Position players will join the pitchers and catchers in Tampa today, and the Yankees will hold their first full squad workout Tuesday. The first (not photoshopped) picture of Juan Soto in a Yankees uniform is coming soon. We’re getting close to real live baseball. Anyway, I have an extra post c...
2024-02-19 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTwenty years ago today – 20! – the Alex Rodriguez trade was finalized. It was agreed to on Feb. 14th, Bud Selig approved the money on Feb. 15th, and it was announced 20 years ago today on Feb 16th, 2004. That was before the days of MLBTR and your phone having access to the entirety of human k...
2024-02-16 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: I goofed. Aaron Boone's start of Spring Training press conference is Wednesday, not today. My bad. It will be on YES though (or maybe just the app, not 100% sure). Sorry about the mistake. Brian Cashman's press conference is Thursday.
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ORIGINAL PO...
2024-02-13 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSpring Training begins next week and my annual Top 30 Prospects List runs tomorrow. Baseball is fast approaching. On that note, the 2024 PECOTA standings projections were released earlier this week. They have th...
2024-02-08 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The Yankees have their Wandy Peralta replacement. On Monday, the Yankees acquired left-hander Caleb Ferguson from the Dodgers for lefty Matt Gage and rookie ball righty Christian Zazueta. It’s the seco...
2024-02-05 23:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostReminder: My annual Top 30 Prospects List goes live this Friday. It’s written and organized and everything. I just need to read through a few times, and even then I know a few typos will slip through the cracks. Sorry in advance. Friday’s regularly scheduled post will run Thursday and will in...
2024-02-05 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostReminder: My annual Top 30 Prospects List will go live next Friday (one week from today). I wrote the 30th player capsule this past Monday, which has to be the earliest I’ve ever finished them. Now I’ll spend the next week hoping the Yankees do not trade any of the 30 players. Wait until afte...
2024-02-02 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostPitchers and catchers will report to Tampa in two weeks and one day. The first Grapefruit League game is only three weeks and four days away. What is that, only seven RAB posts between now and the first spring game? Not counting today’s post and any extras that come along, yeah, it's seven. Bas...
2024-01-30 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary really flew by, huh? Can’t believe it’s already the 26th. Still so many free agents left to sign too. Teams should really get on that. Here now is today’s post. It’s a little shorter than usual only because 2024-01-26 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
In two weeks and six days Yankees pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training, and the long journey that is the 2024 MLB season will begin. Position players will follow a few days later. The Yan...
2024-01-24 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostDo you know what happened 10 years ago today? The Yankees signed Masahiro Tanaka. Can you believe it’s already been 10 years? Seven-year contract and he pitched to a 3.74 ERA (3.91 F...
2024-01-22 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMy annual Top 30 Prospects List goes live three weeks from today. I’d say I’m 35% done. Compared to most years, I’m ahead of where I usually am three weeks out, not that it matters any to you folks. Anyway, other than a few non-urgent minor league moves that can wait until next week, things...
2024-01-19 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: I updated the Brendan Beck section because I missed some recent injury news. My bad.
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ORIGINAL POST: The offseason has been so slow and we’re down so bad for content at CBS that 2024-01-15 17:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post
The Yankees made it official earlier this week: pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training on Wednesday, Feb. 14th. Position players will follow on Monday, Feb. 19th. We’re getting close enough to baseball’s return that reporting dates are being finalized. 2024-01-12 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The Yankees added 40% of a rotation in the span of a few hours Thursday. The big move: Marcus Stroman. The two sides have agreed to a two-year contract worth $37M with an $18M option according to all the...
2024-01-12 02:51:28 +0000 UTC View Post
According to Jon Morosi, who’s had a very hit or miss offseason, the Yankees have emerged as the leading...
2024-01-10 17:29:46 +0000 UTC View PostI am going to post one last reminder just in case some of you are just now sitting back down at your desk after a long holiday season vacation: I announced a small change to RAB and a new pricing tier. T...
2024-01-09 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAnother reminder: I announced a minor change to RAB and started a new pricing tier earlier this week. Now that that’s out of the way, allow me to note my annual Top 30 Prospects List is only five weeks...
2024-01-05 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year, everyone. In case you missed it Monday, I announced a minor change to RAB. Thank you to everyone who’s upgraded their subscription. As far as content, it’ll be business as usual here,...
2024-01-02 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year and welcome to 2024, everyone. May 2024 go better than 2023 for the Yankees, and for you as well. If you had a great 2023, I hope 2024 is even better. And if you’re like me and can’t wait to forget 2023, I hope 2024 is unforgettable.
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2024-01-01 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the final post of 2023. I’m glad 2023 is almost over. The Yankees were boring and mediocre, I had to say goodbye to my cat, and I had to cancel my first real vacation in forever because I got COVID the day before I was supposed to leave. Bad year, this 2023. I’m looking forward to ...
2023-12-29 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone. I hope Santa left you something better than the Josh Donaldson trade under the tree. What a gift that was, eh? Let’s get today’s post. I was tied up with Christmas and family stuff over the weekend, so I stuck to the latest news and kept today’s ...
2023-12-26 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been not even a full 24 hours since Yoshinobu Yamamoto agreed to a 12-year contract worth $325M with the Dodgers, and I am no less let down or frustrated. I thought I might get over it quickly, bu...
2023-12-22 22:05:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The YamaSoto dream is dead. According to multiple reporters, Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to a 12-year, $325M contract with the Dodgers. The contract includes a $50M signing bonus and...
2023-12-22 04:48:30 +0000 UTC View PostI'm aware of the new issue of post emails coming with a “Continue Reading” button that redirects you to the Patreon site. It hasn’t happened to me yet (even with non-RAB Patreon posts) but I’ve gotten multiple complaints. I’m trying to figure out how to get rid of it, so please bear wit...
2023-12-21 18:32:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This is Day 30 of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 45-day posting window. All indications are his meetings are over – Yamamoto met with the Yankees in Los Angeles last Monday and again in New York (at Yankee Sta...
2023-12-20 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFirst Juan Soto held up the trade market, then Shohei Ohtani held up the free agent market, and now Yoshinobu Yamamoto is holding up the pitching market. I feel frozen. I have a bunch of stuff on my to-do list but I don’t want to write anything without knowing where Yamamoto is going. I’m sor...
2023-12-18 18:05:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe Yankees introduced Juan Soto with a Zoom call earlier this week (no press conference? weird) and boy, he certainly went to the Scott Boras school of media training. Soto answered everything by saying he’s excited and wants to win, and he expertly brushed aside contract questions. “About a...
2023-12-14 18:31:47 +0000 UTC View Post
At some point soon, likely within the next 7-10 days, Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto will pick an MLB team and sign a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 2023-12-13 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post