MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

[metirish]

Hopefully nothing bad

[whippoorwill]

Wow that’s not a good start

[kcmets]

It still makes me 'grin' that Bryan is a big shot now. (and a Yankee
loving big shot to boot)

[metirish]

ST just started FFS

Hopefully nothing bad

[whippoorwill]

It still makes me 'grin' that Bryan is a big shot now. (and a Yankee
loving big shot to boot)

Ha! Just recognized the name.

[Frayed Knot]

While I'm sure there are other candidates, it would be tough to name a single player more crucial to his team's 2024 success than Cole.

[Edgy MD]

It sure feels like fifth place is within reach, but what do I know?

[Frayed Knot]

While I'm sure there are other candidates, it would be tough to name a single player more crucial to his team's 2024 success than Cole.

Still speculating a lot here since this could turn out to be anything from nothing at all to a lost season(s?) or a whole
buncha places in between, but after four seasons in the Bronx he's been a terrific FA signing for the Yanx to date.
- he's made 12 (Covid yr), 30, 33, and 33 starts and has hurled just shy of 600 IP in those three full seasons combined
- he's 51 - 23 overall with an ERA = 3.08; WHIP = 1.09; 11.1/2.1 K/BB and finished 4th, 2nd, 9th, and 1st in AL CY
He's signed thru 2028 -- although has opt-out at the end of this season (which could make this a very poorly timed injury
for him) -- and will turn 34 at the tail end of this coming season.

But what the Yanx have lacked in recent years is pitching depth and/or health from those not named Gerrit* Cole
And while they're counting on the addition of Soto combining with better health from Judge (likely) and Stanton (coin flip)
to vault them back to the land of 90+ wins, any lengthy absence from Cole is likely to put a serious crimp in those plans
as it's the one with seemingly the least viable 'Plan B'.




8 two R's and one T as I've just leanred

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Scott Boras says he has a Plan B - or two.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, but the two biggest pitching fishes left in the sea are:
- Blake Snell, who could (maybe) give the Yanx the quality they're looking for but without nearly the quantity
- or Jordon Montgomery (not sure if he's Boras) whom the Yanx already dealt away (for the since jettisoned
Harrison Bader) and who may not be too keen on returning

[metirish]

Everyone is getting an MRI

Hopefully nothing bad

[Edgy MD]

I think the luxury tax is seemingly working (at least, as far as its purpose is concerned), with higher-income teams more gunshy about doubling down, and payrolls are starting to drift closer to the mean.

That would be speculative, and I guess I'll have to look to confirm.

[G-Fafif]

Jon Heyman reports Cole out at least one to two months.

[MFS62]

Jon Heyman reports Cole out at least one to two months.

Originally, he was only going to miss a few weeks.
That first examination must have been by the Mets medical staff.
Later

[metirish]

Hopefully nothing bad

[metirish]

Look, Cole is flying to LA to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache, and that's never great news

[whippoorwill]

Jon Heyman reports Cole out at least one to two months.

Originally, he was only going to miss a few weeks.
That first examination must have been by the Mets medical staff.
Later

Yeah, they are always either wrong or chronic liars

[Edgy MD]

Mets medical staffers do a lovely job, but the team is always going to err on the side of caution.

[DocTee]

Paging Trevor Bauer…

[metirish]

Yikes

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Marcus Stroman already showing his ability to be a good teammate by declining or refusing the opening day start.

https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/sports/wh ... day-start/

[metirish]

Great news

[metirish]

The Stro Show is shaping up nicely

[metirish]

[metirish]

Mister Meister is going to be busy