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2010 Yankee CAIRO Projections v0.1
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The first iteration of the Yankees’ 2010 CAIRO projections are now posted on this page. I am still in the process of inspecting all the projections to make sure they look right, but hope to release the first set of CAIRO projections for everyone early next week.
A few...
MLB.com: Yankees finalize 40-man roster
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NEW YORK—Moving to protect their Minor Leaguers from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft, the Yankees shifted seven players onto their 40-man roster late Friday afternoon.
The Yankees also outrighted Shelley Duncan to the Minors, removing him from the 40-man roster. Doing so...
Yankeeist.com: The Yankeeist Interview with Some Nerd
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Larry Koestler at Yankeeist.com is running some interviews with fellow Yankee bloggers. He interviewed Alex Belth and Cliff Corcoran from Bronx Banter a few days ago and has now lowered the bar by interviewing me. We get into the history of the RLYW and some of my favorite...
2009 Yankees Season in Review: Andy Pettitte
2 days ago by
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Coming off a 2008 season where he faded badly down the stretch, there was some question about whether or not the Yankees should bring back Andy Pettitte. This was confirmed in the offseason as both the Yankees and Pettitte seemed less than committed to a reunion. When the...
2009 Yankees Season in Review: Robinson Cano
3 days ago by
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Robinson Cano began his MLB career by hitting .314/.346/.489 over the first 1728 PAs of his career. Heading into his age 25 year in 2008, big things were expected. Instead, Cano had an abysmal season, hitting .271/.305/.410. The projection systems all expected him...
2009 Yankees Season in Review: Jorge Posada
3 days ago by
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It took an injury that cost him the bulk of 2008 for a lot of Yankee fans to finally appreciate just how important Jorge Posada has been to the Yankees during his career. Coming off that injury and subsequent surgery as a 37 year old catcher, how much Posada would contribute...
Hardball Times: Book excerpt: Evaluating Baseball’s Managers—Billy Martin
4 days ago by
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Billy Martin was the most fearless manager in baseball history. In 20 years of managing, he never backed down from a challenge. As has been well documented by others, Martin consistently caused dramatic improvements to his squads immediately upon arrival by pushing them hard. The A’s...
2009 Yankees Season in Review: Phil Hughes
5 days ago by
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After breaking camp in 2008 as a member of the starting rotation, ineffectiveness then injury led to a disastrous season for Phil Hughes.
With the memories of 2008 still in the not-so-distant past, Hughes started 2009 in AAA, making three strong starts before being called...
2009 Yankees Season in Review: Derek Jeter
5 days ago by
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After finishing second in the AL MVP balloting in 2006, Derek Jeter proceeded to decline in 2007 and 2008, and thngs didn’t look great heading into 2009. Jeter shocked the world by rebounding to put up another MVP-caliber season at the advanced baseball of age of 35. Here...
Yahoo: Bright lights, big dollars await Cuban lefty
5 days ago by
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The new world is bright and full of possibilities, and that excites both of them. Aroldis Chapman, who spent the first 21 years of his life shackled to an island, is absorbing his fresh tableau: skyscrapers and technology and the siren of vast riches unattainable in Cuba. Meanwhile...
Pitcher A vs. Pitcher B
6 days ago by
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Type # max min avg ball % stkS% foul% stkC% In play, out(s)% In play, no out % HBP % Four-seam fastball 1717 97.6 87.0 92.5 40.9% 3.3% 15.7% 20.1% 12.2% 4.3% 0.4% Slider 515 92.2 75.0 84.6 27.4% 18.3% 12.2% 18.6% 11.3% 4.5% 0.4% Curveball 329 92.0 73.0 79.3 39.5% 14.9% 8.5% 21...
NY Post - Sherman: Yankees likely to target available Granderson
8 days ago by
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CHICAGO—In a cost-cutting frame of mind, the Tigers have let teams know Curtis Granderson could be had for the right package, an NL executive told The Post.
The Yankees will almost certainly push to the front of the line when it comes to Granderson. He obviously would be...
