11 months ago today, the Yankees sent starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery to the “show me” state in exchange for center fielder Harrison Bader. Since Monty will be on the bump today for the Redbirds, let’s take a closer look at how the trade has worked out for the Yankees. Spoiler alert: Not good. In fact, … Continue reading Bader vs Monty: Worse Than You Think
Book Review (sort of): Winning Fixes Everything
I finally got around to finishing “Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports Biggest Mess”, by Evan Drellich. Drellich, who covered the Astros for the Houston Chronicle during the Jeff Luhnow years and during the cheating scandal, takes us behind the scenes of the Astros organization during that period – the good, the … Continue reading Book Review (sort of): Winning Fixes Everything
Peraza Has Always Been Better Than Volpe
There are so many directions in which a Yankee fan can cast frustrations today, but we’re going to keep it simple by sticking to just one because it’s the easiest to address: Oswald Peraza is a better player than Anthony Volpe. As we sit here today, it is impossible to make a serious counterargument to … Continue reading Peraza Has Always Been Better Than Volpe
Note to MLB: Kim Ng is Killing It
We’re almost at the halfway mark of the 2023 MLB season and to no one’s surprise, the Astros, Yankees and Dodgers have all played well. Despite some ups and downs for all three teams, with their organizational depth and with some financial flexibility thrown in, they’re all on schedule for over 90 wins and have … Continue reading Note to MLB: Kim Ng is Killing It
Aaron Boone and Bullpen Management
The Yankees are more than one third of the way through the 2023 season, are on pace for 96 wins and according to Baseball Reference’s rating system, only Tampa Bay and Texas have been better teams this season. This, despite a farcical number of player trips to the IL, and some underwhelming performances from regular … Continue reading Aaron Boone and Bullpen Management
Let’s Talk About DJ
As in, someone informed me that a) DJ has really been slumping, and b) for a player who’s known for being a great contact hitter, it doesn’t seem like his contact is too good anymore either. Let’s start with the “slump” part. It’s true, DJ has an OBP of .244 with a cringeworthy .195 SLG … Continue reading Let’s Talk About DJ
Reminder Yankees Fans: Girardi was AWFUL
You might be wondering why I’d be doing a quick dive into analyzing the performance of a manager who doesn’t manage anymore, and your confusion would be a fair reaction. The short answer is because, like you, I’m a baseball fan and these things cross my mind, especially on Yankees off days as yesterday was. … Continue reading Reminder Yankees Fans: Girardi was AWFUL
Did You Miss This in the Yankees Game Yesterday?
No reasonable fan would take anything but good vibes from an 11-3 win but there were some matters (good and not so good) that may have gone unnoticed if you didn’t see yesterday’s game (or, if like Michael Kay and John Flaherty, saw it but weren’t really watching). The Yanks got a gift from a … Continue reading Did You Miss This in the Yankees Game Yesterday?
Should Yankees Fans Panic or Relax?
I’ve always felt (in all areas of life, not just baseball) it’s important to not overreact to short term issues but you can’t ignore long term consistent trends either. I think that’s what separates good organizations from bad: The ability to differentiate between the two is what made Gabe Paul, Gene Michael and Bob Watson … Continue reading Should Yankees Fans Panic or Relax?
Out of Left Field: Rizzo, Vlad Jr., and Chris Rock
I generally like to stick to history and analysis here, but I’m going to venture off path a little bit today with some amateur psychological analysis as well as some baseball thoughts. And as a reminder, Out of Left Field is an occasional post about topics that may not need 1,000 words of analysis but … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Rizzo, Vlad Jr., and Chris Rock
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