Forbes | Larry Fleisher: New Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is within easy distance (theoretically, at least) of a couple major milestones. First, Goldy needs to play in 72 contests to reach 2,000 career games, which would make him one of only four active big leaguers who could claim that. Second, he’s 13 RBI from 1,200 (the article has a typo and says 2,000, fyi), something New York surely hopes he achieves quickly. But Fleisher is the eternal optimist it seems, and posits that Goldy is also 38 home runs from 400 career dingers. That’d be quite the feat for someone who’s never hit more than 36 in a campaign but I’m here for it if the newest Yankee wants to pull that off.
The Ringer | Ben Lindbergh: The baseball world is still mourning the death of Rickey. Lindbergh, who’s as good a baseball writer as there is out there, joins in with his literary paean to the greatest leadoff hitter of all-time. Lindbergh’s long-form piece is worth a read in its entirety, but I’ll give you his close.
“To steal a base, you need to think you’re invincible,” Henderson said. Rickey clearly convinced himself that he was—and until Friday, he had us fooled, too.
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner ($): Lots of questions in this version of The Athletic’s Yankees mailbag. The two that might be of the most interest relate to a couple of superstars. First, a reader asks Kirschner’s thoughts on the Yankees acquiring Vlad Guerrero from Toronto. Kirschner doesn’t seem optimistic, and I agree with him. And if a deal does happen, he posits, the Yankees would likely have to overpay. The second is about an Aaron Judge move to first base and that position switch’s timeline. Though Kirschner argues the Yankees should be moving Judge as soon as possible, he basically shoots down the idea it will happen this year.
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