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Post by Kimmi on Aug 31, 2020 6:08:05 GMT -5
Big series coming up between the Yanks and the Rays. It will be more excited than our series. LOL
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 6:32:44 GMT -5
Now what? Yankees’ 3 options with Deivi Garcia after eye-opening debut
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Deivi Garcia
New York Yankees pitcher Deivi García delivers against the New York Mets during the second inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
By Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
What a way to go out.
After Deivi Garcia didn’t give up an earned run in six innings in a 5-2 win over the Mets on Sunday night, he was sent packing from Yankee Stadium, returned to the team’s alternate site two hours away in Pennsylvania since he was the 29th man for the doubleheader.
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Still, it’s hard to imagine fans have seen the last of Garcia this season. The Yankees’ No. 2 overall pitching prospect was too good to keep down for long, mixing his deceptive delivery with pinpoint fastball command and a mid-70s curveball that hitters couldn’t time.
Here are the Yankees’ options with Garcia — understanding that everything could change if general manager Brian Cashman trades for a starting pitcher before Monday’s 4 p.m. deadline.
Least likely: Stash him at the alternate site
Technically, the Yankees could cover the fifth starting spot with Jonathan Loaisiga, Mike King, Luis Cessa, Nick Nelson or others. (Excluding Clarke Schmidt here, since the Yankees have been reluctant to call him up.) But that doesn’t seem likely, not after Garcia proved himself. The Yankees should want to reward his hard work at the alternate site and his clutch performance.
Could happen: Hybrid role
The Yankees could vault Garcia ahead of Mike King and Jonathan Loaisiga in terms of opener-type work. They also could make him a “bulk” guy the teams turns to after an opener. He’s got bullpen experience, having done it at Triple-A late last season. His relief role production wasn’t great, but coaches think Garcia was gassed late last season and wasn’t the same as when he ripped through the minor league ladder.
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Most likely: Give him his next start in the majors
The Yankees will need a fifth starter Friday in Baltimore. That task should go to Garcia, who would be pitching on regular rest. The Orioles have actually been a solid hitting team this year (.259 BA, .761 OPS). It wouldn’t be a cake walk for Garcia. But the seal has been broken and the 21-year-old has a higher upside than King or Loaisiga, and the Yankees can’t count on having the luxury of a bullpen day with their starting pitchers so often not giving them enough innings. This actually should be the easy call.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 9:15:29 GMT -5
Bob Nightengale
@bnightengale
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Two teams who have been involved in the Mike Clevinger sweepstakes say they're now out, but when pressed, say they simply won't raise their last offer. The leading candidates to land him: #Padres, #WhiteSox, #BlueJays
, #Yankees.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 12:45:17 GMT -5
Jon Heyman
@jonheyman
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Yankees have checked in on Kevin Gausman. While the Giants aren’t really a seller (they are in the race!), they have good starting depth and may consider different things.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 13:34:24 GMT -5
Joel Sherman
@joelsherman1
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AL exec said #Diamondbacks are signalling that will not pick up $12.5M option for 2021 on Starling Marte, so best deal by 4pm will get him. As I reported yesterday #Yankees #Marlins #Twins were seen as most probable destinations. #TickTock
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 14:37:35 GMT -5
Jon Heyman
@jonheyman
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Yankees have been in touch with Gausman, Bundy and Lynn but aren’t overly optimistic. At least Gausman May stay put.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 15:11:44 GMT -5
In the Bronx today
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 15:15:19 GMT -5
Jon Heyman
@jonheyman
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Dodgers, Yankees and White Sox were among teams interested in Lance Lynn but all thought the price was too high
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 31, 2020 15:30:01 GMT -5
glasnow vs cole
1. Randy Arozarena (R) DH
2. Brandon Lowe (L) RF
3. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B
4. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B
5. Willy Adames (R) SS
6. Joey Wendle (L) 2B
7. Manuel Margot (R) LF
8. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
9. Michael Perez (L) C
1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B
2. Luke Voit (R) DH
3. Mike Ford (L) 1B
4. Clint Frazier (R) RF
5. Gio Urshela (R) 3B
6. Mike Tauchman (L) LF
7. Gary Sanchez (R) C
8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
9. Brett Gardner (L) CF
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 3:39:36 GMT -5
Yankees’ Gerrit Cole hammered by Rays in loss | Rapid reaction
Updated Aug 31, 2020; Posted Aug 31, 2020
NEW YORK — Wait, $324 million? For this?
Few decried the generational wealth Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner bestowed upon Gerrit Cole. He was the best pitcher In the galaxy. The background of Cole growing up a Yankees fan was made-for-TV mush. Surely, if he wouldn’t lead them to a World Series right away, it would happen soon.
December feels like eons ago, doesn’t it?
Cole’s home run problems continued, and at the worst possible time, as he got shelled in a 5-3 loss to the clearly superior Rays at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.
The Yankees fell to 4 1/2 games behind the Rays with 27 games left. They’re just a half-game ahead of the third-place Blue Jays.
The Yankees’ expected ace gave up another two home runs en route to surrendering four runs in just five innings. Over 103 pitches, Cole was just bad. He gave up eight hits and four walks while striking out seven.
