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Yankees Twitter Reacts (Feb. 2-8)

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Welcome back to Yankees Twitter Reacts, my column filled with the best and worst takes, funniest tweets, reactions to Yankees news, and everything in between from our beloved Yankees Twitter. I want this to be as fan interactive as possible, so remember to hashtag #BPYankeesTwitter or tag me at @T_Danks_to join the conversation and submit the best and worst tweets of the week!

It was another quiet week for Yankees Twitter, as it seems everyone is in their last stages of hibernation before pitchers and catchers report next week. At this point, everyone is itching for the season, especially with the lack of Yankees news from the past two weeks. However, even the quietest weeks of the offseason can’t keep Yankees Twitter silent – between Zach Britton changing his name to Zack and Bryce Harper posting a story with a clean shaved beard, here’s this week’s edition of Yankees Twitter Reacts.

Check out last week’s roundup in case you missed it. 

NEWS OF THE WEEK – ZACH IS BRINGING THE ‘K’ BACK

You know the offseason is hitting-hard when this is the biggest news of the week. Nonetheless, it is news, as the man we formerly knew as Zach will now go by Zack. I know this might be a lot to handle.

It seems as if Zack’s legal name actually is Zack, and that he just wants to return to being called that. I’m not sure if this was known prior to all of this, because I certainly didn’t know it. But hey, as Michael Clair from Yankees.com states, “pitchers can always use more K’s.”

YANKEES TWITTER REACTS TO THE NEW ZACK

Here’s how Yankees Twitter reacted to the major news:

BRYCE HARPER IS CLEAN SHAVEN?

Even if you consider yourself a casual Yankees fan, you probably know that all players on the roster must have a clean shaven face. A famous example of this is Johnny Damon, who had to shave his beard when he joined the Yanks.

Speaking of beards, Bryce Harper had one. Bryce Harper is also still a free agent, which is why his Instagram story (see above) caused so much hype.

Did Bryce shave his beard in preparation to sign with the Yankees? No one knows, but this has sparked a lot of speculation, especially from Yankees Twitter.

This isn’t the first time Yankees fans went nuts over Harper shaving. You may remember that Harper shaved his beard before the Yankees and Nats played a series last June. What did that mean? What does this mean? Time will tell…

THE COUNTDOWN TO PITCHERS AND CATCHERS CONTINUES

Now that the Super Bowl is over, the only thing on anybody’s mind is how many more days are left until pitchers and catchers report. If you read last week’s column, you’d know that the countdown has started even before this week. But the countdown is ticking closer to Ottavino, so here is an updated count from a few excited Yankees Tweeters.

The countdown will be over soon, everyone!

A BLOCKBUSTER (AND TERRIBLE) TRADE THAT THANKFULLY NEVER HAPPENED

During the winter meetings, there were some serious rumors swirling that the Yankees were in talks for a three-way trade with the Mets and Marlins in a deal that would’ve included JT Realmuto and Noah Snydergaard. Realmuto was finally traded to the Phillies this week, which inspired this tweet from MLB Network Insider Joel Sherman.

There are 100 reasons why this would have been a bad trade for the Yankees. But for relevance sake, it’s laughable to compare Gary Sanchez and Miguel Andujar to the return that the Marlins got today. I imagine Cashman hung up the phone with Jeter faster than a Giancarlo Stanton laser up the middle, because Sanchez and Andujar is far too much even for a stud like Syndergaard.

WORST TAKE OF THE WEEK

It’s one thing to be upset about the Yankees not extending for Harper or Manny Machado, but it’s another thing to accuse Hal Steinbrenner of not wanting to win. The “Hal is cheap” narrative is tired. Disagreeing on team direction is fine, but the argument that Steinbrenner is BS-ing the fans about wanting to win is a super cold take.

BEST TAKE OF THE WEEK

There is so much about this tweet that I love. Let’s break it down.

For starters, it’s clear that having Harper and/or Machado would improve the Yanks World Series chances. There isn’t anyone on the planet arguing against that.

BUT (there’s always a but) there is a hefty price to pay for players of their caliber, and that is no different in this situation. It’s so easy as a Yankees fan to expect Cashman to go out and buy anything he wants, but that’s not how it works. If the price is right, I believe Cashman would do it. But it doesn’t seem like any team is comfortable with their asking price considering it’s February and Harper and Machado are still free agents.

FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK

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