By Paul Semendinger
November 1, 2023
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I figured...why not?
I thought, if everything could go basically as planned for the Yankees in 2024, meaning, if every player simply had his typical season, what might the team's production look like?
You know... it wouldn't be too bad!
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1b - Anthony Rizzo = .263/29/92 125 OPS+, 3.9 WAR
2b - Gleyber Torres = .267/27/83 115 OPS+, 3.2 WAR
ss - Anthony Volpe = .263/18/56 (his typical minor league season)
3b- DJ LeMahieu = .292/13/65 102 OPS+, 3.3 WAR
lf - Well, I want to be glass half-full, but the Yankees don't have a left fielder yet
cf - I really want to be positive, but, well, see left field
rf - Aaron Judge = .282/50/111 164 OPS+, 8.1 WAR
c - Austin Wells = .260/18/71 (minor league)
dh = Giancarlo Stanton = .259/42/109 137 OPS+, 4.6 WAR
SP - Gerrit Cole = 16-8, 3.17
SP - Carlos Rodon = 12-11, 3.83
SP - Nestor Cortes = 10-5, 3.82
SP - Clarke Schmidt = 8-11, 3.16
SP - Mike King = 6-4, 2.96
If, it's a big IF, the Yankees can secure two regular outfielders, and I'm not even going down the Juan Soto path here, I'm just saying two serviceable outfielders, two good, quality, 100 OPS+, 2.0 WAR players, the group above does not shape up as a poor team.
That group could actually be pretty good.
The problem is...
No.
I won't do it. I said today I would look at the glass being half full.
Today, I'm staying as positive as I can.
If the players play to their career numbers in 2024, the Yankees could be okay.
Coming soon... a completely full glass.
Coming after... the empty glass.
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Perhaps a more realistic forecast is:
Stanton on IL for 81 games...released after ASB.
Judge still suffers from toe injury as the training staff misdiagnoses him to have a concussion. IL for 45 games.
King blows out arm and needs TJ surgery but training staff diagnoses it as blisters and keeps running him out until his arm literally falls off.
Aaron Boone beaned by a foul ball and suffers a concussion, but training staff unfortunately diagnoses it as a toothache. "Boone-head" (do you see what I did there?) decisions become more frequent as he plays Judge at SS and moves Cole to RF. Rizzo named #3 starter and Holmes starts at 1B. Jon Heyman calls it brilliant because no one…
yah.
most any way you look at it, the Yankees should want to play three outfielders in every game.
it's what old-timers would call tried-and-true
Judge, in right field, is a good un
and Dominguez is like as not to return and serve as a nother
but Dominguez aint gonna be there when play resumes
so the team's gonna need two more.
great range and defense required of a centerfielder
a great deal of offense and only slightly better-than-average defense required of the guy in left.
HOWEVER with a really good and rangy guy in center, along with a good fielder in right, the team can go with a great hitter and sub-average fielder in left
or even a sub-average…
Oh, more glass full:
Rizzo: 131 games at 1B
LeMahieu: 123 games in the field
Wells: 101 GS at catcher
Dominguez: 52 games in the OF once healthy (my time line is he's back at the ASB)
Judge: 138 games in the field
Volpe: 149 games as the SS, avg/obp is .255/.330
Nothing for Torres or Peraza because I'm pretty sure one of them won't be here come the start of Spring.
Cabrera has 121 GP/ 79 GS. He will be the primary fill-in for Judge in RF.
The 3rd starting OF is NOT currently on the roster , or in the organization.
Gomez & Brito each have 40 games pitches and have about 83IP, with about 3.15 ERA, and…
Paul A typical season for Volpe and anyone else should not be based on his minor league seasons Where his BA is listed at .263. Granted his only major league season batted .209. Really can‘t compare minors to majors. It a whole different ballgame.