Yesterday an article of mine appeared on Pinstripe Alley, in which I wondered aloud if individual relief pitchers – even very good ones – are replaceable. Of course, I knew the answer was “yes” before I wrote the article because I’ve looked into this before. Bullpen performance as a whole is an important factor in … Continue reading Was Mariano replaceable?

Was Corey Kluber’s first start as a Yankee a good one? If you’re a glass half full person, you could say he threw 74 pitches over four innings, allowed one earned run, his arm doesn’t hurt, and the Yankees won. All good, right? But if we’re being realistic, he wasn’t very good. Allowing eight base … Continue reading Grading Kluber, start #1

Everyone involved with the Yankees understands that the individual contributions of Corey Kluber are going to go a long way towards determining the level of success the Yankees have on a team level this season. Surely no one expects him to be the Kluber of 2017 when he led the American League in eight major … Continue reading Can Kluber stay healthy through ’21? It depends…

Out of left field is an occasional post that covers items that don’t necessarily require 600 words of detail, but should be addressed anyway. In no particular order of importance, regarding yesterday’s game… I’ve covered it at length before, so no need to completely rehash, but just a gentle reminder: If you’re the road team … Continue reading Out of left field…

If you didn’t catch the game yesterday, here’s what you missed: Aaron Boone out-managed Charlie Montoya and the Blue Jays won anyway - because baseball. Don’t let anyone tell you the wackiness in the 9th and 10th cost the Yankees the game – the game turning sequence occurred much earlier… In the top of the … Continue reading Boone > Montoya. Toronto wins. Because baseball.