I was thinking of him yesterday too. 4 Ks in 130 PAs. Showing more power than he ever has before too. He’s played all over the diamond this year too. Could be worth a shot.
The Yankees are cheating their asses off, they spanked us two games in a row, Vlad is out, Gerrit Cole is on the hill and apparently half the team has the shits...GO JAYS!
I think our best bet is to take Cole deep a couple of times. No Vlad so I'd put Belt at 1B and make sure Jansen is in there as well along with Kirk.
Sounds like whoever is capable of not s***ing their pants on the field is going to be playing though. Hopefully Vlad can pinch hit if we need him.
The Yankees are cheating their asses off, the team has dropped the first two in the series tonight, Vlad is out with an injury, and Gerrit Cole is on the hill. To top it all off the team has the shits.
Pardon me but have you ever actually seen the movie Moneyball? Or happened to look at Jason Giambi's career after signing that massive contract and leaving the A's?
Yeah the team needs to refocus badly. The Yankees are cheating all over the place but if you lose you come across as whiners and it's embarrassing. John Schneider looks like a dipshit when he's hurling insults while the team is losing.
There's still some growing up to do with this team. Judge is a bon a fide superstar and he's got the focus to push aside all the ******** and deliver. On the flip side, Vlad had a horrible AB last night in a big spot where he swung at 2 strikes outside the zone before eventually making an out on a 3-2 count. He was way too aggressive.
He's not a prospect but Ernie Clement has 4 strikeouts in 130 plate appearances so far this year in AAA. He probably sucks but I thought it was interesting.
Brandon Belt has a .417 BABIP on the season. If you would describe his first month and a half as a "hot streak" please put me in touch with your drug dealer.