Closer Aroldis Chapman has been suspended 30 games under the league’s domestic violence policy, commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday. Chapman will not appeal, and will lose about $1.7 million in salary. Since the ban is just 30 games, Chapman will become a free agent after the season. There was a chance he would be […]
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Five Yankees prospects making full-season debuts to watch
The focus of Yankees prospects enthusiasts will soon be focused on the big-league camp, where the best of the best are set to play alongside the 25-man roster for a few weeks. Aaron Judge, Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo, Tyler Wade and others will be in attendance. However, if we take a trip down to the […]
Big Papi and the difference between being a Yankees fan and a baseball fan
On Tuesday, David Ortiz made some waves in the New York Yankees universe. It certainly wasn’t the first time, and even with just one year remaining in his career it likely won’t be the last. Big Papi has made it known that he’d like an ovation at Yankee Stadium on his farewell tour. At first […]
Spring Position Battles
It’s no secret that the majority of Spring Training games are worthless. Almost every performance, good or bad, can be written off… usually the only impactful occurrences are injuries. But, baseball fans love Spring Training—mostly because it means that baseball is back and their favorite players are playing games again. As great as that is, though, spectators […]
The Yankees have become cheap, and no one seems worried
Some time in the last few years, when no one was looking, the Yankees got cheap. Not ‘Marlins cheap’ or ‘Mets cheap,’ but cheap nonetheless. They spoke endlessly of getting under the luxury tax threshold, they let Robinson Cano walk away, they limited themselves to low-commitment trades last offseason and they declined to spend a […]
The Yankees have built around surprisingly young pitching
In recent memory the concept of “youth” and the New York Yankees have gone together like mayonnaise and black licorice. It should be noted that I make that analogy as someone who thinks black licorice is the proverbial bees knees and mayonnaise is an absolute abomination, but I like to think it works whatever your […]
PECOTA projects 85-77 record for Yankees
Happy PECOTA day! By the end of Tuesday, all of Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projections will be released. The AL East is not quite finished yet, but we do have a finished preview of the Yankeees’ season. New York is expected to go 85–77, staying competitive with the Blue Jays and Red Sox, but Holy Moses—look at the […]
Meet the Yankees Non-Roster Invitees
Spring Training begins soon, and when it does, 65 players will report to the Major League side of the Yankees’ camp. Twenty-five of those players are not members of the 40-man roster but are in camp as “Non-Roster Invitees.” Non-Roster Invitees, or NRIs, occupy an odd yet important role in the silly little world of […]
Luis Severino, home runs, and the big-league difference
Last year Luis Severino had an excellent season by all reasonable measures. He made quick work of the upper minors, and arrived with the New York Yankees in time to help them into the playoffs, all at the tender age of 21. By the end of the year, fans were praising Brian Cashman’s refusal to deal […]
A-Rod is (inadvertently) hurting the Yankees
When Carlos Beltran signed a three-year, $45 million deal in the winter of 2014, the Yankees envisioned a light, manageable role for the then 36-year-old. He’d end his days as an everyday outfielder and slide into the designated hitter spot, where he could age like delectable cheddar cheese. And, in 2014, that plan was executed. Beltran spent 76 games at DH and […]