I like the hype because it is something that deserves to be hyped about. When Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, and Mo Rivera respectively left, none of them had replacements where they were seen as players of the future. With Jeter to Didi, I’m sure the Yankees are looking for a shortstop to have for a while. After all, Yankees fans have become accustomed to replacements; Mantle replaced Dimaggio. Tino Martinez replaced Mattingly.
As far as living up to expectations, what we the fans want from him and what we expect from him are two different things. With expectations, you can’t expect too much out of the small sample size he’s given with Arizona. That and the fact through the first week, he has given a terrible first impression with some baseball gaffes. As long as he plays good defense and puts some life and passion in to the team, unlike other Yankee players of today, we will love him.
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Not only do you want a closer who can get saves, but you want a closer on a good team. Why? Well in order to get a save, the team has win. That’s why I got Fernando Rodney. With the Mariners a contender to get 90 wins, he has a chance to get 40 or even 50 saves.
Shoot those arrows.
These guys had very similar 2014 seasons. For Miller: 2.02 ERA, 62.1 innings, 103 K’s. For Betances: 1.40 ERA, 90 innings, 135 K’s. If these two guys can recreate the insanity that they pitched in 2014 as teammates now on the Yankees, they can be the best bullpen duo…ever.
Saves, holds, innings, and lots of strikeouts. These guys are valuable.
Adrian Gonzalez is as about consistent as it gets. He’s had 100 RBI every season since 2007 (excluding a 99 RBI performance one year). At this point it’s almost a safe bet to pencil him in for 20 homers and 100 RBI.
Being a good player is one part of it, but playing for a good team is what helps for those fantasy-valued stats like runs and RBI. Gonzalez plays for a team that’ll eat this year as they have been.
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