Odd Men Out: Hicks, Trevino, and Carpenter Judge back in CF DJ gets to DH on birthday -- have a Happy! Rather, make the fans happy! No word yet on Hicks' CT scan on his leg CINCINNATI India (2B) -- .221 Drury (3B) -- .276 Pham (LF) -- ,246 Votto (1B) -- .211 Stephenson (C) -- .320 Naquin (RF) -- .248 Farmer (SS) -- .264 Moustakas (DH) -- .209 Senzel (CF) -- .257 Minor (P) -- 1-6, 6.63 YANKEES LeMahieu (DH) -- .268 (126) Judge (CF) -- .282 (168) Rizzo (1B) -- .227 (139) Stanton (RF) -- .237 (132) Torres (2B) -- .275 (134) Donaldson (3B) -- .228 (104) Kiner-Falefa (SS) -- .267 (80) Higashioka (C) -- .177 (53) Gallo (LF) -- .168 (84) Severino (P) -- 5-3, 3.11 Game on YES

by Paul Semendinger February 21, 2021 *** This is my first guess at the Yankees’ 2021 Opening Day Roster. Better said, this is the roster I would go with if the decision were up to me, at least as things look as Spring Training begins. SP – Gerrit Cole SP – Corey Kluber SP – James Taillon SP – Jordan Montgomery SP – Deivi Garcia C – Kyle Higashioka C – Gary Sanchez 1B – Luke Voit 2B – D.J. LeMahieu SS – Gleyber Torres 3B – Gio Urshela LF – Clint Frazier CF – Aaron Hicks RF – Aaron Judge DH – Giancarlo Stanton RP – Aroldis Chapman RP – Zack Britton RP – Chad Green RP – Darren O’Day RP – Luis Cessa or Jonathan Loaisiga or Nick Nelson (undetermined right now) RP – UPDATE – Justin Wilson (Thanks Fuster!) (This was Nick Nelson) OF – Jay Bruce OF – Brett Gardner INF – Thairo Estrada INF – Tyler Wade UTL – Derek Dietrich

Odd Men Out: Gallo and Higy Judge 0-8 under new contract Donaldson gets 1/2 afternoon off DJ at 3B 'STROS Altuve (2B -- .274 Brantley (DH) -- .292 Bregman (3B) -- .232 Tucker (RF) -- .260 Gurriel (1B) -- .219 Pena (SS) -- .277 Dubon (LF) -- .242 Meyers (CF) -- .286 Maldonado (C) -- .150 Urquidy (P) -- 6-3, 4.68 YANKEES LeMahieu (3B) -- .260 (119) Judge (CF) -- .295 (180) Rizzo (1B) -- .223 (134) Stanton (RF) -- .242 (132) Donaldson (DH) -- .230 (106) Torres (2B) -- .253 (124) Hicks (LF) -- .227 (93) Kiner-Falefa (SS) -- .265 (83) Trevino (C) -- .277 (127) Cortes (P) -- 6-3, 2.31 Game on YES and MLBN

Odd Men Out: Initially speaking, DJ and IKF, plus Higgy Mar-Gon at SS Judge needs to start earning his new contract Gallo needs to start earning his contract ASTROS Altuve (2B) -- .273 Brantley (DH) -- .294 Bregman (3B) -- .235 Alvarez (LF) -- .317 Tucker (RF) -- .262 Diaz (SS) -- .216 Matijevic (1B) -- .091 Meyer (CF) -- .000 Maldonado (C) -- .147 Javier (P) -- 4-3, 3.07 YANKEES Judge (CF) -- .299 (184) Rizzo (1B) -- .226 (138) Donaldson (3B) -- .233 (108) Stanton (DH) -- .246 (137) Torres (2B) -- .257 (128) Hicks (LF) -- .230 (94) Trevino (C) -- .282 (131) Gonzalez (SS) -- .244 (98) Gallo (RF) -- .176 (89) Cole (P) -- 6-1, 3.14 Game on YES and MLBN

