You all know what happened by now. For the first time in baseball history two teammates homered in their first career AB's in the same game. What's more, Austin and Judge did it back to back. They both finished 2-4 and Austin also stole a base. Hicks, Didi and Castro also homered and the Yanks won rather easily in the very first game of their long delayed youth movement. I surprised Sanchez didn't get into the act today, but more is coming from all three rookie sluggers, as well as from the farm.
It was one of those Magical Saturdays we used to have during the last dynasty. In all, a big day for Austin and Judge, for the Scouts and for FO people who wouldn't trade them away.
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Fun.
Either Teix or McCann need to ASAP, because Levine or whoever won't give them the A-Rod treatment, and McCann has some value, although I don't think anyone is taking his contract subsidized.
Per Chad @ Lohud...
Aaron Hicks has hit .297/.333/.568 in the 12 games since Carlos Beltran was traded.
SSS but could be building on something.
As long as Judge and Austin play regularly Hicks doesn't really bother me as much.
Gardner and McCann both have to be traded away during the offseason.
Very SSS.
The sample size would be OK if he hadn't been such shit in July (and every other month)
The sample size would be OK if he hadn't been such shit in July (and every other month)
Same lineup as yesterday except McCann at DH and Torreyes at 3B.
C'mon, Sevy!
Taking a pitch in that location out to RF is really impressive.
I am really concerned that Cashman will naje dumb moves for pitching. Rinse. Repeat.
I'm at a loss as to what they should do with Severino. Obviously he needs to work some things out, but if you send him down, how helpful will that actually be when he can just rely on pure stuff to get hitters out? And who do you replace him with since you're "trying to win"? I don't see Green or Cessa as a solution, and I doubt Mitchell is anywhere close to ready to play in the bigs.
Here is an interesting RAB post on Severino from May:
http://riveraveblues.com/2016/05/luis-severino-and-the-possibility-of-too-much-velocity-138526/
If it was just him, it could be dismissed, but when you have to count Wang as evidence of the ability to develop starters under Cashman, there is a glaring issue of competence.
Severino bulked up during this past offseason and I think it cost him the feel for his change and slider. He just has to keep working.
Josh Brown's "crime?"
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