I’ve written previously about how the one-time perception of the Yankees as Major League Baseball’s “Evil Empire” is long gone, and rightfully so. While the Dodgers and Mets make it clear they intend to use their considerable resources to build a team that will bury you and feel no shame for doing so, the Yankees … Continue reading New York Yankees: The Evil Empire of Half Measures
We can talk about Rickey Henderson’s greatness all day and never grow bored with it, but I promise to keep it short today. There’s an aspect of his career that has been glossed over: Most people forget there was a time that more than a few people – perhaps due to not so closeted racism, … Continue reading Comically, Rickey Wasn’t Always Loved
The Yankees recently acquired reliever Devin Williams in exchange for Nestor Cortes, and infield prospect Caleb Durbin. Here’s the thing: Relief pitchers are not as important as you think they are. This is an important point on which we need to agree before proceeding with this conversation, so let’s repeat: Relief pitchers are not as … Continue reading Yanks Acquire Devin Williams – Your New Opinion:
Let’s circle back to 2008. Coming off a 94-win season in 2007, the Yankees parted ways with manager Joe Torre and handed the keys of the managerial bus to Joe Girardi. In 2008, with no significant roster changes, Joey Bullpen “led” the Yankees to five fewer wins. (Tangentially, this was the second time Girardi took … Continue reading But The Yankees Have a Luxury Suite!
Juan Soto is a New York Met. At least I’ll still be able to watch him regularly. (He wrote, with a shrug and a tear in his eye…) Good for the Mets and their fans, because $765 million is a bargain for Juan Soto. Despite the obvious bump he’s going to be for the fan … Continue reading Juan Soto. Deep Sigh…
If we go by contract estimates from the smart people at FanGraphs, the total contract value for Juan Soto should exceed the total contract value of… Alex Bregman, Max Fried, Jack Flaherty, Anthony Santander, and Christian Walker combined. This begs some questions. Short term, All-Stars at first and third base, a better than average corner … Continue reading Would You Rather Juan Soto, or…?
A matter that’s been flying under the radar in the Yankees offseason is the need for a first baseman. The team has positional flexibility at second base, third base, and the outfield positions – the Yankees flat out do not have a viable option to pencil in at first base if the season started tomorrow, … Continue reading The Yankees New 1B is…(two choices)
Full disclosure: I’m not into the hot stove season as much as most fans. Most of it is folks talking just for the sake of talking and almost all of it is nonsense. Specifically with the Yankees, primarily due to the fact we all need to consider Hal Steinbrenner’s trust fund when building a theoretical … Continue reading Sleeping on Jack…
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