2K24: New York Yankees

[revo]

Tanaka to the DL with an ominous "forearm strain" that's expected to sideline him around 4 weeks.

When Cashman was asked if this may lead to TJ surgery, he said "possibly."

[Judge Jude]

Mets are still cheap, so they are reserving their extra bandwagons and will be releasing them as the applications from fickle NY/NJ baseball fans (and there are millions) fill each of them.

[madducks]

This should get interesting very soon.

Rotoworld:
Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th career home run on Friday against the Red Sox, tying Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list.
And it happened in Fenway Park, of course. Rodriguez wasn't in the starting lineup Friday, but he came up as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning against Junichi Tazawa and took him deep for a go-ahead solo shot over the Green Monster in left field. Interestingly, it was the first pinch-hit home run of his career. Rodriguez is due to receive a $6 million "milestone bonus" for tying Mays, but the Yankees reportedly don't plan on paying it due to his history with performance-enhancing drugs. The 39-year-old is batting .243/.376/.557 with six home runs and 14 RBI through 21 games this season.

[Moonlight J]

Ellsbury to the DL with a knee injury

http://riveraveblues.com/2015/05/jacoby-ellsbury-leaves-game-right-knee-injury-119909/

[Judge Jude]

yep. well, it happens every spring

eboland11
11:23pm via Twitter Web Client

Yankees confirm @JackCurryYES report. Ellsbury to 15-day DL, Heathcott coming up from Triple-A.

[joncarlos]

Presumably this means a lot of Chris Young, even against righties who he isn't very good at hitting. Either Gardner or Young in CF, assuming Young is starting somewhere, should at least keep the defense strong. Slade Heathcott will be called up to take Ellsbury's place and could get some ABs.

[Judge Jude]

only if you pretend that not a single player in the AL from 1901-1919 ever knocked in a run.

that's what MLB is pretending, but anyone who accepts that absurdity is being silly. A-Rod does not hold the record, by any sane standard.

we know how many runs were knocked in over those two decades, and so does MLB.

"The discrepancy comes from MLB and the Elias Sports Bureau, the league's official statistician, not acknowledging any RBI until it became an official stat."

which is preposterous.

Honus Wagner? 0 RBI for his career, not 1,732. 0.

[heyelander]

Honus Wagner? 0 RBI for his career, not 1,732. 0.

well, he does have 0 AL RBIs... which was the statistic stated...

that said, ARod still trails Ruth when you add those RBIs in.

[Judge Jude]

the AL statistic stated is as inaccurate as saying that Wagner has 0 MLB RBI according to MLB, which was another point.

[Judge Jude]

meanwhile, MLB credits Ruth for all of his HR before 1920 - he just didn't knock anyone in with them, not even himself, is their stance.

lol

[revo]

Ellsbury out another 3-4 weeks.

[Judge Jude]

unbelievable that Ellsbury gets hurt again

#snakebit

[mjl]

Tanaka looks pretty good so far - 61 pitches through five innings, 7 strikeouts, his last pitch to end the 5th was a 95mph fastball.

edited to add: finished with 78 pitches through seven innings, 3 hits, 1 ER, 9 strikeouts.

[swampdragon]

A lot of pitches for Miller in 2 days
21 yesterday
35 today

2 saves though

He is going to to need some rest

[joncarlos]

A lot of pitches for Miller in 2 days
21 yesterday
35 today

2 saves though

He is going to to need some rest

Criminal. But Girardi doesn't trust anyone else.