The Pinstripe Pride roundup is a semi-occasional look at our favorite Yankees related tweets. Let’s take a look at the best tweets of the week.
Hot Stove Updates
Me, watching the Yankees making trade moves: pic.twitter.com/CGqyBcoUHc
— ✨kerri✨ (@_ksaputooo) July 30, 2018
Every fan trying to figure out what Brian Cashman has up his sleeve with all these minor trades to free up salary space, opening up 40-man roster spots, acquiring international bonus pool money & pulling Tyler Austin from the Scranton lineup:#Yankees #PinstripePride pic.twitter.com/am7RpQ4tvH
— Lets Talk Sports (@Sports_Talker1) July 30, 2018
Great Britton
The Yankees have agreed to a deal to acquire All-Star reliever Zach Britton from the Orioles for three minor league pitchers, a source confirmed to ESPN. pic.twitter.com/lRH1mmdVl0
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 25, 2018
As laid out here, the Yankees were targeting a left-handed reliever and they got their man. After Brad Hand was traded, Britton became the premier lefty on the market. Sure he hasn’t been stellar this year, but we’ve seen him be elite in 2016. Hopefully, he can round into form come playoff time (and the Yankees will actually use him…).
Excited and Honored to put on the pinstripes. @Yankees pic.twitter.com/rfyvsfIir6
— Zach Britton (@zbritton) July 26, 2018
I’m a sucker for players who respect the pinstripes. Think about all those great players who have donned this uniform throughout the ages. Godspeed Great Britton.
I’m HAPPy
#Yankees getting J.A. Happ for Drury and Billy McKinney, per @Feinsand and @JonHeyman. Drury alone would be quite a score for #BlueJays. He is 25 with three more years of control, albeit with nowhere to play in NY. Happ is 35 and a rental.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 26, 2018
Whelp. The Yankees got their starting pitcher. J.A. Happ. Mixed feelings on this one. Happ is durable, will eat innings, and he’ll perform adequately. Do I feel comfortable handing him the ball to start a playoff game? No more so than anyone else they could have acquired I guess…
Lynnsanity
#Yankees are getting Lance Lynn
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 30, 2018
Oh, nevermind. I actually feel better giving the ball the J.A. Happ in a playoff game than I do giving it to Lance Lynn.
Horrible trade.
— YANKEES + JETS + NETS (@YankeesJetsNets) July 30, 2018
I’m sure this is the sentiment of many fans tonight.
#Yankees acquire Lance Lynn. He's done pretty well as of late according to @MLBNetwork #PinstripePride pic.twitter.com/DmsAk5rA5a
— C.J. Esposito (@CJ_Esposito) July 30, 2018
But it’s not all bad. Lynn is another innings eater. Something the Yankees desperately need in the regular season. Let’s also not forget that Lance Lynn didn’t get a spring training this year. The first third of his season was terrible. The last 2/3rd has been right in line with his career numbers, and that’s with a switch to the American League. Lynn will give the Yankees quality innings and, if he gets the opportunity, he’ll have a short leash in the playoffs.
And Tyler too…
Tyler Austin just got pulled from his game today at Rochester. Not injured. Could be part of a trade. #Yankees
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) July 30, 2018
Tyler Austin…. you will always be remembered as the dude who packed a fat lip at all times and refused to put up with Joe Kelly’s BS.
And we are all ok with that.
Hate seeing you leave the #Yankees but hope for a bright future in Minnesota for you. pic.twitter.com/ne9F9JMhIG
— Chris Stacy (@ChrisJr_NYYST) July 30, 2018
Always sad to see role players leave, but few have left a mark on a team like Tyler Austin did this season. We will always remember Austin’s huge brawl against the hated Red Sox. This little scrum might have earned Austin a permanent future with the Yankees at Old Timer’s Day.
YES. LYNNSANITY
Lance Lynn: "I’ve never been to Fenway as a Yankee. I think they dislike you even more, so that should be exciting. I’m guessing they say a little bit nastier things to Yankees players than they do anybody else."
