OT: Yankees land Stanton!

[cbraarj]

Yankees should have fired Girardi last season and hired Don Mattingly!

 

[rugbymate]

I'm assuming Judge will bat before Stanton....Judge should get his contact rate up a bit and that will help his already gaudy numbers..... lot to be worried about as a sox fan

 

[oldude]

I'm assuming Judge will bat before Stanton....Judge should get his contact rate up a bit and that will help his already gaudy numbers..... lot to be worried about as a sox fan

Loved the humorous tweet from Didi Gregorious to new manager Aaron Boone after the announcement of the Stanton trade: “Am I still batting cleanup Skip?”

 

[JordyG]

Nobody is fielding a team full of punch & Judy hitters. Everyone is swinging for the fences nowadays, and if there is one absolute concept that emerged from the movie, Moneyball, it’s that a sacrifice bunt is essentially throwing away an at bat.

Years ago, a pitcher who threw a 92 mph fastball, was fast. Nowadays, a 92 mph fastball is below average. The game of baseball has clearly changed to value power hitting & power pitchers.

As is my point. Girardi's coaching style is predicated by the team on the field. The game you want him to play is not the game his players can play.

 

[Centerstream]

Stanton had all the leverage so he chose potential championship teams in the biggest media markets: NY & LA.

I understand. One thing that I was trying to point out was the fact that the news stories that were published the day before the trade was that he had said that he would not void his no trade clause if he was traded to either the Red Sox or the Yankees. Just makes you wonder where these "reporters" get their information. And this isn't just about this story but news stories in general.

 

[JustinesGuy]

Yankees should have fired Girardi last season and hired Don Mattingly!

Donny is a solid baseball mind. I think they don't want to hire them cause they don't want to fire him. Ya know?

 

[Alydar]

Hard to steal when few of your players have base stealing ability. Hard to play hit and run and run and hit when your players strikeout so much. Hard to hit to the opposite field when so many of your players are mostly pull hitters and again, strikeout so much. A manager's style is limited by his teams shortcomings.

The Yankees had a team loaded with speed last season. Even Sanchez could steal a base. And while Judge struck out a lot he also led the league in walks and despite hitting 60 pts below MVP Altuve he had a higher on-base average.

I agree that modern stats show that home runs win games but when it comes to beating the best pitchers, which are usually who you face in October, a team needs to manufacture runs some other way because ace pitchers just don't give up many hits, never mind homers.

 

[JustinesGuy]

The Yankees had a team loaded with speed last season. Even Sanchez could steal a base. And while Judge struck out a lot he also led the league in walks and despite hitting 60 pts below MVP Altuve he had a higher on-base average.

I agree that modern stats show that home runs win games but when it comes to beating the best pitchers, which are usually who you face in October, a team needs to manufacture runs some other way because ace pitchers just don't give up many hits, never mind homers.

Exactly. How important was Justin Verlander. Wish he was a Yankee

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

The Yankees had a team loaded with speed last season. Even Sanchez could steal a base. And while Judge struck out a lot he also led the league in walks and despite hitting 60 pts below MVP Altuve he had a higher on-base average.

I agree that modern stats show that home runs win games but when it comes to beating the best pitchers, which are usually who you face in October, a team needs to manufacture runs some other way because ace pitchers just don't give up many hits, never mind homers.

Alydar- - -Yes!!!!! That is my whole point vs Joe Girardi as Manager, when you face the best pitchers in the playoffs a team needs a complete game to have a chance to pull a victory! The NYY had Gardner, Hicks, Ellsbury, Judge, Gregorious, Sanchez, + some of the young kids they brought up that could ignite a rally with the little ball!
You're not going to defeat the Astros, Indians, Red Sox, Dodgers, etc. waiting for that 3 run HR! You'll need to manufacture runs on small ball and win a 1-0, 2-1, type of game!
Just because the Yankees are in the AL doesn't mean they can't play NL style baseball!

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

Hard to steal when few of your players have base stealing ability. Hard to play hit and run and run and hit when your players strikeout so much. Hard to hit to the opposite field when so many of your players are mostly pull hitters and again, strikeout so much. A manager's style is limited by his teams shortcomings.

JordyG- - - that's what what spring training and pre game batting practice is for! If they practice them they'll be better at them in game situations! Geno style coaching!