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)
(3.5 minute read time.) Let’s start from the beginning: The 2024 MLB season for the New York Yankees and New York Yankees fans was a great season. Back in March, Baseball America, MLB.com, The Ringer, and ESPN all had the Yankees finishing somewhere between 4th and 6th in the American League. (Spoiler alert: The Yanks … Continue reading 2024 Yankees: Your New Opinion
On this date, in Yankees history... As I’m writing this, we have about 60 hours before Gerrit Cole takes the mound in the city of angels, looking to jumpstart the Yankees to their first World Series title in 15 years. To help kill some time, let’s look at two memorable Yankees happenstances that occurred on … Continue reading An Iconic HR, and a Drunken Manager
Some final thoughts on the 2024 regular season and the upcoming postseason: Going by record, strength of schedule, and run differential, the Yankees were clearly the best team in the American League in 2024. The good news? They’re better right now than they were at any point this season. For a good chunk of the … Continue reading Let’s Look Back and Forward:
Game 162 of 162 is this afternoon in the Boogie Down and damn time goes fast! We’ll circle back on the season in general and talk playoffs a little more later in the week, but for now, let’s make a few notes: I shouldn’t need to write this, but to be clear: I don’t want … Continue reading To Be Clear, part 246:
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
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
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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