#Gleyber Torres second base

[dinosaurwithablog]

This fan catches Gleyber Torres' ball, interfering with the game so Gleyber only gets to go to second base. What is wrong with people? Let's go Yankees!!!!!

It's not fair, Gleyber. I hope that they ejected that guy from the ballpark.

[amandachristine92]

Yankees Win Series Against the Blue Jays, Spoil Their Playoff Hopes

NYY @ TOR

Game 1

RHP Michael King, who has been strong as a replacement starter, got the ball for the New York Yankees versus RHP Kevin Gausman (a former Baltimore Orioles pitcher and Yankees nemesis) and the Toronto Blue Jays.

The offense for both teams was abysmal and nonexistent for the first eight innings. This was in part due to the dominant pitching of the Yankees and Blue Jays.

King did get himself in trouble while pitching in the bottom of the third inning. After he got LF Daulton Varsho to pop out for the first out, King gave up a single to C Alejandro Kirk.

Next, once CF Kevin Kiermaier grounded into a force-out for the second out, King walked RF George Springer and SS Bo Bichette to load the bases.

The scoring threat ended when King was able to strike out 1B Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. looking for the third out. That was certainly a trick out of Houdini’s playbook for King.

The Yankees threatened to score in the top of the seventh inning when DH Giancarlo Stanton hit a 2B off Gausman with one out.

The brain puzzler in this situation was this: with a guy in scoring position who no longer has speed, why wasn’t a pinch-runner used for Stanton?

Maybe the reason was that Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn’t want to use RF and part-time DH Aaron Judge to bat in Stanton’s place in the lineup because he wanted to rest Judge and completely give him an off-day from this game.

There might have been other options other than Judge as a pinch-hitter in Stanton’s spot, who knows? Either way, it would’ve been better to use someone like utility outfield Jake Bauers to pinch-run for Stanton at that moment.

Anyone other than Stanton should’ve been placed at second base because in the next at-bat, 3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a 1B off Gausman, but Stanton couldn’t score on it.

With Stanton at third base and IKF at first base, RF Oswaldo Cabrera was at the plate. Before Cabrera made contact with the ball, IFK stole second base off Gausman, his 14th stolen base this season.

With two baserunners now in scoring position, Cabrera hit a ball that seemed like an RBI single. Unfortunately, Stanton was thrown out at home and Cabrera reached first base on a fielder’s choice.

With two outs already made in this inning, Oswald Peraza flew out to Springer in right field for the third out and Gausman worked out of trouble.

It all came down to the top of the ninth inning with reliever Jordan Romano pitching for the Jays. 2B Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff 1B of Romano to get things started for the Yankees.

In the next at-bat, C Austin Wells hit a two-run HR – his third in his MLB career – off Romano, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead and final score of the game.

Game 2

RHP and Cy Young candidate Gerrit Cole pitched for the Yankees against RHP José Berríos and the Jays.

The scoring began in the top of the fourth inning when Judge as the RF hit a two-run HR off Berríos, scoring 1B DJ LeMahieu and Judge himself. The Yankees led 2-0.

In the top of the fifth inning, Stanton hit a two-run RBI 1B off Berríos, scoring C Ben Rortvedt and Judge. The Yankees extended their lead to 4-0. Torres was thrown out at home for the third out of the inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, Judge hit another two-run HR in this game, but it was off reliever Trevor Richards this time. Peraza and Judge scored, further extending the Yankees lead to 6-0.

This score would hold up, giving the Yankees the win in this game and the series win in general. Cole pitched a complete shutout game against the Jays with his family in attendance.

Game 3

RHP Luke Weaver was looking to be dominant like he was in his last start with the Yankees. Weaver went up against RHP Chris Bassitt for the Jays.

Unfortunately for Weaver and the Yankees, all of the scoring was done by the Jays and it began in the bottom of the third inning. Varsho hit a solo HR off Weaver, giving the Jays a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, 3B Matt Chapman hit a solo HR off Weaver, extending the Jays lead to 2-0.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, 2B Cavan Biggio hit an RBI single off reliever Greg Weissert, scoring Bichette. This insurance run gave the Jays a 3-0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, DH Brandon Belt hit a three-run HR off reliever Zach McAllister, scoring Varsho and Springer along with Belt. The Jays now led 6-0 and won by this score.

The Yankees offense was shut down by Bassitt and the Jays bullpen.

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Yanks Stay Alive With Game 4 Win.

Dodgers 4 Yankees 11 W-Holmes (3-1) L-Hudson (0-1)

The Los Angeles Dodgers pushed the Yankees to the brink of elimination with a Game 3 win last night. They looked for a clean sweep tonight at Yankee Stadium. The Dodgers struck first in the first when Mookie Betts lined a one-out single to right. Freddie Freeman then belted a Lucas Gil slider out to right for a two-run homer. The Dodgers had a two-run lead before the Yankees grabbed a bat. The Yankees would rally in the second when Anthony Volpe led-off with a walk and Austin Wells doubled. Alex Verdugo hit an RBI groundout to first to pull New York within a run. The Yankees loaded up the bases in the third and Anthony Volpe smoked a Daniel Hudson slider out to left for a grand slam. This put New York up 5-2 after three innings of play. The Dodgers wouldn't give up and rallied in the fifth. Will Smith belted a Lucas Gil fastball out to right-center for a solo homer. Tommy Edman walked and Shohei Ohtani singled to center. With one out, Freddie Freeman hit into a fielder's choice, which plated a run and the Dodgers were within a run midway through the night. The Yankees got a run back in the sixth as Austin Wells blasted a Landon Knack fastball out to right for a solo homer. The Yankees continued to add on in the eighth as Anthony Volpe doubled and Austin Wells walked. A double steal helped get the runners up and Alex Verdugo plated a run on a fielder's choice. Gleyber Torres smacked Brent Honeywell fastball out to right and the rout was on in the Bronx. The Yankees added another run and had a seven-run lead heading into the ninth. Tim Mayza threw a 1-2-3 ninth and the Yankees extended their season another day.

-Final Thoughts-Ben Casparius did okay in his opener role. He went two innings and allowed a run on one hit with three walks and a strikeout. Daniel Hudson gave up the grand slam in the third, Landon Knack gave the team some length with four solid innings, where he allowed a run on two hits with two strikeouts. Brent Honeywell gave up five runs on fou rhits with a walk in the eighth. The Dodgers hit 1-for-7 with men in scoring position and left four men on base. Tomorrow, Jack Flaherty faces Gerrit Cole in Game 5.

