The Yankees announced a slate of roster moves prior to tonight’s game, most notably designating one-time top pitching prospect Deivi García for assignment and placing lefty Carlos Rodón on the 15-day IL with a strained hamstring. New York also reinstated Jonathan Loáisiga from the 60-day injured list — hence the need for a 40-man spot — and recalled lefty Nick Ramirez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
García was once viewed as a potential mid-rotation arm. The 5’9″ righty appeared among Baseball America’s top 100 prospects going into both 2020 and ’21. He debuted with six starts during the shortened campaign, posting decent strikeout and walk numbers despite an ERA pushing 5.00. At the time, it seemed he was in line for a permanent rotation spot in the near future. At the very least, his high-octane stuff was expected to play out of the bullpen.
Things didn’t play out that way. García was tagged for a 6.85 ERA at Triple-A in 2021. He only made two MLB appearances that season. He followed up with a 6.89 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A the following season. The Yankees abandoned hopes of García as a starter this year, using him in relief for all but one of his 28 minor league appearances.
It hasn’t translated to markedly improved results. The 24-year-old owns a 5.67 ERA through 46 frames with the RailRiders. His 20.5% strikeout percentage is a few points below average and he’s walking almost 15% of batters faced. After three seasons of subpar production in the upper minors, the Yankees no longer feel they can keep giving him opportunities to figure things out.
Since the trade deadline has come and gone, New York will have to place García on waivers. It’s no sure thing he’ll be claimed at this point, though it wouldn’t be a surprise if another club takes a flier on his former prospect status. García still has a reasonably live arm, averaging 94.9 MPH on his heater during a pair of big league appearances this summer. There are clearly significant command issues he’ll need to iron out if he’s to emerge as even a solid middle reliever. García is in his last option season; if another team claims him, they could keep him in Triple-A for the rest of the year but would have to carry him on next year’s big league roster (if he holds a 40-man spot all offseason).
While García’s DFA marks a painful concession by the organization that he hasn’t developed as hoped, the loss of Rodón is clearly a bigger impact in the short term. Fortunately, it’s not expected to be a serious issue. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters it’s a low-grade strain that isn’t expected to keep him out for much longer than the minimum (relayed by Greg Joyce of the New York Post).
Rodón has had a frustrating first season in the Bronx. The two-time All-Star dealt with forearm and back issues that cost him the first half of the year. Since returning, he’s been ineffective through six starts. He owns a 7.33 ERA with a notably decreased 20.5% strikeout rate and lofty 14.8% walk percentage over 27 innings. His velocity remains at the same level as it was when he was dominating hitters with the White Sox and Giants the last two years. The injuries have clearly kept him from finding any kind of consistency to this point in his Yankee tenure though.
Loáisiga has missed over three months after surgery to remove a bone spur from his throwing elbow. He’s been limited to three appearances on the season. When healthy, the 28-year-old righty is one of New York’s better relievers. He racks up huge grounder rates and has a 3.53 career ERA.
Rodon = bust
Total bust. Yet the Giants somehow end up with the career year and the draft pick.
It’s a 6 year deal. Far too early to call it a bust.
If the Yankees miss the playoffs they’ll likely clean house and that’s not too early to call it a “bust”. Do you really want your team to rely on a fragile, injury riddled track record moving forward?
“Do you really want your team to rely on a fragile, injury riddled track record moving forward?”
Have you seen the Yankees roster? That’s all they got.
Are there many examples of someone signing a big deal struggling in their first year and producing good results the next 5 years?
In order for longterm contracts to provide even half the value they should, in general it’s in the first couple years. Players don’t suddenly get better with age now that steroids are policed better.
Given his injury history I’d bet on that contract being horrendous going forward.
Jose Berrios first year of his contract with the Jays was the worst of his career, by far. Year two looks to be his best and it’s possible he may continue this way given his history.
