Breaking: Dodgers Scouting Had Yankees PEGGED

[@PinstripeTerritory]

Read the article from Joel Sherman @nypostsports nypost.com/2024/10/31/sports/yankees-world-series-failure-started-with-fundamental-issues/

[@samuraihonor4292]

Yankees was fundamentally flawed team all season. that their identity all season. Fire coaches, especially Rojas. Girardi was better manager, had better fundamentals than Boone was. Their outfield positioning was bad, routes on ball, and routine play. also, infielders.

[@zap_sigma1]

Remember when the Yankees used to scout like this?

[@andrewbramante3800]

Any Yankee fan could have passed on this report to the Dodgers!

[@MrCury65]

Scouting report.::They can't field, run bases, coach and hit with risp

[@gameon5443]

You forgot there captain is soft as shit

[@yosefyahu4778]

😮😂😂

[@MrRimShaker]

That’s cold 😂

[@ZoneOne2150]

It’s funny cuz it’s true!

[@Issey_B_Devo]

Easy Work💯

[@chiprahn]

That's so brilliant. The Dodgers realized the Yankees' defense was so bad, they put extra emphasis on simply putting the ball in play, knowing that forcing them to make plays would lead to lots more errors than most teams. It wasn't just lucky that the Yankees threw 2 games away with bad defense, the Dodgers KNEW it was bound to happen sooner or later.

[@nickgomes9370]

This is way more strategy then the Yankees ever use. They just try to bash their way to wins like it's a HR derby.

[@felipenunez2058]

What two games did they throw away. The first game dodgers earn it. The 5th game was sloppy from the Yankees look worst than a high school team. Yankees been doing that lazy play making the whole year and they were expecting to win it all playing like that. In my opinion their luck ran out against the dodgers.

[@laytonminaya8406]

Taking the extra base and trying to make them field

[@jesseyoung9654]

The Dodger's runners were super aggressive all series. They were getting massive leads from second and reading the play quickly and accurately. They probably picked up a couple of runs, where the Yankees left at least two on the field with poor running.

[@samuelwyatt7846]

@@felipenunez2058 Dodgers earned every win. Sure the Yankees opened the door in game 5, but the dodgers sprinted through and slammed it behind them. When I saw everything go wrong for the Yankees in the top of the 5th inning, I thought about an eerily similar inning for the Dodgers in NLDS game 3 against the Padres. Weird, flukey misplays where you should have had a scoreless inning, but the dodgers gave up 6 runs. (Buehler got pinned with all 6 ERs, which go back and watch the inning. Definitely doesn’t feel like 4 of those are earned runs) The difference is the Dodgers had that happen and went on lockdown mode out scoring their opponents 23-0 for the next 30+ innings. When it happened to the Yankees, they couldn’t recover.

[@RuBiCaNT5X]

Am I the only one that misses Girardi's hardass managing style? No way he would have allowed half of the baserunning/defense misplays - especially the 5th inning last night.

[@GiovanniGalassoGG]

I didn't think Girardi was the best manager ever, but I completely agree he would have cleaned up some of this play. He knew what it took to win and it wasn't just being positive.

[@safdaralli2567]

No you are not..I WAS DEVASTATED WHEN THEY DECIDED NOT TO BRING HIM BACK...When I hear the words "Yankees Manager" for me Girardi is who comes to mind..HE IS THE BEST PROTOTYPE OF WHO SHOULD HAVE THE TITLE AS THE MANAGER OF THE YANKEES...I love his demeanor and his personality...for me...he's the only one that fits the bill...BRING GIRARDI BACK!!!

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@maxdubs222]

He would’ve brought in Tim hill instead of Nestor

[@maxdubs222]

He would’ve brought in Tim hill instead of Nestor at the very least

[@fmtien]

Rest assured that Ohtani and Yamamoto will be assisting in the recruitment of Sasaki this offseason. 😊

[@paulgodbey304]

The hot rumor is that the Dodgers will target Sasaki, and pursue him hard. So good luck, anyone else trying to sign him.

[@jamesbingham1007]

I'd sign him and Adames and call it a day. Try and hold onto Keke' Hernandez and welcome back the best injured pitching bunch ever. Kick the tires on Soto to force up the price on the Yankees and Mets.

