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Yankees Keeping Their Expectations Low For Luis Severino In 2018 A.L. Wild Card Game

Yankees Keeping Their Expectations Low For Luis Severino In 2018 A.L. Wild Card Game

While Luis Severino may be the de facto ace of the New York Yankees, management is keeping their expectations low for their All-Star starter in the 2018 A.L. Wild Card game. In last year’s wild card, Severino only made it a third of an inning, giving up three runs for an ERA of 81.00. This […]

6y ago

Yankees Prepare For Wild Card Run With Aaron Judge And Aroldis Chapman Off The DL

Yankees Prepare For Wild Card Run With Aaron Judge And Aroldis Chapman Off The DL

The Yankees are sitting two and a half games up in the wild card standings over the Oakland A’s for home field advantage, and it looks like they may be ready to start getting their ducks in a row for the one-game showdown. At this point, it is almost a given that the two teams […]

6y ago

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Said ‘We’re Chasing Utopia’ After Another Loss

Yankee Manager Aaron Boone Said ‘We’re Chasing Utopia’ After Another Loss

The New York Yankees just dropped their 11th game out of the last 19 to the Toronto Blue Jays, failing to seize a chance to get a little closer to securing home-field advantage for the wild-card game. The loss can be squarely placed on the bullpen and the job done at the plate, as the […]

6y ago

Why Dellin Betances Can’t Stop Bleeding And What It Means For The Yankees

Why Dellin Betances Can’t Stop Bleeding And What It Means For The Yankees

Yankee reliever Dellin Betances has been dealing with a bloody ring finger that he cut only a week or so ago, and whenever he takes the ball, it starts bleeding again. While there have been some concerns that the cut isn’t healing faster, the Yankees haven’t given him a break long enough to stop re-aggravating […]

6y ago

Hall Of Fame Pitchers Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage And Don Sutton Think Baseball Is In Trouble

Hall Of Fame Pitchers Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage And Don Sutton Think Baseball Is In Trouble

Baseball is a constantly evolving sport, even if the changes are often seen as small and incremental. The days of the legal spitball and shine ball are gone. Designated hitters aren’t an experiment anymore, and the strategy used to win games has changed as well. Until Babe Ruth came along, games were ruled and won […]

6y ago

Aroldis Chapman Leaves Win Against Marlins With Injury, What It Means To The Yankees Now

Aroldis Chapman Leaves Win Against Marlins With Injury, What It Means To The Yankees Now

New York Yankee closer Aroldis Chapman didn’t look up to snuff Tuesday night when he entered the game in the 12th inning to try to close down the Marlins. The first indicator something was off was that his velocity was down in the 96-97 MPH range. Then he issued a leadoff walk to Isaac Galloway, […]

6y ago

MLB Rumors: Swamped With Injuries, Yankee GM Brian Cashman May Call Up Justus Sheffield Before Rosters Expand

MLB Rumors: Swamped With Injuries, Yankee GM Brian Cashman May Call Up Justus Sheffield Before Rosters Expand

Lately, the New York Yankees don’t look so much like the walking wounded as they do the walking dead. The injury bug is more like a swarm of injury bugs, taking players down for days, weeks, months, and even years. It really has gotten that bad. Then there is the issue that the timetable for […]

6y ago

Yankees Lance Lynn Impresses In First Start, Snaps Losing Streak Against White Sox

Yankees Lance Lynn Impresses In First Start, Snaps Losing Streak Against White Sox

After being swept by the Red Sox, the Yankees tried their luck with the White Sox and found that maybe all they needed to get back on track was a change of laundry and a start from newcomer Lance Lynn. The Yankees slid back to 9 1/2 games out of first behind the BoSox after […]

6y ago

MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Move Landing A Closer Up Their Priority List

MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Move Landing A Closer Up Their Priority List

After posting his worst outing of the season, Aroldis Chapman has left the Yankees in a position where they need to quickly decide if he just had an isolated bad outing, or if it is a symptom of a physical breakdown. Chapman declined his invitation to participate in last week’s All-Star game to rest his […]

6y ago

Aroldis Chapman Melts Down In Ninth Inning Vs. Mets, Gets Booed Off The Mound

Aroldis Chapman Melts Down In Ninth Inning Vs. Mets, Gets Booed Off The Mound

In Game 2 of the Yankees vs. Mets subway series, Aroldis Chapman did everything possible to make it a roller coaster ride of a game. While Chapman had put up elite numbers this season going into yesterday’s game, a 1.35 ERA, o.825 WHIP and 26 saves in 27 chances, he did not put up a […]

