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Loud, intense boos rained down on the Houston Astros Tuesday as 10,850 emotional fans brought the feel of a sold out postseason game to Yankee Stadium. Among the storm of taunts and jeers came thunderous cracks off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton as the Yankees’ offense erupted for seven runs. The Astros and New York […] READ MORE
The latest New York Yankees news brings great optimism for the organization and the fan base. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday afternoon that fans can return to sporting venues. Starting February 23rd, venues exceeding 10,000 people can admit 10% capacity. This applies for the stadiums/arenas of all New York sports teams. That includes the Mets, […] READ MORE
A recent flurry of New York Yankees‘ offseason activity has brought several new faces to the roster. A pedestrian market for all of MLB accelerated in January and the Yankees capitalized, with four notable acquisitions in 12 days. DJ LeMahieu, the familiar face that the team re-signed to a six-year contract, opened his Zoom press […] 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
Red Sox Acquire Ottavino for PTBNL or Cash Considerations The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-handed relief pitcher Adam Ottavino from the New York Yankees; first reported by Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. The Yankees are also sending right-handed pitching prospect Frank German to Boston in exchange for either a player to be named later […] 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
The New York Yankees have acquired another pitcher with the addition of Jameson Taillon from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yankees have been active recently in signing DJ LeMahieu and Corey Kluber to contracts. The Pirates will receive four prospects in return including their 15th-rated prospect Miguel Yajure. Ken Rosenthal reported the original agreement, while Bob […] READ MORE
The uncertainty of the New York Yankees‘ starting rotation is clear. Gerrit Cole brought stability to the top in 2020, and he will do so again in 2021. After that, they are relying on youth and risk to carry them to the World Series. Among the handful of names that are expected to fill out […] READ MORE
Luke Voit has been one of the best first basemen in baseball since 2018. In fact, he was named as the third-best first baseman in baseball in MLB Network’s “Top 10 Right Now” series. Despite having good minor league numbers, there was not a spot on the St. Louis Cardinals for him. Voit was sent […] READ MORE
As a light-hitting third baseman for the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays, Gio Urshela was a player whose glove is the only reason he was in the league. With the reputation of being a great defender as a prospect, Urshela garnered interest from other teams. He was traded to the New York Yankees in […] READ MORE