Barring a drastic collapse, the Yankees are going to make the playoffs. That doesn’t mean things aren’t stressful this time of year. “I don’t know what happened over there in Boston,” Brendan Ryan said after a 2-1 loss to Baltimore on Tuesday. He was quickly informed that the Blue Jays were wrapping up a 5-1 win over the […]
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Greg Bird is a talented impressionist
When Greg Bird was summoned from the minor leagues by the New York Yankees the goal wasn’t for him to replace Mark Teixeira. That would have been foolish. When Bird made his MLB debut on August 13th, Teixeira was performing like a fringe MVP candidate in the midst of his best season with the bat […]
Yankees Minor League Update (8/26-9/7)
(Note: The MiLB regular season ended on Monday, September 7th. This will mark the end of the Minor League Update series until next season. Thanks for reading!) Prospects of the Week: Domingo Acevedo, SP He’s 6’7”, 242 pounds. His fastball tops out at 103, and his secondary pitches are nothing to mess with either. He […]
Carlos Beltran Isn’t “Done” After All
When the New York Yankees signed Carlos Beltran to a three-year, $45-million contract prior to the 2014 season, it raised some eyebrows. It’s usually not a good idea to sign a player that old to that long a term when he has negative defensive value. While the terms “negative defensive value” and “Carlos Beltran” have traditionally […]
Has Alex Rodriguez been worth his salary in 2015?
Alex Rodriguez’s contract is the first that pops to mind when you think of giant, regrettable albatrosses clogging MLB checkbooks. The third baseman-turned designated hitter entered this season owed a whopping $61 million over three years despite no guarantee of even making the Yankees’ roster. So when Rodriguez got off to a nice start in […]
Yankees Minor League Update (8/25-8/31)
Prospects of the Week: Dustin Fowler, CF Dustin Fowler fits the mold of the ‘Yankee outfield prospect’ in that he is an athletic and toolsy, yet raw player. Fowler, like many other Yankee prospects, was a late round pick, as he was drafted in the 18th round (2013). Where Fowler is unlike many Yankee minor […]
The Offensive Feats of Stephen Drew
As this is a subsection of Baseball Prospectus dedicated to the New York Yankees, it is quite likely that you, the reader, are familiar with Stephen Drew. For the uninitiated, Stephen Drew is the second baseman for the Yankees, and has been since around this time last year. He became a free agent after being […]
Seven Weeks in 1998: Comparing Shane Spencer to 2015’s Rookie Sluggers
And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re going through 44 years after David Bowie sang about the resistance faced by youth, and 30 years after John Hughes co-opted the lyrics to represent upper middle-class teenage angst in […]
Can Ivan Nova hold up down the stretch?
With the exception of Brendan Ryan’s two shutout innings on the mound, there was absolutely nothing positive to take from the Yankees’ blowout loss to the Astros on Tuesday. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees, and Houston shelled him to the tune of seven runs, seven hits, and four walks over four innings. “It was not a […]
Alex Rodriguez gets a visit from the BABIP dragon
It’s no secret that Alex Rodriguez is scuffling a bit right now. At least I hope it isn’t, I don’t want to be in the business of spilling secrets willy-nilly. Assuming you knew that already, you may not have known the extent of his struggles. Over the last 14 days he’s hit .130/.231/.280 and since […]