MLB Daily Thread: 06-22-17: Yanks end 7 game losing streak and are back in 1st

[$500 Million]

happy news

Chris Carter - 1B - Yankees
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that Chris Carter is "still the best alternative" at first base.

With Greg Bird still down with an ankle injury and looking a ways off from his return, Carter has seen the bulk of at-bats at first for the Yankees this season. Unfortunately. The sometime-slugger is hitting just .201/.287/.384 and has struck out in 66 of 159 at-bats. Cashman said that first base prospect Tyler Austin is "not ready yet." Looks like the Chris Carter Experience will continue until further notice.

All this will end up forcing them to sign Eric Hosmer this winter, they can't keep fucking around with 1B, they need someone reliable over there.

 

[WahooSam]

All this will end up forcing them to sign Eric Hosmer this winter, they can't keep fucking around with 1B, they need someone reliable over there.

Hosmer sucks though.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[redseat]

freaking Scwarber

 

[redseat]

F Farrell

 

[bksballer89]

Life comes at you fast in the MLB

Cubs sending struggling Schwarber to Triple-A

 

[redseat]

Life comes at you fast in the MLB

Cubs sending struggling Schwarber to Triple-A

Beat ya too it... Well, kind of... I didn't insert link

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Life comes at you fast in the MLB

Cubs sending struggling Schwarber to Triple-A

Well, all is not lost than

How bad did we want Schwarber in that deal?

At least this lightens the sting of knowing we could have chosen Ian Happ over Gleyber, and Bradley Zimmer over Clint Frazier

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Matt Stairs

Just not as good

 

[redseat]

I'm sure this has been mentioned but Cueto optioned out

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Didnt even realize Bellinger is the son of ex-Yankee Clay Bellinger

 

[bksballer89]

Didnt even realize Bellinger is the son of ex-Yankee Clay Bellinger

Cody>Clay

 

[molsaniceman]

I'm sure this has been mentioned but Cueto optioned out

says who?

 

[WahooSam]

says who?

Heyman | Cueto Expected To Opt Out After Season

 

[molsaniceman]

Heyman | Cueto Expected To Opt Out After Season

expected and has are 2 different things

he probably gets traded anyways

 

[soxfan1468927]

Babysitter canceled yesterday so I was home with the kids, hence wasn't on here. I just have one point on that disaster of a loss for the Red Sox. I hate how managers (because it's not just a Farrell problem) manage their bullpens. Bases loaded, nobody out, tying run on 2nd. That's going to be your highest leverage situation of the game, guaranteed. And yet, you don't bring in your (by far) best reliever because it isn't the 9th inning. Then the complete lack of logic in the "he's our closer, we want him finishing the game". So you'll lose the game, not use him at all, because it isn't the 9th inning. Freaking idiots.

 

[cerealboi]

Babysitter canceled yesterday so I was home with the kids, hence wasn't on here. I just have one point on that disaster of a loss for the Red Sox. I hate how managers (because it's not just a Farrell problem) manage their bullpens. Bases loaded, nobody out, tying run on 2nd. That's going to be your highest leverage situation of the game, guaranteed. And yet, you don't bring in your (by far) best reliever because it isn't the 9th inning. Then the complete lack of logic in the "he's our closer, we want him finishing the game". So you'll lose the game, not use him at all, because it isn't the 9th inning. Freaking idiots.

Yeah - really exemplified the dopey "my closer only pitches the 9th attitude". I wouldn't even care if they used Kimbrel for the 8th only and assuming he got out of it, let Hembree or Scott come in with the bases clean in the 9th. Francona would have used Kimbrel in the 8th.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Yeah, but that's bullshit. He had an amazing first half of 2015 and then he shit the bed. He lived off his reputation of that half season for a while, but the party's over.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Yeah - really exemplified the dopey "my closer only pitches the 9th attitude". I wouldn't even care if they used Kimbrel for the 8th only and assuming he got out of it, let Hembree or Scott come in with the bases clean in the 9th. Francona would have used Kimbrel in the 8th.

That's exactly what you should do. But he "wants Kimbrel to finish the game". So he refuses to bring him in so early to the point where he knows he'll have to bring in someone else to finish it.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

freaking Scwarber

Fuck that chubby asshole. Fucker needs to go work on his Wilderness Explorer badge with Mr. Frederickson.