‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Elijah Dukes Would Give the Yankees Necessary Depth in »
I am not of the mindset to obtain some other team's castoffs. When a veteran player is released or available, usually the call from most Yankees fans is for the Yankees to sign the guy. Reed Johnson, Rocco Baldelli, Randy Winn, and others were available for left field, and many pieces were written about the Yankees signing one over another. For [...]
Yankees Hit and Run: Interview with Mark Newman »
Mark Newman was nailed with a DUI the other day, but unlike former Yankee executive Steve Swindall it appears that Newman’s status within the organization is secure. Or at least he’s giving interviews and acting as if everything is all right. For those of you who don’t know who Newman is, he’s the Senior VP of Baseball [...]
Derek Jeter’s Hand Looks Just Fine »
There was some concern over over Derek Jeter’s right hand yesterday after he came up visibly sore on a diving play in the fourth inning. It didn’t appear to be a big deal at the time, and manager Joe Girardi said he didn’t even notice Jeter’s discomfort. But when it comes to The Captain, injuries are almost literally the [...]
New York Yankees: The Battle for the Fifth Spot Lives »
The spring training statistics of the five guys battling for the fifth spot in the rotation (in order of least to most likely to win the job): Chad Gaudin Toronto+Blue+Jays+v+New+York+Yankees+cNIqLGRkuYbl.jpg" border="0" height="277" width="356"> 0-2 (W-L), 7.71 ERA, 3 GP, 2 GS, 7.0 IP, 9 Hits, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 K Career as Starter: [...]
Enough Is Enough: Joba Chamberlain Should Be Put Into »
Going into spring training, the Yankees were trying to figure out who their fifth starter was going to be. The two favorites going in were Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, with Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves as the longshots. It's already the middle of March, halfway through the 2010 spring training season, and I am making a case [...]
Arizona Is One Possible Destination for Yanks’ »
So far this spring the Yankees have not had to deal with major injuries to their pitching staff and while that is fantastic, it’s bad for Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre, if they want to stay in the Bronx. I’ve written before that it is likely that one of them gets traded, but today, Joel Sherman of the NY Post wrote that, [...]
Hit and Run: Joba Chamberlain Edition »
As the season draws closer, the Yankees have a big decision coming up as to who they are going to pick to be their fifth starter this year. Despite my belief that it would be a waste to go with anyone other than Joba Chamberlain , there is a very real chance that he could get passed over especially considering he hasn’t really pitched all [...]
Philadelphia Phillies Pay Damaso Marte Back for World »
Damaso Marte has certainly had mixed results during his Yankee career, but he was lights-out in the playoffs last year, especially in big spots against Ryan Howard in the World Series. Consider yesterday payback as he couldn’t even get an out in the fifth inning yesterday as he gave up three runs on a Jayson Werth homer, four hits, and was [...]
A Full Preview of the 2010 MLB Season »
The 2010 season is almost upon us. Baseball season is getting much closer to being back. We're about two weeks away to Easter Sunday on April 4, when Opening Night will kickoff the season on ESPN, and what a game to open up with between the defending World Series Champions New York Yankees and rival Boston Red Sox. But there will be 29 other teams [...]
Phil Hughes or Joba Chamberlain: Should Yankees Send »
The primary line of thought is that the Yankees pitcher that loses the fifth starter battle will be used as the primary eighth inning pitcher. This is likely to be the case, but is that the right decision? Could Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes use more development against Triple-A hitters? With Hughes, I think the answer is an obvious no. He has a [...]