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Post by ramireja on Jun 27, 2024 21:22:01 GMT -5
Check out the MFY score lol Alex Verdugo has gone ice cold since his World Series walkoff level celebration at Fenway and the Yanks lineup is so shallow right now they had to bat him cleanup. It’s a beautiful thing.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jun 27, 2024 21:27:21 GMT -5
Check out the MFY score lol Alex Verdugo has gone ice cold since his World Series walkoff level celebration at Fenway and the Yanks lineup is so shallow right now they had to bat him cleanup. It’s a beautiful thing. I've always theorized that when Verdugo tries to hit HRs and succeeds it royally screws him up and results in a summer of endless ground balls to 2b. I'll guess he was trying to homer against the Sox, succeeded, and kept on trying to jack one, and put himself in a massive slump. Verdugo being Verdugo, the reason I guess why Verdugo has yet to become the player he could have been.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 28, 2024 6:55:33 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 28, 2024 12:07:47 GMT -5
James Wood called up after a nice little .346/.458/.578 run in AAA
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Post by bishop on Jun 28, 2024 16:21:45 GMT -5
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Post by julyanmorley on Jun 28, 2024 16:25:07 GMT -5
I think I read somewhere that only the WooSox have one
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Post by scottysmalls on Jun 28, 2024 16:31:37 GMT -5
Gunnar Henderson has the highest WAR through half a season since 2002 Barry Bonds so that's something
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 1, 2024 9:36:42 GMT -5
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! I know deferred money is pretty much the norm in the MLB now but I still crack up every July 1st when I am reminded it's Bonilla day. He is getting $1.19M today which is more than Gunnar Henderson, Crochet, De La Cruz, Volpe and our very own Duran and Houck. Which yes we all know the young guys are underpaid in their early years of control but still kind of blows my mind.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 1, 2024 10:25:54 GMT -5
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 1, 2024 10:29:24 GMT -5
It's hard to say they got lucky to have traded for Soto but in a sense they kind of did. They gave up a decent package for him but imagine that lineup if he wasn't in it? Hopefully he leaves at the end of the season.
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Post by 0ap0 on Jul 1, 2024 10:56:27 GMT -5
It's hard to say they got lucky to have traded for Soto but in a sense they kind of did. They gave up a decent package for him but imagine that lineup if he wasn't in it? Hopefully he leaves at the end of the season. I'm hoping he re-signs for a massive contract and then stinks.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 1, 2024 11:31:58 GMT -5
It's hard to say they got lucky to have traded for Soto but in a sense they kind of did. They gave up a decent package for him but imagine that lineup if he wasn't in it? Hopefully he leaves at the end of the season. I'm hoping he re-signs for a massive contract and then stinks. In a perfect world yes but I sure wouldn't bet against a 26 year old Soto to remain an excellent top of the league type hitter for the next 10+ seasons when he's proven to be exactly that already at such a young age. Most likely scenario is his bat continues to be awesome but he becomes even more unplayable in the OF and they're paying 40M+ to a DH for the next 10 years.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 1, 2024 11:42:06 GMT -5
I'm hoping he re-signs for a massive contract and then stinks. In a perfect world yes but I sure wouldn't bet against a 26 year old Soto to remain an excellent top of the league type hitter for the next 10+ seasons when he's proven to be exactly that already at such a young age. Most likely scenario is his bat continues to be awesome but he becomes even more unplayable in the OF and they're paying 40M+ to a DH for the next 10 years. Irritatingly, his defensive numbers are actually respectable this year after being dreadful the last 2 years. It may be that the Yankees could hide him in their itty bitty right field for a number of years if they re-signed him. I would not be optimistic about him falling off any time soon - I mean, the guy is younger than David Hamilton - but I am still optimistic that he ends up in a different borough of NYC next year.
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Post by 0ap0 on Jul 1, 2024 11:44:28 GMT -5
I'm hoping he re-signs for a massive contract and then stinks. In a perfect world yes but I sure wouldn't bet against a 26 year old Soto to remain an excellent top of the league type hitter for the next 10+ seasons when he's proven to be exactly that already at such a young age. I'm still hoping.
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Post by ematz1423 on Jul 1, 2024 11:50:42 GMT -5
In a perfect world yes but I sure wouldn't bet against a 26 year old Soto to remain an excellent top of the league type hitter for the next 10+ seasons when he's proven to be exactly that already at such a young age. Most likely scenario is his bat continues to be awesome but he becomes even more unplayable in the OF and they're paying 40M+ to a DH for the next 10 years. Irritatingly, his defensive numbers are actually respectable this year after being dreadful the last 2 years. It may be that the Yankees could hide him in their itty bitty right field for a number of years if they re-signed him. I would not be optimistic about him falling off any time soon - I mean, the guy is younger than David Hamilton - but I am still optimistic that he ends up in a different borough of NYC next year.I had not realized that basically his defensive #s are pretty much decent/average-ish this year. I would have to imagine a lot of that has to do with NYY tiny RF as you point out? If I were a betting man I would take the field over the Yankees in terms of where Soto lands as well. With Hal Steinbrenner already multiple times this year whining about their payroll I don't know if he will have the stomach to sign on for another long term mega deal that would almost assure that their payroll is well above the LT for years to come. Maybe that is just wishful thinking on my part though.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 1, 2024 12:02:40 GMT -5
One factor may be whether Cole opts out. If he does that frees up $36 million a year which Cashman/Steinbrenner would gladly redirect toward Soto. If Cole stays that makes it harder.
