I have been criticized, lately, for laying off the Jacoby Ellsbury tale.
The reason for that is; we are better off without him. And I reserve my darkest news for the
loss ( anticipated, actual or extended ) of players we want in the line-up.
Some sages have been mentioning that Aaron Hicks looks better in CF than Ellsbury. That he is just as fleet, has a better arm, and covers the territory with confident ease. He is also our most reliable hitter.
So the concussion ( on a phenomenal, gutsy play by Jacoby....no doubt about that one, the guy gave up his body for a big out ) was more a blessing ( to the team, not to him ) than a curse.
That Jacoby's headaches have returned is not my doing. He is a good guy. The Yankees are just very well positioned with him in recovery mode.
Those head things are testy. He will be another week, minimum.
I will grant that Gardy, and maybe even Judge, benefit from a day off now and then, and Jacoby has to be back playing for that to occur. The hope was that the Yankees would give someone else a shot . Well, I guess the revisit of Refsnyder is to do that. But that is a dead end road, sorry to say.
As to the future, I still get my tail feathers in a knot when I watch Tanaka labor. I just wonder if that tendon is causing some weakness. Tick. Tock.
Everything is Jake without Jacoby. But then, everything was Jake when he was playing.
ReplyDeleteWe can't seem to get beyond the 10-over-.500 mark. It's like Girardi has decided that's where we stay and he'll do anything to make sure of it.
Joe, a word of advice. Ty Clippard is a fine fellow, and a decent bullpen pitcher. But he isn't your 8th inning guy. Stop trying to make him into same.