The Yankees are getting a nice jump on 2020. Aaron Hicks is going to have Tommy John surgery and will be out 8 – 10 months. SU is curious that he was able to play in the ALCS with that injury? Not sure I follow that. Meanwhile, Tanaka already had surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow but will be ready in the spring. And Luke Voit had surgery for that core injury and should also be ready.
The good news is that Mike Tauchman should have a nice role now in the first half of 2020.
Joe Girardi to the Phillies as their new manager. SU has always been a Girardi fan and this is a good hire. He will have a definite impact there – in a positive way. Rumor has it that the Mets’ GM is good friends with AJ Hinch on the Astros, and that he may make a run at him to be their new manager. Especially in light of the debacle with the Astros’ Assistant GM who apparently verbally abused some female reporters in the clubhouse celebration. It took the Astros 3 press releases to say the right thing and Hinch ended up being the team spokesman. Not the first time.
SU is happy for the Nationals’ quick start in the World Series but as we know, in baseball, home field is not that critical. SU was struck by how Washington puts the ball in play to score runs – what a concept! Rather than swing for the fences at all times and have zero awareness of situations, they actually look to move runners and pay attention. That one’s for you, Gary Sanchez.
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Say all u want about the Nats…they had played home run ball in Game 1 for the most part. I am impressed with the Nats getting 2 wins against their 2 aces. Maybe they blew their wad against the Yankees. If the Nats won does the parade go past the White House?
Let me get this straight. AJ Hinch doesn’t want to have to account for boneheaded behavior by the front office…and will therefore come to the Mets? Something seems off here.
Hicks did contribute in the ALCS but this makes you wonder. The Yankees chose to include two compromised players on the roster for the series in Hicks and Stanton. By this point in the season, many teams can be banged up. But these guys stood in the way of other players who contributed during the year.
No problem, Ellsbury will be around to patrol Centerfield next spring so I am good. Also looks like Mr Gardner should get a nice one year deal to stay around but he cant play more than 120 games to keep him fresh for another playoff run so Tauchman is the supersub who can fill in at CF
Maybe take an MRI of Stanton’s UCL just to make sure there is no existing or imminent tear there which would require surgery- have Sanchez go along as well just for the hell of it
Astros just announced they fired the assistant GM.