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Are 2016 Yankees Approaching Their Sell-By Date?

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Trades, Yankees on June 17, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

The trade deadline is still six weeks away, but the Yankees are fast approaching a big decision. Or, at least they should be. Although an upcoming stretch against bad right handed pitching has thrown the Bronx Bombers a life line that will last until the end of June, the team’s decision makers should be focused […]

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The Good, the Bad, the Lucky…and the Yankees: A Look at Early Season Trends

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Statistical Analysis on May 5, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

The Chicago Cubs are off to arguably the greatest start in MLB history. In the modern era, only nine other teams have had more victories than the Cubs after 26 games, but only two also boasted a better run differential. Can the Cubbies keep it up? If so, the north-siders could end up scoring and […]

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Don’t Cha Know, Yankees Struggles Go All the Way Back to Robbie Cano

Posted in Baseball on May 2, 2016 | 2 Comments »

Over the first month of the season, the Yankees have not only been one of the worst teams in all of baseball, but they’ve also gotten off to one of the slowest starts in franchise history. How did the once proud and mighty Bronx Bombers find themselves in such a predicament? It all started when […]

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Yankees Offense Plagued by Bad Timing, Poor Design

Posted in Baseball, Yankees on April 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

What happened to the Yankees offense? How could a team that scored the second most runs in baseball last year look so anemic this season, especially after making an obvious upgrade at second base? These have been common questions surrounding the Bronx Bombers in April, but is the bemusement warranted? Yankees Relative Offensive Production, wRC+ […]

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Are American League Bullpens Neutralizing the DH?

Posted in Baseball, MLB on April 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Who needs the DH? While the run-starved American League continues to experience a scoring drought, the National League has seen an early surge in offense. It’s still very early, but if the over one-half run per game gap between the two leagues is maintained, the senior circuit will outscore the junior for only the second time in […]

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Early Controversies Put Two MLB Rules to the Test

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on April 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Murphy’s Law has nothing on the Official Baseball Rules. Only three days into the new season, two games were decided by controversial rulings that called into question both the wisdom of the rule book and the umpires who interpret it. Rob Manfred was likely hoping for an easier test case for the new “Utley Rule“, […]

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“If Healthy” Is Rallying Cry for 2016 Yankees

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Predictions, Yankees on April 5, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees enter 2016 with enough talent to win the division, but an equal amount of uncertainty at key positions. Fortunately for the Bronx Bombers, their A.L. East competition is similarly burdened. However, whereas the Yankees’ doubts mostly revolve around health, the other teams in the division are facing questions that are more about performance. That doesn’t […]

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