-Chris Kreibich-

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Yankees Secure 2-1 Victory Over Red Sox in Extra Innings

The New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox with a thrilling 2-1 victory in extra innings. Juan Soto delivered the game-winning hit, a single that gave the Yankees their fourth walk-off win this season. Soto's clutch moment came against pitcher Josh Winckowski, driving in pinch runner Jon Berti, who replaced Gleyber Torres, the automatic runner on second base.

This win marked the Yankees' fifth victory in seven games, moving them two games ahead in the American League East. They now have a solid position atop the division, ahead of the idle Orioles.

The Red Sox struck early with a solo home run by Danny Jensen. However, the Yankees kept them scoreless for the rest of the game, stifling their offensive attempts. With this loss, Boston remains 4 1/2 games behind in the race for the final wild card spot in the American League.

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New York Yankees: 15 Fascinating Facts About Gleyber Torres (Part 2)

6. He became the youngest player in American League history to hit a postseason home run when he hit a home run in Game 3 of the 2018 American League Division Series.

Gleyber Torres made history during the 2018 postseason when he became the youngest player in American League history to hit a home run. He achieved this feat during Game 3 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The home run came off Red Sox pitcher Ryan Brasier in the sixth inning of the game and helped the Yankees win their only game of the series. Torres was just 21 years and 268 days old at the time, surpassing the previous record held by a fellow Yankee, Derek Jeter, who hit a home run in the 1996 ALDS when he was 22 years and 156 days old. Torres’ historic home run was just one of many highlights in his impressive rookie season, which helped establish him as a rising star in Major League Baseball.

7. Torres is known for his versatility on the field, having played at second base, shortstop, and third base for the Yankees.

8. He is also the first player in Yankees history to hit a home run in four consecutive games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Gleyber Torres made history during the 2019 season when he became the first player in New York Yankees history to hit a home run in four consecutive games against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. He achieved this feat during a four-game series in August 2019, which the Yankees swept. Torres’ impressive display of power at Fenway Park helped cement his status as one of the game’s rising stars and highlighted his ability to perform on the biggest stage. It also added another chapter to the long-standing rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox, as Torres’ home runs helped the Yankees gain a crucial edge in their pursuit of a playoff spot. Overall, Torres’ historic feat demonstrated his talent as a hitter and his ability to come up big in important moments.

9. Torres is a big fan of soccer and supports the Real Madrid football club.

Gleyber Torres is a big fan of soccer and supports the Real Madrid football club. He has talked publicly about his love for the sport and has mentioned that he enjoys playing it in his free time.

In interviews, Torres has discussed how he became a fan of Real Madrid when he was growing up in Venezuela, citing the team’s success and star players as reasons for his support. He has also expressed admiration for Real Madrid’s manager, Zinedine Zidane, and has talked about how he tries to learn from the way that Zidane approaches the game

10. Gleyber Torres is bilingual and fluent in both Spanish and English.

Gleyber Torres is bilingual and fluent in both Spanish and English. This has been an asset for him throughout his baseball career, as it allows him to communicate effectively with teammates, coaches, and fans in both languages.

Torres has talked about how being bilingual has helped him build relationships with teammates from different backgrounds, and has allowed him to feel more comfortable in different environments. He has also mentioned that he enjoys being able to communicate with fans in both languages, as it allows him to connect with a wider range of people.

Learn more about Gleyber Torres: https://tatsports.us/gleyber-torres/

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Woahs and Woes-Opening Weekend Edition

Woahs: Gleyber Torres. I was very worried about having a black hole at second base all year but early data indicates drafting Torres was a good move on my part.

Woes: Anthony Rendon. Where do I start? My draft strategy of drafting high floor vets so far isn't paying off and Rendon is the prime example. He apparently got in an altercation with an A's Fan (holy shit A's fans are still a thing?) The video is pretty damning.

Rendon is most certainly going to face a suspension from the MLB. Combine that with the fact that he hurt his knee running into a tarp and has already had to miss time, I had plenty of reason to drop him. I picked up Yandy Diaz to start at 3rd for me instead. Diaz won't hurt me too much and as long as the guys around him stay healthy he should be a good source of runs.

My pitching: Aaron Nola, Chris Sale, Seranthony Dominguez all got blown up and messed up my ratios. I'm not worried about Nola. I have Chris sale on drop watch. I dropped Dominguez and picked up Mike Clevenger who had a good start and matches my profile of a vet with a high floor. When he is right CleveDOG has top ten upside.

It was a rough weekend for America's Favorite Baseball Team but overall I'm not too worried about the state of the team.

[glitterybouquetchaos]

Yankees: Infield Shakeup Is In Order And It's About More Than Trevor Story

Yankees: Infield Shakeup Is In Order And It’s About More Than Trevor Story

The Yankees will not thrive with Gleyber Torres playing shortstop. Tyler Wade is not the answer – Trevor Story is. Make the infield moves now. The Yankees knew they had a problem with Gleyber Torres at shortstop all winter. Still, they did nothing to compensate, including a chance to sign Andrelton Simmons, who went to the Twins, where he’s hitting a robust .450 with a league-leading on-base…

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Gleyber Torres

The Basics

Gleyber Torres is entering his age 24 season (they grow up so fast!) from Caracas, Venezuela. He just went through his first year of arbitration, where he and the Yankees agreed to a $4m deal for the 2021 season. Gleyber is under team control through the 2024 season. He’s a two time All Star, finished third in Rookie of the Year voting in 2018, and received MVP votes in 2019.

What Did Gleyber Do This Offseason?

He went home to Caracas for a little while.

He and Mrs. Gleyber went to Aspen.

He sold underwear.

He did advertisements for some pain reliever where he drove around in an Audi.

Some Fun Gleyber Highlights

Gleyber playing with Rookie and Derby in Trenton

Gleyber Torres vs Gary Thorne

Gleyber ALDS Game 4 Moon Shot

Gleyber Walk Off Against Cleveland

Gleyber’s 2020

So I think the general consensus during the season was that Gleyber had a disappointing season last year and wasn’t very good, but that is absolutely not the case, at least offensively.

