1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,359 Speaker 1: Well, the second half is upon us, and the Yankees 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: are facing an uphill battle as they enter the second 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: half two games back in the American League East. Their 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: shortstop Anthony Volpi has struggled this year, and for the 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: last month he has been particularly bad. We'll talk about that. Also, 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: we have the trade deadline coming up, and we'll try 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: and figure out which Yankees are playing their final games 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: in Pinstripes, either over the next couple of weeks or 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: over the next few months. This is Pinstripe Territory, one 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: of the cool cats. Old, how's it going, everybody? 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We have got a real 28 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: issue on our hands, and we have got to talk 29 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: about Anthony Volpi, who struggles continue over his last thirty games, 30 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: batting one forty with two home runs, just nine runs 31 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: scored over his last fifty games, hitting one ninety four 32 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: with four home runs. Over his last seventy five games, 33 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: hitting just two nineteen and hitting just two fifteen on 34 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: the season, he's been atrocious. To look at the percentile rankings, 35 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: he is now below average in fielding run value. He's 36 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: barely above average in base running value. His batting run 37 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: value has falling fallen below the bottom fifth of the 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: league pretty much. The only two things that he's above 39 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: average in well the three there's the barrel percentage. But 40 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, he's got slightly better than average bat speed. 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: Chase percentage is pretty good eighty fourth percentile, and he 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: walks a little bit more than most guys. And he's 43 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: got great speed, but he doesn't get to use it 44 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: because he just doesn't get on base often enough. Now, 45 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: if you've been following this channel for a while, you 46 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: know that I've been preaching patients with Anthony Volpi. And 47 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: I always preach patients, well, not always, but usually I 48 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: preach patients with young players. Sometimes somebody comes up and 49 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: you can tell right away they stink. But you know 50 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: I Volpi won a Gold Glove as a rookie. He 51 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: showed us some promise early on. Now I know that 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 1: gold Glove is a little bit tainted somewhat. Wander Franco 53 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: probably should have won it that year, but he was 54 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: in jail so he didn't win. But either way, he 55 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: was really really good on defense his first year. I thought, 56 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: much better than advertised. Last year. We saw the offense 57 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: tick back up for a couple of months to begin 58 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: the season. Look at his numbers in April and May. 59 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: He was getting on base a ton, Yeah, a thirty 60 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: four game on base streak. He wasn't hitting as many 61 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: home runs, but we were all okay with that. We 62 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: were in love with the player he had become because 63 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 1: he was a spark plug. He was at the top 64 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: of the order, and he was doing a great job. 65 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: Now this year, the Yankees haven't even flirted with putting 66 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: him at the top of the order. They are convinced 67 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: that he can drive in runs, and he has driven 68 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: in some runs, but considering the number of men he's 69 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: left on base, I don't think it's appropriate to call 70 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: his season successful at this point. Around last June, things 71 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: began to fall apart. Then again, he was pretty good 72 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: in the postseason, and he's tried to emulate that approach 73 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: this year, swinging harder, and he got off to a 74 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: hot start with a torpedo bat, But over his last 75 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: thirty games, like I said, hitting just one forty and 76 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: that simply cannot continue, not with the defense struggling the 77 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: way it is, not with the problems throwing the first base. 78 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: This is a guy who has constantly tinkered with his 79 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: swing and his approach since he came up, and I've 80 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: been advocating lately that he gets back to the guy 81 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: that he was at the beginning of last season, which 82 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: means not swinging is hard. Swinging more for contact. Putting 83 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: the ball in play right now feels like he tried 84 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: to download, like some kind of a software update. Right. 85 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 1: He wanted to be Vulpi two point zero power hitter, 86 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: but it's a buggy buggy download, and he's become pop 87 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: up man like. He's just he doesn't square the ball 88 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: up enough, he doesn't hit enough line drives. He'll hit 89 00:04:55,880 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: these really high fly balls that die in medium him 90 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: right center, or he'll hit choppers to third base because 91 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: he's trying to pull outside pitches. When Volpi was at 92 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: his best, he was driving the ball to right field. 