Over the past few days the New York Yankees have seen a lot of pitching walk out the door. To be fair to the team, they have received players in return, it wasn’t simply a matter of a couple of pitchers making a run for it. Although that story would be significantly more interesting, it […]
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Chase Headley’s 2015 of Career Worsts
When the Yankees signed Chase Headley to a 4-year, $52 million deal last season, it was fairly uncontroversial…especially for a Yankees contract. Headley was seen as an unspectacular player, but one that brought enough value with his bat and glove to be at least an average everyday third baseman for the team. Without any other […]
Yankees trade reliever Wilson to Tigers
Two days, two trades for the New York Yankees during this year’s Winter Meetings. Yesterday, the Yankees shipped the reliable Adam Warren and exuberant Brendan Ryan off to Chicago in exchange for the services of soon to be 26-year-old Starlin Castro. Today, they’ve traded reliever Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for righthanded pitching prospects Luis Cessa and […]
Trade Analysis: Castro for Warren
Last season the Yankees second baseman tied for last in the major leagues in WAR, at -1.2. Stephen Drew was a mess, hitting just .201, and the Yankees showed little confidence in prospect Rob Refsnyder to step in. The team acquired Dustin Ackley late in the season, and the expectation going into 2016 was an […]
Yankees trade for Starlin Castro
The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs agreed on a trade that will send infielder Starlin Castro to the Yankees Tuesday night, according to the team. In return, the Yankees sent right-handed pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named later (though reports indicate that player is shortstop Brendan Ryan) to the Cubs. All offseason long the Yankees […]
Thought Experiment: A-Rod vs. Papi as defensive first basemen
At this particular juncture baseball is absolutely overflowing with young talent. Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are outrageously good and guys like Manny Machado, Kris Bryant and Jason Heyward are somehow underrated by the shadow those two cast. Frankly, there are too many quality young arms to mention and the entire New York Mets rotation […]
Solving the Yankees’ bullpen conundrum
The Yankees’ bullpen was the subject of much chatter last fall. A small, effective cluster of relievers was suddenly pegged as overachieving, and serious doubt was cast on its future. For a month or two following the trade deadline, many questioned Brian Cashman’s inability to score a big-time arm to help secure games, and ultimately, their bullpen […]
Breaking Down the Yankees Payroll: Pitchers
*Brian McCann, $15M vesting option if he totals 1,000 PAs from 2017-18, catches 90 games in 2018 and is not on the disabled list at the end of the 2018 season *Brendan Ryan, $1M player option *Alex Rodriguez, $6M bonus at 763 HR and 764 HR *Brett Gardner, $12.5M Team Option, $2M Buyout *Jacoby Ellsbury, […]
Yankees fans have a character-building offseason ahead
When it came to the offseason, being a New York Yankees fan used to be easy. There was a four step process that got fans of the Bronx Bombers through the lean months between the end of the World Series and the beginning of the next season. It went something like this. 1) Close your eyes […]
Should the Yankees look to Starlin Castro at second base?
The MLB offseason has yet to kick into full gear, but you wouldn’t know it from the way rumors are swirling around the New York Yankees. Most recently the Bronx Bombers have been linked to Starlin Castro in a trade that could involve Brett Gardner according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. […]