AL East Thread

[Manster7588]

Sox are going no where, but I've really enjoyed these last few weeks.

If it brings misery to NY I'm on board.

Of course I still see Yanks with a real great shot at bringing home that trophy.

 

[Carnzo]

More effort than Duran.

A lot more.

 

[Pure Steel]

Sox are going no where, but I've really enjoyed these last few weeks.

If it brings misery to NY I'm on board.

Of course I still see Yanks with a real great shot at bringing home that trophy.

Somehow they are 2nd choice to win the WS behind the Dodgers, Astros would be my choice right now, but thankfully the Yankees have a 10 game cushion to straighten out the Titanic that Captain Boone is guiding…..

 

[chillerdab]

To me, the Yanks have all the makings of a second round playoff loss team: they’ll trot out Cole and can obviously mash, but they have flaws that have been exposed, and will be exploited when facing an equally talentd team’s 1-2 pichers multiple times.

On the other hand, I’m just thrilled that my team isnt a punchline at this point in this season, so what the hell do I know?

 

[navamind]

Gunnar Henderson was rated as BA's #1 prospect in their midseason rankings. He's hitting .293/.400/.525 with 10 homers in 52 games since getting promoted to AAA.

Baseball America ranks Gunnar Henderson No. 1 in new top 100 list featuring 6 Orioles prospects

The Orioles once again have baseball’s No. 1 prospect. Gunnar Henderson is atop Baseball America’s latest list of the game’s top 100 prospects, with the Triple-A Norfolk infielder…

www.baltimoresun.com

 

[Manster7588]

Somehow they are 2nd choice to win the WS behind the Dodgers, Astros would be my choice right now, but thankfully the Yankees have a 10 game cushion to straighten out the Titanic that Captain Boone is guiding…..

A month ago it looked like it was the Yankees as the clear WS favorite, they hit a slump and the Didgers are cooking with fire. Slumps happen, then you break out of it and press on. The Yanks are a much better team than what we've seen these last few weeks so they still are serious contenders. It's better to slump now than late September.

I'd say goodluck to the Yanks and thier fans, but it would be a bold faces lie.














Good Luck Yankees

 

[Manster7588]

Gunnar Henderson was rated as BA's #1 prospect in their midseason rankings. He's hitting .293/.400/.525 with 10 homers in 52 games since getting promoted to AAA.

Baseball America ranks Gunnar Henderson No. 1 in new top 100 list featuring 6 Orioles prospects

The Orioles once again have baseball’s No. 1 prospect. Gunnar Henderson is atop Baseball America’s latest list of the game’s top 100 prospects, with the Triple-A Norfolk infielder…

www.baltimoresun.com

Can you cut and paste? I'm not subscribing for one story.


Nevermind, here's a free one.

Gunnar Henderson Moves To No. 1 in Our New Top 100

With our update of the Top 100 Prospects list—now with 2022 draft picks included—we have a new No. 1 prospect in baseball.

www.google.com

 

[Cyder]

I'm listening to Tiki and Tierney right now and Tierney began the show killing Hicks. My God does he suck.

 

[Cyder]

A month ago it looked like it was the Yankees as the clear WS favorite, they hit a slump and the Didgers are cooking with fire. Slumps happen, then you break out of it and press on. The Yanks are a much better team than what we've seen these last few weeks so they still are serious contenders. It's better to slump now than late September.

I'd say goodluck to the Yanks and thier fans, but it would be a bold faces lie.














Good Luck Yankees

A little over a month ago Michael King was the best set up man in the league and he's out for a season. At that time Holmes had an era under 1 and since has been horrible. Since then Giancarlo has been out and God knows when he'll be back. I fear the team we're watching now is closer to the team we'll see in the playoffs than the one we say up until July 4th.

 

[Manster7588]

A little over a month ago Michael King was the best set up man in the league and he's out for a season. At that time Holmes had an era under 1 and since has been horrible. Since then Giancarlo has been out and God knows when he'll be back. I fear the team we're watching now is closer to the team we'll see in the playoffs than the one we say up until July 4th.

I'll trade you line-ups

 

[Cyder]

So glad we traded a rotation mainstay for a CF on the DL, and continue to trot the corpse of Aaron HIcks out there every night.

There is simply no way to look at that trade makes any sense. Since going to the Cards Monty has 2 starts against the Brewers and Yanks. 11 innings, 6 hits, 3 walks, 9 K's....0 earned runs.

 

[Pure Steel]

A little over a month ago Michael King was the best set up man in the league and he's out for a season. At that time Holmes had an era under 1 and since has been horrible. Since then Giancarlo has been out and God knows when he'll be back. I fear the team we're watching now is closer to the team we'll see in the playoffs than the one we say up until July 4th.

Wait until the playoffs when good pitching will simply pitch around Judge and concentrate on the lineup filled with many holes.....I'm surprised that he's seen any good pitches the last 3 weeks or more......

 

[Cyder]

I'll trade you line-ups

Not much of a difference at the moment. I think the Yanks should just pull a fan out of the stands to hit when there's runners in scoring position unless Judge is up. Can't do any worse.

 

[Cyder]

Wait until the playoffs when good pitching will simply pitch around Judge and concentrate on the lineup filled with many holes.....I'm surprised that he's seen any good pitches the last 3 weeks or more......

I can't imagine why anyone would throw Judge a strike right now.

 

[Pure Steel]

There is simply no way to look at that trade makes any sense. Since going to the Cards Monty has 2 starts against the Brewers and Yanks. 11 innings, 6 hits, 3 walks, 9 K's....0 earned runs.

Monty must have screwed Boone's wife, no explanation for why he was traded......

 

[Cyder]

Monty must have screwed Boone's wife, no explanation for why he was traded......

If you look at the lack of run support Monty got it would seem he was sleeping with the entire team's wives

 

[nynasty]

There is simply no way to look at that trade makes any sense. Since going to the Cards Monty has 2 starts against the Brewers and Yanks. 11 innings, 6 hits, 3 walks, 9 K's....0 earned runs.

Just came across this little nugget:

Aaron Hicks has a -2.91 WPA (Win Probability Added) this season. That’s the worst from any position player in the majors this season.

 

[nynasty]

Wait until the playoffs when good pitching will simply pitch around Judge and concentrate on the lineup filled with many holes.....I'm surprised that he's seen any good pitches the last 3 weeks or more......

They're already starting to pitch around him, and you're right. Surprised it took this long.

 

[nynasty]

Monty must have screwed Boone's wife, no explanation for why he was traded......

All jokes aside, Boone wanted him gone for whatever reason. They're trotting out the "he didn't fit in post-season plan" bullshit, but that's clearly a crock of shit

 

[chappee11]

They're already starting to pitch around him, and you're right. Surprised it took this long.

A healthy Stanton fixes a lot of these issues, but who knows when he’s coming back. But the Yankees have the same issues as they have in previous years: Good pitching shuts them down in the postseason unless they are hitting homers.

Rizzo is hitting .221. Stanton is hitting .228. Donaldson is hitting .222. These are middle of the order bats, too.