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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...

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 ...

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....

16 Teams Later: My Fantasy Baseball League Preview

Josh Schwam

Mar 29, 2018

Fantasy, Features, Spring Training

One of the true signs that baseball season is rolling around is when friend groups scramble to figure out a time and date for their fantasy baseball draft. Fantasy sports are one of the great joys of baseball s...

Blockbuster: Sonny Gray Shipped to Yankees in Four-Player Deal

Ryan Waterman

Jul 31, 2017

Breaking News, Headlines, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Transactions

Sonny Gray is heading east, as the Oakland Athletics announced earlier this afternoon that their staff ace has been dealt to the New York Yankees. RHP Sonny Gray traded to NYY with $1.5M in int'l bonus slot ...

Yankees Could Build Strong Bullpen at MLB Winter Meetings

Ryan McGriff

Dec 6, 2016

Features, New York Yankees, Offseason

If the New York Yankees are diligent over the next couple days, they may walk away from the Winter Meetings with a blueprint of how their bullpen will be constructed in 2017. At the moment, the most accompli...

Who Should Win the AL Rookie of the Year?

Niklas Jarvinen

Nov 1, 2016

Opinions & Predictions

The closest race in American League award season this year will likely be the Rookie of the Year Award. It is a fierce battle between New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez and Detroit Tigers starter Michael Ful...

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