During the regular season alone Gleyber put up a 106 WRC+, which is worse than his normal seasons but still better than league average. He was the 15th best shortstop in WRC+ last season (min 150 PA) and that’s with having a huge slump and a complete loss of power for a month last year while dealing with an injury. He started to heat back up and look better in September, and then he was back to perennial All Star Gleyber Torres in October.

So normally you wouldn’t take a whole lot from a postseason run, because in a normal season you’re talking about seven games vs 162 games, but this past season you’re talking about over 15% of his total plate appearances for the year. If you combine his regular season numbers with his October numbers, then all of a sudden that 106 WRC+ jumps all the way up to 128 WRC+, which would have been a career high for him.

So then, why was it a “disappointing” season at the plate for him? Ironically, I think part of the reason why he struggled was because of something he made huge strides in.

Gleyber almost doubled his BB% year over year (7.9% to 13.8%). He took a lot more pitches, and was a lot more selective about what he swung at.

His zone swing% went down nearly 9%, his meatball swing% went down 15%, his first pitch swing% dropped 12%. He mentioned this spring that he felt uncomfortable last year with everything, and while the decrease in his chase% and increase to his BB% was nice, part of what made Gleyber who he is was his ability to go out and there and be aggressive at the plate and crush the ball.

He also dropped from the 82nd percentile in barrels to the 11th percentile, so he stopped crushing the ball as often as he was. Now, the good thing is, he didn’t lose his power or anything- his grounder/line drive/fly ball percentages where basically the same, he didn’t change his approach to being a pull only guy or something like that as those splits stayed roughly the same, his exit velocity and launch angle were similar to previous years — it essentially comes down to Gleyber not getting the barrels and being a little too selective, which is honestly a good problem to have.

If Gleyber can marry his new control over the strike zone with his ability to crush pitches, then you’re not just looking at an All Star level player, you’re looking at a legitimate MVP candidate. Do I expect Gleyber to be hitting nearly 40 bombs again like he did in 2019? No, but he’s a 24 year old who was focusing on making an improvement and by the end of the season he was even better than who he was before, and that’s ignoring how bad his start of the season was.

Defensively he was bad. I don’t think Gleyber will ever be a good defensive player, let alone a good defensive shortstop, but I do think he has it in him to be an acceptable defensive shortstop.

He struggled on balls hit to his right, which as a shortstop is a pretty difficult play to make. He’s a year older now, he’s in better shape, he’s not dealing with a leg injury, I’d expect him to be closer to the 20th best defensive shortstop than the worst in the league going forward. Yankees may want to consider having him start a little more back defensively to give him some extra room to make the play, and Gleyber needs to focus a bit more when throwing to first.

Gleyber is also kinda slow for a shortstop, even before he had to deal with a leg injury this year, but unlike having the ability to improve defensively or at the plate, this is more or less what you’re going to get baserunning wise.

Gleyber was also surprisingly below average against four seam fastballs last year after murdering them in 2019, and really struggled to slug any sliders or curveballs like he had in the past. To me this seems like more of a flukey thing than a cause for concern.

Lastly, I’d be sad if I forgot to mention this: the dude is straight up clutch. The bigger the moment, the better Gleyber plays.

Optimistic Projection for 2021

Gleyber is dominant and puts up a monster season. He combines the power and slugging from his previous seasons with a great command of the strike zone and is an obvious All Star and wins the AL MVP. He’s only at a -1 OAA for the season at shortstop but puts up a 175 WRC+ and takes the mantle of being the best Yankee and the number three hitter in the lineup. Torres plays 150 games, hits 35 homers, and has huge moments throughout the season and pitchers are so afraid of DJ in the one spot and Torres in the three spot that Judge gets to feast on pitches in the zone. Gleyber then wins World Series MVP by hitting over .450 in a sweep over the Dodgers and pimps a bat flip on Trevor Bauer after bombing one into the upper deck in Yankee Stadium. The Yankees and Gleyber agree to a 10 year extension for over $250m as Torres becomes the face of baseball.

Pessimistic Projection for 2021

Gleyber is still good, but not elite and struggles at points through the season with a couple big slumps. He still ends up with a 108 WRC+ and 18 homers, but his defensive struggles end up affecting him at the plate as a lot of people wonder what the Yankees will do with him. Gleyber does well in the postseason, but an error blows a game wide open in the ALDS as they get eliminated early on. Torres ends up moving off shortstop to second base in the offseason as the Yankees have to trade Gio Urshela to have DJ play third base.

Sam’s Official Gift Basket Projection for 2021

I am all in on Gleyber for 2021. I think of all the guys on the team last year, his poor season was the flukiest and I think that he’s right back to being at least an All Star player and ends the season as the Yankees best position player. The issues he had at the plate are all super fixable assuming he can get back to barreling the ball like he had in the past, and having a full season and being ready to go right off the bat will make it even easier for him as well. My guess is he ends up around a .300/.400/.550 slash line and makes people realize they forgot about Gley.

Join us tomorrow when Evan takes you Inside the Gift Basket of a literal hitting machine, DJ LeMahieu.

[dinosaurwithablog]

6 walks for the last 9 at bats, and the Guardians take their second pitcher out of the game. It's, definitely, not their night. The commentators said that they were getting Gleyber Torres around the bases with wild pitches, and they were. We scored twice on wild pitches, and Gleyber got to second on a wild pitch. Pitching is struggling so badly that they've already gone through the lineup again. I'd rather not win because of bad pitching, but the Yankees have lost sooooooo many games because of bad pitching that i think this is just the universe evening things out 🤣🤣😁 Finally, the Guardians have put in a pitcher who got 3 outs in a row.

[amandachristine92]

Yankees Outdid Themselves in Series Loss, Hence Sarcasm

NYY @ KC

This series had it all: a horrendous outing by Carlos Rodón, a lack of offense by the Yanks (no surprise there), and potentially saying goodbye to veteran starting pitcher for KC, Zack Greinke.

Game 1

As mentioned before, LHP Carlos Rodón got the start for the New York Yankees versus veteran RHP Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals.

The trouble for the Yankees began in the bottom of the first inning with Rodón on the hill.

Straight out the gate, 3B Maikel Garcia got a single off Rodón followed by SS Bobby Witt, Jr. getting a walk.

Next, longtime Royal and 1B Salvador Perez hit a two-run RBI 2B off Rodón, scoring Garcia and Witt, Jr. The Royals took an early 2-0 lead against the Yankees.

