Will Carroll has produced an annual Team Health Report for each MLB team for 12 years. The report gives risk ratings for every player in the expected starting lineup and starting rotation, plus two relievers. A proprietary formula sets a baseline according to a player's age and position. It is adjusted by 12 factors, including injury history, team history and expected workload.This risk rating is classified into three tiers—red (high risk), yellow (medium risk) and green (lower risk). It should be used as a guideline and is about probability, not ...
This past week, we all flipped the calendar to the month of March.To me, that's really when the baseball season starts to get underway—especially spring training.Games are being played every day and players are battling it out to see if they can make an impact and impression on a manager or coach.For the New York Yankees, it's been a very different feel while the team has been down in Tampa.Quite a bit of the roster is either recovering from a major injury (Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mariano Rivera) ...
A little over a month ago, the Yankees were "keeping tabs" on a former ace.The team was going to monitor Chien-Ming Wang's progress, and in particular monitor how he pitched for the Chinese Taipei team in the World Baseball Classic this month.If his performance on Friday was any indication of how he could pitch going forward, the Yankees may in fact want to give him a second opportunity.Pitching against Australia, Wang tossed six shutout innings, allowing just four singles, walking none, striking out two and picking up the win in a ...
For the last several years, everyone keeps waiting for Eduardo Nunez to get a shot at being a regular in the New York Yankees everyday lineup.Ever since being called up during the 2010 season, he's served as mostly a utility infielder and defensive replacement with the occasional start.But from the comments that Yankees GM Brian Cashman made to New York Post's Mike Ramondi, it doesn't really seem like Nunez is going to be a starter anytime soon for the team.
“I’ve had a lot of people say, you’ve got to get 500 at-bats ...
For the first time in a number of years, the New York Yankees are heading into the regular season with a fair amount of uncertainty regarding the team's standing in the AL East.The Yankees have boasted one of the strongest pitching rotations in the game over the past few years, with stars like C.C. Sabathia and Mariano Rivera leading the way.Their offense, however, has gotten the bulk of the credit, with Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson adding up to one of the most feared ...
Competition always brings out the best in athletes.One of the battles the Yankees will have this spring is for the No. 5 spot in the rotation.The contestants: Ivan Nova versus David Phelps.The last memory fans have of both pitchers was Nova getting removed from the rotation due to an extremely poor second half and Phelps pitching well in just about every opportunity he got.Phelps was used primarily as the long-reliever with the occasional spot start, going 4-4 with a 3.34 ERA in 33 appearances, including 11 starts.Phelps also had 96 ...
Seven games into the 2013 Grapefruit League season, three Yankee players have emerged as the stars of spring training as the calendar turns to March. It's important not to weight spring training statistics too heavily, since players are often facing different levels of competition than they normally do in regular season play and are focusing on specific skills when the games don't count, but these three players' numbers should make any fan excited to see them come April. Brett Gardner Gardner already had a starting outfielder job locked up when ...
There are few young players in the New York Yankees organization who are as polarizing among fans as infielder Eduardo Nunez.Some fans love him. Some fans loathe him. There are very few, at least from appearances, which are in the middle on the 25-year-old.The New York Post’s Mike Raimondi wrote Friday morning on his Yankees Blog that general manager Brian Cashman would really like for fans to calm down about Nunez and what they expect to see from him in 2013.Cashman appeared on the Post’s podcast on Thursday and said while he thinks Nunez can ...
Cue the annual Spring Training freakout by media people and fans alike regarding the 27-time World Champions, but this year it may actually be warranted.Hyperbole or not, the New York Yankees head into the 2013 season with possibly their oldest and weakest roster in two decades. With the Detroit Tigers dismissing them from the postseason in the previous two seasons, it may not be so crazy to make such statements.Brian Cashman and the Steinbrenner brothers did little to improve the team in the winter, although pitchers Hiroki Kuroda, Mariano Rivera, ...
The New York Yankees are reportedly in talks to extend star second baseman Robinson Cano.On Thursday, the Bombers made a "significant offer" to Cano, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Yankees have made "significant offer" to Robinson Cano wp.me/p1rXvG-8XoA— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) February 28, 2013
UPDATE: Thursday, February 28 at 6 p.m. ET by Doug Rush According to Jon Heyman of WFAN and CBS Sports, the Yankees and Cano are still "far apart" in discussions.
#yankees, cano appear to remain far apart. boras: talks could be halted if they distract.cbsprt.co/YE6rGF— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) February 28, 2013
Cano's agent Scott Boras ...