[@maxdubs222]

Oh yeah LA is essentially Team New Japan, they’re gonna get roki sasaki AND Murakami

[@BourneIdentity45]

Tbh idk if his team in the NPB post him just yet, because that’s the main thing that would be the deciding factor and if they do post him I don’t see how he wouldn’t want to play in LA as its already welcomed Shohei and Yoshinobu, then the year after that it’ll be Munetaka Murakami though I don’t see him wanting to play with Shohei I see him wanting to “create his own path” and prob go to the Yankees or another team that’s a championship contender

[@BourneIdentity45]

@@maxdubs222I feel like Murakami would be the harder of the 2 to sign due to the fact he wants to be like Shohei and have the ability to become a star in the sport I don’t think he’d want to be in the shadow of shohei on the same team based on what I’ve seen of him and not saying he’s a bad guy or that he’s selfish I just think he’s very goal oriented and he’d want to be the best in the world I don’t see how him joining would allow him to get away from the shadow of Ohtani

[@bushputz]

The Dodger's scouting report on the Yankees pegged them as entitled and reliant of their talent instead of fundamentals. That's one side of the coin. I can't help but seeing someone like Shohei Otani in the Dodger's dugout as being anything but a great influence on the team. Someone with that work ethic, who focuses on the little things, yet remains humble and happy - that's got to effect the entire team in a positive way

[@erik346x]

Lifetime Dodgers fan here. Great podcast. Started watching your show a few games ago to get some context on the Yankees and fan perspective. I would also glance into some of the games against KC and the Guardians. As an outsider looking in I feel bad for you guys because to me it’s an organizational issue. When I compare the Dodgers and the Yankees organization, it’s like night and day. That scouting report on the Yankees pretty much describes the feeling I got after game 1. As an org, if you’re going to be okay with going all in on raw talent but overlooking fundamentals, the balance of strength vs. weaknesses, and how you use players based on that, you’re bound to fail. The more you’re okay with that attitude, the more it trickles down to the field of play with the players and coaches. That shows up everywhere. Just as an outsider, I got the sense that the players had this “We’re the Yankees” ego to them too. Even though they had their moments of togetherness I felt that they were just individuals playing together. I’d sometimes watch the Yankees postgame and hear Michael Kay be dismissive and mention that both teams aren’t very far apart in how good they are and I would just laugh. It’s almost delusional. Sorry guys. If the Yankees are going to get better they’re going to need to change their philosophy completely. It starts at the top. The Dodgers are the best because we focus on getting the most out of each player. Egos are left at the door. There’s no concern about hurting someone’s feelings if the line up order changes, who’s the captain, or if changing the line up is going to give off a perception of panic. There’s a process. It’s a blend of focusing on players strengths vs. the opposition weaknesses. Most importantly, it’s about making players feel comfortable by giving the players what they need to be successful. That includes not putting them into situations where they can’t succeed. Changes happen often. If someone’s not performing or contributing they’re told to work on things (with coaching staff help) or get sent down/traded away. A good amount of our players can play several positions, and play them well. We don’t just stick a guy at 3rd because he has talent. That’s not getting the most out of your players. It just seems like the Yankees get so fixated on ego, tradition, and legacy. So much so that they wouldn’t; change their line up even if it wasn’t effective. To me thats just plain lunacy. I feel bad for the fans. The worst thing that can happen to the Yankees going forward is that nothing changes and they overpay for Soto. See y’all next October (hopefully)

[@randyrobey5643]

This is exactly what is wrong, and that is why many Yankee fans are so upset. This is a structural issue that is almost certainly not going to change as long as Hal Steinbrenner is at the top of the organization making millions off of the Yankee name. I have been a Yankees fan since the mid 1950s, and I never seen a Yankee team and a Yankee organization be such a mess.

[@DsonicJ5672]

@@erik346x I don’t think they will. He clearly sounds like he is biding himself off, maybe to a competitive rich team, but nobody will know for the next 20 days

[@lasticonoclast]

@@randyrobey5643 You forget the Horace Clarke Yankees before George bought the team or the lost '80s decade. But I agree with you that Hal and Trashman have thoroughly ruined this team.

[@ShortLifeHax]

@@erik346x October isn't gonna happen for a few more years.

[@capitanawesome44]

With all that said. Yanks made the WS w all that power in the lineup and quality pitching. Cole pitched well enough it was errors that cost them.

