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3 Needed Changes to the New York Yankees Pitching »
The offense has been fine. There have been some issues with Mark Texeira's batting average but that is about it.The Yankees are tied for second in the majors with 61 home runs.The Yankees also have the fifth-highest batting average, and fourth-highest OPS.The pitching is the problem, only CC Sabathia has an ERA under 4.00 among starters before the [...]
New York Yankees: Top 3 Turn and Burns in Recent »
Michael Pineda lost velocity on his fastball, Pineda lost control of his pitches, Pineda is injured and will miss the first month of the season.The news suddenly got worse and worse, and Yankee fans are outraged that they traded away their top prospect for "damaged goods."The New York Yankees have been on the wrong end of some lopsided trades and [...]
MLB Predictions: The New York Yankees 2012 Season »
2011 Record: 97-652011 Expected W-L: 101-61With all the Yankees having reported to spring training, this squad looks like to be the roster for the 2012 season. New York has made many moves in the offseason to make sure they stay atop the standings and maybe take some of their success all the way until the end of October.The PitchingMichael [...]
New York Yankees: Brian Cashman Pulls a Freidman Type »
While the New York Yankees roster seemed to be complete, the Yankees and David Aardsma agreed to a one-year contract for $500,000 with incentives and a team option for 2013.A former first-round pick, David Aardsma was once considered to become the long-time closer for the Seattle Mariners. His brief stint as closer had ended as he had to [...]