Will the Yankees Play Ball in 2020?
The Roll Call Crew pays tribute to the late Hank Steinbrenner, who passed this month and was at the helm when the New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series. Will they play in 2020? Get the latest and updates on the injuries to Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and James Paxton that has them all lined up to start on Opening Day, whenever that might be.
Yankee Stadium has 49,642 seats #coronavirus as of date has taken 50,000 lives. People please take this serious. #handwashing SocialDistancing and #StayAtHome so we can one day soon be back watching the Yankees again soon.
RIP HANK
Hank Steinbrenner, general partner and co-chairperson of the Yankees, died at his Clearwater, Fla., residence due to a long-standing health issue surrounded by family members.
According to a source, the cause of death was not COVID-19.
The 63-year-old Steinbrenner was in his 13th year as general partner and 11th as co-chairperson.
With George Steinbrenner’s health failing in the late 2000s, Hank Steinbrenner, dubbed “Baby Boss,” took on a more active role and displayed a resemblance to his father’s bold approach to running the club. George Steinbrenner passed away in July 2010.
However, in recent years Hank Steinbrenner hasn’t been seen around the Yankees much and heard from less as the more reserved Hal Steinbrenner moved to the forefront of the operation, serving as the public face of the Yankees and representing the club at owners’ meetings.
WILL THEY PLAY IN 2020
Major League Baseball and the Players Union have discussed a plan that would potentially allow the baseball season to start as early as May... I think July is a more realistic timeframe and without fans.
ON THE BUMP
During spring training that was dramatically shortened by MLB due to the spread of the coronavirus, Happ was well on his way to proving his worth to the Yankees. Jordan Mongomery impressed the least as he pitched to an ERA of 7.40 in four games, newly acquired ace Gerrit Cole only managed an ERA of 7.00, Masahiro Tanaka was second best, in three games had a 1-0 record with an impressive 2.08 ERA. The best pitcher in spring training was J.A. Happ; he went 2-0 with an incredible 1.38 ERA in 14 innings. Happ hopes to carry his performance into the regular season, and have an impact getting the Yankees to the World Series.
BEAT HITTER
Aaron Judge in ‘19 (102 games): 141 wRC+, .381 OBP, .921 OPS, 27 HR
(wRC is weighted Runs created)
It's adjusted, so a wRC+ of 100 is league average and 150 would be 50 percent above league average.
DJ LeMahieu in ‘19 (145 games): 136 wRC+, .375 OBP, .893 OPS, 26 HR
Judge was BETTER last year and is still the BEST hitter on the Yankees.
IL UPDATE
Aaron Judge has been dealing with a stress fracture in his first right rib that is believed to come from a play from last season in which he dove for a ball in the outfield. Judge had missed the first few games of Spring Training due to this and it wasn’t likely that he was going to be healthy for the originally scheduled Opening Day.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided an update on the star right fielder’s progress.
“He’s in Tampa,” Boone told to Yes Network’s Meredith Marakovits. “We’re using this time, he’s using this time to continue to heal. I don’t really have much more for you other than, obviously, it’s been very productive having the chance to have this time to allow that rib to heal. That is happening. But as for where he’s at exactly, we don’t have anything for you on that yet.”
Opening Day has been pushed back at least two months now, so this time off could be beneficial for the star slugger. Judge might be able to recover fully in time for the new Opening Day. Teammates James Paxton, Giancarlo Stanton, and Aaron Hicks are in a similar situation as the MLB shutdown might allow these players to heal up before the pending season begins.
Giancarlo Stanton’s Grade 1 calf strain was expected to have him ready on or close to Opening Day. Boone gave an update on him as well, saying he should definitely be cleared to play at this point.
"Giancarlo's doing well. He's still reporting in Tampa and going through his rehab," he said. "He's doing really well -- he should, when we get ready to go, he should certainly be ready to be back and part of things."
And finally, James Paxton's surgery to remove a cyst from his back had a timeframe or end-of-May/early-June before returning to the mound. He was shooting for mid-May, but either way, he should be able to come back.
He's been throwing bullpen sessions on his own, and after his latest one, Boone said the progression continues.
