Click here to vote! This past Thursday morning, I broke one of my own unwritten rules: avoiding sports talk radio shows at all times. Not to disparage an industry that’s far more established and successful than I am, but I nauseate at the general lack of logic and civility. I find it exasperating that the […]
Tag: Gary Sanchez
The 5 Best Moments of the Yankees’ Hot Streak
A dramatic, come-from-behind victory on a game-winning home run is the stuff of fantasy. Gleyber Torres’ walk-off three-run blast on Sunday afternoon could become a turning point of the 2018 season. It may be the moment on which we look back and say, “this was the when the Yankees solidified as a team.” But it probably won’t be […]
Nitpicking the order of Gregorius and Sanchez in the lineup
Note: It just so happens that I wrote the following post BEFORE the game yesterday … meaning that it’s all going to sound really dumb now that Didi hit two homers in the cleanup spot. As much as I want to hide and not publish this, I should just own it. And alright, I’ll admit, I still […]
Retiring the Side vs. Judge, Stanton, and Sanchez
On Opening Day, the Yankees formidable trio of right-handed sluggers—Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Gary Sanchez—batted 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the lineup. Combined, they went 6-14 with two mammoth blasts from Stanton, three doubles, and a walk. Quite simply, they performed exactly as expected. Judge had a pretty good day. Sanchez added just the […]
All This Velocity Talk
There’s a good chance if you’ve found your way to a niche Baseball Prospectus site covering the New York Yankees, you’re in the loop with the more prominent stories over the first week of the season. One thing that’s been the subject of much discussion is velocity. Major League Baseball has switched from PITCHf/x to Trackman for in-stadium […]
Gary Sanchez, Too Good For Comparison
With a two-homer performance in an 11-5 victory over the Rays on Wednesday night, Gary Sanchez became the fastest player in major-league history to reach both 18 and 19 home runs, having done so in 43 games. Individually, Sanchez also has 38 RBIs and a patently preposterous .337/.410/.747 slash line. Called up and given full-time […]
The Yankees MiLB Week in Review: May 19-26
League Team Record GB Division TAv ERA International League Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 27-20 – North Division 0.263 2.92 Eastern League Trenton Thunder 25-19 5 Eastern Division 0.254 3.32 Florida State League Tampa Yankees 28-19 – North Division 0.272 3.19 South Atlantic League Charleston Riverdogs 29-16 – Southern Division 0.283 3.01 Top Performers Scranton: Jake […]
The Yankees MiLB Week in Review: May 12-19
2016 New York Yankees Affiliates League Team Record GB Division TAv R/G ERA International League Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 23-18 – North Division 0.265 3.49 3.04 Eastern League Trenton Thunder 21-16 4 Eastern Division 0.252 3.36 3.07 Florida State League Tampa Yankees 24-16 2 North Division 0.279 3.68 3.3 South Atlantic League Charleston Riverdogs 23-14 – […]
Gary Sanchez called up to join Yankees
It’s been a long road for Gary Sanchez. His earliest entry in the BP annals dates all the way back to 2011, when he was ranked the 29th best prospect in the game. Between then and now, Sanchez fell in and out of favor many times over. The right-handed power never wavered, but concerns about […]
Three Yankees prospects land in BP’s Top 101
First of all, if you’re reading this and haven’t purchased the Baseball Prospectus 2016 annual, complete with player predictions and insider-level comments on each team, you should order a copy. BP released its Top 101 Prospects of 2016 on Friday, which includes three promising youngsters in the Yankees system. OF Aaron Judge (No. 18) 2015 rank: 59 Book comments: Judge […]