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Post by JohnM on Mar 24, 2024 11:44:33 GMT -5
Luis Gil has been named as our 5th stater.
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Post by tomt on Mar 24, 2024 12:28:20 GMT -5
I am not surprised.
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Post by my2cents on Mar 24, 2024 12:55:22 GMT -5
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Post by Effjay on Mar 24, 2024 13:02:28 GMT -5
The kid could be the real deal.
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Post by Knuckles on Mar 24, 2024 13:18:39 GMT -5
I am surprised, and delighted. I wonder if this decision was affected by Cole's unavailability to start the year.
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Post by JohnM on Mar 24, 2024 13:54:22 GMT -5
Aaron Boone says Luis Gil was told this morning in Tampa by Brian Cashman and Matt Blake that he will open the season as the Yankees’ fifth starter.
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Post by JohnM on Mar 24, 2024 13:58:25 GMT -5
Luis Gil had a 2.87 ERA in 15.2 IP with 23 strikeouts and 6 walks this spring. Fastball averaged 97 in his last start on Friday. A well-deserved nod for his first MLB action since May 2022 after Tommy John surgery.
James Smyth
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Post by my2cents on Mar 24, 2024 14:00:26 GMT -5
Luis Gil had a 2.87 ERA in 15.2 IP with 23 strikeouts and 6 walks this spring. Fastball averaged 97 in his last start on Friday. A well-deserved nod for his first MLB action since May 2022 after Tommy John surgery. James Smyth But I heard from a reliable source “ Gil due to his lack of innings isn’t a plausible starter at this time.”
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Post by Knuckles on Mar 24, 2024 14:06:10 GMT -5
Suzyn shared on today's broadcast that Bryce Harper was effusive in his praise for Gil's stuff. "Best stuff [he's] seen all spring."
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Post by my2cents on Mar 24, 2024 14:24:32 GMT -5
Suzyn shared on today's broadcast that Bryce Harper was effusive in his praise for Gil's stuff. "Best stuff [he's] seen all spring." In 2020 MLB had him ranked as the Yankees’s number 5 prospect. Now they don’t rank him. Love it!
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Post by JohnM on Mar 24, 2024 14:25:38 GMT -5
Suzyn shared on today's broadcast that Bryce Harper was effusive in his praise for Gil's stuff. "Best stuff [he's] seen all spring." In 2020 MLB had him ranked as the Yankees’s number 5 prospect. Now they don’t rank him. Love it! He no longer qualifies as a prospect.
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Post by JEGnj on Mar 24, 2024 14:43:55 GMT -5
The decision was based on Hal not wanting to go all in and go above the luxury tax BUT so be it, this organization desperately needs to start developing quality starting pitching. Really hope a few of these young arms work out.
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Post by my2cents on Mar 24, 2024 15:10:52 GMT -5
In 2020 MLB had him ranked as the Yankees’s number 5 prospect. Now they don’t rank him. Love it! He no longer qualifies as a prospect. You have mentioned “not qualifying as a prospect” before. Whose definition are you quoting. Gil still qualifies as a rookie, because he has pitched less than 50 innings in the big leagues. Fangraphs ranks him as the Yankees’s number 20 prospect.
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Post by JohnM on Mar 24, 2024 15:13:41 GMT -5
Less than 60 Days on an MLB roster is the cutoff.
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Post by JohnM on Mar 24, 2024 15:43:12 GMT -5
Marcus Stroman was very happy for Luis Gil. Said they've connected over Insta for years.
Stroman on Gil:“He’s electric. Plus-plus-plus heater..he was running thru some really good lineups all spring & that shows u the explosiveness of that heater. Ive always been a fan of Gil. To see him in the rotation & healthy,it’s awesome. I think he can go out there & dominate
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Post by Knuckles on Mar 24, 2024 15:58:06 GMT -5
We saw Gil pitch in a game where we got an upgrade to 2nd row behind the moat behind the beginning of the 3rd base dugout. Domingo German, on the IL at the time, was a few rows in front of us, accompanied by a young lady, probably his wife. This was 2021 or 2022, at a time when Gil made like 5 straight starts; he pitched very well.
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Post by dtwentythree on Mar 24, 2024 21:14:01 GMT -5
Just take it easy with Gil. Build him up. He s a valuable commodity in our rotation right now.
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Post by my2cents on Mar 24, 2024 21:17:31 GMT -5
I think it’s a wise choice. With Cole out, they need their best option. If they need to restrict Gil later, hopefully Cole will be back.
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Post by dtwentythree on Mar 24, 2024 21:35:56 GMT -5
Agree. Also too Beeter and Warren will build up at Scranton and be ready on the call when needed.
Hopefully Cortes is the old Cortes.
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Post by JohnM on Mar 25, 2024 7:04:16 GMT -5
Bryan Hoch
MEXICO CITY -- Luis Gil’s dominant spring has secured a place for the right-hander as the Yankees’ No. 5 starter, manager Aaron Boone confirmed on Sunday.
Gil earned a spot after ace Gerrit Cole’s right elbow injury pushed the club’s other four starters up in the pecking order, with Nestor Cortes set to start the season opener on Thursday against the Astros in Houston. He’ll be followed by Carlos Rodón, Marcus Stroman and Clarke Schmidt.
“I’m excited about the options that we have,” Boone said. “Obviously you never want to see Gerrit go down, but I’m excited about the people that emerged and legitimately put their name in that conversation up until late. I feel like the way Luis is throwing the ball, really from the jump, he’s certainly earned that with how he’s performed. We continue to be really excited about what he can be as a starting pitcher.”
Boone said that Gil was informed of the decision on Friday in Tampa, Fla., by general manager Brian Cashman and pitching coach Matt Blake.
The 25-year-old Gil wrapped his spring Friday with four innings of two-run, two-hit ball against the Mets. In 15 2/3 Grapefruit League innings across five games (three starts), Gil permitted five runs (2.87 ERA) and seven hits, walking six and striking out a team-leading 23.
Gil edged a group of candidates that included right-hander Will Warren, the club’s No. 8 prospect according to MLB Pipeline. Others in competition included Clayton Beeter, Cody Poteet and Luke Weaver.
The Yankees optioned Poteet, Ron Marinaccio and Nick Ramirez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday and reassigned Warren to Minor League camp. Warren is likely to begin the season at Triple-A.
“I think Will’s got a bright future as a starting pitcher in this league,” Boone said. “I’m sure there’s a great chance you’ll see him sooner rather than later, too.”
It remains to be seen how many starts Gil will make, but for the moment, there will be no redux of the “Joba Rules” -- the Yankees' attempt to preserve the arm of prized youngster Joba Chamberlain. Boone said that Gil will not be placed on an innings limit.
“The way we’re able to monitor and measure guys’ output, what they’re able to do not only on the mound but between starts, it gives us a more clear idea than in the past,” Boone said. “We’re in a better position to make better calls on that.”
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