LOS ANGELES — If nothing else, the Yankees are hoping their weekend series against the Dodgers will at the least have one positive.
The World Series rematch obviously didn’t include the form of pressure and high stakes that last October did, however the environment at Dodger Stadium — especially for a late May/early June series — felt big, which could have a payoff in the long term for a few of the Yankees’ young core.
Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells got a taste of playing in the true thing last October, but Ben Rice, Jasson Domínguez (other than pinch running 3 times) and Will Warren didn’t.
“I believe they’re helpful, yes,” manager Aaron Boone said before their 7-3 win within the series finale on Sunday. “We speak about these series, the Subway Series, obviously coming here and playing the Dodgers, the several big series that you simply face in the midst of the yr.
“The most important thing is we do treat all of them the identical, but I believe there’s advantages for our players to play in these environments and these heightened-up series. I do think there’s some profit to that. It’s all a part of gaining experience within the league.”
Not much had gone the Yankees’ way through the primary two games of the series, other than Aaron Judge’s three home runs, though nothing they did this weekend was going to make last October any less painful.
But perhaps there was something to be gained for the young players who’ve larger roles now than they did in October.
Rice was on the ALDS roster only, but didn’t appear in a game.
Domínguez pinch ran twice within the ALCS and once within the World Series, but didn’t take any at-bats.
Warren was figuring out with the Yankees stay-ready group for the primary half of the postseason before going back home to Louisiana for the remaining of it and watching from his couch.
Their contributions within the rematch entering Sunday varied.
Rice went 2-for-3 with a walk within the opener before sitting out Saturday and launching a two-run homer Sunday.
Domínguez delivered a pinch hit single in Friday’s loss, but then went 1-for-4 Saturday with a double and three strikeouts looking.
He hit an RBI single Sunday before exiting within the fifth inning with a thumb injury after stealing a base.
After which there was Warren, who seemed a tad amped up for the beginning before it quickly went sideways.
His velocity ticked up on the massive stage, but he struggled along with his command as he got shelled for seven runs on six hits and 4 walks while recording 4 outs in Saturday’s 18-2 drubbing by the Dodgers.
Boone insisted it was not the dimensions of the series that got to Warren but simply a scarcity of execution.
“Probably just being off, and being off against that team, they’re going to make you pay for it,” Boone said. “I believe it’s more that. He’s faced lots of growing moments in his big league profession. He’s already in his big league profession where he’s got it handed to him. He’s pitched well in his big spots. So he’s got lots of ability and he’s already grown rather a lot as a pitcher here in these first couple months of the season. I expect that to proceed.”
In fact, in an ideal world, the Yankees may not need Warren to be a part of the rotation once this October rolls around.
However the young right-hander promised on Saturday that he would let the frustration and bitterness of a brutal start sit with him for just a few days before ensuring he can be higher off for it in the long term.
“I believe the one thing he’s shown here early in his big league profession is he has learned rather a lot from every situation — from adversity, through some success,” Boone said. “It’s a tough game. You’re going to take your lumps sometimes and we’ll be higher for having undergone that and grow from that. He has all of the equipment to maneuver all the way through this and be excellent, like he’s been much of the season. It’s no fun going through that when you may have a day like this. But it surely’s a part of the sport sometimes and also you got to wear it.”
LOS ANGELES — If nothing else, the Yankees are hoping their weekend series against the Dodgers will at the least have one positive.
The World Series rematch obviously didn’t include the form of pressure and high stakes that last October did, however the environment at Dodger Stadium — especially for a late May/early June series — felt big, which could have a payoff in the long term for a few of the Yankees’ young core.
Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells got a taste of playing in the true thing last October, but Ben Rice, Jasson Domínguez (other than pinch running 3 times) and Will Warren didn’t.
“I believe they’re helpful, yes,” manager Aaron Boone said before their 7-3 win within the series finale on Sunday. “We speak about these series, the Subway Series, obviously coming here and playing the Dodgers, the several big series that you simply face in the midst of the yr.
“The most important thing is we do treat all of them the identical, but I believe there’s advantages for our players to play in these environments and these heightened-up series. I do think there’s some profit to that. It’s all a part of gaining experience within the league.”
Not much had gone the Yankees’ way through the primary two games of the series, other than Aaron Judge’s three home runs, though nothing they did this weekend was going to make last October any less painful.
But perhaps there was something to be gained for the young players who’ve larger roles now than they did in October.
Rice was on the ALDS roster only, but didn’t appear in a game.
Domínguez pinch ran twice within the ALCS and once within the World Series, but didn’t take any at-bats.
Warren was figuring out with the Yankees stay-ready group for the primary half of the postseason before going back home to Louisiana for the remaining of it and watching from his couch.
Their contributions within the rematch entering Sunday varied.
Rice went 2-for-3 with a walk within the opener before sitting out Saturday and launching a two-run homer Sunday.
Domínguez delivered a pinch hit single in Friday’s loss, but then went 1-for-4 Saturday with a double and three strikeouts looking.
He hit an RBI single Sunday before exiting within the fifth inning with a thumb injury after stealing a base.
After which there was Warren, who seemed a tad amped up for the beginning before it quickly went sideways.
His velocity ticked up on the massive stage, but he struggled along with his command as he got shelled for seven runs on six hits and 4 walks while recording 4 outs in Saturday’s 18-2 drubbing by the Dodgers.
Boone insisted it was not the dimensions of the series that got to Warren but simply a scarcity of execution.
“Probably just being off, and being off against that team, they’re going to make you pay for it,” Boone said. “I believe it’s more that. He’s faced lots of growing moments in his big league profession. He’s already in his big league profession where he’s got it handed to him. He’s pitched well in his big spots. So he’s got lots of ability and he’s already grown rather a lot as a pitcher here in these first couple months of the season. I expect that to proceed.”
In fact, in an ideal world, the Yankees may not need Warren to be a part of the rotation once this October rolls around.
However the young right-hander promised on Saturday that he would let the frustration and bitterness of a brutal start sit with him for just a few days before ensuring he can be higher off for it in the long term.
“I believe the one thing he’s shown here early in his big league profession is he has learned rather a lot from every situation — from adversity, through some success,” Boone said. “It’s a tough game. You’re going to take your lumps sometimes and we’ll be higher for having undergone that and grow from that. He has all of the equipment to maneuver all the way through this and be excellent, like he’s been much of the season. It’s no fun going through that when you may have a day like this. But it surely’s a part of the sport sometimes and also you got to wear it.”
