YANKEES GET CODY BELLINGER INSTANT REACTION | 1154

[@Haleyessie]

On bellingers contact/power stats as a cubs fan: he changed his approach when he joined the cubs. He swings at a lot of first pitches but then almost becomes a completely different hitter with two strikes. He turns from a power hitter into a contact bat. So many of his hits in the past few years have been 2-strike slap hits for singles or doubles. Also, I don’t know numbers but eye-test wise Wrigley was super unfavorable to hitter this year because it felt like the wind was blowing in for every homestand. Expect home run numbers to go up even if he has a similar year to last year, especially with the short porch in play.

[@bobdylan-t1r]

Thanks bud

[@PresidentDennis_]

He comes with a big swing approach but when he needs to he shortens his swing to make contact. But when he’s cold and goes through stretches where he’s just lost at the plate it can get bad. He seemed to avoid the long cold spells in 2023 but not so much this past season

[@AnimeBronx]

So 37 home runs with a .220 average.

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

I'm not one of those Yankees fans that got mad Soto took the money. Good for him. But, I do think Yankees dodged a bullet in not signing him. It's too much of a commitment, and he is a great hitter, but he isn't worth 3/4 of a billion dollars.

[@Michorizo323]

You’re speaking in hindsight my guy. Cause for a fact if Soto signs with the Yankees you wouldn’t have cared how much they spent as long as they signed him…

[@lacosa24x]

I am and I’m not a Yankees fan but I like watching them because of judge and Soto the contract was almost the same maybe 30m difference AAv

[@RabbiKrieg]

He might be worth the money first 8-10 years of the contact, but anything after that is suspect until he does it. Father Time is undefeated for a reason. The players would never go for it, but I'd rather see maybe higher AAV, and shorter term contacts. I am in agreement with you though, I'm not mad he left for the money, especially since that contract will most likely go from 765 to 805 with the opt out after 5 however it is structured.

[@kevingunderson5726]

Copium.

[@wyattallen4195]

@@Michorizo323still doesn’t make what he said not true. But to use it as a “ hey at least we didn’t sign this guy ! Now watch me sign Barry Zito and take the Bellinger contract 😂” . - not a fan of either signing but I would have leaned on the farm and brought in another 250million dollar arm…maybe you can trade the pitcher in a year if he does good.

[@Kobe_]

Fried and Belli will be great stoner buddies

[@michaelgonzales500]

Puff puff give

[@michaelgonzales500]

And jazz too!!!

[@mrdrinker]

Jazz has entered the rotation puff puff pass 😂

[@nickadams6537]

They both will be disappointments for the Yankees.

[@malkinmalone]

@@nickadams6537Bellinger was decent last year. Not good. Just decent. I think that is a fair expectation to have of him. He is really prone to slumping. I think if people expect another .900 ops season out of him they will definitely be disappointed. Hopefully, most people are smarter than that.

[@ArmandoCastillolomeli-i2m]

TALKIN YANKS, You Guys Got Bomber and an excelent Out-Fielder with a Canon for an Arm!!! Congratulations!! Cody Bellinger is a Team Player!!! Shout-out to TALKIN YANKS!! FROM TIJUANA, MÉXICO, DIE HARD DODGER!!!

[@chriscerta9821]

Dodgers fan here and I hope Belli finds his 2017/2019 form again. He was one of my favorite players. I still watch that 2020 HR against the Braves in game 7 of the LCS. He is a good, versatile defender. With good pop and will drive you crazy with his strikeouts. But he’s a good vibes dude who could thrive on that park with Judge and Stanton around him. Don’t be surprised those 3 combining for 120 HRS. Health permitting

[@chriscerta9821]

I’ll say this… Soto’s average season is better than Bellinger’s average season. But Belli at his peak is better than Soto at his peak.

