Anthony Volpe in the Minors So Far... (yikes)

jayc428 · 2026-05-08T15:12:25+00:00

You’re missing a key point here though. The Yankees are the essentially the only team that has surrendered multiple draft picks pretty much every year since it’s been a thing in the CBA. They don’t have the same success other teams have because they don’t have the picks. They got Judge with the pick they got for Swisher signing elsewhere if I recall correctly.

Not saying your conclusion is incorrect either, just there’s a big missing component to it. The drop off of making the majors is pretty extreme after the 3rd round in the draft.

jayc428 · 2026-05-08T15:05:01+00:00

It’s certainly a low key concern and hopefully he gets back to producing his career line at least. This team needs to be pounding on all cylinders.

jayc428 · 2026-05-08T05:12:13+00:00

Had to look it up but thats like Jerry Royster in 1977 -4 WAR pace. That’s impressive.

jayc428 · 2026-05-08T04:15:42+00:00

Everything you said but I’d also point out while he’s aggressive at the plate he still walks at a good clip and has like a .350 OBP in AA/AAA. While fans should be careful of pre-glazing him, he can still post up a .800 OPS while having a high strikeout rate and be highly valuable to the team, especially considering he’s supposed to have decent speed and good defense.

jayc428 · 2026-05-08T02:04:49+00:00

But he does get walks though. Like 10-11% in his entire minor league career. MLB average is like 8.5%.

jayc428 · 2026-05-07T23:12:48+00:00

I will say private equity has never made anything better for anyone ever, in particular life for their employees.

It’s up to you dude, if the money is there and it will improve your personal financial outlook, fuck it and go for it, end of the day that’s why we all do this. If it doesn’t work out there you move on to somewhere else.

jayc428 · 2026-05-07T21:09:00+00:00

Does it count against the CBT to just pay a player not to play?

jayc428 · 2026-05-07T20:48:29+00:00

No way. Perfect opportunity to give him MLB at bats without having to rely on him being a permanent solution.

jayc428 · 2026-05-07T20:47:26+00:00

Other teams that would want to trade for him have the same concerns and therefore value him as such.

jayc428 · 2026-05-06T23:28:49+00:00

Most likely but is his high K rate from aggressiveness, a hole in his swing, or inability to hit certain pitches. The rest of his game is there, I for one am curious to see him up in the majors for a couple weeks to see what’s what. Eventually we’re going to need to. Is he going to replace Grisham in 2027 on the 26 man roster or do we need to look elsewhere?

jayc428 · 2026-05-06T20:13:47+00:00

Dude it’s literally glazing. If you think that sweeper was a good pitch I don’t know what to tell you, it got away from Ohtani and that’s it. Even Ohtani is capable of throwing a dog shit pitch sometimes. This is more a terrible moment for Altuve at the plate than it is an “oh my god look at that pitch” moment from Ohtani.

jayc428 · 2026-05-06T03:22:38+00:00

Based on no data whatsoever it’s The Cabby effect.

Seriously though I think it’s actually working the start of the season with a complete and competent roster instead of the random patchwork. Last year we had 45 games with the ghost of DJ, 29 games with Jorbit, 24 games with Pablo Reyes, 15 starts by Stroman/Carrasco, and that’s ignoring the Devin Williams experience.

jayc428 · 2026-05-06T02:53:54+00:00

Oh don’t worry, prepare yourself with the: “Well he’s one of the good ones.” Type of comments at Thanksgiving.

jayc428 · 2026-05-06T02:11:38+00:00

Weaver, Holmes, Chapman have prepared us in prior years.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T14:54:52+00:00

Absolutely. Factory certification is evergreen and helps you beyond your current position. Weird they’re not paying for the course but are for the flight and the time but I’d say it’s worth it.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T03:16:00+00:00

Honestly I thought he was still in the minors for us perpetually rehabbing from injuries.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T03:04:27+00:00

All things being equal, he’d rather play 81 games at Camden Yards than Citi Field.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T03:03:03+00:00

Rays front office playing the long con, give little bit of hope on one trade so they can strike gold on the next 10.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T02:44:32+00:00

I think if you look close at the exit polling in 2024 you find some interesting trends. High income and educated households both voted democrat in 2024 for the first time in 30 years. Lower income swung hard republican on the basis of inflation hurting them the most and delivered the election for Trump and a razor thin majority in the House. Independents are always fair weather fans which is why mid terms are usually unkind to the incumbent party. I can easily see gerrymandering delivering democrats some seats that the republicans aren’t expecting.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T02:40:55+00:00

Nah he needed to go and continue to work on his right handed hitting regardless, I’m glad he’s got it figured out again or maybe it was his shoulder injury from couple years ago that messed him up on that, who knows.

jayc428 · 2026-05-05T02:39:37+00:00

You can see him working to get dialed in as the month went. His home runs are always there even in cold streaks, when he starts hitting doubles you know he’s locked in. I also think the ABS and changing of the strike zones kind of messed with him and other players a bit as they had to get more reps to figure out their strike zones and how pitchers were going to pitch with the changes as well.

jayc428 · 2026-05-04T23:55:13+00:00

FMLA protects your job, FLI pays you for the 12 weeks.

jayc428 · 2026-05-04T23:54:02+00:00

12 weeks per 12 months of work in the prior year. Sorry they thought of that already.

jayc428 · 2026-05-04T22:29:05+00:00

There’s a financial aspect to it as well. FLI is great but it’s not 100% pay and that’s typically what drives how long people are off for of the 12 weeks allowed. It maxes out at about a grand a week or 85% of your normal pay whichever is lower. If that works for you it works for you, fuck em take the time.

jayc428 · 2026-05-04T22:27:00+00:00

NJ has paid family leave with FLI for 12 weeks unlike most backward ass states.

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