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) July 31, 2018
Let the rivalry continue! I love Lynn going out there campaigning already. Choosing the low hanging fruit to build up his rep with the Yankee faithful. Here’s a guy who’s EXCITED to get booed at Fenway. Sign me up. Killer instinct right there.
Chasen International Arms
In reality, Cashman just traded Shreve and a couple low ranked prospects for the top pitcher in this years International pool.
The man is a wizard.
Welcome to the #Yankees, Osiel Rodriguez! pic.twitter.com/a9yYb6m7Wx
— Bronx Pinstripes (@BronxPinstripes) July 29, 2018
There were plenty of mixed feelings about Shreve being traded. He hadn’t performed well this year, but recently he had a great outing against Tampa. Just as it seemed Shreve could be winning over fans, Cash deals him to snipe the top-ranked international pitcher. Cash cashes in.
Warren out welcome
#Mariners get Adam Warren from #Yankees, sources tell me and @EmilyCWaldon.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2018
Wait, what?
Adam Warren has been traded to the Mariners.
I’m confused. #Yankees
— Patrick Hennessy (@TrueHennessy) July 30, 2018
Oh.
Yankees trade for Lynn and twins pay for half of his salary, then trade Warren to Mariners for international money and Mariners pay his salary… I LOVE BRIAN CASHMAN! Also Yankees still under luxury tax… pic.twitter.com/RmeOB6dJhx
— Stonewall Yakson (@fixmylogin) July 30, 2018
So, shortly before the Yankees acquired Lynnsanity, Cashman traded Adam Warren to the Mariners. The move seemed odd, but it looks like the salary the Yankees saved by shipping off Warren was then used to pay off Lynn, thereby making his acquisition payroll neutral. That’s some 3D chess.
#Bullpenning
Cashman being willing to part with major league level relievers like Shreve and Warren really speaks to how good our bullpen really is. It's crazy. #Yankees
— chris (@C_Fount) July 30, 2018
Well, Shreve wasn’t that great. Warren though was having another outstanding year. Letting Warren go makes me think a Sheffield or Kahnle promotion is in the cards, unless we acquire another reliever.
The Thrill of Victory…
J.A. Happ gave the Yankees exactly what they wanted when they brought him to New York https://t.co/HFC8JyBJf1 pic.twitter.com/lTRHNrixiL
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 30, 2018
Austin Romine on catching J.A. Happ's Yankees debut start: "It was weird, it almost felt like I had caught him before, we were so much on the same page.''
— Pete Caldera (@pcaldera) July 29, 2018
JA Happ as a Yankee: 6 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER.
For those checking in from Canada, that’s 7.83 IP, 3.92 hits, and 1.31 ER.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) July 29, 2018
Well, Happ came right in and did what we wanted him to. A quality start against a division rival. Hopefully, he can build on that great start.
…And the agony of defeat
Guys, I have some terrible news. The newly acquired Zach Britton has walked in the go-ahead run and is now being booed at Yankee Stadium. This is awful.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) July 29, 2018
Oof. Couldn’t have gone much worse for Britton. Luckily the Yankees were able to pull out the victory and hopefully, Britton will redeem himself.
Wizardry
Brian Cashman turned Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos into the No. 1 international pitching prospect. That's some good GM'ing if you ask me. #Yankees https://t.co/0Pl72LbfWe
— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) July 30, 2018
Int’l scout: “Yankees are killing it. There are still several unsigned international guys. (Cashman) upgraded his pitching, traded off surplus for international $$$ and can add very high-quality prospects to keep or guys he can trade (later) for top-of-the-rotation starters.”
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2018
1 other on #Yankees. So far stuck to vow to stay under threshold/pay $0 in tax this yr/reset at lowest rate next time over. So I expect will be big players for fr agt starter like Corbin, Morton, Keuchel. Plus reliever: retain Robertson, Britton or go for Andrew Miller if healthy
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 30, 2018
#Yankees gained $3.75M in international signing bonus pool money in three trades including Adam Warren, Chasen Shreve, Giovanny Gallegos and Caleb Frare.
Yanks used $600k already to sign the top international pitching prospect Osiel Rodriguez. Fellow Cuban Sandy Gaston is next.
