#454356394 / gettyimages.com Roughly two months after the Yankees’ shortstop of the past two decades retired, the Yankees found Derek Jeter‘s replacement in Didi Gregorius. It came at the cost of starting pitcher Shane Greene, who heads to Detroit. The Tigers … Continue reading
#486544479 / gettyimages.com With the rotation in flux following the Vidal Nuno – Brandon McCarthy trade, the Yankees gave the ball to rookie Shane Greene last night. Greene pitched pretty well in his first big league start, allowing two runs … Continue reading
Yesterday, I ranked and analyzed the Yankees’ top 10 prospects through the first three months of the season. Today’s installment includes prospects 11 through 20. Check back tomorrow for prospects 21-30. With 25 home runs so far this season, Pete O’Brien‘s … Continue reading
#175022182 / gettyimages.com Phil Hughes has pitched very well in his first year separated from the Yankees organization. Through 12 starts with the Twins, Hughes holds a 3.46 ERA and a 3.47 SIERA — both over half a run lower … Continue reading
Yesterday, I ranked and analyzed the Yankees’ top 10 prospects through the first two months of the season. Today’s installment includes prospects 11 through 20. Check back tomorrow for prospects 21-30. Although he’s cooled off a bit in the last … Continue reading
Yesterday, I profiled the April performances of the Yankees’ top hitting prospects. Today, I’m repeating this exercise for the team’s pitching prospects, as ranked by Mike Axisa of River Avenue Blues in the preseason. The players are in the order they were ranked in the pre-season … Continue reading
After Michael Pineda won the battle for the final rotation spot this spring, the Yankees decided to use the other candidates — David Phelps, Adam Warren, Vidal Nuno, and even Shane Greene — to fill out the big league bullpen. … Continue reading
In the coming days, I will take a look at projected stats for all of the players in big league camp this spring, beginning with the starting pitchers. There are a handful of projection systems out there that attempt to … Continue reading