Despite being just over two weeks into the baseball season, there’s plenty of buzz about the Yankees’ Baby Bombers. As volatile as prospects can be, the past couple seasons have seen more good than bad news for Yankee farmhands. As a result, a farm system once stuck in a rut of mediocrity has turned into […]
Author: Ben Diamond
The Yankees are more flexible than you think
One of the most valuable qualities a baseball team can have is roster flexibility. Being able to move players around the diamond allows clubs to effectively manage injuries, rest, and poor performance. At first glance, the Yankees don’t seem to have this attribute. A lineup that is an average age of 32.5, consisting of several […]
Are the Yankees Vulnerable to Steals?
Unless an injury occurred, drawing a definitive conclusion from a single game of baseball is often impossible. Didi Gregorius probably won’t be the AL home run champion, Alex Rodriguez is unlikely to lead the team in stolen bases for long, and there’s a good chance Dellin Betances won’t be a liability out of the bullpen. […]
Yankees option Gary Sanchez to Triple-A
One of the bigger position battles for the Yankees this spring was the backup catching job, and it looks like a winner has been decided. On the night that Gary Sanchez was named the Yankees’ minor league offensive player of the year, he was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and reassigned to minor league camp. While […]
What Can We Expect From Didi Gregorius in 2016?
The Yankees weren’t quite sure who they were getting when they acquired Didi Gregroius from the Diamondbacks prior to the 2015 season. The intention was, of course, to find the long-term replacement for Derek Jeter, though expectations were understandably lower. Gregorius was a plus defender, but what good was that if he could never hit? A 76 […]
Who Is the New Face of the Yankees?
As Derek Jeter exited the field in Fenway Park following the final at bat of his career, I, along with scores of other baseball fans, felt pangs of sadness. It seemed obvious why we felt this way—the legend we had the pleasure of watching for 20 years was finally ending his career. But there was […]
Spring Training Recap: Week Two
Games Monday, March 7th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Monday marked the Spring Training debut for Michael Pineda, who went two […]
Spring Training Recap: Week One
Congratulations, Yankees fans, you’ve survived the offseason! It was a rough one, especially with the Yankees refusing to sign a free agent, but that’s all behind us now. It’s finally March, which means that spring training is here. These exhibition games won’t feature the most exciting and pivotal action that you’ll witness this season, but […]
Breaking Down the Aroldis Chapman Suspension
When Aroldis Chapman was traded to the Yankees for four average prospects (Eric Jagielo, Rookie Davis, Caleb Cotham, and Tony Renda) in late-December, it was a surprisingly modest return for the Reds. Chapman was undoubtedly the best closer in the National League, if not in all of baseball, and the prospects going back to the Reds […]
Spring Position Battles
It’s no secret that the majority of Spring Training games are worthless. Almost every performance, good or bad, can be written off… usually the only impactful occurrences are injuries. But, baseball fans love Spring Training—mostly because it means that baseball is back and their favorite players are playing games again. As great as that is, though, spectators […]