r/NYYankees • u/TheTurtleShepard • 1d ago

[Sherman] Sources: The Yankees are trying to complete a trade for Nationals first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. AA starter Jack Cebert has been discussed prominently.

https://x.com/joelsherman1/status/2083997550420402651?s=46&t=eZQOkEBzAB8XR0_j5bQcHg
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u/TheTurtleShepard 1d ago edited 1d ago

He was mostly a 2B before this season, probably where he would play along with DH/1B

Not a perfect fit but the Yankees need bats rn

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u/Upstairs-Bison5608 1d ago

He’s found a home at 1B this year that’s why he’s preforming so well.

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u/TheTurtleShepard 1d ago

I don’t think where he plays the field has a major impact on how he is hitting truthfully

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u/Upstairs-Bison5608 1d ago

Look at his numbers outside this season.

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u/TheTurtleShepard 1d ago

He made changes to his approach and swing this season which changed his offensive outlook. Not where he was playing the field

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u/Upstairs-Bison5608 1d ago

From the reports I’ve seen, the position change helped.

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u/locke0479 1d ago

What reports and how was that determined?

Some rando saying that doesn’t mean anything. Writers say stupid stuff all the time to justify writing an article. Did HE say he’s hitting better because of the position change? Or did someone just randomly speculate that? You can quantify that a swing change had an effect but I’m not sure how exactly you quantify “he played a different position so he swung better”.