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When “Bad Contracts” Turn Good: Teixeira, Arod Raking More than Just Big Bucks

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Statistical Analysis on May 28, 2015 | 1 Comment »

Last year, the Yankees had one of the worst offenses in baseball. This year, the Bronx Bombers’ bats rank among the best. How has the team’s lineup improved so significantly without making a big offseason acquisition? There but for the grace of “bad contracts” go the Yankees. The Yankees’ offense has been revived because Mark […]

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A New Robbie at 2B? Should Yankees Take Page from 10-Year Old Playbook and Promote Refsnyder

Posted in MLB, Robinson Cano, Roster Analysis, Yankees on May 22, 2015 | 1 Comment »

Those who ignore history are denied the opportunity to repeat it. With apologies to George Santayana, that’s something Brian Cashman should keep in mind as the Yankees’ offense continues to struggle. Ten years ago, in May 2005, the Yankees hit a rough stretch that saw the team fall five games under .500 early in the […]

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The Trouble With Eovaldi

Posted in Roster Analysis, Yankees on May 20, 2015 | 2 Comments »

Nathan Eovaldi throws hard and works cheap. He just isn’t very good at getting hitters out. Since 2011, the 25-year old right hander has ranked among the “leaders” in both baserunners and hard hit balls allowed, but, that didn’t stop the Yankees from making him a key part of their offseason blueprint. Who needs outs […]

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