Following the acquisition of reigning National League MVP, Giancarlo Stanton, the Yankees looked to shed payroll elsewhere on the roster in hopes of staying under MLB’s 2018 luxury-tax threshold of $197 million. Third baseman Chase Headley was subsequently traded to the San Diego Padres, freeing up $13 million. While Headley could not replicate his Gold […]
Author: Cen Koci
Comparing Didi Gregorius to past Yankee shortstops
When the Yankees acquired Didi Gregorius prior to the 2015 season in a three-team trade involving the Tigers and Diamondbacks that sent righty Shane Greene to Detroit, the Bombers added the Dutch shortstop in the hopes that he could take over the everyday shortstop job following Derek Jeter’s retirement. At the time of the trade, […]
How do Yankees’ Late-Inning Flamethrowers Compare to Recent Championship Bullpens?
Few teams have put together a trio of relievers as dominant as the Yankees’ group in the first half of the 2016 season. The Bombers signed Andrew Miller prior to 2015 and added Aroldis Chapman via trade to join incumbent relief ace Dellin Betances. The Betances-Miller-Chapman combination performed as advertised in 2016, as the Yankees […]
What will it take for the Yankees to get Jose Quintana?
After two blockbuster trades this winter involving their former ace and leadoff hitter, the White Sox have firmly ingratiated themselves as a rebuilding team. Jose Quintana remains a member of the White Sox, but the question is still when rather than if he will be traded. The Yankees have been connected to Quintana for most […]
Yankees 2017 fantasy outlook
Fantasy draft season is upon us and what better way to prepare than by looking at one of the more intriguing rosters in all of baseball – the New York Yankees? It looks like the Yankees will have a roster full of early round draft picks and multi-category fantasy contributors for years to come. However, as many […]