After that, LF Edward Olivares hit a two-run HR off Rodón, scoring Perez and himself. The Royals extended their lead to 4-0.

RF Nelson Velazquez and DH Nick Loftin then hit back-to-back 1Bs off Rodón before Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake held a conference on the mound with Rodon and C Austin Wells.

What was interesting about this exchange was that Rodón purposely squeezed himself in between Blake and Wells to turn his back toward the pitching coach.

Rodón then proceeded to shoo away Blake with his glove on his right hand. Blake wasn’t finished with what he had to say to Rodón, but the lefty pitcher continued to wave off his coach.

Rodón was fired up and frustrated with his performance during this first inning. However, despite this and Blake’s lack of experience as a coach in MLB, the southpaw’s actions were disrespectful and inexcusable.

After the heated interchange ceased, 2B Matt Duffy hit an RBI 1B off Rodón, scoring Velazquez. It was now 5-0 Royals.

After Loftin stole third base, Rodón walked C Logan Porter. Without an out recorded in the inning, Yankees manager Aaron Boone removed Rodón – who threw 35 pitches – from the game.

With the bases loaded, reliever Matt Bowman was called upon to prevent any further damage in this game. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen for this righty pitcher.

CF Kyle Isbel hit a two-run RBI 2B off Bowman, scoring Loftin and Duffy. The Royals extended their lead to 7-0 versus the Yankees.

Garcia in his second at-bat and plate appearance of the first inning hit an RBI 1B off Bowman, scoring Porter from third base. It was now 8-0 Royals.

The line on Rodón was complete with all eight of his earned runs scoring.

The first out of the inning was recorded when Witt, Jr. hit a sacrifice fly off Bowman. However, a run did score with Isbel crossing home plate. 

The scoreboard had another crooked number added to it with the Royals ahead of the Yankees 9-0.

After Perez hit a single – his second hit of the inning – Bowman ended the inning by retiring Olivares and Velazquez via a force-out and strikeout looking, respectively.

In the top of the bottom of the third inning, Perez grounded into a force-out with reliever Randy Vasquez on the mound. Garcia scored on this play and it became 10-0 Royals.

In the top of the fourth inning, Wells hit a three-run HR off Lyles, scoring DH Aaron Judge and 2B Gleyber Torres. The Yankees trailed the Royals 10-3.

In the top of the fifth inning, LF Everson Pereira hit an RBI ground ball for an out, scoring 3B Oswald Peraza with Lyles still pitching. The Yankees now trailed 10-4 against the Royals.

In the top of the sixth inning, Wells hit a ground ball for an out versus Lyles, scoring Judge. The deficit was cut in half with the score at 10-5 in favor of the Royals.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Witt, Jr. hit a two-run HR off reliever Keynan Middleton, who recently came off the injured list. Isbel and Witt, Jr. scored, making it 12-5 Royals.

With the Royals adding those insurance runs, they won by the score of 12-5 against the Yankees in this game.

Game 2

RHP Clarke Schmidt got the nod for the Yankees versus opening pitcher Steven Cruz and the Royals.

In the bottom of the first inning, Velazquez hit an RBI 1B off Schmidt, scoring Garcia. The Royals took a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, Perez as the DH hit a solo HR off Schmidt, extending the Royals’ lead to 2-0.

In the top of the fourth, RF Oswaldo Cabrera hit an RBI 1B off reliever and bulk pitcher Alec Marsh. Torres scored and the Yankees trailed the Royals 2-1.

In the same inning, Pereira hit an RBI 1B off Marsh, scoring 1B Jake Bauers. The game was tied at 2-2.

In the top of the sixth inning, CF Estevan Florial hit an RBI 1B off reliever Collin Snider. C Kyle Higashioka scored and the Yankees led 3-2.

Later in the inning, Torres hit a two-run RBI 1B off Snider, scoring Florial and 3B-1B DJ LeMahieu. The Yankees extended their lead to 5-2 and won by this score.

Ironically in his only appearance this season, RHP Frankie Montas got a win for himself out of the bullpen.

Game 3

RHP Michael King looked to cement his role as a starter for next season for the Yankees against RHP Zack Greinke in his second stint with the Royals.

In the bottom of the second inning, RF MJ Melendez hit a solo HR off King, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead.

Later in the same inning, 1B Nick Pratto hit an RBI 1B off King, scoring CF Dairon Blanco. The Royals extended their lead to 2-0.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Olivares hit a solo HR off King, extending the Royals’ lead to 3-0.

Another home run was hit in this inning off King via a solo shot by Blanco, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Perez as the catcher in this game hit a sac fly off reliever Jhony Brito to Cabrera in right field. Witt, Jr. scored and the Royals extended their lead to 5-0.

Before the Yankees scored any runs in the top of the sixth inning, Greinke was taken out after walking LeMahieu to start this inning.

With Greinke taking the game ball and putting it in his back pocket as a souvenir, you would think that the 39-year-old pitcher has decided to call it a career and retire.

However, Greinke didn’t announce at the start of this season that it would be his last one. Who knows for sure, right?

Anyway, fast forward to when reliever Taylor Clarke took over for Greinke in this game in the top of the sixth inning.

With runners in scoring position after Wells’ double, 3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run RBI 1B off Clarke.

LeMahieu and Wells scored with this clutch, two-out hit by IKF. The Yankees trailed the Royals 5-2 and unfortunately lost by this score.

The Yankees showed baseball fans why they couldn’t make the postseason this year. They lost a series that they should’ve won.

The Royals had over 100 losses this season and still beat the Yankees due to shaky pitching and not getting timely hits consistently.

Even though the Yankees had a winning season at 82-80, it was a shoddy winning season.

The positive attributes that I take away from this season for the Yankees are the following:

IFK resurging as a super-utility player instead of starting at SS. Hopefully, IFK and the Yankees agree to a reasonable contract for next season.

Anthony Volpe showing a glimmer of hope as the future SS with 21 HRs in his rookie year.

Aaron Judge playing respectable baseball by hitting 37 HRs even though he missed a third of the season with an unlucky and weird right-toe injury while playing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in June.

Michael King pitching well enough as a starter to secure a spot in the rotation for next season.

