does anyone else have the same condition / problem that I do at this time of the year? EVERY day I wake up and I think is this the day the Yankees make a move, and all day long I check my phone waiting for it to say the Yankees traded for someone. It is not completely unlike being a kid at Christmas time

do any of you feel confident about even one person? you have one player / pitcher in mind that you feel very strongly the Yankees WILL do what they must to get?

I believe that Cash will make at least one move for the bullpen. I feel like that is his top priority. I really belie…

Jeff Korell

Jul 20

I am very pleased with the progress Austin Wells has made as a hitter. He is now showing an excellent eye for the strike zone, walks a lot now, and is having great at-bats. I can see now why he was such a great tutor for Anthony Volpe when they had their famous Chicken Parmesan dinner. Volpe hit well tonight, but if he goes into another funk, I strongly urge Wells to make another trip to the Volpe household for another Chicken Parmesan dinner so he can note the adjustments Volpe would need to make.

Hopefully, Wells will play every day now, with Trevino being a backup when he returns, so he can continue his upward trajectory as a hitter.

Jeff Korell

Jul 20

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I agree on everything.

Robert Malchman

Jul 20

Soto and Judge, 6-for-8, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 R, 1 RBI. That's a pretty good night when your 2-3 hitters slash .750/.800/1.000!

And as much as I enjoy razzing Alan, his point about Volpe needing a rest before the ASB seems borne out by his performance tonight after four days off: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2B. At 23, he may not get physically tired, but you have to wonder if he was mentally tired -- 90% of the game being half-mental, of course.

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Robert Malchman

Jul 20

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I never suggested Volpe should have sat tonight. My point is that he should have sat at some point(s) between June 29 and July 14, during which his OPS was .313 and the Yankees went 5-9, like on the 7th or the 9th, which would have given him two days off in a row.

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