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What If Derek Jeter Opts Out? Extending Short Stop May Be Yankees Best Strategy

Posted in Baseball, CBA, Free Agents, Hot Stove, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on December 6, 2012 | 7 Comments »

As the off season draws on, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Yankees are operating under self-imposed fiscal restraints. As a result, examining the team’s 2014 commitments has become a required part of analyzing Brian Cashman’s blueprint for this winter. However, there are several variables that are hard to quantify, not the least of which […]

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Derek Jeter Confounds Critics, Age with Historic Offensive Season

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on August 14, 2012 | 12 Comments »

Derek Jeter has been a popular target of cynics for most of his career. The criticisms were mostly whispers when the short stop was in his prime, but they have crescendoed during his inevitable decline phase. Since crowing the loudest in the first half of 2011, however, Jeter’s detractors have been quieted by the Captain’s resurgence, which once […]

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A Look at Derek Jeter’s First Pitch Fancy

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on July 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Derek Jeter has gained a reputation for being a very aggressive hitter. However, the Yankee shortstop’s career walk rate of 8.8% is actually slightly higher than the American League average of 8.7% over that same period. In terms of pitches per plate appearance, Jeter’s career rate of […]

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Has Yankees’ RISP Failure Become a Pressing Issue?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Over the past nine games, the Yankees’ offense has turned R-I-S-P into a “four-letter word”. Following last night’s abysmal 0-13 performance with runners in scoring position, which, according to the Daily News, was the team’s worst single game performance since 1990, the Bronx Bombers have now gone 6 for their last 72 when presented with […]

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With Nakajima Headed Back to Japan, Do Yanks Have a Backup Plan?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, International, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees’ winning bid for Japanese short stop Hiroyuki Nakajima came out of the blue last month, which led me to believe the team had identified international professionals as the next “market inefficiency”. As it turns out, the team wasn’t really interested in Nakajima, at least not enough to persuade the Seibu Lions’ star to accept […]

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Is There Enough Room for Big Papi in the Bronx?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Red Sox, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »

For the last nine seasons, David Ortiz has been one of the most prolific hitters in baseball and the rock of the Boston Red Sox’ lineup. However, there hasn’t been much love for Big Papi on the free agent market. According to recent reports, the DH’s options seem limited to accepting arbitration or signing a […]

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Captain Comeback: Jeter’s Rebound Quiets Critics

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on August 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Lost amid the power explosion in yesterday’s 22-9 victory over the Athletics was another three-hit game by Derek Jeter, which momentarily vaulted the short stop over the .300 mark for the first time since the second game of the season. Game-by-Game Progression of Derek Jeter’s Batting Rates Source: Baseball-reference.com Even though his status as a […]

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