Looking up and down the Yankees 2016 stat sheet, Brett Gardner hardly jumps out at you. He’s slashing .263/.351/.378 with seven home runs and 13 steals. He’s been worth a respectable 2.2 WARP, and his wRC+ is basically the exact league average (99). That’s about as run-of-the-mill average a season as you will find. The […]
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Game 47 Recap: Tanaka to the rescue
In a battle to avoid falling to the cellar of the AL East, the Yankees opened a three-game set with the host Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night and won the opener by a final score of 4-1. Masahiro Tanaka continued to be lights out for the Yankees, allowing just two hits while cruising through seven […]
Game 37 Recap: Snake-bitten
Monday night marked the first game of a seven-game road trip for the Yankees, and it all began with a nightmare of an opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in a 12-2 loss. Chad Green made his major league debut on the mound for the Yankees, and was pitching just fine until a […]
Game 2 Recap: Bombers blast three homers in 16-6 win
Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium featured a midweek slugfest between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, with the Yankees scoring 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 16-6 win. The Yankees offense scored early and often on Astros starter Collin McHugh, who allowed six runs (five earned) in just one […]
Alex Rodriguez announces plans to retire after contract expires in 2017
New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez has announced that he will retire after the 2017 season when his current contract expires, according to ESPN’s Andrew Marchand. Rodriguez, 40, has two years remaining on his current contract, which pays him through the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The 14-time All-Star is owed $20 million per season in […]
Ivan Nova moves to the bullpen
Tommy John surgery is a devastating procedure. Not only does it sideline the injured player for upwards of a season, but also that player is almost never fully up to speed when they return to a big league field. Pitchers often don’t regain their control until months after they’ve been activated from the disabled list. […]
As trade deadline approaches, decision time for the Yankees
With the Yankees in first place in the American League and time winding down until Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline, the question on the mind’s of Yankees fans is what the next couple of days will bring the Bronx Bombers. While one might expect a team in the Yankees’ position would of course be looking to […]
Recap: Yankees 3, Mariners 4
Top Play (WPA): Down 2-0, it looked as if New York would be held scoreless for the fourth straight inning by the cruising Hisashi Iwakuma. Mark Teixeira delivered the Yankees’ second hit of the game with two outs in the fourth. Brian McCann made Iwakuma pay, knocking a two-run, game tying shot, increasing New York’s chances […]
Yankees Minor League Update (7/10-7/16)
Prospects of the Week: Jake Cave (Double-A Trenton) Considered by some to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the Yankees farm system, Cave is again producing without much fanfare in 2015. Cave’s seen an encouraging cut in strikeout rate from 22.3 percent last season to 16 percent this year as he adjusts to Double-A pitchers. He is running […]
Brett Gardner’s All-Star Season
Last week, it was announced that Brett Gardner had been named to the American League All-Star team. The honor came after Alex Gordon of the Royals, who had been slated to start the game, was placed on the 15-day DL with a groin injury. Adam Jones moved into a starting spot, and Gardner was placed […]