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Complete New York Yankees 2014 Season Preview »
Expectations are everything in the Bronx; they're hard to ignore when the club's history and current spending produce and project them so high. They're more difficult to forgo because last season's 85-77 record left the team short of the postseason and sent them into the biggest reactionary frenzy since the winter that mended and retooled the 2008 [...]
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 [...]
6 Biggest Winners and Losers of New York »
Living up to its purpose, this year's spring training has answered a ton of roster-related questions for the New York Yankees. The Yankees had three legitimate questions to answer heading into spring camp. Who are the reserve middle infielders? Who is the No. 5 starter? Who is the backup catcher? Those questions have all been answered, and the [...]
6 Biggest Winners and Losers of New York »
Living up to its purpose, this year's spring training has answered a ton of roster-related questions for the New York Yankees. The Yankees had three legitimate questions to answer heading into spring camp. Who are the reserve middle infielders? Who is the No. 5 starter? Who is the backup catcher? Those questions have all been answered, and the [...]
Updated Masahiro Tanaka Scouting Report After Latest »
The New York Yankees trotted Masahiro Tanaka out for his fourth appearance and third start of the spring on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. It was his longest outing so far, both from innings (5.2) and pitch count (92), and the results were basically what they have been all spring—a lot of good and some things to work on. One [...]
Updated Masahiro Tanaka Scouting Report After Latest »
The New York Yankees trotted Masahiro Tanaka out for his fourth appearance and third start of the spring on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. It was his longest outing so far, both from innings (5.2) and pitch count (92), and the results were basically what they have been all spring—a lot of good and some things to work on. One [...]
Spring Training: What to Take Away from Michael »
"It's a win for both teams." That was seemingly the league-wide consensus back in early 2012 when the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners completed what appeared to be a deal involving two future superstars: Jesus Montero and Michael Pineda. Twenty-six months later, Montero came into Seattle camp overweight coming off of a 50-game ban for his [...]
Spring Training: What to Take Away from Michael »
"It's a win for both teams." That was seemingly the league-wide consensus back in early 2012 when the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners completed what appeared to be a deal involving two future superstars: Jesus Montero and Michael Pineda. Twenty-six months later, Montero came into Seattle camp overweight coming off of a 50-game ban for his [...]
Grading the Performance of New York Yankees’ Top »
As shown by their massive spending spree this offseason, the New York Yankees retool through free agency and not through their minor league system. However, it is hard to know if they do that by choice or if they are forced to by a lack of organizational depth. Entering the season, ESPN.com's Keith Law (subscription required) ranked the [...]