[@wayne0320]

I really don't see these guys even beating Padres, maybe close series with Mets? After watching couple of games with Guardians, I knew there was no way Yankees beat Dodgers. Dodgers just exposed them what they really are.

[@fred_you27]

My university lecturer was offered a job at the Yankees years ago as a skills acquisition consultant. He rejected it when they told him that they didn’t enforce first team practice because they believed that if players are in the MLB, they were good enough and didn’t need more work on fundamentals. Safe to say he made the right choice 😂

[@randyrobey5643]

Why does this not surprise me.

[@ashlynn5158]

Missing baseball already, but thanks for the video Derek!

[@jimchadwick2738]

So basically the Dodgers interviewed Yankee fans? We knew this stuff all along.

[@BillDyszel]

Exactly! If you attended at least 10 Yankee games, all of this was painfully clear.

[@fatmanchew909]

@@jimchadwick2738 if only the Dodgers could be that smart and save themselves money.

[@jo0123]

To get $700 million, you need to bat and pitch at high level, and a whole country behind you, like Ohtani. Soto is also average at OF.

[@elasmojones]

yea, maybe get half of that.

[@Zombieland318]

@@jo0123 below avg

[@Xenlacasa45]

Soto has the Dominican Republic behind him. DR produces much better players than the Japanese. Soto doesn't need to pitch to get 700 million.

[@johnnysummers9323]

@@Xenlacasa45 Soto already had multiple bad slumps before while playing for the National and the Padres, and DR is a poor country wich means people from DR won't buy official overly prince merchandise. Soto isn't worth more than 400 million.

[@pearlisa5atbest]

@@Xenlacasa45 lol the DR is a third world country, OP was saying you get the financial benefits from Japan. The only thing the DR is gonna do is prob eat your cat or dog

[@sleepyheadz]

Not a Yankees fan, but this video is an outstanding analysis with deep understanding of how player development work, especially with the pitching/batting dynamics in the minors. The Yankees has been consistently sloppy on the field all year. Remember when Torres was benched for not bothering to leg it out to 1st. This is not solely on one player, but on the coaching staff who tolerated and allowed the sloppy culture to manifest. The over dependence on star power and raw talent overshadowed the basics of consistent grit. I guess when players already got their bag, they think they have earned their right to let others do the dirty work. Like the saying goes, hard works thumps talents any day when talent refuse to work hard. The Dodgers are simply a harder working team with arguably slightly lesser talent. As long as the Yankees continue to prioritise glitz and not the grind, they'll remain glamorous contenders but falling short every time. Makes for a attractive story line to continue to draw in new paying fans, but the old hardcore fans know they'll always be shortchanged.

[@derekconstantino7759]

The better team won. Now imagine if they had glasnow stone may ohtani (pitching) and gonsolin all available too...

[@donbergas1655]

@@derekconstantino7759 And Dustin May ..

[@flowaeater9489]

@@derekconstantino7759 it would’ve been a sweep. They kept it within 1 run with low leverage arms and eventually threw in the towel w/ Honeywell in game 4. I think Yankees should just enter Roki Sasaki sweepstakes.

[@greatnessdelton1381]

@@flowaeater9489 Yankees can't. Sasaki would be coming over at 23, aka, too early to receive a proper MLB contract thanks to the current CBA. You can only sign him with the amount of international free agent pool money you have, and the Yankees, unlike the Dodgers, burnt through theirs.

[@donnapfeiffer5281]

Thanks for a great season.

[@PinstripeTerritory]

You bet

[@mackydog99]

Poor Jeter......dude was the goat and then had to watch that shit!

[@captainchaos52]

@mackydog99 You do realize that Jeter ranked last every year he played for fielding, just look! Only reason they didn't can him is because he could hit. He's no goat and the HOF is rigged. Only 2 plays you ever heard from him is falling into the stands catching a foul ball and the jump throw to first from the 5.5 hole. Overrated!

[@mackydog99]

@captainchaos52 Well, me being a Dodgers fan and not a Yankees fan explains that shit...........don't it? That's what we all get for wanting to believe I guess.

[@paulwilliams2024]

@@captainchaos52Jeter had one of the best batting averages in post season baseball ever not to mention the most clutch career batting average of .310 postseason batting averages of .321 . He was a vital party of 5 World Series Yankees teams .

