The Yankees Are STUPID For This

[@Versatilty]

Sounds 100% right to me. To paraphrase Coach Greene "He is who we thought he was and we let him off the hook."

[@AYoungAdultOnYoutube]

Rest in peace, Coach

[@GioRickroll]

Stop the hate

[@tekimpo]

Dick Fitts deserves his own video

[@iTalkStudios]

Agreed

[@Versatilty]

@@iTalkStudios nothing would be better than for when Dick comes out and debuts by getting stretched out on the mound and Fitts into the rotation. Then a video is absolutely Fitting for Dick

[@wingracer1614]

@@Versatilty But what if he has to face Dick Mountain or Prince Albert (Peirced Johnson)?

[@ethanniedorowski116]

If we bring him up an fitt him into the staff we can have 2 dicks 😏 ❤

[@nathanwilliams4005]

Mr. Dick Fitts to you, buddy.

[@ml242]

Alex Verdugo is two groundouts away from tying the Statcast Era (since 2015) record for most groundouts to the right side in a single season (three-way tie with 111). The Yankees have 20 games left to play after today.

[@Trijiconfucious]

I’m a die hard Yankees fan. Their attitude towards Verdugo vs. the Martian is absolutely infuriating. Cashman is delusional and is sacrificing the pennant because of his ego.

[@phillyphil201]

Agreed 👍 and I’m Yankee fan but this KZbinr must be a Orioles fan

[@JBThax]

​@@phillyphil201He's a dodger fan. you can tell by his feminine sounding voice.

[@phillyphil201]

@@JBThax dodgers he’s still petty and bitter about those World Series losses 🤷🏿‍♂️.

[@JBThax]

@@phillyphil201 in that case, I understand. There's a lot to be bitter about.

[@amazingkook143]

It's almost like Cashman is afraid to have something called introspection where you look at your previous actions and say, "Hey, I didn't make a smart move there due to my emotions. I should strive not to do that anymore".

[@King-03530]

It’s almost like the red sox were happy to trade him away 😂

[@parkercrossland410]

As a Red Sox fan, I saw a lot of similarities between Benintendi and Verdugo. Both were .270 - .300 hitters that would play good corner OF defense, hit between 15 and 25 knocks, 40ish doubles, and would overall be about 10-20% above league average with the bat. Think of them like budget version of Jeter or Michael Young with the bat; a contact hitter that has respectable pop. With the way baseball has been trending it's unsurprising that this type of ballplayer is struggling, but I find that unfortunate. These types of players have been the important secondary pieces in many championship lineups in era's past, and it's a shame that this type of ballplayer has basically been out-evolved by the game into extinction. It's the case of "jack of all trades, master of none". Given that the league pitching strategy has been geared towards neutralizing the key trait that makes their others good (hitting a ball into the field of play and safely reaching first base), the domino effect on their doubles and home runs means they went from being above average hitters with average power to below average hitters with average power.

[@ethanniedorowski116]

He sucks an thinks he is the best player on the field He should be a good player but nope he is a pain on the ass

[@BIllBurdBaseball1992]

@@parkercrossland410 bruh

[@xavierfranco5800]

The Dodgers were very happy to dump him on the Red Sox.

[@belarod5295]

@@xavierfranco5800The dodgers weren’t?

[@michaeljjt1976]

Every Yankee except Soto should be ignoring the Yankees hitting coach and setting up sessions with Judge's private coach

[@Lord_Bibulous]

Even Soto doesn't talk much with the Yankees' hitting coach. He talks to Asst. Hitting Coach Pat Roessler who was with him in Washington. So the two best hitters on the team don't really consult with the team Hitting Coach. Make it make sense.

[@javi994]

3:49 This has gotta be the same mindset they had when they picked Clay Holmes as their closer 😂

[@davefordavefor]

He is batting .235 right now, but, watching him play over the past few years I’ve seen him make a bunch of good plays. I may be in the minority here but I think the guy is a gamer who plays with heart. I hope he goes on a tear to cap off this season.

[@arnoldlopez363]

They did the same thing with Josh Donaldson making excuses to justify why he got the playing time that he got despite Donaldson being washed up

[@BostonBugsy]

Slightly off subject but as a Red Sox fan I just have to say that Cora is the most infuriating coach I have ever witnessed in my entire life. He's obsessed with left handed matchups. Constantly taking players out when they're red hot for matchups to no avail. Excruciating to watch as a fan.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

There’s not a single stat you can find to justify this decision. The only thing that makes sense is Judge doesn’t want to give up on him. This has to be Judge’s call otherwise it doesn’t make any sense.

