Thursday, July 25, 2024

Let's speak it out loud: The Yankees are dreadful, and Cashman will soon trade their future for more crapola

 

The biggest fallacy of 2024, thus far:

Thinking the Yankees have hit rock bottom. 

Whenever they seem totally dead - as they now do - you think they'll turn the boat around and win a few. But they don't.

You think DJ LeMahieu, Alex Verdugo, Anthony Volpe, et al, will start hitting. But they don't. 

You think somebody in that horrendous bullpen, constructed almost entirely of used body parts and scrapheap signings, will start pitching lights out. But they don't. 

Instead, we await a looming trade frenzy, with the Yankees leaning toward trading their best prospects - a move Brian Cashman once swore he'd never do in the modern era - merely to stay afloat in this rapidly devolving wild card race.

The most likely prospect to go: Spencer Jones, 23, a 6’6” lefty CF who has twice represented the Yankees in the Futures Game. 

For two years now, Jones has made the top 100 list of MLB prospects, and now the Yankees will be dangling him for somebody, anybody, who might staunch the bleeding from one of the several gaping wounds on this team. 

By the end of the weekend, the Yankees could be tied for third in the AL East, having squandered one of their best opening months in history.

This is malpractice, malfeasance and madness. This is institutional rot. Does anyone think trading our best prospects is a good move? 

Frankly, right now, I'm too angry to write. But I'll tell who is our main prospect. This guy, who just came, courtesy of the Mets. 

28 comments:

13bit said...

"Give me a moment to change the channel. I saw this episode already..."

Joe Formerlyof Brooklyn said...


I thought Gerrit was the stopper.....???

Piiax said...

Rot, rot, rot.

AboveAverage said...

Joe.

He was

The Stopper.

He finally.

Made us all.

Stop.

Believing.

JM said...

Hey, don't get so upset.

We have it right in front of us.

Hinkey Haines said...

This about sums it up.

http://vintagenewsdaily.com/montparnasse-derailment-the-story-behind-the-incredible-images-of-the-train-that-broke-through-a-building-in-paris-1895/

Pocono Steve said...

Rot. It's what Hal and Brian have wrought, which many Western Americans and Canadians pronounce "rot." They have wrought rot.

Celerino Sanchez said...

As long as this idiot is in charge, to quote Bill Murray “It just doesn’t matter”

AboveAverage said...

Idiots?

Rot?

Suckage?

It’s enough to make one wanna pack their bags and . . .

E S C A P E. T O. G E R M A N Y ! ! !

JM said...

Mehr Wurstle für alles!

JM said...

Hinkey, you don't see that every day.

JM said...

From The Atlantic. The description of the US players sounds...familiar:

INSIDE U.S. CRICKET’S SHOCKING VICTORY

How an American team of retreads, castoffs, and one software engineer took down a dominant world power

The Hammer of God said...

That was Mr. Prima Donna at his vintage best. That's what he'd do in a playoff game too.

Which is why if he opts out, the Yankees should shout HALLELUJAH!!! Thank you, Mr. Prima Donna, thank you for opting out. Now, please get in your limo and exit the premises! Because we can't take any more of your prima donna antics!

But Cashman is so crazy, stupid and hell bent on pleasing HAL's accountants that he'll re-up Cole for another ten years at triple his current salary. After that, HAL will say that the coffers are empty and he can't afford to spend another dime on anyone else.

HoraceClarke66 said...

All too true, Hammer.

The Hammer of God said...

Cashman would be CRAZY to trade Spencer Jones. Even if the guy turns out to be a turd, they should give him the shot to make it here. Because trading Jones won't make this a playoff team. They are NOT a playoff team. They can't beat anyone in their own freaking division. How can you make the playoffs when you can't beat anyone in your own division? Now, they can't even beat the Mets. Playoff team? LOL LOL LOL LOL

Hinkey Haines said...

JM, I think we do: just tune into YES most nights between April & September.

ranger_lp said...

In other news, MI NY Cricket Team lost in the playoffs to the Texas Super Kings. At least they were in the playoffs...

BTR999 said...
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AboveAverage said...

Rattenkot!
mmmmmm
mmmmmmm
mmmmmmmm

BTR999 said...

Not so sure we’ll be very active at the deadline.

1. More likely he who will not be named will point to the return of injured players as being better than any trade.

2. In their greed, by expanding the playoffs the owners have greatly diluted the pool of available players.

3. Our prospects are not that good. Jones has Florial’s disease, Peraza has bumped his head on the AAA ceiling, and the best of
the rest are all hurt. Caleb Durbin was HBP and apparently passed away. (In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Moosic
Motor Lodge) JD is our most tradable desirable commodity. Dare we?

July 25, 2024 at 11:20 AM Delete

BTR999 said...

Worth a read:

https://yanksgoyard.com/posts/aaron-boone-impassioned-nsfw-postgame-rant-is-simply-too-late-for-yankees-01j3n23gxhbg

13bit said...

It's deja vu all over again.

It's Groundhog day.

La plus qui change...

Same day, different bowl of dog shit.

Flashback #589

Ken of Brooklyn said...

I agree with Bitty, we are damned if they do and damned if they don't, all roads that Cashman takes us down will end in abject disaster!

Carl J. Weitz said...

JM... I think you meant to say das ist mir wurscht? In any event, remember this saying about life:

"Alles hat ein Ende. Nur die Wurst hat zwei."

acrilly said...

What if we traded Cash-hole? I mean, managers have been traded. F-it, package deal…Ba-Boone and Cash-hole to the Marlins or something. Maybe we can get a 1B out of the deal. I think youngsters on the interwebs need to make this viral or bacterial, or whatever they call it...

Celerino Sanchez said...

Acrilly, who cares if they get anything in a deal like that. It’s already addition by subtraction

TheWinWarblist said...

Trade CashBrain!? GREAT TRADE!! WHAT DID WE GET!?

Carl J. Weitz said...

@ Warby...Their combined value is equal to how John Nance Garner once described the US Vice President: "Not worth a bucket of warm piss".