Behind every successful team is a great pitching coach. No matter how talented a team’s pitching staff is, they won’t have success without the guidance of a terrific pitching coach. Since Matt Blake was hired in 2019, the Yankees’ pitching staff has been one of the best in baseball. Perhaps Blake’s greatest accomplishment has been […]
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Since being traded from the Padres, Juan Soto and the New York Yankees have been a match made in heaven. He has single-handedly injected life into an offense that was painful to watch just a season ago. He’s also shown that he can play some defense despite people calling it a “weakness.” Not only has Soto had […]
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Before the season, it was announced that Gerrit Cole, Scott Effross, and Tommy Kahnle would be placed on the injured list. This put a damper on what looked like a season to be optimistic for New York Yankees fans. Early in April, flamethrowing reliever Jonathan Loaisiga tore his UCL and was ruled out for the […]
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This past offseason, the Houston Astros signed top free agent closer Josh Hader to a five-year, $95 million deal. Upon signing, Hader was now the second-richest closer in the sport trailing only Edwin Diaz. This free-agent signing bolstered what was already considered one of the best bullpens in baseball. However, Hader has been struggling badly […]
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Gleyber Torres was one of the Yankees’ most consistent offensive players in 2023. However, despite a solid season, the Yankees declined to discuss an extension with him. Torres is a free agent after this season. This meant that Torres would be entering the 2024 season playing for a more lucrative contract. Despite a strong motivation […]
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The New York Yankees have gotten off to a fantastic start. They’ve won five straight series including four coming against teams who made the postseason last year. The offense is much improved from last year and the starting rotation hasn’t missed a beat. However, the Yankees defense must be better going forward. In 16 games, […]
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The New York Yankees are off to a fantastic start. Despite injuries to key players in the rotation and bullpen, the pitching staff hasn’t missed a beat. However, this hasn’t been the biggest surprise for the Yankees early in the season. Arguably the biggest surprise early in the season is how well Oswaldo Cabrera has […]
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The Milwaukee Brewers are off to a surprisingly fantastic part. A big reason for their early success is first-time ace Freddy Peralta. So far, despite the inexperience, Peralta has been lights out. Peralta has also picked up quality starts in two out of the three games he’s pitched in. In those three games, the Brewers […]
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The 2024 New York Yankees are a much different team compared to last season. Despite injuries to ace Gerrit Cole, Tommy Kahnle, Scott Effross, Jonathan Loaisiga, and Lou Trivino; the team is off to a hot start. A big reason for their early success is shortstop Anthony Volpe. The adjustments he made to his swing […]
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While it’s only April, the Yankees’ number-five starter Luis Gil is off to a great start. While he has yet to register a decision in two starts, Gil has a 3.00 ERA with 14 strikeouts, a WHIP of 1.11 and opponents are only hitting .103 against him. Gil has yet to surrender a home run […]
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Fans of the New York Yankees were spoiled for 16 seasons from 1997-2013. Not only did they see four championship teams; but except for most of the 2012 season, they only had one closer and that was Mariano Rivera. Whenever Metallica’s Enter Sandman came on in either the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium, Rivera would […]
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For the past four seasons, Yankees reliever Clay Holmes has been one of the better arms in their bullpen. Since coming over in a trade, Holmes has appeared in 156 games going 16-10 with an ERA of 2.45, a WHIP of 1.053, and 47 saves. On top of all that, he’s only given up six […]
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Beginning in late February to near the end of March, most MLB teams will depart from their home cities for the warmer pastures of either Florida or Arizona. For one month, American and National League teams are a part of either the Grapefruit or Cactus League together. This is a great opportunity for fans to […]
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Given the amount of money the Los Angeles Dodgers have spent this offseason, it’s easy to assume they have no holes in their starting line-up. However, this turned out to not be the case. Gavin Lux, who was supposed to be the starting shortstop, has been struggling all spring. Los Angeles decided to move Lux […]
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