The Yankees took care of business against the Cleveland Indians, earning themselves a date with the Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-5 ALDS at Petco Park starting on Monday. From an emotional standpoint, there’s a couple of ways to look at this series. One angle would be to say that the Yankees went 2-8 against […]
Opinion
Coles: Why J.A. Happ is Finding More Success
J.A Happ was all but a write off at the beginning of the 2020 MLB season. He came out of the gates and suffered two tough starts, throwing a combined seven innings while allowing eight earned runs on seven hits and striking out just three. Happ then followed up those struggles with back to back […]
Jarrell: Time’s Up For #NextManUp
I was born in 1995, and the 2020 New York Yankees are, relative to expectations, undoubtedly the worst iteration of the team in my lifetime. It’s downright unfathomable that a club that came two wins away from the World Series added the best pitcher in the American League and took about three gigantic steps back. […]
Coles: Taking a Look at Chad Green and Adam Ottavino’s Struggles
It’s no big secret that the Yankees’ bullpen has put up some ugly numbers this season while blowing their fair share of games along the way. It started on august 26th, when Chad Green gave up a two-run go ahead home run to Freddie Freeman in the second game of a seven inning double header. […]
Coles: No Rest for the Weary – Struggling Yankees face 25 Games in 26 Days
It’s been a wild and whacky week for the New York Yankees. Aaron Judge returned to play after apparently being 100% the whole time, just to re-injure himself in his first game back. Gerrit Cole, while having solid stuff, is getting hit harder than he has in a long time. The Mets walked off the […]
Coles: Despite Team Needs, Yanks Should Consider Standing Pat at Deadline
In this wacky version of an MLB season, we are approaching the August 31st Trade Deadline. Now, what makes this trade deadline so intriguing is the new playoff format. Seemingly every team in the MLB makes the playoffs, and it has opened the door for teams to go for it. A good early example of […]
Jarrell: The Hunt For a Bullpen Savior
Let’s play a little guessing game to kill some time during this COVID-ruined weekend, shall we? Name this Yankees reliever based on his 2019 Statcast percentile chart. Looks pretty good. That whiff percentage is positively Ottavino-esque. K rate is a little low, so maybe Zack Britton? Wrong. You’re looking at Luis Cessa. The maddeningly inconsistent […]