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New York Yankees: Severino, Paxton Injuries Offset Cole’s Arrival

Mar 1, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

On the surface the New York Yankees went into spring training with the best starting rotation in the American League. Such a notion derived from them signing Gerrit Cole and having a healthy Luis Severino. Unfo...

With Trevor Bauer Injured, AL Cy Young is Chris Sale’s to Lose

Brendan Smith

Aug 16, 2018

American League, Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

In the midst of a career year, Cleveland Indians star right-hander Trevor Bauer has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with what is being referred to as a "small stress fracture" in his right fibula, accor...

Aaron Boone: Will smarts and confidence be enough?

Chris Northrop

Dec 10, 2017

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

Aaron Boone was introduced as the 33rd manager of the New York Yankees before crowds of media last week. Jack Curry said afterwards that Boone was “terrific” in the press conference. Hal Steinbrenner has descri...

Could the Yankees Trade Brett Gardner?

Evan Marinofsky

May 20, 2016

Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

As of late, the Evil Empire doesn't seem so evil anymore. The New York Yankees have looked horrid this year and nothing like the powerhouse team we saw in the late 1990s and 2000s. As of May 19, the Yanks...

New York Yankees: April Report Card

Cory Fallon

May 3, 2016

Features, New York Yankees

April is a month where a team works out its kinks and tries to establish an identity for their upcoming season. If that’s so, the New York Yankees showed the baseball world a lot, including having the lowest-sc...

Yankees Dormant Bats Cause for Slow Start

Cory Fallon

Apr 29, 2016

New York Yankees

To say the New York Yankees have gotten off to a rough start would be an understatement. An 8-12 record currently has them sitting in last place in the American League East, and it's not like they are throwing ...

New York Yankees: Five Things We Learned from Opening Week

Cory Fallon

Apr 13, 2016

Features, New York Yankees

Opening week can show a lot about a team. It can show whether or not their offseason moves are paying off, and how the money spent is being put to use. The New York Yankees enter 2016 looking to rebound from a ...

Six-Man Rotation Makes Sense for the Yankees

Evan Halpine-Berger

Feb 24, 2016

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

Another day of bullpen sessions has passed without incident for the New York Yankees’ fragile collection of starting pitchers as they gear up for the 2016 season. The progress of Masahiro Tanaka has been partic...

The Yankees still need another starting pitcher

Cory Fallon

Dec 23, 2015

American League, American League East, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

While the New York Yankees have been trying to shop around and find a trade partner for Ivan Nova, they haven’t had much success. Nova, who is listed as the sixth starter on the depth chart, will start in the b...

Are the Marlins and Yankees a match for Jose Fernandez?

Jesse Foster

Dec 19, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, New York Yankees, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Jose Fernandez - somewhat surprisingly - has been mentioned in trade rumors the entire offseason. Fernandez, standing at 6’2” and 215 pounds, was drafted out of high school by the Miami Marlins in the first rou...

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