Tag Archives: Ichiro

Free Agent Targets: From the 2014 Club

by Derek Posted on November 5, 2014 12:00PM EST

#458171573 / gettyimages.com After profiling Pablo Sandoval and Andrew Miller, I realized that I’d be remiss to ignore the Yankees own free agents. There are eight 2014 Yankees that filed for free agency who are on both Fangraphs‘ and MLB Trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Agency, Offseason, Speculation | Tagged Brandon McCarthy, Chase Headley, Chris Capuano, Chris Young, David Robertson, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro, Stephen Drew | Comments Off

The right field safety net

by Derek Posted on July 30, 2014 1:15PM EDT

#450258410 / gettyimages.com For the second season in a row, Ichiro‘s depleted skills have been exposed with extended playing time. This isn’t to anyone’s surprise, as Ichiro is well past his prime at 40 years of age. He wasn’t supposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Carlos Beltran, Ichiro, Zoilo Almonte | 5 Comments

Ichiro appears to be embracing the fourth outfielder role

by Derek Posted on April 24, 2014 8:00AM EDT

After posting a career-worst 71 wRC+ and only 1.1 fWAR in 2013, it was evident that Ichiro no longer deserved to be a starting outfielder (this was really known sooner). Reacting accordingly, the Yankees brought in Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran to … Continue reading →

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Trying to find meaning in Spring Training stats

by Chris Posted on March 30, 2014 7:53PM EDT

Most baseball fans know that spring training stats mean next to nothing. The sample sizes are tiny and opposing rosters are often filled with guys from double-A. This explains how no-name players like Jon Weber and Jorge Vazquez can put … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Spring Training | Tagged Brian McCann, Danny Burawa, Dellin Betances, Ichiro, Ivan Nova, Pinstripe Alley, 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

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

The Yankees’ aging outfield

by Chris Posted on August 16, 2013 11:04AM EDT

With Brett Gardner, Ichiro Suzuki, Vernon Wells, and Alfonso Soriano all signed through the 2014 season, the Yankees already have a good chunk of next year’s outfield in place. Even if the team lets Curtis Granderson walk, they would still … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Austerity Budget, Offseason, Roster Management | Tagged Alfonso Soriano, Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, Ichiro, Vernon Wells, Zoilo Almonte | 4 Comments

Is Ichiro done?

by Derek Posted on May 17, 2013 3:20AM EDT

(This post is being syndicated from Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees are only a month and a half into Ichiro Suzuki‘s new contract, and it already looks like they will rue the day the two sides reached a deal. Well, perhaps the business … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Ichiro, Pinstripe Alley | 3 Comments

Ichiro’s Putrid Start

by Derek Posted on April 15, 2013 11:20AM EDT

Just two weeks into the season, only one position player has vastly underperformed his offensive expectations: Ichiro. We are dealing with a sample size of 38 plate appearances, something that may not be harped upon if occurring at some arbitrary … Continue reading →

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