[@ShortLifeHax]

@@captainchaos52 I laughed so hard my bellybutton popped now I'm bleeding out.

[@daboiwonder212]

Send that article to Cashman and Boone.

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

I bet you they already know, I know Jake and Jimmy were always warning Boone on Talkin Yanks’ about the team’s flaws but he would just get really angry at them whenever they did, it’s really pathetic, they just don’t care.

[@johnfalcetta5431]

​@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642 exactly Hal only cares about attendance and selling food. Winning is not a priority

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

@@johnfalcetta5431 I’m sure Hal was very happy they made it to game 5 for the extra revenue 😒

[@Dre2Dee2]

"Jokes on you, I can't READ!"

[@moralsovermoney100]

Matsui was a very strong fundamental player. Spiking Napoli in the chest to jar the ball loose and score go ahead run in 09. Not a great fielder but he positioned himself properly by reviewing the scouting reports to better position himself for each hitter.

[@lasticonoclast]

They teach and practice fundamentals over and over again over in Japan. They also teach humility. It's a combination for success. The Yankees should be looking to recruit more players from the Far East.

[@BestWayKilla]

As a Red Sox fan, Matsui was probably the one player who always scared the shit out of me any time he'd step up to bat. Dude almost always seemed to have a sixth sense for figuring out Boston's pitchers. Also happened to be a class act, and someone you really couldn't hate. I am glad he got a ring during his MLB career and a WS MVP in the process, guy was a hell of a player.

[@nikesquad18]

I miss baseball already

[@ShortLifeHax]

long winter, here's your hibernation sleeping bag

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

I’m a casual viewer and it was apparent just from watching the post season the Yankees had raw talent but were sloppy as fuck when it came to fundamentals. “The Yankees run like drunks” couldn’t have given it more away.

[@davidellis5141]

Spring training needs to be like boot camp next year. Fundamentals matter.

[@Realdrlipschitz]

It’s too bad it’s ran more like a lemonade stand

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

It should embarrass them that this is about to become a real thing they will need to hire people for FFS, it’s insane how Hal has allowed the Yankees brand to get this tarnished by Cashman and co 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@cbre1971]

Gonna be extremely difficult to beat the dodgers in the next 5 years with their current roster and their willingness to spend, plus the japan connections

[@ZackfromNoHo]

The Dodgers are the only MLB team with a Japanese-American manager. Doc Roberts' mom is from Japan. I don't think he speaks much Japanese but he does have some familiarly with their culture. Ohtani broke a Roberts record this year. I think it was the most home runs by a Dodger who was born in Japan.

[@bellevueace6]

@@cbre1971 yep. They’re damn organised.

[@MD-fn2oi]

Thank you Derek for being that constant throughout this year aside from the Yankee errors!!! Been so much fun with the postgames and updates.

[@Mr_Bob_A_Feet]

Personally, I think Juan Soto’s getting out of there. He got burned pretty bad in the WS from sloppy playing teammates.

[@bellevueace6]

No Yankees mentioning how patched up the team was that won. It was 4-1 without all those pitchers…….

[@JoVatore]

I remember Smoltz saying in game 6 Soto needs to get off the base a lil. These reports are on point n we as fans been saying this all year

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

We really have,,we the fans could manage the better then does to clones,, for real 💯

[@timotmon]

As a Dodgers fan watching LAD vs SD for a while.. Soto would sometimes destroy all the good he did at the plate by blowing a critical moment in the outfield. He's worth the bag for some team out there but not the Dodgers and probably not the Yankee's.

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

The Yankees do need him unless some prospect is really about to blow up next season but I wouldn’t hold my breath, Soto didn’t kill us in the outfield this year and he more than made up for the bad plays with his bat and ability to get on base and as you can see Judge tends to disappear in the playoffs.

[@timotmon]

@@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642 Well we we're all expecting a hard fought series. Dodgers were just marginally favored which means nothing in baseball and the 4-1 result doesn't tell the whole story. All games were close so yeah "What if's" are certainly warranted. In the end I just think the Dodgers were better at capitalizing on mistakes.

[@carlososcarcomedy]

Rojas sucked as a 3B coach ran the Yankees out of several games.

[@maracayg]

Shameful defense. Poor managing. Dodgers were also a way better team. Righteous champions.

