We have seen a lot of turnover on this team since the
beginning of the 2014 season to now and we still are likely to see some change
between now and Opening Day. There are two types of change in this world with
the first being change just for the sake of change. Sure you changed but you
didn’t really gain anything and now things may be worse. The second type of
change is change for the better, which is harder of the two to accomplish
obviously. Which one have the Yankees accomplished since the beginning of 2014?
2014 1B: Mark Teixeira
2015 1B: Mark Teixeira
2014 2B: Brian Roberts
2015 2B: Stephen Drew
2014 SS: Derek Jeter
2015 SS: Didi Gregorius
2014 3B: Yangervis Solarte
2015 3B: Chase Headley
2014 LF: Brett Gardner
2015 LF: Brett Gardner
2014 CF: Jacoby Ellsbury
2015 CF: Jacoby Ellsbury
2014 RF: Carlos Beltran
2015 RF: Carlos Beltran
2014 C: Brian McCann
2015 C: Brian McCann
2014 DH: Alfonso Soriano
2015 DH: Alex Rodriguez
As you can see the Yankees have a push at five different
positions because the same player donned the position last year. While I am
banking on, even if marginal, improvements from all five of those players in
2015 but you cannot really analyze “banking” on players. What you can bank on,
with stats like WAR to back you up, are the improvements at second base,
shortstop, third base and probably the DH position. If you wanted to take it
one step further you can probably count on the Yankees bench being better and
more productive in 2015 with power options like Garrett Jones and Chris Young
after losing out on the likes of Ichiro Suzuki, Dean Anna and Francisco
Cervelli in 2014. This team won’t win 100 games by any stretch of the
imagination but the team definitely has a chance for improvement in 2015.
I'll take a shot at this, just because! lol
ReplyDelete2015--Offensively....!
Tex, healthy improvement all around
Drew/Pirela, Full spring for Drew...improvement! Pirela, better improvement(?)!
Didi, better glove, hitting +/-?
Headley-improvement!
Brett-Healthy all year better!
Ells-Healthy all year, like Brett but, depends where he hits.
Beltran, Healthy (in playing shape) Better!
McCann, he figured it out at the end...better
A-Rod, healthy, much better!
With the main caveat being...Health!
Your guess is as good as mine, how things will work out!
So what you're saying is if we're healthy then we'll be better... works for me.
ReplyDeleteI think we all (most) think that way, it can't be any worse...can it?
DeleteNo, don't answer that! LOL
Honestly probably not. Talent alone can win more than a few games and so can good managing. We didn't win many last season that we shouldn't have.
DeleteI saw your tweet Daniel...on A-Rod and Headley!
ReplyDeleteIF A-Rod can be 100% healthy all year, I think he is right! IF Joe and Cashman are honest about it!
Reasons why; Headley plays, almost at 3rd base...cutting down on his range to his left! A-Rod will not have to play so far to his Left with Didi at SS as he did before.
Reasons why not; Headley is quicker and has more range with a left handed bat. It would help the team to have both in the line-up (if A-Rod and he are hitting well) at the same time. A-Rod hits Right handed pitchers better than lefties so using him as a platoon 3rd baseman (no benefit)!
Bottom line...Headley over A-Rod at 3rd base and A-Rod at DH.
Right or wrong, we shall see! LOL
I think that's the plan for the most part although I see Garrett Jones getting a lot of starts against RHP
DeleteTWO FOR YOU............
ReplyDeleteCheck out the ' Hot Stove Show '...over at YES. A couple of minutes with Sir Didi Gregorious.
Jack Curry loves this guy, and echoes my sentiments regarding Gregorious' playing ability.
I did say two. Show me I'm wrong...but, I think GP has lost Jack N.
lost?
DeleteYOAN MANCADA..............Have you guys seen this guy ? Talk about a physical specimen !
ReplyDeleteSaw a very short video of him. If he is what they say he is.....get'er done.
( I'm starting to speak / write like Kenneth )
Dat ain't no wa aw bad, now tis it?
DeleteMoncada is a franchise changing player. New York almost needs him right now. Refsnyder is great and Pirela is good and from what I can tell Moncada is better than both combined.
DeleteNO MORE, PLEASE !!...............
ReplyDeleteWe have all seen these speculative opening day line-ups. A thousand times.
Who's on the bench, will Jones hit, is Arod dating Miley ?...A thousand times......Enough.
No wonder no one is posting, on this freezing January night.
Let us see a solid five starter rotation, that will perform all season...and, not end
up in the recycling bin. Like the 2014 patchwork.
It's not there yet, and the posters know it.
I'll give you the starting rotation for the whole season IF they had the guts to pull it off!
ReplyDeleteTank, Pineda, Chris Capuano, Nick Rumbelow, Bryan Mitchell, Jose Ramires and Nathan Eovaldi.
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Michael O'Neill, in the OF next year (2016).
I understand this list is not going to be implemented at the start of the year but, they are there and willing, more than willing to pitch and do a good job...Eovaldi needs a lot of help, but Rumbelow is ready!
KENNETH.....you just gave me a list of names from no where.
DeleteSome that you fill in the blanks with...are ' What have they done types.'
Also...that western New York / Lake Oswego talk, is hard to follow.
Rumbelow is ready, for the bullpen. Always has been a reliever, drafted as a reliever. Will always be a reliever.
DeleteYou are right, Daniel...
DeleteMy mistake, again! LOL