The 12 homers he’d given up was the most in baseball. Of course, he’s also had as many opportunities as anybody, with his eight starts also tied for the most in the game. His ERA grew to 3.91 — hardly ace stuff as his slider mostly spun and he appeared to be overthrowing a lot of the night. He’s got a 5.28 ERA in three starts against the Rays.
And while Cole’s rough night was the primary storyline, it could have been much worse for the Yankees.
Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow carried a no-hitter for 5 1/3 innings until DJ LeMahieu’s Infield single.
LeMahieu hit a chopper in the third base hole and the umpire initially ruled that shortstop Willy Adames’ throw beat LeMahieu there. A replay challenge overturned the call. LeMahieu had beaten the throw by a cleat’s length.
The loss broke the Yankees’ three-game winning streak and dropped them to 19-14. The juggernaut Rays improved to 25-11 and 7-1 vs. New York this season. They have won six straight.
Cole was in trouble from the start. With two outs, Ji-Man Choi hammered a two-run, line-drive shot to right field. It brought in Yandy Diaz, who had singled and moved to second when right fielder Clint Frazier bobbled the ball off the wall. Cole gave up a double in the next at-bat, too.
In the second, the light-hitting Kevin Kiermaier crushed a solo shot to right field for a 3-0 lead. Cold held the Rays scoreless in the third and fourth frames but Manuel Margot’s RBI single extended the Rays’ lead to 4-0 in the fifth.
Tampa would get their fifth run in the sixth when Choi continued his assault on his former team with a run-scoring single.
The Yankees climbed back a bit, however. With Glasnow out of the game, Gio Urshela hit a solo blast off reliever Edgar Garcia to lead off the seventh. It was Urshela’s sixth homer of the year. Then in the eighth, Luke Voit bombed a two-run shot to left field, slicing Tampa’s advantage to 5-3. Voit has 13 homers.
DJ LeMahieu had two hits. Gary Sanchez, who’s go-ahead, extra-innings grand slam won the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader, went hitless in four at-bats. He’s hitting .128. Brett Gardner was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and his average fell to .169.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 3:40:35 GMT -5
Britton ready to return: Latest on Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks
Updated Aug 31, 2020; Posted Aug 31, 2020
By Randy Miller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
To soften Yankees fans disappointment of GM Brian Cashman not making a deal prior to Monday’s 4 p.m., trade deadline, manager Aaron Boone passed along some encouraging news before his club’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays:
A few of the Yankees’ many injured players are close to returning.
Of the eight players who are on the injured list, two could be activated by the middle of the week, as backup catcher Kyle Higashioka is expected to come off by Tuesday after dealing with an oblique issue and reliever Zack Britton is due back from a hamstring strain by Wednesday.
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Out since Aug. 20, Britton passed the final test in his rehab on Sunday by having no issues throwing a sim game at the Triple-A camp. The Yanks will wait a couple days to activate the lefty so that he’s rested and ready to pitch his first day back.
Shortstop Gleyber Torres, who has been out since Aug. 21 with a left hamstring & quad strain, isn’t far off from returning, either. He’s healing has been quicker than anticipated, and on Monday he was on the field doing infield work before the Yankees took batting practice.
“He is getting close,” Boone said. “I’ve been excited about where he was really in the first couple of days outside the injury. It seemed like he was doing really well. Just watching his progression over the last several days and watching how he’s moving around, I almost feel like he’s moving around better than even before the injury.”
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Also, Boone said that right fielder Aaron Judge (right calf) and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (left hamstring) are progressing to the point where the Yankees are confident both will be playing before the end of the season.
“I don’t know exactly when, but we absolutely feel like they’re going to be back,” Boone said. “That gives us some excitement. We’ve just got to spend these next several days obviously getting them healed up and getting them right knowing the kind of role they’re going to play for us down the stretch and through October.”
As for center fielder Aaron Hicks, who left Game 2 of Sunday’s doubleheader in the fifth inning due to cramping in both of his calves, he’s fine even though the switch-hitter wasn’t in Monday’s lineup.
“He’s good to go,” Boone said. “He was going to have one of these next several days off, so I just felt coming out of the doubleheader and coming out of the cramping like (resting him) today.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 3:41:42 GMT -5
MLB trade deadline: Yankees’ Brian Cashman explains why he did nothing
Updated Aug 31, 2020; Posted Aug 31, 2020
By Randy Miller | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Yankees GM Brian Cashman did a lot of talking and a lot of negotiating with opposing general managers over the weekend and all day Monday trying to deal for pitching.
His unsuccessful attempts lasted almost right up to Monday’s 4 p.m. trade deadline.
Why did the Yankees strike out?
Simple. Opponents kept asking for players and prospects that were untouchable.
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Cashman wouldn’t name names, but he strongly hinted that everyone was demanding 21-year-old pitcher Deivi Garcia, who made a great Major League debut on Sunday allowing just one unearned run over six innings in a no-decision against the Mets.
