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New York Yankees Should Prioritize Re-Signing DJ LeMahieu, Develop Young Pitching

Nov 7, 2020

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

DJ LeMahieu's free agency and what to do with the starting rotation are the pressing offseason topics for the New York Yankees. The answer to those dilemmas? Prioritize re-signing LeMahieu and develop the young...

Luke Voit Has Kept the New York Yankees Afloat

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 18, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

Where would the New York Yankees be without Luke Voit this season? The preeminent talking point with the Yankees has been injuries. DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton, James Paxton, ...

A Delayed MLB Season Will Benefit the New York Yankees

Quinn Allen

Jul 16, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

After much anticipation over whether there would even be a 2020 Major League Baseball season due to COVID-19, we now await Opening Day, which will take place on July 23 and 24. Each organization will play just ...

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

Robbie Stratakos

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...

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