Yankees grades: Aaron Judge gets A+ in first half, but what about Gleyber Torres?
We're officially into the second half of the Yankees' 2024 schedule. So let's assess how each player fared in the first part.
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The Yankees took a few weeks' worth of frustrations out on the baseballs at Rogers Centre tonight. 16 runs, the most they've scored in a game since July of 2022.
The best thing about this, was that they made this happen, with a couple of smart plays. Judge with some good baserunning (and a good slide by Soto) for that first run, and Trevino (who I've been critical of) with the big tag out of Vald Jr. at the plate, to hold the score at 3-1. Then, Soto hits the big 3 run blast in the sixth (after the great bunt base hit by Volpe), and the Yankees were off and running, at least for one night.
The best thing about this, was that they made this happen, with a couple of smart plays. Judge with some good baserunning (and a good slide by Soto) for that first run, and Trevino (who I've been critical of) with the big tag out of Vald Jr. at the plate, to hold the score at 3-1. Then, Soto hits the big 3 run blast in the sixth (after the great bunt base hit by Volpe), and the Yankees were off and running, at least for one night.
A win! Shocking!
In all fairness, I've been tough on Soto during this down time that he really hasn't contributed in a big way. Obviously his bomb was huge.
Good to see Torres maybe get going, but still had a bad baserunning mistake while not running hard around 3rd with the green light. It's always something with him.
Most runs in almost 2 years. Can they build on this?
9 for 12 with RISP. Stringing hits together. That's how you win.
In all fairness, I've been tough on Soto during this down time that he really hasn't contributed in a big way. Obviously his bomb was huge.
Good to see Torres maybe get going, but still had a bad baserunning mistake while not running hard around 3rd with the green light. It's always something with him.
Most runs in almost 2 years. Can they build on this?
9 for 12 with RISP. Stringing hits together. That's how you win.
Good to see Delaware happy finally haha!
Typical Yankees and typical of a fundamentally poor team: Rice stupidly gets thrown out at 3rd with two outs in the first.
Secondly, they let the one guy who can hit it out do so in the first. Guerrero. Unbelievable.
Cortes has putrid numbers on the road.
Once again the Yanks are battling from behind.
Springer playing after getting hit on the hand. His a ball off the wall.
Bassit pitching with a crazy welt on his pitching arm after getting blasted with a Judge liner.
Soto not playing with a sore hand, but he hit a homer with that sore hand last night.
Hmmmmm. Me thinks these Yankees are really soft.
Secondly, they let the one guy who can hit it out do so in the first. Guerrero. Unbelievable.
Cortes has putrid numbers on the road.
Once again the Yanks are battling from behind.
Springer playing after getting hit on the hand. His a ball off the wall.
Bassit pitching with a crazy welt on his pitching arm after getting blasted with a Judge liner.
Soto not playing with a sore hand, but he hit a homer with that sore hand last night.
Hmmmmm. Me thinks these Yankees are really soft.
X-rays on Soto's hand clean; star likely to sit Sunday
TORONTO -- There was cautious optimism in the Yankees’ clubhouse when Juan Soto returned from having a series of X-rays taken, his swollen right hand having forced him out of the lineup just 20 minutes before the club’s 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The results came
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Only Yankees let Guerrero hit the shit out of them. Ever think of pitching around him? Boone brings a lefty in to face him? WTF.
Not one reporter asked Boone about the critical caught stealings. Guess they're tired of hearing the same bullshit excuses from him.
Wounded Jays pitcher beats them.
Yanks are not a very good team right now.
All focus goes to Cole tomorrow. If he is not effective, sound the alarms.
Of course, Soto will sit tomorrow with the off day Monday.
This team is a house of cards.
Not one reporter asked Boone about the critical caught stealings. Guess they're tired of hearing the same bullshit excuses from him.
Wounded Jays pitcher beats them.
Yanks are not a very good team right now.
All focus goes to Cole tomorrow. If he is not effective, sound the alarms.
Of course, Soto will sit tomorrow with the off day Monday.
This team is a house of cards.
Nobody was saying this three weeks ago before the injuries.
Injuries have taken their toll on the lineup so opposing pitchers worry about Judge and Soto only. Gleyber not stepping up nor Verdugo.:
Bullpen once again over used and lost effectiveness because starting pitchers go six innings no more. Injuries have taken their toll here also.
DJ looks cooked as did Rizzo before he got hurt but at least Rizzo showed some pop at the beginning giving hope that he was just in a bad slump.
Cole should have been given another start or two in rehab but Yanks didn’t want to waste any of his billets there.
Weather the storm and right the ship until reinforcements come as most teams are still holding out for a playoff start so trades at this time will be difficult.
Good win to close out the road trip. Take a day off and beat up on the incoming Reds.
Glad to see Soto back. He asked in. Maybe he's not one of the softies.
The Captain! What more can you say? Just unbelievable. Nice to get an early lead.
Good contributions throughout the lineup. It is so much easier when you string hits together and hit with RISP.
Big step for Cole today. Maybe he gets to 100 pitches next outing.
Glad to see Soto back. He asked in. Maybe he's not one of the softies.
The Captain! What more can you say? Just unbelievable. Nice to get an early lead.
Good contributions throughout the lineup. It is so much easier when you string hits together and hit with RISP.
Big step for Cole today. Maybe he gets to 100 pitches next outing.
I think the softies approach might be top down unfortunately. Definitely from Boone .
I don't blame them for that, one bit.
Most players, when asked, are always going to say they are fine. I wouldn't trust them one bit.
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