This Week on the Blog

This past week, the Yanks kept dealing with injuries, the Giants traded for Zeitler, the Rangers kept keeping on and so did the Knicks.  This week could be a little more exciting.

Yankees: If the Yanks are going to do anything about adding another starter, it will probably get done this week.  There scheduled healthy starters are all over the 50 pitch mark, and so, someone who'd been out, like Dallas Kuechel, wouldn't need too much time to catch up. If they let it go much further, it would. I think the Yanks probably will do something, because I don't think they want to make up two starts per time around the rotation from what they have.  They might still be able to make a trade, but we'll have to see. I could see them letting Lasagna or German start once per rotation but don't see both of them being in it to start the season.  And a trade might let them offload Cessa, who is out of options and seems to have no organic future with the club.

Giants: Last year, the Giants start NFL Free Agency by signing Nate Solder to a big deal. Since then they drafted Will Hernandez and will announce their trade for Kevin Zeitler when the official league year starts on Tuesday or Wednesday. Will they start sign a new Right Tackle? Kevin Wheeler has been a two season bandage - which re-emphasizes just how bad Flowers had been.  This week they habve a chance to solidify that position for the foreseeable and that better be part of the plan. They could also use more pass rush and a safety or CB. That would take a lot of pressure off of their draft - where they still have 10 picks, four of which are 5ths. If they want to open more cap space they can always extend Eli for a season or Zeitler for a season or two. They should have close to 28M to start.

Rangers: the Rangers today announced the signing of 21 year old G Adam Huska.  He's a good prospect and this is the time of year when the Rangers tend to signing the past picks they need to sign. Also, Kravstov may or may not be done with his play offs and it might want to bring him over to finish the last few games. By the same token, they might not want to start his clock in the tiny part of the season that is left.

Knicks: the Knicks are just gearing up for the lottery. Kevin Knox and, most of them, really, are having trouble shooting. And we can only be bouyed by the fact that alll 3 of the rookies have been really impressive at times, and when they have been, they have joined to company of basketball immortals in their outings. Let's hope they are properly developed.

So there it is,  Yanks might need to make another pitching move, the Gianst will make a move or three, and the Rangers and Knicks keep working their way to some needed draft luck.  Have a great one!