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Yankees’ Trust in Masahiro Tanaka Will Dictate their Trade Deadline Agenda

Jul 12, 2018

The New York Yankees pay Masahiro Tanaka roughly $22 million a year, and with that money, they expect the righty to be an ace, or dominant number-two starter. And Tanaka has provided them with such a presence i...

Tanaka Injury Highlights Yankees’ Need for Starting Pitching

Brendan Smith

Jun 10, 2018

Headlines, New York Yankees

Doing his best Chien-Ming Wang impression, Masahiro Tanaka injured himself running the bases in an inter-league game Friday night. Being sent home on a medium-depth fly ball to right field, Tanaka pulled up lam...

Chapman Signing a Relapse in Mindset for Yankees

Ryan Chichester

Dec 9, 2016

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

The New York Yankees signed free agent closer Aroldis Chapman late Wednesday night to a lucrative five-year deal worth $86 million, fully equipped with a three-year full no-trade clause with an option after yea...

New York Yankees: Too Bad or Not Too Bad?

Ryan McGriff

Apr 25, 2016

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees

If this past weekend series told us anything about the New York Yankees, it’s that they are truly capable of anything ... both good and bad. Coming into a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Yanke...

Covering All the Bases: Yankees Survival Guide for the 2016 Season

Ryan McGriff

Apr 8, 2016

Features, New York Yankees

Major League Baseball opening day has come and gone, but the threat of injuries is constantly lurking beneath the shadow of every cleat. The New York Yankees are no stranger to the injury bug; in fact, the h...

Astros top Yankees 5-3 on Opening Day

Cory Fallon

Apr 5, 2016

Headlines, Houston Astros, New York Yankees

After getting postponed one day, the New York Yankees kicked off their 2016 season with a 5-3 loss against the Houston Astros in a rematch of the American League Wild Card game from last season. Opening Day ...

Cautious Optimism for Masahiro Tanaka

Evan Halpine-Berger

Mar 7, 2016

Headlines, Injuries, New York Yankees

Masahiro Tanaka made his spring debut without incident yesterday, throwing two scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater. After an effortless first inning in which he retired the first t...

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...

Report: Masahiro Tanaka has Bone Spur Removed

Jesse Foster

Oct 20, 2015

Headlines, Injuries, New York Yankees

The Yankees announced today that their ace, Masahiro Tanaka, underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his elbow. Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News reported that this was a pre-exisiting condition dating ba...

Should CC Sabathia start the Wild Card game for Yankees?

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 2, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

Over the past three seasons, CC Sabathia has gone from being a perennial All-Star and Cy Young award contender to a cross your fingers and hope for the best fourth or fifth starter for the New York Yankees. Sab...

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