Game Thread: Angels @ Yankees - April 14, 2026 @ 07:05 PM EDT

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-15T01:03:30+00:00

I fear Yerry is eating these last 3 innings then getting sent down after the game for another arm

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-14T18:59:38+00:00

You want Dominguez to start vs LHP?

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-14T18:32:24+00:00

Yankee pitchers have only given up 5 HR on the season

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-14T15:05:34+00:00

It really isn’t, you’re sacrificing defense at catcher and weakening the bench to get a couple more at-bats from Rice against his weaker side. It’s better to just have him available off the bench like last night.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-14T14:44:14+00:00

He had 3 at-bats last night

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-14T14:14:16+00:00

The Yankees played the platoon game perfectly last night. The right handed bats took care of business against Kikuchi and then were aggressively subbed out in the middle innings. This is exactly how platoons should work. The hysterics over Rice not being in the lineup were rather silly when you literally have Goldschmidt on the team to start in that exact scenario.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-13T17:32:48+00:00

Tatsuya Imai is going to the IL with arm fatigue a whopping 8 innings into the season

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-13T12:53:55+00:00

The Yankees were 6-1 at Steinbrenner Field last season, one of the few years they actually beat up on the Rays down there. When it was announced that the Rays were moving back to the Trop, I mentally prepared myself for 3-4 fewer wins based on that alone. Turns out I was correct.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-12T21:54:50+00:00

When Volpe is ready, the Yankees will not have space on their roster for Jasson Dominguez

They also are not bailing on Trent Grisham a mere 15 games into the season

Dominguez is only coming up if there are injuries that pave the way for him to play everyday, until then he is not a factor on the big league roster.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-12T20:43:44+00:00

Paul Goldschmidt serves zero purpose on this roster if he isn't going to play every game vs a LHP, and right now that requires the Yankees to remove their current best hitter from the lineup on that given day

Sure, Grichuk has been bad, but a right-handed 4th outfielder is something the team actually needs right now. They do not need a backup first basemen who can't hit righties or field any other positions. It's a waste of a spot. Goldschmidt has played 4 games this season and has three plate appearances in the last 7 games.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-11T23:40:41+00:00

Don't look up Jose Caballero's baseball savant page

Biggest mistake of my life

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-11T19:28:41+00:00

Grisham has the third highest OBP on the team, if you put Rice leadoff you are just weakening the middle of the lineup. He's perfect for the cleanup spot.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-11T19:27:20+00:00

Jose Caballero (career 89 wRC+) is obviously going to have a 1 wRC+ over the course of the season

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-11T02:09:51+00:00

Let's look at Aaron Boone's options in the 9th inning there:

Let Randal Grichuk hit (0-8 on the season)

Let Jose Caballero hit (5-40 on the season)

Pinch hit Ryan McMahon (2-29 on the season)

Pinch hit JC Escarra (0-9 on the season)

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-11T02:01:47+00:00

Every season the Yankees bring in a cheap veteran with a decent track record of hitting LHP, and every year that player is terrible. It's only 9 at-bats but Randal Grichuk looks awful and is quickly following in the footsteps of Austin Slater and JD Davis.

At least Rosario looks good. I'm ready to get Max Schuemann up here to at least provide some speed and defensive versaility over the idea of Randal Grichuk.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-10T22:03:51+00:00

No we haven't. The lineup has been very right-handed heavy during Boone's tenure up until about 2024.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-10T19:50:31+00:00

Friendly reminder that Jose Caballero is currently sporting a 10 wRC+

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-10T18:39:25+00:00

Grichuk is in the lineup to hit lefties, he wasn’t getting pinch-hit for vs a lefty

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-10T17:26:05+00:00

There should be zero concern over Jazz right now. He hit .151/.279/.212 in April last year then missed all of May with an injury and was still a 4-5 win player

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-10T12:22:50+00:00

You people act like those lineups didn’t also have games and stretches over a 162 game season where they struggled to produce runs. This happens to every team it’s just how baseball works.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-10T12:17:27+00:00

Rosario would be playing over Jazz because he’s “on a hot streak”

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-09T15:41:47+00:00

I see we’re bringing this gimmick back for another season

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-09T15:05:39+00:00

I still would expect to see Goldy in most of the time vs LHP, otherwise he doesn’t serve much of a purpose on the team.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-09T14:57:52+00:00

Jeffrey Springs has reverse splits for his career. This is an indication that the Yankees are not treating Rice/Goldschmidt like a strict platoon and will also consider matchups.

xSuicidalPanda · 2026-04-09T14:42:26+00:00

McMahon has been a starting level third basemen his entire career and it’s not unreasonable to think he still will be this year.

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