Time for another edition of "Out of Left Field" where we mention a few topics that may not need 800 words of analysis but are worth a quick look. In no particular order: We’re 19 games into the 2023 season, which we can all agree is a sneeze in baseball time. Yet it’s enough that … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Volpe, Trevino and Run Prevention
Out of Left Field: Hicks, fans’ response and PHI preview
Hard not to like the start of the 2023 season if you’re a Yankee fan. Despite running pitchers out to the mound who were not named Rodon, Severino, Cortes or Montas, the staff pitched two shutouts over a three- game set, with Gerrit Cole and Jhony Brito looking particularly dominating. Of course, the Giants lineup … Continue reading Out of Left Field: Hicks, fans’ response and PHI preview
Yankees Opening Day: What You (may have) Missed
Yesterday’s Opening Day for the Yanks was a good mix of new and old: On the new side, Oswaldo Cabrera and Anthony Volpe were on the field, essentially in place of where Aaron Hicks and Isiah Kiner-Falefa had been, to the complaint of zero Yankees fans. From the department of the status quo, Aaron Judge … Continue reading Yankees Opening Day: What You (may have) Missed
More Higgy, Less Trevino (…?) Part II
Much has passed in Yankee Land since I started this two-part article, including Jose Trevino missing some spring ball with an injury, but my point still stands: Kyle Higashioka was much better for the Yankees in ’22 than most fans realize, and we need to temper our expectations for Trevino. Because Trevino, despite playing like … Continue reading More Higgy, Less Trevino (…?) Part II
More Higgy, less Trevino (…?)
We’re at that time of the calendar year in which we’re less than one month away from Opening Day and we can start having serious conversations about the Yankees’ 2023 roster and the expectations of individual players. The health of both DJ LeMahieu and Giancarlo Stanton is going to go a long way toward determining … Continue reading More Higgy, less Trevino (…?)
Let’s Talk Omar Minaya…
As you’ve likely heard, the Yankees hired Omar Minaya as a “Senior Advisor to Baseball Operations” along with Brian Sabean in a similar capacity. This started a storm of comments from the media and fans about how this, given Sabean’s and Minaya’s reputations as scouts, was a sign the Yankees had become too analytically driven … Continue reading Let’s Talk Omar Minaya…
Hard Decision: Trade Gleyber?
There’s been much banter in Yankee Universe over the past few years about the team’s proclivity for going with - and more importantly, sticking with – veteran players whether they produce or not, versus giving opportunities and regular playing time to prospects. Fans often cite that the late 90s dynasty was built on the backs … Continue reading Hard Decision: Trade Gleyber?
Is Judge ’22 the Most Valuable Player…Ever…?
If, like me, your first thought was that can’t be true – as great as Judge was in ’22 and as important as he was to the Yankees' success this year there have to be five or ten seasons in which a player did even more to help his team to win than Judge did … Continue reading Is Judge ’22 the Most Valuable Player…Ever…?
So Long, Anthony.
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.
Yankees 2022, Final Thoughts
Now that I’ve had close to 48 hours to decompress, I’m in a better position to reflect upon what was the Yankees’ 2022 season. Needless to say, a comprehensive review and analysis would be far too expansive for this space, but I do want to go a little further than the “hot takes” we’re used … Continue reading Yankees 2022, Final Thoughts
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