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Alfonso Soriano and the value of versatility for the Yankees
His ability to play all over the field (potentially even at first base) will give Joe Girardi a lot of options this year.After bringing in Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran to join Brett Gardner in...
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FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD!
Spencer Silva lays out his bold predictions for the upcoming season.Go Bold. The funny (maybe sad) part about the predictions that follow are that most of the players featured I'm crazy (read:...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 3/28/14
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyAlfonso Soriano and the value of versatility for the YankeesWhy the Yankees will win the 2014 American League pennantYankees 4, Pirates 2: Sabathia solid in winSpring...
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Yankees spring training: Hitters' Making the Team Meter - Week Four
Examining where players without guaranteed spots on the Yankees' Opening Day roster stand in their quest to make the team after four weeks of spring training.Spring training comes to a close after the...
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Yankees spring training: Pitchers' Making the Team Meter - Week Four
Examining where players without guaranteed spots on the Yankees' Opening Day roster stand in their quest to make the team in the last week of spring training.It's time again for our Making the Team...
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Got a Deal for You: A hastily complied list of prospective Islanders investors
Could one of these guys buy the Islanders? Probably not but let's talk about them anyway.When word broke last night that Islanders owner Charles Wang is in talks to sell his majority stake in the team,...
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Mark Teixeira admits that he doesn't trust his wrist is completely healthy
Mark Teixeira's spring training hasn't been very inspiring, but that may be expected for a notorious slow starter that missed nearly all of 2013 recovering from a wrist injury and subsequent surgery....
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Pinstripe Alley Podcast 40: Enter the Matthews
The two Matthews join me for their first official podcast. Huzzah!Ch-ch-ch-changes. The Matts and I talked about a wide variety of topics, from Michael Pineda to the bullpen & bench, and from...
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Yankees spring training: Vidal Nuno makes team over Cesar Cabral
Would taking Nuno over Cabral make any sense?With only a few more days until Opening Day, there are still a few roster spots that need to be decided on. It was expected that Joe Girardi would announce...
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Yankees sign Alfredo Aceves to a minor league deal
The Yankees made a move Friday afternoon to add some depth to their Triple-A starting rotation with the signing ofAlfredo Aceves to a minor league deal. Aceves recently opted out of his contract with...
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Brendan Ryan won't be ready to return after his DL stint
Is this good news for Solarte? Bad news for Nunez?The Yankees were all set at shortstop with a now-healthy Derek Jeter as their starter and the slick-fielding Brendan Ryan as his backup. Unfortunately,...
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Spring Training Game Thirty: Yankees at Marlins
The Yankees send out Hiroki Kuroda to take on Kevin Slowey and the Miami Marlins tonight. This is the second-to-last spring training game of the 2014 season, so get excited, we're almost...
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Yankees 3, Marlins 0: Tanakkkkkkkkkk
This was a completely uneventful game and if you missed it, you didn't miss much, especially since you wouldn't be able to watch it anyway. The Yankees were no-hit by the Marlins again for eight...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 3/29/14
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyYankees 3, Marlins 0: TanakkkkkkkkkkSpring Training Game Thirty: Yankees at Marlins Brendan Ryan won't be ready to return after his DL stintYankees sign Alfredo Aceves to a...
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How often should we expect to see Ellsbury & Gardner run this year?
Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner are the Yankees' two best stolen base threats; how often will we see them creating havoc on the bases in 2014?The Yankees have made no bones about it: they like speed...
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Fangraphs ranks the Yankees positional strength
Fangraphs completed its annual "Positional Power Rankings" feature, so lets see how the Yankees stack up against their foes.I will readily admit that I am a sucker when it comes to rankings. Whether...
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Spring Training Game Thirty-One: Yankees vs. Marlins cancelled due to rain
One more spring training game to go.Ivan Nova will get the start for the Yankees in the final game of spring training. Jacoby Ellsbury also makes his return to the starting lineup.LineupNEW YORK...
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Yankees spring training ends with a rainout; final 25-man spot still pending
The Yankees' final spring training game against the Marlins was cancelled due to rain Saturday afternoon, but the team still has a decision to make. Eduardo Nunez and Yangervis Solarte were told after...
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Yangervis Solarte makes Yankees' Opening Day roster; Eduardo Nunez optioned...
Team No Nunez has prevailed. Solarte makes the Opening Day roster!Yangervis Solarte played himself onto the Yankees' Opening Day roster with an incredibly impressive spring training performance,...
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2014 Season Preview: New York Yankees
The Yankees bought almost the entire upper-tier of the free agent market, but it still might not be enough to bring them back to October.Any consideration of the Yankees offseason has to begin with the...
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