Sunday, October 25, 2020

As low-budget Tampa soars, the Yankees become a sad, pricey afterthought

Tampa won last night in a rollicking, bizarre, walk-off single - the kind of iconic moment that, if it brings a ring, will cement the Rays' in history. Randy Arozarena is being called the five-tool superstar, and their twentysomething bullpen is full of careers closer to their beginnings than endings.

This is not happy news for the Yankees. Nope, not at all.

In fact, Yankee news these days comes with price tags, loud what-ifs and professional poormouthing. It sounds as though the franchise will be lucky just to keep the 2020 lineup that finished with baseball's 10th best record - one game ahead of the rapidly ascending Blue Jays. 

On that note, I bring you today's links into a Yankiverse still foaming with rage and damnation - a breathtaking exercise in the pleading of billionaire poverty. Everything here must be appreciated as fine whine. Enjoy!

Gardy is lost in the Yankee free agent shuffle. Gee, they'd love to keep their OF lodestone, their iconic player-coach. But, but, BUT... spoiler alert: Money doesn't grow on trees, people. 

The Yanks will play hard in arbitration this winter. They must figure out payment plans for Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and Gleyber Torres. Who's gonna pay for that?

Didi Gregorius would love to play for the Yankees. But, hey, are we supposed to think that Santa Claus is going to bring him, free of charge?

Yanks will look to "young guns" for rotation. Jesus H. Christ, everybody! Don't you get it. The cupboard is bare! They have no money! 

Yanks will have to exercise option on Zack Britton. But... goddammot... he's gonna expect to get paid. Doesn't he understand?

11 comments:

TheWinWarblist said...

The Rays and Dodgers are champions playing for the World Series. Amazing baseball with hopefully 3 more great games to go.




Fuck the Yankee hierarchy.

13bit said...

Hal and Brian destroyed a great franchise. That is their legacy.

Anonymous said...

When they brought in Janzen last night I had the same feeling that I get when we bring in Chapman. It is a mistake and they are going to lose.

When Kiermaier opened the inning by getting on base I became sure of it. They should not give him the ball again in a big game. And the Yankees should do the same with Chapman.

Doug K.

ranger_lp said...

Somebody wants a 7 game World Series...Rob M. might know something about that...

Anonymous said...

Didi in an interview with NJ.com on playing under Boone and Girardi

"They’re both good managers. For me, the only thing I see different is Joe goes more with his instincts — that’s what I think — and Boone goes more with analytics...I always tell people I understand the analytics part of the game, but you’ve also got a take the heart of the player. You can’t measure that on paper or anything.”

By the way that's "Binder Joe" he's talking about so one can only imagine what Boone is like.

Doug K.

Anonymous said...

Doug K. -- Of course, Kevin Cash and the entire Rays organization use analytics-based decision-making, and they're merely competing for a world title with one of the smallest payrolls in baseball. So there's that counter-evidence to your incessant, predictable philistine attacks on analytics.

HoraceClarke66 said...

I say let Happ go—we do plenty of our own whining here, we don't need it from a starter—let Paxton go (he will never be able to throw more than 150 innings in a season, and may not approach that again), and take a chance with Britton.

Keep Tanaka—maybe—for another year, if we can get him cheap. Otherwise, let him go with our profuse thanks. Same with Gardy.

Ottavino is signed for another year, unfortunately. I'd like to see us take a flier on Bauer and maybe some others—but they won't do that.

Get ready for next year's super-rotation:

Cole
Monty
German
Deivi
Schmidt

Bullpen:

Green
Mr. Zero
Britton
Chappie

Mr. In-Betweens:

King
Cessa
Johnny Lasagna
Etc.

Does that say Guaranteed Mediocrity, or what?



TheWinWarblist said...

Hey what about that other guy? You know, the kid with the good fastball before he exploded his latissimus dorsi? What's his name?

HoraceClarke66 said...

Sevvy? Who knows when he'll come back, or what he will be?

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