{"id":508962,"date":"2022-11-11T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:20:00","slug":"how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"#How can the Yankees build a more Astros-proof lineup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a292565d1300\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a292565d1300\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup\/#%E2%80%9CHow_can_the_Yankees_build_a_more_Astros-proof_lineup%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How can the Yankees build a more Astros-proof lineup?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup\/#Plaque_to_the_future\" >Plaque to the future?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup\/#Frazier_in_syndication\" >Frazier in syndication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-can-the-yankees-build-a-more-astros-proof-lineup\/#Dominguezs_fall_fall-off\" >Dominguez\u2019s fall fall-off<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_can_the_Yankees_build_a_more_Astros-proof_lineup%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How can the Yankees build a more Astros-proof lineup?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Brian Cashman has said he\u2019d prefer to get Aaron Judge\u2019s deal done sooner rather than later because whatever Judge costs \u2014 and that\u2019s if he stays \u2014 it\u2019s going to be the Yankees\u2019 largest expenditure of the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Judge does re-sign, as the Yankees found out again this postseason, he can\u2019t get them to the World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> by himself.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind at the trade deadline, the Yankees targeted Andrew Benintendi as someone who would be well-suited to help them in the playoffs \u2014 especially against the Astros.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because in addition to Benintendi being one of the top contact hitters available at the time, the Yankees also liked his ability to hit four-seam fastballs up in the zone, a pitch that helped make the Astros\u2019 rotation so effective.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2917\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1827334.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Christian Javier pitches during his dominant Game 4 outing for the Astros.\" class=\"wp-image-24545393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1827334.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1827334.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\"\/><figcaption>After dominating the Yankees in the ALCS, the Astros\u2019 Christian Javier started a combined no-hitter in the World Series.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ray Stubblebine\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/pitch-arsenals?year=2022&amp;min=2000&amp;type=n_&amp;hand=\">According to Baseball Savant<\/a>, only four starting pitchers threw a higher percentage of four-seamers than Yankees nemesis Cristian Javier (59.9 percent).<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Astros right-handers Jose Urquidy (who became an afterthought in the playoffs), Justin Verlander and Luis Garcia also were in the top 32 in four-seam usage.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps not surprisingly, Judge was the best hitter in MLB against four-seam fastballs, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/pitch-arsenal-stats?type=batter&amp;pitchType=FF&amp;year=2022&amp;team=&amp;min=10\">according to Baseball Savant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Benintendi has had success against that pitch, especially up in the zone, and the Yankees were confident the left fielder and DJ LeMahieu, along with Judge and Anthony Rizzo, would be well-suited to deal with the Astros staff\u2019s arsenal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-andrew-benintendi.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Yankees left fielder Andrew Benintendi (18) hits an RBI single on Aug. 23, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24612982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-andrew-benintendi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-andrew-benintendi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-andrew-benintendi.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Benintendi, a contact hitter with good numbers against high fastballs, was missing for the Yankees during the postseason.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s why the season-ending injuries to Benintendi (broken hook of the hamate bone) and LeMahieu (fractured right toe) caused the organization such angst, a feeling that lingered even in the press conferences Cashman and Aaron Boone gave weeks after the season ended with an ALCS sweep at the hands of the Astros.<\/p>\n<p>And though 2022 is becoming more of a distant memory, the Yankees still have to figure out how to get past Houston.<\/p>\n<p>That task would be easier if Verlander \u2014 who opted out of the second year of his contract worth $25 million because he is set to top that on the free agent-market \u2014 is not with the Astros.<\/p>\n<p>How do the Yankees attack the issue going forward? They have admitted they have a need for more contact throughout their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>They could simply turn to Benintendi again as a free agent. But the 28-year-old could end up with a deal worth four years and close to $60 million, and the Yankees might not be interested at that price.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1661\" height=\"2214\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yoshida.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Masataka Yoshida of the Orix Buffaloes hits a game-winning home run on Oct. 27, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24608816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yoshida.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1661 1661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yoshida.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=831 830w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yoshida.