Trading Joba in the winter

Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: Joba Chamberlain has slipped down the Yankees’ food chain, and it’ll be interesting to see what happens with him this winter. He’s eligible for salary arbitration, so he’ll be due for a raise. Will the Yankees at least listen to offers on him? Wouldn’t surprise me at all if they [...]

Dave Robertson’s unlucky start

On the season, Dave Robertson, the Yankees’ young right-handed strikeout artist, has not been what Yankees fans were expecting, at least not over 5 measly relief innings (please forgive the sample size issue, for my point ultimately relates to it). K-Rob, as he is affectionately called, currently owns a 10.80 ERA and has allowed 10 [...]

Poll: Should the Yankees keep Joba in the bullpen?

Should Joba Chamberlain be kept in the bullpen permanently? Fire away…

My interview with Bucky Dent, Sparky Lyle, and Fritz Peterson

For Yankee fans, the club’s history is something that we should often revisit, for it is important to appreciate and take note of those who “came before.” Recently, thanks to the kind folks over at Steiner Sports, I was given an opportunity to relive some of that history by interviewing three former Yankees about their [...]

STG29: Yankees VS Orioles

Here are the lineups for today’s game, via LoHud: YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Nick Johnson DH Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Curtis Granderson CF Brett Gardner LF Mike Rivera C LHP Andy Pettitte ORIOLES Brian Roberts 2B Nolan Reimold RF Adam ones CF Miguel Tejada 3B Garrett Atkins [...]

Jorge Posada and “game-calling”

From the charts above, one can see that the Yankees’ top three starters in 2009 – CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte – when paired with Jorge Posada, often struck out fewer batters and, in fact, walked more batters when compared to their career averages, and to the work done with backup catcher, Jose Molina. [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Burnett, Granderson, SWB

Here are a few quick news items on the morning: The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays yesterday, 5-2, in what was their final spring road game. The victory can be tied to A.J. Burnett, who threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 ER on 5 hits (2 BB, 2 K). Just in case you missed it, [...]

The obvious problem with paying for pitching

Pictured above is one of several pie charts Jeff Zimmerman posted today over at Beyond the Box Score. Now, the chart certainly isn’t perfect, as there are a number of relevant contextual factors that simply go unstated (e.g., the number of pitchers versus the number of hitters, etc.), but central to the illustration is the [...]

Yanks to announce Gardner in LF, Granderson in CF

Today, Joe Girardi is expected to announce that Curtis Granderson will be in center field for the Yankees this season, while Brett Gardner will be in left field. As Mark Feinsand of the Daily News writes, Girardi tacitly acknowledged the configuration yesterday, however, no formal announcement was made. No surprise here, really, as most reports [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Span, Steinbrenners

Here are a few quick items on the morning: Yesterday, the Yankees lost to the Twins, 4-2. Phil Hughes went 4 2/3, giving up 3 ER (6 H, 1 BB, 5 K). During the game, Denard Span actually fouled a ball into the seats which hit his mother (see video here). This final bit my [...]

Yanks outline plan for Phil Hughes

After some speculation regarding where the Yankees’ fifth starter, Phil Hughes, will start the season – many have wondered whether or not he would begin the year in Scranton – today the team outlined their plans for the young right-hander, noting that he would be on the 25-man roster come Opening Day. However, though he [...]

Respecting J.D. Drew

Unbeknownst to many baseball fans, for the past three seasons, the Boston Red Sox have had a secret weapon roaming their outfield and anchoring their lineup. Quietly, since donning the white and red and being treated to Neil Diamond on a regular basis, this particular player has produced with both his glove and his bat, [...]

A-Jax in hindsight

Over 19 spring games, former Yankee top prospect, Austin Jackson, who was used to acquire All-Star center fielder, Curtis Granderson, is hitting an impressive .356/.441/.576 with 9 walks and just 8 strikeouts. Manager Jim Leyland is particularly pleased with A-Jax’s performance this spring. “Let’s face it, we (traded) a real good player, a very popular [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Mitre, CC, Venditte, Posada

Here are a few quick items to start the morning: In their second game of the day, the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays last night, 5-3. They won mainly because of the effort by Sergio Mitre. He allowed 2 ER over 6 IP and K’d 5. CC Sabathia actually struggled in his start yesterday, but [...]

Two-inning outings for Joba in 2010?

Could Joba Chamberlain pitch multiple innings – two at the most, the seventh and the eighth – out of the bullpen this season? According to Joe Girardi, it remains a possibility. “I think it’s something that you can look at,” noted Girardi on Saturday, after Joba’s first “official” appearance as a reliever, in which he [...]

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