April 27th, 2021: Non-Challenge, Odor, Taillon, Nelson, Garcia, Andujar, Judge, Schmidt
UPDATE: Here's my bi-weekly Yankees post at CBS. Also, I accidentally omitted Dave Winfield from...
2021-04-27 13:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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April 23rd, 2021: Torres, LeMahieu, Chapman, Kluber, Taillon, Rotation, Mailbag
For the first time since 2005 and only the 18th time in franchise history, the Yankees have lost 11 of their first 18 games. They needed a win last night to avoid the ninth 6-12 start in franchise history and the first since 1985. Yeesh. Anyway, the Yankees are on pace to go 63-99 with 144 games ...
2021-04-23 13:03:33 +0000 UTC View PostApril 20th, 2021: Offense, Nelson, Luetge, King, Bruce, Sanchez
Know what happened on this date in 2007? Alex Rodriguez hit his 12th -- 12th! -- home run of the season. 12 homers in 15 games. Ronald Acuna Jr. currently leads baseball with seven homers and the Yankees have 16 homers in 15 games as a team. I had a 20-game ticket package in 2007 and I feel like ...
2021-04-20 13:33:07 +0000 UTC View PostApril 16th, 2021: Ground Balls, Rotation, Frazier, Roster, Mailbag
Self-promotion: CBS talked me into a bi-weekly Yankees post on the team’s latest trends, news, whatever. Turns out the Yankees are good for business. 2021-04-16 04:41:51 +0000 UTC View Post
April 13th, 2021: 3-4-5 Hitters, First Base, Fifth Starter, Injuries
The season is 10 games old and six times the Yankees have allowed three runs or fewer. They've allowed four runs three times (twice in 10-inning games with the automatic runner at second) and 10 runs once. The Yankees are averaging 3.40 runs allowed per game even with the 10-5 loss last Friday, f...
2021-04-13 13:25:55 +0000 UTC View PostApril 9th, 2021: Odor, Torres, Cole, Release Points, Mailbag
Six games into the season, the Yankees have a 1.74 ERA (2.91 FIP) with 33.5% strikeouts and 5.0% walks in 57 innings. Last year Trevor Bauer won the NL Cy Young award thanks to a 1.73 ERA (2.88 FIP) with 36.0% strikeouts and 6.1% walks in 73 innings. It’s been nice having Bauer on the mound eve...
2021-04-09 13:44:18 +0000 UTC View PostApril 6th, 2021: Kluber, Loaisiga, King, Hicks, Urshela, Alternate Site
After a rough opening series against the Blue Jays, the offense woke up last night. You can always count on the Orioles to cure your offensive ills, eh? The Yankees are on pace to go 81-81 with 158 games to play. Let’s get to today’s thoughts.
1. Opening weekend observations. 2021-04-06 13:31:08 +0000 UTC View Post
April 2nd, 2021: Opening Day, Roster Moves, Prospects, Mailbag
Allow me to quickly self-promote: I wrote a super early trade deadline preview and made 2021-04-02 12:40:42 +0000 UTC View Post
March 30th, 2021: Voit, Bruce, Opening Day Roster, Bold Predictions
The 2021 Grapefruit League season is over and t
2021-03-30 13:42:52 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 26th, 2021: Roster Decisions, Garcia, Kluber, Tauchman, Most Important Yankees, Mailbag
At this time next week the Yankees will either be 1-0 and on their way to a World Series title, or 0-1 and the season will already be lost. Lots at stake on Opening Day. Spring Training is almost over and meaningful baseball is right around the corner. Thank goodness. Hopefully no one steps on a ...
2021-03-26 13:44:26 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 23rd, 2021: Wilson, Roster Check-In, Tauchman, Hicks, Stanton
At this time next week Spring Training will be over and the Yankees will be back in New York awaiting Opening Day. Did you know the Yankees are 13-7-1 this spring? Pretty good. I wish it meant something. Anyway, 2021-03-23 12:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post
March 19th, 2021: Urshela, Loaisiga, YES Network, Mailbag
Two shameless self-promotion links: I contributed to our Top 25 Under 25 post at CBS (it includes a prominent Yankee), and also ...
2021-03-19 12:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 16th, 2021: Andujar, Taillon, Gardner, Luetge, Kluber, Roster Cuts
Michael Kay and John Sterling called Monday’s game on the YES Network and I’m not gonna lie, it made me nostalgic. Gave me flashbacks to watching Donnie Baseball and Danny Tartabull in the pre-Core Four days. This is me, basical...