6y ago

Red Sox Rookie Rafael Devers Hits Historic Game-Tying Home Run Off Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman

Red Sox Rookie Rafael Devers Hits Historic Game-Tying Home Run Off Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman

Sunday night in the Bronx the Boston Red Sox entered the top of the ninth inning in their game against their rivals, the New York Yankees, down one run. The two teams were both scoreless through four innings when the Red Sox started off the scoring with one in the top of the fifth. The […]

7y ago

New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Is Team Doomed Following Aroldis Chapman Injury?

New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Is Team Doomed Following Aroldis Chapman Injury?

New York Yankees trade rumors have already surfaced following closer Aroldis Chapman getting placed on the disabled list. Without a shutdown closer like Chapman, could the Yankees be in danger of once again missing the MLB Playoffs? A number of closers are already coming up in Yankees trade rumors now, even though Chapman may not […]

7y ago

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 10 Closers For 2017 MLB Season

Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 10 Closers For 2017 MLB Season

Fantasy baseball rankings have started coming out on most main sports sites. Some of the most-searched-for information is how the top 10 closers look for the 2017 MLB season. It’s another intriguing season, as two or three relievers who aren’t even closers may jump up the list of drafted pitchers this year. While the two […]

7y ago

New York Yankees Trade Rumors: David Robertson Deal Possible By Spring Training?

New York Yankees Trade Rumors: David Robertson Deal Possible By Spring Training?

New York Yankees trade rumors indicate the team is still trying to improve its bullpen for the 2017 MLB season, so why not target Chicago White Sox reliever David Robertson? A report by the Twitter feed for the Yankees showcased photos of the team packing up to head to Tampa for the opening of the […]

7y ago

Joe Maddon Responds To Criticism From Aroldis Chapman

Joe Maddon Responds To Criticism From Aroldis Chapman

Joe Maddon is a living legend in Chicago now that he broke the curse that kept the Chicago Cubs from winning the World Series for over 100 years. Ask any Cubs fan and they will likely tell you that Maddon could do no wrong, but during the World Series, he made a questionable decision in […]

7y ago

New York Yankees Rumors: Aroldis Chapman Agrees To Monster Contract

New York Yankees Rumors: Aroldis Chapman Agrees To Monster Contract

New York Yankees rumors state that Aroldis Chapman has agreed to a five-year contract with the team. A report by the MLB website has been posted on Twitter that has the deal worth $86 million over the next five seasons. This huge deal would reunite Chapman with the Yankees, where he pitched the beginning of […]

8y ago

Aroldis Chapman Yankees Rumors: Offer Made To Closer For Reunion

Aroldis Chapman Yankees Rumors: Offer Made To Closer For Reunion

Aroldis Chapman and the New York Yankees are rumored to be nearing a reunion with the World Series champion closer returning to the Bronx for the foreseeable future. The one aspect of that happening this offseason is that it will cost the Yankees a lot of money. One thing is for certain when it comes […]

8y ago

Washington Nationals Rumors: Aroldis Chapman Becomes Top Offseason Priority

Washington Nationals Rumors: Aroldis Chapman Becomes Top Offseason Priority

The Washington Nationals are coming off of a 2016 season which saw them win the National League East Division title for the third time in five years. While that’s quite an accomplishment for general manager Mike Rizzo, 2016 also marked the third time in five years that the Nationals have been eliminated from the playoffs […]

8y ago

New York Yankees Rumors: Aroldis Chapman Reunion Close After Comments From Closer?

New York Yankees Rumors: Aroldis Chapman Reunion Close After Comments From Closer?

New York Yankees rumors link the team to closer Aroldis Champman in a positive way. The Yankees are looking for bullpen help through MLB free agency, and Chapman might be at the top of the list (again). A report by the New York Post was released on Tuesday (Nov. 22) that sheds some positive light […]

8y ago

Aroldis Chapman: Is He Worth $100 Million?

Aroldis Chapman: Is He Worth $100 Million?

Star closer Aroldis Chapman, fresh off a World Series title with the Chicago Cubs, is looking for a $100-million deal this offseason, according to NBC Sports. That would shatter the previous record for a relief pitcher’s total value of contract, which is currently held by Jonathan Papelbon, who signed a four-year, $50 million deal. So, […]

8y ago

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