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Left-hander Carlos Rodón is in agreement with the New York Yankees on a six-year deal worth $162 million per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Rodón, 30, is one of the best pitchers in the sport and was the top free-agent pitcher remaining. With the way the free agent market has played out this […] READ MORE
The Houston Astros are in the midst of another successful regular season. Despite an inconsistent offence, Houston has been one of the best teams in the league. They enter Wednesday at 42-25, giving them a ten-game lead in the AL West. This number is the second-best record in the AL. The Astros have been heating […] READ MORE
Gerrit Cole’s new pitch is helping him in a lot of ways. He is not just an ace, but he is one of the most thoughtful and hardest working players. Constantly tinkering and finding ways to get better, Cole may have upped his level even more in 2022. After all, the second half of his […] READ MORE
Corey Kluber did not have his best start on Tuesday – six baserunners in 3 2/3 innings – as he toed the rubber for his third Spring Training appearance. Regardless, New York Yankees‘ manager Aaron Boone confirmed he will be in the rotation, as if there was ever any doubt. Despite making eight starts in two […] READ MORE
Outside of re-signing DJ LeMahieu, pitching was the biggest offseason concern for the New York Yankees. General manager Brian Cashman addressed that concern although question marks still exist in the Yankees starting rotation. Despite some inconsistencies, two of the three pitchers that left in free agency – Masahiro Tanaka and J.A. Happ – were durable. […] READ MORE
The New York Yankees Domingo Germán was a revelation in 2019. After a poor 2018 season, in which he threw 85 2/3 innings to the tune of a 5.57 ERA, his future with the club was unclear. However, Germán broke out in a big way in 2019 as he took Luis Severino’s spot in the […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the consensus best team in baseball. However, the 2021 team projections on FanGraphs, project the New York Yankees to have the highest team WAR in baseball. The Yankees are not just the only team projected to crack 50 WAR, but are ahead of the next-best team by a wide margin. […] READ MORE
There are few starting pitchers in MLB that are consistently healthy, high end performers. The New York Yankees have one of them leading their rotation in Gerrit Cole. There are others with the potential of a top-of-the-rotation pitcher, but for one or even several reasons, they don’t find the consistency to do so. Organizations love […] READ MORE
One year ago, the New York Yankees successfully signed Gerrit Cole after going all in to bring the star starting pitcher to the Bronx. His presence gave the team a bona fide ace, and they hoped he was the missing piece to anchor their starting rotation on route to a World Series championship. Despite some […] READ MORE
With three starting pitchers currently on the free agent market, the New York Yankees’ rotation is an area to address in the offseason. While there is a bevy of options available, expect the team to do their due diligence on Tomoyuki Sugano. Sugano, a 31-year old right-handed pitcher, is rumored to be getting posted by […] READ MORE
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