Can The Yankees Be Fixed?

 

As we continue to descend into the depths of despair our hope, instead of springing eternal, has sprung a leak. 

Our crack management team of Hal, Brain, and Aaron (see photo above) sadly, aren’t the plumbers we need. 

That said...

Here are three things that need immediate attention divided into:

What We Want.

What They Can Actually Do.

What They Will Do.

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Let’s start with an easy one.

#1 Stop Putting Guys Out There Who Don’t Belong On The Team

Shemp is Shemp. You can live with him but your not going to win any championships.

And…

No disrespect to Joe Besser (I mean who didn’t like him as Stinky on the Abbot and Costello Show) but he ain’t a Stooge.  If you see him in the title card a sense of dis-ease sets in before frame one.  

Likewise with the Yankee line up. Jay Bruce and Odor were both fine players at one time but they ain’t Yankees.

What We Want

Both gone.  

Gleyber back at second and a trade for, at at a minimum, a strong defensive shortstop.  DJ holds down first until Voit returns and then returns to his original role. Roving All-Star.

What They Can Actually Do

Both gone. Bring up Gittens and move DJ to second.

What They Will Do

Bruce gone.  

#2  The Team Lacks Fire

Teams consciously or not take on the personality of their managers. Boone is too mellow. They need a manager that kicks their butts.  We need “The Cheese!”

What We Want    

Boone fired and replaced by a motivator.

What They Could Do  

Boone fired and replaced by a motivator.

What They Will Do   

Nothing. Although if the Yankees fail to make the coveted Wild Card he might be done. 

#3  Fix the Outfield

Frazier isn’t getting the steady playing time he needs to develop. Hicks is useless as a hitter. Stanton isn’t even allowed to play out there.  It’s insane.  

What We Want 

Hicks and Stanton both need to go.  Take the sunk cost and trade Stanton for a CF who can hit. Trade Hicks. (How about for a defense first, no hit shortstop – that seems fair.)  

What They Can Do

Trade Hicks. Give CF to Tauchman in the short term. Give LF to Frazier. Have Gardy as a sub playing center and left. So on offense we’d still have a non factor – but at least we’d stop pretending.  The OF defense would be fine. The IF defense would be better.

What They Will Do

Nothing.  

 

To sum up...

Can The Yankees Be Fixed? Of course.

Will the Yankees be fixed? 

Let's ask the boys...