Monthly Archives: October 2014

Free Agent Target: Pablo Sandoval

by Derek Posted on October 31, 2014 9:00AM EDT

#458061530 / gettyimages.com The San Francisco Giants capped off their third championship in five seasons on Wednesday night, and with the end of the series, their cornerstone third baseman has become a free agent. I’m talking about Pablo Sandoval, the … Continue reading →

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A statistical look at Kevin Long’s years as Yankees hitting coach

by Chris Posted on October 30, 2014 9:00AM EDT

#450584106 / gettyimages.com As of this writing, we don’t yet know who the Yankees hitting coach will be in 2015. What we do know, however, is that it won’t be Kevin Long, who the Yankees fired a couple of weeks ago. The … Continue reading →

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Yankees 2014 Roster Report Card: Martin Prado

by Chris Posted on October 21, 2014 9:00AM EDT

#455183522 / gettyimages.com Grade: B+ 2014 Statistics: .282/.321/.412, 103 wRC+, 2.6 fWAR 2014 Statistics with Yankees: .316/.336/.541, 146 wRC+, 1.4 fWAR 2015 Contract Status: Under Contract The ever versatile Martin Prado posted a solid .282/.333/.417 (104 wRC+) showing with the Arizona Diamondbacks … Continue reading →

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Yankees 2014 Roster Report Card: Ivan Nova

by Chris Posted on October 17, 2014 9:00AM EDT

#486274225 / gettyimages.com Grade: F 2014 MLB Statistics: 4 GS, 20.2 IP, 8.27 ERA, 6.91 FIP, 13% K%, 6% BB%, -0.4 fWAR 2015 Contract Status: Arbitration Eligible Things were looking up for Ivan Nova heading into the year. The 27-year-old was … Continue reading →

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Yankees 2014 Roster Report Card: Hiroki Kuroda

by Chris Posted on October 14, 2014 9:00AM EDT

#456106516 / gettyimages.com Grade: B+ 2014 MLB Statistics: 32 GS, 199 IP, 3.71 ERA, 3.60 FIP, 18% K%, 4% BB%, 3.5 fWAR 2015 Contract Status: Free Agent Hiroki Kuroda entered the year as a 39-year-old who ended his age 38 season on … Continue reading →

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Are the Yankees eyeing Ian Desmond?

by Derek Posted on October 10, 2014 11:40AM EDT

#456757680 / gettyimages.com The Yankees need a shortstop for the 2015 season. Long-term or stopgap, the solution will likely be from an external source. The one candidate under contract, Brendan Ryan, is unlikely be tabbed as Derek Jeter‘s replacement. Fortunately for … Continue reading →

Posted in Offseason, Speculation | Tagged Brendan Ryan, Ian Desmond, Stephen Drew | 1 Comment

Factoring playoff performance into the greatest Yankees of all-time list

by Derek Posted on October 9, 2014 1:22PM EDT

#98825813 / gettyimages.com About a week ago, in an attempt to find where Derek Jeter fits into the Yankees’ hierarchy of excellent players, I came up with a scoring system to rank the franchise’s best players in its history. My … Continue reading →

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Yankees 2014 Roster Report Card: Stephen Drew

by Chris Posted on October 6, 2014 9:00AM EDT

Grade: F 2014 Statistics: .150/.219/.271, 3 HR, 32 wRC+, -1.3 fWAR 2015 Contract Status: Free Agent This time last year, Stephen Drew was coming off of a solid .253/.333/443 season with the Red Sox, which coupled with his strong defense at … Continue reading →

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Finding comps for Brandon Finnegan using PITCHf/x

by Chris Posted on October 2, 2014 12:00PM EDT

#456428636 / gettyimages.com Twenty-one year old Brandon Finnegan put his name on the map in Tuesday night’s epic wildcard game, when he tossed scoreless 10th and 11th innings before leading off the 12th with a walk to Josh Reddick, who … Continue reading →

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Tale of the tape: Rivera’s 1996 vs. Betances’ 2014

by Derek Posted on October 1, 2014 9:00AM EDT

#455202258 / gettyimages.com A couple weeks ago, Dellin Betances struck out Tampa Bay’s Kevin Kiermaier to break the Yankees’ single-season strikeout record for a relief pitcher. Mariano Rivera was the previous record holder, punching out 130 batters in 1996 as the … Continue reading →

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