[@carlososcarcomedy]

Bergman at 3B would be a nice pick up and put Jazz at second. Soto is great but $50M-$55M per year it’s probably not going to happen with the Yankees and Verdugo is not the answer though he plays a nice LF.

[@Azaism]

Literally don't need a scout to see the Yankees flaws. Just a brain.

[@vuho2075]

Time for the Yankees to put together a counterintelligence dept

[@davidcaceres9184]

Or teach their players how to play baseball

[@angelotodaro1475]

The Yankees were the worst Coached and Managed World Series team I have ever seen. The mistakes we saw would be unacceptable in the minor leagues!!!

[@ljcruz127]

Yankees played like the Bad News Bears! Poor base running, dropped outfield balls, no hustle whatsoever! They need to implode the team and start over.

[@LucienThomas-ex8hr]

No team thats makes three errors in a game deserves to win

[@RB-jo8od]

This is so true, because I saw it myself just by looking at the way these Yankee players were playing. it’s just shows you what kind of management they have taken care of or supposed to be taken care of this team and making them physically ready and mentally to play baseball. That’s why I said this management needs to go

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@robertmeneses101]

Roki will also be a Dodger.

[@rubenowitzv.3135]

Season Over Dude!.. Come Back In February, and enjoy your vacation & family, friends✨👍🏻

[@PinstripeTerritory]

This channel goes all offseason.

[@marknoahsotelo316]

The American league is so weak, though that all you needed to do was load the lineup full of guys you can hit home runs and do nothing else which is what Cashman did and will probably do again in the off-season

[@goyankees87]

For the players wearing Jordan brand, or emulating Jeter, they already know. You should be drilling fundamentals so hard in practice that the games come easier than what you already did. The ones who were steadfast in pressure ( Jordan, kobe, Brady, soto) were the ones who strived for improvement at a psychotic level. It might look unnatural, and uncool, but so does choking on routine plays. If players can't influence this mentality, then bring in coaches who can

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@ChinChecker22]

We all knew it could happen at the worst moment. They nailed it and executed their gameplan.😂😂

[@maxdubs222]

Bregman is 31 he still has a few good years left. You could sign him, Corbin burnes and maybe tanner scott. Any Japanese player is gonna be a dodger. And as much as I love Soto and would be totally ok with bringing him back, you could spread out that money and fill more holes

[@gerrylaverty-folksingerson7318]

I was checking out the free agent list earlier today. Of the available players, I liked Corbin Burnes and Walker Buehler ( who just beat us). Tanner Scott. 1st base-it appears Pete Alonso is a FA-solves the 1b problem. Not sure that Rice is going to make it. For OF, Santander is a FA. Maybe Bregman for 3rd, but I still think Torres can do the job at 2nd but he needs coaching up ( the whole team does ). Would be expensive but so is Soto. Great job all year on the podcast.

[@joecrisco7944]

Soto is not a good outfielder so to pay that big money for him would slow this team down-but a great hitter-Judge should be in right field

[@tonyradoina9147]

So basically the Dodgers played average, and the other team played so bad it lost meaning after all the star power in LA it took the Yankees playing like Keystone cops for them to win. Lets not forget the Yankees blew 3 leads late in those games.

[@justinoliveira3063]

This isn’t really groundbreaking news. Fans of the Yankees knew this team had those problems for YEARS. That just comes down to Boone. He has never stressed the fundamentals because he’s too worried about being everyone’s best friend instead of being the manager. The Yankees have committed little league mistakes for years, and they won’t win the World Series until they do the little things right.

[@howardshanley8619]

Sad thing about all these problems....the same coaching staff will be back next year. The players love Boone because he don't crawl their ass when they play little league ball like we just witnessed. I'm like some have said, I miss having giradi in control...this would have never happened.

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@nnis75]

This is so embarrassing. I bet the Yankees ignore this. This is coming from their opponents. Yet, they will ignore this. I would love to see the Yankees scouting report on the Dodgers. That would be a laugh.

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree

[@Davud-c2f]

They didn't have 1 . Didn't think they needed it

[@chrisc3118]

Judge is 32 years old and not getting younger. His window for a WS championship is starting to close.

[@chrisc3118]

@@eucariotapiabermudez7937 Yankees really need to do that and Judge needs to stay healthy. He's missed a lot of games over the years which is hurting his HOF stats.

