EJ and Scott discuss Sonny Gray and the Yankee rotation, Brandon Drury’s return, who the third best player on the Yankees is, and emergency catchers.
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Bronx Beat Episode 151: Aaron Judge’s Strike Zone
EJ, Paul, and Derek discuss Gary Sanchez’s groin injury, EJ’s research on Aaron Judge’s strike zone, and whether the Yankees should use an Opener. EJ’s article on Aaron Judge’s strike zone on BP Bronx.
How Much is Aaron Judge Hurt by His Biased Strike Zone? Spoiler: A Ton, and it’s an Outrage
Aaron Judge sees more borderline pitches called as strikes than any batter in the major leagues. So far in 2018, Judge has seen 1,449 pitches in the lowest part of the zone or below the zone. According to Statcast, 7.9% of these pitches, 114 total, were called as strikes. The average MLB batter sees 2.9% of […]
Random thoughts after a sweep and before heading to Philly
Welp, that sucked. The Yankees finally lost three games in a row for the first time this season and were swept in a series for the first time all season. But fear not Yankee fans, all is not lost. With all of the losing over the weekend, I felt it was time for another random thoughts […]
OOTP Universe Yankees: Breaking Even to Stay on Top
The first place New York Yankees has a nice ring to it in real life. The same can be said in alternate universes too, such as this one in which the virtual Yankees ascended to the top at the end of last week. To get to the top of the division, the virtual Yankees took […]
Should the Yankees Use an Opener?
The Opener is 2018’s latest baseball innovation. Just over a month ago, the Tampa Bay Rays started relief pitcher Sergio Romo against the Los Angeles Angels. It was mostly a move out of necessity since an already-thin Rays starting staff has been decimated by serious injuries this season. However, the opener was also a long-held […]
The bat is real, but what about Miguel Andujar’s defense?
Since his promotion to majors, and really since he broke out in the minors last year, there hasn’t been much doubt about Miguel Andujar’s hitting ability. Sure, he could stand to draw more walks, but his high contact profile with power has compensated for a lack of free passes thus far. The downside has been his work […]
Bronx Beat Episode 150: Trade for Mike Trout?
EJ and Scott discuss Jonathan Loaisiga’s major league debut, then discuss some crazy roster moves, including whether they should trade for Mike Trout. Photo credit: © Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
OOTP Universe Yankees: Division Lead in Sight
For a few weeks, the OOTP Yanks were on a good run recovering from a so-so start to the season. Last week was a slight bump in the road, but certainly not a backbreaker this early in the schedule. Still, with a good Nationals team and the first place Rays coming to the Bronx in […]
Three(-run) cheers for Gleyber Torres
Gleyber Torres has been raining threes this in his debut season. By raining threes, I mean hitting a bunch of three-run home runs, of course. Though, considering how badly the Houston Rockets needed a three in game seven of the Western Conference finals, maybe they should have given Gleyber a call. Terrible joke aside, nobody else […]