Earlier this week it was reported through multiple outlets that Yankees' first baseman Anthony Rizzo would not exercise the player option on his contract ($16 million for 2023) and will become a free agent at season’s end. Before we go any further, we have to be clear about two very large caveats: First, this entire … Continue reading So Long, Anthony.
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Yankees 2022 Player Report Cards: The Relievers
One last set of report cards before we get to the ALDS tonight, but before we get to them, I have a shameless plug*. Today is a Prime Early Access Day for Amazon. Experience has taught me that the products on the side of the page to the right (or at the bottom if you’re … Continue reading Yankees 2022 Player Report Cards: The Relievers
Yankees 2022 Report Cards: Starting Pitchers
Now that we’re done with the position players, let’s get to the pitchers’ report cards – today we’ll look at the starters. Before we begin, it may be significant to note… I’m only including pitchers who threw at least 100 innings (so no Domingo German) and pitchers who finished the season with the Yanks (so … Continue reading Yankees 2022 Report Cards: Starting Pitchers
Let’s Talk Stanton and Cole
It’s easy to get wrapped up in discussing Aaron Judge but there are other players on the Yankees about whom we need to chat. In no particular order… Let’s talk about Giancarlo Stanton: I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I really question if Stanton has been playing injured for a while and we’re just not … Continue reading Let’s Talk Stanton and Cole
The 2022 Yankees: What Happened?
Entering action on July 3rd, the Yankees were 58-21 and were 15 games ahead of the Rays in the loss column. Since then they’ve gone 21-32 and currently lead Tampa Bay by four games in the loss column. Ouch. What the heck happened? Of course, a drop-off to that extent is never the result of … Continue reading The 2022 Yankees: What Happened?
Fun With Numbers, 2022 Yankees Style
Just a quick post today about some numbers I saw that weren’t too surprising to me, but the extent of some of the year-to-year changes raised my eyebrows a little bit. The Yankees are pulling the ball a lot more in 2022 than they did in 2021 and it’s working. Last season, the Yanks ranked … Continue reading Fun With Numbers, 2022 Yankees Style
Let’s Talk Gerrit Cole
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: The Yankees lost in ugly fashion yesterday. They managed to score only one run off of Mitch White, one of Toronto’s back-end pitchers and then were held to only one more run by five Jays’ relievers. Jose Trevino was the only Yankee other than Aaron Judge to … Continue reading Let’s Talk Gerrit Cole
Let’s talk about Benintendi
(Preface: I despise small sample sizes with the intensity of 1,000 white hot suns. Yet I understand an enormous portion of Yankees Universe absolutely adores small sample sizes so sometimes I’ll play along. We’ll return to this point in a minute.) Since being inserted into the Yankees lineup on July 28th, here are Andrew Benintendi’s … Continue reading Let’s talk about Benintendi
Judge, Ohtani, and MVP Criteria
Fun fact: In 2022, the Yankees have a better winning percentage in games that Joey Gallo played in than in games Aaron Judge has played in – actually, they have a better winning percentage in games Judge hasn’t played in than in ones he has. My point? The number of variables that determine whether a … Continue reading Judge, Ohtani, and MVP Criteria
JFC Yankees, with the bunting…
Last night’s Yankee game was as frustrating a game as I can remember in a very, very long time. Between the “glovework” of Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Aaron Hicks, the non-call on Anthony Rizzo’s HBP, and the bunting…oh, the bunting… Specifically, there’s a lot to unpack with the mind-numbing decision-making with Jose Trevino’s fourth-inning bunt, however, … Continue reading JFC Yankees, with the bunting…
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