2021-03-16 13:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 12th, 2021: Chirinos, Roster Check-In, Prospects, Mailbag
Opening Day is less than three weeks away and I can feel Spring Training fatigue setting in. I’ve gone from “yay baseball’s back!” to “just get spring over with so no one else gets hurt before the regular season.” 2021-03-12 14:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Thoughts after the Yankees lose Zack Britton to elbow surgery
The Spring Training elbow injury monster has come for the Yankees. Fortu...
2021-03-10 14:56:36 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 9th, 2021: German, Bruce, Luetge, Medina, Hicks, Schmidt
Aaron Boone had pacemaker surgery Wednesday and was back managing Saturday. Amazing, isn’t it? The Yankees are 4-3 with 24 runs scored and 32 runs allowed this spring (that 15-0 loss to the Phillies last week really skews the run differential). The team leaders have 12 plate appearances (severa...
2021-03-09 14:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostMarch 5th, 2021: Boone, Abreu, Alternate Site, Arias, Kluber, Mailbag
The first five Grapefruit League games are in the books and the Yankees have been so bad the manager needed a pacemaker. I kid, I kid. No one’s gotten hurt yet, so the first week of Spring Training games have gone well as far as I’m concerned. 2021-03-05 13:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post
March 2nd, 2021: Sanchez, King, Judge, Warren, Abreu, Andujar, German, Tauchman, Allen, Florial
Shameless self-promotion: I wrote a thing at CBS ranking the 30 teams based on pressure to win the 2021 World Series 2021-03-02 15:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post
February 26th, 2021: Grapefruit League, Gardner, Wilson, Roster Check-In, Mailbag
In about 51 hours the Yankees will play a real live baseball game. Here's the Spring Training broadcast...
2021-02-26 13:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 23rd, 2021: Schmidt, Spring Training, German, Sleeper Prospects
Real live baseball is less than one week away, people. The Yankees begin Grapefruit League play with a home game against the Blue Jays this coming Sunday. I can’t wait. Here’s what I wrote about the Bret...
2021-02-23 13:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
February 19th, 2021: Kluber, German, Roster Construction, Sanchez, Gardner, Severino, Mailbag
Good news, folks: Grapefruit League games will be televised. The YES Network site says the exhibition opener on Feb. 28th will be televised, and 2021-02-19 14:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Thoughts after the Yankees announce their non-roster invitees to Spring Training 2021
Pitchers and catchers report to Tampa today and the long journey that is the 2021 MLB season is officially underway. Aaron Boone will hold his annual start-of-spring press conference at 12pm ET and it will air live on the YES Network, if you’re interested in hearing how good everyone looks and ...
2021-02-17 15:49:14 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 16th, 2021: Bruce, Wilson, Chirinos, Robertson, Heller, Minors
Welcome to the final post of the offseason. Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training tomorrow (the Yankees will get around to announcing their non-roster invitees one of these days, right?) and real live baseball is less than two weeks away. Will we be able to watch it? Unclear. Fingers cr...
2021-02-16 14:15:04 +0000 UTC View Post
February 11th, 2021: New Rules, Not Top 30 Prospects, Mailbag
We’re still waiting for the Yankees to do a few things (announce their non-roster invitees, maybe re-sign Brett Gardner, etc.) and all that should happen soon seeing how pitchers and catchers report in six days. Anyway, my annual Top 30 Prospects List will be published tomorrow, so here is Frid...
2021-02-11 14:55:55 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 9th, 2021: Bauer, Hot Stove, 2021 Draft, Spring Training
Programming note: Spring Training opens next week (more on that below), so my annual Top 30 Prospects List will be posted this Friday. Friday’s regularly scheduled post will run Thursday and will include the annual Not Top 30 Prospects. Let’s get to today’s post.
1. Dodgers si...
2021-02-09 14:25:07 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 5th, 2021: Urshela, Voit, Judge, Stanton, Barraclough, Spring Training, Mailbag
PSA: Yankee Stadium is now open as a COVID-19 vaccination site for Bronx residents. Here’s where you can make an appointment. As for baseball, there’s not much going on with the Yankees right now -- there’s a reason ...
2021-02-05 14:49:25 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 2nd, 2021: Marquez, Winter Ball, Longest Tenured Yankees, Tanaka
Spring Training is two weeks away and I gotta say, it isn’t very Spring Training-y outside. Lotta snow in New York the last day or two. Hope you’re all safe and weathering the storm (or enjoying the not stormy weather wherever you are). Let’s get to today’s thoughts.
1. Trad...
2021-02-02 13:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostPreviewing the Yankees’ potential non-roster invitees to Spring Training 2021
Spring’s a comin’. (Getty)
In two weeks and two days Yankees pitchers and catchers will r...
2021-01-30 15:03:30 +0000 UTC View Post