Yankees rotation collapse, LAD is also tough...Trade Blue Chip 'Doctor K' Who's gonna take him?
Jul 08, 2024
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The Yankees suffered a losing series on the 8th (Korea Standard Time) with a 0-3 home game against the Boston Red Sox, their rival in the American League East.
With 55 wins and 37 losses, the gap with the Baltimore Orioles (57 wins and 33) leading the AL East has widened to three games. The AL wild card is the leader, but the Yankees are not the team that races down. In order to go straight to the Division Series, we need to secure the second place in the AL winning rate even if we win the Eastern District, at least the District.
However, it seems that the brake has been strongly applied as it has turned around the halfway point of the season. The Yankees lost 4-13 in 17 games since the 20th of last month and 3-10 in 13 games after the 24th.
The team's ERA in the last 13 games is 5.84, the last among the 30 teams. What's interesting is that the Los Angeles Dodgers (5.42) ranked 29th. The Dodgers did well with seven wins and five losses during the same period due to its strong batting lineup, but the mound is showing its limits. It can be said that prestigious clubs in the east and west have recently turned on the mound.
In the case of the Yankees, the starting lineup is more sluggish than the bullpen. During this period, Yankees starters have a 1-9 record and a 6.47 ERA. Gerrit Cole is the only pitcher who won the starting game. He won his first win of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays on the 1st with three hits and one run in five innings. However, Cole was also sluggish against the Boston Red Sox on the 7th, his most recent appearance, with seven hits and four runs in four ⅓ innings.
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The current Yankees rotation is in the order of Cole - Hill - Carlos Rodon - Marcus Stroman - Nester Cortes. If you look at the value of the name, there is no pitcher to be subtracted from the rotation. However, Stroman, Rodon, and Cortes are at a risk level in terms of their overall performance in the first half and their recent condition.
For this reason, it is widely rumored that the Yankees will start recruiting starting pitchers ahead of the trade deadline. The target pitcher is Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox, who is on a 'seller' stance.
New York Post columnist John Heyman said on the 5th that `No doubt the pitcher leading the starting pitcher market is the White Sox's Garrett Crochet who turned from Lilibur to this year's starter,' `Yankees, Dodgers, Orioles, Padres, and other top teams are eyeing up.' `Yankees are very obsessed with Crochet, but they are reluctant to offer Spencer Jones, a promising outfielder with power and speed, as they did in negotiations on Dylan Shees (San Diego) in the past. I think the White Sox still want Jones to be brought in.'"
However, the Dodgers are also negotiating with the White Sox over Crochet. USA Today reporter Bob Nightingale said on the 1st, "'There are 15 clubs that have expressed their intention to give crochet to the White Sox.'" The Dodgers already delivered a crochet trade offer to the White Sox, but it was rejected. The White Sox have informed clubs that they want a number of top-class prospects,' it added.
There is no progress, but there is plenty of time until the July 31 deadline. Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has left the Dodgers due to injury, and ace Tyler Glasnow has also shown difficulty in allowing 10 runs in nine innings in the last two games.
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For this reason, there are concerns that even if Crochet is brought in, it may be difficult to entrust many innings in the second half as well as in the postseason.
Heyman said there were reports that the White Sox had offered an extension contract, but it turned out that there was no exchange of conditions, adding that the White Sox and Crochet are likely to be traded, even if they are talking about proper innings plans.
Crochet started 19 games this season and pitched 105 ⅓ innings, marking 6-6, 3.08 ERA, 23 walks, 146 strikeouts, WHIP 0.97 and a 0.203 hit rate. Together, the two leagues rank No. 1 in strikeouts, No. 5 in WHIP, No. 8 in hit rate, and No. 1 in strikeouts in nine innings (12.47). His strikeout ability is unrivaled. Since the team is the White Sox, it is only 6 wins, and if it had been to any team, it would have been 10 wins and still remain.
If the Yankees, who are in desperate need of a strong starting pitcher, want this ace-class shoulder, they have to pay the price.
jhno@sportschosun.com
