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Looking back: Yankees made right moves despite elimination
Last night, the New York Yankees season once again ended without a postseason victory, as they lost to the Houston Astros in the AL Wild Card game, 3-0. The Yankees have not won a postseason game in...
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Report: Yankees Likely to Pursue Jeff Samardzija
The Yankees off-season started prematurely after their 3-0 defeat to the Houston Astros this past Wednesday. The Yankees have a lot of decisions to make this winter, including whether to target an ace...
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Memo to Fans: Enjoy the Game
I have noticed a certain trend this postseason, maybe it is because of Twitter, which gives everyone access to unlimited opinions, but there seems to be a lot of complaining this postseason. Just...
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Report: Masahiro Tanaka has Bone Spur Removed
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...
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Exclusive Interview With Chris Antonetti
Chris Antonetti, President of Baseball Operations for the Cleveland Indians, was nice enough to grant me a fifteen-minute phone interview on Monday morning. Antonetti has worked in the Indians...
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What O-Swing% Is And Why It Matters
O-Swing% – the percentage of swings at pitches outside of the strike zone – has seen a serious rise over the past thirteen seasons. In 2002, the league average of O-Swing% was 18.1%. In 2015, O-Swing%...
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Oakland Athletics’ Offseason Wishlist
Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The baseball offseason is here. The time of the year where the leaves are falling and Billy Beane is turning tricks. Famous for his “Moneyball” method, Beane has been one...
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Report: Braves in talks to deal Andrelton Simmons
The Braves have clearly committed to rebuilding and their next move to continue this process could be on the horizon. According to Jonah Keri, the Atlanta Braves are in deep talks with an NL West team...
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Top 5 Free Agent Bargains
Credit: Brad Mills/USA Today Sports Every offseason, teams are searching for that diamond in the rough. We all know that guys like Jason Heyward and Justin Upton are All-Stars who will certainly earn a...
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Why Robinson Cano to the Yankees Makes Sense
Nearly two years ago, Robinson Cano did the unthinkable. He left New York for a bigger contract. He went after the money and was rewarded with a ten-year $240 million dollar contract from the Seattle...
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A Closer Look at Starlin Castro
The Yankees continued their youth movement on Tuesday by acquiring 25-year-old Starlin Castro from the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees desperately needed to fill a hole at second base after continually...
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Taking a Closer Look: The Slider
It was recently brought to my attention that there has been an emerging trend among pitchers in Major League Baseball to rely less on their fastballs and more heavily on their secondary/off-speed...
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Switching Rivalries: From Beantown to the Bronx
Elsa/Getty Images With the offseason well underway, we have seen a lot of free agents change teams. Many of these free agents elected to switch teams, but not divisions. This list includes David Price...
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Are the Marlins and Yankees a match for Jose Fernandez?
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...
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BREAKING: Yankees Acquire Aroldis Chapman from Reds
Jack Curry of YES Network first reported that the Reds were close to sending Aroldis Chapman to the New York Yankees. Source: Yankees are on the verge of acquiring Aroldis Chapman from the Reds. — Jack...
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Analytical Take on Didi Gregorius
Didi Gregorius has been handed the daunting task of replacing Derek Jeter as the New York Yankees’ shortstop. There was no clear cut answer to the question of who would fill that position heading into...
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2016 New York Yankees: 3 Major Questions
The Yankees made the postseason last season, ending a two-year playoff drought, which in the Bronx felt like a decade-long drought. Nevertheless, the Yankees limped into the playoffs and failed to get...
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Inside Look at Dan Szymborski’s New York Yankees ZiPS
In 2015 the New York Yankees made the playoffs for the first time in since 2012, which felt like an eternity in the Bronx. The Yankees, however, did not last long in the playoffs, losing to the Houston...
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Bargain Bin: Diving into Baseball’s Best Contracts
Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Everyone always talks about the terrible contracts handed out in baseball. The trend towards these long-term deals have brought this talk about – and for good reason....
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Five things that have to go right for the Yankees to make the playoffs
Credit: Craig W. Lee / The New York Times The New York Yankees and playoffs are nearly synonymous terms. The Yankees went on an incredible steak in which they made the playoffs every season from...
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Building a Roster with the Remaining Free Agents
USA TODAY Sports It is February, which means that Spring Training is quickly approaching. Yet, there are still numerous remaining free agents out there that can contribute to big-league teams. In fact,...
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Mike Aviles’ Daughter, Adriana, Deemed Cancer-Free
Last season, word came out that then Cleveland Indians utility man Mike Aviles was going through a difficult time. His daughter, Adriana, had been diagnosed with cancer. It is awful when anyone is...
