The Case for Kendrys Morales

 

 

 

 

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OK, OK, now that SU has trashed him, he will go out and hit 2 home runs today.  But come on – look at these stats with the Yankees:

.151; 1 HR and 4 RBIs in 53 at bats.

And he is playing with his 3rd team this year.  He can also no longer run at all.  SU does not care about the analytics that say he is hitting the ball harder than what his average shows.  Must be the same guys that feel Brett Gardner will hit higher than .238 this year.  The team has done well this season playing hitters that put the ball in play.  They sent down Thairo Estrada but he has been good at the plate.  Until Judge returns (and I guess Stanton), SU says play the guys that hit – not the over-the-hill gang.  And don’t just keep a guy on the roster because he used to be good and because your analytics people feel this is the right move.  As a footnote, they transferred Troy Tulowitzki to the 60-day injured list – better known as the Jacoby Ellsbury injured list.  Who would have ever thought he would get hurt?

Return of Didi is great – they desperately need the left-handed bats.  At this point, get Judge, Severino and Betances back, and you are good to go.  Stanton will just limit the at bats for the players who have carried them the first two months – Voit, LeMahieu.

Am I right?

One thought on “The Case for Kendrys Morales”

  1. Gardner has been somewhat of a puzzle. He has 24 rbi’s and 9 homers in just over a third of a season. That translates to 25 homers and 70+ rbis. I’m sure he will get his average up to 250 but I can’t see it going much higher. So with those stats and still the best outfielder in our lineup can you trust Frazier yet who certainly has more upside offensively, but his defense is substandard right now. I would go with Frazier but give all the outfielders a blow and have Gardner fill in. besides Hicks who else plays center field?
    Meanwhile, what has happened to our pitching staff? We are giving up a lot of runs lately.

    I am giving LaMahieu the MVP so far this season for the pinstripers. He must remain in the lineup. He is the spark for the Yankees.

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