[@Praetoriusify]

Bellinger goes through stretches of hitting like Kevin Kiermaier, and stretches of hitting like Jose Ramirez

[@padraiglocke8844]

The greatest thing to happen to Yankees fans is Competition from The Mets , The owner is under pressure now to deliver and bring in great players, they can’t be worried about spending money, they could lose The Legacy of The Yankees, Soto going to the Mets could be the greatest thing to bring in extra Motivation from Hal , I immigrated from Ireland came out here during Yankees dominance with Joe Torey , used to love going to old yankee stadium, you could enjoy the Yankees Fans , the passion, now it’s different, let’s hope it gets back to the Evil Empire days!!

[@ShelleyLevyMusic]

I moved here from Dublin when I was a kid during the torre days I feel you bro 😎

[@WriterusAeternus]

I have a feeling Cody will thrive in NY. He loves the bright lights and the biggest stage.

[@haydukethor]

meh he’s washed

[@nickadams6537]

If he loves the bright lights and biggest stage why does he have a .211 career playoff batting average?

[@Grit489]

​@@nickadams6537ouch brh

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

It would be cool if he had a small resurgence. Like not MVP level but imagine an all star year with about 4.5-5.5 WAR. He put up 4.4 in 2023 with the Cubs, so it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility.

[@ThomasHonan-v9o]

Just finished the original episode from today lmao more Talkin Yanks yes please

[@mrfncreol]

Tim Hill has to come back

[@chriskoboldt3636]

Ring by spring 😂 Love a sneaky catch phrase from BBD.

[@ItThatLed]

Another CLASSIC live acquisition video that Jake is MIA for lol

[@alexandercoss906]

Yankees couldn't replace Soto, so they recreated him in the aggregate. Got Bellinger and improved the pitching with Fried and Williams. Yankees definitely got creative.

[@bobdylan-t1r]

This is what I wanted when they originally made the Soto trade. I didn’t want him. He wasn’t staying. Just not sure if the players we got now are the real deal

[@nickadams6537]

The moves will fail.

[@markwatson5113]

In the eggregate what does that mean?

[@Grit489]

​@@nickadams6537you're opinion

[@nickadams6537]

Bellinger is washed. All 3 of the players acquired are playoff choke artists. Belli .211 career playoff average. Fried 2-5 5.10 era, Williams 23.14 playoff era.

[@TheTrapbender]

I love this move. We gotta pick up one or two more guys but this a pretty solid

[@brandonneumann5294]

Well of course you love the trade. Cubs gave you bellinger for a bag of chips and used roll of duct tape

[@jonathonhanson7278]

I don't understand why everyone wants a full tim first baseman when that just completely voids the positional versatility you just got with Bellinger. Ben Rice is your first baseman with Bellinger his backup.

[@cryptobill6188]

Bellinger isn't his MVP form, but he's still a great add for the Yankees

[@snuke37]

Please, for the love of God, nobody high five Cody this year.

[@EricOfTheNorthlands]

This might sound crazy to some of you: But since Gleyber Torres was apparently holding out hope of returning next year, might it be worth seeing if he’d be amenable to a relatively cheap 1-year “prove it” deal with perhaps a team option for a second year? I realize he’s not a perfect player, that he can be annoyingly prone at times to mental lapses and cutting corners, and that his first half of 2024 was absolutely atrocious. But he did pick it up in a big way during the second half and into the playoffs, and I certainly wouldn’t mind having *_that_* version of Gleyber back (or for that matter, the 2023 version of him that had a .273 BA, 25 HR, 68 RBI with a .800 OPS). We know Gleyber is never going to be the standout player or superstar we all once thought he would be, but the grass isn’t always greener on the other side and right now I’m not seeing a whole lot of better or cheaper options on the free agent or trade market. He’s also still fairly young at 28 and has proved himself to be exceptionally durable for a second baseman, which is no small thing considering the higher than average injury rate among most second basemen. Between all that and what I suspect would be his excitement at coming back next year after he didn’t think he would be, maybe just maybe this could be a low-risk, high-reward move. I’m also fairly confident that Jazz could handle playing third base full-time: He definitely has a good enough arm for it and wasn’t half-bad there this year, and should be even better next year with more time to get fully acclimated during winter and spring training. Thoughts, anyone?

