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Dodgers Continue to Tip Payroll Scales as Yankees Look to Stay Trim

Posted in Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees on December 17, 2016 | 3 Comments »

The Dodgers opened up their wallets again this winter, but no one should be surprised. According to final payroll data reported by major league baseball, Los Angeles has retained its ranking as the game’s biggest spender for the third consecutive season. 2016 Final Payrolls Note: Final payrolls represent actual amounts spent (salaries, benefits, earned bonuses […]

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Should Baseball Union Be Happy With the Status Quo?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Yankees on December 3, 2016 | 4 Comments »

Most in the baseball media have declared management as the winner in the sport’s latest round of labor negotiations. Over the last two days, I’ve portrayed the outcome as a split decision by illustrating how the new CBA will do little to change the prevailing trends in the game. But, that begs the question: is […]

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Third Time’s No Charm for Overworked Betances

Posted in Yankees on September 27, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

What’s wrong with Dellin Betances? After another meltdown, that question has been echoing throughout the Yankee Universe, but it’s really no mystery. Betances has been the victim of his own success, and the Yankees’ over-dependence on him. The knee jerk reaction to Betances’ late season struggles has been to question his mental makeup. Maybe he […]

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Sabathia’s “Bad Contract” Pays Off for the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Yankees on September 25, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Despite providing instant gratification, debilitating long-term deals have forced the Yankees into a prolonged period of mediocrity. That’s the argument the organization has used to explain its relative underinvestment in the team, and which many fans and most in the media have adopted as infallible, conventional wisdom. Unfortunately, all of the available evidence contradicts that […]

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The Trouble with Gary; Yankees Can’t Let Sanchez’ Performance Overshadow Remaining Flaws

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Yankees on September 15, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Gary Sanchez should be the Yankees’ biggest concern heading into 2017. Sounds absurd, right? After all, what trouble could come from a catcher who hits like Babe Ruth and throws like Johnny Bench? The trouble with Gary Sanchez isn’t the catcher himself, but the degree to which his unprecedented performance may be overshadowing the significant […]

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Arod Ties Winfield on Hit List, but Yankee Sluggers Bound by More than Just Statistics

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Yankee History, Yankees on July 2, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Alex Rodriguez’s ninth inning single in last night’s game did more than just give Yankee fans false hope for a late rally. It also matched the career hit total of Dave Winfield, another Yankee legend whose many accomplishments in pinstripes have been surpassed by a lack of appreciation for them. The historical ties that bind […]

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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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