— Yankees MLB News (@YankeesMLBNews) July 30, 2018
Complain all you want about trading guys who aren’t going to play for the major league team this year, but Brian Cashman is waving his magic wand again. He’s turning assets he has no use for this year into investments in international players that could be part of the dynasty going forward. Who are some international free agents on the current roster? Luis Severino and Gary Sanchez. Cashman knows what he’s doing. He’s a wizard.
Roster Crunch
In recent yrs as talent base has grown #Yankees deal with 40-man roster crunch as at least secondary trade issue. In last week have traded 8 guys on or who would have had to go on: Carroll, Rogers, Tate, Drury McKinney, Gallegos, Sherve, Frare
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 29, 2018
The Yankees simply have an embarrassment of riches and just can’t afford to move on from these players who won’t be able to play on the team this year, and probably not next year. Trading major league ready assets who have no spot, for players who will develop later makes a ton of sense.
#Yankees have traded LH rlvrs Shreve/Frare, 1 reason could be they will have to protect Stephen Tarpley this offseason. 2 scouts mentioned how much they like his stuff (mid-90s with movement). Between AA/AAA opposing hitters are .149 BA/.452 OPS
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 29, 2018
Could Stephen Tarpley be a lefty reliever that helps the big club down the stretch?
Ye of little faith?
Adam Warren and Zach Britton since July 30, 2016
Warren: 2.70 ERA, 8.95 K/9, 2.85 BB/9, 1.7 WAR
Britton: 2.27 ERA, 7.79 K/9, 4.20 BB/9, 1.5 WAR
I’m extremely bothered that Yankees traded actual MLB players for Britton and got INTERNATIONAL MONEY for Warren 🤦🏻♀️
— Mel Mastrantonio (@melmastro18) July 30, 2018
I feel you Mel, but Britton has Cy Young level upside and international money means international players. The money saved on Lynn gives us way more innings than Warren would have given us. You have to give to get.
So Cashman has traded Warren, Drury, McKinney, Austin and Shreve for 2 rentals (Happ and Lynn) and international signing money… #Yankees #disappointed
— Saad (@S_Ahmed44) July 30, 2018
Or, Cashman traded two relievers and three players with no roster spot for two starting pitchers…the one position we clearly have a need at.
The Mets!
Yankees trade their closer and get Gleyber Torres. Mets trade their closer and get a half eaten pint of Ben & Jerry’s.
— Chris Shiherlis (@ScoreyWebster) July 22, 2018
Just in case Cash isn’t done, here are some more ideas
Yankees trade proposal 🚨🚨🚨
-Orioles get: Jacoby Ellsbury
-Yankees get: Jacoby Ellsbury off the team
— Noah Clement (@Rocky_BalNoah) July 23, 2018
3 team trade proposal:
Yankees get: RHP Chris ArcherBraves get: RHP Sonny Gray
Rays get: OF Clint Frazier, RHP Jonathan Loasigia(NYY #3, MLB #77) OF Drew Waters(ATL #9) LHP Joey Wentz(ATL #10)
Who says no?
— Jeremy (@liveforsports14) July 30, 2018
I fully understand that in any trade for an ace the #Yankees will have to give up Justus Sheffield. That said, I’m going to be pissed if they trade Sheffield in a deal involving Chris Archer.
— Christian (@Christian_NYYST) July 30, 2018
#yankees send SP Lance Lynn, SP Sonny Gray, OF Estevan Florial, INF Miguel Andujar and International Signing $$ to the New York Mets for SP Jacob deGrom.
— Dayne Curry (@DayneCurry) July 30, 2018
Multiple sources tell me #Nationals OF Bryce Harper will be available in trade discussions with another loss to the Marlins today. Rizzo and Co. have already reached out to #Dodgers, #Yankees , and #Cubs, among other teams, to begin to gauge his market value.
— Ken Rosenthal (@kenrosenthaal) July 29, 2018
Sometimes trade season is just too much to handle.
People still calling up with deGrom to the Yankees trade proposals. Im about to drive into a telephone pole
— Chris Biv (@ChrisBiv) July 30, 2018