Embed from Getty Images Preseason Expectations Simply put, Brian McCann was to repeat what he did in 2015: maintain his strong defensive reputation behind the dish, manage the pitching staff, and hit 25 dingers or so. The expectations were basically what … Continue reading
Embed from Getty Images At the trade deadline, Brian McCann‘s name was a somewhat surprising addition to the rumor mill. Sure, the Yankees were sellers and Gary Sanchez was waiting in the wings at Triple-A, but it was hard to imagine … Continue reading
View image | gettyimages.com Another repost today, but this one from November of 2013 is still timely. We will be back with new content on Monday. — Brian McCann does a lot of things well on a baseball field. He’s … Continue reading
View image | gettyimages.com It’s hard to believe, but Spring Training is approximately one month away. The weather is still frigid in the New York region, but when the Yankees report to sunny Tampa, we’ll have a lot more baseball … Continue reading
View image | gettyimages.com A new contract, the pressure of New York, age, and the shift. Those are just a few of the explanations for Brian McCann‘s disappointing offensive performance in 2014. There’s no question that his debut in pinstripes didn’t … Continue reading
#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
#452389298 / gettyimages.com The Yankees offense has been among the worst in baseball in 2014. Among American League teams, they’re dead last in runs scored, and have managed to score fewer runs than 11 National League teams as well. It wasn’t supposed to … Continue reading
#453170188 / gettyimages.com A few days ago, I saw this tweet: Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran: 4.1 WAR, $53M Robinson Cano: 5.1 WAR, $24M Not second guessing, just saying. — Dan M. (@LeftFieldDan) August 14, 2014 When Cano left … Continue reading
Last week, Baseball Prospectus took a look at some of the unanticipated stories that have developed in the 2014 season. Today, let’s take a look at some of this season’s unforeseen events from a Yankees-centric perspective. This list is no particular … Continue reading
#491850037 / gettyimages.com Several players on the Yankees have hit decidedly better or worse than most expected in the preseason. On the unexpectedly good side, there’s Yangervis Solarte, who’s emerged from minor league obscurity to post a 119 wRC+. Meanwhile, Carlos … Continue reading