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Considering how badly we need offense we should absolutely do that if he’s willing. I know we wanna prioritize defense but you can have one bad defender if the other 8 are above average. Gleyber might be willing to do this considering he has experienced the walk year anxiety and can take that knowledge into 2025 and show why he’s an excellent hitter. 6 of 7 seasons with 100+ OPS+

[@EricOfTheNorthlands]

@@bigpictureguys8415 I also think Gleyber’s defensive shortcomings need to be put in some perspective: Gleyber’s main issue, aside from the occasional mental lapses that make us all cringe, is simply his below average range. But "below average" doesn’t necessarily mean terrible if he at least makes all or most of the plays he does get to without booting the ball or throwing it away as other second basemen have been known to do. By way of comparison, I don’t think Gleyber is any worse of a second baseman than Juan Soto is as a rightfielder (not that Gleyber is anywhere near the hitter Soto is obviously, but just saying). He’s certainly not as bad at the keystone as Gary Sanchez was behind the plate a few years ago when his frequent passed balls and other defensive shortcomings became a serious issue for the team. Plus, as you indicated, you can can more than compensate for a second baseman with below average range if his hitting is above average and if he’s paired with a shortstop like Volpe who has above average to excellent range.

[@gregoryfarshtey6856]

Problem is Gleyber can slump for half a season. He was a black hole the whole first half.

[@EdTignor]

We can't take his defense. We don't have strikeout pitchers. Cole even struggled getting guys out with 2 strikes last year. Fried gives up hard contact and ground balls with a low whiff rate. We gotta take D over O at 2nd.

[@EricOfTheNorthlands]

@@gregoryfarshtey6856 That's true. But don't you think, as the other person said, some of that may have been attributable to walk-year anxiety? And that he probably would be better able to handle it this time around from having already experienced it and overcome it in the second half? I'm not necessarily saying that the Yanks SHOULD try to re-sign Gleyber. I'm just not sure what better options remain that fit within the team's overall spending plans for next year.

[@ArniePalmie]

I still think getting Ha-Seong Kim is a move. He’s essentially the same offense as Torres last year but better fielding and baserunning. GG Utility who can man 3rd but can move around to SS or 2B if there’s an injury or if Jazz has to move to the OF. Also brings top class chase, whiff, K and BB rates along with good baserunning which could translate to a leadoff man. Not to mention it just makes the team more athletic and dynamic. Entering last season Volpe was really the only player you’d say was athletic in regards to fielding and baserunning but with Belli, Jazz, and Kim you’ve introduced a level of versatility and athleticism that has been a major weakness of past teams.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

In Gleyber’s unusually bad year he had 57 more hits than Kim in 195 more PA. Torres has an OPS+ of 100 or over 6 of 7 seasons, Kim has 2 in 4

[@colec1033]

kim is nowhere close to gleyber offensively we need to bring gleyber back

[@ArniePalmie]

@@bigpictureguys8415 Wouldn’t call it unusual when 3/7 seasons are similar to last year. Yes Torres has better career offensive numbers. I’m not saying Kim is an offensive threat, but a .700 OPS is pretty comparable to Torres’ .709 last year. The point is that he brings value in fielding and baserunning and while he isn’t going to put up eye popping offensive numbers, he brings with him 98th percentile in Chase %, 92nd in whiff %, 81st in K% and 96th in BB%. They aren’t going to get some huge offensive impact player at 3B so why not go with a player who has the makings of someone that can set the table for the bigger bats all while providing solid defense?