So one yet to be determined. Anyone else. Berrios was pretty good after the deadline that year which may have lead to the extension, although they probably started with extension talks as soon as he got to Toronto.
I was mainly talking about free agents who changed teams after signing big deals.
Agreed
Jose Berrios has a 4.03 FIP, so it’s not that farfetched to think he would not do well. Jays overpaid.
Jays will probably get to the postseason but will hit that wall first round in the playoffs like they always do.
Don Baylor 1977 Angels. Hurt and not very productive. MVP in 1979.
That’s all I got.
John Smiley. 1993 Reds. Terrible then had arm surgery. Came back in 94-95-96 to be a solid 1 or at worst 2 starter.
Dude hes been hurt. Yes there is a long list of 30 year olds who got hurt then went on to be the player they were prior once they got healthy.
You can look this up
@mlb fan Giving up after one bad season? Yankees came off a 99 win season last year…
John Lackey with the Red Sox was awful in his first year. He turned it around big time after recovering from his TJS and helped them win a title. Don’t give up on Rodon yet; he is still a very talented pitcher. This year has been a bust but his pre-season injury probably had a lot to do with it.
You make it sound as if Rodon had been healthy and only now got hurt. In that case, your point would be well heeded. But with Rodon’s checkered history, starting off with this bad a season bodes poorly – as he’ll likely have additional periods of this deal shortened or worsened by other issues. He’ll likely have his better periods too, but this puts the deal in a starting hole.
Dorothy, citing Lackey is a point of concern with this, not a point in favor of rebound. Lackey was heavily mediocre right off the bat, then bad, then didn’t pitch, all in an expensive 5 year deal. Everything he did after that only salvaged the total return to not be a disaster, but it was still a failed signing overall. His first full season back he still only put up a 117 ERA+, then drooped to 111 before he was traded at the deadline. It was only his bonus extra season (due to a preexisting injury clause) after that trade that was of notable value, not enough to get it close to par.
Berrios hasn’t been injured for every year of his MLB Carrer and is a work horse of a pitcher with very safe mechanics, and overall had a top-of-the-line development from the Twins Pitching Coaches
Compared to Rondon having so many injuries and having to work with the 2nd most unserious organization in Baseball (Yankees are most unserious) The White Sox who completely ruined his durability
Doom and bloom the jays in 15,16 beat the rangers in the 1st round. And have won the World Series twice. So they don’t always exit in the first round.
You say that as if that’s not an accomplishment. Baseball playoffs are a complete crapshoot that’s basically a coin flip and hardly ever signals who the better team is.
@iverbure you do have a point, but recently Jays have been trying to buy rather than develop and we know how that turns out. Plus, they haven’t done well against their own division. I don’t think they stand a chance against the Rays or O’s. Both teams are just way more complete.
Who/how will they “clean house”? Donaldson is off the books and some other fringe contributors are FA, but the guys like Rizzo, DJ, Judge, Cole, Rodon, are here to stay. I would suggest firing the manager as a first step.
The rays and orioles have certainly played better however nearly the entire rotation of the rays is hurt. The orioles rotation doesn’t scare anyone. The jays have as good of SP as anyone in the AL and their lineup on paper should be better than what it has been all year. They can’t possibly be as bad with RISp all year as they have.
I think they’re as dangerous as anyone in the AL. Going to need a healthy bichette back obviously though.
“Cleaning house” is interesting since they have a guaranteed ~$161M committed to 7 players while the rest of the roster is filled out by Arb and Pre-arb players.
ruined what durability? guy had none.. he pitched over 150 innings once before last year lololol… how was the durability ruined? Where is the work load that ruined him? average pitches per start were lowwww
2015-2021 innings pitched w/ w sox:
139.1
165
69.1
120.2
34.2
7.2
132.2
reread my comment lmao, I never said the Yankees ruined his durability
“99 win season last year”. And the Mets won 101 last year. It really doesn’t matter, because it’s no longer “last year”, it’s this year.
And the Yanks are stuck with another franchise crushing contract.