[@jimbob9828]

Hey Judge, your buddy sucks and swings like an old hag. Jeter -5. Judge -0 How is kneeling against America going ? The Karma Kneel.

[@grimjim1774]

it's a sad commentary on the state of the yankees as a whole. an apathetic owner who puts winning second to revenue. an egomaniacal general manager who can't avoid tripping over his own feet time and time again. and an inept manager who regularly comes up with dart board lineups and absurd decisions.

[@noelv1976]

We as fans need to realize it’s not always about the offense. Verdugo is a better defender than Dominguez, who was exposed against the Nationals a few weeks ago. That’s the only logical explanation, but yeah,it’s still pre dumb for not bringing him up😂

[@SONICX1027]

Hey Yankees! He’s your problem now

[@bigpictureguys8415]

I’ve been a big defender of Cashman amongst a fan base that hates him but if he doesn’t call up the Martian soon & they lose the division I will switch sides and join the majority of fans who want him fired.

[@boguy3242]

Go ahead, Martian isn’t going to help buddy

[@THEAmateurSommelier]

It's baffling Boone and Cashman still have jobs!

[@javi994]

The fact that their bullpen is STILL blowing so many games this late into the season is baffling

[@c.h.n.j.5302]

you're dumb af if you think Boone is the problem

[@Oceanz08]

idk about you guys, but Verdugo looks WAYYY better with a beard

[@iTalkStudios]

Lost all his aura

[@Lord_Bibulous]

He'll look even better in another uniform.

[@adamo80nine]

Pause

[@waynerice4918]

This is why Dodgers gave up on him.

[@elasmojones]

Well...if you could get Mookie for Verdugo....

[@Dude-etiquette]

Agree, also Holmes needs to go as well

[@phillipsatkowski164]

Not bringing up Dominguez is possibly for service time manipulation reasons

[@ninjahotdog9036]

Alex Verdugo wasn’t great when we first got him, he’s trash now. My org needs to develop common sense and bring up The Martian, but they’re so scared of doing so, it baffles me.

[@Lord_Bibulous]

We didn't need him to be great. If he was doing now what he was doing in April that would more than be enough.

[@nazlevy7376]

@@Lord_Bibulous100%

[@boguy3242]

Did y’all not see what happened when verdugo didn’t play and Martian did ? Yeah young buck fumbled the game and double clutched for no reason before throwing in the ball for the GAME, he can wait a couple years or even get traded this upcoming year , they had to hold on to him because of injury but if he’s back to him trade next year for starter

[@Lord_Bibulous]

@@boguy3242 Ah so Martian gets *ONE* game and Verdugo gets the whole season. Are you kidding me? Did you see how Verdugo hustles on some plays and not others? Martian won't be doing that. Most likely won't set the groundout record either.

[@nazlevy7376]

@@Lord_Bibulous I think you’re replying to Verdugo’s YT burner 😂

[@161riverave.4]

why was verdugo traded for? BECAUSE DOMINGUEZ GOT HURT. they also did not give up Schmidt for him. they are also in FIRST PLACE in September, with him in the Lineup and not Dominguez. they have more pitching problems and all due respect to the Martian, he solves ZERO problems. I love when fans complain even when they are in first place.

[@thomasj3701]

To Mr. And Mrs. Fitts, cheers

[@GrandAdmiralShanahan]

The Astros still own the pinstripes

[@Wolf-wc1js]

To think we really literally got MLB for moving him to Boston. At least Connor Wong has aged better

[@alrozay1050]

Looks like he hit the wall after 30 games!! If it doesn't work it doesn't work!! Bring up the Martian

[@amandacolledge4065]

Love the vid

[@iTalkStudios]

@@amandacolledge4065 thank you for watching!!

[@TheNegativeDude]

And he literally just grounded to first on the first pitch and jogged to first. awful player.

[@joebarr725]

That is what about 98% of MLB players do when they ground to first.

[@luigidabber4573]

As a Yankees fan, thank you.

[@aldopulidocastillo1270]

I got a good impression of him during 2023's WBC, never thought it would go this way

[@eaglewinnings8003]

He’s a .273 career hitter with a .745 OPS. If you hit .300 you’re a Hall of Famer. He is super solid. Just a down year.

