61 plate appearances into his 2018 campaign, Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin already has more wins above replacement this season than he did for the first two seasons of his career. With Greg Bird still not expected to return until at least mid-May and the uncharacteristically substandard performance of Neil …
No more “it’s still early” banter. Ten percent of the 2018 MLB regular season is complete, and the Yankees find themselves entrenched in third place in the AL East with an 8-8 record and with just the eighth-best run differential in the American League. They have lost six of their …
Eventually, Aaron Boone would find out that New York won’t always applaud him like they did in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS following his famous walk-off home run off of a Tim Wakefield knuckleball. Often, it becomes a turbulent place where social Darwinism and sports become one. Reigning NL …
November 3, 1995. Joe Torre, who had a career managerial record of 894-1003, was named as the 31st manager in Yankees history. Buck Showalter was let go and a new era of Yankees baseball had begun. Torre was not exactly given a warm welcome upon arriving in the Bronx. The press and fans alike …
Yankees first baseman Greg Bird has, unfortunately, become more known for his unsettling injury history than he has for his on-field performance. Earlier on March 24th, Bird had felt some discomfort in his right foot, the same foot he injured last year, which caused him to miss 114 games. An MRI revealed …
Brian Cashman slowly sipped on the remnants of his morning coffee, releasing a smile of gratification upon the completion of another astute transaction. Or, that’s what I imagined he did when he signed former Mets, Pirates and short-term Brewers infielder Neil Walker to a one-year, $4 million deal, which is …
Forgive me for not putting ample stock into a rivalry that wasn’t one for the past five seasons. It’s not a rivalry without real flair for the dramatic, as cliché as that is. Yes, the Evil Empire is back folks, and the BoSox have recently solidified the notion that a …
“When you put that cap on, you’re not just wearing a cap; you’re wearing history and you’re wearing pride,” my father told me. He had purchased a Yankees cap for my birthday and now my fantasies of becoming the next hero in pinstripes were augmented. Being so naive and relatively …
The Yankees had just won two of the last three World Series, including setting an MLB-record 125 total wins in 1998 (counting regular season and playoffs). Surely they didn’t need to make changes. What did they do? They traded David Wells, who finished third in A.L. Cy Young voting in …
Without delving too deep into the obviously gelid free agent market, former Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas has found excruciating difficulty in finding a suitor for his services. According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, Moustakas and the Yankees “have been in occasional contact in recent days,” though it is …
Brian Cashman has pulled off a number of brilliant trades throughout his two decades as Yankees general manager, and now one of the more prominent trades is coming to fruition. Back on July 25th of 2016, the Yankees were very much in playoff contention but were still in the midst …
A Cy Young finalist. A strikeout machine. A pitcher who induces ground balls over 41% of the time. A man who is 18th among all starting pitchers in wins above replacement since arriving to the majors in 2012. His name is Yu Darvish, and he is the last addition the Yankees …