The Yankees are not the Brewers. This contract won’t crush the franchise even if he goes full Ellsbury and doesn’t throw one more inning for the Yankees ever. It would be a bummer, but we will throw him in the cutter and go buy another.
Devi a bust as well. Frazier was a bust. McKinney was a bust. Greg Bird, Tyler Wade, Jacoby Ellsbury and so many more from just the past 15 years. But that’s what the Yankees do.
He was a bust before this year
See how no one has cited numerous examples? That’s my point. Anyone that wants Rodon with that contract going forward with what we know now needs their head examined.
Rodon on IL? Shocking.
Deivi- we hardly knew ya! I will definitely miss “Little Miniature Pedro!
Hey little stevie, I heard you made pee pee again? So stop playing with your dingy!
Stop just face the fact you’ve been OWNED again, little stevie!!! Bedtime now???
More than two shakes and you’ve crossed a line!
I remember when fans were adamant about not trading Deivi at the trade deadline. He was the pitching version of Andujar and Frazier in the fans eyes. It just goes to show you that “top” prospects are really a crap shoot when it comes to their performance in MLB. It seems even more so with Yankees prospects for some reason. Maybe it’s the excessive media coverage of the team that makes it feel this way.
@Dorothy- I feel a smart move for the Red Sox would be to sign Deivi to a minor league contract, and to hire Pedro to work with him. Garcia still has a excellent power arm, there’s no reason why he couldn’t help some team out there in their bullpen, and maybe eventually become a starter again down the road.
Tampa is where he should sign.
The ultimate irony of the Red Sox picking Garcia and fixing him, would be that the Yankees would have to see it firsthand against them.
@acoss13- My guess if Matt Blake couldn’t fix Deivi, then very few could, it was a #’s game for a bullpen spot and Garcia was phased out. If I’m Deivi I would sign a deal with the Rays, Jays, Red Sox or the Orioles.
Cashman held onto him too long, but you don’t need me to remind you of this.
He does not have a power arm. He throws a straight 92mph fastball. I only watched him in the majors but I think I’ve seen most all of his starts and I was never impressed. never understood hype.
Crap shoot or very poor player evaluation on the Yankee part, as such the Yankees are unable to make these players any better then when they first entered into their system.
Carlos Rodon is starting to resemble the pitching version of Anthony Rendon. Rodon=Rendon
@Ignorant- That was definitely a good one, no difference really! I guess Trashman lost Estevan Florial’s # once again? Just wondering what he actually did?
So bring up Florial because Rodon went on the IL? Seems reasonable.
@vtadave- When has Florial received the at bats to succeed? Exactly, he hasn’t, so go cradle yourself back to sleep in La La Land!
He’s just pointing out they lost a P, and need a P to replace him. Florial doesn’t pitch.
@stymeedone- No Florial doesn’t pitch correct, but the Yankees have needed left handed power in their lineup all season. The Yankees have been losing all season due to a weakened offense, not because of their starting pitching. The loss of German and now Rodon again will definitely hurt too though.
I also can be a major league OF. Do you know how I know this? Because no team has ever given me the at bats to succeed. I will die knowing I would have been successful if only someone had given me the chance.
Every other team in the majors passed up the chance to give Florial ABs. I wonder why.
He strikes out at a 30% clip in AAA. If he had Joey Gallo power and BB% and defense, he might get more consideration, but he doesn’t.
YBC-If Florial was playing on the Yankees right now he’d become the best fielder on the team, next to Bader. Has Florial received any at bats this season from the Yankees? No, and it makes zero sense because he can hit for power from the left side, steal bases, and play excellent defense in 3 positions in the outfield. Smh
Florial is a total bust. Career AAA overachiever who can’t hit MLB pitching. Play Greg Allen and understand it’s too late for 2023.
Hal should get a jump on interviewing GM candidates.