[@ArniePalmie]

@@colec1033.700 vs .709OPS last year says differently. Also my comment has nothing to do with bringing Torres back. This is why they traded for Jazz. The entire point is they need someone to play 3B. Torres doesn’t play 3B. Jazz shouldn’t be at 3B, he’s most valuable at 2B.

[@samphilo5035]

@@ArniePalmie Post all star break Gleyber had a .780 OPS, in September he had a .850. Pretty good postseason too. I think he'd be cheaper than Kim, a significantly better hitter and hopefully the bad defense and baserunning get better with age for him (We've been saying that for years tho lol). I think Kim may be the better player overall but Gleyber being a .800 OPS guy like he was in 2023 is a decent bet and it would be cheaper. Trying to replace the loss in Soto hitting and overall power wise isn't gonna help with Kim. With Jazz I'd say start him at third and with injuries or poor defense that comes throughout the season he could end up at center and Belli at first or something. Kind've a rant but I've been mulling over Kim vs Gleyber a lot I'd also miss Gelyber so much

[@kingslayer3796]

IMO I think Santana on a 1 + team option would be perfect use of money. Should be cheaper than top 1B options, switch hitter, solid defense, proven HR pop

[@dhupads]

Same reasons to get Yoan Moncada at 3B.

[@davidkrasne9252]

Bellinger will be an excellent fit for the Yankees. Both are chasing what they looked like years ago

[@aka_ozymandias]

I might actually be the biggest Ben rice fan in the world and you’re absolutely right he cannot be the first option lolol

[@Jenaxu]

"The Rays are a continuous soup type team" +2 BBD

[@trinodelpino1]

Cody Bellinger needs changes for him to go off.. just like he did his first year with Chicago. Yanks get Williams, Max, Cody ,and suddenly the Yankees are better than they were with Cortes, and Soto. watch out

[@nickadams6537]

Bellinger isn't good. This is an 85 win team at best.

[@SeasonNYC]

@@nickadams6537in this weak AL East ? You clearly don’t watch baseball

[@chingulin]

@@SeasonNYC you're confusing the AL East with the AL West

[@CoinCaseCarny]

We did it guys we did it! We got Bellinger! We wanted Bellinger not Soto we got a team here

[@alexpugliese9468]

A team full of rentals 😂

[@CoinCaseCarny]

@alexpugliese9468 these arent Sotos they are potential Yankees

[@alexpugliese9468]

@@CoinCaseCarny yeah right bellinger is going opt out next year buddy

[@herbpalindrome]

Belli will be great at Yankee stadium. Hoyer’s first move as Cubs President was to nontender Kyle Schwarber. This on-brand.

[@nickadams6537]

Belli sucks

[@hanirashid-z5s]

You no nothing bout Ball dude lol

[@tinkutocqueville]

the 2016 team wasn't winning enough, and Schwarbs had a down year in 2020. dishing him and Darvish were definitely mistakes, but dealing Rizzo, Javy, and KB all turned out to be the right moves. now their farm is stocked and they can trade for guys like Kyle Tucker with their prospect capital, unlike some teams that hollow out their farm to sign big-name guys that leave a year later 👀 😬

[@Ohhvi02]

Guys, our payroll right now is $283M including Bellinger

[@Wadatah81]

Just wait until Yanks fans see this guy's postseason numbers. He's gonna make Judge look like Mr. October.

[@OlRob23]

Juan Who…??? 😂. Hope bellinger produces the goods and Himself the Yank’s can go all the way next season 🤞🏽

[@wasthataspongebobreference533]

As a non-Yankees fan, despite losing out on Soto, the Yankees overall have had a strong offseason so far. #2 Starter with a ring, almost unarguably a top 3 closer in baseball, and now Cody Bellinger who - per Sarah Langs - would have hit 24 home runs last year if all of his batted balls were at Yankee Stadium. Plus he plugs multiple holes for the team like Jomboy said at 3:37 Plus there’s still plenty of pieces on the board for them to pursue I hope the wheels fall off for them and everyone has tummy aches (sorry, can’t be 100% nice to the Yankees or my ancestors might haunt me)

[@awreck8576]

It would be amazing if they get Santander and arraez IMO. Throw arraez in the one hole and it fills that need

[@02phenom]

How do Belly and Stanton get along these days. 🤔

[@marcusprice3808]

Eskimo bros >>> Bash bros

[@michaelgonzales500]

Passport bros lol

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Bro that’s gotta be awkward

[@goyanks6350]

Truly thank god ur a Yankee fan jomboy.

