Archive for March, 2011
New York Yankees: Brian Cashman’s Mix & »
So the Yankees missed on Cliff Lee twice—first when the Mariners decided to trade him to the Rangers and again when he decided to sign with the Phillies. However, neither time can be attributed to lack of effort or offers from the Yankees. In both situations, the Yankees offered enough, if not more, to get Lee—first [...]
MLB Power Rankings: The 25 Greatest Players in AL East »
Today, baseball fans view the American League as the tougher league, due to its usage of the designated hitter. Within the American League, the Eastern division is regarded as the most talented and toughest division to play in. It has been this way for a long time. So, when you have a division with such a notoriety, there had to [...]
Derek Jeter or Brett Gardner: Who Belongs in New York »
One of the latest rumors coming out of New York Yankees spring training is who will be the leadoff hitter in the batting order. Will it be veteran shortstop and captain Derek Jeter or up-and-coming outfielder Brett Gardner? At the beginning of spring training, Yankees manager Joe Girardi maintained that the No. 1 spot is Jeter’s. "We [...]
New York Yankees: Mattingly, Munson and the All-Time »
After writing the article breaking down each franchise's Hall of Very Good, it made me wonder what a Yankees roster of just Hall of Very Good players would look like. The Yankees history is full of Hall of Famers but I do believe a pretty good lineup could be made from the almost Hall of Famers. To do this, I came up with the following criteria: - [...]
Spring Training 2011: Derek Jeter to No. 2 and »
The position in which hitters hit in a lineup can be determined by many different factors. Some of these are speed, power and on-base percentage or a combination of the three. Every manager looks at the way he draws up the lineup card differently, and you can really see the difference in managers by looking at these factors.There are some [...]
2011 Fantasy Projections No. 84: Why Yankees’ »
Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings. Closers are the most overrated players in fantasy baseball.The good ones deliver strong [...]
New York Yankees ‘Lucky 13’: Derek Jeter »
The New York Yankees are proud to display their best collection of minor league talent since the early-to-mid 1990s. They also have a fan base that is now more abreast on prospects than ever before, which inevitably causes love affairs and limitless hype thrust in the direction of teenagers. There has been a heightened interest in young stars [...]
Joba Chamberlain: Five Reasons the New York Yankees »
By most accounts, the New York Yankees have mishandled Joba Chamberlain during his first four years in pinstripes. It's about time they make up for it.When Chamberlain broke into the bigs as a reliever in late 2007, he immediately dominated headlines and opposing hitters alike.In fact, he was so good in his role out of the bullpen—2-0, 0.38 [...]
Cliff Lee: The New York Yankees Are “Getting »
Asked for the millionth time about his decision to take less money and fewer years to pitch in Philadelphia instead of New York, Lee said that the age of the Yankees players was a factor. "They're getting old," Lee said. Getting old? Well, yes Cliff. That's what people tend to do. But if he's implying that the Phillies are a younger team, [...]
Yankees Pitching Prospect Preview, Part Four of Five: »
Andrew Brackman is one of the biggest Yankees prospects in the system, both in talent and physical stature. He stands an enormous 6'10" and is listed at 240 pounds. A product of North Carolina State University, Brackman played basketball and baseball for the Wolfpack before giving up hoops to further his dream of playing major-league [...]