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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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