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Yankees, Mets Rekindle Spring Training “Rivalry”; Kenny Rogers Winces in Remembrance

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on April 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »

For the first time in 16 years, the Yankees and Mets squared off under the Florida sun. Considering all of the interleague games, not to mention the 2000 World Series, played between the two teams since that meeting on March 30, 1996, not too many people probably remember the events that transpired that day. Just don’t [...]

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Velocity Matters: Did Yankees Overlook Red Flags Regarding Pineda?

Posted in Baseball, Injuries, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , , on March 31, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Did Michael Pineda hurt his shoulder trying to generate velocity in an effort to quell the furor building over his lower radar gun readings? Or, was pre-existing soreness the cause of his diminished velocity? At this point, it really doesn’t matter. The Yankees chief concern is now the result of Pineda’s MRI. If the test [...]

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Springboard Effect: Does a Good Exhibition Record Translate to the Regular Season?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Spring Training, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on March 30, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Break up the Toronto Blue Jays! Entering play today, Jose Bautista and company have been tearing up the Grapefruit League, compiling an impressive 22-4 record, which represents the highest spring winning percentage since 1984 (excludes the abbreviated 1990 exhibition schedule). If the Blue Jays maintain their above .800 winning percentage, they’ll join the 1997 Marlins [...]

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Do Spring Training Stats Matter After All?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Spring Training, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Spring training stats mean nothing. At least that’s what most people seem to think. However, a recent correlation analysis published by Fangraphs.com suggests otherwise. In particular, the fangraphs’ study concluded that walk and strikeout rates in the spring (both good and bad) may foreshadow performance during the regular season, which isn’t exactly a revolutionary conclusion. [...]

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Remembering a Not So Chipper Start to Future Hall of Famer’s Career

Posted in Baseball, Hall of Fame, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on March 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Chipper Jones’ induction year for the Hall of Fame has officially been set. In January 2018, the long-time Atlanta Braves’ third baseman will take his place among baseball’s elite in Cooperstown, five year after his retirement, which Jones recently announced will take place after this season. During his career, which has spanned 20 years, Jones [...]

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Taking Some Early Spring Training Temperatures

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on March 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) An old baseball adage warns against trusting numbers compiled in March, but nonetheless, teams still make decisions based on Spring Training performance. So, with almost half of the exhibition schedule in the books, let’s take a look at some of the early returns from position players facing [...]

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Catch-22: Yadier Molina’s Bat Once Again Puts the Cardinals on the Defensive

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Rumors, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »

A St. Louis Cardinals’ All Star is entering the final year of his contract and has given the team until the end of the spring to negotiate an extension. Talk about déjà vu all over again. Granted, Yadier Molina doesn’t come close to the stature of Albert Pujols, but during his seven years with the Cardinals, [...]

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