CF Jasson Dominguez getting called up by the Yankees in September. The Martian played eight games for the Bronx Bombers and hit four home runs before needing surgery on a torn UCL.

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Dodgers Push Yanks To Brink In Game 3 Win!

Dodgers 4 Yankees 2 W-Buehler (1-1) L-Schmidt (0-1)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have taken the first two games of the World Series in dramatic fashion. The scene shifted to the Bronx for Game 3 tonight. The Dodgers struck first as Shohei Ohtani led-off the first with a walk. With one out, Freddie Freeman smoked a Clarke Schmidt fastball out to right for a two-run homer. This put the Dodgers up by a pair before the Yankees grabbed a bat. The Dodgers kept adding on in the third when Tommy Edman led-off with a walk. He reached second on a groundout and Mookie Betts dumped a run-scoring single to right. This put the Dodgers up by three and Walker Buehler ran with it through five shutout innings. Los Angeles rallied again in the sixth when Gavin Lux was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Kike Hernandez singled him him home and the Dodgers led by four. The Dodgers bullpen did the rest as Brusdar Graterol and Alex Vesia combined for a scoreless sixth, Daniel Hudson and Anthony Banda put up a zero in the seventh, and Ryan Brasier fanned two in a clean eighth. The Yankees made some noise in the ninth when Anthony Rizzo walked and Alex Verdugo unloaded on a fastball and sent it out to right for a two-run homer. Gleyber Torres grounded out to end the game and the Dodgers pushed the Yankees to the brink of elimination with a win tonight.

-Final Thoughts- Walker Buehler was tremendous tonight with five shutout innings. He gave up two hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Brusdar Graterol retired two men and Aelx Vesia got out of the sixth. Daniel Hudson fanned two in the seventh and Anthony Banda got out of the inning. Ryan Brasier struck out two in the eighth and Michael Kopech gave up two in the ninth. Kike Hernandez led the way with two hits on the night. The Dodgers hit 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Tomorrow, the Dodgers will have a bullpen game and face Lucas Gil in Game 4.

-Chris Kreibich-

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Answers to Quarantine 2020 You Make the Call

Here’s the MLB Rule Book so you can go check out these rulings in more detail

1. 1. 1 out, R2. B1 hits a foul pop fly trailing toward the stands behind 3B. F5 chases toward the stands but badly mistimes his leap and lands in the front row before catching the ball. Assuming the ball was going to fall for a routine foul ball, R2 is lollygagging and does not return to 2B promptly. F5 sees and throws to F4 covering the bag and the throw beats R2. D. Foul ball. If F5 had caught the ball while leaping into the stands it would be a catch. Because he already had his feet on the ground in dead ball territory, this can only be a foul ball just as if a fan in the front row caught it. [Rule 5.09(a)(1)comment]

2. 0 out, bases loaded. It’s the bottom of the 8th in a 1-run game, so with the bases loaded the infield plays in to increase their chances of getting the force out at home. All 4 infielders are positioned on the grass/dirt line of the infield. B1 hits a sharp ground ball that passes between F3 and F4 before striking R1 in the foot as he runs to 2B. The ball rolls away towards RF. By the time F9 runs in to pick up the ball, R3 and R2 have scored, R1 stands at 3B, BR stands at 2B. A. Nothing. 2 runs score, R1 and BR remain where they ended the play on 2B and 3B. Because the batted ball has passed a fielder, and there is no other infielder who could make a play on the ball (because F4 is not playing behind F3 and is positioned beside him along the grass/dirt line), this is not interference. The ball remains live and whatever happens happens. [Rule 6.01(a)(11)]

3. 1 out, R1 R2. F1 never comes to a complete stop before delivering the pitch. B1 hits a ground ball almost through the hole on the right side but F4 makes a diving stop. Having no play anywhere but 1B, he throws to F3 and the throw beats the BR. B. Enforce the balk because all runners including the batter-runner did not advance at least one base safely. B1 returns to bat with the same count as before the balk. R1 and R2 are awarded 2B and 3B respectively. Go to umpire school once and you will hear instructors shout “did all runners including the batter-runner advance at least one base safely?” in your dreams for the rest of your life. It applies to both balks and catcher’s interference. If the answer is yes, the balk or catcher’s interference is treated as if it did not happen. If the answer is no, get ready to explain to one if not both managers why you are pressing the rewind button. [Rule 6.02(a)penalty]

4. 0 out, R1, 2-2 count. B1, his team’s pitcher, is determined to get his bunt down, advance the runner, and prove to baseball pundits everywhere that the bunt is not dead and the National League way of pitchers batting is actually the right way to play baseball. He bunts at the two-strike pitch. The pitch strikes B1’s hand as it grips the handle of the bat, but comes forward and settles in fair territory. F2 pounces on the baseball and fires to 1B as the BR clutches his hand in pain. R1 advances safely to 2B. C. The ball is dead immediately upon touching B1’s hands. Because he attempted to bunt, the pitch is called a strike. Because it is the third strike, he is out. R1 returns to 1B. Say it with me everybody: “THE HANDS ARE NOT PART OF THE BAT!” Next time you hear a dad at a little league field say that they are, either point and laugh at him or ask if his wife is ok after expelling 3 feet of aluminum from her uterus and if the doctors performed surgery on his newborn immediately to remove the bat that his baby’s hands were grafted to.

The ball becomes dead immediately upon touching a batter, no matter what the subsequent ruling of HBP or not is going to be. Because he attempted to strike at the pitch, it is a strike (just ask Giancarlo Stanton*). If it wasn’t strike three, the at bat would have simply continued with a strike added to the count. Because it was, the batter is out. [Rule 5.05(b)(2)]

*Stanton should have absolutely been awarded first. He was dodging a pitch at his face, not swinging at it. 10 minutes later when the very next pitch hit pinch hitter Reed Johnson on the hand as he swung, the right call was made.

