Archive for April, 2013
New York Yankees Prospect Mason Williams Arrested for »
The New York Yankees' future appears to be bright due to a trio of highly-rated outfield prospects in the minor leagues, but one of them is in serious trouble as Mason Williams was reportedly arrested Thursday morning on a misdemeanor DUI charge. According to Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times, Williams was arrested in Tampa as the prospect [...]
How Much Room for Error Do the New York Yankees’ »
With the amount of age and injuries the New York Yankees have suffered the last few months on offense, it seemed that they had to become more reliant on old school baseball—defense, bunting, base-stealing and of course, pitching—rather than their typical and traditional high-octane power approach. In fact, going into the 2013 [...]
Glass Half-Full Breakdown of the 2013 New York Yankees »
Due to injuries and free-agent defections to the everyday lineup, the New York Yankees are heading into the 2013 season with the strength of the team residing in their pitching staff.While the offense has been a pleasant surprise, thanks to high-level contributions from Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells and Francisco Cervelli, the Yankees will need to [...]
Can Travis Hafner Provide for Fantasy Baseball Teams? »
Travis Hafner enters tonight’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays hitting .319 with 11 runs, five home runs, 10 RBI and one stolen base through 16 games and 47 at-bats.Can he keep it up? The first thing to be concerned with Hafner is his health. He has played in fewer than 95 games in four of the past five seasons. His high water mark during [...]
New York Yankees Flaws Already Being Exposed »
The 2013 MLB season is well into its first month, and even though the New York Yankees are exceeding early expectations, some of the team's flaws are already bubbling to the surface.With injuries to key players like Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson before Opening Day, many had written off the first two months for the [...]
Would the Yankees Ever Become True »
Imagine a Major League Baseball trade deadline where the New York Yankees are in Miami Marlins mode: Everything must go.If there ever was a year for it to happen, it's this year....Not that I'm counting on it, mind you.Like, oh, pretty much everyone else, I had my doubts about the Bombers heading into the season. With guys like Derek Jeter, Mark [...]
New York Yankees’ Struggle Against Left-Handed »
The New York Yankees have so far started to silence some of the doubts and concerns raised after a disastrous offseason and a monsoon of injuries. They're currently 10-8 and only 2.5 games behind Boston in the AL East. But after starting 1-4, they've improved to 9-4, taking series in Cleveland and Toronto and at home vs. Baltimore and [...]
New York Yankees: Biggest Surprises so Far This Season »
The New York Yankees, as a team, could be considered a big surprise in the early part of the season. Predicted by many to finish at the bottom of the division for the first time in over two decades, the Yankees find themselves in second place, trailing only the rival Boston Red Sox. At 10-7 on the season, the Yankees are doing a fantastic job of [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
Even with their ever-expanding list of injuries, the New York Yankees have seemed to carry out without dipping into their farm system yet this season. Many of the franchise’s best players were in action this week, looking to make enough of an impression to play in the Bronx. But as it has become the usual, GM Brian Cashman and the Yankee [...]
Derek Jeter: Will the Yankee Shortstop Ever Be the »
Nobody plays the game like Derek Jeter does, and regardless of whether you're a Yankees fan, if you're a lover of baseball, you appreciate his approach to the game and the contributions he's made to the Yankee organization and to Major League Baseball.However, when Jeter went down last October during the American League Championship Series with a [...]