Dr. Smoothglove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Jacoby Ellsbury
The former Red Sox center fielder has been just fine in his first year in pinstripes.Last December, fans were stunned when the Yankees signed center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury to a hefty seven-year, $153...
View ArticleBrooklyn Cyclones game report on Michael Conforto, Casey Meisner, Jhoan...
Some observations on several Mets prospects playing in the New York Penn League.The Brooklyn Cyclones wrapped up their two-game road series with the Staten Island Yankees on Tuesday night with a...
View ArticleAfter such a promising start, the Yankees are unlikely to come away with any...
Remember when the Yankees had the future Cy Young and Rookie of the Year in Masahiro Tanaka? Or when Yangervis Solarte was the RoY after April? And then when Tanaka got hurt, Betances looked like a...
View ArticleYankees sign Chris Young to minor league deal
The outfielder will provide depth for the Yankees down the stretch.The Yankees have agreed to sign outfielder Chris Young to a minor league contract, a baseball source has confirmed. The deal, which...
View ArticleYankees sign former Mets outfielder Chris Young to minor league deal
The Bronx Bombers are taking a chance on the former Mets outfielder.Chris Young didn't have to search very far to find his new home. Less than two weeks after getting dumped by the Mets, CBS Sports'...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Tigers - Chris Young signed to minor league deal; Corban...
Start a new win streak tonight.After snapping their five-game win streak last night, the Yankees will try to start another win streak tonight. Their opposition won't be easy with David Price taking the...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 8/28/14
ESPN New York | Wallace Matthews:Masahiro Tanaka is on the path to returning and could make it back by September 12.New York Times | David Waldstein: Derek Jeter speaks about his connection to Michigan...
View ArticleBaby Bomber Recap 8/27/14: Almost everyone in A-ball gets a hit, and Cito...
Recapping the Yankees' minor league affiliates' results from August 27th.Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersGame 1:L 5-6 (7) vs. Buffalo BisonsCF Jose Pirela 0-4, KDH Ramon Flores 0-4, 2 K2B Rob...
View ArticleGame 132 Preview: Yankees at Tigers
These aren't the New York Yankees of five years ago, but Kyle Lobstein will still face a daunting lineup in his first career start this afternoon.New York Yankees (69-62) at Detroit Tigers...
View ArticleTigers, fans extend touching farewell to Derek Jeter
The Tigers and fans offered the Yankees shortstop a fitting pre-game ceremony on his way to retiring from 20 years of playing the game of baseball.DETROIT — One last time, one last series for fans in...
View ArticlePSA Comments of the Day 8/28/14: Last night was fun
Last night featured one of the greatest innings of Yankee baseball this year. Today will hopefully feature a series win against the Tigers. Hiroki Kuroda will pitch against rookie Kyle Lobstein. Before...
View ArticleThe Yankees should stop thinking about a six-man rotation and just do it
With its original staff returning from injury, will the Yankees change things up to prevent future problems?The standard five-man rotation has been a staple of MLB teams for decades. In response to the...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Tigers: Masahiro Tanaka makes it through another simulated...
The Yankees go for the series win against the Tigers today and hopefully they can continue the offensive barrage they started last night.#Yankees lineup vs. Tigers: Ellsbury CF, Jeter SS, Prado 2B,...
View ArticleWhat would you give Derek Jeter as a retirement present?
I'm really not a fan of giving retiring players, from other teams, presents. I don't knew when this practice started. I don't remember Carl Yastrzemski getting presents from all the teams he played...
View ArticleOrioles, Yankees game on September 14 at Camden Yards moved to ESPN's Sunday...
The September 14 game between the Orioles and the Yankees at Camden Yards has been moved to ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.Here's the good news: The Orioles, who have not been good at home on Sundays,...
View ArticleYankees 2, Tigers 3: Horse head magic fails Shawn Kelley in the ninth inning
Disappointing, in a word.It's just so Yankees that last night the team tallied nine straight hits and eight runs of Cy Young winner David Price and failed to do a whole lot of anything against rookie...
View ArticleWhat should the Yankees do about Carlos Beltran?
With what was supposed to be the best year of contract nearly over, what should the team do with Beltran in 2015 and beyond?I think all Yankee fans cringed a bit when they heard that the Yankees had...
View ArticlePotential Yankees roster moves to accommodate September call-ups
The roster expands to 40 next week. Should the Yankees remove anyone to make room for players such as Jacob Lindgren?The Yankees roster expands to 40 on Monday, which means September call-ups are...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 8/29/14
NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Masahiro Tanaka's latest simulated game had both good and worrisome takeaways.Fangraphs | Jeff Sullivan: A look into what exactly went wrong for David Price when the Yankees...
View ArticleIs Michael Brantley an MVP candidate or just another terrible defender?
What's smoother than Smooth? Victoria's Secret perfume.We did it, LGT! We're four games over .500 again! That's three games down, only 27 more in 27 days to go. Just to help stave off the boredom,...
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