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Have they formally announced the Uriquidy call up yet?

The Yankees need to reinstate their facial hair policy. The mustaches some of these guys have are awful

Just gotta be hot at the right times

Well, heading into the playoffs I was worried about our bullpen….. but the Yankees pen is so much more terrible that I feel a lot better

Can Flaherty make our magic number be his jersey number tonight or is he going to be batting practice again?

I try to stay far away from political discussions, but apparently this was a Charlie Kirk quote: "I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023 If that was his stance, then his own death was worth it to himself. As I see it, the killing of my friend Brian (estrepe1) was not worth it. I’d rather have very tight gun control and have my friend back, among many many others.

They’re next to each other because they’re in alphabetical order

Yeah I can see grabbing someone as a bounceback and stashing them like what we’ve done with Uriquidy. But Maeda, Cobb, Brebbia, Shelby Miller, Shreve, Wingenter, Hernandez, Jackson, etc….. all the roster moves and options used and all the money spent on those guys would probably end up being about the same as getting one proven and reliable pitcher.

After this Cobb situation, I hope Harris is done with the “finding damaged goods” strategy for the pitching staff. We’ve got part of the core entering their prime years—go out this offseason and get some legitimate pitching.

The game will convert to an episode of Battle Bots

Jake Rogers being the winning pitcher would be tremendous

Rogers might legitimately be our third best pitcher

Shane Halter

Good

Beyond Batting Average

If we don’t get robot umps next season…..

So we are swinging on 3-0 in the top of the first, huh?

Verlander isn’t coming back. Not should he.

No Dan is always rough. Prayers for his mother—Tiger nation is pulling for her!

I see our pitching staff as the biggest obstacle currently

I would not be opposed to bringing Walker Buehler in for a look and see if Fetter can do anything with him. Red Sox just released him.

BABIP God hates us tonight

McGonigle career minor league #s in 3 seasons: .316/.419/.934 Torres in 6 minor league seasons: .285/.363/.783

I get that there’s a risk for pitchers….but if we aren’t going to pony up for Skubal, then who would we ever go after? Even when he hits free agency after next year, he will still be on the right side of 30, has a triple crown, a multiple time all-star, a cy young winner, and aside from his one injury—has been very durable. He even recovered from that injury quickly and effectively. He’s got a strong frame, good mechanics (although the leg kick may not age well) and is an ultra-competitor. Id much rather sign him for what he brings to the table than continue to shuffle around guys like Cobb/Flaherty/Maeda/etc. and ultimately spend 30-40 million a year on hoping they bounce back and fill out a rotation. Plus we aren’t going to have to really pay up big in the next several years on Jobe/Olson/Melton…so why not allocate the money to keep Skubal? If he gets hurt, he gets hurt. If he doesn’t, then we have our pitcher of the generation who can anchor a rotation for the next decade. Plus it’s not a great look to trade him or let him walk when the current core of the fan base just watched us get next to nothing for Verlander, Scherzer, Sanchez, JD Martinez, Suarez and Adames.

I’m not convinced Harris would wait that long to call up players that absolutely would help the big club regardless. We’d really rather pay Gleyber Torres 25 mil a year to re-sign for multiple years than just call up a guy on a rookie deal who will more than likely be way better than Torres ever was?