Not enough MLB opportunities for Florial to see either way. You can not rely on the Yankee talent evaluators as they are terrible. This was the season to put the entire Florial drama to rest. Put him out there and let him play!! Couldn’t do any worse then the band of AAAA players or infielders they’ve already used this season
I agree completely. he might be a bust, or not. It appears we will never know. He has received exactly 50 major league bats over the course of multiple seasons, in sporadic bursts. Not exactly a adequate sample size. And whether he can hit or not, it would be an immediate improvement on the team since the so-called leftfielders that they have been using cannot field to save their lives. they elect the keystone cops out there, they run into each other, they drop balls, etc.
“Starting to resemble”..I’m currently investigating whether Anthony Rendon and Carlos Rodon are actually the same person. Not surprisingly, they’ve never been seen or photographed together in the same room at the same time.
Rodone=Rendone
Sorry to nitpick on the spelling
0-2 MC Hammer. Both of your ‘correct’ spellings are wrong.
So you’re saying they are not “done”?
Not sure if you are missing my sarcasm or if I’m missing yours?
No Rendon is way way worse. He’s healthy and doesn’t want to play, is actively toxic with press and in the dugout. Rendon is currently the worst vibes in the league, even during white Sox trash fire week.
Year 1 for Rodon in the Bronx looks like a colossal failure. Hopefully he redeems himself next year but I’m not overly confident. Add this to the list of reasons to get rid of Cashman
Still not happening… Hal isn’t going to fire someone who is like family to him, unfortunately. Hopefully Trashman eventually just quits, since this is getting really ugly.
I would have said the same thing before this season but I think Hal is finally starting to feel the heat. This is the highest payroll the Yankees have ever had and they’re at serious risk of missing the postseason. I don’t think Hal can watch that happen and not make wholesale changes
Cashman signed a 4 year deal he’s going nowhere.
That doesn’t mean anything. Hal could easily eat the money and fire him or assign him a new role within the organization. Cashman just can’t keep his job as GM anymore
What you don’t realize is after 6 years of the failures or Boone and Cashman, both were given extensions. Why? No one knows. However, with that being said, it’s clear as day that ownership is content with exits in the playoffs every season
Early postseason exits are one thing. Missing the postseason entirely with a nearly $300MM payroll is a different level of embarrassment
It does mean something. Teams just don’t hand out 4 year extensions for guys they plan on firing. It would have been hilarious George operating in today’s baseball during everyone every year trading for the biggest worst contracts signing free agents to record terrible contracts. Most Yankee fans think that’s the way to win in today’s baseball and they really need a reality check.
I can’t imagine Hal envisioned this type of miserable season when he handed out those contracts. Or the embarrassing interviews those clowns give on a regular basis.
You might want to check Cashman’s and Boone’s salaries, then check the Yankees estimated yearly revenue. They’re a drop in a bucket.
I’d imagine George would have no emotional attachment to Cashman and likely would have fired him sometime between 2013-16. Then had the sense to hire an exec who is capable of developing internal talent while also spending wisely. Like the Dodgers with Friedman.
Most Yankees fans these days recognize that they need to do a better job developing their own talent and free agency is no longer a viable method of team building. However the Yankees are still very much capable of giving out big contracts. The issue is who those contracts have, and haven’t, gone to.
The problem is that the Yankees don’t have a strong core of rookies to build their team around so the only way they can stay competitive right now is to overspend in free agency. This team has the worst future outlook of any team in the AL East right now. Too many aging players with big contracts on the MLB roster who cannot be traded unless NY eats most of their salary. With very few MLB-ready prospects, things are going to get worse for the Yankees over the next 2-3 seasons. They might have to consider a complete tear down & rebuild but I’m not sure Hal will allow that. They should at least take a page out of the Mets playbook and pay a majority of their veteran’s salaries to move them for some young talent. I think the Mets will have $80M in dead money on their books for next season but at least they got some decent prospects back in their deals, but the Mets had more desirable talent to move than the Yankees do.
