Well that was lackluster. One night after an exciting back-and-forth game where the Yankees came out on top, New York (NL) managed to draw a split at the Citi Field portion of the Subway Series with a 7-1 victory. Jacob deGrom absolutely dominated the Yankees by throwing seven shutout innings and even contributing a little on […]
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Brian McCann shouldn’t still be in New York
Make no mistake; Brian McCann is still a useful player. But it’s past the trade deadline, and he shouldn’t still be in New York. Let’s start with who he is as a player. He’s no longer the stud that played for the Atlanta Braves for all of those years, but he still provides league-average production […]
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 […]
Game 105 Recap: Left Behind
Yankees 6, Mets 5 Left Behind is a series of popular novels based on prophecies in the Bible that tells the story of the end times in which true believers are raptured leaving behind those who were not. The novels are supposed to give the readers a glimpse into a world that is void of […]
The Yankees waved the white flag, and a new dynasty was born
It happened. The unthinkable is upon us. The New York Yankees became sellers at this year’s trade deadline. Aroldis Chapman is now a Cub; Andrew Miller now plays in Cleveland; Carlos Beltrán is now a Ranger; and Ivan Nova is now a Pirate. General manager Brian Cashman cleaned house, hit reset, and made his final push […]
Yankees trade Ivan Nova to the Pirates
After pulling off trades for Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, and Carlos Beltran—three of the biggest pieces the Yankees had to offer—Brian Cashman pulled another rabbit out of his hat by unloading the struggling Ivan Nova to the Pittsburgh Pirates for two players to be named later. The deal was announced just as the trade deadline […]
Yankees trade Beltran to Texas for prospects
The Yankees continued their fire-sale Monday afternoon, agreeing to send Carlos Beltran to the Rangers in exchange for right-handed pitchers Dillon Tate, Erik Swanson and Nick Green. After moving Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller over the past week, a Beltran trade seemed to be the next logical step for the team. A free agent after […]
A-Rod’s fly balls just don’t fly like they used to
Theoretically speaking, power hitting a pretty simple business. In order to get hit home runs you need to hit the ball hard and put it in the air often. Just because it’s simple that doesn’t mean it’s easy to do, nothing could be farther from the truth. But it’s easy enough to conceptualize. Traditionally Alex Rodriguez […]
Game 104 Recap: Life in the post-Miller world
The Rays were 39-61 when the Yankees rolled into town. They are now 42-61. The Yankees have been swept by the lowly Rays, the final blow coming in a 5-3 win Sunday, and New York’s season was swept away too. While the Yankees did play a game on Sunday, and while they were in fact swept by […]
Yankees acquire Tyler Clippard from Diamondbacks
So as you may have heard, the Yankees dealt Andrew Miller to Cleveland on Sunday morning. Kenny Ducey’s got the details here. With both Miller and Aroldis Chapman gone, Dellin Betances will now step into the closer role. Because he was the lone remaining truly-reliable reliever in the bullpen, the Yankees subsequently announced they had […]