a crazy haul for the Yankees.
 

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Giolito also skipped AAA and hadn't really been crushing it yet when he got called up to make the spot start. I think he's been a bit rushed.
But even his AA numbers this year aren't dominant to the point where you'd think he's one of the best SP prospects in baseball. Obviously results are only one part of the equation, but it is worth noting.
 

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It's interesting to compare Giolito with Chance Adams, both have spent the bulk of this year in the AA Eastern League, Adams is a month younger (a 5th round pick in 2015 who was converted from a reliever this year and is over 100 innings between A/AA):

Adams: 45.1 20 12 12 16 41, .132 BA allowed, 0.79 WHIP

Giolito: 71.0 67 37 25 34 72, .247 BA allowed, 1.42 WHIP

To be clear, I am not saying that Adams is a better prospect (although he should be a top 100 guy this offseason IMO), but which of those two looks like the better prospect from that? Again, same league and almost identical age.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664856#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=608337#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL
 

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But even his AA numbers this year aren't dominant to the point where you'd think he's one of the best SP prospects in baseball. Obviously results are only one part of the equation, but it is worth noting.
Ya, it's obviously scouting vs performance at this point, he had some command issues, but he is still near consensus the top pitching prospect in baseball - if you go by BP, BA, Law, etc. Though that probably has little impact on how front offices evaluate him.

Urias hasn't pitched well either who is at least 1b, but I don't think it has changed many people's opinions yet based on that fact.
 

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But even his AA numbers this year aren't dominant to the point where you'd think he's one of the best SP prospects in baseball. Obviously results are only one part of the equation, but it is worth noting.
They tweaked his mechanics in the offseaso to try to reduce stress in his elbow. He's moving back to his old style and his stuff has come back.
 

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It's interesting to compare Giolito with Chance Adams, both have spent the bulk of this year in the AA Eastern League, Adams is a month younger (a 5th round pick in 2015 who was converted from a reliever this year and is over 100 innings between A/AA):

Adams: 45.1 20 12 12 16 41, .132 BA allowed, 0.79 WHIP

Giolito: 71.0 67 37 25 34 72, .247 BA allowed, 1.42 WHIP

To be clear, I am not saying that Adams is a better prospect (although he should be a top 100 guy this offseason IMO), but which of those two looks like the better prospect from that? Again, same league and almost identical age.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664856#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=608337#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL
That's why scouting box scores is misleading at best.
 

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It's interesting to compare Giolito with Chance Adams, both have spent the bulk of this year in the AA Eastern League, Adams is a month younger (a 5th round pick in 2015 who was converted from a reliever this year and is over 100 innings between A/AA):

Adams: 45.1 20 12 12 16 41, .132 BA allowed, 0.79 WHIP

Giolito: 71.0 67 37 25 34 72, .247 BA allowed, 1.42 WHIP

To be clear, I am not saying that Adams is a better prospect (although he should be a top 100 guy this offseason IMO), but which of those two looks like the better prospect from that? Again, same league and almost identical age.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664856#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=608337#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL
Giolito AA babip: .323
Adams AA babip: .140
 

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Ya, it's obviously scouting vs performance at this point, he had some command issues, but he is still near consensus the top pitching prospect in baseball - if you go by BP, BA, Law, etc. Though that probably has little impact on how front offices evaluate him.

Urias hasn't pitched well either who is at least 1b, but I don't think it has changed many people's opinions yet based on that fact.
Urias is two years younger, though.

I'm somewhat playing devil's advocate, but also I think you can see why NY might be a bit hesitant to trade even up, given this market.
 

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See this I think is silly. Obviously the Red Sox are not going to sell Moncada, but I would value Moncada alone as being significantly more valuable than the combined 4 assets the Yankees got for Chapman.

The question is what do you think Gilioto is? Do you think he has a reasonable chance to be a 10 year top of the rotation guy? If so then I think he is far more valuable than the 4 person package the Yanks got for Chapman.

The Yankees got Torres who is a good player, who may develop into an all star, but you see comparisons to Alex Guerrero. A very solid player and possible multiple time All Star. Warren sucked in Chicago and was a we don't want him you take him. McKinley looks like at best a #7 hitter in the majors, an upside of a poor defensive Nick Markakis. Now maybe he outperforms, but that is what he seems like at the moment.

Getting a coup;le Wilmer Difro and Anderson Franco as Wildcards to me is largely irrelevant. (Two young top 10 wildcard players)

'Now if you aren't really high on Gilioto and don't see that 5-10 year #1 starter in him, then yeah, I'm not even sure there is a deal to be made
 

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Nice post, Mike, thanks.

Now if you aren't really high on Gilioto and don't see that 5-10 year #1 starter in him, then yeah, I'm not even sure there is a deal to be made
My guess is that Cashman would like WAS to add in someone like Robles (still a few years away), and Cashman then could also add a second player who could help WAS now, maybe Gardner, and maybe swallow some salary even. That would be more in line with the Chapman deal, and would mean that Cashman wouldn't have to sell Hal on just one prospect.
 

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I think the Yankees should be buyers here, try to add a bat, maybe C.Gonzalez. Reddick would be perfect, play him in RF, move Beltran to DH, and release A-Rod. If the Yankees acquired Gonzalez and Reddick they would be legitimate contenders for the playoffs.

They need a first baseman, but the 1b market seems kind of thin. I would probably stick with Teix at 1b.

I'm not sure about Beane's asking price on Reddick, it is probably pretty high. If I'm the Yankees, I'm very open to trading Mateo and Judge. I'm not high on either player: Mateo isn't a polished hitter and Judge is 24 years old, his Triple A numbers are OK but not outstanding. I really like Torres and Rutherford is interesting, but Mateo and Judge seem a little hyped to me.

The Yankees could also look to trade one of their starters for offense: Eovaldi, Pineda, or Nova, and then insert Severino into the rotation to go along with Tanaka and Sabathia.
 

jon abbey

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Mateo definitely has had a spotty season and NY believes in him less than they did a few months back, which is partly why they chose Torres over Jimenez to lead the Chapman package.

Judge was dominant in AAA in June and shouldn't go anywhere, he deserves a chance in NY as soon as he is healthy again (hopefully any day now).
 

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Also they don't need to trade for anyone, and they're not making the playoffs this year. They need to give their own guys in the minors chances, Tyler Austin at 1B for instance (leading the IL in OPS).