I’m generally not a believer in Occam’s razor. Simple questions have complex answers sometimes and it’s OK to think things through before getting your untroublesome “hot take” out there. That said, with regards to Josh Donaldson, who’s been struggling, and Joey Gallo who’s been really struggling, perhaps there is an obvious and simple answer to … Continue reading Gallo, Donaldson – Meet Occam’s razor
Category: Editorial
Stanton Has Been Great – Why Are His Results “Good”?
Our eyes and our perceptions are imperfect. This is why I don’t have blind faith in mine and I have even less faith in other peoples’ especially when it comes to their judgments of baseball players. It’s not that I dismiss anyone’s opinion outright, but I just want to see the data that supports it … Continue reading Stanton Has Been Great – Why Are His Results “Good”?
Let’s Talk IKF…
When Isiah Kiner-Falefa was acquired by the Yankees in a trade prior to the 2022 season, there was tempered optimism, and the pro-IKF crowd typically made a point along the lines of “he’s exactly the type of hitter the Yankees needed.” The implication was that the Yankees have had too many “all or nothing” hitters … Continue reading Let’s Talk IKF…
Who’s Been the Yanks’ Most Consistent Starter?
This past Sunday I noted on my social media accounts that one of the amazing aspects of Nestor Cortes’ performance this season is that even when he’s not “good”, he’s not “bad”. The bad version of Nestor Cortes still tends to keep the Yankees within reach, as he did Sunday when he allowed 7 baserunners … Continue reading Who’s Been the Yanks’ Most Consistent Starter?
If the Yankees want to move Gallo, now is the time
I’m going to preface what I‘m about to write with this: I still think Joey Gallo is a good baseball player who’s going to provide plenty of value for his team in his career. You don’t go from being in the MVP discussion at age 25 (which Gallo certainly would have been if he didn’t … Continue reading If the Yankees want to move Gallo, now is the time
A Happy Reality Check
We’ve seen and heard regular comparisons between the 2022 Yankees and other great Yankee teams from previous generations recently. “This is the first Yankee team to win (x many) of their first (y many) games since the (insert years) teams and those teams all either reached or won the World Series”, or something similar has … Continue reading A Happy Reality Check
When Hicks Plays, He Needs to Leadoff
The most important aspect of this conversation I’ll save until the end. I’d rather start with this: The most important skill a leadoff hitter needs to possess is an ability to get on base (OBP) at a relatively high rate. Every other skill that you might find desirous in a leadoff hitter comes in a … Continue reading When Hicks Plays, He Needs to Leadoff
Let’s Talk Andújar…
I don’t take pleasure in saying I told you so, but after the 2018 season, I’m the guy who said Miguel Andújar needed to be traded, despite his 130 OPS+, 47 double rookie season. His future was clearly not going to be at third base which would decrease the value of his bat, and he … Continue reading Let’s Talk Andújar…
Let’s Talk Joe Girardi
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the Phillies fired their manager on Friday, which drew some attention in Yankees Universe because it was former Yankees manager Joe Girardi. Let’s dig a little deeper into Joe’s managerial history and see if we can learn anything from all this, beyond the obvious “hot takes”. To properly … Continue reading Let’s Talk Joe Girardi
Can We Talk About Rizzo?
We need to talk about Anthony Rizzo. (But maybe not for the reasons you think. Put a pin in that, we’ll come back to it.) For essentially one month now Anthony Rizzo has been awful in pretty much every way possible. Since April 29th, he’s posted an 83 wRC+ over 111 plate appearances. If you’re … Continue reading Can We Talk About Rizzo?
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