Wednesday Night Open Thread

The All-Star festivities are over and now we have two baseball-less days to sit back and relax before the second half begins Friday. These next few weeks are going to be pretty interesting. I have no idea what to expect from the Yankees going forward. Anyway, make sure you check out David Waldstein’s profile on Danilo Valiente, the Yankees’ batting practice pitcher who threw to Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez at the Home Run Derby. Valiente has a pretty neat backstory and the players love him. The profile is a few years old but I didn’t see it until the other day. Give it a read.

Here is an open thread for the night. There’s not a whole lot going on. The Triple-A All-Star Game will be on MLB Network at 9pm ET and that’s about it. (The game is on the West Coast.) LHP Caleb Smith will represent the Yankees. OF Dustin Fowler was also selected to the game before his injury. Talk about that game, the Valiente profile, or anything that isn’t religion or politics here.