The 2015 Official New York Yankees Thread

[CommishJoe]

Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

So we had a quiet trade deadline. Not sure how I feel about that but I did not want to trade any young talent. The only reason forgetting Auckley I can think of is that he could give Headley some rest and can play in the outfield.

If Cashman could have worked some kind of magic and got us a starting pitcher that would have been great. I will admit I am worried about holding on to the division as our starting pitching has been weak. I'm hopping the time on the DL can help Pieada. Pineda and Tanaka were aces last year when they were healthy, just imagine that this year then I think we truly would be world series contenders. As it is right now we just more of an unknown at this point. Our offense has exceeded my expectations by far.

There will be enough SP free agents this year that it didn't make sense to spend any of our young talent. It'll be bad enough to forfeit the draft pick but I can live with that given this year's pool.

They do need to get enough SPs to make CC the most expensive reliever in the game.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by CommishJoe

Luis Severino makes his debut tonight. Should be interesting .

How about that offense?? 90 runs in the past 10 games. This team is definitely exceeding expectations.

Yup and yup. Check back here tomorrow for impressions on the former. As to the latter, it reminds me of when I (used to - not so easy anymore) dominate my OOTPB leagues with my own "New York Yankees."

Originally Posted by CommishJoe

There will be enough SP free agents this year that it didn't make sense to spend any of our young talent. It'll be bad enough to forfeit the draft pick but I can live with that given this year's pool.

They do need to get enough SPs to make CC the most expensive reliever in the game.

And yup again. I am glad that the Yankees did not need to do what the Mets did in getting Cespedes. I respect them; they are going for it all and frankly they were wasting those golden arms they have. But they have a snowball's chance in hell of signing Cespedes, it seems. Read this:

The Mets would need to make an offer enticing enough for Cespedes to forgo testing the open market — at a time when a power-hitting skill set is at a premium. Industry sources yesterday pegged Cespedes’ potential asking price on the open market to be in the $120 million-$150 million range, depending on the length of his next contract. With the exception of David Wright’s contract extension, the Mets in recent years have shown little appetite for awarding such long-term commitments.

Also, if the 29-year-old Cespedes doesn’t sign an extension and reaches the open market this winter, a clause in his contract essentially keeps the Mets from bidding on his services. Players typically must gain six years of major-league service time to qualify for free agency. But because of his experience in Cuba, Cespedes negotiated a clause that forces him to be released at the end of the season. Cespedes would then be free to sign elsewhere — no different from other free agents — even though he would have only four years of service time.

If he does not sign an extension by five days after the World Series, then the Mets must release him because of the clause. That would mean the Mets could no longer sign him in the offseason because any player released after Aug. 31 cannot be resigned by that club until May 15. Nor can the Mets make Cespedes a qualifying offer.

Wacky stuff, eh? He looks to be a "rent-a-player" for the Mets and I don't believe that is a good way to build a winning ballclub. It's not even very satisfying if the team does win it all, but that's my opinion as a non-Mets fan. True Mets fans probably would not mind a bit, given what they've been through in recent years.

[BaseballLife322]

As a yankee fan, I'm so excited.. looked good in the first inning.. sure he was nervous.. hopefully the yankees get a run or two, so Sev is under less pressure.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by BaseballLife322

As a yankee fan, I'm so excited.. looked good in the first inning.. sure he was nervous.. hopefully the yankees get a run or two, so Sev is under less pressure.

Crapola! Here I am, typing away in this forum, and the game is on! Thanks for reminding me.

[BaseballLife322]

He hasn't looked great, but I do see the potential.. I'm pretty excited for the future.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by BaseballLife322

He hasn't looked great, but I do see the potential.. I'm pretty excited for the future.

Not too shabby at all: 18 batters faced in five innings, two hits, one earned run (a homer by David Ortiz, of course), seven strikeouts.

I've learned not to get too excited by phenoms who start off well. Let's see him do it again. And again!

[BaseballLife322]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Not too shabby at all: 18 batters faced in five innings, two hits, one earned run (a homer by David Ortiz, of course), seven strikeouts.

I've learned not to get too excited by phenoms who start off well. Let's see him do it again. And again!

It's hard for yankee fans to get excited over any hyped prospect, especially pitching prospect... example- Hughes,Joba,Kennedy.

[knightdreamer2k]

So much for our offense. The good news was that our pitching did good in the series with Toronto. Our offense was dreadful going back to the Boston series. One of the yankee commentators was saying when you have all 9 guys hot at the same time it is bad because they all go cold at once. It is better to have 3 or 4 guys hot at a time. We need to hit again or else it will make for a sad close to the season.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

So much for our offense. The good news was that our pitching did good in the series with Toronto. Our offense was dreadful going back to the Boston series. One of the yankee commentators was saying when you have all 9 guys hot at the same time it is bad because they all go cold at once. It is better to have 3 or 4 guys hot at a time. We need to hit again or else it will make for a sad close to the season.