[@EvilMagnitude]

Rival organizations are assessing this front office as unable to put together a team that can execute baseball fundamentals at even replacement levels. Doesn't this front office have any sense of pride anymore? Things have got to change.

[@jordansoviet23]

The Yankees focus too much on home run hitting instead of getting consecutive hits, bunting, small ball and hit the ball when they're in the strike zone. I see too many times they swung at pitches way outside the strike zone. Judge himself alone always coming up small when the stakes are at the highest.

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree form manger to coaches, except the pitching coach he pretty much did his job..

[@susanmenegus5543]

Thank you for the video Derek.

[@RuBiCaNT5X]

Also wanted to thank you for making the baseball season much better with the show/analysis. The season didn't end the way we wanted, but it was a really fun ride. Despite the outcome, lots to be happy about and optimistic about for next year. Love the show, my guy!

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

I hate to look like I want to rain on your parade of optimism but very little to look forward to if Soto walks and Dominguez isn’t the second coming, also Judge, Cole and Stanton aren’t getting any younger. I also don’t trust this front office to learn anything from this other than the wrong lessons, the truth is they had to clean house years ago, Boone shouldn’t have lasted more than 3 seasons here, the Yankees this year had raw talent and they even matched the Dodgers in many ways but as we’ve seen raw talent alone isn’t enough if the team lacks basic baseball fundamentals.

[@RuBiCaNT5X]

@@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642 You may be correct and we'll see how the offseason goes. I liked what I saw from Judge in the game offensively - he was definitely coming out of it. I think Soto will resign, Volpe will be better, and the world knows how bad the fundamentals have been. Boone needs to go and I think Cashman needs to go too. We'll see, but I am gonna be optimistic.

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

@@RuBiCaNT5X I will watch very carefully what they do in the offseason because what type of offseason they have will dictate on if I even turn on YES Network for 10 minutes to watch this team next year, the way they lost was the worst shit I’ve ever seen from this team and I remember 2004.

[@tycumbie788]

Astounding to me that this organization, with all the resources they have, are so laughably weak in so many key areas. Just to cherry pick one: how in the name of common sense do you put Tommy Kahnle in a high leverage situation when he throws nothing but change ups?! For that matter how does it make any sense whatsoever to throw only change ups?! It’s in the name of the pitch: change. How is it a change if there’s no fastball?!

[@Bbee_16]

Stanton running to home base like 5th grader. Cole not covering 1st base to get the out. Yankees basics are shockingly very bad.❤😮

[@edwardbreen2319]

Would anyone buy a little low on Paul Goldschmidt, down year but I could see a bounce back

[@rayfonseca6292]

We can’t manufacture runs, can’t run bases, make routine plays, bunt, steal, or manage to save a life . That being said ….. begs the question what their focus was? Cause it wasn’t wht it takes to win. Just exit velocity and launch angle I guess

[@dp9606]

$700 mil? Bye, Juan. Dominguez in Left and I'll put Grisham in Center with Judge going back to Right.

[@Xenlacasa45]

Yankees will not be returning to the world series without Soto good luck 😂

[@justinheat1]

Great pitching, great defense and clutch hitting is what wins games.

[@randyrobey5643]

These are the reasons that good players come to the Yankees and disappear. Quality players come to New York where they get plugged into a flawed system that does not maximize their potential. The team has very little discipline. They can't seem to play as a unit. They apparently have little or no intensive training to fall back on in tight situations. When things go wrong, they disintegrate. The Dodgers didn't have to beat the Yankees. They just needed to give the Yankees opportunities to beat themselves.

[@joninosaka]

Its the classic matchup between the "Small Ball" and "Big Ball" styles of baseball. I was shocked that even a seasoned veteran like Gerrit Cole made a huge fielding screw-up.

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree 👍

[@user-dr2ym5jr7l]

Ridiculous soto wants 700m.

[@Xenlacasa45]

He will get it.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Either dodgers or Mets will get him

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Good player but not worth that kind of money 🤑

[@NYKen161]

They shouldve traded for Matt Olson when the opportunity presented itself.

[@PinstripeTerritory]

Agree

[@jimharper2180]

The scouting report: they don’t know how to play baseball.

[@snowman9642]

Jazz played like he was the main character, swinging for the fence. Very overrated. Seemed like an easy out for both Dodgers and Cleveland.

