Baseball season is
in full effect. We are about half way through the season and there is so much
going on with the season. In New York City alone, both teams are creating their
own headlines. Overall, the Yankees are creating positive headlines and the
Mets are creating negative headlines. This seems to be a trend over the past
decade (with the exception of 2015). If you want to know the truth, the
opposite can be true for either team. Let’s put both teams in review.
The Yankees are
one of the top 3 teams of Major League Baseball this season. They can score
runs, drop home runs, and has a bullpen that can dominate. They also have a top
of the rotation pitcher in Luis Severino. Last week alone, they came from down
5-0 to win 7-5. Yesterday, even though they lost, they came down from 4-0 to
lose 7-6 in 12 innings. The Yankees have resilience. What can they can do to improve? They need
1-2 more starting pitchers. Whether it’s from the minor leagues or a trade,
Domingo German and Sonny Gray are just not cutting it.
The Yankees do
not need get a Jacob deGrom type of pitcher, but if they can get a 2-3 level
type of pitcher like JA Happ, it can work. They can trade for Happ and bring up
someone like Justus Sheffield. CC is a free agent after this season and Jordan
Montgomery is out until 2020 due to Tommy John surgery. Honestly, this can be a
blessing for the Yankees. Even if they get Happ, he is a free agent this off
season as well. Domingo German has the raw stuff, but he can’t seem to be put
together.
About putting it
together, let’s look in Flushings. Sandy Alderson, Fred Wilpon and Co seem to
just be flushing the Mets down the toilet. The season for them is lost. For
those who actually think they should salvage the season . . . ha what you
thinking? Jacob deGrom is having the season of his life and the Mets are not
having the season of their life. They should be selling him at all costs. They
should also trade Asdrubal Cabrerra who’s having the season worth getting
something back. These 2 pieces can help with a rebuild.
The Mets are going nowhere
fast. Their management has no idea what they are doing with this team. The
health of these players are not getting any better even with the change they
made this offseason. If they were smart, they would sell the assets they
actually have (minus Nimmo) and start a true rebuild. Sandy should also be
canned. He has not done anything worthwhile (going to the World Series does not
count, that was lighting in a bottle).
See while the Mets truly
hate the Yankees (why I am sure), they both have what the other wants. They
should work something out. I do not care how many trades they have or have not
made. The right thing for Cash to do is pick up that phone. The right thing for
Sandy to is listen and possibly deal. Don’t do anything stupid, just think
about it and maybe it would be the smart thing.
