Category Archives: Editorial

Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain could be in their final season in Pinstripes

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Phil Hughes rebounded from a couple of bad starts earlier in the season when he probably wasn't quite ready to pitch and looked great last night as he held the Diamondbacks to just two runs over seven innings. Joba Chamberlain also looked solid, pumping in 95 mph fastballs and was even able to locate them well ...

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What to make of Francisco Cervelli’s hot start?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Chris Mitchell
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(Syndicated from Pinstripe Pundits). Heading into spring training, the Yankees’ catching situation was in disarray. The team was set to split the catching duties between two lackluster candidates—Chris Stewartand Francisco Cervelli. Stewart had the reputation of being a solid defender and excellent pitch framer, but was all sorts of bad offensively with a career 58 wRC+. Cervelli on ...

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Taking a look into Ichiro Suzuki’s putrid start

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Derek Albin
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(Syndicated from Pinstripe Pundits). Just two weeks into the season, only one position player has vastly underperformed his offensive expectations: Ichiro Suzuki. We are dealing with a sample size of 38 plate appearances, something that may not be harped upon if occurring at some arbitrary midpoint of the regular season. Analyzing sample sizes comes with risks, but ...

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Cano at short and Cervelli at second? A look at the Yankees infield depth

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Elizabeth Finn
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It was a surreal and unsettling sight on the Yankee Stadium infield Saturday afternoon when the Bombers came out for the top of the 9th. Their infield depth stripped to the bone with Eduardo Nunez again victim of a hit-by-pitch and backup infielder Jayson Nix already removed for a pinch hitter, the Yankees had to ...

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Bizarro Yankees Surviving Early Slate With Hitting, Not Pitching

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Raimundo Ortiz
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Heading into 2013, the Yankees most glaring weakness figured to be their offense. They led the major leagues in home runs in 2012 with 245, and coming into this season 200 of them were gone from the lineup. The major names missing? Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Raul Ibanez, ...

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Ichiro signing might be more evidence of Yankees front office rift, and lots of notes

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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It was a little curious this offseason when after the Yankees refused to offer anybody a multi-year contract and even turned down a reasonable one-year offer from Russell Martin only to see them sign a 39-year-old Ichiro Suzuki to a two-year deal. Sure, Ichiro finished very strong while he was with the Yankees, but in his ...

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Vernon Wells provides early return for the Yankees

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Derek Albin
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(Syndicated from Pinstripe Pundits). We may be only seven games into the season, but Vernon Wells has shown some unexpected life with his bat. In his first 26 plate appearances, he’s hitting .381/.500/.762, leading the team in the latter two categories. I understand the quandary of reading into sample size performance, but Wells appears to have made an ...

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Former Yankees Transitioning into New Roles, Teams

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
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With the Yankees currently in Cleveland for a four-game series, players and fans alike were able to get an up-close look at Nick Swisher donning an Indians uniform in Monday’s 11-6 win over the Tribe.  Swisher, now the starting first baseman in Cleveland, went 1-3 yesterday with two walks and a run scored.  With a ...

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Yankees and Joba have one more year to get it right

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Elizabeth Finn
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Joba Chamberlain looked lost. That much was clear in his outing on Saturday in the Yankees’ 8-4 loss to the Tigers. Pitch after pitch failed to hit catcher Francisco Cervelli’s target, and with each hitter who reached base, his bewilderment appeared to grow. A line-drive single, a four-pitch walk, a ball that skipped to the ...

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Why Do The Tigers Own The Yankees?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Shlomo Sprung
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The Detroit Tigers own the New York Yankees. There's really no way around it. Detroit swept New York in the American League Championship Series in 2012 and eliminated the Yankees in the Division Series in five games in 2011. That's seven wins in nine playoff games over two seasons. That's what we would call ownage. Even ...

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