The MLB offseason has yet to kick into full gear, but you wouldn’t know it from the way rumors are swirling around the New York Yankees. Most recently the Bronx Bombers have been linked to Starlin Castro in a trade that could involve Brett Gardner according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. […]
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The Yankees Have Holes, but Is Ben Zobrist a Fit?
If you’re reading this, most likely you’re a Yankees fan. This isn’t a breaking news story or even a story discussing an actual piece of news. Nothing has actually happened as it pertains to the Yankees and free agent Swiss army knife Ben Zobrist. I’ve gathered you here mostly to discuss the reports that are out […]
The Case for Trading Andrew Miller
The MLB hot stove hasn’t quite kicked into full gear, but as we await the fall of the large dominoes, the New York Yankees are making headlines. Although the Jose Pirela and JR Murphy trades are not earth-shattering, they are getting the ball rolling. More interesting are the rumors in circulation about Brett Gardner and Andrew Miller. […]
The Case for Trading Brett Gardner
Brett Gardner is the second-longest tenured player on the Yankees roster (after A-Rod), a fairly beloved homegrown product who has contributed to a World Series title and five playoff teams. He’s also a 31-year-old set to begin his decline phase, and for that reason, he’s recently been the subject of some trade rumors, some of […]
Analysis: The Hotstove Has Been Lit
Going into the 2015 offseason, it was all but guaranteed that the Yankees would trade either John Ryan Murphy or Gary Sanchez. Along with Brian McCann and Austin Romine, the team had a surplus of catchers, and plenty of needs elsewhere. An explosive Arizona Fall League performance by Sanchez may have put him ahead of […]
Yankees fail to record a shutout in 2015, but was it close?
Baseball, much like most things in life, is always changing. It’s possible that’s one of your favorite things about baseball, it’s possible that you are praying the game will crystallize right now because it’s making your head spin. It saddens me to be the one to break this news to you, but as it happens your […]
Nathan Eovaldi and the Double Edged Splitter
On June 16th, 2015, Nathan Eovaldi returned to Marlins Park to show the Marlins what they missed out on by trading him. Eovaldi didn’t get past the first inning, recording just two outs before being removed with an ugly eight runs allowed on nine hits. It was the worst outing of his career, underscoring the worst start to […]
Ranking potential offseason targets
Projecting offseason free agent targets is always an arduous task, because price tags will fluctuate over the winter, and needs will change unexpectedly. Keeping that in mind, there is a decent crop of players that the Yankees could sensibly choose from. I am arriving fashionably late to the party. We have already broken down the Yankees’ outfield […]
Breaking Down the Yankees Payroll: Outfield
(Click here for part one of this series, breaking down the Yankees infield payroll) *Brian McCann, $15M vesting option if he totals 1,000 PAs from 2017-18, catches 90 games in 2018 and is not on the disabled list at the end of the 2018 season *Brendan Ryan, $1M player option *Alex Rodriguez, $6M bonus at […]
Revisiting the Yankees’ Tyler Clippard-for-Jonathan Albaladejo trade
The 2015 World Series featured several former Yankees: Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland, Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson, Mets infielder Kelly Johnson and Mets pitchers Bartolo Colon and Tyler Clippard. For the most part, New York can’t beat itself up much for letting these guys skip town. Eiland left of his own volition, Johnson and Colon […]