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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole is on the Same Career Path as Nationals’ Max Scherzer

Jul 8, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

The 2019 World Series-champion Washington Nationals open the 2020 Major League Baseball season at home against the New York Yankees on July 23. It's an Opening Day matchup that features two of the best starting...

Ready and Waiting

Michael Dittelman

May 5, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Statistics

As of May 1, 2020, the "Polar Bear" Pete Alonso is on pace to hit 57 home runs this season. After showing baseball fans his strength by winning the 2019 Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities and then le...

The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the New York Yankees

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 29, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

After winning their 27th World Series championship in 2009, one would've thought that the ensuing decade would produce another ring for the New York Yankees; it didn't. While they sported many great teams that ...

American League East X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 3, 2020

American League East, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the American League East. New York Yankees: J.A. Happ Luis Severino w...

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

Robbie Stratakos

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...

Gerrit Cole Makes the Yankees the Team to Beat in the American League

Robbie Stratakos

Dec 13, 2019

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees did it: they got their ace. With Gerrit Cole in the fold -- thanks to a record-setting, nine-year, $324 million deal -- the Yankees are now the team to beat in the American League. Cole ...

The Yankees Have Been Outmaneuvered by the Astros at Every Leg of the Race

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 22, 2019

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The Houston Astros have traded for a premier starting pitcher three times in the last two years. For the second time in the last three years, the Astros have won the American League pennant. Their AL Championsh...

New York Yankees Phenom Gleyber Torres Continues to Shine on the Biggest Stage

Quinn Allen

Oct 11, 2019

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

The New York Yankees breezed past the Minnesota Twins in the American League Division Series, sweeping them in the five-game set. They were ready to play from the get-go, scoring 23 runs in just three contests....

ALDS Preview: Twins vs. Yankees

Quinn Allen

Oct 4, 2019

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

The New York Yankees (103-59) and Minnesota Twins (101-61) will square off against one another in the American League Division Series. The Yankees won the season series with the Twins, 4-2, including a dramatic...

DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela Have Transformed the Yankees Offense

Robbie Stratakos

Aug 17, 2019

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

Last August, DJ LeMahieu was in the midst of the worst season of his big-league career, and Gio Urshela was playing in Triple A. So it makes sense that they've been irreplaceable figures to the 82-42 New York Y...

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