Odd men Out: Gallo and Trevino Torres get half-night off Judge is in CF -- too often RAYS Diaz (3B) -- .266 Ramirez (DH) -- .294 Margot (RF) -- .311 Arozarena (LF) -- .268 Paredes (1B) -- .206 Pinto (C) -- .167 Kiermaier (CF) -- .225 Walls (SS) -- .146 Brujan (2B) -- .157 McClanahan (P) -- 7-2, 1.87 YANKEES LeMahieu (2B) -- .262 (119) Judge (CF) -- .313 (194) Rizzo (1B) -- .221 (127) Stanton (RF) -- .273 (147) Donaldson (3B) -- .235 (113) Torres (DH) -- .253 (123) Hicks (LF) -- .226 (89) Kiner-Falefa (SS) -- .272 (86) Higashioka (C) -- .172 (44) Cortes (P) -- 6-2, 1.96 Game on YES

Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Spike Lee, CC Sabathia and AJ Andrews speak onstage for the Only In New York: 27 Rings We attended the "Only in New York: 27 Rings" event - one that brought Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, C.C

Odd Men Out: Hicks and Trevino YANKEES LeMahieu (3B) -- .262 Judge (CF) -- .296 Rizzo (1B) -- .224 Stanton (RF) -- .289 Donaldson (DH) -- .246 Torres (2B) -- .243 Gallo (LF) -- .191 Kiner-Falefa (SS) -- .279 Higashioka (C) -- .161 Taillon (P) -- 3-12, 2.93 ORIOLES Mullins (CF) -- .253 Hays (LF) -- .291 Santander (DH) -- .233 Mancini (1B) -- .282 Odor (2B) -- .191 Urias (SS) -- .210 Nevin (3B) -- .159 Bemboom (C) -- .133 McKenna (RF) -- .214 Watkins (P) -- 0-1, 5.19 Game on YES

INF Matt Carpenter has been signed and added to the 26 man roster!!! ????? Man-Ban signed to MLB contract and added to 26 man roster.

Today we look at 2016 prospects #30 through #26: Prospect #30: Trey Amburgey (OF) 2016 Scouting Grades Estrada played in 35 games in 2019 (starting 16) and another 26 in 2020 (starting 15), and while he had Prospect #26: Bryan Mitchell (RHP) 2016 Scouting Grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 60 | Cutter: 50 | So far, the collective value 5-years out from the 2016 Yankees #26-30 prospects is- well- at the Major

Odd Men Out: Gallo and Trevino DJ at 1B, Rizzo at DH, and Stanton in RF Judge IS Paid!!! Avoids arbitration and agrees to $19M contract. HOUSTON Altuve (2B) -- .278 Brentley (LF) -- .296 Bregman (3B) -- .234 Alvarez (DH) -- .317 Tucker (RF) -- .262 Gurriel (1B) -- .216 Diaz (SS) -- .115 Castro (C) -- .101 Meyers (CF) -- .000 Verlander (P) -- 8-3, 2.30 NEW YORK LeMahieu (1B) -- .257 (118) Judge (CF) -- .304 (188) Rizzo (DH) -- .228 (138) Stanton (RF) -- .246 (135) Donaldson (3B) -- .233 (108) Torres (2B) -- .257 (129) Hicks (LF) -- .233 (95) Kiner-Falefa (SS) -- .269 (85) Higashioka (C) -- .176 (53) Severino (P) -- 4-1, 3.27 Game on Amazon Prime Video

Lou Gehrig earned eight rings, Mickey Mantle had seven. Whitey Ford was a World Champion six times. Gerrit Cole should climb onto this list and rise higher and higher because he would also be without a ring

Odd Men Out: Hicks & Trevino Donaldson at DH Gallo moves up to 7th in the order How bad is Hicks? He sits vs RHP Can Judge hit HR on a non-streaming Friday? Did Sevy has the shortest IL stint in MLB history? Less that a day! 12 Hours? YANKEES Judge (CF) -- .310 (196) Donaldson (DH) -- .232 (110) Rizzo (1B) -- .223 (129) Stanton (RF) -- .264 (140) LeMahieu (3B) -- .252 (114) Torres (2B) -- .249 (121) Gallo (LF) -- .184 (89) Kiner-Falefa (SS) -- .270 (85) Higashioka (C) -- .177 (53) Montgomery (P) -- 2-1, 2.70 BLUE JAYS Springer (CF) -- .271 Espinal (SS) -- .292 Guerrero (1B) -- .270 Kirk (DH) -- .318 Hernandez (RF) -- .252 Chapman (3B) -- .223 Guirrel (LF) -- .277 Moreno (C) -- .333 Biggio (2B) -- .188 Stripling (P) -- 3-1, 3.14 Game on YES