5. 0 out, R2 R3. Ground ball to F5. R3 breaks for home on contact and gets caught in a rundown. He makes it back to 3B legally, but by the time he does, R2 is standing there with his foot on the base. Both runners are tagged by whichever fielder ended up with the baseball after the rundown. Somebody is out here, but who? R2 is out. The base belongs to the lead runner. [Rule 5.06(a)(2)] If there had been an R1 on this play, the base would belong to R2 because R3 was forced off of it when the batter became a runner [Rule 5.06(b)(2)]

6. 0 out, R1 R2. B1 bunts at the ball poorly, and the ball pops high over the pitcher’s mound. F1 sees the runners reluctant to run on this sure-to-be-caught ball and lets it drop before picking it up and throwing to 3B. F5 throws to F4 covering 2B, who then throws to F3. Throws beat R1 and R2, but the BR beat out the triple play at 1B. A. Play stands. R1 and R2 are out and BR at 1B. For a batted ball to be an infield fly you need 4 things: (1) R1 R2 or bases loaded (2) Less than 2 outs (3) Fair fly ball that is not a line drive or a bunt (4) Can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort. Because this ball was bunted it cannot be an infield fly. Force outs at 3B and 2B. [Definition of Terms: Infield Fly]

7. 2 out, bases loaded. B1 hits a shot down the line, clearing the bases. The throw to the cutoff man gets away and the BR comes all the way around to score. F3 calls for the ball, steps on 1B while holding it, and says to the umpire, “the batter missed first base!” The umpire agrees and calls the BR out. How many runs will score on this play? Zero. When the third out is any force out or on the batter before he touches first base, no runs score on the play. Because the BR never touched first, when he is called out there on appeal the play is treated like any other routine third out of the BR like you see in most innings. If this had been the second out, the three runs would still have scored. [Rule 5.08(b)comment]

8. 0 out, bases empty. B1 hits a ground ball to F6. F6 throws to F3, who bobbles the catch. He gets the ball securely pinned between his forearm and chest as the BR touches first. Is the BR safe or out? Safe. In order to tag a base, the fielder must securely hold the ball in his hand or glove. Pressing the ball against his body with the forearm is not sufficient. [Definition of Terms: Tag]

9. 0 out. After Aaron singles, Charlie bats. On the first pitch, Aaron steals 2B and Charlie takes the pitch for a strike. Charlie then hits a double, scoring Aaron. Before a pitch is thrown to the next batter Daniel, the defensive manager appeals to the umpire that Charlie batted out of order. A. Barry is called out. B. Charlie is put in the batter’s box. C. Aaron is put back on 2B. The key to batting out of order is that the guy who failed to bat in his proper place is the one called out. Then, the proper batter is whoever’s name follows the one called out. Everything that happens due to the improper batter’s at bat is nullified, but Aaron is allowed to keep 2B because the batter had nothing to do with his steal. Any advance by a runner due to a stolen base, balk, wild pitch or passed ball during an improper batter’s at bat stands. [Rule 6.03(b)]

10. Same as #9, but a pitch is thrown to Daniel before the manager appeals. A. Nobody is out. B. Daniel is the proper batter. C. Aaron’s run counts. Once a pitch is thrown to the next batter, the at bat of the improper batter is legitimized. Charlie’s at bat stands; he remains on 2B, Aaron has scored, and as Daniel’s name follows Charlie’s, he is now the proper batter. Barry simply misses his turn this time through the order, and better make sure to bat after Aaron next time. [Rule 6.03(b)(5) and (7)]

Hope y’all learned something. If you have any questions feel free to msg me.

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Yankees' Aaron Boone: Miguel Andujar should be healthy by spring training - New York Post

Yankees’ Aaron Boone: Miguel Andujar should be healthy by spring training – New York Post

Aaron Boone expects to have his first look at his new Yankees team when he heads to Tampa next month — and he’ll be keeping a close eye on the infield.

With less than two months left before spring training, the Yankees still have Miguel Andujar and Gio Urshela slated to battle for third base, with Gleyber Torres moving from second to shortstop to replace Didi Gregorius.

“[Andujar] is doing really…

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New York Yankees: 15 Fascinating Facts About Gleyber Torres

15 Fascinating Facts About Gleyber Torres (Part 1)

Are you a fan of Gleyber Torres? If so, you’ll want to read this blog post to learn 15 fascinating facts about Gleyber Torres you didn’t know. Gleyber is an up and coming star in the MLB, and his story is an inspiration to many. From his early years in Venezuela to his rise to stardom in the Major Leagues, Gleyber has made a name for himself. In this post, we’ll take a look at 15 facts about the young star that you might not know. Learn 15 fascinating facts about Gleyber Torres today, and be sure to check out our product page for the latest Gleyber Torres gear! Gleyber Torres is a Venezuelan professional baseball player who currently plays as a shortstop for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. Here are 15 interesting facts about him:

1. Gleyber Torres was born on December 13, 1996, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Gleyber Torres is a Venezuelan professional baseball player who was born on December 13, 1996, in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela. He was raised in the town of Santa Isabel, located just outside of Caracas. Torres showed a natural talent for baseball from a young age and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2013 when he was just 16 years old.

2. He made his professional debut in the Cubs’ minor league system in 2014.

3. In 2016, Torres was traded to the New York Yankees as part of a trade that sent Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs.

In July 2016, Gleyber Torres was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees as part of a deal that sent closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs. At the time of the trade, Torres was considered one of the top prospects in baseball and was ranked as the #27 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline. The Yankees were rebuilding their farm system at the time and the acquisition of Torres was seen as a major coup for the organization. Torres went on to play for the Yankees’ minor league affiliates, including the Double-A Trenton Thunder, where he was named the MVP of the Eastern League All-Star Game in 2017

4. He made his major league debut with the Yankees on April 22, 2018.

Gleyber Torres made his highly anticipated Major League Baseball debut with the New York Yankees on April 22, 2018, against the Toronto Blue Jays. He started at third base and went 0-4 with a strikeout in his debut game. However, Torres quickly found his footing in the majors and went on to have an impressive rookie season. In just 123 games, he hit .271 with 24 home runs, 77 RBIs, and a .820 OPS. He was also named to the American League All-Star team, becoming the youngest player in AL history to be named to the All-Star team at second base. Torres’ strong performance helped the Yankees reach the playoffs that year, and he has continued to be a key player for the team ever since.

5. Torres was named to the American League All-Star team in 2018 and 2019.

Gleyber Torres was named to the American League All-Star team in both 2018 and 2019. He became the youngest player in AL history to be named to the All-Star team at second base in 2018, when he was just 21 years old. Torres’ selection was well-deserved, as he had a standout rookie season, batting .271 with 24 home runs, 77 RBIs, and a .820 OPS. In 2019, Torres was named to the All-Star team again, this time as a shortstop. He continued to impress, hitting .278 with 38 home runs, 90 RBIs, and a .871 OPS during the season. Torres’ back-to-back All-Star selections are a testament to his exceptional talent and his status as one of the top young players in Major League Baseball.

