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The New York Yankees are firing on all cylinders right now. Despite Sunday’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Bombers have won 16 of their last 18 games. They currently enjoy an 11-game lead over Toronto in the AL East with a 49-17 record. So far, the 2022 Yankees have a starkly different vibe […] READ MORE
The New York Yankees suffered a big blow to their relief corps this weekend. Veteran pitcher Chad Green is done for the season and likely beyond, as he requires Tommy John surgery. Green has been one of the team’s more reliable relief pitchers for several years. With Aroldis Chapman struggling again, the last thing that […] READ MORE
It was June in the Bronx and the New York Yankees were playing the Boston Red Sox. The New York Yankees trailed their historic rival by three games in the standings and were about to start a three-game set. The Red Sox sent Nathan Eovaldi to the mound to face off against 26-year-old righty, Michael […] READ MORE
The 2022 season got off to a fairly auspicious start for the New York Yankees. Facing their arch-rival, the Boston Red Sox, who knocked out the Bombers in last year’s AL Wild Card Game, New York took two out of three games this weekend. Although they couldn’t complete the sweep Sunday by virtue of stranding […] READ MORE
Spring training is wrapping up, and the MLB regular season is almost upon us. That means it’s time to look at what the season might bring for each team. One of the toughest teams to preview for 2022 is the New York Yankees. The Bombers suffered a disappointing ending last year and had a relatively […] READ MORE
The Cincinnati Reds‘ all-time team is straightforward to pick. But, one of the biggest challenges was figuring out which position to place baseball’s all-time leading hitter. That particular player played more than 600 games as a Red all over the baseball field. Nevertheless, quite a few players were locks at certain positions. Most of the […] READ MORE
The 2022 Hall of Fame ballot consists of several controversial candidates. Whether because of steroids, off-the-field issues, or post-career actions, this ballot is as interesting yet frustrating as they come. However, there are three relievers on the hall of fame ballot who come with little to no baggage. They are Billy Wagner, Joe Nathan, and […] READ MORE
On Sunday, Major League Baseball announced the entire AL and NL rosters for the upcoming All-Star Game. Despite the New York Yankees mediocrity, they have three players named to the All-Star team. The three are Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, and Aroldis Chapman. This is Judge’s third All-Star Game as a starter. As for Cole and […] READ MORE
Reliever Rankings, June 20 Starting this week, the Reliever Rankings for 2021 will be different. They are now clutch reliever rankings. Mop-up duty or pitching while narrowly behind, while important, is not what makes a relief corps earn its keep. Pitching scoreless innings in tie games or with a narrow lead is what does it. […] READ MORE
Reliever Rankings — Saturday, May 22 Here are the inaugural Reliever Rankings for 2021, up to and including Saturday, May 22. Teams are ranked by league in the following categories: inherited runners scored percentage (IS%), ERA-minus (ERA–), WHIP, strikeouts per walk (K/BB), Goose Egg percentage (GE%), Broken Egg percentage (BE%), and GE per BE (GE/BE). […] READ MORE