This Week on the Blog
Yankees: the Yankees are a tire fire. Happ and Paxton have been ghastly, and the bullpen hasn't offered any help. On the bright side, if there is one, the Yanks do have 12 of 25 guys on the IL, with CC coming back just today. We'll see if he has anything left. Hicks is supposed to be back next week, then I don't know what the schedule is for everyone else. Although there is a temptation to start blasting the offseason, the plethora of injuries makes it a little dishonest. Yes, some players they passed on are doing well here at the start, but they'll all have to do it for a ton of years before the Yanks' atittude can be evaluated. I think the Yankeees really do have to look at their pitching and bullpen coaches. Why do guys like Grey, Paxton and Happ show up and underachieve? It's a mess.
Giants: The Giants wisely extended Sterling Shepard at a team friendly number, and, other than that, they keep preparing for the draft. It's less than 2 weeks away and I have yet to see a "Mock Draft" that I liked. Most of them have the Giants trading up for someone or using the #17 on Daniel Jones or trading the #37 for Josh Rosen. ENOUGH. As I've said, my ony standard for this draft after it's done is "did they fix the OL?"And that remains to be seen, but I can't stand seeing mock drafts that don't find a plug and play OT for the Giants among their first 3 picks. Maybe we'll take a look at some of the prospects groups over the next 12 days.
Rangers: the Rangers finally lucked out and got the #2 pick in the June draft. Now that is a long way off, and the prospects all have to keep proving it through the World Juniors and, I guess, a few of them might even be playing in the World Cup, as well as at the pre-draft Combine. The Rangers scouts have always put a lot of weight on the combine, and that's how they fell in love with McDonagh (whom they they then acquired), Kreider and K'Andre Miller. So it's useful. They also have at least 1 more first round pick in the 20's and possibly 2 more depending on how Tampa and Dallas finish. They need and wll have another monster draft. Btw, the Frozen Four is endind or has ended, so they might sign a college player or two, there.
PS: Since the Rangers will either be taking Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kako, they will henceforth be referred to as The Accuser and The Finnisher. Note well.
Knicks: the Knicks just announced that Patrick Ewing will represent them and the May 14 NBA Lottery. I guess that's cool. Wish he had ring or two. So that's where they are now. Chilling till the lottery. Let's hope they hold their position.
So there it is. The Yanks need to get some people back, the Giants need a great plan and cooperative draft board, the Rangers need to keep working hard and producing luck and the Knicks have to find luck for the first time in 34 years. Have a great one and make some luck of your own.
posted by Kalel9 @ 9:36 AM
20 Comments:
I think CC has to become the Pitching Coach for Happ and Paxton.
Big win!
They can’t afford for German to not be in the rotation
I think it was his throw day. Not pitching till next week.
I think it’s fair and honest to criticize the offseason because:
*they profess to only be about WS
*they got under the threshold
*two 26 year olds stars were available as was a pitcher they once tried to trade for
*they passed
Given his age and several signs of an ongoing decline Happ should not have been brought back. There is and was too much risk for the reward.
It is early to kill Paxton.
So yes you could say if they were healthy they would be better, but if they had exploited their revenue advantage and pursued the best on the market, that would have been some serious scotch guarding.
Beltran told Paxton he was tiipping his curveball.
The decision to pass on two FA's who will turn 27 this year, was made with the idea that they would have Sanchez, Stanton, Andujar, Hicks, Severino and Betances, among others. They do not, and that, more than who they did or didn't sign is what's hurting them in the early going.
Correct. Obviously you can’t account for this many injuries during offseason planning, but given the injury troubles they’ve had the past several years, it wasn’t totally unreasonable to think that signing a big-ticket FA could help should those troubles continue.
Tiger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Btw, Tanaka sucks today, which we couldn't afford. Still have time, though.
I still love him. Wish he could limit those big innings.
The offense, OTOH, simply cannot afford any more injuries. I wonder if Rodon is someone the Yankees might target at the deadline.
Cashman=over-rated
Look, you make tons of money and you claim to want to win the World Series every year. Then you sign free agents F the price.
Considering that some people think that there should be a monument to Cashman after he retires, yeah he’s overrated. He’s a competent GM who seems to have gotten a distorted sense of his own worth.
It’s time for fresh eyes.
OT, but this Notre Dame fire is horrifying.
yes it is.
Cashman is a bright guy who has done a lot of good for the organization in terms of modernizing it and turning player development around. I think he’s let the idea of winning a title without spending on a bunch of big-ticket guys get to his head, hence only making incremental improvements this offseason.
I like finding the Hickses, Gregoriuses and DJLMs of the world. I also like the idea of signing the Max Scherzers, Bryce Harpers and Manny Machados of the world when all it costs is money. (Of course, ownership may have a say there, too.)
Rich, spot on with you analysis. I know that it was Hal, but I’m sure with Cashman’s blessing passing on Harper and Machado. Did was a great find yes, but I’ve felt he’s reached his ceiling, and the bar isn’t going much higher. As for a Machado I think it will. Granted there will be a disparity in pay, I’ve always felt Manny was the better investment long term. Remind me what has we won exactly? The Core was setup by Gene Michael, and Cashman has failed to do anything remotely close. If Torres, and all of the youth he acquired prove us wrong long term great. Mike and Rich both in my mind make great points about Cashman and his sense of worth.
It’s getting harder and harder to deny that trading for Yelich over Stanton was the preferable play.
OK Bird can’t stay as healthy as Nick Johnson.
Up, Ford
New Yankee post.
Mitchell Robinson will get stronger, work on his post moves, and shooting the 3.
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