‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Biggest Strengths and Weaknesses of the Yankees’ »
Following the conclusion of Day 1 of the MLB Draft, I wrote a piece re-ranking the New York Yankees' Top 10 prospects. Now, I take a more in-depth look at those players and determine their biggest strengths and weaknesses. My rankings went as such: Gary Sanchez C Slade Heathcott OF Mason Williams OF Eric Jagielo 3B Tyler Austin 1B/3B/OF Gregory [...]
Derek Jeter’s Struggles Show He’s Making »
When Derek Jeter announced his impending retirement during a February press conference, the end of a brilliant career began for the legendary New York Yankees shortstop. After an injury-plagued 2013, predicting major success for Jeter in 2014 was a fool's errand.As the farewell campaign rolls on, it has become abundantly clear that Jeter made the [...]
Masahiro Tanaka’s Dominant 10th Win Shows »
In the fourth inning of the New York Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night, Masahiro Tanaka struck out Endy Chavez with a wicked splitter. With that, Yankees play-by-play man Bob Lorenz noted, Tanaka became just the fifth pitcher since 1900 to strike out 100 batters in his first 13 games. One of the others? Hideo [...]
Is Derek Jeter the Greatest Shortstop of All Time? »
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Where does he rank among the all-time great players at his position? The position of shortstop has seen some amazing players, ranging from Honus Wagner to Cal Ripken Jr., so where does Jeter rank?Watch Scott Miller break down Jeter's standing among the [...]
Yankees’ Once-Hyped Prospect Trio Finding »
When the 2008 season began, the New York Yankees were thought to have baseball's best and rarest commodity: young and ascending starting pitching. At the time, the trio of Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain represented 60 percent of future dominant rotations in the Bronx. More than six years later, that dream is long gone. Success for [...]
5 Starters New York Yankees Should Target to Fix »
The New York Yankees rotation isn't in good shape thanks to injuries to Ivan Nova, CC Sabathia and Michael Pineda, but there could be help on the way come the trading deadline. The Bronx Bombers are notorious for making moves midseason to improve their chances at reaching the postseason. Hal Steinbrenner has already alluded to the fact his team [...]
Kansas City Royals Fans Wear Cat Singlets, Bid Derek »
Many words tumble through the brain when trying to describe the sight of two grown men wearing skin-tight cat-face apparel. "Insane," "dubious" and "oh" all come to mind, but there is one word that stands high above the rest: "heroes." This is the only fitting description of two Kansas City Royals fans who attended Sunday’s game [...]
Joe Girardi Proving to Be One of MLB’s Best »
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi operates in a city that overrates athletes, coaches and executives on a routine basis. Yet, despite succeeding at a high level in the media capital of the world, the 49-year-old skipper doesn't get enough credit for just how valuable he is to the Yankees success.This season marks Girardi's seventh in New [...]
Jacob Lindgren: Prospect Profile for New York »
Player: Jacob Lindgren Drafted by: New York Yankees Position: LHP DOB: 03/12/1993 (Age: 21) Height/Weight: 5'11", 205 pounds Bats/Throws: R/L School: Mississippi State (Junior) Background Jacob Lindgren didn't exactly author a standout performance in his sophomore season at Mississippi State last year, [...]
Re-Ranking the Yankees’ Top 10 Prospects After »
The Major League Baseball Draft. A span of days where lifelong dreams come true. Kids, whether they be in high school or college, are taking the first steps to hopefully becoming a big league ballplayer. Once your name is called, you are no longer just a kid on a field. You are about to become a professional being paid to play the game you love [...]