Well, that didn’t take long. Before we even get to our pumpkin pie we have a big Yankee transaction to discuss.  Big in both the figurative and literal sense – the dude’s nickname is “big maple”. In case you were watching the Chiefs and Rams put up more points than the Jets and Giants have … Continue reading James Paxton, New York Yankee

Shohei Ohtani is the American League Rookie of the Year for the 2018 season. I haven’t seen Yankee fans this mad since they were told Didi is a good – not great – player. Maybe when I told them A-Rod was more than a team player than Jeter.  That got Yankee Universe pretty fired up… … Continue reading Sho-time

Since Brian Cashman has said – well, he’s said a few silly things so far this offseason – but when he said that starting pitching may be a priority for the Yankees, that did seem to make sense.  So let’s go with it and take a closer look at available free agent starting pitchers. For … Continue reading Free Agent Pitchers: Your 411

“The goal is always to win a championship and to do it in a cost-effective manner.” - Brian Cashman Yup.  I’m sure that John Henry is really busted up that he has yet another ring but his team was over the luxury tax threshold in 2018.  What a bummer that must be... In most cases, … Continue reading C’mon, Cashman…

Someone needs to explain the fascination with Bryce Harper to me. Consider:  Among MLB players over the past three seasons who’ve played at least half of their games in the outfield and have a minimum of 1,000 plate appearances, Bryce Harper is 26th in WAR, with 7.5. You want to tell me WAR isn’t perfect, … Continue reading Bryce Harper: Please explain.