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1661px) 100vw, 1661px\"\/><figcaption>The Yankees are showing interest in free-agent Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo \u2014 like Benintendi, a lefty hitter \u2014 is also a free agent, but he\u2019d be even pricier than Benintendi and it seems unlikely the Yankees would pursue the 29-year-old Nimmo (he turns 30 in March) if they invest in Judge.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Carpenter, another left-handed hitter whose injury hurt the Yankees in October, also produced well against four-seamers and has said he\u2019s open to a return, but Giancarlo Stanton will take up the DH spot for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>As it turned out, the Yankee who hit the Astros better than anyone in the ALCS was Harrison Bader \u2014 another trade deadline acquisition, who came from the Cardinals in exchange for lefty Jordan Montgomery and was valued more for his defense than his bat. He\u2019s still under team control for one more year.<\/p>\n<p>Another possible candidate, as The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman reported, is Japanese left fielder Masataka Yoshida, who also bats left-handed.Yoshida, 28, struck out just 41 times in 508 plate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances last season for the Orix Buffaloes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plaque_to_the_future\"><\/span>Plaque to the future?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Don Mattingly said he wasn\u2019t expecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> that he was up for the Baseball Hall of Fame again until someone called him about it during the week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no idea,\u2019\u2019 Mattingly said Thursday at the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation dinner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/don-mattingly.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly walks to the dugout before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24614158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/don-mattingly.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/don-mattingly.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/don-mattingly.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Yankees great Don Mattingly, who left his post as Marlins manager at the end of the season, could become a Hall of Famer in the coming weeks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mattingly is one of eight candidates named on the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot. He\u2019ll need at least 75 percent of the votes from the 16-person committee. The results will be made public on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n<p>He said he hadn\u2019t given much thought to the Hall of Fame toward the end of his 15-year run on the writers\u2019 ballot, which ended in 2015. In his first year on the ballot in 2001, Mattingly got 28.2 percent of the vote, well short of the 75 percent needed. In his final year, Mattingly received just 9.2 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, as the years kept going, I kind of hated that day [the voting came out],\u2019\u2019 Mattingly said. \u201cBy the end, I knew what the trend was and I wasn\u2019t going anywhere, so I just wanted to get past that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Mattingly was on the Modern Era ballot, but didn\u2019t get the dozen votes necessary. Now he has another chance, along with Albert Belle, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Fred McGriff, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro and Curt Schilling.<\/p>\n<p>Mattingly, who resigned as the Marlins manager at the end of this season following seven years, said he wants to manage again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frazier_in_syndication\"><\/span>Frazier in syndication<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/clint-frazier-cubs-dfa-yankees.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Clint Frazier #77 of the Chicago Cubs bats\" class=\"wp-image-22616068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/clint-frazier-cubs-dfa-yankees.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/clint-frazier-cubs-dfa-yankees.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/clint-frazier-cubs-dfa-yankees.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Clint Jackson Frazier is trying to revive his career in the Dominican winter league after a rocky Yankees tenure and a disastrous season with the Cubs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former Yankees outfielder is heading to the Dominican winter league to help revive his career. Toros del Este, the team that previously included Gary Sanchez, announced the signing of \u201cClint Jackson Frazier\u201d this week. Frazier, released by the Yankees a year ago, had a rough 2022 season with the Cubs. During the season, he said he wanted to be referred to by his middle name, Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old appeared in just 19 big league <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s for the Cubs, compiling a .297 slugging percentage, and had a miserable stint with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip<\/a>le-A Iowa, hitting .190 with 92 strikeouts in 66 games.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Hicks spent part of last offseason playing in the Dominican Republic in an effort to prove he was healthy following wrist surgery. Hicks hit relatively well in the Dominican, but the results did not transfer to the majors. He had a terrible year \u2014 posting a .642 OPS and just 19 extra-base hits in 453 plate appearances \u2014 which prompted the Yankees to trade for both Bader and Benintendi.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dominguezs_fall_fall-off\"><\/span>Dominguez\u2019s fall fall-off<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jasson Dominguez hit well just about everywhere he went last season, from Low-A Tampa to High-A Hudson Valley to his final week at Double-A Somerset.<\/p>\n<p>But Dominguez, who turns 20 in February, hasn\u2019t done much in the Arizona Fall League. Through Wednesday, he had the third-worst OPS (.487) among qualified hitters.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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