93 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: Now we've been very patient as Yankees fans. A lot 94 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: of you have been very patient. A lot of you 95 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: have not been patient. You know, I've been trying to 96 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: be patient. But we are now in year three, and 97 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: we're halfway through year three, more than halfway, and at 98 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: some point patience becomes more like wasting your time. You know, 99 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: you can only keep saying he's still young for so long. Eventually, 100 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: this guy's gonna have two kids in gray hair and 101 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: still be saying, oh, he's young. You can plant a 102 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: rock and be really patient. But if you're hoping it's 103 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: going to grow into a tree, that patience will not 104 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: be rewarded and ultimately be a waste of time. At 105 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: some point, waiting for Volpi to figure out who he's 106 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: going to be see is to be an exercise and 107 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: patience and becomes an obvious exercise in futility. Now, one 108 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: thing the Yankees could do. They could let him play 109 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: out the year. They could sign Bobaschett for shortstop. They 110 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: could block George Lombard. I mean, they could call Lombard 111 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: up early and russ him. But then you're facing the 112 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: same situation that you got with Vopi, where somebody is 113 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: playing in the major leagues ahead of where they should 114 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: have been because we didn't get a shortstop at the 115 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: right time. Volpi should have been trained to be a 116 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: second baseman from the get go, and he should be 117 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: arriving in the major leagues right about now or maybe 118 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: midyear last year because he didn't play enough in the minors. 119 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: I like the kid, but as Joel Sherman said on 120 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: his podcast, we've seen the Yankees do but this before 121 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: you know, they swore up and down that Gary Sanchez 122 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: was World Series caliber catcher, and we knew he wasn't. 123 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: They swore up and down that Josh Donaldson and Aaron 124 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 1: Hicks could still hit, and we both knew that they couldn't. 125 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: And now they're swearing that vope is an elite defense. Oh, 126 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: we got our metrics. We got our metrics are proprietary metrics. 127 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: Oh and baby, he's gonna hit one day too. Oh 128 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit so much. You won't believe how much 129 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna hit. But you know what, he's not hitting. 130 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: And now the defense has gotten to the point where 131 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: it's obvious visually and it's repetitive that he is under 132 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: par So at some point the Yankees are gonna be 133 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: faced with a decision on vopee, and he might need 134 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: an enormous, enormous second half in order to remain the 135 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: Yankees shortstop next year. I'm talking he'd have to hit 136 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: four thirty in the second half with about seven eight 137 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: bombs and plague outstanding defense just to have a shot. 138 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: If he plays bad like this, the Yankees are in 139 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: a really bad position because they're gonna face if they 140 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: stick with him, They're gonna face these questions headed into 141 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: spring training next year and there's gonna be way more pressure. 142 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: Lombard's not gonna be ready. Lombard's struggling in double A. 143 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: And if you sign a short stop, it's either gonna 144 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: be a stopgap guy to give you time for Lombard. 145 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: And then you wonder where you put Volpi. Does he 146 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: even go to second? Do you still have jazz? Maybe 147 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: Volpi goes to the minor leagues. Do you trade Volpey. 148 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: We'll talk more about trades in a minute. The Yankees 149 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: are in between a rock and a hard place. You know, 150 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: you don't want to rush Lombard. You know, Volpi is 151 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: a great example of what happens when you rush a prospect. 152 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: You don't want to repeat the same mistake. And if 153 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: you get Bashett, you block Lombard. And if you go 154 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: with Lombard, it might be too fast and you might 155 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: be repeating the same mistake. Yankees have a major problem 156 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 1: at shortstop that they need to figure out. And basically, 157 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: I think Volpie needs to go back to being a 158 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: slap hitter the guy he was at the beginning of 159 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: the last year. I don't know if you guys caught this, 160 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: but A Rod had a take on Vopie where he 161 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: was talking about the way Volpe hits, and a Rod 162 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: basically said, you have Vopi needs to level out his 163 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: swing and just try and hit for contact. And you 164 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: know what, Say what you want about a Rod's career 165 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: and steroids and all that stuff, but a Rod knows 166 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: what he's talking about when it comes to hitting. The 167 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: man was a phenomenal hitter, phenomenal baseball player. I trust him. 168 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: I trust him, and when he says Volpi needs to 