The Yankees pitching staff has been the best in MLB so far this season, and one of the main factors in that happening has been Nestor Cortes picking up where he left off a year ago. Cortes is not the conventional pitcher by any means. He averages 90 MPH on his fastball, so he will not beat you with velocity, …

The Yankees trailed the Tigers 1-0 in the bottom of the 8th inning Thursday afternoon. Runners were on second and third with two outs, left-handed pitcher Lucas Luetge was on the mound with right-handed hitter Miguel Cabrera coming to the plate with first base open. He was one hit away from 3,000 for his career and was 0-3 on the …

The Yankees offense has struggled so far this year, but DJ LeMahieu has looked like one of the better players on offense so far this year. Some would be shocked to say this, but if we are power ranking the top offensive performers on the Yankees, DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks would have the best cases to be the top …

The New York Yankees began the 2022 season on the right foot, defeating the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on opening day in the Bronx. The crowd was electric and some of the new faces made an impact. Here are some of the things that we learned about today. 1. This team has fight. We couldn’t say that last year. When …

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With just under a week to go we are getting a clear picture of who will be on the Yankees opening day roster. Because of the shortened spring training from the lockout, rosters will be hold 28 players for the month of April. Manager Aaron Boone has mentioned that the team will likely hold 15 or 16 pitchers. The Oakland …

As we approach the start of MLB’s regular season much of the Yankees fanbase is underwhelmed with the team’s lack of splash moves this offseason. The disappointment is justified. After the Yankees reset the luxury tax penalties, the fanbase was expecting the team to spend on the free agents at the top of the market. We all know the Yankees …

The Yankees went into the 2021-2022 offseason knowing that things needed to change. It had been four straight years of downturn since they were in game seven of the 2017 ALCS against the Houston Astros. In 2018, losing in the ALDS to the Boston Red Sox. In 2019, it was back in the ALCS but losing in six to the …

The Yankees made a big trade over the weekend, acquiring Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rortvedt from the Twins for Gary Sánchez and Gio Urshela. This was a pretty controversial move considering how high the expectations were for this offseason. The trade all but shuts the door on the dream of Carlos Correa and Trevor Story. With Matt Olson …

Major League Baseball has been the only major sports league without a salary cap for a long time now. Teams are allowed to spend as much money as they can within their own organization to make them better. Unlike in the other major sports, there isn’t a limit as to how much you can spend in the name of competitive …