"We all know how good Judge is."

I got a laugh when I checked out baseball-reference.com this morning and Fried was listed as #4 in the Yankees' 2025 WAR ratings. Just shows that WAR is not always reliable, as if you didn't know that already.

At this early stage of his Yankee career, I can give Fried one of the highest compliments I can pay a starting pitcher. He's a stopper.

The "pleasant surprise" factor of Fried and the relative state of the Yankees' starting staff isn't nearly enough to elevate him above Aaron Judge.

Just to casually dismiss Judge's first 100 at-bats because we knew already doesn't really account for a staggering .406 batting average and 1.217 OPS.

He might just be a choker.

The sample sizes are short with the Yankees and in the postseason, but his ERA with the Yankees is 11.25 and his ERA in the postseason is 23.14.

Volpe is still a choker and no one seems to notice.

RISP: 29 AB, .172 BA and 14 Ks.

Two outs RISP: 19 AB, .158, 10 Ks.

It's also, like, the fan base ran Clay Holmes out of town and I remember that.

I think a demotion is coming soon enough and the question in October will not be whether or not Williams is the closer, it will be be whether or not Williams is on the playoff roster.

I like this guy.

Just hit better in the playoffs.

When a pitcher is mediocre, it's alway "one pitch."

“ 'But then the walk ahead of the homer, it’s that small of a separator between him being in a dominant position right now to — the reality is he’s throwing the ball incredibly well. It’s that next level of avoiding that ball that today is one ball.' ”

The walk ahead of the homer, though.

That batter didn't walk himself.

"Rodón has given up 51 homers in 50 total starts for the Yankees. That figure leads the majors since his Yankees debut on July 7, 2023."

That's a lot of "one pitches," huh?

Sounds disgusting.

Is it difficult to play left field?