Depth? In baseball, depth is almost irrelevant, except on the pitching staff. Astros have like 5 guys who can close. Like I said, Yanks have a slight edge there, but no where else.Closer?
You better look @ that roster again...they got like 6 guys that could or have been closers.
Aroldis Chapman
Zack Britton
Tommy Kahnle
Adam Ottavino
Betancies
Chad Green
And we are 2 deep across the board. I'm betting w/ the lead we have built up in the East...It's gonna give players time to heal up....I think we are the team to beat.
Sanchez is a very good hitting catcher. Although his average is soso(.247 lifetime), he's one of the best hitting catchers in the game. His D sucks. Getting better? Sure, I guess, but he's simply not a natural catcher.
Sanchez is the first pitcher to throw 6 no hit innings after midseason trade since Greg Maddux in 2006.We call that the F.N.G. factor....
Now watch him go in the tank...
It's looking like for sure. My Braves are looking good still young and so many ups and downs but Dallas Kiechel has been pitching great for us but no run support. I was really hoping for another bat in the the lineup but we're sticking with the kids.Astros getting Greinke @ the deadline...can't be a coincidence he was pitching vs the Yanks...shut them down for 5 innings straight after giving up.a couple cheap runs...then BOOM....trade goes down.
Got a feeling Yanks and Astros are on a collision course like they were in 2017....But the Twins may have soemthing to say about that. That Yanks vs Twins series last week felt like playoff baseball. Hicks catch in center field may be the play of the year so far.
Still can't figure out Boston...after taking 3 of 4 last week in Boston...they turn around and just crap the bed vs the Rays. NY could gut them this weekend w/ a payback sweep.
Yesssss.
