Mark Texeiria is going on the DL with torn cartlidge in his knee. They will treat it with injections and rest but he could be out for the season if he needs surgery. SU says that given his performance year-to-date, this is a positive development for the Yankees. Texeiria has been a rally killer in the middle of the line-up all season long. Everyone wants to blame A-Rod but Texeiria has played many more games and hasn’t hit a homerun in over 140 at bats. Taking him out of the line up hurts defensively but will allow Girardi to go with a more uncontentional line up going forward.
SU would equate this with getting Stephen Drew off of the roster. It has major positive implications. Let’s give Rob Refsnyder a shot now to play regularly. He actually can hit the ball and why not see what he can do? They are bringing up this dude Parmalee to play 1st at least part-time. SU says ok with me – anyone is an improvement.
The best scenario right now is for some team in the AL East to go on a roll and put the Yankees in sell mode come July. SU is all in on blowing up the roster and selling some pieces. Hey, beat the rush and start now.
Sad news about Muhammed Ali’s passing. SU was always an Ali fan – larger than life.
Finally, you may want to catch the French Open finals tomorrow between Murray and Djokovic. SU is rooting for the Joker to get that first French Open championship. Speaking of the French Open, check out this film on the 1981 French Open. It’s in French but offers a lot of behind-the-scenes access to the star players. You have to watch it in small doses but it’s interesting and worth checking out. Special thanks to long-time SU subscriber D. Harmon for passing this along.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kx8E9Clwgvk
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So Texeira is going the Tanaka route and looking to recover without surgery. Says he wants to help the team this year. Also probably wants a shot at a new contract. Coming off of surgery, it’s unlikely that he’d get a contract large enough to cover his copays. I wish him the best but I’m not optimistic. He has not lived up to his salary during most of his Yankee career which is proving to be the case for all of the current long term deals.
Interesting that this is turning into an opportunity for Refsnyder. They didn’t give him a chance at 2nd base when they were getting no production there last season. Hard to understand but he’s part of the future so I’m glad he’s getting some playing time.
I don’t know what blowing up the Yankees looks like this season. If things go badly and they become sellers, who do they have to sell. Maybe Beltran. Maybe Pineda, who despite his occasional dominance is just too flaky for my taste. Maybe Chapman but they’re going to have to decide on him soon. His value will be greatest at the beginning of the trading season. Once things get later, there’s a chance the teams that remain in the hunt will have pretty solid bullpens. If I’m the Yankees I’m holding onto Miller. He’s one of the few guys who seems to exceed expectations.