Lohud.com - Jenning: Cashman uses GM meetings to gather info
9 days ago by
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Of the seven Yankees eligible for free agency, six have already filed. Andy Pettitte has yet to make it official but Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Jose Molina, Eric Hinske, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Xavier Nady have filed, and the Yankees have eight more days of exclusive rights to negotiate...
Where they stand
10 days ago by
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Even though the carpets in the clubhouse probably still stink of champagne, writers and bloggers and ill-informed yahoos everywhere are already putting fuel on the hot stove, with visions of Lackey or Holliday or Chapman dancing in their heads.
Most of the core of the 2009 Yankees...
Yankees.com: Jeter, Tex take home Gold Gloves
11 days ago by
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Shortstop Derek Jeter and first baseman Mark Teixeira were named to the Rawlings American League Gold Glove team, taking home the awards for the fourth and third times in their Major League careers, respectively.
Here are the 2009 AL defensive metrics at each of the AL non-pitcher...
2009 Yankees Season in Review: Brett Gardner
11 days ago by
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While we’ve apparently already kind of moved into off-season mode, I’m going to try and do a quick retrospective on the key players for the 2009 Yankees, which also should also help us think about what we should expect from them going forward where applicable. Since...
Fanhouse: MLB Free-Agent Compensation ‘Elias Rankings’ Released
12 days ago by
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Free agents are classified as Type A, Type B or not at all. The compensation applies to free agents offered arbitration by their former club by the Dec. 1 deadline or to those who sign before then.
If a team signs a Type A free agent, its first-round pick goes to the former team...
Hardball Times: Mahnken: Why the Yankees won the World Series
12 days ago by
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The Phillies certainly can point to any of a number of dreadful performances and declare they should have made a better showing in the series—in the clubhouse after Game Six, Rollins told reporters that the Phillies were better than the Yankees—but New York overcame dreadful performances...
BuffaloNews.com: Inside Baseball: Rivera adds to his large legacy
13 days ago by
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NEW YORK — You can run down the list and see the difference. Start with Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon. Move to Ryan Franklin and Huston Street. Then came Brian Fuentes and Jonathon Broxton. Throw in a smidge of Brad Lidge.
What’s the connection? Every main closer in the...
MLB.com: Damon hopes for chance to repeat
15 days ago by
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NEW YORK—Johnny Damon’s last on-field action of the season was to touch home plate at Yankee Stadium, scoring on a two-run Hideki Matsui single in the third inning of Game 6 of the World Series.
That’s not a bad way to go out, but Damon is hoping it doesn...
Just About Every Media Outlet In The Country: Various Writers
15 days ago by
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Waaaah. Payroll. Waaaah. $1.4 billion. Waaaah. The Yankees spent over $423 million to sign CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett.
The Yankees have always spent money. What’s scary for the rest of the baseball is they are seemingly moving...
AP: Yankees Win 27th World Series Championship
16 days ago by
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Can’t get enough.
What It Means
17 days ago by
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You know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don’t know how many sharks, maybe a thousand. I know how many men, they averaged six an hour. On Thursday morning, Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Boatswain&...
YANKEES WIN THE 2009 WORLD SERIES!!!
17 days ago by
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Once Alex Rodriguez returned from his hip surgery, the Yankees were the best team in baseball. The best team doesn’t always make it to the promised land, but they did this year. Apparently having swagger and not being intimidated was less important than being the better...
Phillies (93-69) @ Yankees (103-59), Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 7:57pm **Game Chatter**
17 days ago by
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PHI: Pedro Martinez (37, RHP, 5-1, 3.62 ERA, 4.12 FIP, 0.9 WAR) vs NYY: Andy Pettitte (37, LHP, 14-8, 4.16 ERA, 4.19 FIP, 2.2 WAR)
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Jimmy Rollins, SS (.250/.295/.423, 1.8 WAR)
Shane Victorino, LF (.292/.356/.445, 2.6 WAR)
Chase Utley, 2B ...
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