This is the second installment of my starting pitching capsules from my trip down to the Florida State League to watch the High A Tampa Yankees play.
I saw quite a few games which included four of the five starting pitchers. The one starter I did not see pitch was Dellin Betances.
The first capsule can be seen here, and included right-handed pitcher Adam Warren and left-handed pitcher Manuel Banuelos. I like both those guys, and can see Warren (who reminds me of Greg Maddux) and Banuelos (who reminds me of Johan ...
According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, the Yankees have kicked the tires on the Royals super-utility player Willie Bloomquist, whom Crasnick refers to as the “most likely Royal to be dealt.”
Bloomquist, 32, literally plays every position on the field except pitcher and catcher. Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t hit. His career OPS+ is 75 and even though he’s actually outdone that this season with an 81 OPS+, that still isn’t very impressive.
Bloomquist is actually a pretty good infielder, but not necessarily the strongest outfielder. So he wouldn’t be an ...
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees tried, but have given up on trying to trade for Nationals slugger Adam Dunn.
The Yankees have offered their top prospects in deals for pitchers Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, but have not done so in any deals for Dunn. The supposed reason for this is because the Yankees viewed Lee and Haren as real difference makers and Dunn as more of a bonus than a necessity.
They do have the most potent offense in baseball, leading the league ...
There is no denying the fact that Alex Rodriguez is having a bit of an off-year.
Entering July, his batting average and slugging percentage have dropped and he hasn’t been quite as patient at the plate. In July, he started turning things around, at least power-wise, by cracking five homers in the first 17 games of the month. His average and patience hadn’t totally returned, but it was a start.
Then he hit home run No. 599.
Since that time, just six games, A-Rod has gone cold. In that span, he has ...
By now, the biggest question surrounding Alex Rodriguez’s 600th home run may not be where/what section in the stadium, but when?
Two long weeks ago, here at SeatGeek, we released our initial report on where Alex Rodriguez’s 600th home run may land at Yankee Stadium. There was a substantial likelihood that A-Rod would hit the milestone home run towards the end of the Yankees’ nine game home stand which began after the All-Star break.
One week ago, A-Rod hit career home run number 599, and had three games left on the current home stand ...
Last July, I wrote a story titled "Joba Chamberlain for Roy Halladay: Would You Pull the Trigger? " I did this with a straight face. There were no drugs in my system at the time. It seems laughable now, but there was logic to it in the salad days of 2009. Chamberlain's breakout 2007 season was still somewhat fresh, and he had shown enough potential as a starter to make you think he would eventually develop into a front-line pitcher. Most people who commented on the story didn't ...
Alex Rodriguez once again failed to hit home run No. 600 (he did hit one off the right field wall), but the Yankees won 8-0 in an easy game against the Indians anyway.
Here are some notes:
AJ Burnett got the win, he is now 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in July.
Kei Igawa continues to disappoint, and everyone wants him out. And the Yankees would have had to take a luxury tax hit if they had traded him.
Joel Sherman of the Post warns us that it ...
New York Yankees CC Sabathia had a rare loss in his old stomping ground Tuesday night, falling 4-1 to the Cleveland Indians.
The Yankees are in first place, with a margin of only two games before they get caught.
This added a lot of pressure on an already erratic AJ Burnett. It was mandatory that Burnett put the team in a winning position.
Burnett surpassed all that was required, as he dominated the Indians batters. Burnett’s teammates helped make sure he had a chance to shine again and the Yankees won 8-0.
Another factor ...
The two best teams in baseball will meet this weekend in the Dome in St Pete. The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will get it on for perhaps the upper hand going down the stretch.
August is upon us.
This is when baseball really gets interesting.
The cream will rise to the top and the pretenders will start to fold. The winner of this series will be cream. The loser will still be cream too. This is the type of series that, if you're a baseball fan, you have to watch.
The ...
First off, let me begin by stating the fact that I am not a Yankee fan. With all due respect, I despise them. Any fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, as I am, MUST loathe the men in pinstripes.
I am, however, a huge fan of baseball history and any baseball fan knows Yankee history is synonymous with baseball history.
Despite my allegiance to the Blue Jays, my favorite player of all time is Mickey Mantle. I have always respected the way he played the game and I firmly believe that ...