[@bigpictureguys8415]

I’d be interested to see long term comparisons of success between exclusive squared up vs exclusive hard hit rates

[@giants8585]

I literally watched the entire morning episode thinking this reaction video wasn’t coming out tonight lol

[@JohnSmith762A11B]

It's weird how they already told Belli to expect to be in center field. Do the Yanks believe in Jasson or not? Are they planning to platoon Belli and the Martian out there? Not sure I get it.

[@flabbergast270]

This is way better than giving up Gil and Jones for a rental of Kylet Tucker

[@boppityboopy114]

I’m not sure I understand the cubs game plan this off-season. Like the only thing that makes sense would be if they’re about to make a splash on someone like burnes, Santander, or Alonso, but does that actually make them a playoff team let alone a title contender? Tucker is gonna walk after this year

[@wyattallen4195]

He will be hurt 2-3 months into the season.

[@tinkutocqueville]

their lineup is deep, almost all are above-average hitters and fielders, besides catcher and 3B since that's vacated by Paredes right now. they were a superstar away from a scary lineup, and they got it in Tucker. they still might extend him, and even after a year Tucker might choose to stay if he likes Wrigley and the Cubs offer him big money, which they likely will if he has a great year. starters are great, maybe 1 good starter away from a scary rotation of (Burnes/Sasaki/other top free agent)-Shota-Steele-Taillon-Boyd/Assad/Brown/Wicks. their biggest liability has been the bullpen, but they've acquired Eli Morgan, now Cody Poteet, and they can use their excess young starters as relievers too. Nate Pearson, Tyson Miller, Jorge Lopez, and Porter Hodge all had strong finishes to last season as well. I'd say real contenders, for both playoffs and a title. they took 4 of 6 from the dodgers last year, fwiw.

[@chingulin]

it's a salary dump

[@braden_clancy11]

“more weed in the dugout”😭

[@Grunklesports]

Let’s get Pete ! His defense isn’t amazing but it gets job done. Plus he’s an elite hitter when he’s on. Screw it

[@thehouseofvero]

I’ve predicted this for years. I’m so happy they went and got him for practically nothing substantial. I think they go and get an insurance OF in someone familiar like a Duggie or Bader if they’re okay with being a platoon kind of guy, hopefully not being out there helps the injury concerns. I would prefer if they don’t sign Bregman since I think that would be a waste. For 1B in my personal opinion, Ben Rice is a young phenom potentially in the making, a nice mentor at the position makes the most sense. If they decide to go all-in on Alonso he kinda gives me Jason Giambi vibes at the stadium, but you’d then reduce the likelihood of developing Rice into something more.

[@colbymcdonald1719]

The As are playing in Sacramento not Stockton lol

[@roflcopter117]

There are no bats that aren't too old or asking for not too much. They should stack pitching more and sign Burnes as well. Then focus on defense, run prevention, run prevention. They don't have an offense beyond Judge.

[@diegojoachin]

Any chance I can see that spreadsheet? Very interesting.

[@FastEddie14]

If the Yanks keep rebuilding like this they will be fine for next season! Next get a bona fide 1st baseman and out fielder and that is it! Peraza should be slotted in for either 3rd or 2nd depending on where they put Jazz Chisholm !

