Yankees Twitter Reacts (Jan. 5-12)

As we all know, Twitter can be one of the best (and worst) places to talk about sports. With such a wide range of opinions, Twitter can be a great place for intelligent analysis, yet at the same time, is the go-to source for absolutely ridiculous ideas and proposals. The offseason continues to drag on for the Yankees, but that certainly hasn't stopped Yankees Twitter from staying strong through the cold winter months. I'll be releasing this new weekly series called, Yankees Twitter Reacts. It will be filled with the best and worst takes, the funniest tweets, Yankees news, and other odds and ends from our beloved Yankees Twitter. Of course, I couldn't possibly find all the best (and worst) tweets myself -- which is why I want the BP Crew to help me out! Going forward, if you see a tweet that you think belongs in this column, reply to it with the hashtag #BPYankeesTwitter or tag me at @T_Danks_. Without further ado, here is the first edition of Yankees Twitter Reacts for the week of January 5-11.

What CC Sabathia thinks about Yankees Twitter

https://twitter.com/justinddiamond/status/1083356970130780160?fbclid=IwAR1HtLFdmhqZwkp4pAHHTuzNK_w9F8d1zRY9Ub2gAJJF56_S7B7p-deKP4o There is no better way to kick off this column than with the Yankees very own CC Sabathia giving his honest opinion of Yankees Twitter. In case you don't read between the lines, it sounds like CC doesn't pay too much attention to it -- and he doesn't hold back either.

News of the week - DJ LaMahieu

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1083781261796073472 While the Yankees did re-sign Zach Britton, their biggest splash was undoubtedly their surprise signing of DJ LeMahieu. The former All-Star and Gold Glove winner will certainly be playing an important role next year, especially on the defensive side.

Yankees Twitter Reacts to the signing

There's the good... https://twitter.com/angelsteve89/status/1083787017723482112 https://twitter.com/DevanFink/status/1083570858113814530  

Trying to be logical about this DJ LeMahieu signing. Trying. pic.twitter.com/9PbKcrVI2i

— The BP Show (@YankeesPodcast) January 11, 2019

The bad... https://twitter.com/metro_boonin/status/1083783642327990276 The undecided...

I still have no idea if DJ LeMahieu is any good, but the Yankees are about to find out.

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) January 11, 2019

Our very own Andrew Rotondi wraps it all up pretty well. https://twitter.com/Andrew_Rotondi/status/1083801032231190528 Nonetheless, Yankees Twitter welcomes you to the Bronx, DJ!

Worst take of the week

https://twitter.com/OldTakesExposed/status/1083789207129210880 You know it's bad when "Freezing Cold Takes" gets involved. These may have been tweeted a few weeks ago (and it isn't officially wrong just yet) but it catapulted into relevancy yesterday afternoon. Once the Yankees signed LeMahieu to that two-year deal, they virtually removed themselves from the Manny Machado sweepstakes. This was clearly a huge surprise to @DanClarkSports, who all but guaranteed that Machado would end up sporting pinstripes for the past few weeks. Soon after his tweets went viral, Clark deleted his Twitter account entirely. However, despite his awful takes and awkward Twitter deactivation, I'll give some credit to Clark as he was a man of his word (ya know, except for the whole fake sources thing), and donated $150 to The American Cancer Society. At least something good came out of it.

Best take of the week

https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/1083837645820710915 After reading the above, it's clear that opinions on the LeMahieu signing are coming in all over the board. Overall, this is probably the most realistic and best take on it. The Yankees didn't sign LeMahieu to come in and be a superstar, they signed him to be a guy who can play plus-defense at multiple positions. Of course Machado is better, but they are clearly uneasy about handing out another 10-year, $250M+ contract. Props to Buster Olney for the solid take.

Funniest tweets of the week

https://twitter.com/BarstoolHubbs/status/1083070124477894657 Sending Greg Bird to a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away? Forget signing Machado, let's make this the offseason priority. Ironically, the Yankees actually signed Greg Bird to a one-year, $1.2 million arbitration deal this week, but I'd definitely prefer the "send-1.5 billion-light years-away-deal" that Eric Hubbs suggests here. https://twitter.com/PJHughes45/status/1083173326166536193 Yes, you are reading that correctly. That is Phil Hughes, former Yankees pitcher, and a Twitter connoisseur. If you don't follow him already, be sure to do so as Hughes has a great presence in the Twitter-sphere. Of course, this tweet was before all of the LeMahieu drama, but he wasn't wrong on his take -- because look what popped up less than a day later: https://twitter.com/ShefDrake1/status/1083572553430515713 Sorry, guys. Hope everyone at least gets their money back!

Yankees Twitter... Let's wake up!!

https://twitter.com/Eric_M888/status/1083156981660160000 I miss those days too, Eric. Let's end this inaugural edition of Yankees Twitter Reacts with a call to action -- let's make the rest of this offseason fun, Yankees Twitter. And keep checking out this series week to week... who knows, you could end up in it! Remember, if you see something that you think deserves to be in the column next week, be sure to hashtag #BPYankeesTwitter or tag me on Twitter @T_Danks_ ! And be sure to listen to the most recent episode of The Bronx Pinstripes Show: http://smarturl.it/YankeesPodcast