My Thoughts On Some Twitter (X) Posts

by Paul Semendinger

December 31, 2023

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I found some interesting tweets regarding the Yankees and will share them here - along with my thoughts.

TWEET NUMBER ONE:

I agree with this in total. The Red Sox, over many years, and with a variety of different general managers, always seem to find ways to trade away players with big contracts. This happens time and time again. The Yankees? They always seem stuck in the mud.

I have said, for a long time, that the Yankees can move Giancarlo Stanton. They can, absolutely. There is always a way. Always. The question is whether or not the team is willing to do what is necessary - pay part of the salary, include prospects, further negotiate around the no-trade clause, etc...

Other teams move players who can no longer help them. The Yankees hardly ever do.

TWEET NUMBER TWO:

Katie Sharp is one of the best people out there who provides great statistics, information, and analysis.

I believe that Juan Soto is going to have a great year. The Yankees did a great job acquiring him. The Yankees should always be looking to acquire young generational talent. Always. Now, the Yankees also must finish building a quality team around Soto. If they don't, 2024 could be a disaster.

TWEET NUMBER THREE:

I understand that much of the footage showing behind the Babe was fabricated and created, possibly for this movie, but, I don't care what anyone says... I believe the Babe called his shot. I've read a lot about Babe Ruth. That game, the homer in the 1932 World Series, wasn't the only time he ever did that. If ever a player could call a homer, the Babe certainly could. Books have been written about this. There will always be debate, but some people at the game swore he did it. (Other disagreed, of course.) Still, I think he did it.

TWEET NUMBER FOUR:

Indeed. It's been a lifetime - and if the Yankees don't start addressing the pitching, there won't be any left to acquire.

TWEET NUMBER FIVE:

Let's just take this at face value...

If winning was Yamamoro's first desire and concern... if he truly wants to play for a winner, weren't the Dodgers the better team to sign with?

If you wanted to play for a winner, if that was your first priority, which team would you sign with today, the Dodgers or the Yankees?

Since the start of the 2019 season, the Dodgers have won 466 games. The Yankees, 409. The Dodgers have been to three World Series since 2017, winning one. The Yankees have been to none.

(Never mind the Dodgers also offered $25 million more guaranteed dollars.)