[@bobdylan-t1r]

What an ugly plan

[@MrDrew1]

I like Oswaldo Cabrera more than Peraza. I wasn't impressed with what I saw of Peraza

[@michaelbrophy1545]

I agree I think Oswaldo should be the next man up to fill third base

[@jessl1014]

The cubs wanted Bellinger to opt out after the season. He didn't so the price of that is 2.5 million a year. Cubs didn't get fleeced, it just cost them more money to get him off the team. Hopefully they go and fill a need with the money they would've spent on Belli

[@sarwarch6447]

Freid contract is only impacting $12 mil. On the cap. , $10 mil. signing bonus. The first 2 seasons I believe

[@davidlawlor1583]

Dominguez may be future leadoff, all his minor league numbers say he could. AAA last year was .309 BA/.368 OBP. 15 SB in 44 games.

[@dylanprice1762]

I don’t get why everybody sends so obsessed with moving Gil. Dude is a stud and if we’re dead set on moving stroman we need to keep him to have a competitive rotation.

[@ryanchapa9553]

Can we get another updated version of your offseason plan?

[@zaneplatt3533]

Jomboy described Alonso perfectly...

[@toomuchsalt13]

Soto has a lifetime batting average of .285 and people carry on like he’s Ted Williams, Judge has a higher career batting average. We won these trades

[@dereksimon5396]

Soto has never had a season obp below .400 and he won’t have one for at least ten years. We are doing a great job bouncing back but the young Ted Williams comparisons are accurate. Dude is an on base machine

[@CurryBoy44]

and what does Judge do in the playoffs when it matters most?

[@chingulin]

Nobody is Ted Williams, not Williams in his prime, not Williams in his first three years, not ever. Ted Williams is hands down the greatest hitter in history. But That's not the comparison here, and neither is Judge. Bellinger is a career .259 with a total of 196 hrs and 597 rbi and a career 818 OPS and 334 OBP. With one less season Soto has 201 hrs, 592 rbi and his OPS is 953 and OBP is 421. Bellinger is 29 and Soto is 26. Bellinger fell off a cliff after 2019, 111 of his hrs are from his first 3 years and so are 289 of his rbi. He will never ever be Bellinger from 2027-2019 again. Over the last 4 years he's averaged about 18 hrs and 70 rbi a year. Not to mention, his one gold glove was for playing rf not cf (in 2019 AJ Pollock and Alex Verdugo played most of the game in center for LA, Bellinger played only 25 games there that year), which apparently is where the Yanks want to play him. And the Yanks are still paying him 25 million this year and if he takes the player option for 2026 they will have to pay him 22.5 million. That would be 47.5 million for two years of Bellinger at 18 hrs/70 rbi per...And he's injured a lot, over the last two seasons with the Cubs he missed 64 games. The Yankees didn't win that trade, the Cubs did. It's called a salary dump and the Yankees fell for it.

[@braxton3556]

Judging a hitter by BA is like judging a pitcher by wins. Especially since we’re in an era where average is way down for everyone. I’m fine with losing Soto too but I’m not gonna give lame copium arguments to pretend like we never wanted him

[@nickadams6537]

Soto can hit & catch a ball in October. Judge can't do either of those things. Bellinger with his .211 career playoff batting average will fit right in. These trades suck.

[@jamesd126]

Another small fish after the big fish bolted. STOP THE BLEEDING PLEASE SMALL FISHHHHH. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yankees

[@MichaelReel-ze1un]

Sign short-term cheaper 1st base option like Santana to keep Murakami option alive and go get Bregman

[@COLTTHEBOLT]

Watching Jomboy basically crash out over the A’s spending money not because they want to but because they have it is hilarious 🤣

[@abovebeyondkct6589]

The deal/signing is alright, but a necessary one for this year. Still need at least another big bat in the infield. Preferably 3B (Bregman, trade?).

