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I wonder how many strings the Yanks pulled to get that done. He will be a beast in the AL. 


 
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Interesting note from Cashman as he said "The names are sexier, but the conversion rate is probably not gonna be as good as last year because last year was rather rare and special and not repeatable."

I heard an incredible stat that said the Yankees were something like 66-3 while leading after 6 innings, 73-2 when leading after 7 innings and 81-0 when leading after 8. Hard to get much better than that so how much will he really help? 

Maybe it's in the fear factor that Chapman brings as opposed to Justin Wilson who was the 7th inning guy last season. It puts more pressure on the opposing team to score going for the first 6 innings because, mentally, knowing you have to face Betances, Miller and Chapman is far more daunting than Wilson, Betances and Miller but if their rotation implodes early, it's all for nothing.
 
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I'm digging the starting rotation Sparky. 3 big ifs in that rotation w/ major potential though.

I'm big on Nathan Eovaldi this year. We saw him finally transition to a pitcher rather than a thrower. Hitting the high 90's regularly in previous years but control issues with his secondary pitches. This year he brought in his split on his split finger fastball. he used to try the wider "forkball" which had more movement but was difficult to control. Now his splitter moves(drops) less but at 92-95 mph is greatly effective. The big "if" is his elbow. He was shut down for a while and hopefully for him he can stay healthy. Only 25 years old.

In the 5 hole Louis Severino has a world of potential. At 21 years old the kid went 5-3 in 11 starts. Sporting a 2.89 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP is far from shaby for a rookie in the MLB. We will see "if" he can take on a full workload this year. Last thing the Yanks want is to put too much stress on that young arm.

Tanaka and Pineda at 27 years of age are solid 1 and 2. Pineda's problem is that he can't put on his cap straight(literally) A fairly youthful rotation. The biggest "if" is Sabathia. Not sure how bad his alcohol problem is and if there's anything left in his tank at 35. More importantly where he is mentally.

Combined with the bullpen and acquisition of Chapman, the Yankees have tremendous potential to put together some quality pitching performances this year IMO.




 
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Quote Originally Posted by undermysac:

I'm digging the starting rotation Sparky. 3 big ifs in that rotation w/ major potential though.

I'm big on Nathan Eovaldi this year. We saw him finally transition to a pitcher rather than a thrower. Hitting the high 90's regularly in previous years but control issues with his secondary pitches. This year he brought in his split on his split finger fastball. he used to try the wider "forkball" which had more movement but was difficult to control. Now his splitter moves(drops) less but at 92-95 mph is greatly effective. The big "if" is his elbow. He was shut down for a while and hopefully for him he can stay healthy. Only 25 years old.

In the 5 hole Louis Severino has a world of potential. At 21 years old the kid went 5-3 in 11 starts. Sporting a 2.89 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP is far from shaby for a rookie in the MLB. We will see "if" he can take on a full workload this year. Last thing the Yanks want is to put too much stress on that young arm.

Tanaka and Pineda at 27 years of age are solid 1 and 2. Pineda's problem is that he can't put on his cap straight(literally) A fairly youthful rotation. The biggest "if" is Sabathia. Not sure how bad his alcohol problem is and if there's anything left in his tank at 35. More importantly where he is mentally.

Combined with the bullpen and acquisition of Chapman, the Yankees have tremendous potential to put together some quality pitching performances this year IMO.





I agree with the potential but they are enormous if's.

Eovaldi was solid before being shut down but Pineda can't stay healthy and neither can Tanaka and I'm still waiting for his elbow to fail him. Sabathia is off the books after this year so we just have to get through it. He actually wasn't bad with the exception of 1 inning here and there but he always had that 1 bad inning.

I love Severino and I'm happy they didn't trade him for Cueto or someone like that but while I think he'll be solid in the long run...I don't know how he'll handle his first full season and I'm sure he'll be on an innings limit.

And then you have Nova who will be fully healthy after Tommy John. I still can't read him but he has shown some great signs at times so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but I'll say this is his make or break season for the Yanks.

With all that said...I think there are too many if's to outweigh the potential and I don't like that. Odds are always more unlikely that everything will go right and I can't imagine less than 2 of Tanaka/Eovaldi/Pineda end up on the DL at least twice during the season.
 
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If there is a saving grace for the Yankees this year it may be that the division has question marks for every team, so anything can happen. There will be highs and lows for all but at the end of the year 88 or 89 wins may seal the deal for someone. I don't think anyone will be a total goner until at least September. Fans of various teams, mostly Red Sox and Blue Jays, are looking for a dominant, runaway season, but personally I just don't see it. Dog fight time, and surprises may await us all. Flip a coin, use a dart board, it ain't over til it's over. BOL
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Chapman was cleared of any charges but still may face possible discipline from Commissioner, Manfred. The question is how long of a suspension Manfred decides is suitable even with the charges being cleared. You would think an announcement would be made before pitchers and catchers report in about 3 weeks but who knows. I believe Jose Reyes and Yasiel Puig are also waiting for a possible suspension
 
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Looks like Tanaka might miss the start of the season...

Had arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur on his right elbow. Hopefully for his sake there won't be any more setbacks. Only time will tell.
 
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Any suspension will get kicked out by any arbitrator, just like Tom Brady. PLAY BALL!!!!!!
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by cjm2008:

I wonder how many strings the Yanks pulled to get that done. He will be a beast in the AL. 


.........Not sure of being a beast but since he does not have to hit, I am sure he will be taking some Bat Flippers heads off, like he said he will, if done to him. Should be exciting.
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