Tag Archives: Carlos Beltran

Bulls and bears: Yankees’ updated hitting projections

by Derek Posted on April 29, 2014 9:00AM EDT

Last week, Fangraphs’ Carson Cistulli examined some of the most improved pitchers by projected WAR, focusing on the daily updated ZiPS projections in comparison to its preseason forecasts. Today, a similar exercise for Yankees’ position players. By comparing ZiPS’ rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Brian McCann, Brian Roberts, Carlos Beltran, Francisco Cervelli, Mark Teixeira, Yangervis Solarte | Comments Off

A look at the Yankees right fielders using Inside Edge data

by Chris Posted on March 18, 2014 9:00AM EDT

A couple of weeks ago, Fangraphs added fielding data from Inside Edge to their site for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Inside Edge is a company that employs scouts who measure the difficulty of fielding each ball in play. For each player, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Beltran, Ichiro, Nick Swisher | Comments Off

2014 Projections: Outfielders

by Chris Posted on February 21, 2014 9:00AM EST

Over the last few days, I looked at the projected stats for the starting pitchers, relievers, catchers, first basemen, and second basemen, third basemen, and shortstops in camp with the Yankees this spring. This final installment looks at the outfielders. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Adonis Garcia, Alfonso Soriano, Antoan Richardson, Brett Gardner, Carlos Beltran, Ichiro, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mason Williams, Ramon Flores, Slade Heathcott, Tyler Austin, Zoilo Almonte | Comments Off

Regrets from one offseason ago

by Derek Posted on January 29, 2014 4:00PM EST

In an clear attempt to subvert the competitive balance tax, the Yankees failed to retain a multitude of key players from 2012 at season’s end. A year later, some of those decisions are perplexing considering the spending spree the club … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity Budget, Offseason | Tagged Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran, Eric Chavez, Nick Swisher, Pinstripe Alley, Rafael Soriano, Raul Ibanez, Russell Martin | Comments Off

Projecting platoon stats for the 2014 Yankees

by Chris Posted on December 27, 2013 11:14AM EST

Platoons are becoming increasingly common across Major League Baseball as teams try to mix and match their lineups in order to gain every advantage possible. As Tom Tango showed in The Book, single-season, and even career, platoon-split statistics often hold little predictive … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Lineup, Roster Management | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Austin Romine, Brendan Ryan, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann, Brian Roberts, Carlos Beltran, Dean Anna, Derek Jeter, Francisco Cervelli, Ichiro, Jacoby Ellsbury, JR Murphy, Kelly Johnson, Mark Teixeira, Pinstripe Alley, Stephen Drew, Vernon Wells, Zoilo Almonte | 2 Comments

Carlos Beltran: Another overpay, but a nice lineup boost

by Derek Posted on December 11, 2013 10:00AM EST

When a player signs for $26M over two years for his age 35 and 36 seasons, one wouldn’t expect him to obtain a larger contract at its expiry. Yet, this is precisely what happened to Carlos Beltran, who received a … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Agency, Transactions | Tagged Carlos Beltran | 1 Comment