[@heatherwoodley6762]

Sometimes we get players who shine brighter cuz they’re playing for something with the Yankees. I’m gonna hope bellinger is this type of guy

[@bobschneugimheimer6509]

Keep hoping guy

[@Grit489]

Good pickup 👍🏽

[@benjaminweaver3067]

Lowkey pretty good harmonizing by Jomboy during the intro. You been taking voice lessons?

[@faynierbarley1040]

Wait till Yankees fans see Bellinger stoned out of his mind

[@seanbrowning616]

Like father like son Belinger will be great

[@maxherzog3287]

Bellinger is awesome! 😎

[@MikeMastropierro]

I feel like Jomboy has a little bit of Norm MacAdonald in his voice

[@MrDrew1]

Can we get Tonkin again for the bullpen. I liked watching Tonkin.

[@brandonsmith3593]

Gotta put him at center field! He's got a great arm and speed to cover a large range in the outfield. Those attributes are wasted at first base.

[@MikeD_]

Yankees have pivoted well and have a solid team, but there are still holes. No need to rush. Let the market come to them. There are more good players out there now than there are teams that can spend.

[@seancramer1096]

We’re looking good but a whole at 1B and 2B if fixed puts us back in the World Series

[@bigpictureguys8415]

Santana makes so much sense. Saves $ for Tucker, doesn’t block Rice, improves you defensively & offensively from 2024

[@seancramer1096]

@@bigpictureguys8415 I would agree but both sides need to agree and the Yankees only have around 12 mil on the books at the moment

[@bigpictureguys8415]

@@seancramer1096 Santana is expected to sign for 12-14. Plus Stroman is gonna get moved. If yanks kick in money his deal isn’t bad at all

[@seancramer1096]

@@bigpictureguys8415 time will tell but I have a feeling that we will have to accept 7-9 mil of his salary if we trade him

[@bobbyguevara2253]

There’s that song again… anywho.. remember me? Called Big Cody…. BREGMAN IS NEXT!! & the prophecy will be complete! & the the ultimate overpay for a wildcard spot!

[@alexpugliese9468]

Bregman now that’s funny who saying you getting bregman😂

[@camelliasan2293]

Good trade for both sides!

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

Don't love paying Bellinger that much, but hopefully he takes full advantage of the short porch in RF

[@ericking6665]

Jurickson Profar… how is he not getting more attention in the Bronx

[@SwiftRead]

Santander had 44HR last year (more than Soto) but aside from that, NY could still trade Stroman to Cleveland for Naylor *who also plays 1B & OF* had 31 HR & hits left (short porch)

[@fnggaming89]

If your a Yankee fan any move they make is trolled by other teams fans Mainly the Dodgers & Mets fans that slow your Role becuz yall's teams came out of obscurity,You don't see no deferrals here,we're the evil empire and i love it,Thats why the Death star alarm plays in the Bronx when a mofo has 2 strikes on him

[@ContentinMesa]

😂

[@bigpictureguys8415]

12:05 I thought Fried wasn’t 27 because of the signing bonus/some of it was pushed to the later years?

[@bigpictureguys8415]

This lineup is so sus considering Stanton isn’t a safe bet to stay healthy. If you can get Berti back for cheap I’d feel more comfortable with him back in the lineup

[@freddyacevedo4915]

Granderson affect let’s go! 💪🏼

[@NYSports14]

You CANNOT trade a guy the year after he wins ROY!!!

[@Kenny1McCormick]

This year was the first time that Jazz played in 130+ games. He’s pretty injury prone…

[@petermeehan8563]

Can you post the spreadsheet that you used in this video?

[@petermeehan8563]

I have been using the one from previous videos, but the one you guys used today seems far more accurate

[@paco_garruk]

Get Rooker from the As to play LF, belli CF, judge RF

[@TheTrapbender]

Would be nice but I don't think the Yankees will sign rooker

[@NYSports14]

I’ve been screaming ALONZO the whole video

[@realstinkypeterson]

So you’re telling me Stroman to the A’s for Zac Gelof? Got it.

