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Previewing MLB’s Biggest Debuts Coming Early in »
Baseball debuts are always memorable. Stephen Strasburg dropped jaws in his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 8, 2010, as the then-21-year-old right-hander struck out 14 batters in seven innings. Chris Coste made his debut as a 33-year-old on May 26, 2006, 12 years and 973 games after beginning his professional [...]
Previewing MLB’s Biggest Debuts Coming Early in »
Baseball debuts are always memorable. Stephen Strasburg dropped jaws in his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 8, 2010, as the then-21-year-old right-hander struck out 14 batters in seven innings. Chris Coste made his debut as a 33-year-old on May 26, 2006, 12 years and 973 games after beginning his professional [...]
Does Derek Jeter Look Ready to Have Strong Spring »
Derek Jeter is finally healthy. In fact, the 39-year-old is feeling better than ever at the onset of his final spring training. "Everything is good," Jeter told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, knocking his knuckles against the wood of his clubhouse locker. "Like I told you, I've been working extremely hard to get my strength back. I feel like it's [...]
How CC Sabathia Can Fix What Went Wrong in Nightmare »
Things went from bad to ugly for CC Sabathia in 2013. In spite of logging 200 or more innings for the seventh straight season, the 33-year-old posted a disconcerting 4.78 ERA (4.10 FIP) and allowed a career-high 28 home runs. Sabathia’s forgettable 2013 campaign also marked the third consecutive season in which the 13-year veteran endured a [...]
New York Yankees’ Top 10 Prospects for 2014 »
The New York Yankees were decimated by injuries this year, though it did allow them to set a new franchise record by using 56 different players. Things went just as poorly for the Yankees' top prospects down on the farm. Two of the organization’s more promising young arms, Manny Banuelos and Ty Hensley, didn’t throw a pitch and missed [...]
New York Yankees’ Top 10 Prospects for 2014 »
The New York Yankees were decimated by injuries this year, though it did allow them to set a new franchise record by using 56 different players. Things went just as poorly for the Yankees' top prospects down on the farm. Two of the organization’s more promising young arms, Manny Banuelos and Ty Hensley, didn’t throw a pitch and missed [...]
3 Trade Ideas for the New York Yankees to Fix Starting »
The New York Yankees bolstered their lineup in a big way this offseason by signing top-tier free agents Carlos Beltran, Jacoby Ellsbury and Brian McCann. As for the pitching aspect of the equation—well, the organization still has work to do if it plans on contending next year. At the time of this writing, the Yankees are set to [...]
3 Trade Ideas for the New York Yankees to Fix Starting »
The New York Yankees bolstered their lineup in a big way this offseason by signing top-tier free agents Carlos Beltran, Jacoby Ellsbury and Brian McCann. As for the pitching aspect of the equation—well, the organization still has work to do if it plans on contending next year. At the time of this writing, the Yankees are set to [...]
Everything Yankees Fans Need to Know About Korean »
Masahiro Tanaka may not be the only international pitcher targeted by the New York Yankees this offseason. According to George A. King III of the New York Post, the Yankees have scouted 31-year-old reliever Seung-Hwan Oh of the Korean Baseball Organization. News of the Yankees’ interest in Oh doesn’t come as a surprise. The team was [...]
Ranking New York Yankees Top 10 Prospects After the »
To say that the New York Yankees season has been plagued by injuries is an understatement. The Yankees have been absolutely decimated by injuries this year, though it did allow them to set a new franchise record by using 56 different players (and counting). Except for the ultra reliable Robinson Cano, nearly all of the team’s stars and [...]