How Aroldis Chapman Got His Groove Back
Aroldis Chapman has long been one of baseball’s most feared relievers. The flamethrowing southpaw is known for his incredible velocity, including a 2010 pitch now measured at 105.8 mph. Of cours...
Corey Kluber Finds His Cy Young Form in Win Over Detroit
As recently as 2018, Sunday’s outing from Corey Kluber would have been no surprise. 8 innings, no runs, and 10 strikeouts against one walk was a nearly routine outing for the righthander in his ...
How Jonathan Loaisiga Became a Shutdown Reliever
The Yankees have long been fans of Jonathan Loaisiga. After being released by the Giants in 2015, he signed with the Bronx Bombers. Tommy John surgery delayed his development, and he finally made his ...
Is It Time for Yankees Fans to Panic?
Entering the 2021 MLB season, the Yankees were one of the favorites to win the World Series. The PECOTA projections also expected the Bombers to finish with the best record in the American League. How...
Kyle Higashioka Powers Yankee to Win in Dunedin
On Monday night, the New York Yankees did something that the franchise had never done before. They played a regular-season game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida. The temporary home of the Toronto Bl...
Examining the Hot Start for the Yankees’ Bullpen
We’re less than a week into the 2021 MLB regular season, so naturally it’s time to completely overreact based on an extraordinarily small sample size. In the first five games of the season...
A Hot Start for Sanchez, and More from the Yankees’ Opening Series
Baseball is officially back! The Yankees have finished their opening series of the season, and there’s a lot to talk about here. The Toronto Blue Jays won the series 2-1, taking the first and fi...
Sanchez, Kluber, & More from Yankees’ Spring Training
Every week this spring, I’ve been recapping the latest news from the Yankees’ Spring Training camp. With just a week until the regular season begins, let’s see what has been happenin...
Is Mike Tauchman’s Yankee Tenure Coming to an End?
Throughout the spring, Mike Tauchman has been fighting for a role with the New York Yankees. After struggling in 2020, Tauchman is currently battling against players like Jay Bruce and Derek Dietrich ...
Yankees, Mets Allow 20% Capacity to Start Season
For both New York baseball teams, the regular season is approaching fast. When it arrives, there will be fans in the seats of Yankee Stadium and Citi Field for the first time in well over a year. On T...
Urshela at SS, and More from Yankees’ Spring Training
Another week of Spring Training is in the books. Let’s take a visit to Tampa, and see the latest news to come out of the Yankees’ camp. Gio Urshela: Shortstop? In my latest roster projecti...
Predicting the Yankees’ Opening Day Roster… Again
I originally projected the New York Yankees’ roster for Opening Day nearly a month ago. Naturally, much has changed in that time. So it’s time to take another crack at it, this time with u...
The Long, Winding Road of Lucas Luetge
Making it to Major League Baseball is very, very hard. Staying there is even harder. Just ask Lucas Luetge. The 33-year-old lefthander is currently at Spring Training with the Yankees, attempting to c...
Britton’s Bone Chips, and More from Yankees Spring Training
As Spring Training rolls on, let’s take a look at the latest from the Yankees’ camp. Zack Britton Gets Surgery The Yankees recently got some bad news regarding their star reliever, Zack Br...
Making a Case for Derek Dietrich in Pinstripes
As the New York Yankees progress through Spring Training, one veteran is attempting to make a case to be on the roster come Opening Day. Here’s why Derek Dietrich could end up an important membe...
Batter by Batter: Domingo Germán Returns to the Mound
On Friday afternoon, all eyes were on Domingo Germán. The 28-year-old righthander took the mound for his Spring debut against the Tigers. He last pitched in an MLB game on September 18, 2019, after b...
State of the AL East: 2021 Projected Standings
As the spring continues, fans will get more insight into each team around baseball. Let’s take a look at each team in the AL East, and how they fare coming into the 2021 season. #1 New York Yank...
A Sanchez Slam, and More from the Yankees’ First Spring Training Games
The New York Yankees have played their first three games of Spring Training, losing to the Blue Jays, while defeating the Tigers and Orioles. In these opening games, several things jumped off the page...
Mike Tauchman Fighting for a Role with the Yankees
The New York Yankees opened Spring Training on Sunday, against the Toronto Blue Jays. One Yankee outfielder, Mike Tauchman, found himself in the starting lineup with something to prove. What You Tauch...
Aaron Judge’s Extension, & More Notes from Yankees Spring Training
Spring Training is fully underway, with position players reporting at the beginning of this week. Here are some notes and takeaways from the Yankees’ camp so far. Aaron Judge Talks New Contract ...
What Do the Yankees Do With Domingo Germán?
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán is an interesting case. His tenure in the Bronx has been complicated, to say the least. With Spring Training 2021 officially underway, it seems that Germán ha...
Could Luis Severino Return Earlier Than Expected?
Luis Severino received Tommy John surgery in February of last year. The typical recovery time for Tommy John is usually 12-18 months. Yankees GM Brian Cashman addressed the return of Severino a few we...
Predicting the Yankees’ Opening Day Roster
Coming into the 2021 MLB season, the Yankees still boast one of the strongest rosters in baseball. However, this does not mean they are without issue. With Spring Training officially underway, the Bro...
Potential Free Agency Relief Targets for the New York Yankees
With exactly one week until pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training, it still appears as though many teams are not done acquiring new pieces. One of these teams could very well be the New Yor...
Happy Anniversary, ‘Cash Man’: 5 of the Best Brian Cashman Moves
On February 3rd, 1998, Brian Cashman was officially named general manager of the New York Yankees. In the 23 seasons since, the Bronx Bombers have won 4 World Series, 6 American League pennants, and 1...
Yankees Sign Veteran Reliever Darren O’Day
There’s a new pitcher in the Bronx, and he throws sidearm. According to Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, the Bronx Bombers have agreed to terms with 38-year-old reliever Darren O’Day. It was...
