EJ, Derek and Stacey talk about managerial interviewee Carlos Beltran and whether the Yankees should go with a six man rotation if they sign Shohei Ohtani.
Tag: Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran: still good at hitting baseballs
The saying goes that the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a baseball. A pitcher will throw the small ball towards the plate at extremely high velocities, and it is the hitter’s job to square up the ball on the barrel of his wooden club and hit it somewhere within a 90 […]
Game 2 Recap: Bombers blast three homers in 16-6 win
Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium featured a midweek slugfest between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, with the Yankees scoring 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 16-6 win. The Yankees offense scored early and often on Astros starter Collin McHugh, who allowed six runs (five earned) in just one […]
A-Rod is (inadvertently) hurting the Yankees
When Carlos Beltran signed a three-year, $45 million deal in the winter of 2014, the Yankees envisioned a light, manageable role for the then 36-year-old. He’d end his days as an everyday outfielder and slide into the designated hitter spot, where he could age like delectable cheddar cheese. And, in 2014, that plan was executed. Beltran spent 76 games at DH and […]
Are the Yankees approaching a rebuild?
Yankee fans are accustomed to rooting for a contending team. Although they haven’t made the playoffs in two out of the last three years, and lost in the wild-card game last season, there hasn’t been a shred of doubt that the front office will attempt to assemble a contender in 2016. While some skepticism is certainly warranted with the […]
Carlos Beltran Couldn’t Turn Back the Clock Once in 2015
By all accounts, aging sucks. At its core it’s a process by which you systematically lose all that’s dear to you over a relatively lengthy period of time. First you lose your innocence, which is a bummer. Then your hair goes. Next comes a time when you’re losing your keys on a daily basis, and eventually […]
The Yankees and Postseason Experience
When speaking of the Yankees, one word oft-used to describe the team is “age” and more specifically, “old age”. While the team isn’t so old now—the average age is 28, or about league average—some of the Yankees’ biggest names and contributors are seasoned veterans. Age can be a big negative in the postseason: older players […]
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 […]
Do the 2015 Yankees Have a Future Hall of Famer?
The 1992 Yankees finished 76-86, fourth in a seven-team division. They had one regular hitter (Danny Tartabull) with an OPS above .800 and one regular starting pitcher (Melido Perez) with an ERA under 4. That team was the last Yankee team to end a season under .500 and also the last to not have a […]
Are the Yankees’ struggling positions really as bad as they seem?
The Yankees finished up their first month of the season with an extra-innings loss to the Rays on Wednesday afternoon, but they did end April with four consecutive series wins and a 13-9 record. The offense was mostly frustrating and brought back bad memories of the Yankees’ earlier 3-6 record for people hopeful that they would go […]