169 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: shorten up the swing become a contact hitter, I'm aligned 170 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: with it. Now. I hope Volpi has a good second half, 171 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: but my optimism is fading now. There's been a lot 172 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: of talk recent only about the trade deadline. There's been 173 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: some notable people saying that they expect the Yankees to 174 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:12,599 Speaker 1: do something big. John Hayman one of those, and he 175 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: basically said the Yankees are looking to make some big moves, 176 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: and Cashman said, they're gonna go to town. So I wanted 177 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: to kind of take a look and see who's available here. 178 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: These are all names that were brought up by Jeff 179 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: Passen as players who could be traded. Over the next 180 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Yankees have been linked to Merrill Kelly 181 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: and Zach Gallon and Eugenio Suarez all members of the Diamondbacks. 182 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: Kelly and Gallon two arms that could definitely help the rotation. 183 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: Will not be cheap. A lot of teams are gonna 184 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: want pitching, and Eugenio Suarez seems like a good fit 185 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: in terms of a bat for third but not a 186 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: good defender, right, I mean, do you just say basically 187 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: screw it? Right? Do you basically say, all right, we're 188 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: gonna deal with bad defense at third base this year 189 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: and just hope the guy hits a big home run 190 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: in the playoffs? Is that the solution? Maybe? Maybe it is. 191 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: I like Suarez as a hitter. I think his offense 192 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: probably outweighs his defensive problems because you do have guys 193 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: who can go to defensively. If you have a lead, 194 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: you can go to Parazza at third base late in 195 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: the game, right, I mean there's things you can do. 196 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: You know, if you get to the ninth, then you 197 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 1: got a two run lead, Suarez has had his lasted bag, 198 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: He's not due up in the ninth or whatever. You 199 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: go to Paraza to play and play third base, and 200 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: you say, beyond your game Buddy Seth Lugo is somebody 201 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: that we've seen obviously a ton of pitches, very crafty, 202 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: can shut down anybody on his best nights. Nolan Eronato 203 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: a guy who has not had an amazing year, but 204 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: better than last year. Pull up his stats right, He's 205 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: only hitting two forty six, got ten home runs. Still, 206 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: the fifth percentage of strikeout percentage is down Offensively, He's 207 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: not the player that he was, but he's better than 208 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: what they're getting out of there now. And a lot 209 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: of money left on that contract. You'd have to get 210 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: Saint Louis to eat it, to eat most of that contract, 211 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: or you have to work out something where they take 212 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: one of our big contracts, maybe Stroman and something else. 213 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: Ryan Helsley another guy who has been mentioned, lights out 214 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: reliever and Manuel Classe our guy TK who's gonna be 215 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: on tomorrow. That's his pick. I love class as a pitcher. 216 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: I think he'll do better in the postseason with the 217 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: Yankees because he won't have to face the Yankees. Ryan 218 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: McMahon another guy who's getting talked about, been talked about 219 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: for years. Third basement with the Rockies. Not having a 220 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: great year, but been better lately. I'm gonna pull up 221 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: his stat Cast numbers as well. He's on hitting two 222 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: twelve thirteen home runs, great defense. I would prefer him 223 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: to Kay Brian Hayes, which is somebody that we've also seen. 224 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: Hayes also not having a great year, but more of 225 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: a defense first guy. But McMahon at least the lefty 226 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: and Yankee stadium. Maybe you inject him into a Pennant race. 227 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 1: He adds a little bit more power. Kay Brian Hayes, 228 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: I just don't get that excited about him. I'm gonna 229 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: pull up his stat Cast numbers right now just so 230 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: you can see. He's a guy that has always had 231 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: potential hitting two thirty eight two home runs, no power whatsoever, really, 232 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: but the defense is phenomenal ninety six percentile in fielding 233 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: run value, and he does square up the ball. So 234 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: maybe the Yankees can figure something out with the launch angle. 235 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: His launch angle sweet spot is in the eighth percentile. 