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The Tampa Bay Rays have already made a couple of notable deals this offseason under new owner Patrick Zalupski, shipping out the likes of Brandon Lowe and Shane Baz. Lowe was sent to a long-shot-at-best contender in the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baz was traded to a pitching-needy division rival in the Baltimore Orioles, once again […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The New York Yankees’ quiet offseason has continued into the new year as we sit about a month and a half from pitchers and catchers reporting to their spring training complex in Tampa. On Sunday morning though, news broke of them reportedy coming to terms with a name that many baseball fans have heard of, […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Replacing a legend is never easy, to the point where there is often a thing people say in sports that you never want to replace the legend, you want to replace the person who is replacing the legend. At least in recent Yankees’ history, the team did manage to replace one legend somewhat successfully, as […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Yesterday offered the second notable Japanese free agent signing of 2026, and once again, the Yankees didn’t seem to be a factor. The divison rival Blue Jays came to terms with Kazuma Okamoto on a four-year, $60 million contract. Are there red flags and would it have taken some time to figure out his specific […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
SNY.com | Colin Martin and Phillip Martinez: The 2025 American League champion Toronto Blue Jays made a splash yesterday afternoon, signing Japanese corner infielder Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year, $60 million deal roughly 24 hours before the end of his posting period. With the move, Toronto has now made three big additions this season, as […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
It’s pretty rare that a team can win a baseball game without any help from their opponents. Sometimes, that help might be as small as just a couple slightly off pitches that lead to runs. Sometimes, it’s just getting a little bit under a pitch and hitting a long fly out instead of a home […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Before the Yankees brought in the right-hander with a bit of an odd wrist movement at the top of his pitching motion in 1995, he was making his rounds with other organizations. David Cone’s career began with the Kansas City Royals, pitching in 11 games before a trade to the Yankees’ crosstown rival, the New […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Dating back to 1947, the Yankees have used Old-Timers’ Day as a chance to celebrate players from years past. Former superstars and role players alike don the pinstripes once more, hear the roar of the Bronx faithful, and engage in a half-comedic exhibition game. For those who recently left the game, Old-Timers’ Day serves as […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The first weekend of the new year is here, and the wind down from the holidays continues as we await some movement from the Yankees. With Tatsuya Imai off the board, the pitching market might start moving which could free them up to swipe a low-level starter or something similar, but we’re mainly just waiting […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
MLB Trade Rumors | Anthony Franco: After maintaining for months that he was their primary free agent target, the Yankees have officially tendered a contract offer to Cody Bellinger. Keeping him in pinstripes became their principal objective after he proved he was a fit at the plate, at all three outfield positions, in the clubhouse […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Meet the Mets The Mets and Yankees are both focused on free agent Cody Bellinger, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. MLB.com’s Sam Dykstra offered 26 prospect storylines to keep an eye on in 2026, and listed the Mets’ Nolan McLean as the favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year. MLB.com’s Jared […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
When it comes to the fundamental principles of my sports fandom, I really am a very simple guy. There is one basic tenet. The Golden Rule. The First Commandment. To Hell with Boston. In all sports. Then. Now. Forever. At the inevitable heat death of the universe, only my loathing of Boston sports will remain. […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
We kicked off our Birthday series on New Year’s Day, with a virtual unknown in Charlie Devens. Today, we’re following that up with one of the better and more significant pitchers in recent Yankees history. David Cone, born 63 years ago today, pitched in 17 seasons in the big leagues, during six of which he […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
I’ll admit I was still asleep when the word came down, that NPB ace Tatsuya Imai was signing with the Houston Astros for three years and $54 million guaranteed. Escalators exist on the deal that can give Imai another $3 million per, for a total possible AAV of $21 million — or some six million […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Finding a young player who can weather the storm that comes with playing behind the plate is a tall task for professional scouts, as it takes a strong athlete to spend a full season calling games and taking hits while also trying to provide as much offensive value as possible. Elite catchers are as valuable […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
As the 20th century entered its final decade, the Yankees were truly reaching a nadir in their franchise history. Yankee Stadium marking a full decade since its last taste of postseason baseball by the fall of 1991, owner George Steinbrenner turning over managers and GM’s faster than a sick person goes through a box of […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The New York Yankees tied for the best record in the AL East last year, losing out on a division title (and postseason bye) via the tiebreaker with the Toronto Blue Jays. What this should tell you is that the Yankees had a decent enough team, albeit one that had a number of players potentially […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
MLB History 1926 – The Chicago Tribune releases a story stating that the Detroit Tigers threw a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis responds by holding a hearing on the matter, but dismisses all charges as he can find no witnesses to […]
From Talking Chop | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
We’ve got just two days left in 2025, until we can finally turn the page to 2026. Plenty of business remains for this offseason, Yankees and otherwise, and a few items should be wrapped up shortly; the posting windows for a couple of NPB stars, Tatsuya Imai and Kazuma Okamoto, will close in the next […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
ESPN | David Schoenfield: It’s about that time of year where people start highlighting players and statistics to look out for on each team, and we’ve got a bit of both for you tonight. We’ll start with Schoenfield’s one stat for each AL team that could make or break their upcoming season, and he’s looking […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
As we here at Pinstripe Alley have been doing our “50 Biggest Yankees’ Free Agent Signings” series, we’ve tried to make it clear that not all of the signings are good. It’s not the “best” signings, it’s “biggest.” Sometimes, that means one was big at the time it happened, it just didn’t work out on […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
There’s always been an inherent charm to the Bad Boy Mower’s Pinstripe Bowl. As a big fan of college football and the Yankees, I always try to tune into the Pinstripe Bowl whenever I can, even if the teams competing are usually entering with six or seven wins. As a Penn State student, a secret […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
There’s only three more days left of 2025, and then we’ll start counting down the days until spring training before you know it. The swift turnaround from offseason mode to preseason hope kindling will hopefully be spurred on by some major moves falling like dominos into our feeds, with the January 2nd posting date of […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
MLB.com | Anthony Castrovince: I probably don’t need to tell anyone reading this, but Aaron Judge is the middle of an all-time offensive heater. Since 2022, the man has been basically unstoppable. But where does his run rank among right-handed hitters in the game’s history? There are a whole bunch of stats buried in this […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
It’s Sunday, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! These past seven days have been, unsurprisingly, rather slow on the baseball front, as the NBA, NFL, and college football take center stage over the December holidays. How have the Yankees been spending their Christmas break? Let’s find […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 0 reads