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Post by threeifbaerga on Jul 1, 2024 13:03:55 GMT -5
One factor may be whether Cole opts out. If he does that frees up $36 million a year which Cashman/Steinbrenner would gladly redirect toward Soto. If Cole stays that makes it harder. Hard to see Cole opting out and not getting a longer deal with NYY. They're not letting him walk.
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Post by incandenza on Jul 1, 2024 13:14:27 GMT -5
One factor may be whether Cole opts out. If he does that frees up $36 million a year which Cashman/Steinbrenner would gladly redirect toward Soto. If Cole stays that makes it harder. Hard to see Cole opting out and not getting a longer deal with NYY. They're not letting him walk. The Yankees can void his opt out by tacking on another year, which would make it a 5/180 deal for 2025-29. Maybe they'd do that, but it'd be for his age 34-38 seasons. I'd way rather have Soto than Cole into his late 30s if I were them.
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Post by chaimtime on Jul 1, 2024 13:43:55 GMT -5
In a perfect world yes but I sure wouldn't bet against a 26 year old Soto to remain an excellent top of the league type hitter for the next 10+ seasons when he's proven to be exactly that already at such a young age. Most likely scenario is his bat continues to be awesome but he becomes even more unplayable in the OF and they're paying 40M+ to a DH for the next 10 years. Irritatingly, his defensive numbers are actually respectable this year after being dreadful the last 2 years. It may be that the Yankees could hide him in their itty bitty right field for a number of years if they re-signed him. I would not be optimistic about him falling off any time soon - I mean, the guy is younger than David Hamilton - but I am still optimistic that he ends up in a different borough of NYC next year. Soto’s defensive numbers have usually fluctuated between “fine” and “not very good.” I don’t know why he has this reputation as a complete butcher. He’s a perfectly adequate athlete for an outfield corner and apparently worked very hard on his defense this past offseason. I think he’ll be fine in the field for a very long time. He’s one of the lowest-risk free agents there will be for a long time, imo. Every data point indicates a player who will be in the elite-of-the-elite for the foreseeable future. Given the new trend of locking up impact young talent for the long haul in the pre-arb phase, I don’t think it’s likely that there’s a player who even has the potential to be as good as him, let alone with the very high floor that his power, bat-to-ball skills, and plate discipline basically guarantee. Hopefully he’s out of the Bronx soon—they can continue giving their money to 34 year olds.
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Post by chaimtime on Jul 1, 2024 13:51:17 GMT -5
One factor may be whether Cole opts out. If he does that frees up $36 million a year which Cashman/Steinbrenner would gladly redirect toward Soto. If Cole stays that makes it harder. I’d be pretty surprised if he opted out as it stands. Obviously he’ll have the second half to show he’s at full strength, but he’s gonna be 34, won’t be the top pitcher on the market—hell, he won’t even be Boras’s top pitcher—and his velo is down a couple ticks coming off an arm injury. I don’t know if he’s beating 4/144 if he hits the market unless he really turns it on down the stretch.
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Post by puzzler on Jul 1, 2024 14:03:43 GMT -5
One factor may be whether Cole opts out. If he does that frees up $36 million a year which Cashman/Steinbrenner would gladly redirect toward Soto. If Cole stays that makes it harder. I’d be pretty surprised if he opted out as it stands. Obviously he’ll have the second half to show he’s at full strength, but he’s gonna be 34, won’t be the top pitcher on the market—hell, he won’t even be Boras’s top pitcher—and his velo is down a couple ticks coming off an arm injury. I don’t know if he’s beating 4/144 if he hits the market unless he really turns it on down the stretch. At the very least, he'd be taking a huge risk for just one more year. I wouldn't say I'd be surprised because Boras and his clients tend to think they are bulletproof, but it would be a stupid gamble. If I'm the Yankees and he opts out, I don't waste my time voiding it - they could sign a younger pitcher in Burnes or Fried or Sasaki and come out way ahead.
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Post by seamus on Jul 1, 2024 16:14:06 GMT -5
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! I know deferred money is pretty much the norm in the MLB now but I still crack up every July 1st when I am reminded it's Bonilla day. He is getting $1.19M today which is more than Gunnar Henderson, Crochet, De La Cruz, Volpe and our very own Duran and Houck. Which yes we all know the young guys are underpaid in their early years of control but still kind of blows my mind. He's actually getting $1.69 million because in addition to the more famous Mets contract, he ALSO gets $500,000 in deferred money from the Orioles.
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Post by asm18 on Jul 2, 2024 10:50:34 GMT -5
TA turned 31 like a week ago and he’s already cooked - thought maybe he was young enough to at least get back to being at minimum a replacement level player, and instead got even worse.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 3, 2024 7:59:30 GMT -5
Brewers trade for Aaron Civale, per Heyman.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Jul 3, 2024 8:31:12 GMT -5
Brewers trade for Aaron Civale, per Heyman. Return is Gregory Barrios (#21 per MLB Pipeline; #26 per BA)
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