Gleyber Torres did it again. He led the Yankees to victory with a dinger. It wasn’t a walk-off and it was only a solo shot but it made all the difference in a tight game with the Angels. So far Torres, who was already highly touted prospect, has been better than advertised. He looks great on […]
Tag: Home Runs
Masahiro Tanaka’s home run problem
Masahiro Tanaka has a home run problem. This isn’t news to Yankee fans who have watched the right-hander since 2014 but it seems to get worse every season. On Monday night against the Texas Rangers, Tanaka surrendered two home runs to bring his season total, thus far, to 11. He has given up five in […]
Three True Outcomes and the Yankees
It’s 2018 and you are an informed consumer of baseball knowledge. As such, you most likely already know about the three true outcomes- home runs, walks, and strikeouts- and why they are important. They are the only three major outcomes of a plate appearance that have nothing to do with defense and are almost entirely […]
The 2017 Yankees Were—NOT—A Great Home Run Team
The Yankees led all of baseball with 241 home runs last year, the 16th highest single-season total ever by a team. Aaron Judge set a MLB rookie record with 52, while Gary Sanchez’s 33 and Didi Gregorius’s 25 were franchise records for a catcher and shortstop. You knew all of that already. As Maude Lebowski […]
The Prodigal Son: Alex Bonds-riguez
During most weeks, the primary Yankee focus is the performance of the team on the field in the form of wins and losses. We’d care about Beltrán’s bat going through menopause, Chris Young’s MVP candidacy, wins, and losses. In the words of a frustrated and impassioned Herm Edwards, “You play to win the game!” But this is not most weeks; […]