The lost episode! Last Saturday, EJ and Scott discussed the CC Sabathia deal, and a rumor that the Yankees are still discussing starting pitcher trades.
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How CC Sabathia’s desire to stay has affected the Yankees’ plans
The Yankees have four bonafide major league starting pitchers and at least one more to be determined. So naturally, during the winter meetings, the team has been connected to a handful of other pitchers that could round out the rotation. Many of us assumed, including yours truly, that CC Sabathia would eventually return to solidify […]
A close up look at CC Sabathia’s May
CC Sabathia did something against the Blue Jays on Thursday that hadn’t been done in over 975,000 box scores since 1913: He pitched seven innings, gave up two runs—zero earned—on two hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. He unfortunately was saddled with the loss thanks to the defense behind him and to the Yankees’ […]
Which Yankee has the worst contract?
The Yankees are, quite notably, the only Major League team without a major-league free agent signing this offseason. There are many reasons for this, including a lack of glaring needs and a desire to get younger, but the primary explanation for Brian Cashman’s silence in free agency is money. The Yankees, weary of the annual luxury tax […]
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 […]
Finding the Yankees a Young Starting Pitcher
So far this offseason, the Yankees have focused on bolstering their batting order through trades for outfielder Aaron Hicks and infielder Starlin Castro. But now, with the team’s position-player alignment pretty much set (barring a trade of Brett Gardner) it is time to talk about pitching. If the season started tomorrow, the Yankees’ starting rotation […]
Yankees take Subway Series, look like a playoff team
NEW YORK — Anxiety. Conflict. Noise. Remove all context from Yankees-Mets on Sunday night and you would have thought you were witnessing playoff baseball at Citi Field. This felt different. This was the culmination of a season-long journey the Mets and their supporters have navigated through for months on end. Under the lights. A nation […]
Subway Series Preview: Can CC keep rolling?
The Yankees are preparing to play what might be their most anticipated regular season series of the year, against the Mets in Queens. While Aubrey “Drake” Graham might disagree with this sentiment, the city of New York is in wholehearted agreement. They will run into a Mets squad that’d won eight in a row before dropping their […]
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 […]
A-Rod, Anchor, or Albatross: Who Would You Cut?
Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran, and CC Sabathia were great players and one day may share the halls of Cooperstown together. Each broke in with small-market teams, were superstars during their prime, signed huge free agent contracts, and took part in franchise-altering trades. Player Age Years Active Career bWAR bWAR All-Time Rank Highest bWAR Season 2015 Career Earnings Alex Rodriguez 39 […]