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Beltran, Bird, and Severino have gone from non-factors in April to...
(Presswire) Last night the Yankees beat the Blue Jays thanks in large part to Carlos Beltran, Greg Bird, and Luis Severino. Others certainly helped, but Beltran and Bird stood out for their clutch...
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Building the Wildcard Game Roster: Position Players
(Presswire) The Yankees are in position to clinch a wildcard spot very soon, possibly tonight, so it’s time to start thinking about the wildcard game roster. Earlier today we sorted through the...
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Something to Celebrate
I (also) love this photo so much. (@Yankees) In a matter of hours, the 162 game marathon that is the Major League Baseball season will be officially over for everyone (unless we get some tiebreaker...
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Judge, Bird among top Baseball America’s top 20 Eastern League prospects
Judge and Bird in the Arizona Fall League. (Presswire) Baseball America’s look at the top 20 prospects in each minor league continued earlier today with the Double-A Eastern League. As always, the list...
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Refsnyder, Heathcott, Sanchez all make Wildcard Game roster
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Rosters for the 2015 AL wildcard game were due at 10am ET this morning, and shortly thereafter the Yankees officially announced their 25-man squad for their first postseason...
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Severino, Bird, Judge, and Sanchez rank among Baseball America’s top 20...
(Tony Dejak/Associated Press) Baseball America wrapped up their look at the top 20 prospects in each minor league with the Triple-A International League today. As always, the list is free but the...
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The First Baseman of the Future [2015 Season Review]
(Presswire) For the first time in a long time, the Yankees came into the season with some high-end prospects close to the big league level. We’ve spent the last few years talking about how the farm...
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Yankees well-stocked with trade chips heading into the offseason
(Mike Stobe/Getty) Over the last 12 months the Yankees have changed the way they do business. We’re used to seeing them throw money at their problems. They’ve been doing that for decades. Trades were...
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Reports: Yanks are “shopping everyone,” including Miller
(Tim Bradbury/Getty) According to Ken Rosenthal, the Yankees are very active on the trade market early this offseason. At the very least, it appears they are gauging interest in all their players....
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Brian Cashman on starting Greg Bird in Triple-A: “That’s the optimal”
(Al Bello/Getty) I wouldn’t call it a problem, but one of the biggest questions heading into the 2016 season is how Greg Bird fits the roster. The Yankees have Mark Teixeira at first base, Alex...
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Fun with Statcast: Where does each Yankee hit the ball the hardest?
(Brian Blanco/Getty) This past season, MLB and MLBAM made Statcast data available to the public for the first time. Things like spin rate and batted ball velocity were suddenly right at our fingertips....
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2015 Winter Meetings Open Thread: Tuesday
Fernandez. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty) As far as the Yankees are concerned, yesterday was the slowest Winter Meetings day I can remember. Very few rumors came out of Nashville and those that did mostly...
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2015 Winter Meetings Open Thread: Wednesday
Velasquez. (Presswire) After a long day with few rumors, the Yankees swung a trade last night, sending Adam Warren and a player to be named later (Brendan Ryan) to the Cubs for Starlin Castro. It...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Funny of 2016 ZiPS Projections
Yesterday morning, 2016 ZiPS projections for the Yankees were released over at FanGraphs. There are an awful lot projection systems out there but ZiPS has emerged as the most reliable — especially...
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Greg Bird and the temptation to manipulate service time
(Tom Szczerbowski/Getty) As it stands right now, Greg Bird will likely open the 2016 season with Triple-A Scranton. Brian Cashman said that’s “the optimal” outcome, mostly because it means everyone got...
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Sorting out the projected 2016 Triple-A Scranton roster
Judge. (Presswire) Over the last few seasons Triple-A rosters have become extensions of the 25-man big league roster. There is no better example of this than last year’s bullpen shuttle. Teams use...
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Greg Bird to miss 2016 following right shoulder surgery
(Al Bello/Getty) Well this is bad. Greg Bird will miss the entire 2016 season following right shoulder surgery, the Yankees have announced. He has a torn labrum and will have the procedure tomorrow....
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Thoughts following Greg Bird’s shoulder injury
(Presswire) We have to interrupt Retro Week for a no good, very bad reason. Greg Bird will undergo surgery to repair a torn right labrum in his shoulder later today, the Yankees announced yesterday....
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Prospect position changes have helped the Yankees boost their farm system in...
Birdman. (Presswire) In an effort to improve roster flexibility, the Yankees have both Starlin Castro and Rob Refsnyder working out at third base this spring. It might work, it might not. The only way...
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Sorting through the 45 players the Yankees still have on their Spring...
Mitchell. (Presswire) Two weeks from today, the Yankees will open the 2016 regular season at home against the Astros. There are a 14 exhibition games to be played between now and then, and several...
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