I Want To Believe... But I Can't: The Official 2023 New York Yankees Off-season Thread
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I never did like Derek Jeter but people are finally seeing what a slimy snake Brian Cashman really is.
And Jeter found out the hard way back in his free agency. I suppose that should have been a sign to all players.
Cashman crashing out like George Costanza 
Hal needs to put him out of his misery, no one has a press conference like that unless they're burned out and at the fukk you stage of employment. Put out so many unhinged soundbites new ones are still coming out days later.
Hal needs to put him out of his misery, no one has a press conference like that unless they're burned out and at the fukk you stage of employment. Put out so many unhinged soundbites new ones are still coming out days later.
NYChase718
Veteran
Cashman crashing out like George Costanza
Hal needs to put him out of his misery, no one has a press conference like that unless they're burned out and at the fukk you stage of employment. Put out so many unhinged soundbites new ones are still coming out days later.
Aje
All Madden
Props to Cole.
As for Cashman: he's NOT wrong re: Stanton. I'm here for the f*ckery. Hopefully, because of this, we get rid of, at least, one of the two.
As for Cashman: he's NOT wrong re: Stanton. I'm here for the f*ckery. Hopefully, because of this, we get rid of, at least, one of the two.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
The lone game I attended this year was his complete game 10 strikeout shutout vs the twins
. Should be his 2nd in 3 years and maybe his 3rd in the last 5 years.
NYChase718
Veteran
The lone game I attended this year was his complete game 10 strikeout shutout vs the twins
Crazy how they wasting judge and coles years like this , an mvp and a cy young
Sad actually
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
Drink wolf cola
The way they wasted the baby bombers window might be the biggest blown opportunity in New York sports history
. If Hal doesn’t cheap out on Verlander in 2017 at the deadline there’s 1 pennant and probably the World Series too since the dodgers are choke artists. Maybe they don’t get it in 2018 even if they don’t hang onto Adam’s, Frazier, & Andujar and get Cole from the pirates but there’s no chance they don’t get to the World Series and almost certainly win it if they got Harper and Machado like they were supposed to instead of a bunch of relievers, a washed up starter, hicks, & CC when he had nothing left in the tank. Then there’s another pennant and likely title or two if they get Seager and either Olson or Freeman like they were supposed to along with Sean Murphy or JT Realmuto instead of sticking with Gary and Higgy.
tremonthustler1
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g-ice
aka #DiamondNightmare
How they got depth back for Bauers is beyond me lol
tremonthustler1
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Jace Avina
Avina was committed to playing at the University of Nevada when the Brewers selected him in the 14th round in 2021 and signed him for sixth-round money with a $255,900 bonus. He shot out of the gate a year later as 2022 Arizona Complex League MVP with a circuit-best 10 homers, .630 slugging percentage and 1.066 OPS. He moved to Single-A Carolina in early August and was more humbled there, slashing .245/.336/.471 with five homers in 28 games. He returned to the Carolina League for 2023 and got off to a slow start, but he was named Brewers Minor League Player of the Month in August.
Avina shows double-plus raw power from the right side, and he’s capable of crushing some absolute moonshots to the pull side. It’s that slugging potential that made him command the attention of scouts and fans alike in his first taste of the Minors. What soured many was that the blasts came with more-than-unhealthy strikeout rates around 35 percent. The right-handed slugger would get swing-happy in search of his next dinger and expand the zone so much that he would still punch out when pitchers wouldn’t dare throw him a strike. He’s improved the strikeout rate slowly in 2023 but not enough yet to project for better than a 40-grade bat at this stage.
A 6.7 60-yard runner in high-school showcases, Avina should keep enough speed to feature well at all three outfield spots. He has spent more time in the corners in 2023, partly in deference to Luis Lara, but he’s picked up 12 outfield assists from left and right entering September, highlighting how his arm can work out there. There is a wide chasm of outcomes for the Nevada native, all depending on his contact rate.
Brian Sanchez is a 19 year old lefty bat with no pop
Avina was committed to playing at the University of Nevada when the Brewers selected him in the 14th round in 2021 and signed him for sixth-round money with a $255,900 bonus. He shot out of the gate a year later as 2022 Arizona Complex League MVP with a circuit-best 10 homers, .630 slugging percentage and 1.066 OPS. He moved to Single-A Carolina in early August and was more humbled there, slashing .245/.336/.471 with five homers in 28 games. He returned to the Carolina League for 2023 and got off to a slow start, but he was named Brewers Minor League Player of the Month in August.
Avina shows double-plus raw power from the right side, and he’s capable of crushing some absolute moonshots to the pull side. It’s that slugging potential that made him command the attention of scouts and fans alike in his first taste of the Minors. What soured many was that the blasts came with more-than-unhealthy strikeout rates around 35 percent. The right-handed slugger would get swing-happy in search of his next dinger and expand the zone so much that he would still punch out when pitchers wouldn’t dare throw him a strike. He’s improved the strikeout rate slowly in 2023 but not enough yet to project for better than a 40-grade bat at this stage.
A 6.7 60-yard runner in high-school showcases, Avina should keep enough speed to feature well at all three outfield spots. He has spent more time in the corners in 2023, partly in deference to Luis Lara, but he’s picked up 12 outfield assists from left and right entering September, highlighting how his arm can work out there. There is a wide chasm of outcomes for the Nevada native, all depending on his contact rate.
Brian Sanchez is a 19 year old lefty bat with no pop