It’s believed that clubs also were asking for Yankees No. 1 pitching prospect Clarke Schmidt, who might be in the rotation by 2021, and for hot-hitting young outfielder Clint Frazier, who is playing regular and needed now because right fielder Aaron Judge and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton are on the injured list.
“It went all the way to the last few minutes, but we couldn’t push through on anything,” Cashman said. “We were engaged with everybody, as you would expect.”
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It’s believed that Cashman’s No. 1 target was Cleveland Indians ace Mike Clevinger, who was traded to the San Diego Padres for three active players and three highly regarded prospects. Cashman wasn’t willing to pay that kind of price even for Clevinger, who can’t become a free agent until after the 2022 season.
The Yanks also reportedly attempted to deal for Texas Rangers ace Lance Lynn, a Yankees 2018 trade-deadline acquisition who is having a standout season and is signed for 2021 at just $8 million.
“Without a doubt, the effort was to try to get a controllable starter moving forward, or even a short-term starter to continue to give ourselves a better chance,” Cashman said. “But the price tags associated on it usually was a subtraction of some impactful player that’s currently playing a role or was anticipated to play a very important role for this franchise or the immediate future. So that was the difficulty of trying to navigate the deadline.
“The names that were necessary to execute certain things are names that we are going to rely on in the present as well as in the future. And that means the near future. So that made it more difficult and challenging because we feel we have a team that can compete for a title this year when we’re at full strength and we feel that we will have a team that can compete as well moving forward in the next year and beyond for the same reason. With the talent we have.
“And so, trying to take from that didn’t make sense for me to go ahead and make any recommendations to our owner.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 3:50:34 GMT -5
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 3:51:29 GMT -5
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 1, 2020 3:56:04 GMT -5
Gerrit Cole is trying to figure out why he’s giving up so many homers
By Kristie Ackert
New York Daily News |
Aug 31, 2020 at 10:36 PM
Gerrit Cole had already looked at the outing. He’d dipped into the data and searched for clues that he was possibly tipping his pitches. The Yankees’ ace was going over it in his mind and then again on a Zoom call trying to come up with some answers.
Still, he and the Yankees did not have any answers Monday night.
In a big game for the division race, Cole got hit hard and the Bombers offense came up small as the Rays beat the Yankees 5-3 at the Stadium.
The Yankee (19-14) have lost six straight and seven out of eight overall against the Rays (25-11). The Rays have won all four games played in the Bronx this season and increased their lead in the American League East to 4.5 games with two more head-to-head games left this season.
“It certainly doesn’t ease the pain,” Cole said about his second straight loss. “I am pretty hard on myself and I definitely know how important the game was so ... I’m wearing it.”
After two straight starts where he felt like he had good stuff but couldn’t get results, Cole wore his obvious frustration on his face and in his voice after the loss.
He allowed four runs on a season-high eight hits. He walked four, also a season high, and struck out seven. He took back-to-back losses for the first time since April of last year and allowed four or more earned runs in back-to-back starts for the first time since June of 2018.
“I think he’s a little frustrated that he’s gotten beat here the last two games but I think in a lot of ways, first of all, frame of mind, I think he’s in a good spot,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “But also I think he’s feeling the things within his delivery with how his arm is going are good.
“So I think there’s a lot of good things. He’s feeling that, so I think he’s frustrated that he hasn’t gotten the results in these last two games,” Boone continued, “But I think he’s in a good spot moving forward.”
With home runs by Ji-Man Choi — a two-run shot in the first — and a solo shot by Kevin Kiermaier in the second, Cole has now allowed 12 home runs this season and has extended his career high of allowing one in each of his last nine starts dating back to September of 2019.
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“Well, we just made some bad pitches in some spots where they put good swings and then fell behind a lot of left-handers tonight,” Cole said. “I felt maybe the one bright spot was limiting as best we could, but they were just on it and we weren’t making enough good pitches.”
The Rays were on Cole’s fastball early, which led to some speculation that he was tipping his pitches.
“I think we all pretty much tip pretty much every game with one another, but I mean, how many pitches a game? Some games...maybe the other team has an edge four or five, six or seven pitches, some days it might be more ... I think the point is there are several different factors that are contributing to the certainty with which guys are getting their swings off in certain counts.
“And so yeah, we’re looking to address that,” he said.
Cole put the Yankees in a hole early Monday night, but more concerning than that was their inability to dig themselves out.
Tyler Glasnow was terrific, holding the Yankees hitless through the first five innings, but they were not making him work that hard. He pitched six scoreless, scattering two hits, walking one and striking out nine.
The Yankees’ struggling offense only chipped away when the Rays went to their bullpen. Gio Urshela had a solo home run and Luke Voit crushed a two-run homer, his 13th of the season and tying him for the league’s most, off Edgar Garcia.
It was the seventh game in the last 11 that the Yankees have scored three runs or less.
“I’m not worried about it,” Voit said. “They came off hot tonight and it’s baseball and we had them last year and they got us this year. We’ve still got two more games to catch them in the standings.
“They’ve got a lot of depth and they’ve had a lot of injuries too, so, there’s no excuses and we just got to come out tomorrow and try and win this series.”
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