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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 15h

Turned on the baseball game and Mariners tie it up. You're welcome @minakimes.bsky.social @megrowler.fangraphs.com

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 1d

The Phillies and Yankees are shockingly alike.
A singular superstar (Judge/Harper)
A slugger DH (Schwarber/Giancarlo)
Regular season success
Disappointing performances in the playoffs every year

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 1d

Oh that is unfortunate for Philly. Channeling the Yankees right there.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 1d

Just had a heavy nap after work and woke up. Decided to turn on the Dodgers/Phillies game since it's in extra innings.

First thing I see is a replay of Freddie Freeman's grand slam over Nestor. Fuck me, I guess

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Hell, you can make an argument the Padres are better-run. Considering (their entirely self-imposed) spending limits, the Rays are more efficient. The Mariners have a real nice core and are building nicely. Toronto clearly is better.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

The cherry on top is that the Yankees still talk like "any season that ends without a World Series is a failure" when their actions clearly show it isn't. Just stop with this facade of being a better franchise than anyone else.

The Dodgers are better-run. The Brewers are better-run.

Joel Siegel @joelsiegel.bsky.social · 2d

One championship in 25 years. Yankees are just another run-of-the mill franchise now. Even worse, they are boring. All they have to sell their fan is Aaron Judge and their past. Amazing that so many fans still buy into it.

Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 2d

The New York Yankees' 16th consecutive season without a championship ended with a 5-2 loss Wednesday night to Toronto.

Read more: http://specne.ws/Crwio6

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

The Rangers are... meh? Sorta rebuilding and I am not sure what the expectations are for this year.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

I *need* Arsenal to win some major trophies this year because the rest of my sports teams are so far away. Jets and Nets are probably the worst teams in their respective leagues, and the Yankees are content with mediocrity.

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

True. But the optics of that bases loaded flyout in the 8th was so bad. Dude just walked the previous hitter, and he flies out weakly on a pitch up and away out of the zone, first pitch. Just encapsulated the entire series from a Yankees offensive standpoint.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

It shouldn't happen but we know it will: Volpe as the starting SS in game one.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

It's wild how every fan and analyst can see Boone needs to go. The only ones who don't want him fired are fans of other teams. But Cashman and/or Steinbrenner are happy being the Padres of the AL.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

They might have more money actually - Stroman's 18M comes off the books and Hicks' retained money drops from 10M to 1M (DJLM goes from 16M to 15M).

This is all based on Spotrac's info btw.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah you're almost definitely right. The last atbat soured me on him real bad ha

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

This is assuming they actually give Jasson a starting role next year rather than letting him twist in the wind and waste his cheap pre-arb years. Could sign Tucker for LF and start Jasson in CF. Go:
Tucker
Judge
Rice
Stanton
Jazz
Jasson
Wells
Volpe
McMahon

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

About 35M off the books in total (VERY rough math), with this lineup:
SP: Fried, Rodon, Schlittler, Warren, Gil
RP: Bednar, Cruz, Doval, Hill, Leiter, Headrick, Cousins
C: Wells
1B: Rice
2B: Jazz
3B: McMahon
SS: Volpe
OF: Judge, Jasson, ??
DH: Giancarlo
Bench: backup C, Caballero, Oswaldo, backup OF

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

C: Wells is still dirt-cheap, but they'll need a RH backup. Maybe 2-3M?

OF: Between Bellinger, Grisham anD Slater, about 33M coming off the books. Jasson is still dirt-cheap. Stanton dropping from 32M to 19M is a nice dropoff.

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Looking at financials:
SP: pretty locked in, arb raise for Schmidt is +2/3M.

RP: arb raises for Bednar/Doval/Cruz probably just cancels out expiring deals of Devin/Weaver/Yarbrough.

INF: Goldschmidt walks but McMahon's raise (4M->16M) cancels that out. Jazz will get a bump in arbitration.

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Locked in positions for next year:
RF: Judge
2B: Jazz
1B: Rice
3B: McMahon
DH: Giancarlo

I think we all know Volpe will be the starting shortstop, even though we all know he shouldn't be. I wouldn't be surprised if Wells is back. I think Grisham definitely walks, Bellinger 50/50.

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Yankees have wasted the extended prime of the greatest right-handed hitter of the last 50 years, if not longer, with the worst manager in the sport and a GM about 10 years past his sell-by date.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

A fitting final inning: Judge and the kid who got one atbat came through, everyone else was ass.

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to Toronto. The better team most of the year, and clearly in this series.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Good. Let someone else be on the replay of the last out for the next few years.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

I hope Judge gets a hit or walk because I don't want him to make the last out of this stupid fucking season.

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Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

Nathan Lukas has outhit Bellinger, Jazz, Wells and Grisham combined for the series.

Ben @nebkreb.bsky.social · 2d

When in doubt, the Yankees have defaulted to making weak outs on the first pitch all fucking series. Just an awful approach from the first pitch.