PECOTA is unwavering in its love of the Rays, despite recent evidence of mediocrity. It projects them to have the second best record in the American League the rest of the way at 64-53. Tampa Bay comes into the weekend series at 21-23, just 1/2 game behind the Yankees in the standings. They are one […]
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Weekend Series Preview: Yankees-Athletics
GM Billy Beane’s odd collection of castoffs, no-name young pitchers, and platoon players has failed to coalesce in the early going, leading to a mediocre club overall. Despite winning their last two series against the Rays and Rangers, they are one of the few teams in the American League who look like just as big […]
Brian McCann should continue attacking sinkers
While the New York Yankees have been suffering through a myriad of struggles at the plate, catcher Brian McCann has been able to produce at a pretty high level. The veteran catcher has a team-high .275 TAv, an OPS of .805, the second-highest mark of any Yankee, and has been far and away the team’s […]
Weekend Series Rematch: Yankees-Red Sox, Part II
The Red Sox took over the division lead in the AL East with Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over the White Sox. They’ve put together a solid run lately, winning eight of their last ten games, averaging almost six runs scored per game in that stretch. They currently have a seven game lead over the last place […]
Weekend Series Preview: Yankees vs. Red Sox
The Red Sox come into this weekend’s three game series against the Yankees at 12-10, one and a half games back in the AL East and three ahead of New York. They have been more or less carried by their offense in the early going, slashing .272/.334/.485 through their first 22 contests. A .269 TAv […]
Game 12 Recap: Canha get a hot tub after that loss?
Tuesday night wasn’t billed as a pitcher’s duel, but that’s what the fans at Yankee Stadium got. And after six innings, it was a battle of the bullpens. Normally, such late-inning affairs fall in favor of the Yankees. However, in an occurrence as rare as finding a unicorn, the Yankees bullpen was outpitched on Tuesday. […]
Film Study: An early assessment of C.C. Sabathia
C.C. Sabathia is not the pitcher he used to be. No longer can the 6-foot-7, 270-pound behemoth of a man strike out 200 batters, win 20 games or eat up 230 innings in a season. Elbow and knee injuries over the past couple of years have severely hampered Sabathia’s production and made his contract seem like a […]
Why Aaron Hicks is an upgrade over Chris Young
On Nov. 11, the New York Yankees swapped backup catcher John Ryan Murphy for Minnesota Twins centerfielder Aaron Hicks. Following the departure of Chris Young on Dec. 2 (2 years, $13 million to Boston), Hicks was quickly established as New York’s fourth outfielder. A portion of Yankee fans opposed these actions. Young fit in well […]
Greg Bird Will Be a Twitter Star
More often that not professional athletes do not make for the best follows on Twitter. What they tend to put out is cliche-heavy statements in support of teammates and some thinly-veiled sponsored stuff. This isn’t to say that athletes are boring human beings, they just have a lot more to lose than to gain by […]
Brian McCann Has Never Caught Baseballs Worse than in 2015
Unlike in most jobs, the basic function of a catcher is inherent in the job title. If you tell someone at a cocktail party that you are a Regional Director of Electronics and Advanced Systems Engineering, there is a good chance they won’t know what you do on a day-to-day basis; if you tell them you’re a […]