Miami Marlins Mark Buehrle threw the first complete game by a Marlins LHP since Dontrelle Willis on 9/10/2006. During that span, the Yankees LHP CC Sabathia recorded 22 complete games. Stat Source: @MLBStatofDay
MLB Preview: AL East all-position team
March 10, 2012 By 16 Comments
Previewing the best players by position from the American League East featuring Robinson Cano, David Price, and more. Do you agree with the rankings?
New York Yankees: 3 Up and 3 Down
March 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
The New York Yankees posted an AL Best record of 97-65 last year which was second only to Philadelphia in all of baseball. However, they were upended by the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS, primarily due to Detroit’s superior pitching staff. So the Yankees went into the off-season with a goal of shoring up their [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates: A.J. Burnett Situation Showcases Lack of Direction
February 12, 2012 By 23 Comments
Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug As I alluded to in my most recent article, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been so terrible for so long that even when they want to bring in free agents that could potentially help reverse the team’s plight, the players don’t want to come here. It’s a Catch-22 of baseball boobery. [...]
Yankees 2012 Outlook: Shortstop
November 27, 2011 By 3 Comments
Coming off a disappointing season in which he batted a career-low .270 with a .340 on-base percentage and a career-worst .307 BABIP (batting average on balls in play) and being on the wrong end of his 30s, everybody on the outside started to say the dreaded words Yankee fans have not wanted to hear. Derek [...]
Yankees 2012 Outlook: Second Base
November 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Through seven seasons with the Yankees Robinson Cano has belted 144 home runs, driven in 621 runs, hit 313 extra-base hits, all while sustaining a .308 batting average. He’s also been named an All-Star three times (2006, 2010, 2011) won three Silver Sluggers (2006, 2010, 2011) and won a Gold Glove in 2010. Cano also [...]
Sabathia And Yankees Will Remain Together Through 2016
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yankee left-hander, C.C Sabathia jas announced on Twitter that he will ne returning to the Bronx in 2012 and beyond. ESPN has reported that New York and Sabathia have agreed on adding an extension to his contract of one year worth $25 million and a vesting option for $25 million in 2017 with a $5 million buyout. [...]
Yankees 2012 Outlook: First Base
October 27, 2011 By 7 Comments
Over the past three seasons a certain Yankee first baseman has batted to an average of .266. While that number does seem average that same first baseman has also blasted 111 home runs and has driven in 341 runs. During those same three years, Mark Teixeira, has become a strong defensive mainstay in the Yankee [...]
Yankees 2012 Outlook: Catchers
October 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
While the 2011 season represented the end of the Jorge Posada catching era, the 2012 season will represent a whole new era in which the Yankees will have to replace one of the top 5 catchers in Yankee history, both in terms of leadership and production. With a career batting average of .273 along with [...]
A Lot Of Offseason Questions In The Bronx
October 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
Oh how quickly can things change in New York. After being ousted from the playoffs in the first round by the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees are now staring into a long offseason full of questions. The Yankees must now decide whether to pick up a $10.25 million club option on right fielder Nick Swisher, which [...]