At some point in their baseball lives, the majority of Major League position players called themselves a catcher or a shortstop. These are the most difficult defensive positions, and from little league on up, they tend to be filled with the … Continue reading
In late 2013, for the second season in a row, Hiroki Kuroda‘s performance faded as the year came to a close. This raised fair questions about his viability as a front of the rotation starter entering 2014, especially considering his … Continue reading
Adam Warren has been one of the 2014 Yankees pleasant surprises. By compiling a 1.55 ERA over 29 innings in relief, the 26-year-old has emerged as a reliable, late-inning option. No doubt, Warren’s been excellent this year, but he hasn’t … Continue reading
Heading into the season, it was looking like the bullpen would be a weakness for the Yankees. Despite losing Mariano Rivera and Boone Logan, Brian Cashman and company didn’t do much to augment the bullpen this winter, with Matt Thornton — … Continue reading
Your browser does not support iframes. Yankees’ prospect Pete O’Brien has been killing it this year. The 23-year-old has clubbed 17 homers so far — more than any minor leaguer other than Joey Gallo. All told, O’Brien’s mashing to the tune … Continue reading
Jacoby Ellsbury is scuffling, but he’ll be fine. His skillset and track record says so, but there’s no doubt he’s enduring one of the rougher stretches of his career. All players go through slumps (and hot streaks) from time to time, … Continue reading
Two years ago, the Yankees used their second round draft pick on Austin Aune, a high school shortstop from Argyle, Texas. That decision isn’t looking like a good one so far. Over 328 plate appearances in rookie ball, Aune’s hit … Continue reading
Questioning a player’s power stroke when he has eight career 30+ home run seasons seems petty. But when it’s Mark Teixeira, coming off major wrist surgery and a hamstring strain, it’s mildly surprising that he’s bopped eight dingers in 104 … Continue reading
#490603721 / gettyimages.com Many of the Yankees’ regulars have scuffled so far in 2014. Carlos Beltran, Derek Jeter, Brian McCann, Brian Roberts, and Alfonso Soriano have all struggled out of the gate, which has held back the team’s offense. Six weeks in, the Bombers rank … Continue reading
Brian McCann has gotten off to a terrible start to the 2014 season. Here in mid-May, he’s hitting just .212/.252/.345, and his wRC+ of 59 is worse than all but 12 qualified batters. McCann’s essentially been a replacement level catcher. That’s obviously … Continue reading