236 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: You fix that, maybe you create some more extra base hits, 237 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,599 Speaker 1: maybe you turn him around, but that's not always the 238 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: easiest thing to do. Todz Bradley of the Rays somebody 239 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: that's been mentioned, and Isaiah kind of Filefa also somebody 240 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: who's been mentioned. So trade deadline coming up here in 241 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: just a couple of weeks, and the Yankees are going 242 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: to be busy, all right. So every year around this 243 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: time we talk about some guys who could be playing 244 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: their last games as a Yankee, whether it's leading up 245 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: to the trade deadline, or whether it's you know, somebody 246 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: who's gonna leave as a free agent in a couple 247 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: of months. I mean, we're getting to the point where 248 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: we're almost to one hundred games, so we're looking at 249 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: guys who are gonna be playing less than a half 250 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: a season with the Yankees now in their career. So 251 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to kind of take a look. There's not 252 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: as many this year, but there's also some some young 253 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: guys on here. Oswald Piraza, he's a guy who could 254 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: be traded, could be dfade, depending on what the Yankees 255 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: do is at the deadline. Spencer Jones, top prospect for 256 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: a couple of years, really turned it on in double 257 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: A and triple over the last several weeks. Could be 258 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: a major trade ship. In fact, I would expect him 259 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: to get dealt Trent Grisham could be somebody the Yankees 260 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: decide to sell high in a trade. If they decide 261 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: that Spencer Jones is for real, If they say, you 262 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: know what, Spencer Jones, the adjustments he's made, he really 263 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: is the left handed judge, Well, then maybe a deal Grisham, 264 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: you get Spencer Jones up. Paul Goldschmidt free agent after 265 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: the season. I would expect him to sign elsewhere and 266 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: for Ben Rice to be the Yankees' new first baseman 267 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: next year. Devin Williams free agent after the Yankees after 268 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: the season. I doubt the Yankees are going to resign him. 269 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: And then Cody Bellinger having a really good year OPS 270 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: over eight hundred, does have an opt out after the season, 271 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: and you know that if he plays well, his agent 272 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: is going to be urging him to use that opt out. 273 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: All Right, We got some comments here. Lori c says 274 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: dump Piazza, he's a dud. Andy Wurt thinks, Belly stays, 275 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: dom d wants Jones, Rice Hesse for Ramirez and class A. 276 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: I would make that deal, but I don't think that 277 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: the Guardians would. Don't think they're gonna trade Ramirez under 278 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: any circumstances. Ramirez is one of those guys who's kind 279 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: of like, you know, he's kind of like their Aaron Judge. 280 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: He's their franchise player, so I wouldn't expect that to happen. 281 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: THHG says, Tucker must be a Yankee word lifer thinks 282 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: that Luke Weaver could be gone and they Yankee is 283 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: gonna bring Luke Weaver back. Yeah, I didn't include him. 284 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: I think he's coming back, all right. So let's get 285 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: to the weekend picks in front of us. The weekend 286 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: is right there in front of us, and we got 287 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: DraftKings sponsoring the Nostra Derek picks for the weekend. So 288 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: I'm going with home runs this week. I've got two 289 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: home runs for Aaron Judge who has thirty five man. 290 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: I would have loved to have seen him finish out 291 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: the home run swing off to end the All Star Game, 292 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: or to even play in the Home Run Derby, but 293 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: I also kind of agree with him not playing in 294 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: the home Run Derby for the same reason that I 295 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: didn't want Jazz Chisholm in the home run derbies. I 296 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: don't want the messing up their swing. The season is 297 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: way too important, and last time that Judge did a 298 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: home run Derby, he played like do do in the 299 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: second half, so I expect that he'll maybe do that 300 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,239 Speaker 1: towards the end of his career if the Yankees are 301 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: having a bad year or something. I mean, it's free 302 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: million bucks for him, but I wouldn't expect him to 303 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: do it anytime soon. Maybe if they go to Yankee 304 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: Stadium at the All Star Game Yankee Stadium at some point. 305 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: But I'm calling two home runs for him in Atlanta. 306 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: I think he's rested. He's been in Atlanta. You had 307 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: the All Star Game there, he didn't have to leave. 308 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: He's just been vacationing in Atlanta the last few days. 309 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: He's gonna come back rested, no travel, feeling good, and 310 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna hit a couple of home runs. 311 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: Maybe even a couple of home runs tomorrow night, but 312 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: definitely a couple over the weekend. I think Jason Dominguez 313 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: is going deep. I like the way left field plays 314 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: at Atlanta for him. I think he can drive the 315 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: ball the other way as a lefty and reach the 316 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: seats in Atlanta. So I'm projecting Jason Demingez is gonna 317 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: go deep. And he hasn't hit a lot of home runs, 318 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: but I think he's gonna open up the second half 319 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: with a bang. He's my pick either tomorrow or Saturday. 