MFY 2K18

[Frayed Knot]

The Yanx apparently didn't think they had enough very large/high-K bashers so they added former SD Padre Jabari Blash [6' 5" / 235 -- 100 Ks in 235 ML ABs] in exchange for once and
future Padre Chase Headley along with pitcher Bryan [crossout]Stokes[/crossout] Mitchell

The 28 y/o Blash has spent most of his career in the minor league since being signed out of the US Virgin Islands in 2010. If he makes the big league club in 2018 (not particularly likely), he'll join the rest of the offensive line of Judge [6' 7" / 282], Stanton [6' 6" / 245], and Sanchez [6' 2" / 230] who will all certainly hit the ball a long ways ... on those occasions when they make contact [491 Ks in a combined 1,610 ABs in 2017] or a 30.4% K rate.

Getting rid of Headly saves the Yanx $13 million for the final year of his contract

[Ceetar]

basically it's a straight salary dump because they can't afford to keep Headley.

[Edgy MD]

So, is Miguel Andujar and his eight career plate appearances now their #1 thirdbaseman? With the scarecely-more-experienced Ronald Torreyes at second?

[nymr83]

Ceetar wrote: basically it's a straight salary dump because they can't afford to keep Headley.

A New York team can't afford to pay its players? thy even throw in valuable relievers just to get rid of them? WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: So, is Miguel Andujar and his eight career plate appearances now their #1 thirdbaseman? With the scarecely-more-experienced Ronald Torreyes at second?

They've got this other guy Gleyber Torres apparently, who's the #2 prospect according to mlb, for whatever that's worth. 2b/3b.

He got about 100 PA in AAA before Tommy John surgery. I guess they can just roll with the unproven but highly regarded rookie. I mean, I know everyone says the Mets will suck going with two of them, so i dunno.

[Edgy MD]

Gleyber will probably appear in 2018, but counting on him from opening day? That'd be surprising.

[Ceetar]

still lots of time to go.

this also applies to anyone googling Fred Wilpon's home address btw.

I mean, Torres will be down until 4/15 for the extra year of control at the very least. People speculate they'll get a bland veteran like Frazier back to hold the fort. but they probably need two infielders, unless they're gonna mix and match.

But as of right now? I don't think they're a better team. they're probably worse.

[ashie62]

Getting a taker for Headley was a coup.

[Guest 41Forever]

Detroit papers are saying that the MFYs are making a run at Michael Fulmer, who we traded to get Cespedes. He's the Tigers' best remaining pitcher and under team control for a while, so I don't see this happening. Tigers are rebuilding, and he's young enough to be part of the rebuild.

[Frayed Knot]

Sabathia back to the Yanx on a one year deal.
His 2017 was a nice bounce back year for him as he not only toed the slab 27 times but also looked to be one of those guys who adjusted to being a pitcher rather than a thrower now that the only '97' readout he sees is the one following the '2' on his bathroom scale.

Now it just remains to be seen if the to-be 38 y/o (July) can do the same in '18 ... but since Ohtani didn't go running to them as was thought to be preordained this was likely their fall-back move.

[Frayed Knot]

And in sort of MFY news: also back on one-year deals are the radio team of Sterling & Waldman.
Not sure if the Yanx have something else in mind or if this has more to do with the changes of ownership/mgm't at FAN, but one year deals sounds unusual to me for media contracts, particularly long-standing ones.
There was even apparently talk of adding a third voice but that's not going to happen (when would he/she even get a chance to talk?!!?).

[Centerfield]

Yankees trying to put a package together to get former Met prospect Michael Fulmer. Would be a huge addition to the staff and maybe the piece that puts them over the edge. They have the prospects to make the move.

You get the feeling the Yankees will outperform the Mets this winter even if you don’t count Giancarlo Stanton.

[Ceetar]

Centerfield wrote: Yankees trying to put a package together to get former Met prospect Michael Fulmer. Would be a huge addition to the staff and maybe the piece that puts them over the edge. They have the prospects to make the move. You get the feeling the Yankees will outperform the Mets this winter even if you don’t count Giancarlo Stanton.

this winter perhaps. luckily baseball is a summer sport. They got Stanton dropped in their lap and still had to shed payroll to make it happen, and then they just seem to be signing the same guys back. Going to the well one too many times? Specifically inregards to CC.

[Edgy MD]

Apparently those crazy Yankees have acquired a famous football player to exploit his fame and indulge his embarrassing fantasy of playing in the bigs.

Who DOES that?

