Sunday, December 17, 2023

Verdugo, bewhiskered, looks like a cherub

 Apparently, in anticipation of 2024, Alex Verdugo has ditched his 7th Dwarf beard - even as one bull goose Gammonite still claims the Yankees will trade him and sign Cody Bellinger. Either way, Verdugo looks 22, earrings and all. 


Would he bat leadoff for this 2024 lineup? And, defensively, is it viable? 

Verdugo 
Judge/Soto (platoon)
Soto/Judge (platoon)
Stanton
Rizzo
Gleyber
LeMahieu
Trevino 
Volpe 

Clearly,the Yankees need pitching, pitching, pitching. If they fail to sign Yamamoto, the fallback free agents - Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery - would instantly become critical pieces. Hold onto your ballcaps. Next week could be wild. 

6 comments:

JM said...

I think you meant "de-whiskered," right? Bewhiskered meaning someone has a beard.

It doesn't matter, anyway. We're doomed. Cashman and Hal are still in charge, Boone is still manager, we got Soto and then, crickets (at least concerning anything meaningful).

Bracing for another shit year. Damn them. Damn them all to hell.

Doug K. said...

If they trade him and sign Bellinger he can always get re-whiskered.

As to looking like a cherub... he looks more like a guy that accuses you of looking at his girlfriend and then sucker punches you while drinking a Sam Adams.

HoraceClarke66 said...

The latest internet gossip is that YY has a "hyperabduction" in his delivery, which is "a red flag for future Tommy John surgery."

These days, I think "pitching" is a red flag for future Tommy John surgery. But hey, it will make me feel less bad when he signs with the Red Sox.

AboveAverage said...

That's so absolutely spot on, Doug. :)

Rufus T. Firefly said...

Doug,

I see you've spent some time in Boston.

So now, Vertigo is a clean-shaven asshole. Still, an asshole.

The Hammer of God said...

@ Doug K. "he looks more like a guy that accuses you of looking at his girlfriend and then sucker punches you while drinking a Sam Adams"

Exactly what I was thinking! Except if he tried to sucker punch me, I'd knock his lights out!