[@enshk79]

WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF

[@etamommy]

@@eaglewinnings8003not convinced - why did Boston chuck him ? I’ll reserve judgement but it’s been a pretty bad year for him when he and yanks needed a good one (and a fresh start).

[@eaglewinnings8003]

@@etamommy probably because he wasn’t good in the clubhouse. Hit .301 his first year in Boston and .280 the year after

[@John_Smith777]

@@eaglewinnings8003 he has a career 102 OPS+ that has declined four straight years. granted, he has value defensively, but he's literally replacement level with the stick.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Dick Fitts? Hmmmmm... I'm guessing his lawyer is from the law offices of Dewey, Fleece'um, & Howe!😂❤

[@BH02377]

It’s Dewey, Cheatum and Howe. Ffs!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

@@BH02377 I was using the Johnny Carson version, dumbass!🤣

[@kermitfrog593]

You could have mentioned that Verdugo has playoff experience and Martian doesn't.

[@RichardK1314]

I think Cashman was trying to say Verdugo helps in the clubhouse vibes and that helps them win games

[@xavierfranco5800]

He's a cheap knockoff of Kike Hernandez.

[@liamdunigan8130]

Alex Verdugo is literally an embarrassment to baseball ever since he embarrassed himself in Boston.

[@xavierfranco5800]

Wrong. He did it with The Dodgers first.

[@spaceshonuff]

Bring on the Martian!

[@steveisgood2go]

They don’t want to have The Martian do to well to soon and have to pay him

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

That sucks...

[@sarnovskyadam]

This guy and Jazz on a Yankees team doesn't make much sense.

[@mikeb12120]

It’s an ego thing they’d rather lose their way than with Dominguez. It’s so stupid bro I don’t get it at all

[@DemonKingBadger]

Same with Gallo.

[@Publiclighthouse]

Ultimately, the Red Sox traded Mookie Betts for Dick Fitts.

[@iTalkStudios]

Will forever go down in history

[@evanarey8374]

1:26 news story misspelled benched

[@T_K7]

One theory I've heard is that the Yankees want to maintain Dominguez's rookie eligibility for 2025 so that he can quality for PPI incentives (i.e. potentially nabbing the Yankees a bonus comp. draft pick). Funny how PPI was added to _discourage_ service time manipulation...

[@wt2351]

I thought the same thing, but this theory was proven wrong. While Dominguez would maintain his rookie status next year with less than 100 ABs the rest of the way, he is not eligible for the PPI incentives anymore. According to official sport writers and the news outlets his time in the IL doesn't count against his rookie status, but it does count against the PPI incentives. If he were to win rookie of the year next year, he'd get the title, but the Yanks wouldn't get the PPI incentives. Basically, the Yanks are just a dumb organization who cares more about the "clubhouse chemistry" than winning... As a Yankee fan, this highlights everything that is wrong with the organization. They just use numbers and analytics to justify whatever dumb decision they make. There are no numbers anywhere that shows Verdugo is a good LF and deserves to be in the lineup. The guy is a rally killer and DP in a waiting. He is a K machine against lefties and a groundball to 1B/2B against righties. It is a wasted AB.

[@T_K7]

@@wt2351 Ah, I didn't realize Dominguez's injury time was counted as major league service time for contract purposes. Thanks for the correction.

[@markenglish6035]

He’s gotta a big mouth than his bat. - he can’t run can’t hit can’t field ,what can he do lol 😂

[@Everything767-v8z]

Dick fitts, coincidentally is starting today against the White Sox

[@jamesjoshua3288]

I’m a nyy fan and I’ve been waiting for this one.. 🤦‍♂️ I’ll take my medicine.

[@Dwayne4007]

I thought this was dumb off the bat (no pun intended) Verdugo CLEARLY hates the Yankees. He had beef and got into it with fans in NY. How does nobody remember this?

[@TheRealAshworth]

Truth. All truth 👌🏼

[@edlocks5112]

Yankees called him up and will start in CF today. Due to DJ injury. Yanks are in no rush and I don't see why people are making a big deal out of nothing. They have 1 of the best records in MLB without the injury prone Dominguez.

[@robertlesch9360]

Great Glove !! That's it

[@MikeConrow]

Bro, im a sox fan also, but why you gotta disrespect verdugo like dat 🤣

[@typeabnegative1]

I call him Alex verdoodoo

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

Great trade....for the Red Sox.

