MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

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MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by metirish » Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:44 am

Hopefully nothing bad
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by whippoorwill » Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:48 am

Wow that’s not a good start
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by kcmets » 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)
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Post by metirish » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:03 pm

ST just started FFS

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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by whippoorwill » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:18 pm

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.
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by Frayed Knot » 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.
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Post by Edgy MD » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:40 pm

It sure feels like fifth place is within reach, but what do I know?
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by Frayed Knot » Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:47 pm

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'.




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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by Bob Alpacadaca » Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:45 pm

Scott Boras says he has a Plan B - or two.
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Post by Frayed Knot » Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:04 pm

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
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Post by metirish » Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:51 am

Everyone is getting an MRI

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Post by Edgy MD » Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:10 pm

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.
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Post by G-Fafif » Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:27 pm

Jon Heyman reports Cole out at least one to two months.
Hope for the best. Expect the Mets.
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Post by MFS62 » 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.
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Post by metirish » Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:57 pm

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Post by metirish » Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:26 pm

Look, Cole is flying to LA to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache, and that's never great news
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by whippoorwill » Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:50 pm

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
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by Edgy MD » Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:14 pm

Mets medical staffers do a lovely job, but the team is always going to err on the side of caution.
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Post by DocTee » Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:29 pm

Paging Trevor Bauer…
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Post by metirish » Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:12 am

Yikes
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

Post by Marshmallowmilkshake » Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:55 pm

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/
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Post by metirish » Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:16 am

Great news
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Post by metirish » Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:53 pm

The Stro Show is shaping up nicely
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Re: MFYankees Season of Doom 2024

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Mister Meister is going to be busy
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