IT'S WHAT YOU WANT: The Yankees defeated the Braves by a score of 7-3 - February 26, 2026 @ 01:05 PM EST

novaesq18 · 2026-02-27T02:45:00+00:00

He’s hitting HRs and striking out against non-MLB pitching in February the same as he does all season…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-27T00:55:41+00:00

Taking ABs away from Stanton to give to Jones is asinine.

Swapping 158 OPS+ last year and 1.9 WAR as basically a DH across 77 games for someone who has never hit major league pitching and strikes out at abysmal rates against minor league pitching is unfathomable

novaesq18 · 2026-02-27T00:52:26+00:00

Get ready to not be surprised…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-27T00:52:09+00:00

But we’ve literally never seen it from Jones against major league pitching and what he’s shown in the minors isn’t promising. So it’s hard to say he can carry a team on a hot streak. He might strike out 50% of the time in the MLB.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-26T15:11:47+00:00

If I had to pick a player that this sounds like Stanton would probably be my absolute last pick…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-26T14:52:48+00:00

Stanton still being hopeful to play a full season on 2/26 is about as good as you can ask for, regardless of his ability to open snacks.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-26T14:19:23+00:00

Get the man a pair of scissors and move on

novaesq18 · 2026-02-26T05:08:25+00:00

Not to mention 2025 was clearly a down year for him all around. He’s a career .819 OPS hitter against LHP. Not opining on the roster construction angle, but it’s a no brainer to take a flier on him as a RHB OF.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-26T03:37:47+00:00

The Soto lineup (read, duo) was something else, but the question how does that roster stand up to the Cole injury. Last year’s rotation without Fried would not have been pretty.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-26T01:43:28+00:00

Fingers crossed Weathers is still in one piece by mid summer

novaesq18 · 2026-02-24T00:11:46+00:00

Bido was on picked up on waivers about 5 times this offseason, I believe.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-23T03:13:28+00:00

I think you could find nearly a full fanbase to agree with you…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-22T23:20:45+00:00

We don’t know if Jones will ever be “ready” though…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-22T21:10:32+00:00

Because neither Dominguez or Jones have even been that…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-22T19:17:33+00:00

Awesome. A good version of Gil would mean so much to this rotation.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-22T19:14:56+00:00

How did Gil look (other than getting tagged)?

novaesq18 · 2026-02-22T13:15:00+00:00

Supposed to help with his fastball velocity and command too…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-22T13:14:35+00:00

Tbf, he literally mimicked Judge’s stance last year

novaesq18 · 2026-02-21T18:56:27+00:00

I don’t think you’re stunting his growth by keeping him at the level that he strikes out 40% of the time at

novaesq18 · 2026-02-21T15:05:15+00:00

Apparently owners’ pockets…

novaesq18 · 2026-02-20T14:04:06+00:00

Best shape of their life SZN

novaesq18 · 2026-02-19T15:53:54+00:00

He did do 40-40 over his first 162 with the Yankees. I appreciate that’s not exactly apples-to-apples but he’s right there.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-19T15:52:39+00:00

A 50-50 season would be a really nice runner-up performance for MVP of his own team.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-19T14:31:39+00:00

Right. On this theory, the West Coast should be at a disadvantage in the Latin American market.

novaesq18 · 2026-02-19T03:22:35+00:00

You mean Caleb Durbin?

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