[@carlosteixeira240]

BBD really tried to promote Mando, and he made it on his 5th or 6th try lol

[@0311EV]

can someone please explain why Oswaldo isn’t ever the talk? The kid is better than half of the team last year. And he actually hustles every fucking play

[@stephenn3290]

The problem with Belli is his consistency. I wonder which Belli the Yankees are going to get

[@noriskgaming8312]

TRADE STROMAN (please)

[@nickwiener8729]

That was quick Since the last ep. Now it’s time to add right handed hitting.

[@apray359]

Supposedly Anthony Santander is coming to the Yanks. He followed the Yankees IG account this afternoon. The yanks want him to play 1st😩😩

[@jackblanda3149]

Quick thing on the payroll table. Max Fried is a backloaded contract. He’s only owed 12 million per year over the next 2 years. On the sheet it has him at 27 million. That’s saved the Yankees 15 million right there as well as the fact they are going to dump Stroman, which is another 18. You’re look at Pete Alonso and more

[@freddygonzalez7782]

You really don't NEED anyone else, you just need your players to actually produce the way you thought they would. Rizzo, Verdugo, & LeMahieu were complete busts while Stanton can't consistently stay on the field (but playing well when he's available, especially in the playoffs this year) If the Yanks can get the expected production out their people, the lineup could be something like: Chisolm 2B Judge RF Bellinger CF Stanton DH Wells C Dominguez LF Cabrera 1B Peraza 3B Volpe SS They got top pitching, just need to make contact and get on base Moneyball style (what Soto was really good at). Anyone who's not producing by the trade deadline, get a rental or an upgrade for cheap - historically the Yanks are TERRIBLE at developing their talent (Andujar, Urshela, Sanchez, Frazier, Betances, etc.) and gotta give the young dudes a chance to carry the load moving forward

[@dereksimon5396]

We’ve all been saying that for years though. Yes if these guys play to their potential we’re fine. But half of them haven’t. Dodgers showing you can never have too much production

[@freddygonzalez7782]

@@dereksimon5396 You're not wrong - I guess my point is more along the lines of trying to build from within like Yanks from '96 - '01 as opposed to trying to buy another World Series like the Dodgers (or '09 Yanks)

[@lb5743]

Bellllli Go Yanks 👍🏼

[@tylerholmes4381]

Fried is getting $12M this season

[@mkultrax5]

Just another streaky hopefully he hits a homerun guy, and doesnt really even do that too much

[@kevincannon9564]

Bellinger hits 275 and 28 home runs easily in Yankee stadium

[@powerpanda557]

The Yankees should’ve just signed him last year.

[@bigz900]

Fried only getting 12 this season

[@spc9987]

Yandy Diaz has to be a target. Perfect lead off guy and non committal after this year. I think profar worth a 1 year too

[@davidlawlor1583]

Carlos Santana fill in for 1B? (in between Ben Rice)

[@davidlawlor1583]

Bregman/Santana gives you 50HR combined.

[@fibonaccino69]

Return of cashgod

[@wt2351]

Regardless on how you look are it, the Yankees are still 2 infielders short. It doesn’t matter how you build the lineup, the ends result is the same: 2 INF short. I would prefer them putting Bellinger at 1B and get a 3B, so they can move Jazz to 2B. That way their INF defense would be great, which would be great considering most of their pitchers are ground ball pitchers. I personally hate Bregman, but he is an outstanding 3B. Adding him would really fix the whole INF. As a Yankee fan who just want them to win, I’m over all of the Houston cheating nonsense. Do that and wait until next year for Tucker next year. They will be the highest bid for him. Cohen and the Mets will pass on Tucker to go after Guerrero for 1B next year, that is why they are passing on Alonso this year.

[@zackwilken6700]

I kinda like Pete Alonso at 1st a ton there’s a bunch of home runs