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Better to Be Lucky? A Look at the Yankees’ Best and Worst Games by Individual Offensive WPA

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After falling behind 6-0 to the Oakland Athletics in last night’s game, the Yankees mounted a furious comeback attempt that literally just fell short when Nick Swisher’s bid for a walk-off grand slam landed in Coco Crisp’s glove, just inches from the center field wall. As is often the case when losing by a slim […]

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A Look at Notable Trades the Yankees Didn’t Make During the Cashman Era

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , , , on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated atTheYankeeAnalysts.) The trade deadline has resulted in some of the most lopsided deals in history, but that doesn’t mean evey swap made under the gun has to have a winner and loser.  Each year, there are just as many deadline deals that are prudent as […]

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Jeter’s Hot July Has Captain Once Again Leading the Yankees’ Offense

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on July 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

When Derek Jeter returned from the disabled list on July 4, there was some concern about whether his re-installation atop the lineup would short circuit a Yankees offense that had scored 5.7 per game in his absence. In addition, there was speculation about whether Joe Girardi might drop the Hall of Fame shortstop down in the […]

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As Yanks’ Offense Starts to Lag, What, not Who, Is Biggest Question at the Deadline

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on July 20, 2011 | 4 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) The Yankees offense currently ranks second among American League teams in just about every meaningful category, including wOBA, OPS+ and runs per game. However, the lineup has seemed to lack consistency as well as a definitive positive trend. As a […]

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A Look at Brian Cashman’s Trade Deadline Resume

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on July 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »

As the trade deadline nears, the Yankees will probably be linked to every impact player available on the market. If the team gets shutout, have no fear, Carlos Beltran is on the way. Or, if Bartolo Colon stumbles again, there’s still no reason to fret. Ubaldo Jimenez is being measured for pinstripes. Whatever the Yankees’ need, […]

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Taking a Knee: Injury to Arod Leaves Yankees’ Lineup Disjointed

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on July 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Over at least the past three weeks, Alex Rodriguez has been playing with what was termed a “sore knee”. Since first mention of the diagnosis during the Yankees June series at Wrigley Field, Arod continued to get on base and play gold glove caliber defense. However, as has often been the case during his career, much […]

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Yanks Tally Six All Stars Despite Notable Snubs

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Despite garnering six All Star selections, three Yankees were conspicuous by their absence from the team. Both Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia currently rank among the top three players at their respective positions, according to fangraph’s WAR, while David Robertson sits atop all American League relievers in the category. If either or all three had […]

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