Tuesday night wasn’t billed as a pitcher’s duel, but that’s what the fans at Yankee Stadium got. And after six innings, it was a battle of the bullpens. Normally, such late-inning affairs fall in favor of the Yankees. However, in an occurrence as rare as finding a unicorn, the Yankees bullpen was outpitched on Tuesday. […]
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Andrew Miller takes liner off wrist, entirety of New York bursts into flames
From a health perspective, it had been a good spring for the Yankees. That was a welcomed change of pace. Of course, all good things must end, for the world is a cruel and cold place filled with sadness. Andrew Miller took a line drive off his right wrist in today’s game with the Braves. […]
Building a Bridge to the Elite Relievers
Following Monday’s trade for fireballer Aroldis Chapman, it’s quite clear that the Yankees have the best 1-2-3 ‘pen punch in the game, if not the best ever. Obviously, this absurd combination of high-strikeout and low-ERA relievers—Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller, and Chapman—has the Yankees’ relieving corps receiving some high praise. There’s one thing to keep in […]
Aroldis Chapman and the Cost of an Improved Seventh Inning
The Yankees might have the best bullpen of all-time in 2016. Between Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller, and now Aroldis Chapman, manager Joe Girardi will have at his disposal a three-headed monster of fire-balling relievers to guide him through innings seven through nine. Having an incredible bullpen will obviously help the Yankees. Besides thwarting comeback attempts […]
Yankees Acquire Aroldis Chapman from Reds
After dealing away two relief pitchers to start the month, the Yankees acquired one of the best in the game towards the end of it. New York traded four prospects to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for left-handed relief ace Aroldis Chapman on Monday, continuing what’s been a stealthily sound offseason. He joins incumbent closer Andrew […]
Yankees must refill hollowed-out bullpen after trades
When it was firing on all cylinders, the bullpen was easily the strongest part of the 2015 Yankees. Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances alone combined for 4.4 WARP as they told the entire baseball world to kindly buzz off. As of right now both of them will return for the 2016 campaign, yet trade rumors […]
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. […]
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 […]
Andrew Miller owns the real estate outside of the strike zone
Despite a shaky return to the Yankees bullpen on Wednesday night, there is no doubt that Andrew Miller is extraordinarily good at his job. Being good at your job–or at least being perceived to be good at your job–is normally a pretty basic prerequisite for signing a four-year $36 million dollar contract. Miller doesn’t have […]
Recap: Yankees 4 Rays 1
With the 4-1 victory over the Rays Monday night, the Yankees are 12-8 on the season, in sole possession of first place in the American League East, 4-0 against Tampa Bay, and 6-1 over the last week. The Rays came to the Bronx on a five-game winning streak, but the Yankees snapped the streak with […]