Sonny Gray’s abysmal season continued against the Baltimore Orioles yesterday. The Orioles are the worst team in baseball, and they traded every meaningful player at the trade deadline. Manny Machado and Jonathon Shoop are gone, and the Orioles are winless in their last 11 road games. Naturally, Gray allowed seven earned runs in less than […]
Author: Thomas St. Hilaire
Yankees Rotation Help Series Part II: The Second Tier Pitchers
The Yankees bolstered their bullpen yesterday by trading for Zach Britton. The Yankees gave up pitching prospects Dillon Tate, Cody Carroll, and Josh Rogers. The bullpen already ranks among the best in the league, posting a 2.75 ERA and a 31.5% strikeout rate. This trade does not mean that the Yankees are done with deadline […]
Yankees rotation help series Part 1 | The first tier pitchers
The Yankees need help with their starting rotation. This is not exactly breaking news and on Sunday, GM Brian Cashman discussed the status of trade talks during an interview on WFAN. “We certainly have been engaged for a long time, but we still are where we are because we just have not found the match […]
Monday Musings: Trade Deadline and Rookies
The Yankees have matched, and perhaps exceeded expectations to date. The Yankees are in first place with a 37-17 record and a .685 winning percentage. No team owns a better record. There are a lot of reasons to be optimistic, especially when you consider the depth and farm system of this team. Here are a […]
Monday Musings: Globalizing Baseball, Future Spending, and Opening Day
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Thursday Thoughts segment is now being moved to Monday and it is now called Monday Musings. I know you are probably hoping to give me a big round of applause for such a clever title, but please, hold the applause! As always, please tweet ideas and questions @ThomasStHilaire. 1. Globalizing Baseball […]
Thursday Thoughts: Clint Frazier, Neil Walker, and Depth
The Thursday Thoughts segment is back this week. If there are topics you would like me to discuss in this segment, please tweet ideas and questions @ThomasStHilaire. 1. Clint Frazier Clint Frazier’s long-term future with the team is uncertain. Even when Frazier returns to full health, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are the corner-outfielders for the […]
Thursday Thoughts: Boone, the infield, and Montgomery
It is time for another edition of Thursday Thoughts. Spring training is underway, and there has been plenty of baseball to watch. Gary Sanchez’s homerun over the scoreboard yesterday is hopefully a nice foreshadowing of the upcoming season. As always, if you have topics that you would like me to discuss in this segment, please […]
Thursday Thoughts
My name is Thomas St. Hilaire, and I am excited about writing my first post as a contributor for BP Bronx. While I will also contribute other pieces throughout the season, I will post my Thursday Thoughts segment every Thursday. This segment will typically consist of my three biggest takeaways from the week. If you […]