Yanks DFA Torreyes
UPDATE: The Yanks ended up trading Torreyes to the Cubs for a PTBNL or cash considerations. So, no ST invite seems likely at this point. Woo hoo!
posted by Kalel9 @ 12:14 PM
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Monday, November 26, 2018
UPDATE: The Yanks ended up trading Torreyes to the Cubs for a PTBNL or cash considerations. So, no ST invite seems likely at this point. Woo hoo!
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But but but I was told he was an indispensable character player.
Donaldson got 23 million from the Braves. What the?
I think the Phillies were in on Donaldson, too, and that moved his price of. Great "prove it" gamble.
RAB (not my favorite)
I assume the Yankees claimed Bridwell because he’s a spin rate guy. The performance and recent elbow surgery certainly don’t stand out, after all. His fastball (2,433 rpm), curveball (2,821 rpm), and cutter (2,525 rpm) have all shown comfortably above-average spin rates in his relatively brief MLB career, and I guess the Yankees believe he can be better with a healthy elbow.
As for Torreyes, everyone’s favorite utility guy went up-and-down in 2018, hitting .280/.294/.370 (78 wRC+). The non-tender deadline is this Friday and I kinda had a feeling Torreyes might lose his 40-man spot, so much so that I wrote about it for tomorrow’s thoughts post. Here’s that now defunct blurb:
I’m assuming this means they re-sign Hechavarria (sp?) or Wade is the utility IF/Didi’s fill-in, depending on what other moves are made?
Or Thairo Estrada if he's 100%, they have a lot of candidates for UT with more upside than Toe ever had.
FWIW, Curry thinks Corbin is their SP target.
I think they get Corbin and Machado. My guess is this is all narrative to help lower the final price.
Rangers end their skid!
I think Corbin and Machado are happening, too. I think ARod is pushing it, and Hank must remember that the Yanks never hit 4M attendance untll ARod showed up.
I don’t often agree with Axisa but this is spot on:
1. Every time I think we’ve reached peak stupid with the “Manny Machado doesn’t hustle” stuff, it gets a little stupider. Last week Reggie Jackson, a man who nearly fought his manager in the dugout because he didn’t hustle after a ball in the outfield, told Wally Matthews that not hustling “ain’t going to play here,” which is silly. There was the Reggie incident with Billy Martin. Paul O’Neill jogged out ground balls all the time. So did Robinson Cano. And you know what? People loved them. Why? Because they raked. Teams and fans alike will overlook a lot of things — things more awful than not hustling — if you produce and few can produce like Machado. Hal Steinbrenner told Ken Davidoff that Machado’s comments about not hustling were “troubling” and that he’ll have to explain himself, but please. Spare me. The Yankees don’t get to be sanctimonious about hustle — hustle! — after exploiting a domestic violence investigation to get a good trade. This is all an act. The Yankees will sign Machado if the dollars are right. End of story. If they sign him, they’ll say they believe Machado is a changed man and that he’s very remorseful. If they don’t, they’ll say they didn’t want to commit big money to guy who acted like that. Any team with serious interest in Machado will ask him about the non-hustle and any answer he gives will be scripted (because his agent is no dummy). Actions speak louder than words, etc. etc. To me, kicking Jesus Aguilar at first base is far worse than jogging out some grounders and loafing a double into a single. That’s what Hal and Reggie and whoever else should comment about. Not the non-hustle. Comment on what seemed to be intent to injure an opposing player. The non-hustle stuff? It has jumped the shark. Save the outrage for something meaningful.
Yanks may stil be talking to AZ about Goldy.
Goldschmidt may be a litmus test as to how much the team really likes Florial.
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I could get on board with that mainly because the years required to sign him would likely be less than Corbin, and they could always chase Kikuchi as well to get another lefty starter.
If Gray is ultimately sent to the Padres I hope Luis Torrens comes back as part of the deal.
I want Corbin, nothing about Kikuchi looks special.
I love Florial, but think the 3 guys from the IFA class of `17 will be just as good, and they got more in `18.
Everything’s depends on their willing to spend over the next few years. Hicks, Didi, and then eventually Judge (and Sev, Sanchez if they figure stuff out) are going to get much more expensive. So if they are going to be permanently budget conscious, they need to keep cost-controlled young pieces to offset the higher costs.
Andujar players ROY
We'll have to see what happens on the farm this year, they have a lot of breakout candidates who could change the near and midterm picture.
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