Things aren’t nearly that dire. This season is likely chalked but with a couple smart moves, next year things will be fine. The Yankees pitching staff is among the best in the league, they just need some offense to back it up. A healthy Judge and Rizzo along with further development from Volpe will go a long way towards fixing that problem. They also have a pair of prospects who should be ready next year in Austin Wells and Everson Pereira. Guys like Jasson Dominguez, Spencer Jones, and Trey Sweeney should also be ready in late 2024/early 2025
@Ronk-The best case scenario is for Hal to sell the team, again not happening. Expect Cashman for at least 3 more years as the GM. Hal will never fire him. I wish and hope I’m wrong here. Assigning him a new role in the organization would be a great move, nevertheless expect Cashman to walk away on his own or play out the 3 years remaining. I agree with you this has turned very ugly though, just like little stevie.
Correct again
Why would he sell a cash cow? Be realistic, there are worse owners in baseball that should sell, Hal is at the bottom of that list!!
Things are not that dire, a few tweaks ,a few additions, and a few subtractions and this team could be playoff bound again. of course they will have to be willing to spend some money. How difficult gonna be to get a major league caliber left fielder, not even talking all star.
What has been noted above, the main problem is cashman and whether he is willing or able to do what is necessary. It has appeared over the last few years that he has not. Instead of making the changes that everyone can see are needed,he stubbornly digs in deeper, and insist that things are fine the way they are.
Hal isn’t selling the team, nor should he. He signed off on a $293MM payroll, I’m not sure what more you want him to do. Hal’s problem is not being able to part ways with Cashman. If the rumblings continue, I can’t see him ignoring this problem much longer
No accountability. George Steinbrenner demanded not just winning but championships and rewarded NOBODY unless they won. George would have canned Cashman long ago
It can happen.
Lester, darvish for cubs are good comps, but no guarantees.
Lester’s first year with the cubs he had an era of 3.34….
Rodan, he’s not exactly endearing himself to Yankees fans. They already hate him. It will take quite a bit for him to get out of this hole that he has created, he will receive a lot of boos until he rights the ship . and I wonder, in the meantime if he has the stones to endure.
Hey Doc, I think Rodon will pitch a lot better next season if he is healthy, not looking for any miracles this season, starting to think of waiving the white flag actually. Hopefully we can sign Cody Bellinger in the off-season if he reaches free agency. (He has a option) I wouldn’t mind signing or trading for some lefty contact hitters also. Switch hitting Dylan Carlson should be another player we could try to trade for also. I would think of entertaining offers for Gleyber also. We probably should of traded him to the Marlins at the deadline this season. I don’t think the Yankees will offer him an extension so it probably makes sense to trade him in the off-season.
Hey Capt
I think those are good moves that would help.
I like bellinger especially.Gleyber, is a mystery. Like everything else, they are probably undecided about what to do with him also. If they do not plan on extending him, they should try to trade him while his value is high. reportedly at the trade deadline, Cashman was shopping him, but his asking price was so high that teams balked at it. something like four high-level pitching prospects.
So much for Rodon not missing his next start.
Boone is never to be trusted. He constantly lies about injuries.
Yeah Boone is so full of crap. How he can keep telling obvious lies is beyond me.
Boone is a puppet for Trashman, and Trashman is a puppet for Hal, just call it the Trinity. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. With Hal being the Father, Boone being the Son, and Trashman being the Holy Ghost!!!
They are all codependent on each other…like a toxic threesome. They all enable each other in an incestuous, circular relationship. It’s like the picture of the snake eating It’s own tail, over & over again into infinity. This toxic threesome/Trinity needs some outside force to intervene & stop the insanity, but who would it be ???
You could say that. I called them the three stooges though. Equally apt . they’ve had one of the worlds most famous and valuable franchises handed to them on a silver platter, and somehow they’ve managed to completely destroy it. It takes a special kind of talent to do that.
All managers do.