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely,, should stop swinging for the fences and just get on base steal a base and make things happen..

[@alberthoku]

Off season improvements should encompass: Get a circular, hard contact, low strikeout nine man lineup, improve defense, baserunning, and baseball fundamentals, add two dominant starting pitchers, and strengthen the bullpen by not resigning Clay Holmes and getting a real closer like Tanner Scott.

[@david328ci]

I don't think the Dodger's scouting report could have predicted that pop fly ball Aaron Judge dropped.

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

But it is a fundamentally lacking play because Judge was already thinking about the guy on base when he dropped that pop out, not sure why, you had a 5 run lead in the fifth dude… It’s crazy the money these guys got paid to suck like this.

[@jaycareaga9929]

@@gringobronx7670 Buckner was Red Sox.

[@DrtyALGreen]

You get a 👍 simply for the Lazlo "New York City" in the intro as this is my first time watching this channel.

[@RubenMorales-o2r]

As a Hard Core Yankee Fan in Grand Prairie,Texas this makes me very sad man. They might as well not even show up.

[@MikeD-ne6ie]

What’s amazing is, what we’ve noticed season wasn’t noticed and fixed by ownership and management. They gotta go first.

[@KingNothing710]

If they don’t get Soto back I want the top free agents available at every other position. Get Alonso and Bregman and another starter. Let the Mets blow all their money on Soto

[@carlosgonzalez3385]

@@KingNothing710 you can keep Alonso

[@simonloony2212]

I hope your rite but I honestly don’t see the Yanks getting ANY big names this off-season including Soto

[@michaelhelton3805]

You can’t buy a ring you need the right players, management, and front office

[@gringobronx7670]

Yeah I also like the polar bear

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

I like that picture for real 👍

[@paulgodbey304]

The Yankees might be better off spreading their money around, rather than paying Soto a ton of money when the guy is a poor fielder, and a lousy baserunner. Picking up players that are fundamentally sound is more important than star power. They already have that with Judge, Cole, and Stanton. As for Soto asking for Ohtani money, he's not worth that. Ohtani can pitch as well as hit for that kind of money. Giving Soto 500 million is highly questionable because of the fielding and baserunning issues.

[@pochen23]

Let's be real, that SD team would probably have won the WS if the Dodgers didn't beat them. IMO they have the most complete team with alot of grit and toughness.

[@sakalabolsita6316]

Padres did have a complete team, but they DIDNT have grit and toughness. They're too busy flipping bats and getting into it with fans.

[@JumboJuneau]

Most grit and toughness doesn’t equal 24 consecutive scoreless innings. Yankees would have beat SD.

[@JumboJuneau]

What do you think the fanbase would have done if the Yankees went out after 24 scoreless innings in the ALDS after leading 2-1?

[@cs2excaliburx]

700M for Soto? 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@kathykasper7868]

If the Yankees are so bad, how did they get to The World Series?

[@antonioreyes7427]

Honestly you don't advance scouting to see these things all you need to do is watch their games. If the Yankees care about selling tickets they can sign Soto but; if they want to win they need : A replacement for Gleyber that could be Willy Adamez and move Volpe to second. They could use a real 3B, 1B. Starting pitching to replace Nestor. Revamp the bullpen. Work on defense, fundamental, accountability, coaching

[@russellynzunza2424]

I am convinced that a team comprised only of the Dodgers, Padres, Phillies, and Mets could beat the AL all star team

[@jimosborne2]

Add to scouting report: best player and HR hitter on Yankees can’t hit over .200 in postseason.

[@DO0O0OM69]

How did the dodgers beat the Yankees in auditing also

[@gamer.8.34.g]

Thanks for the article.

[@uduran9907]

IMO, the Padres were the best team in the playoffs. Once the Dodgers beat them, I knew no other team would be able to beat the Dodgers.

[@carlosmartinez022899]

What happened to stroman in the postseason ?

[@jimmykronberg763]

Just because the dodgers have Shohei and Yamamoto doesn’t mean Roki is gonna want to go there. Perhaps he wants to not be in the shadow of Ohtani and Yamamoto.

[@Donald-v3z]

Dodger fan here. After game 1, I knew Padres were a better team. Yankees seam to take things for granted.