[@Oisdead]

Verdugo is a poison to a club house

[@forzacatainapalermo]

Because you are in the club house and know exactly what goes on

[@Oisdead]

@@forzacatainapalermo actually! My buddy was back when he played for the OKC! hahaha

[@Oisdead]

And you can just tell by his personality if you watch him! This guy use to play for Dodgers and never liked him then either! Sporting all his jewelry barely even being rookie! Guy cares more about his appearance and he actually does playing baseball

[@forzacatainapalermo]

@@Oisdead you must be best friends with Verdugo and know everything about him and what he does in the club house. Wow. Impressive

[@Oisdead]

@@forzacatainapalermo the best of friends!

[@GPNI4077]

I say Verdugo is a sleeper agent.

[@Insanity3.0]

I love Alex Verdugo, but he needs to stop being so lazy when it comes to groundouts. It’s not a good look and everyone knows it.

[@AyeAye-Ron]

I honestly don’t even recognize MLB anymore as it is NOT the same game that I grew up watching. It’s more concerned about its image on trying to get the same attention as the NFL. The game was perfect before all the rule changes and instant replay. A’s aren’t the only team that wear white cleats these days. Batters flip their bats without repercussions. My beloved Yanks keep spending big money but players don’t mesh. They haven’t learned their lesson since 2002.

[@mkvmyfast]

I really dislike his lack of hustle. Mostly running to first base. You get paid very well, run to first base at 100 percent it won't kill you. Maybe you can force an error and actually get on base. Today's game vs the Cubs where he almost caused an inning ending double played made me facepalm. He got so lucky that the challenge went his way or I'm sure Boone would have benched his ass like he did with Torres not long ago for lack of hustle.

[@eaglewinnings8003]

Verdugo is a career .273 hitter with a .745 OPS. That is well above average. Are you new to baseball?

[@davidtsang4949]

Have you looked at his stat line since 2020?

[@sotomoto1984]

That’s “Duggie” this guy was so full of himself since the his days with the Dodgers.

[@RobertStaudt-w9k]

Im so fed up with crashman holding this franchise hostage. He makes mistake after mistake and refuses to change or own up and move on. When they get killed by Houston again it will be more excuses and more of the same crap and worthless promises of change. Of course crashman is always the smartest man in every room and we don't know jack and shouldn't believe our own eyes. This organization doesn't give a fuck about winning and I'm a 3 rd generation fan who is about to find better things to do with my time. I already turn games off when they play like crap and I never ever did that since I became a fan in the 70's. Hal and crashman have ruined this organization.

[@Mlb_The_Show_Guy]

You should do this but Chris Taylor for the dodgers, and Jason heyward getting dfa ed

[@TheEgyptianMagician2]

He’s best friends with Judge, only reason he was traded for . That’s the only knock on Judge.

[@santorico123]

Basically like every year cashman laughs in our faces. Every year we have to endure the pain of dealing w his horrible decisions, along w a horrible mgr in Boone!

[@Johnny53PTO]

Imagine being a Redsox fan we traded Betts for this bust.

[@locksmart3209]

yea yankees afraid benching verdugo gonna ruin chemistry on team? dude aint hitting. plug in stud rookie problem solved. i can see yanks lose to a team like hou or bal in 2nd round.

[@jackland454]

And he is from AZ but plays for Mexico lmao!!

[@kermit1]

Can ya do a video on how the Dodgers can’t keep their pitchers healthy? I guarantee you they lead the league in most days spent on the IL for pitchers for the last 3 years. They’re totally obsessed with velo and spin rate at the expense of reliability. Thanks!

[@iTalkStudios]

I saw something where this is the second straight season that no Dodger pitcher will have more than 162 innings

[@kermit1]

@@iTalkStudios just so ya know here is a video with Friedman talking about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKC8gYebidCqg5Ysi=OIz_i-1ffOobqvkc May, Graterol, Stone, Kershaw, Gonsolin, Glasnow, Yamamoto, Kelly, River Ryan(TJ only after a handful of games), Sheenan(TJ), total disaster going into the postseason just like last year!

[@spearson822]

It’s a telltale sign when a team like the Red Sox will trade a player to the rival Yankees

[@camharrison-oj3jy]

Talk about tigers

[@willo.2324]

I don't know why but Verdugo remind me of a White boy with a long white tee and a du rag in 2005

[@xavierfranco5800]

Verdugo is a pale Latino trying to pass as White so he can act Black.

[@nomercyinc6783]

teams controlling their prospects is their right. individuals dont make teams great or important. one player doesnt make anyone a contender

[@jorgerivas2503]

People talk ,....hey I could be gm or a manager fck. Baseball is hard

[@Oisdead]

Send Verdugo to Mexico to play.