Learn more about Gleyber Torres: https://tatsports.us/gleyber-torres/

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Joey’s Yankees Trade Deadline

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July 22nd, 2019

In 2016, the Yankees used the trade deadline to try and play two different games at once. Realizing that the magic had run out and four to five years of delaying the inevitable was over; the Yanks traded Aroldis Chapman, Carlos Beltran and Andrew Miller to kick off what could've been a lengthy rebuild. Those three trades on their own restocked the farm system with premier top level talent with some lottery tickets thrown in that have paid dividends to this day. At the same time, a move here and a move provided them with some proven MLB players who allowed the team to flirt with being contenders down the stretch. It was a balancing act between rebuilding and placating your audience, one that ultimately paid off across the board. Watch this:

Aroldis Chapman turned into Gleyber Torres, Adam Warren and Billy McKinnie (more on him later).

Andrew Miller turned into Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield (who has since turned into James Paxton) and some spare parts.

Carlos Beltran turned into Dillon Tate (more about him later), Erik Swanson (another player who turned into James Paxton) and Nick Green

In 2017, the Yankees were in the midst of a "restocking" of the shelves. The rebuild took less than a season and the team rode a trio of young stars (Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorious and Gary Sanchez) with a loaded farm system to back them up. They gambled on their window and made moves to try and take what was a fun potential playoff team into a full blown world series contender. The Yankees sent a bundle of high upside low floor prospects to Chicago in exchange for Todd Frazier, Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson. They made a filler move for Jaime Garcia to give them some support on the back end of the rotation. Finally they made the decision to give Oakland a balance of high upside guys and some players who could fill spots on a major league roster in exchange for the top available pitcher on the market in Sonny Gray. The team ultimately made the ALCS.

By 2018,  the Yankees story of being the fun rebuild into potential contenders was done and the Evil Empire was back. They spent their off-season swooping on key names and players. They got UNDER the luxury while adding the NL MVP in Giancarlo Stanton. By this time last year, the team had seen the likes of Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar, Luis Severino and Aaron Hicks all break through pretty much at once. Despite this, the Yankees felt like an empty World Series contender as Gary Sanchez collapsed, the 1B situation had eroded and as always, pitching was a premium. Despite spending most of the 2018 offseason preaching their desire for pitching, the Yankees never secured the "big" starter. They gambled on Sonny Gray rebooting and it never happened. They gambled on Tanaka being more consistent and he was a mystery. Guys like Domingo German and Johnny Loiasiga were inconsistent as pitchers tend to be. Making matters even more complicated, the Yankees had an impending roster crunch. They were full up on 40 man spots with a near limitless number of players in need of spots. As such the Yankees were active deadline players. They went out and got Lance Lynn, betting on peripherals (the same Lance Lynn who could be a key contributor to another team), in hopes he'd turn into something. Remember Billy McKinnie? Well the Yankees packaged him together with Brandon Drury to grab J.A. Happ. Happ wasn't the sexiest name on the FA market but the Yankees knew him from Toronto, respected the numbers and got him for pretty much a song. Dillon Tate? He went to Baltimore for Zach Britton. They also traded the likes of Adam Warren, Chasen Shreve and Giovanni Gallegos to create some space on the 40 man. One of the guys they got back? A "he hits the ball hard" 1B named Luke Voit. Voit went on to carry the offense when the likes of Judge and Stanton were sidelined or limited with injuries. Despite all the moves, the Yankees never quite hit their peak and the team was bounced out by the eventual world champions.

The 2019 Yankees enter the trade deadline in an interesting spot. This team is going to the playoffs and will almost certainly be the presumptive favorites in the AL. Their top opposition are the Houston Astros who like them are loaded up in the farm system with a need for pitching. Both teams stack up amazingly well against one another and the winner of that is almost certainly going to face the Dodgers. The Yankees path to a championship has never been clearer and this team is already making moves for October like trading for pinch runner extraordinaire Terrence Gore just so he can hang out in their minor leagues and show up around October. They saw a chance to make a move and got the AL home run leader Edwin Encarnacion just for further oomph in an oomphy line up. So what's the plan for July 31st? Well....

What Do They Need?

-Starting pitching

All teams need pitching but for a team with World Series aspirations? The Yankees REALLY need pitching. In a five game set, the Yankees will be able to roll out Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia and James Paxton. That's more than good but it could be better. The Yankees rotation are volatile, even when you simply play the "all rotations are volatile" card. Tanaka has an elbow that could go at any time, CC Sabathia has one DL stint a half and James Paxton has never been all too durable himself. Behind those two guys you have J.A. Happ who is one of those aging arms trying to recalibrate his game in the juiced ball era and Domingo German who is likely to be on an innings limit. Despite the critiques of fans and baseball folks alike, the Yankees have found success with an opener (Chad Green starts, Nestor Cortes goes 3-4 innings) and can always rely on that. Can you do that in October? The Yankees' entire deadline is based around having a player who can start game 2 or 3 in the World Series behind Tanaka and potentially Paxton.

What Do They Want?

-Some relief help

The Yankees apparently want relief help which seems odd enough until you consider that their rotation may be five and fly come October. Tommy Kahnle, Adam Ottavino, Zach Britton and Aroldis Chapman make for four arms who can give you multiple innings but they could use upgrades elsewhere. Chad Green, David Hale, Nestor Cortes and Stephen Tarpley have all given the team some additional oomph out of the bullpen but this team could really use an additional arm in the pen. In a perfect world, the team has Dellin Betances back by September or Domingo German is in the bullpen for the second half of the year but no scenario goes 100% according to plan. They could also use a lefty primarily to buddy around with Britton out of the pen.

-Controllable years

The Yankees will eventually have to pay some folks they'd rather not lose out on (Didi, Betances) plus the likes of Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and company will need to be paid. What's more, the likes of CC Sabathia and Masahiro Tanaka potentially do not have long term futures for the Yankees. The Yankees want fiscally responsible controllable arms with years of control to be manipulated. Doesn't mean they won't go and chase down a rental but the rental approach last year ultimately cost them in the long run.

