Yesterday, the Yankees officially brought Brett Gardner back for the 2019 season. How quickly this came together made it quite clear that the team and Gardner both wanted to reunite, even though from the outside, it seemed more likely than not that the Yankees would decline Gardner’s 2019 option and allow him to test free agency. […]
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Brett Gardner deserves a big send-off in Yankee Stadium
If the Yankees win home field advantage for the American League Wild Card Game, it may be the next and last game in Yankee Stadium for the 2018 season. It may also be Brett Gardner’s last game in pinstripes. He deserves a goodbye as one of the best outfielders in Yankee history. Any Yankee fan […]
Where did Brett Gardner’s power go?
On Opening Day, Brett Gardner hit his first home run of the season. After blasting a career-high 21 dingers in 2017, his game one home run seemed to be the continuation of his power surge. Yet, the 34-year-old outfielder hasn’t hit another home run in 21 games thereafter. Decline is inevitable for all players, and for one of Gardner’s […]
All about that base(running)
The 2017 season has gone remarkably well for the Yankees considering this was supposed to be the organization’s version of a rebuilding year. Prospects have turned into above average major league regulars. The bullpen has been one of the best in the game for the most part. Overall, it has been a solid year thus […]
Implications of a Torn UCL: The Gleyber Torres Story
I may have jinxed it. Buzz around the Bronx picked up so much a few weeks ago that I felt it was inevitable Gleyber Torres’ would make a resounding entrance into a lineup second only to the Houston Astros in OPS. My series of posts – It’s Not Gleyber Time… Yet & It’s Almost Gleyber […]
What Adjustment Has Aaron Hicks Made? He’s Stopped Swinging
Aaron Hicks is on a tear. As of Tuesday he was leading the American League in OBP at .462, and is hitting the cover off the ball with a .362 TAv and .644 SLG. Hicks has forced himself into the lineup, starting the past six games. Although Judge, Gardner, and Ellsbury are already locked in […]
The near-perfect career arc of Brett Gardner
Looking up and down the Yankees 2016 stat sheet, Brett Gardner hardly jumps out at you. He’s slashing .263/.351/.378 with seven home runs and 13 steals. He’s been worth a respectable 2.2 WARP, and his wRC+ is basically the exact league average (99). That’s about as run-of-the-mill average a season as you will find. The […]
Brett Gardner: Second-Half Slacker
The Yankees have been throwing Brett Gardner’s name out in trade talks (frequently) this offseason, and it certainly isn’t overly surprising. The outfielder, who was an All-Star in 2015, was anything but in the second half, batting an abysmal .206/.300/.292 with a well-below average 66 wRC+. His finish to 2015 left fans, and the team, […]
Should the Yankees look to Starlin Castro at second base?
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. […]
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 […]