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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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 »
Yankees New Guest Policy Creating Base of Apathetic Fans
Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, Mets, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on September 30, 2015 | 2 Comments »
Judging by the dwindling crowds at the Stadium and declining audience on YES, Yankees fans haven’t exactly bought into the excitement of the wild card race. For most of the year, but particularly over the last month, apathy has replaced the usual fervor in the Bronx. And, even with a chance to clinch a postseason […]
Breaking Down Keith Law’s 2015 Top-100 Prospect List
Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Mets, Minors, MLB, Prospects, Red Sox, Yankees on January 30, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
Keith Law has released his annual ranking of the top-100 prospects in professional baseball, and the Yankees managed to land only two players on the list. Aaron Judge (23rd) and Greg Bird (80th) were the Baby Bombers who made the cut, giving the Yankees their fewest number of entrants in Law’s ranking since 2010. Yankees’ Historical Representation […]
Yankees Not Yet Ready to Reap a Prospect Bounty, According to Keith Law
Posted in Baseball, Mets, Minors, MLB, Prospects, Red Sox, Yankees on January 28, 2015 | 1 Comment »
ESPN prospect guru Keith Law thinks the Yankees’ farm system is “trending up”, but still not ready to be cultivated. Thanks to a strong 2013 draft and aggressive foray into the international market, Law was more optimistic about the Bronx Bombers’ stockpile of prospects, but still ranked the team’s minor league system toward the bottom third […]
Yankees Put Losing Stamp on (Potential) Winning Season
Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on September 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
It’s official. With today’s loss, the Yankees will be heading home in October. However, 2014 hasn’t been a complete loss, at least not from a historical perspective. With one victory in the team’s final four games, the Bronx Bombers will secure a winning season for 22nd consecutive year. Longest Consecutive Winning Season Streaks, By Franchise […]
Debutants Have a Ball at Subway Series
Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Prospects, Yankee History, Yankees on May 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Chase Whitley vs. Jacob deGrom? Maybe, in Durham, North Carolina for the 2014 Triple-A All Star Game, but certainly not New York City during the Subway Series. Guess again. Thanks to their early season success and a spate of injuries suffered by the Yankees and Mets, the two young right handers were diverted from Tobacco […]
Breaking Down Keith Law’s 2014 Top-100 Prospect List
Posted in Baseball, Mets, Minors, MLB, Prospects, Red Sox, Yankees on January 29, 2014 | 2 Comments »
The evaluation of minor league prospects is no longer a cottage industry. Every major media platform seems to have at least one analyst dedicated to tracking baseball prospects, and the highlight of those efforts are annual rankings compiled just before spring training. Although there are many reputable evaluators (as well as many who are not), […]