When Brian McCann signed with the New York Yankees he was almost universally considered a “good fit”. Both the media and his new teammates saw his left-handed swing and the short porch at Yankee Stadium and assumed McCann was in for some big seasons in the pinstripes. So far the veteran backstop has posted a 3.5 WAR in […]
Day: June 5, 2015
Who Should Primarily Handle the 7th Inning?
A season ago, the Yankees cycled through a hefty bunch of relief pitchers to use in the seventh inning or later. Adam Warren, David Huff, Preston Claiborne, Shawn Kelley, Esmil Rogers, Matt Thornton, Jose Ramirez, and others all got chances late in games. Obviously the situations varied in leverage, but outside of Warren, Dellin Betances, David Robertson, and […]
The 2015 renaissance of Mason Williams
The first couple months of the 2015 season have certainly offered their share of surprises for the Yankees organization. Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira are pivotal offensive players once again, Adam Warren is emerging as a capable mid-rotation starter, and for a brief time, 2009 first round pick Slade Heathcott was healthy and even producing […]