Rant 1 - The Yankees suck and they have too much money
Right or wrong, one of the first things I taught my daughter to say when she was little was "The Yankees suck and they have too much money." Real story!
At NJ.com Mike Rosenstein wrote an article about the Yankees Rule 5 losses this winter. Here's the link:
Ex-Yankees prospect struggling with Indians following Rule 5 Draft - nj.com
In the article he seems to relish that Trevor Stephan has given up 4 runs in 4 innings. He also talks about how Garrett Whitlock has been uber-successful for the Red Sox and how Kyle Holder was not successful in the spring and was sent back to the Yankees.
Well here's to you Mike. I think it is time for you to move out of your bedroom in your parents' basement decorated from floor to ceiling with Yankees memorabilia and get your own place. In case you aren't aware, here are two truths:
- The Yankees suck and they have too much money, meaning they can buy their way out of shortfalls in their farm system and free agent mistakes and
- The Rule 5 draft and the 6-year minor league free agency thing were set up because teams like the Yankees would just buy up all the talent and let them languish in the farm system, essentially keeping other teams from getting their hands on good prospects.
But that doesn't matter to you, does it Mike? You just want all the prospects for your bloated salary team because, well, they are the NY Yankees and they just deserve it, right?
BTW, if Phil Maton had done his job on Wednesday, Trevor Stephan would have been looking at 4 IP and 2 ER for a respectable 4.50 ERA. Instead, Maton titrated in the two hitters Stephan left on base, the second on a bases-loaded HBP, before looking out at the bases and realizing the next guy who scored actually went on his (Maton's) ERA. [NOTE: I know that wasn't really what Maton was thinking and I know he was trying hard but this is one my biggest pet peeves in baseball, inherited runners scored, especially when it happens to rookies like Stephan.] What makes it even worse is that indiscretion by Maton brings out roaches from the floorboards like Rosenstein who then writes about Stephan sucking meaning that there is hope that the Yankees can get him back.
Mike, using 'logic' that I know must resonate with you, why would the king-of-baseball Yankees even want Stephan back if he couldn't even stick with the sucky, low payroll Cleveland Indians?
Rant 2 - What is the statute of limitations on changing an offiical scorer's decision
Sorry, readers (all 3 of you!) but for a while, every time Logan Allen pitches, I will bring this up (at least for a start or two more). In his first start Allen allowed two runs that were deemed earned because a one-hopper to Amed Rosario at SS that hit him in the gut was ruled a base hit instead of an error. I hate that Merrifield then hit a HR and Allen got charged with 2 ER instead of those runs being unearned.
If there isn't a statute of limitations on changing official scorer decisions (I think there is and I think it is 24 hours) then if I was the Indians I would continue to bring this up to the powers that be. Logan Allen should have ONE earned run allowed up to this point, not THREE. Now that may all be moot if he gets bombed in his start tonight but, if he doesn't and continues to have success, small things like this may be the difference between winning ROY and not winning it (unless of course he is competing against a player who plays for a big market team which means Allen is screwed anyway).
Rant 3 - Jake Bauers and Ben Gamel are still on the ML roster
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