The Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Houston Astros were arguably the best three teams in baseball last year. All three, understandably, had a lot of good qualities: deep lineups, strong pitching staffs, solid bullpens, etc. All three are also among the most forward-thinking, analytics-inclined teams in baseball, and built their rosters with unique features. […]
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Tanaka stays, now what?
Masahiro Tanaka will not opt out of his contract or sign an extension. He’s a Yankee for the next three years at $22 million/year. Now what happens? Starting Rotation Implications The 2018 Yankee starting rotation is currently: Luis Severino Masahiro Tanaka Sonny Gray Jordan Montgomery Open CC Sabathia is the obvious candidate for the open […]
What is Aaron Hicks’s future with the Yankees?
One year ago, Aaron Hicks’s career with the Yankees was in jeopardy. He had just finished a putrid debut campaign in pinstripes as a below replacement level caliber player. A three-year track record in Minnesota seemed to tell us that his 2016 shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone; how could the Yankees have been so […]
The Quest for $197 million: How Much Can the Yankees Add This Offseason?
Major League Baseball’s luxury tax system includes a pretty substantial cliff. Teams pay 20% on each marginal dollar above the luxury tax threshold on their first year, 30% on their second year and 50% on their third year and beyond. As a result, there are strong financial incentives for a team to dip below the […]
Joe Girardi and the era of stability
There is nothing quite so underappreciated as stability. Stability doesn’t make headlines. It doesn’t sell books or newspapers. It’s silent and safe. It’s perfectly boring. Stability is wallpaper. You don’t even notice it until it suddenly isn’t there anymore. From the moment George Steinbrenner purchased the New York Yankees in 1973, they were anything but […]
Statcast Year in Review: Masahiro Tanaka
Within three days of the end of the World Series, Masahiro Tanaka will have to decided whether or not to opt-out of the final three years and $66 million of his contract. His is one of the more interesting opt-out cases to come up in recent years. Will he opt-out? Should the Yankees re-sign him […]
How to represent the 2017 Yankees this Halloween
Halloween is less than a week away, and if you’re a Yankees fan still on the hunt for the perfect costume, look no further. Whether you need something for your kids or dressing yourself, the 2017 Yankees provided plenty of material to work with. Here are eight options that will unquestionably steal the show: Randy Levine: Who […]
Looking back: Our favorite moments of 2017
The season is officially over, and even though the results weren’t what we expected, we still keep writing about the Yankees. With 2018 now approaching, we wanted to share with you our fondest memories of 2017. *** Watching Judge in 2016 was painful. His K% neared 50 and he slashed .179/.263/.345 over 27 games. Watching […]
Monday Sonnet: Flummoxed At Last
With this series I have endeavored to capture the Yankees’ weekend games in the form of a sonnet. Did my poetry inspire these Yankees to their unforeseen run in September and October? We cannot say for sure. What I can say is thank you, for at the very least tolerating this bizarre recap form. See […]
ALCS Game 7 Prospectus: It’s over
The season is over. There will be no trip to the World Series for the New York Yankees in 2017 and that’s okay. I know that seems wrong for a Yankee fan to say because their motto is usually “Championship or bust” however, this season was such a pleasant surprise that making the American League […]