[@John_Smith777]

I never understood when Stanton was hurt, why the Yanks never once ran an outfield of Verdugo/Grisham/Judge left to right, with Soto at his natural position of DH. Im guessing it was not to hurt Soto’s feelings. That defense is elite. I lost count on how many times I thought “Judge would have made that play” on a ball Soto misplayed. Soto playing right with Judge shifting to center really hurts the D, as Judge has below average range in center. With Stanton back, I’d rather deal with Soto’s poor defense in left, have Judge at his natural right field position, and play Grish over Verdugo (who’s literally replacement level) until Dominguez got healthy. Despite his poor play in his limited time in NY, Dominguez has always graded out as a plus defender by scouts in his minor league career. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@johnjperricone7856]

I don't know, maybe just coach, and game plan and execute like a real modern baseball team. From Cashman on down, the article is a damning indictment of the archaic and antiquated approach to baseball the Yankees have. It starts at the top and goes on down. Owner, GM, VP, scouts, coaches, manager, and day-to-day organization. Championship teams have an attention to detail and excellence that this Yankee team has not had for decades now. Decades.

[@johndurrer7869]

The fundamentals are an organizational thing not a player thing. Look at the players the Dodgers go after they usually have the ability to play multiple positions. Even Will Smith can play third base first base and catcher. Freeman and Teoscar are the only two that can only play one position. And there very capable in that one position. When you get drafted by the Dodgers you understand you are going to value the fundamentals

[@monumentofwonders]

The Yankees are starry eyed. Not every star helps you win, even if they put up big numbers. Baseball is a team sport, with a 40 man roster. Teams forget that. The Yankees were just awful on fundamentals.

[@briangonzalez9684]

I’m the biggest Soto fan, but if the price is 700 mil, I’d much rather get back to basics, spread that money around, get guys who put the ball in play, give Dominguez a shot at centerfield, I like the potential Bregman deal.

[@michaelLucero-q1h]

As a dodger fan I agree, although being an L.A. fan I was disgusted at the yankee franchise. Boone is good skipper but dam.

[@jmas12]

Real baseball analytics makes the Yankees analytics their bitch. Clear where the deficiency is - overall organizational strategy.

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

It really sucks for real 💯

[@nickgomes9370]

Really wondering if Judge would transition to 1B so he doesn't have to crash into any more walls. Thy could let Gleyber go and move Jazz to 2B and Cabrera to 3B or vice versa. They use the guys they have and just try to improve fundamentals instead of signing more high priced free agents.

[@ikemartin6500]

Soto's going to be too expensive unless he takes $70 mil for 14 years ($50 mil per). To lengthen the lineup, get Bergman, Santander (or Teoscar Hernandez). I'd also work Cabrera out at first.

[@Anthony__420]

Yes you took Pavano and elsbury too😂

[@Publiclighthouse]

I understand the generational bat Soto provides, but the uninspiring defense and non-athleticism/versatility that accompanies the amount of money he’ll command is a turn-off for me. I think about Soto in RF vs Mookie during the World Series. Mookie made some great grabs along with snags on sinking line drives that Soto doesn’t have the speed to make. Also, how Mookie played balls off the wall to hold extra base hits into singles was imperative in keeping runs off the scoreboard. Soto is a DH in the making. Is that worth $500-$600M over the life of the contract? Perhaps if multiple World Series are won. It’s a huge risk. At least with Ohtani, you know you’re getting a global brand/revenue as well.

[@king_supreme1102]

Dodgers has a simple scouting report and we utterly failed to execute 😂

[@paulwilliams2024]

I think they should Soto walk get Alex Bregman , Roki Sasaki , and another serviceable hitter . Soto wants way too much money .

[@epiSanchez-gx3zk]

Absolutely agree 💯

[@sethterwilliger9434]

They needed scouting report for that?

[@georgeschubert9652]

Your average Joe could tell they had flaws by watching a game or 2 during the season. What a novel idea. SCOUTS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

[@JulioReyes-x2v]

Yankees are the 2nd best team in ny. Mets put up more of a fight than that. Getting swept would have been less embarrassing than what happened in game 5.

[@blazerworks9445]

whatever man , we should of won both Coles starts --we had more hits the last game , just errors killed us . Hitting had nothing to do with Yankees losing ....best team in the American league , not fully solid like the Dodgers , but a great year