"James Paxton's done great," he explained. "Feel really good about the decision to go ahead with the surgery and every step of the way it's gone pretty smoothly for him. I think he threw, maybe, his fifth bullpen the other day and continues to report that it's going really well, so really encouraged where James is as well."
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RIP HANK
Hank Steinbrenner, general partner and co-chairperson of the Yankees, died at his Clearwater, Fla., residence due to a long-standing health issue surrounded by family members.
According to a source, the cause of death was not COVID-19.
The 63-year-old Steinbrenner was in his 13th year as general partner and 11th as co-chairperson.
With George Steinbrenner’s health failing in the late 2000s, Hank Steinbrenner, dubbed “Baby Boss,” took on a more active role and displayed a resemblance to his father’s bold approach to running the club. George Steinbrenner passed away in July 2010.
However, in recent years Hank Steinbrenner hasn’t been seen around the Yankees much and heard from less as the more reserved Hal Steinbrenner moved to the forefront of the operation, serving as the public face of the Yankees and representing the club at owners’ meetings.
WILL THEY PLAY IN 2020
Major League Baseball and the Players Union have discussed a plan that would potentially allow the baseball season to start as early as May... I think July is a more realistic timeframe and without fans.
ON THE BUMP
During spring training that was dramatically shortened by MLB due to the spread of the coronavirus, Happ was well on his way to proving his worth to the Yankees. Jordan Mongomery impressed the least as he pitched to an ERA of 7.40 in four games, newly acquired ace Gerrit Cole only managed an ERA of 7.00, Masahiro Tanaka was second best, in three games had a 1-0 record with an impressive 2.08 ERA. The best pitcher in spring training was J.A. Happ; he went 2-0 with an incredible 1.38 ERA in 14 innings. Happ hopes to carry his performance into the regular season, and have an impact getting the Yankees to the World Series.
BEAT HITTER
Aaron Judge in ‘19 (102 games): 141 wRC+, .381 OBP, .921 OPS, 27 HR
(wRC is weighted Runs created)
It's adjusted, so a wRC+ of 100 is league average and 150 would be 50 percent above league average.
DJ LeMahieu in ‘19 (145 games): 136 wRC+, .375 OBP, .893 OPS, 26 HR
Judge was BETTER last year and is still the BEST hitter on the Yankees.
IL UPDATE
Aaron Judge has been dealing with a stress fracture in his first right rib that is believed to come from a play from last season in which he dove for a ball in the outfield. Judge had missed the first few games of Spring Training due to this and it wasn’t likely that he was going to be healthy for the originally scheduled Opening Day.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided an update on the star right fielder’s progress.
“He’s in Tampa,” Boone told to Yes Network’s Meredith Marakovits. “We’re using this time, he’s using this time to continue to heal. I don’t really have much more for you other than, obviously, it’s been very productive having the chance to have this time to allow that rib to heal. That is happening. But as for where he’s at exactly, we don’t have anything for you on that yet.”
Opening Day has been pushed back at least two months now, so this time off could be beneficial for the star slugger. Judge might be able to recover fully in time for the new Opening Day. Teammates James Paxton, Giancarlo Stanton, and Aaron Hicks are in a similar situation as the MLB shutdown might allow these players to heal up before the pending season begins.
Giancarlo Stanton’s Grade 1 calf strain was expected to have him ready on or close to Opening Day. Boone gave an update on him as well, saying he should definitely be cleared to play at this point.
"Giancarlo's doing well. He's still reporting in Tampa and going through his rehab," he said. "He's doing really well -- he should, when we get ready to go, he should certainly be ready to be back and part of things."
And finally, James Paxton's surgery to remove a cyst from his back had a timeframe or end-of-May/early-June before returning to the mound. He was shooting for mid-May, but either way, he should be able to come back.
He's been throwing bullpen sessions on his own, and after his latest one, Boone said the progression continues.
"James Paxton's done great," he explained. "Feel really good about the decision to go ahead with the surgery and every step of the way it's gone pretty smoothly for him. I think he threw, maybe, his fifth bullpen the other day and continues to report that it's going really well, so really encouraged where James is as well."
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