Game Thread: New York Yankees vs. Washington Nationals 6/12

And just like that it is game time here in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. At least this series is inside Yankee Stadium and played under American League rules because I am not sure I could handle losing another starting pitcher over these barbaric and ridiculous rules. Anyway, before I get too far off track, tonight the Yankees will send CC Sabathia to the mound to face off with Tanner Roark for the Nationals. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on WPIX Channel 11 and MASN. You can also follow along with the game on MLB TV, with the MLB At-Bat app, and by tuning into the Yankees radio broadcast with the legendary duo of John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman on WFAN.

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Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Washington Nationals 6/12

Good morning everyone and welcome back to real baseball, American League baseball, and not that cringe-worthy National League and interleague play style baseball where pitchers struggle to bat, lay down bunts, and apparently get hurt every time they run the damn bases. That is another rant for another post, but trust me it is coming, but today we will focus on the series that is set to begin between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. The Yankees will miss both Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg in this series, which doesn’t hurt my feelings in the slightest if I am being completely honest. In the first of the quick two-game set between the two clubs the Yankees will send CC Sabathia to the mound, to face off with Tanner Roark for the Nationals. Let’s get to it here in the Bronx.

Sabathia had not gotten a victory in five straight starts before his last outing in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Sabathia ended his drought and took home a victory in the start after throwing seven innings of work allowing just two runs and three hits in a 7-2 win for the Yankees.

Roark will make his first career start against the Yankees tonight against a team who was shut out against the New York Mets on Sunday night. Roark will look to do the same tonight for Washington and will look to log at least six innings for the Nationals, something he has done in 11 of his 12 starts thus far this season.

The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on WPIX Channel 11 and MASN. You can also follow along with the game on MLB TV, with the MLB At-Bat app, and by tuning into the Yankees radio broadcast with the legendary duo of John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman on WFAN.

Enjoy the game, paging Gary Sanchez and his bat, and go Yankees!!

Okay So I Don’t Want to Trade Andrew Miller But….

During the offseason before the 2015 season many fans, bloggers and beat writers wondered if the New York Yankees would create the super bullpen that Brian Cashman has been trying to emulate for years now. The Kansas City Royals turned their franchise around with young players and a three-headed monster at the back end of the bullpen that Cashman, and many executives around the league to be fair, wanted to emulate. When New York signed Andrew Miller last offseason many wanted and wondered if David Robertson was also on his way back to the Bronx to complete the monster. Robertson ended up going to Chicago and Miller turned into a great closer for the Yankees which makes you wonder why now the Yankees went out and got another closer, Aroldis Chapman. I am not saying I want to trade Miller, that’s the exact opposite of the case in fact, but the New York Yankees may now be in a huge position of power with his services.

The New York Yankees could, and in my opinion should, hold onto Miller and throw out one of the best bullpens in all of Major League Baseball in 2016. And why wouldn’t they? The starting rotation is riddled with question marks and the team struggled to get length out of their starters all season long last year. Having a deep bullpen could alleviate these problems a bit, especially when most of the team’s current relief pitchers can pitch multiple innings while getting both left-handed and right-handed hitters out in any given occasion. It is interesting to think about what the Yankees could potentially get for Miller though, isn’t it?

If the Yankees made Miller available, and I mean truly available not this “he’s available but only if you blow me away” kind of available, there would be many teams that would show immediate interest. The Chicago Cubs would likely show the most interest and would likely have the most interesting pieces available in trade. The Cubs lack the young starting pitching that the Yankees would likely command for Miller but the outfielder pair of Jorge Soler and Javier Baez may be too good to pass up in the end. Another team that may be interested in Miller’s services would be the Washington Nationals and they very much have the young starting pitching that could intrigue Brian Cashman to make a deal. Names like Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez could start the discussion while a Tanner Roark could end it for the Bronx Bombers in any hypothetical trade.

The Yankees don’t need to trade Miller and honestly with six or seven starting pitching options and adequate depth the Yankees shouldn’t trade Miller. It is the offseason though and it’s interesting to see who the Yankees could get or may get in a potential trade. The sky is the limit right now and it is the time for new hopes, dreams and resolutions. I hope and dream that Cashman is resolute enough to keep Andrew Miller though.