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New York Yankees Notes: Lineup, a Memorial and Tickets »
The Yankees have a four-game weekend series against the Royals in Kansas City this weekend with CC Sabathia starting tonight against Bruce Chen. So not only will the Yankees get to face a weak team in the Royals, but since Zack Greinke pitched yesterday, they won’t have to face him this weekend. Here are some notes: Jorge Posada is out of [...]
Austin Jackson and BABIP »
Via FanGraphs: Jackson’s profile does suggest that he should have an above average BABIP. He has a line drive rate of 25.8 percent and a ground ball rate above 50 percent, and both serve his speed quite well. As such, an above average BABIP should be expected. But there are limits. First of all, Jackson’s high line drive rate is [...]
New York Yankees: Taking A Look At WAR »
So, a few weeks back I went through the OPS+ of every Yankee player. At the time, I found it somewhat interesting but of course I admitted that OPS+ really only judges a player as a hitter. Well, today I’d like to look at WAR—Wins Above Replacement—which is a stat that is more all-encompassing than OPS+. It takes into [...]
Andy Pettitte Rehabs Tuesday and Alfredo Aceves »
Via the NY Post: Andy Pettitte takes a big step today in his rehab program from a left groin injury in Tampa when he pitches in a simulated situation. If Pettitte doesn’t experience any problems, he would likely pitch in a minor league game Tuesday in Trenton (Double-A). When Pettitte went down on July 18, the Yankees hoped he would be [...]
Javier Vazquez Has Lost His Fastball »
Via the Star-Ledger: "'I reach back, and I see 88," said Vazquez, who was clearly frustrated after allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings. "The fastball is not there. I don’t have any zip on it." Also missing: the movement on Vazquez' fastball. According to Pitch F/X, of all the pitches that Vazquez threw that were classified as fastballs, [...]
Yankees-Rangers Notes: Marcus Thames, Mark Teixeira »
It looked like just another night when the Yankees would be victimized by Cliff Lee, but the Yankees managed to chip away at him, as they scored four runs off him and knocked him out of the game in the seventh inning before going to work on the Texas bullpen. Marcus Thames hit an eighth-inning homer and put the Yanks ahead with a ninth-inning [...]
New York Yankees Pregame Notes: Posada Starting, Two »
The health of Jorge Posada has pretty much become a day-to-day thing. He’s had to deal with the recovery of a broken foot, a cyst in the back of his knee, and now his surgically repaired shoulder has been bothering him.Last night, for instance, Posada’s shoulder got so bad that the Yankees wouldn’t use him as a pinch hitter in [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Jorge Posada’s Shoulder, »
The Yankees got seven innings out of their starter A.J. Burnett, but once again the offense failed to make much noise as Mariano Rivera let the game slip away in the 10th inning causing the Yankees to lose to the Texas Rangers 4-3 in 10 innings. Here are some notes: That was an impressive performance by Burnett, if he could have avoided a sixth [...]
Pregame Notes: Cano, Granderson, Posada, Teixeira »
A.J. Burnett (9-9, 4.93) will be taking the mound against C.J. Wilson (10-5, 3.30) and the Texas Rangers in just a little while. Here are some notes: Robinson Cano is out of tonight’s lineup with a cold. Ramiro Pena will be in the lineup in his place. Curtis Granderson has a .206 AVG and a .518 OPS against lefties so he’s [...]
Yankees Notes: Jeter, Burnett, Teixeira, Aceves, »
The Yankees offense didn’t show up yesterday as they lost 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox thus splitting the four-game weekend series. Phil Hughes was on the mound and struggled through the first two innings before settling down and giving a strong performance. Here are some notes: Hughes needed 57 pitches to get through two innings and then [...]