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Apparently those crazy Yankees have acquired famous football player to exploit his fame and indulge his embarassing fantasy of playing in the bigs. Who DOES that?

Well this is just a temporary Spring stunt. He's also a good quarterback, and is committing to the task full time while he's there, not also broadcasting football. Although there is some indication he has similarly antiquated views on other things to the guy you allude to.

[Edgy MD]

Committed to the task full time while he's there.

The new test of human character.

[Frayed Knot]

Didn't Wilson also claim to be abstinent prior to his marriage to whichever pop star he's currently married to?
There's obviously something about sexually pure QBs that appeal to NY baseball teams. I'll let the psychiatrist deal with the 'why' on that one.


Russell Wilson's 'career', brief as it was back 7 & 8 seasons ago.

[MFS62]

What a shame.
The MFYs have been able to find a franchise quarterback and the Jets haven't.

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: Didn't Wilson also claim to be abstinent prior to his marriage to whichever pop star he's currently married to?

Ciara. And... um... she does appear to be worth waiting for. (FF to the bull-riding at 3:09 or so if you're not the patient type.)

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[Edgy MD]

Former MLB pitching star Esteban Loaiza has been apparently arrested with 20 kilos of heroin and cocaine, the sort of quantity that earns you labels like "Kingpin."

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Esteban pitched 42 1/3 highly ineffective innings for the 2004 Yankees. Not much as a portion of a 14-year career, but enough to earn him a berth in this thread.

I think it's probably a good idea to reopen the investigation into the death of his wife.

[MFS62]

Amazing. It took only 44 pounds* of drugs to turn a workhorse into a mule.

* 20 kilos, as per Jeff Passan's tweet

Later

[MFS62]

What the heck is THIS all about?
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/posada-sidelined-weeks/story?id=52994171
I'm thinking The Onion.
Or are we doing the time warp again?
The dateline is 2018?

Later

[G-Fafif]

Happened to catch the introduction to the afternoon program on WFAN today in which the recorded introduction let us know the broadcast would be coming to us live from "Steinbrenner Stadium" in Tampa.

WFAN is the MFYs' flagship radio station. There is no facility called Steinbrenner Stadium. But this is what happens when you have unnatural affiliations.

[Frayed Knot]

The oft-injured 1B Greg Bird is injured once again as his "sore foot" of a couple of days ago turns out to be a bone spur on his ankle requiring surgery and his absence for something resembling 6-8 weeks off the beginning of this season.

He had 147 ML ABs in 2017 which, added to the Zero he had in 2016 and the 157 from 2015 and that adds up to ... not much.
He also only had a couple dozen minor league ABs in '16-'17, and most of that was in the Az Fall Lg

[MFS62]

G-Fafif wrote: Happened to catch the introduction to the afternoon program on WFAN today in which the recorded introduction let us know the broadcast would be coming to us live from "Steinbrenner Stadium" in Tampa. WFAN is the MFYs' flagship radio station. There is no facility called Steinbrenner Stadium. But this is what happens when you have unnatural affiliations.

I realize it has been the the MFY's station for a few years, but WFAN was the flagship station of the Mets for so long that now, when I hear John Sterling's voice on it, its like hearing an Ayatollah at a Bar Mitzvah.

Later

[Guest 41Forever]

The MFYs want to ruin your beer. MLB said "no."

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22936745/mlb-warns-new-york-yankees-beer-foam-art-current-players-league-rules

[MFS62]

How can the MFY game be delayed?
They're playing in an f'n DOME.
They couldn't fit Michael Kay's head under it?

Later

[seawolf17]

Giancarlo Stanton, in his first MFY AB in Toronto, hits the second pitch he sees all the way to Hudson Bay. He's going to hit 90 home runs in Yankee Stadium this year.

[Frayed Knot]

Yanx, David Robertson specifically, intentionally walked Josh Donaldson to load the bases w/2 outs in the 8th, opting to face Justin Smoak instead.
Probably a defensible move, but Smoak messed it all up by going yard with a Grand Slam. He had also hit a 2R HR in the 7th when the Yanx held a 4-1 lead.
7-4 Jays was your final thanks to the late-game six-run Smoak-Show.

Hey, if the Mets are going to suck today then I'm going to revel in Yanqui misery.
The two teams wound up splitting the opening four games in Toronto.

[Edgy MD]

Yankees lose as Kevin Pillar pulls a Dead Ball Era feat that I had long hoped to see, stealing second, third, and home in the same inning off of Dellin Betances.