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@DonnieCollinsTT well, that they do too as the AL is very weak, outside of Toronto last year, so they should have been beating up those other teams.

@bruning_ron Simple. They don't consider it a glaring weak spot. He was around a league-average offensive player with a great glove for a few years. They think he can be that again. I'll say this: If your 9 hitter is holding you back, you need to really look at the rest of your lineup.

I can’t believe the Yankees got this guy for Vivas. Liñan has real potential.

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@DonnieCollinsTT yes, exactly. they didn’t do anything to what is a glaring weak spot. not sure why. they have nobody suitable in Scranton. Not sure if there is anybody coming from Trenton to Scranton for the season that may be able to slide in after some more experience.

@bruning_ron They know they're weak offensively at 3B. But they don't have anyone better. I said I thought they should have made a run at Eugenio Suarez for the $15 million Cincy paid him. Then I was told "but...he's a bad defender." OK. Reminder: Mike Schmidt isn't walking through the door.

@DonnieCollinsTT just that they need to make a change from McMahon. he doesn’t do much either

@bruning_ron What did you see with Vivas that makes you think he was a major league hitter? Or Oswald Peraza? Or any number of guys they tried who didn't do much? McMahon's career MLB OPS is higher than Vivas' AAA OPS. There's just no legit call for Vivas to have been given a shot there.

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@DonnieCollinsTT Vivas (or someine else) needs to play instead of McMahon.

@bruning_ron I would take your argument a lot more seriously if you didn't come into this by saying Vivas should have been given a shot at it. He's a far inferior player to McMahon, all around. Anyone is a negative on the offense compared to Judge.

@DonnieCollinsTT yes, absolutely, but it doesn’t come close to outweighing his negatives on offense. gotta hit - even if only a little.

@bruning_ron Would you not concede he's a positive on the defense? That matters a hell of a lot, too.

@DonnieCollinsTT that’s primarily because of Judge, Grisham, Fried, etc. McMahon is a negative on the offense.

@bruning_ron They won 64% of their games when he was in the lineup. That would be how they won with him.

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@TierReport yes, his career year. helps to hit in a lineup with Judge having a typical monster year and Grisham having his career year too.

@bruning_ron You said better option than McMahon or Chisholm. I mean both of those guys major league stats are as good, or better than what Vivas has even done in the minors. And maybe we were watching a different Jazz. He had one of his best years. Best WAR, one of his best ops

@TierReport my point wasn’t so much about Vivas. it was mire about how McMahon sucks and Chisolm is overrated and had his brst year ever.

@bruning_ron Ok, maybe I went too far. But honest question. What makes you sold on Vivas. Even if you don’t like McMahon what makes you think a guy who hasn’t even been good as a hitter in the minors better? I can see maybe wanting to give Rosario more at bats, but what do you like with Vivas

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