24-year-old Chasen Shreve was supposed to be a deal sweetener. In January, the Yankees dealt Manny Banuelos, who Mariano Rivera once called the greatest pitching prospect he had ever seen, to the Braves. In exchange, they were to receive a sturdy veteran reliever in David Carpenter, along with Shreve, who had seen brief Major League action and hadn’t […]
Day: July 10, 2015
Andrew Miller owns the real estate outside of the strike zone
Despite a shaky return to the Yankees bullpen on Wednesday night, there is no doubt that Andrew Miller is extraordinarily good at his job. Being good at your job–or at least being perceived to be good at your job–is normally a pretty basic prerequisite for signing a four-year $36 million dollar contract. Miller doesn’t have […]
Yankees Minor League Update (7/3-7/9)
Prospects of the Week: Gary Sanchez, C (Double-A Trenton Thunder) Sanchez had one of the best five-day stretches of any player in the minor leagues this past week. Since last Friday, the catching prospect has gone 11-for-24 (.458 BA) with two doubles, four home runs, seven runs, and seven RBI which has lifted his average to […]
Recap: Yankees 6, Athletics 2
Top Play (WPA): While today’s game was primarily controlled by New York, the top play WPA-wise belongs to Oakland. In the top of the second, Josh Reddick reached base on a catcher’s interference call. Billy Butler followed by lining a double to left to score Reddick, increasing Oakland’s chances of winning by 14 percent. Bottom Play […]