Author: Austin Yamada

Yes, I know it’s still early. And yes, I know that I mention that fact in every single post. However, certain stats stabilize quicker than others, and it’s starting to become late enough in the season that deviations might start signaling actual changes. Specifically, this relates to Brett Gardner, who is quietly having what might be […]

Mariano Rivera’s cutter. Kenley Jansen’s cutter. Zach Britton’s sinker. There are pitches in baseball that are just so lethal that it doesn’t matter if the hitter knows it’s coming. The hurler that possesses these pitches will throw the pitch nine out of every ten times without consequences. Well, there are consequences, but those consequences are […]

Yes.   — — — I have been informed by our editors that this, while factually correct, will not suffice as an article. So let me elaborate. Before we begin, I would like to emphasize that Andrew Miller has thrown exactly 10 innings so far this season. They have been 10 spectacular innings, but they have […]

The Yankees have been running like crazy to begin the year, and Jacoby Ellsbury seems to be spearheading this initiative. In fact, the only reason that Ellsbury isn’t tied for the Major League lead in steals is because Jose Altuve swiped two bags on Sunday. There is a narrative out there that Ellsbury has been less […]

Fact No. 1: Luis Severino is incredibly tough to hit. Out of the eight stops in which Severino has pitched at least 20 innings in his professional career, he has allowed more than a hit per inning in exactly zero of those. Severino also has more career strikeouts than innings pitched in the minor leagues and […]

Since Eric Milton back in 1996, here is the list of Yankees’ top picks that have eclipsed 15 career WARP: 1.   Wasn’t that great? Do you want me to repeat the list again? By top pick, I’m referring to the highest draft selection of each draft year by the Yankees.  That isn’t 15 total WARP in […]