Simply, they are not a good team, especially after the foolish giving away of their top relievers. They looked good for a number of weeks, but when the real test came up they plummeted mightily like a rock unable to stop it's crashing momentum losing 11 of their last 14 games.
And this Sanchez, 2 for 14 with 2 BBs in the last four games.
I agree. They are not a very good baseball team. I did understand the Chapman trade to the Cubs, but once that happened i figured Andrew Miller would be staying and there was no reason to trade him since he'd still be a Yankee in the future. And at the time of the trade, the Yankees still had a very legitimate shot at one of the wild cards. But unless they saw something in Delin Bettances which made them believe he was a legit closer who could take over either Miller or Chapman's role, it seems like Brian Cashman simply gave up on the team.
Look, Bettances did very well as a setup man. But to me it was clear he didn't have what it takes to be a bonafide closer. Yesterday, he was yanked in favor of Tyler Clippard. And i'm not lying when i say that i stand up and clap every time i see him coming out of the bullpen whenever they play the Jays. Look, he sucks!!!
And i've still yet to see what all the fuss is about in regards to Gary Sanchez. I'm actually more impressed with his arm than i am with his bat!!! Sure, he hit a lot of homeruns since being called up. But many of those were against marginal pitchers who didn't know how to pitch to him. As you saw in every single game they Yankees played against the Jays after his call-up, he's a AA player hitting against quality and smart pitching.
Another problem with the Yankees is that they currently have too many position players with big contracts. Brian McCann is now their third catcher after Sanchez and Romine. Sure, he could DH. But he hits like crap and that's not why they signed him in the first place. Along with the likes of Chase Hedley and Jacoby Ellsbury, he's been a total free-agent bust! And look, i like Sterling Castro, but i'm sure they have other and cheaper players in the organization which can do the same thing he does. On another note, i do like what DD Gregorius brings to the team. He's quite an improvement over the late Derek Jeter.
Next year, they have to figure out what to do with all those excess position players. Mark Texeira will be gone next season. I'm not crazy about their outfield. Who will play first base? Will they go after free agent Aroldis Chapman and overpay him?? They likely could have re-signed him for much less. Look, they SHOULD go after Chapman. Bettances simply cannot do the job. And the starting pitchers aren't getting any younger. CC Sabathia is 6'6 and over 300 lbs. Will he be alive next season?? Tanaka needs to have Tommy John one of these days. Pineida has been a huge disappointment from day one. Any promising starter on the farm? I don't think so.
What they'll need to do during the offseason is figure out a way to trade or sign a quality starting pitcher. Maybe McCann can be used as bait, if anyone wants to touch that contract for a declining catcher. They also MUST sign Aroldis Chapman, but other teams such as the Cubs won't hesitate to get into a bidding war with the Yankees in order to re-sign him.
It should be an interesting offseason AGAIN in the Bronx!
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