You can’t get beaten by bad teams and not have some “bad” things going on, but there are a few good things happening too – let’s start there: The Yankees have the best record in the American League and using Baseball Reference’s strength of schedule and run differential adjustments, they’re tied with the Dodgers as … Continue reading The Good and Bad in the Bronx
We need to clear up a few things, Yankee fans: Carlos Rodon is a very good pitcher – frankly he’s in discussion for the AL Cy Young award. Marcus Stroman is also a very good pitcher. Ignore what the “analytics” say – Anthony Volpe is a good hitter. Let’s start with Rodon: The “Our Lady … Continue reading Let’s Give Rodon, Stroman, and Volpe Some Slack!
I’ve been saying this all season long* - when you have a good base-stealer, you put that base-stealer in front of the low SLG batters at the bottom of your lineup, not at the top of the order. (*Actually, I’ve been saying it since I was a Strat-O-Matic addict when I was a kid, but … Continue reading THAT’S Why You Don’t Lead Speedy Guys Off!
The weekend was a wild ride, but it’s all good for the Yankees, after taking two of three from Texas (a team who has guys who can mash, regardless of what their record says), which puts the Yanks in a tie with Baltimore for both first in the AL East and the best record in … Continue reading Let’s Talk Holmes, Volpe, DJ
There’s a lot of baseball to watch today (and soccer first) so I’ll make this quick: Austin Wells is one of the best catchers in baseball and it’s about time we started talking about it. Among MLB players who have been catchers in at least 75% of their games played in 2024, only William Contreras … Continue reading You’re Underrating Austin Wells, Overrating Luis Gil
Yesterday, the MLB Network social media accounts posted the following: Screenshot Those of you who follow me knew where I was going with this as soon as you saw it. The disclaimers – “single season” and “minimum 400 PA” are simply more ways in which MLB can continue its exclusion of Negro League greats from … Continue reading MLB Ignores Negro Leagues, Part 94
Hey, sometimes real-life business gets in the way, so I haven’t been around as much as I normally like to be. So, here’s a quick temperature check on the Yankees since my last Yankees related rant: In no particular order… The trade deadline saw the acquisitions of Jazz Chisolm Jr., and Mark Leiter Jr. As … Continue reading Yankees Temperature Check
During the Statcast version of Sunday Night Baseball last night, the broadcast displayed a graphic showing the only pairs of teammates to have an OPS+ of 180 or greater in the same season. Pictured were Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. My first thought was that MLB was excluding Negro League … Continue reading MLB Still Ignores Negro Leagues, Part 72…
For the new kids around here, “Out of Left Field” is an occasional post of random matters, none of which require 800 words of analysis, but should be touched on briefly anyway. Here goes: Garret Crochet, one of the best pitchers in MLB this season, who pitches for arguably its worst owner, is an obvious … Continue reading Out of Left Field
It’s July 25th, the Yankees are just short of two thirds through the 2024 season, and they are on pace for 93 wins. As many folks, me included, had them pegged for a 91-92 win team before the season started, the Yanks are in a good spot overall, despite the 11-22 stretch they’re in. Here’s … Continue reading What Needs to Happen for the Yankees…
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