If you happen to watch the Yankees of late, it is striking how the current line up of fill-in players seem to all look to hit to the opposite field. This is truly amazing. Clearly, if you are a superstar earning more than $25 million a year, you can ignore the batting coaches and just go out hunting for your home runs. It seems that the youngsters, who mostly make the MLB minimum, actually listen. SU is very excited to see this.
Btw, give the Yankees credit. There is no hanging their heads and complaining about all the injuries. It’s “next man up” and you go with who is available. While they may not be the 1927 Yankees, they put the ball in play and go with the pitch. SU says this is so much more entertaining! Note to Giancarlo Stanton: take your time and make sure your bicep is just right before returning. SU will enjoy the little guys playing in your place and putting the ball in play.
Meanwhile, you can say the Yankees are having some bad luck, but in this era of sabremetrics and the most expensive strength and conditioning advice and research, available, clearly the Yankees need to change their approach. This is well beyond bad luck. This has to be the wrong type of training and strength/conditioning. Too much weight lifting? Not enough stretching with all of the calf injuries? Are the players too muscular? Time for a major reassessment by the team.
The Judge oblique injury is a killer. SU says this is likely a 2-month injury and we will see if the Generational One can step in fill the void. It’s interesting to read that Judge is seen as the one player that they can’t replace. If you make $30 million a year, how are you not that guy??
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Ouch! Hard to believe so many injuries this season. Are these the Yankees or the Mets? It is hard to blame the training staff who have been around for many years and not previously experienced this contagion of injuries. I would however point the finger at the manager and the GM that hired him. Boone is a “New Age Players Manager”. He communicates so well and makes sure everyone is happy. Don’t worry about being in shape, just don’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Now “Get off my lawn” and get back to playing baseball the old fashioned way!
Sorry to disagree but Torrez, Frazier and Voit all can go the opposite way. Its Sanchez and Bird who need to look at the whole field. I dont know Tutowitski. What about LaMehue?
Our bullpen has been the inconsistent part during the last week or so. The starting pitching has been very good.
Did they say how long Judge will be out. He has been out every year so far for an extended period. I just wonder if the more modern way of working out makes all these players more vulnerable to injury.