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Is Alex Rodriguez the Most Clutch Hitter on the Yankees?
Alex Rodriguez has become the new Yankee October hero this postseason with unbelievably timed hits and home runs. In Game Two of the ALCS versus the Angels, A-Rod did it again...
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New York Yankee Pitcher Ian Kennedy Has a Positive Outlook on 2010
I don't know what to do right now, as we still have two more days until Yankee baseball. This should help you kill some time (it certainly helped me). I'm a big Ian Kennedy fan...
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Yankee Prospects Have Much To Gain As The Arizona Fall League Begins
The Arizona Fall League began today, with the first pitch at 12:35 in a matchup between the Surprise Rafters and Peoria Javelinas. The Yankees have seven players on the Rafters, most of whom are worth keeping an eye on...
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The ALCS Is Set: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
After the Yankees and Angels both completed their respective sweeps of the Twins and Red Sox yesterday, it was time to start looking forward to the American League Championship Series. The series will start Friday night at approximately 8 p...
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A-Rod Comes Through in the Clutch as Yankees Take Game 2 of ALDS
Win Probability Graph from FanGraphs Wow, that was a crazy one. The ups and downs in this game were exhausting, but it was all worth it in the end. That graph pretty much mirrors my emotions during the game...
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New York Yankees Face Arbitration Decisions with Andy Pettitte and Johnny Damon
As I do every day, I was reading Buster Olney's daily column. In this particular column (sorry, behind the insider wall), he was discussing Type-A free agents and whether or not they would be offered arbitration...
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New York Yankees: Few Questions Remain for Yanks As They Head Towards the ALDS
After missing the postseason last year, the Yankees clinched early this year. As a result, they've been able to get everyone rested and set up the rotation for the playoffs. We know what the starting lineup will be...
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The Staten Island Yankee Quartet
The recent Yankees draft strategy has been to take guys who are signability cases. While this is definitely the right move for a team with the financial resources, there is a downside to this plan...
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Who Should The Yankees Root For While The Twins and Tigers Fight It Out?
It doesn't seem like the Yankees care about anything other than winning at this point. Since clinching home field advantage for the entire postseason, they haven't lost a game and continue to look great...
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New York Yankees Prospect Hitting Dominance Factors
Recently, Mike Axisa over at River Avenue Blues took a look at all of the minor league pitchers through the lens of a statistic called Dominance Factor. Brett Sullivan developed this statistic over at Project Prospect...
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New York Yankees Top 30 Post 2009 Season Prospects
Since the minor league seasons are over, I figured it was an appropriate time to rank the top Yankees prospects. I plan on giving you an in-depth profile on each and every one of these guys during the offseason...
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New York Yankees Top 30 Prospects: Five Who Just Missed the Cut
I will be releasing my top 30 prospects list this week, and here are five guys who just missed my cut. Daniel Brewer, DH/LF: Since being the Yankees' eighth round pick in 2008, Brewer has raked at the plate...
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Melky Cabrera Has Not Been As Clutch As You Might Think
My most recent article suggested that Brett Gardner should be starting over Melky for the rest of the season, and in the postseason. I even suggested that Melky's postseason roster spot may be more aptly used on Freddy Guzman...
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With Brett Gardner off the DL, Melky Cabrera Should Head to the Bench
On September 7, Brett Gardner was activated from the disabled list, after spending nearly a month and a half there. Since then, Gardner has appeared in a majority of games, but it is evident ...
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Checking In With The New York Yankees' 2009 Draft Prospects
The minor league seasons are over, except for a few playoff games, so it's time to take a look at what some of the Yankees' draftees have accomplished so far...
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N.Y. Calls Up Speedy Freddy Guzman, Anthony Claggett's Time as a Yankee is Done
Chad Jennings provides us with some interesting and unexpected news: The New York Yankees called up speedy outfielder Freddy Guzman this morning...
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New York Yankees Triple-A Affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's Season in Review
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees put together a strong season. They won the International League's North division with a 81-60 record. The team is currently in the playoffs and leads their first series, two games to zero in a best-of-five...
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New York Yankees AA-Ball, Trenton Thunder, Season in Review
The Trenton Thunder had a bit of a disappointing season. They finished in third place in their division with a 69-72 record. After Jesus Montero was knocked out of the lineup with an injury, this team just wasn't as exciting to follow...
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New York Yankees A+ Ball: Tampa Yankees' Season in Review
The Tampa Yankees had a dominant season, finishing with the best record in the Florida State League in the second half of the season and winning their division. They went 77-56 overall, good for a ...
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New York Yankees A-Ball, Charleston RiverDogs, Season in Review
Charleston started off great this season, but struggled in the second half with a record of just 35-34. Their final record was 74-65. Their struggles in the second half caused them to miss the playoffs...
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Austin Romine Headlines Yankees Heading To The Arizona Fall League
The New York Yankees prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League will be playing for the Surprise Rafters. You can see the entire Rafters roster here. The Yankees have four players on the roster...
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New York Yankees Minor League Recap: Aug. 23-Aug. 29, 2009
Slade Heathcott and Caleb Cotham made their respective debuts this week. Heathcott has been playing center field and leading off for the GCL Yankees while Cotham made a start in the GCL and then moved up to Staten Island to make another start...
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Examining Robinson Cano's Lack of Clutch Hitting
Last night, Robinson Cano hit a three-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning. This got me thinking about how Cano has been widely regarded as being un-clutch this season...
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New York Yankees Minor League Recap: August 16-August 22, 2009
A few things of note happened this week. J.R. Murphy got into game action in the GCL. He went 4/11 with a double, a walk, and 2 Ks in 3 games. Ian Kennedy will head to the Arizona Fall League...
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I Miss Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees Probably Do, Too
When the New York Yankees lost Brett Gardner to a broken thumb, it wasn't that significant of an injury. As it turns out, that was accurate. Since Gardner has been out, the Yankees have went 16-7, good for a ...