Ranking the Bullpens of the Playoff Contenders
In 2011 we saw the St. Louis Cardinals use a powerful offense while leaning heavily on a revamped bullpen to roll all the way to a World Series title. Having a strong bullpen for the postseason has...
View ArticleWho Starts the Wild Card Game for the AL Contenders?
As we head into the final two days of the regular season every playoff spot in the American League has been claimed and still the playoff possibilities remain endless. The dogfight in the AL Central...
View ArticlePreviewing a Wild Final Day in Baseball
Even though all 10 playoff spots have already been claimed this year, the last day of the season still has the potential for fireworks, particularly in the American League. There are plenty of...
View ArticleCC V. Hammel? Waino V. Gio? Can the Wild Cards Spring the Upsets?
After yesterday’s late-game heroics in Washington and New York, the first round of the 2012 playoffs has been deemed a rousing success. Thanks to Jason Werth, Manny Machado, and JJ Hardy we were...
View ArticleCan the Yankees Come Back, sans Jeter?
The American League Championship Series got off to a rousing start last night before, ultimately, ending on a sour note. Tigers closer Jose Valverde continued his season long battle with the save,...
View ArticleUnfortunately A-Rod Isn’t Going Anywhere
Yesterday a rumor made the rounds about a potential Alex Rodriguez trade between the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins, one which would involve the Yankees eating nearly every penny of the 3rd...
View ArticleTaking Stock of the AL East
The sharks are circling. For the better part of the last two decades the American League East has been dominated by the big fish, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Recently the Tampa Bay...
View ArticleYou’re Only as Old as You Feel – The 2013 New York Yankees
A little age can be a wonderful thing. Take a fine bottle of scotch for example, perhaps a bottle of Lagavulin, aged 16 years. The aging process allows the liquor to mature, thus giving it a mellow,...
View ArticleSpring Training Battles: New York Yankees Catcher
Each year baseball fans everywhere mark a random day in mid-February down on their calenders as one of the best days of the year: the day pitchers and catchers report, aka, the unofficial start of the...
View ArticleYankees Should Look Inward to Replace Granderson
The dreaded injury bug scurried into the Yankees-Blue Jays scrimmage yesterday when one of Toronto’s candidates for their last rotation spot, JA Happ, plunked outfielder Curtis Granderson on the arm....
View ArticleBrian Cashman Has a Vernon Wells Problem
If the rumors do indeed come to pass (and it looks like they are going to), Vernon Wells will be moving across country to join the New York Yankees. The Yankees have been searching for an outfield bat...
View ArticleCliff Lee, Andy Pettitte, and the Role of the Veteran Stopper
One of the most vital tasks for any veteran pitcher worth his salt to master is the ability to will his team out of losing streaks. That means taking the mound knowing the bullpen is overworked and in...
View ArticleYankees’ Sloppy Defense has Been Their Undoing Thus Far
For the majority of the past four seasons the Yankees have had the luxury of putting a top notch defense on the field anchored by former Gold Glove award winners at almost every position. The fact...
View ArticleBrian Cashman’s Savvy Moves Pay Off
From this day forward I think we can all agree to never, under any circumstance, question what Brian Cashman is doing again. The Yankees general manager took a verbal beating from almost every sports...
View ArticleCan You Live With a Bad Defensive Backstop? The Jesus Montero Question
Originally posted on High Heat Stats. Back in 2010 the New York Yankees were in possession of a pair of talented minor league catchers by the names of Jesus Montero and Austin Romine. Both players...
View ArticlePhil Hughes and Putting It All Together
Originally published on Highheatstats.com When the Yankees drafted Phil Hughes with the 24th overall pick back in 2004, the hope was that the young right-hander from California could become a dominant...
View ArticleBrian Cashman’s Contingency Plan Needs a Contingency Plan
This wasn’t how things were supposed to be for the New York Yankees. The All-Star cavalry was supposed to return to buoy what is an otherwise uninspiring roster of 30-something misfits. Curtis...
View ArticleHow Worried Should the Yankees Be About CC?
With division and wild card rival Tampa Bay coming into town for a 3 game set, the Yankees were in dire need of a dominate performance from their $182 million dollar staff ace. New York entered play on...
View ArticleThe Rundown: Clouds are Brewing in Philadelphia
With our first busy week of the offseason in the books, the 2013-14 Major League Baseball spending spree is on. We’ve seen Jhonny Peralta and Brian McCann reel in buku bucks by signing long-term deals...
View ArticleYankees Wrap Up Pricey Offseason By Adding Masahiro Tanaka
After a tedious month filled with plenty of patience and very little news, Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka finally broke the freeze, signing a 7 year/$155 million dollar deal with the New York Yankees. If...
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