320 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: I feel like he's also going to be feeling good 321 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: after a pretty good first half, pretty successful first half 322 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: of his rookie year in the major leagues. Austin Wells, 323 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: he was heating up with the power right there towards 324 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: the end of the first half. I think he's been 325 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: a little bit tired. He had the hand injury, you remember, 326 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: after he had the days off resting his hand. He 327 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: came back and he swung the bat. Well might not 328 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: be the first game, because sometimes it takes him a 329 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: couple of days to get back into the rhythm. But 330 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: I think he's going deep this weekend, either either Saturday 331 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,680 Speaker 1: or Sunday, He's going deep. Austin Wells is a pick, 332 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: and John Carlos Stanton, I mean, he was just starting 333 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: to heat up too. You can tell when he's driving 334 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: the ball better to right field. That's when you know 335 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: that he is swinging the bat really, really well and 336 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: he is waiting to explode. I think he's going deep 337 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: this weekend, and I think the Yankees are going to 338 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,119 Speaker 1: win two out of three from the Braves. Will not 339 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: be easy. The Braves. I know they're not having a 340 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: great season, but they are a really good team. Acuna 341 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: scares the hell out of me, but they are a 342 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: solid team. But I think the Yankees are going to 343 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: come out swinging. So if you want to make bets 344 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: on these guys, feel free. They don't always hit, but 345 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: usually one or two of my picks hit at least, 346 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: so pick the one that resonates most with you. Download 347 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: the DraftKings sportsbook app and use the code foul. That's 348 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: code foul for new customers, and get one hundred and 349 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: fifty dollars and bonus bets instantly when you bet just 350 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: five bucks only on DraftKings. The crown is yours. 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By the way call in seven one, eight, eight, nine, nine, 365 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: ten sixty eight. We're gonna do a pregame show tomorrow. Uh, 366 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: and then of course we'll do the postgame show. We're 367 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: gonna have Terrence Kem on the show tomorrow night. Pamel 368 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: wants Johann Duran. I mean he's a he's an outfielder, right, 369 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: he's a left fielder. Where you're gonna play him? We 370 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: have a yell, we have a left fielder. We've got 371 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: a stacked outfield. I don't think we need him. H 372 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: Ryan Nodala says, have you looked into the Yankees new 373 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: draft picks and undrafted guys? Briefly? I looked at their 374 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: number one pick. I like everything that I've read about him. Again, 375 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: interesting that they take a short stop. They've done that 376 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 1: a lot in recent years, but I usually take more 377 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: of a look at these guys as they begin to 378 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 1: make their major league debut and you see who does 379 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: well who doesn't. You start to see those prospect rankings 380 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 1: come out. In the draft, there's so many weird things. 381 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: There's lottery ticket type of picks that you know, so 382 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: you might draft somebody on tools who you know doesn't 383 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: have great stats, or you might draft somebody on great stats, 384 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: and then it doesn't really translate to professional baseball. So 385 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: I'm always kind of skeptical until somebody actually performs, at 386 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: least in the minor leagues a little bit. But oh, yo, 387 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: hand Duran, I'm thinking of whom I'm thinking of Jared Duran. 388 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: Jo Hand Duran is the pitcher for the Twins. You're 389 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: You're absolutely right, Jared Duran is the guy from from 390 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: the Red Sox. But anyway, THHG says, any new rumors 391 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: about Robertson outside of him throwing some new teams. I 392 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: have heard the Yankees are interested. I have heard that 393 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:03,159 Speaker 1: they are are very much considering him now. There was 394 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: kind of a weird falling out between him and Cashman 395 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: the last time he left, so that's something to keep 396 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: an eye on. But you know, I thought he looked 397 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: good last time I saw him pitch last year. So 398 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: if he's healthy half a year, spend every last little 399 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: bit of baseball that he's got left in that arm 400 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: and hopefully helps you out, but be nice to him 401 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 1: finish his career with the Yankees. Ladies and gentlemen, Thank 402 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 1: you for watching. Obviously, we'll be back tomorrow with a 403 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: couple of games, a couple of shows, the pregame and 404 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: the postgame call in, check out nyy Designs Dot Shop, 405 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: and I'll see you next time. If you made it 406 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: this far, do us a favor, hit the like button, 407 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 1: hit the subscribe button, and join our community. 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