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Yankees Get Second Chance on Dan Haren

Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on November 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Eyewitnesses can sometimes be the most unreliable. And, in the era of social media, the least trustworthy sources for trades are often the players involved. Such was the case last night, when Carlos Marmol tipped off a reporter in his native Dominican Republic that he had been […]

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What to Do with Freddy Garcia?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , , , on March 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »

When Freddy Garcia signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Yankees, he was arguably the third starter on the team’s depth chart. However, following the offseason acquisitions of Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda, the re-emergence of Phil Hughes, and the comeback of Andy Pettitte, the veteran right hander now seems destined to be the […]

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Discarded by the Angels, Napoli Proves Most Valuable in Texas

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, World Series, tagged , , , on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Mike Napoli is on the verge of completing a season long journey that has taken him from the outhouse in Anaheim to the penthouse in Arlington. With one more Rangers’ victory, Napoli is almost assured of becoming the World Series MVP, which wouldn’t be as remarkable if the defensively maligned catcher hadn’t been traded twice […]

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Did Yanks Lose the Deadline? How Potential American League Playoff Rotations Stack Up

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , , on August 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By most objective standards, the Yankees have the best pitching staff in the American League. And yet, according to some, Brian Cashman’s inability to acquire another pitcher has branded the team as a “trade deadline loser”.  So much for perspective. […]

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