-High K rate/soft contact

This is very much a "No shit" comment but the Yankees prioritize guys who can miss bats OR initiate soft ground ball contact. The linedrive rate is a big deal for the Yankees because they ask pitchers to throw their offspeed stuff at extraordinary amount compares to the rest of the major leagues.  As such any pitcher giving up hard contact and throwing a lot of fastballs in NYS is probably not going to fare well and they'd rather avoid that mess entirely.

What Do They Have?

The Yankees have traded away plenty of assets, especially guys who were in theory "ready now" pieces. The likes of Billy McKinney, Dillon Tate, Justus Sheffield and company were sent away. Guys like Chasen Shreve, Adam Warren, Caleb Smith, Giovanni Gallegos and Garrett Cooper who were on the 40 man with no future on the roster were moved out for space and intentional signing bonus money. Most of the Yankees system depth exists on the lower levels, way down in the proverbial food chain which normally doesn't doesn't entice a GM to make moves. The BEST piece for the Yankees is outfielder Clint Frazier and that piece comes with plenty of questions. Clint Frazier is a fantastic power bat with "legendary bat speed" as Brian Cashman called it. He can hit for power AND average even if he K's a bit more than you'd like which is also why the Yankees are not going to give him away. Conversely, Frazier's defense is abysmal and it hasn't gotten better in the three years he's been on the Yankees. That's not including the questions about his make up, personality and injury history. The Yankees have a potential spot open for Clint Frazier next year but I get the feeling that he's not going to be here one way or another by the start of the 2020 season. Frazier's stock on the Yankees will forever feel like a balance between raw talent and limited patience. Beyond that the Yankees have oft injured slumping OF Estevan Florial and undersized flame throwing Deivi Garcia who has been a rapidly ascending arm who is limited by his build.

What the Yankees do have is an abundance of complimentary pieces. They're loaded with the sort of guys who ultimately find ways to contribute to teams when given opportunities and bolster trades around big pieces. For instance, a guy like Stephen Tarpley can appeal to a team as a potential LOOGY 7th inning guy if given a more consistent role. Teams collect guys like Luis Cessa (hard throwing guys who seem to lack a defined role on a team) all the time. Mike Tauchmann is a really solid 4th outfielder who plays tremendous defense, hits lefties well despite being a lefty and seems like the sort of guy teams are always looking for because . Flexy infleidler types like Tyler Wade and Thairo Estrada might be able to flourish in a more patient role and in the case of Estrada, there's high level upside for a guy who mashed pretty hard during his brief stint in the bigs. Even guys like Mike Ford, Chance Adams, Nestor Cortes and Ryan McBroom might find ways to become consistent contributors on other teams where they're not blocked by elite players. None of these guys can headline a package for a key piece but they can help amplify a deal and give teams a more instant reward while waiting for the "name" players of a trade to pan out. All a team has to do is look at how the likes of Miami and Toronto are getting some returns on talent the Yankees have given out.

The Best Case Scenario Is....

Easy enough for the Yankees, the best case scenario involves a starting pitcher arriving on their doorstep before the weekend ends. The Yankees tend to get help before the deadline crunch and with their lineup pretty much set across the board, their sole focus is on arms. A perfect scenario involves somebody like a Matthew Boyd or a Luis Castillo for a relatively modest price (can the Yankees convince a team that gambling on the upside of Florial plus some proven pieces can be a worthwhile starter point?) to give them not just an ace but a cost controlled ace under team control for a few years. The back up to the best case scenario pretty much revolves around two guys; Marcus Stroman and Robbie Ray. Both are guys a tier below the likes of Boyd, Minor and Castillo on paper with a more measured upside. Stroman in particular feels like a guy who the Yankees would more than love; still kinda young, a workhorse who is mentally tough, the sort of guy who would thrive in the spotlight who seems like he wants the opportunity to dos so. After getting their starter, the Yanks grab a lefty arm for the pen and do so without giving up Clint Frazier or Deivi Garcia.

The Worst Case Scenario Is...

There are two worst case scenarios and both feel uncomfortably realistic. The Yankees overpay out the wazoo for a guy like Trevor Bauer, Noah Syndergaard or Mike Minor; gambling big on their window being now and running the risk of overpaying for pitchers with a high level of bust potential. The Yankees go all in and give up a bunch to get one of the premier names who don't exactly fit what the long term profile of the Yankees is. The other worst case scenario is that there's NOBODY of consequence available and the Yankees are forced to accept the declining returns of a Madison Bumgarner. MadBum is an October baseball legend but he's aging with so-so peripherals who embodies the sort of rental the Yankees should aim to avoid. You're also going to wind up paying a sentimentality tax to San Francisco which when combined with the famed Yankee tax creates a ridiculous price point for this team. I also would imagine that the Yankees would cringe heavily and perish the thought of Zack Wheeler, Tanner Roark or Mike Leake as fallback options should every other key option be off the market.

One thing to remember....

The Boston Red Sox won the World Series last year with their starters averaging JUST over 5 innings a start. It's not a replica for success you want to copy but worst case scenario, there's no reason the Yankees couldn't go Tanaka-Sabathia-Paxton and some combination of Happ or German. It's not an ideal starting formula but it's also far from impossible. The Yankees could even bet on Luis Severino and German to piggyback off one another as long men in a postseason series. This is where having an insanely deep pen (with maybe a few bodies on the way) makes the Yankees different than just about any other team in this conversation except for the Rays.

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Gleyber Torres is Stepping up for the banged up Bombers. According to the article Torres becomes 3rd-youngest Yankee to collect 10 total bases in game by Tom Ruminski:⁣ ⁣ "After hitting his second home run of the game against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, Torres (22 years, 112 days) became the third-youngest Yankees player in the live-ball era (since 1920) with at least 10 total bases in a game, according to Stats By STATS. Mickey Mantle (20 years, 296 days) and Joe DiMaggio (21 years, 212 days) are the only two Yankees ahead of him."⁣ ⁣ Someone needed to step up after three straight 1-run games by the Yankees. ⁣ ⁣ #GleyberTorres #NewYorkYankees #NYYankees #NYY #MickeyMantle #JoeDimaggio #BabyBombers #VenezuelanBaseball #BeisbolVenezolano #LatinoBaseball #BeisbolLatino #LatinoBall #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball https://www.instagram.com/baseballsisco/p/Bv2cSkkgsq9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17ox1epspz62l