So much for “little Pedro”
Nice power arm out of the pen for someone out there(probably the RedSox) so they have the next “Little Pedro”
Luckily for you Bloom is too stupid to let that happen. Now if he were a 30 year old left handed reliever who walks 20 guys per 9, then the Sox would be interested.
@okbud- I’m truly expecting Deivi to succeed as a middle reliever or a set up man, then maybe eventually becoming a starter once again, he still has great stuff. Pedro Martinez would turn his career around in a heartbeat, it would definitely be worth it.
They release Deivi, but yet continue to hang onto florial, but never give him a chance in the outfield. It’s not like they have any decent players out there that are keeping him from his tryout. he’s had exactly 50 major league at bats, spread out amongst multiple years. That’s not actually much of a sample size to assess his ability.
Stick a fork in him, he’s Rodone.
I remember in the 2020 off-season when the trade request for Deivi were piling in and the Yankees refused … then this article came out where NYY changed his mechanics – pinstripealley.com/2023/5/27/23739132/yankees-mlb-…
Ok Wow! You want a medal or a dog biscuit?
Can I have both
I get this feeling this Rodon deal is going to be a disaster.
“Going to be”…Going to be or already is?
I say “going to be” because I generally toss out the first disastrous year. If it happens again in year 2, goodnight. He was injury prone before his career year last year so you had to know that there was a risk it would happen again and it has.
Not as disastrous as Strasbourg or degrom
Do Yankees fans really want to go through this year in and year out? Relying on Judge and Cole to get them to a championship only to maybe sneak into the playoffs and get roped by a better team? The Yanks are not a powerhouse and not scary. There was a time when teams feared going into Yankee Stadium because it would be like sticking your head in a beehive. Now, it’s not intimidating because you know that outside of Judge, you’ll get Ks, tappers to 2nd and weak popups to foul territory. Also, they tend to way over hype guys in the minors but none of them are impact guys. Just more Ks, tappers to 2nd and weak popups to foul territory mixed in with the occasional homer to the short porch
Judge misses half the season every year anyway so I’d say only Cole is their best bet to getting to the WS
And Cole only pitches 1 every 5 days and probably makes a million plus for every start he makes with that contract. You better hope he holds up because that contract is huge for him to not produce.
Yankees won’t have to worry about that because Cole will get more money should he opt out of his contract after next season. He’s the best pitcher in baseball and will likely get more money elsewhere
I’m not sure that he’s the best… definitely top 5. If I were him, I wouldn’t opt out. Doubt anyone would match it.
AJ Preller is on line 1
And how would you feel if you lost Cole? That’s your best pitcher.
Would it make a difference? I won’t be satisfied unless Cashman and Boone are both fired. Losing Cole would make things worse obviously but the team is doomed with or without him
No seriously Cole would trump that contract right now. Gerrit is definitely in the top 1-3 of starting pitchers in the game, and could easily command $45 million a year or even more. He’d get that easily on the open market.
You just came off a 100+ win season. A deal or two (the right one) can dramatically shift results for next year. You’re crazy if you throw in the white towel after one year of missed playoffs.
Okay, 99 wins, but still…
Why would he stay here, this is a sinking or sunk ship, with no treasure.
Cashman has lost his touch, if he ever indeed had it. Which is doubtful. It’s time to give up the reins to someone who knows what they are doing. Steinbrenner needs to get out of his stupor and make some changes finally. loyalty is great, but it has been 25 years.
There’s a major league arm if you can straighten him out. Definitely a reliever but still has a live arm. Be surprised if he made it too far. One of KC, Oak, Colorado, Washington has to roll the dice.
The Yankees have become the Ivy League, analytics laden, “swing and miss” New York Yankees.
Very boring style of baseball.
The problem with the Yankees is even though the majority of the team is very mediocre, they’ll sign one or two huge names to massive contracts and expect to be able to win a championship with one or two players (Judge and Cole). You cannot win like that. Maybe it gets you through the regular season but only if the one or two players stay healthy. The Yanks won’t rebuild because they think Yankees fans won’t accept it. I think they would if they see a plan and direction. As it is now, they are very very mediocre.
