Aaron Judge has been cleared to start "light activity." No swinging or anything like that, but he's stretching and running in the outfield with the team right now
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George Lombard Jr. is the 14th Yankee to hit a home run in his MLB debut!
Getting blown out twice in one game immediately after an insufficient trade deadline is probably a good omen.
The Yankees might have to trade for some bullpen help at the deadline.
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Someone wake up Aaron Boone and tell him letting your top young pitcher throw 70 pitches to get six outs is a bad idea.
Impressive not to be able to clear the "better than Ali Sánchez" bar at catcher. No help for an overworked bullpen either. A failure of a deadline.
Passanthallich@passanthalbot.bsky.social · 2d ago@JonHeyman tweeted Yankees did nothing beyond what’s been reported
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The Yankees can have all the good parts of these platoon splits García vs RHP .295 AVG .593 SLG (.918 OPS 148 OPS+) Goldschmidt vs LHP .307 AVG .589 SLG (.987 OPS 176 OPS+) and skip these parts García vs LHP .218 AVG .382 SLG (.627 OPS 75 OPS+) Goldy vs RHP .201 AVG .349 SLG (.581 OPS 59 OPS+)
The trade deadline is 6pm ET today. The Yankees have already dumped Camilo Doval on the Pirates and gotten Luis García Jr. from the Nationals. Their biggest remaining needs in rough order of importance: 1. RHB at C 2. RHB in the OF 3. RP who can miss bats (not rely on weak contact)
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The Yankees Bulk up the Offense With Luis García Jr.
New York gets a player whose bat should play well in the Bronx to boost its beleaguered lineup, while Washington gets the pitching depth it sorely needs.
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Morejon is a monster. Offering 4.5 years of Warren for 20-ish innings of Morejon is pretty aggressive, but you have to give to get, and the Yankees have rotation depth to peddle.
MLB Trade Rumors@mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 3d agoWrote about the Luis García Jr. trade at the Patreon. Now the Yankees need to find a righty bat or two, plus bullpen help. www.patreon.com/RABthoughts/...
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Beggars can't be choosers and the Yankees have brought in some desperately needed offense even though it is an imperfect roster fit. Accordi
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Passan: "The New York Yankees are acquiring infielder Luis García Jr. from the Washington Nationals, sources tell ESPN. Garcia, 26, leads the National League in slugging percentage and is hitting .283/.313/.560 with 23 home runs. He’s under club control through end of 2027."
Luis Garcia Jr. is still flying with the Nats to Philly this evening, but he spoke as if he expects to be officially told he's been traded at some point. "It's a mix of both sad and happy. This is a new chapter in my career. 50-50 right now."
An imperfect fit as another lefty with platoon issues, but the Yankees need any hitter with a pulse right now.
Passanthallich@passanthalbot.bsky.social · 3d ago🔁 @Ken_Rosenthal retweeted @spencernusbaum_ Nothing finalized between Luis García Jr. and the Yankees but it is trending that way, per source. He just went into the tunnel. @Joelsherman1 mentioned link.
Thought the Yankees might score a third run there. The two first pitch fly outs took care of that.
Austin Wells is wearing old school colored catcher's gear to honor Thurman Munson on the anniversary of his death.
Last lineup before the trade deadline. I wonder how many new faces will be in there next time. (The deadline is 6pm Monday and the Yankees play an hour later. Whoever they trade for probably won't be in the lineup until Tuesday, but you know what I mean.)
New York Yankees@yankees.mlbbsky.com · 3d agoWrapping up the Road Trip. #RepBX
The Yankees had one of the very worst offenses in baseball this month, yet they went 14-11 in July because the pitching has been so good. Please add a bat or three and get these guys some help.
Ferguson walked the first two batters of the inning and then Caballero does this. So unlike an Aaron Boone team to be situationally unaware.
Great start in what might've been Warren's last as a Yankee. He can be frustrating, but he's talented and teams spend $18M a year in free agency to get what he gives the Yankees.
Damaso Marte. Held Chase Utley and Ryan Howard to 0 for 6 with 4 K in the 2009 World Series. Retired all eight batters he faced in the series and the final 12 batters he faced in the postseason dating back to the ALDS. 🫡
River Ave. Blues@riveraveblues.bsky.social · 6d agoToday's Name That Yankee hint: He's a World Series hero.