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All Isn’t Grand(al) for MLB Free Agents as Crisis of Competition Weighs on the Market

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , , , on January 10, 2019 | Leave a Comment »

Major League Baseball may be in the midst of a free agency paradigm shift, but Yasmani Grandal’s contract is not the tipping point. After the 30-year old catcher signed a one-year deal, instead of the multi-year deal he expected, many have wondered whether this will be the last straw that breaks the back of baseball’s […]

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As Deadline Approaches, Cashman Must Weigh Cost Against Risk and Potential

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , , on July 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Now that the summer trading frenzy has gotten underway, Yankees’ fans will start beating the drum for a blockbuster of their own. The only problem is there aren’t many obvious candidates available on the market. Otherwise, history tells us that Brian Cashman would probably have pulled the trigger already. The names most commonly tied to […]

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What Comes Around: Karma and Baseball Chicanery

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Jose Reyes entered last night’s action as one of the hottest hitters in baseball, so naturally, the Atlanta Braves’ game plan centered on slowing the speedster down. Apparently, however, the team took that mandate just a bit too literally as […]

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With a Little Luck, Ethier Makes it Halfway to DiMaggio; Joltin’ Joe’s Streak Also No Stranger to Good Fortune

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Andre Ethier’s fifth inning infield single off the glove of Starlin Castro may not have gone very far, but it did get him halfway to the legendary streak of Joe DiMaggio. By extending his hitting streak to 28 games, Ethier became only the 46th player to reach that point since DiMaggio established the record at […]

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Who’s a Bum? Remembering the Duke on His Own Terms

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Duke Snider’s Hall of Fame baseball career is ably defined by the statistics he compiled. However, it is his position as an ironic focal point in literature and song that have made his legacy even more enduring. The book, of course, is Roger Kahn’s “The Boys of Summer”, which is more a story about the individuals on […]

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Hot Stove Blueprint #2: A Couple of High/Low Packages Involving Gardner and Joba

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »

As the Yankees continue to lay in waiting for the services of Cliff Lee, the Captain’s Blog continues the exercise of crafting a blueprint for the 2011 roster. In part one, I advocated a deal of A.J. Burnett for Carlos Zambrano, so now it’s time to turn to the offense. Trade Option 1: Joba Chamberlain […]

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