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Is Brian McCann still an elite pitch framer?
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Last year when Brian McCann suffered through perhaps his worst offensive campaign as a major-leaguer with a career-low OPS of .692, the one thing that kept his season from...
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2015 Midseason Review: The Mostly Bad New-Look Infield
Thanks to several factors, most notably Derek Jeter‘s retirement, the Yankees had to rebuild almost their entire infield this past offseason. It was a clean slate! And also a huge project for Brian...
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Game 108: Bring on the Jays
(Presswire) It has been three years since the Yankees played a series this important, no? I think that’s fair to say. That doesn’t mean this series is life or death — there are still 52 games to play...
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Injuries have caught up to the offense, but there are signs things may soon...
(Presswire) Even including last night’s win, the Yankees are now 11-11 in August and have seen their six-game AL East lead disappear. They’re now tied with the Blue Jays. The combination of Toronto...
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The Yankees and 2015’s major awards
(Presswire) We’re now into the final week of the regular season, meaning candidates for baseball’s major annual awards only have a handful of games remaining to state their cases. Outside of NL MVP,...
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Building the Wildcard Game Roster: Position Players
(Presswire) The Yankees are in position to clinch a wildcard spot very soon, possibly tonight, so it’s time to start thinking about the wildcard game roster. Earlier today we sorted through the...
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Refsnyder, Heathcott, Sanchez all make Wildcard Game roster
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Rosters for the 2015 AL wildcard game were due at 10am ET this morning, and shortly thereafter the Yankees officially announced their 25-man squad for their first postseason...
View ArticleJoe Girardi’s End-of-Season Press Conference: Ellsbury, Gardner, Rotation,...
Your browser does not support iframes.Your browser does not support iframes.Earlier this morning at Yankee Stadium, Joe Girardi held his annual end-of-season State of the Yankees press conference....
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The Solid Yet Unspectacular Brian McCann [2015 Season Review]
(Presswire) Two years ago the Yankees were desperate for catching help. That catching pipeline they put together in the minors didn’t amount to much — Jesus Montero was traded away, Austin Romine never...
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Yankees well-stocked with trade chips heading into the offseason
(Mike Stobe/Getty) Over the last 12 months the Yankees have changed the way they do business. We’re used to seeing them throw money at their problems. They’ve been doing that for decades. Trades were...
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Brian McCann wins Silver Slugger at catcher
(Mike Stobe/Getty) The Silver Slugger awards, which are given to the best offensive players at each position, were announced Thursday night. Brian McCann took home Silver Slugger for AL catcher. It’s...
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Josh Donaldson named 2015 AL MVP; McCann, Teixeira, A-Rod all receive votes
(Tom Szczerbowski/Getty) As expected, Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson was named the 2015 AL Most Valuable Player earlier tonight. He received 23 of 30 first place votes. Angels outfielder Mike...
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Platoon
I’m hardly one who obsesses over dreams and they’re meanings, but for years now, I’ve had some recurring, sports-related themes in my dreams. Often, in some random context, I’m playing baseball or...
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Fun with Statcast: Where does each Yankee hit the ball the hardest?
(Brian Blanco/Getty) This past season, MLB and MLBAM made Statcast data available to the public for the first time. Things like spin rate and batted ball velocity were suddenly right at our fingertips....
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The Good, the Bad, and the Funny of 2016 ZiPS Projections
Yesterday morning, 2016 ZiPS projections for the Yankees were released over at FanGraphs. There are an awful lot projection systems out there but ZiPS has emerged as the most reliable — especially...
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Incorporating Gary Sanchez and the need to reduce Brian McCann’s workload...
(Mitchell Layton/Getty) Last month, when the Yankees shipped John Ryan Murphy to the Twins for Aaron Hicks, it created a clear path for Gary Sanchez to get Major League playing time. If not right away...
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Way Too Early Lineup Musings
Spring Training may still be about a month away and, despite their relative quietness this Hot Stove season, the Yankees may not be done adding to or tinkering with their team. However, it’s never too...
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McCann wants to improve his batting average, but it may not be possible at...
(Elsa/Getty) Like many of his teammates, Brian McCann had a tremendous first half last season before fading down the stretch. He hit .259/.331/.471 (117 wRC+) in the first half, but only .200/.306/.395...
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Spring Notes: Tanaka, Sabathia, A-Rod, Castro, Nova, Davis
Those shirts! (The Asahi Shimbun/Getty) Pitchers and catchers are due to report to Spring Training in just six days. Many — or most, it seems — are already in Tampa though, so some early camp notes are...
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An Even Distribution
(Presswire) About a month ago, I wrote about some way too early lineup musings and as the report date for pitchers and catchers approaches, I’ve been thinking about the Yankees’ lineup again. This...
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