May 24-26: The Bluebirds Go To Gotham

Tuesday, May 24 2016 @ 08:36 AM EDT

Contributed by: Eephus

Might need some help for this one, boys. Uh... Batman?

After beating up on the pitiful Twins for three of four games, this (still) weird team takes its considerable talents to the Bronx for a three game bout with the Bombers.

Opposition Scouting Report

The reports of a Yankees demise have been greatly premature, as usual. After an 8-16 start, New York have won 13 of 19 and are pecking on the door of .500 baseball. Most of their current five game winning streak has been thanks to a four game sweep of the hopeless A's (what happened to you, Billy Beane. You used to be cool), but these are the Yankees, after all. In Yankee Stadium. That should make any team at least a little uncomfortable.

What's strange is how bad the Yankees offense has been. Sure, Brian McCann is off to a nice not-Russell Martin start, Carlos Beltran continues to defy the rules of aging and Starlin Castro has been a solid addition. But Mark Teixeira so far is awful (OPS .578), Chase Headley has been miserable (OPS .576), A-Rod is batting .194 and unanimous Great Unheralded Pickup(TM) Aaron Hicks boasts an awful and miserable OPS+ of 56 in 96 PA. What's not strange is how great the Yankees bullpen has been. The late game Hydra of Miller/Betances/Chapman is as monstrous as advertised, and combined with guys like Kirby Yates, Ivan Nova (!) and Chasen Shreve also being difficult to score against, is really the big reason this team hasn't been buried yet. If they have a lead after five, trouble time.

Injury Report

Luis Severino is on the 15 Day DL with right-arm crappyness, I mean a triceps strain. Nova has taken his spot in the rotation. Greg Bird is still out for the year, as is reliever Brandon Pinder. Alex Rodriguez is currently on the DL but is scheduled to be activated for Tuesday nights game.

Pitching Matchups!

TUES 7:05
-- Dickey (2-5, 4.50) v. Eovaldi (4-2, 4.44)
WEDS 7:05 -- Estrada (1-2, 2.61) v. Nova (3-1, 3.26)
THURS 4:05 -- Sanchez (4-1, 3.20) v. Sabathia (3-2, 3.41)

Injury Report

Luis Severino is on the 15 Day DL with right-arm crappyness, I mean a triceps strain. Greg Bird is still out for the year, as is reliever Brandon Pinder. Alex Rodriguez is currently on the DL but is scheduled to be activated for Tuesday nights game.

Be nice to win a few.



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