Your hitting will be ok. That might have been the best 3 games quality wise (pitching hitting defense) that I've seen from the Blue Jays since the early 90's. You may wonder why I include hitting. The Yankees pitching is pretty darn good as well. We got hits when needed.

[BaseballLife322]

Sad how horrible the yankees have been lately, say bye to first place for now.. Hopefully we start playing better... it's funny the main thing people were worried about(pitching) has actually been decent since the trade deadline... it's our offense which has been HORRIBLE.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by RchW

Your hitting will be ok. That might have been the best 3 games quality wise (pitching hitting defense) that I've seen from the Blue Jays since the early 90's. You may wonder why I include hitting. The Yankees pitching is pretty darn good as well. We got hits when needed.

W-w-w-w . . . excuse me . . . [clears throat unnecessarily to cover up anxiety] . . . we are going to your house for this weekend series. The Jays have David Price on the mound, looking to be the guy who gets the "W" for the franchise record of 12 wins in a row. [You guys won 11 games in a row back in June, too, so this "trade deadline" brilliance is being overstated a bit, I think - the Jays already had a good team in the making.]

Look, I'll make you a deal. Win tonight. Go ahead, with my blessing. Chirp it up (pun intended) over the 12-game winning streak. In return, your guys lose Saturday and Sunday and generally start sinking down in the standings again where youse belong.

Deal?

[BaseballLife322]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

W-w-w-w . . . excuse me . . . [clears throat unnecessarily to cover up anxiety] . . . we are going to your house for this weekend series. The Jays have David Price on the mound, looking to be the guy who gets the "W" for the franchise record of 12 wins in a row. [You guys won 11 games in a row back in June, too, so this "trade deadline" brilliance is being overstated a bit, I think - the Jays already had a good team in the making.]

Look, I'll make you a deal. Win tonight. Go ahead, with my blessing. Chirp it up (pun intended) over the 12-game winning streak. In return, your guys lose Saturday and Sunday and generally start sinking down in the standings again where youse belong.

Deal?

haha... but it's funny.. no matter how bad we been this month.. if we take 2 of 3 from the jays.. we are back in first by a .5 a game, and the jays have been red hot lately... I agree though, I think the jays have always had a good team this year, they just been up and down ESPECIALLY pitching wise... I think that's what they are winning more, their pitching has been great lately... also great offense.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Deal?

Uh, never mind, Rich. [Easily, Beltran's biggest hit in pinstripes.]

[knightdreamer2k]

Well what a game on Friday! That was playoff atmosphere. It was cool to see how passionate the blue jays faithful have become, so good job Toronto.
I have several co-workers who kept saying we should shut Tanaka down. I wondering if they still feel the same way. Our bats woke up because that was a bad stretch we went through and we actually had good pitching.
When the offense goes cold like that it is those times I think what if we picked up Chase Utley? I mean I know heis old but putting him in the bottom of the order, and with his experience could make our offense that much more potent. I think it would even help in the playoffs. Oh well, I'm hoping for success the rest of the season.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

Well what a game on Friday! That was playoff atmosphere. It was cool to see how passionate the blue jays faithful have become, so good job Toronto.
I have several co-workers who kept saying we should shut Tanaka down. I wondering if they still feel the same way. Our bats woke up because that was a bad stretch we went through and we actually had good pitching.
When the offense goes cold like that it is those times I think what if we picked up Chase Utley? I mean I know heis old but putting him in the bottom of the order, and with his experience could make our offense that much more potent. I think it would even help in the playoffs. Oh well, I'm hoping for success the rest of the season.

It's easy to speculate about guys like Utley when team slumps happen, but making a move like that one in particular would probably make things worse, as we have seen with the Yankees over and over.

Utley is 36 and currently batting .213. Where do you think he is headed from here?

I'm with Cashman. The team is still in-and-out of first place with the old guys they have now. Bring the young guys up and see how they do - were close enough to September 1 roster expansion - rather than trading them for players on the downhill slope.

[Déjà Bru]

What is this strange, exotic Bird I am hearing about?

[Déjà Bru]

You said he couldn't do it (I didn't think so either), but he did! It took him all season, but Stephen Drew is finally above .200. For now.

[knightdreamer2k]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

You said he couldn't do it (I didn't think so either), but he did! It took him all season, but Stephen Drew is finally above .200. For now.

Yeah let's highlight for NOW! I guess it is good he has some power. What a strange year, Carlos, Chase and Didi leading the way now. Most hits on the Yankees is by Chase, and the highest Avg. is Carlos, just crazy. If Jacoby and Gardner get going might have a real win streak in us.

Our pitching has been the opposite starter wise. Right now Tanaka is not an ace, just a number 3. Pineada is just inconsistent, Nova still needs some more time, and Servino lacks experience.

[knightdreamer2k]

I forgot Eovaldi just seems to fine ways to win. We average 8 runs when he pitches so that should help! Be interesting to see how they close out the season.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

I forgot Eovaldi just seems to fine ways to win. We average 8 runs when he pitches so that should help! Be interesting to see how they close out the season.

I think being able to hit 100mph in the 7th helps. He is nasty filthy and that is a compliment.