Odds are that the Yankees are destined for the wild card game this year. Boston is currently five games ahead of the Bombers, giving the Red Sox a two in three chance of holding on for the division title. With the acquisition of Zach Britton yesterday, it’s evident that the Yankees are preparing for the likelihood […]
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Wrestling with the Ethics of the Aroldis Chapman Trade
Sports fandom, as you’ve read so incredibly often, is inherently illogical. We root for an organization and their players wearing a certain uniform to beat the guys wearing the other team’s uniforms, especially those guys who play in that city. Why we especially dislike those guys from that city is beyond us, but you know, that’s just how it is, so damn […]
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 […]
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 […]