‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Derek Jeter’s Defensive Improvement Not Mere »
Derek Jeter won the Gold Glove award three years in a row from 2004 through 2006, but was still considered by many to be an inferior defender at shortstop to the point where "Past A Diving Jeter" became a cliched phrase. His UZR in those years was -0.4, -14.3, and -6.8. At a position where defense is imperativeve, those numbers just weren’t [...]
2010 Team Preview: New York Yankees »
The Yankees were not content to enter the 2010 season with the same team that won the 2009 World Series. The Yankees decided to let World Series MVP Hideki Matsui walk, decided not to dish out the cash to bring back Johnny Damon, and dealt starting centerfielder Melky Cabrera to the Braves. However, the Yankees new imports may outshine those who [...]
Interview with Peter Golenbock »
Peter Golenbock is an author and journalist who has been tied to the Yankees since he wrote Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964 which was published in 1975. Since then he’s written a handful of Yankees autobiographies, such as Sparky Lyle’s The Bronx Zoo, Billy Martin’s Number 1, Graig Nettles’ Balls, and Ron [...]
Joba’s Chamberlain’s Velocity Higher in »
The other day I went through the PitchFX data for Joba Chamberlain to see what we could find. So I compiled a list of all of his appearances in 2009 separating the data to find his velocity early in the season, later in the season, and then as a reliever. I found that his velocity as a starter stayed consistent throughout the season at 92.47 MPH [...]
What Is the New York Yankees’ Plan for the 2010 »
At the present time, the New York Yankees have six outfielders on their 40-man roster. And they have a total of 11 outfielders, including the roster players, who will be coming to Spring Training. To say the least, it has been an active offseason for the Yankees signing outfielders. What is less certain is what the day-to-day makeup of the Yankees [...]
A-Rod and Cameron Diaz: A-Rod’s List of WAGs »
It’s been an incredible few years for Alex Rodriguez, since coming to New York in 2004. He’s won two MVP’s, been involved in a steroids controversy and won the 2009 World Championship. Yet despite having a seemingly full plate, A-Rod always seems to have plenty of time to entertain female companions. And with the latest news that he’s now [...]
Randy Winn’s Left-Handed Contract with the New »
The Yankees officially announced the signing of outfielder Randy Winn yesterday. The deal has a $1.1 million base salary plus incentives instead of the $2 million deal that had been reported since his signing. When the deal was believed to be in the $2 million range, people were upset because another outfielder the Yankees had been targeting, Reed [...]
New York Yankees Announce Spring Invites »
The Yankees announced their Spring Training Invitees. Marcus Thames He recently signed a minor league deal with the Yankees and will be at Spring Training fighting for a job on the big league roster. Thames could make the team as a backup outfielder against left-handed pitching. Thames is a low average, high power type player. He was [...]
Epstein’s Red Sox Dominate Cashman’s »
Theo Epstein gets more bang for his buck than Brian Cashman. Temporarily setting aside the century-old Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, let's put into perspective the decade-long Cashman-Epstein rivalry. There is no rivalry. Beyond Epstein's perennial duping of Cashman in his many faux free-agent pursuits, the former dominates the latter where it really [...]