We are now at the point in ST where performance begins to matter. Whatever everybody has been working on begins to take a back seat to putting it into successful practice.
So far, Arias, Brennan, Naylor, Bieber, and Gaddis have had outstanding camps. Straw has looked very good.
TMac and Plesac have looked good in their most recent outings. Gaddis has been outstanding.
Bell, Zunino, and Oscar have not looked good at all, but at least Oscar is making contact.
But none of this matters as much as what they do as the ST winds down.
Here all along I thought Amed was our SS because they had to take him to unload Lindor's contract and to get Gimenez. Well.....that and he's actually worse defensively at 2B so our best SS's are playing 2B and utility. Silly me.
Actually Arcia(104 OPS+) is Rosario(106 OPS+) and most probably see him as the better defensive option so........
Was Lindor's "acre of performance" not worth more than the promise in return?
Is Amed the SS for this team in 23? I didn't think the season had started yet.
I wonder if Giardi's no range infielders could smash a baseball or were they just average players like Amed? Seems very "un-Yankee" to me.
So clearly Brennan can "CATCH THE BALL" and hit much better than Straw so are you for replacing Straw with Brennan or are you just talking out of your ass again?
Maybe.
But lets compare notes a bit.
Who is playing SS for this team?
One of us chose Amed. One has insisted for multiple years that Amed wouldn't even be on the team.
Who is playing CF on this team?
One of us sees Straw as a major plus, whatever he hits. One has insisted that Straw at best is a 4th OF.
Who is playing 2B on this team, at an All Star level?
One of us has been insisting since the Lindor trade that Gimenez was gonna be a core piece of this team. One has promoted Arias as better, esp with a bat.
One of us suggested over a year ago that Arias should be groomed to be a super utility guy. One of us insists that he should be starting over either Amed or Gimenez.
(See your post from Mar 31st, 2022)
One of us has scoreboard. One has...uh...gas.