NEW YORK — When you’ve got a massive right fielder who’s started off his career with extra-base hits in each of his first three games, a 23-year-old first baseman who hit towering home runs last season, and a cluster of exciting additions, it’s easy for a promising youngster to get lost in the mix. That’s what happened to 25-year-old right-hander Chad […]
Author: Kenny Ducey
Watch: Aaron Judge homers again in his second career game
Aaron Judge’s career is off to a hot start. Following up a towering 446-foot homer in Saturday’s win, Judge lined a 3-2 fastball from Rays starter Jake Odorizzi over the right field wall in the third to pull the Yankees within one. The ball left his bat at 102 mph, and went a projected 362 feet, according to […]
Baseball is better off because of Alex Rodriguez
NEW YORK — As soon as Alex Rodriguez awoke Friday, there was stress. With a logjam at his position forcing him to the bench, Rodriguez needed a good stretch before playing, but couldn’t get one in due to time constraints. On the way to the game, driving up Broadway toward the Bronx for the final […]
Report: Yankees will call up Tyler Austin on Saturday
The Yankees will recall born-again prospect Tyler Austin to replace the roster spot left by the departing Alex Rodriguez, Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports. Austin, 24, can play first base and the outfield. With the DH spot free, Austin figures to get some time when Mark Teixeira rests, and in right until Aaron Judge arrives. The tall, muscular right-handed […]
Larry Rothschild has already brought back the old Adam Warren
NEW YORK — After re-acquiring pitcher Adam Warren last week from the Cubs as a throw-in for Aroldis Chapman, general manager Brian Cashman expressed optimism on his post-transaction conference call that Warren could return to an effective arm. “Three months of poor pitching have not changed our valuation of Adam Warren,” he said. What Cashman failed to mention was […]
Yankees trade Andrew Miller to Indians for four players
The Yankees continue to sell. On Sunday, team announced that it had acquired outfielder Clint Frazier, left-handed pitcher Justus Sheffield and right-handed pitchers Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen from the Indians in exchange for closer Andrew Miller. Miller, who is under contract for the next two seasons at a total of $18 million, became the most valuable […]
Roundtable: Who, if anyone, should the Yankees trade?
The trade deadline is approaching, and the Yankees still haven’t figured out whether they are buyers or sellers despite dealing Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs. Should the Yankees hold a fire sale, and trade away nearly every player of value to a contender on the roster? Or, should they hang on to Andrew Miller and Carlos Beltran in the hopes […]
Game 99 Recap: Return of the Mike
After a brief nap, Michael Pineda is awake. Big Mike dazzled on Monday night in Houston, giving the Yankees a 2–1 win over the Astros in what was possibly his best start of the season. Pineda threw 103 pitches over seven one-run frames, allowing five hits and a pair of walks while striking out eight. The […]
The Yankees are nowhere closer to being buyers or sellers than they were last week
NEW YORK – The Yankees are approaching the trade deadline with the reluctance of an ordinary person selling a prized collection on eBay. They know they have to sell, but they keep finding ways to convince themselves they can hold on a little while longer. Unlike a collectible bobblehead, however, the Yankees can’t sit on their hands forever. […]
Aroldis Chapman hits 105 mph twice in win over Orioles
NEW YORK — Aroldis Chapman’s tenure with the Yankees may soon be over, and it was almost as if he knew on Monday night. After taking a jog in in from the bullpen to enter a 2-1 game in the ninth, Chapman briefly glanced up at the giant videoboard in center field, which projected his torso engulfed in flames, as […]