Managing by the numbers

Yesterday, after his fourth strike-out, the fans actually booed their lifetime yankee icon, Aaron Judge. 

Boone has to make a move, and the numbers tell us Trent Grisham is a better choice, right now, in  centerfield. 

True, Trent is on the downside of a career .218 average.  He has built this .218  batting record with broken bat singles and infield hits many of which, in fairness, could just as easily have been judged ( pardon the expression )  as "errors." Sometimes, even the empires and field judges want a kid to have some success. 

As a Yankee, Trent is still hitless.  Said another way, " he has no bating average. "  But he needs more reps, as they say. 

And, yet, he remains a better alternative than Judge:

-  He is faster and a better defender.  He probably catches that " Fosberry Flop" of a fly ball that Volpe, Judge and Torres misplayed yesterday ( luckily, to no harm ).  Two gold gloves cannot be sneezed at. 

- He only generates one out when he comes to bat.  Judge leads the league in GIDP stats. Imagine that, Judge is generating two outs for the opposition when he comes to bat with a man on. A rally killer on a team that has one guy who can hit. 

Okay, we all know this cannot hold. Judge will find his way.  But, for the moment, he is in need of an ice bath and a few days rest. 

Trent Grisham is what Cashman has given the Yankees as outfield depth this year.  Lucky for him, the numbers show that Trent is the better option. 

We are lucky that Brian is still in charge.