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New York Yankees: Top 20 Prospects
Photo Credit: Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Aaron Judge, RF, 23 – Drafted 32nd overall in 2013 out of Fresno State Aaron Judge is a freak of nature, really. If you looked at him you would think he...
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MLB Suspends Aroldis Chapman 30 Games
Aroldis Chapman, the recently acquired New York Yankees closer, has officially been suspended 30 games by Major League Baseball for violating their domestic violence policy. The suspension of Chapman...
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The X-Factors in the American League
Spring Training is upon us, which means that the regular season is quickly approaching. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and baseball games are being played. In March every team believes...
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The X-Factors of the National League
The regular season is quickly approaching. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and baseball games are in full swing. In March every team believes they have a chance. Their fan base might not be...
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Five-Stat Friday
1. Only ten players since 1901 have recorded at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in their rookie season. Of those ten players, only five of won ROY. Those five players are Tommie...
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Five Stat Friday
1. Since 1901, two players have had a season in which they recorded at least 500 ABs while failing to reach 100 hits. The last time this happened was forty-eight years ago when Tom Tresh – who was with...
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Daily Fantasy 4/4/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?
It is Opening Day and we almost have a full slate of games today. Which means there are a lot of options out there. Here are some of today’s best options on DraftKings. SP: Clayton Kershaw ($12,900):...
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Daily Fantasy 4/5/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?
There are nine games on tonight’s slate, so there are plenty of options out there. Let’s take a look at who you should pay up for and who are today’s sleepers on Draft Kings. SP: Johnny Cueto ($9,600):...
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Five Stat Friday: Opening Week Edition
Baseball is back. Those three words are music to my ears. With baseball back, there are always opportunities to find cool stats from the games. Let’s take a look at the five best stats from this past...
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4/12/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?
It’s a new day, which means a new opportunity. We are here to help you build the best possible DFS lineup. Here are the must plays and value plays for today’s slate (values are from DraftKings). SP...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Two
1.The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves are not off to great starts this season. And that is being nice. Both teams have failed to record a win this season and sit at 0-9. It is early in the season,...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Three
1. Chris Archer is an elite pitcher. We all know that. But he is not off to a very good start – and that is being nice. Archer’s WHIP sits at 2.08, which means that he is allowing over two base runners...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Five
1. The reigning AL CY Young winner, Dallas Keuchel, is off to a not-so-great start. He is currently 2-4 with a 5.11 ERA through six starts. His slow start can be attributed to his inability to find the...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Six
1. Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s the prices. Maybe broadcasts have gotten that good. No matter what it is, attendance is down around baseball. Baseball is averaging 28,884 people per game this...
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Week in Review: Five Fascinating Statistics
1. By now you have heard about Mookie Betts‘ incredible week. It was not even a week, actually. Betts hit five home runs in a span of seven at-bats on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Baltimore...
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The Curious Case of Michael Pineda
The New York Yankees have not been very good this season. Their lack of success has a lot to do with their lackluster offense, but Michael Pineda‘s struggles this season have also played a significant...
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Week in Review: Five Fascinating Facts
1. What happened to the art of stealing bases? The current stolen base per-game average in baseball this year is 0.50. If that held throughout the rest of the season, it would be the lowest mark since...
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Mid-Week Review: Five Fascinating Statistics
1. Alexei Ramirez is on this list for all the wrong reasons. He signed a one year, $4 million dollar contract with the San Diego Padres this past offseason and it seemed to be a low-risk, high-reward...
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Mid-Week Review: All-Star Week Edition
1. Brandon Guyer isn’t a name you hear very often, but he currently has been hit by a pitch a major-league leading 20 times this season. Since 1901, only 81 times has a player ever been hit at least 20...
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Red Sox Acquire LHP Drew Pomeranz from the Padres
The Boston Red Sox are back at it again. With still over two weeks until the trade deadline, The Red Sox have just completed their third trade of the month by acquiring All-Star pitcher Drew Pomeranz...
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Cubs Acquire Aroldis Chapman from the Yankees
It has long been debated whether the New York Yankees would be sellers at the deadline for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century. The full answer to that question remains to be seen, but...
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Blue Jays Acquire Melvin Upton Jr. from the Padres
It was inevitable that the San Diego Padres were going to deal Melvin Upton Jr. before the trade deadline. The only question was where Upton was going to land. It seemed to come down to the Toronto...
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Alex Rodriguez Deserves to Play this Week
Alex Rodriguez is supposedly retiring after Friday’s game in Boston. I say supposedly because I am not buying that Friday will be Rodriguez’s last game. I am buying that it will be his last game as a...
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