Author: Austin Yamada

As the calendar approaches February, most of the teams around the majors are finalizing their roster for the start of spring training, and the Yankees are no different. Most of the quality free agent options have already been removed from the market. Hence, barring a late-developing trade or minor free agent signing, the Yankees’ moves […]

In 2016, Starlin Castro experienced the much-anticipated leap in power that many scouts had predicted for so many years, perhaps coinciding with Castro’s first season in cozy Yankee Stadium. Starlin posted career-highs in home runs with 21 (previous career-high: 14) and isolated slugging with .163 (.147). However, that surge in power didn’t correlate to a corresponding uptick […]

There have been rumors circulating in recent weeks that the Yankees are inquiring on Jose Quintana, and with good reason. The Yankees need a starting pitcher, and the free agent market looks less than barren. Of course, the downside with going the trade route is the obvious — giving up non-money assets in return. And […]

In a somewhat surprising move, the Padres non-tendered Tyson Ross this week, rendering him a free agent for any of the 30 teams to sign. Even though Ross was a non-tender, this was his last season of arbitration before hitting free agency, so he comes with no additional years of team control. Because the smallest contract a […]

When Luis Severino was first called up to the majors, I had visions in my head of an ace. This ace was set to take the Yankee fanbase and the rest of the league by storm, firing 98-mph heaters and wicked changeups all over the place. He was going to take the ball every fifth […]

Just a few days ago, we heard reports that the Yankees were engaged in talks with the Houston Astros involving Brian McCann. It’s important, especially at this time of year, to take every rumor with less than a grain of salt. However, this particular rumor makes sense on all levels. The Astros don’t have an […]

Now that the season has come to an end, we can look back at how the Yankees’ pitching staff finished relative to the rest of the pitching staffs around the league. Without further ado: Yankees MLB Rank AL Rank ERA 4.16 15 7 ERA- 98 13 7 K% 23.1 5 2 BB% 7.4 4 2 […]

The title of this article sounds rather silly, doesn’t it? If CC Sabathia threw only changeups for the rest of his career, well, let’s just say that there would be no CC Sabathia in the league anymore. His first baseman would get fed up when CC continually fielded drag bunts and threw changeups over to […]

I know it’s hard to hear me over the deafening clamor of fans professing their love for Gary Sanchez, but there is more than just Sanchez to be optimistic about on the New York Gary Sanchez’s…I mean, Yankees. One such bright spot is lightly-regarded rookie infielder Ronald Torreyes. Torreyes has had a very interesting career […]

The Yankees are 4 1/2 games back of the second wild card, and our own Baseball Prospectus playoff odds give them a 3.4 percent chance of making the playoffs, with an even smaller 1.9 percent chance of making it to the division series. Of course, if you ask a fan what the playoff odds of […]