What To Do With J.a. Crhapp!

I just can’t watch him anymore. A great start to Old-Timers’ Day and a memorable in-the-park home run for Mariano Rivera all ruined thanks to J.A. Happ aka J.A. CrHapp as I like to call him. He’s unwatchable for me now. The Yankees were duped. The guy we saw last year and were mesmerized by is nowhere to be found! I wish I knew why.

Better yet….I wish HE knew why he sucks but he doesn’t, read more HERE. Happ has had a bunch of disappointing starts this season despite his winning 7-4 record. Don’t let the record fool you because the stats are the more accurate measure of what he has done this season….and so was yesterday’s game. What has he done? Disappoint.

The Yankees already needed another starter. We’ve all heard how it is on Brian Cashman’s shopping list but yesterday’s game is a reminder that this is a NEED not just a nice luxury to have. Happ is a liability every time he takes the mound. He surrendered eight runs on three homers against the Astros, including a grand slam off the bat of Tyler White. That appearance tied his career worst, and bloated his season numbers to a 5.23 ERA. Yuck!

So Happ “doesn’t know” what his problem is but he “thinks he’s been a little inconsistent.”
Gee….that took rocket science to figure out, right? It also doesn’t take much effort to find that in only three of his 16 starts he has avoided giving up the long ball, and on six instances he surrendered multiple homers in a game. I can’t help but wonder if the Yankees had a different pitcher out there today if we would have accomplished a four-game sweep. It would’ve been nice to return the favor since they swept us in April. I know four game sweeps aren’t easy, BUT it may have been easier without Happ in the equation.

The Yankees have such a potent offense, and it’s easy to get excited about the lineup everyday. I wish I had that same feeling about the rotation at this point. I know changes are coming….they HAVE to be. Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner know that is a weakness on this team. The Yankees cannot continue to use CrHapp every five days and just hope he figures it out at this point. Le him figure it out and then prove that he’s fixed it.

Happ is a veteran, he has the experience to fix this. Right now he sounds defeated and until he gets his confidence back, we shouldn’t be relying on him. A move has to be coming, right?
I don’t want to feel HOPELESS about CrHAPP right now….but I do.

–Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @nyprincessj