You ask, we answer. The Post is answering questions from readers about New York’s largest professional sports teams, and having our beat writers respond in a series of regularly published portfolios. In today’s installment: the Yankees.
What will the Yankees do with the myriad of quality outfielders? [Aaron] Hicks [Giancarlo] Stanton [Aaron] Judge, [Mike] Tauchman [Brett] Gardner [Clint] Frazier and now it seems [Miguel] Andujar is in the mix, and [Estevan] Florial may emerge in the future. – MM
Nothing at this time. The Yankees are there to win a World Series, so moving any of the names you mentioned will play a role in that plan. Perhaps Frazier will move to a trade after the season, but the Yankees believe he will be a regular player in the big leagues.
Stanton is more of a DH, Andujar is very crude in the outfield and might be necessary at third base. As for Florial, he could play center field in the big leagues right now, based on his reach, glove, and arm, so they won’t betray him, despite two years of injury and too many strikeouts.
Remember, before the coronavirus closed spring training on March 12, the Yankees’ initial outfield would likely be Gardner in the center, Frazier on the left, and Tauchman on the right, because the judge, Hicks, and Stanton were not ready for opening. Day.
How does the new additional inning rule of having a runner starting at second base impact the opposing pitcher’s statistics? Is it recorded as a success? Base on balls? Account against WHIP? WAS if the race scores? – Bryant Cleary
The runner starting the inning at second base will be scored as if he reached a fielding error, but no errors will be charged to the team on the field or to a specific player. If the runner scores, it will be an unearned race.
Yes [Masahiro] Tanaka is not ready for when the season starts, will Clarke Schmidt be the No. 5 starter? – Julia
Does Clarke Schmidt really have a chance to make the rotation? – boo
Let’s go 2 for 1 here. It looks like Tanaka won’t be ready for the first time in the rotation, but Aaron Boone has plenty of options in case the absence lasts nine games or so. Mike King and Jonathan Loaisiga could start, Boone could use Chad Green as a starter or employ multiple relievers at the start of a game.
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If Tanaka is away any longer, the strategy could change. At spring training in March, there was talk that Schmidt could help the major league club at some point in the season. But that would have happened after he pitched in minor league games before, and the minor league seasons were canceled.
Do you think it’s a choice between Tanaka and [James] Paxton or will they try to lock them both up? – Chris Ardizzone
Here’s what we know about the post-season free agent landscape: The teams will trade at heavy financial losses due to COVID-19. That will certainly affect the free agent market for Tanaka and Paxton, regardless of whether they stay or leave. My opinion is that the Yankees let pitchers test the market. And never forget the $ 324 pledge to Gerrit Cole, featured in the Yankees’ thinking about spending.
In a 60 game season, what is it like for the Yankees to make a statement and be elite? – @ Ben22Rivera
Before the coronavirus arrived, the Yankees were favored to win the East of the American League. Nothing has changed. How the elite remains to be seen, but they are the team to beat.
What are the chances that the Yankees sign Judge for a long-term deal, given his injury history? Would three years go? Would he take it? – Jay
Here’s my opinion about it without anyone else’s input: The judge will come to free agency. It doesn’t mean you leave the Bronx, but you will have a chance.
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