This franchise has become a total embarrassment.
Very very mediocre team. Judg, Cole and junk. It’s like parking a Ferrari and Porche in a junkyard
They’re not as bad as the Mets. Red Sox have had it not so great, but at least Bloom didn’t screw us too much with big contracts.
red sox are set up very well for the future
in 2 years people will be singing bloom’s praises
@dasit maybe so, but a rebuild shouldn’t take 4 years, especially when he’s lied about it. I’m not completely against Bloom. He hasn’t hurt us long term but he’s been putrid with short term deals. We had a chance this year and he decided to pass on it.
he definitely seems committed to a small-market style rebuild. wonder if that strategy comes from ownership or they handed it over and said do what you think is best
I miss Jeter, Sabathia, and Teixeira
I miss Winfield, Sheffield, Giambi,, Rickey Henderson, even ARoid.
White Sox organization would like a word…
There was nobody else on the 40 man that they could have designated away? Little shocking, no?
I watch 140 Giant games from here in NJ. Rodon was great last year but watched his starts with Yanks this year and looks like he gained 30 pounds. Look at videos from last year and compare to Yankee starts.
Big money Rodon lives on the IL
Devi is about to be a steal for whoever claims him typical Yankees system can’t develop talent
Where does Deivi end up?
Tampa
Seattle
Carlos Ellsbury
Brian Cashman must either be the most unlucky GM when it comes to fre agent signings panning out or not, or he really just doesn’t know how to allocate money or put it towards the best pieces to create a dynasty
You are obviously correct Yanks 2. Time for him to move on, and give the reins to someone who is not a dinosaur.
Is anyone really surprised by Rodon? He’s had one year I believe with 30 starts. He pitched great in his walk year and got paid.
Rodon is the typical Scott Boras client; they’re studs and ironmen in their walk year and they go into early retirement as soon as they get PAID. Carlos Rodon, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rendon and Carlos Correa are exhibit “A” in this argument.
His only good seasons were when he was pitching for a contract. Otherwise, he has been league-average and injury-prone. He could be better, but it was a substantial gamble.
I’m really beginning to hate this team or not so much the team, but the management is horrendous
Rodonerol and Rendonerol need roids. Nuff said
Carlos Pavano Rodon – American Idle 2
A guy who has been hurt most of his career got hurt again. Shocking. Hated this move from
Day 1. I’ve always been a fan of cashman but he has so many mistakes in the last 5 years that it really is impossible to defend
Ramirez is garbage. I would rather have IKF in bullpen
Spot on
Carlos , meet Ed Whitson !
Well it takes Stanton out of the crosshairs. Or is he Mr. Irrelevant?
The Yankees are done for the season. I am so glad that I have opted out of the Yankees fan base.
DFA for Deivi is a good thing. The Yankees have some rule 5 players this fall that are worth protecting. Moving on from DG is a positive step.
Who had the best career out of all the incredibly overhyped Yankee pitching prospects this century? Ian Kennedy? Phil Hughes?
These guys are so crazy overhyped, it’s insane.
Called injury bust Rodon at Christmas, but most yankee yankers refused to believe it. Stanton doing his usual, Judge on pace again/next. F.O. never learns with it’s trades/signings.
More Mets middle reliever fodder!
Steinbrenner should sell now because the Yankee future looks dim.
I wuld love the Marlins to take a crack at Deivi Garcia to see if they can fix him.
Talks between Orioles FO and Gunnar and Adley agents already happening? Ugh. Budget sensitive owner vs a high profile player’s agent. Good luck with that.
More realistic extensions for now are definitely Mullins followed by a Hays and Santander.
Trade Mountcastle. He’s the only piece that will get Os a league level opening day SP. Roll dice with O’Hearn and others at 1st base