[@cococock2418]

Bring on the Martian, we’re tired of Boston’s trash

[@xavierfranco5800]

Why do you call him The Martian?

[@cococock2418]

@@xavierfranco5800 that’s his nickname , he got a big old head

[@xavierfranco5800]

@@cococock2418 Ok, that makes sense. Thanks.

[@林睿群-c5q]

我挺Verdugo

[@smokedogg19821]

Alex Cora told you he was a lazy bum who couldn't even get to the ballpark on time.

[@nicodemo3246]

Verdugo es un verdadero verdugo vrother

[@cavanmiller1652]

Piping hot take here but I really like Verdugo and I think he can turn it around. He’s in a slump and he knows it so he’s losing confidence. I was at a game a little bit ago and he didn’t even want to throw a warm up ball into the crowd because he thought nobody would want it. Judge made him throw it. Alex Verdugo can be a great player and a shining personality on an otherwise pretty dull team. The Yankees are the most corporate sports team in any sport ever. Verdugo is different. If anything they should alternate him and Domínguez for a few games until Verdugo can build confidence back up while also giving Donínguez some big league time without having to commit him to it full time. Keep Verdugo. Fuckin love him.

[@Toast2739]

Fun fact: Alex verdugo is allergic to his own tattoos

[@wezzy90210]

Yankees fan here. Look is Dominguez better than verdugo? 100% but he’s also pretty much a rookie. He comes up now, struggles in the post season or god forbid gets injured again. Than what? Who does that benefit? I’m ok with them protecting a prospect. Let him start next year from the jump and adapt and settle in. Less pressure cuz New York is judge mental and harsh as hell when it comes to October.

[@Maker161st]

Play the best player at every position and put together the best possible lineup or they deserve another year with no WS appearance

[@Bambino_60]

And in 1st place

[@kellyldavis100]

Does anyone think Verdugo will hit well in the playoffs? Possible, NOT probable.

[@bobbytownsend1868]

He has, particularly in 2021

[@dashpratt4097]

And he was traded for Mookie Betts…

[@michaelspencer9815]

I love fans of teams that are in 3rd place trying to justify some of their decision making. 🤭 keep rotting in the cellar Boston

[@Mediocre0]

Don’t mention the Astros and Yankees in the same sentence again.

[@smokedogg19821]

Dick Fitts has been called up and is the starter for Sunday

[@iTalkStudios]

Holy crap. Impeccable timing

[@Genghiskoz]

Anyone can get out a slump give da guy a chance who knows whats going on internally

[@RobertStaudt-w9k]

It's a damn near season long slump!!! Open your eyes!

[@Mykl1666]

It's like this team is a battered woman and Verdugo is the abusive husband and we just love him too much to leave him.

[@guck3562]

How can one possibly be allergic to his own tattoos bahahahaha

[@Harmelcon]

Drop the "for this" from the title and you've summed up the Yankees over the last how many years?

[@jaredwhite200]

This just show us how out of touch Brian Cashman is & that is why he needs to be fired this next offseason

[@drloomis7260]

First of all he shouldn’t be wearing Tino’s number this dude sucks get rid of him along with that bum Cole you can get 5 decent pitchers for what they pay him

[@jacobclark6156]

Amazing what happens in 2 days. Hahaha

[@iTalkStudios]

They listened!

[@javi994]

0:14 Apparently he’s IShowSpeed now 😂

[@memovasquez9907]

Y bring a too prospect who has no experience in MLB? Just cause hrs killing it AAA dont mean he will be killing it in MLB... Many havr been on top just to choke in mlb

[@fa3556]

Martian is injury prone and not ready for MLB. He will be another clint frazier type. I hope not but my magic 8 ball says so.

[@lbcmeanzlilbuffcory8308]

Alex Verdugo Used to Be The good, don't be a Hypocrite...but the season isn't over yet, when it was jasson dominguez time HE DIDNT DO ANYTHING AGAINST THE TIGERS THO LOL BUT WE WILL SEE WHEN THE SEASON OVER

[@adam1st1984]

Bader was def better-met fan

[@281AB281]

He sucks, but he is going to keep playing and making a auto out for the other team, Boone and Cashman can't admit they are wrong, that is going to hurt the Yankees.

[@Yusra17]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimcook3882]

VERDUGO = LAZY, Immature as a Professional Ballplayer. Enjoys being the Team Clown.