MLB: NLCS-New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

Yankees trade for Starlin Castro

The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs agreed on a trade that will send infielder Starlin Castro to the Yankees Tuesday night, according to the team. In return, the Yankees sent right-handed pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named later (though reports indicate that player is shortstop Brendan Ryan) to the Cubs. All offseason long the Yankees […]

MLB: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees

Reliability of Yankees’ bullpen could make or break playoff chances

Once upon a time, the Yankees had a bullpen that caused the opposition to quake in its boots. This bullpen was used early and often, and in the process it seems that the figurative gas tank was depleted in a bad way. Nowhere is this best encapsulated than in the form of Dellin Betances, whom […]

MLB: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians

Yankees’ depth proves vital down the stretch

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 […]

MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees

The Yankees have been quiet since the deadline

The Yankees dropped another game Tuesday night, a brutal 5-4 loss that included Andrew Miller’s first blown save in pinstripes and lasted 16 innings. It was New York’s fourth consecutive loss and its fifth in six games, dropping them to 3-6 in the nine games since the trade deadline. The Yankees let the non-waiver trade deadline […]