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Hopefully nothing bad

Wow that’s not a good start

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

ST just started FFS

Hopefully nothing bad

kcmets wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:55 am 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.

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.

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

Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:31 pm 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

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

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

Everyone is getting an MRI

Hopefully nothing bad

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.

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

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:27 pm 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

Hopefully nothing bad

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

MFS62 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:41 pm

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:27 pm 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

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

Paging Trevor Bauer…

Yikes

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/

Great news

The Stro Show is shaping up nicely

Mister Meister is going to be busy