The 2026 Yankees project to have what might be called a fairly high variance group of outfielders. In one locked-in spot, there’s Aaron Judge, a generationally great baseball player who is not going anywhere, or seemingly regressing, any time soon. There’s Trent Grisham, who’s coming off of a surprise career year and an acceptance of […]
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Now, Tuesday was a little more like what we were expecting out of the Winter Meetings. We saw our first big money deal of the event go down, as Kyle Schwarber chose to re-sign with the Phillies on a five-year, $150 million deal over a matching offer from the Orioles and some slightly less-valuable offers […]
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The Winter Meetings are reaching the final lap, and we’ve still yet to see or hear much from the Yankees’ side. After a quiet Monday for the league all-around, we did get some momentum on the market on Tuesday with Kyle Schwarber and Edwin Diaz going to the Phillies and Dodgers, respectively. Perhaps we’ll get […]
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USA Today | Bob Nightengale: The proverbial hot stove finally heated up in earnest during day two of the annual winter meetings on Tuesday as two of the offseason’s most coveted free agents agreed to new deals. The Phillies retained DH Kyle Schwarber, fresh off a 56-homer campaign, for five years and $150 million. Meanwhile, […]
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For the fourth season now, MLB has staged its draft lottery at the Winter Meetings, this year in Orlando, Florida. With the still-relatively new lottery system, most teams that missed the playoffs the prior season get a chance at winning some top talent, hoping to make their mark in the majors sooner rather than later. […]
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Last week, we published our December update to the Top Yankees Prospects list, in which we ranked the 10 most promising minor-leaguers in the farm system. The list was mostly a combination of the team’s most recent first-round draft picks (George Lombard Jr., Spencer Jones, Dax Kilby, Ben Hess) and some breakout starting pitchers (Elmer […]
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Austin Wells was one of the biggest success stories on the 2024 Yankees, breaking out as a plus-glove and, when on his game, plus-bat catcher who figured to help anchor the lineup in the Bronx for years to come. His second full season in the Show was not a full-blown sophomore slump exactly, but Wells […]
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Well, day one at the 2025 Winter Meetings were mostly a bust. There were rumors, but not exactly many of the more juicy variety, and the day was almost completely devoid of actual activity. We did at least hear from Yankees brass, with Brian Cashman telling us that while he doesn’t feel they have as […]
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When you think about your archetypical closer, several characteristics spring to mind. They have to possess a high octane fastball they can throw by any hitter. They should be able to rack up strikeouts in bunches. Most importantly, they have to be able to perform in the pressure cooker of the ninth inning, keeping a […]
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A quiet first day at the winter meetings came and went, with rumors emanating from Orlando but little actual activity taking place. That’ll likely change at some point this week, but it’s anyone’s guess whether the Yankees will get in on the fun. Regardless of how busy baseball execs are down in Florida, it’ll be […]
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New York Post | Justin Terranova: The ex must have shown up to Thanksgiving, because the contempt between Sonny Gray and Brian Cashman has only escalated. This time, the Yankee GM has claimed that Gray lied about his desire to pitch in New York back in 2017, and that those supposed lies were the catalyst […]
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The New York Yankees entered the 2025 campaign after losing a superstar from their 2024 pennant-winning club to free agency and their ace to season-ending surgery before Opening Day even arrived. Still, their offseason pivot from re-signing Juan Soto landed them some players who helped them return to the postseason with the best record in […]
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The Winter Meetings have arrived, and we are at the apex event of the offseason. This is when the most momentum builds towards those star contracts and blockbuster trades, and while this winter has been a quiet one for the Yankees so far there’s hope that things change over the course of this week. The […]
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We’re two years plus two days removed from the Juan Soto trade. The Yankees landed one of the very best hitters in the sport, got a top 3 MVP season out of him, went to the World Series. We all knew it was borrowed time — Soto was going to play out his final year […]
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On July 30, 2024, Gerrit Cole was scratched from his start in Philadelphia due to “general body fatigue.” Without many options to overcome this, the Yankees turned to one of their top pitching prospects in the minors, promoting Will Warren to make his major league debut. Warren would make six total appearances in 2024 as […]
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The Yankees will likely head into the 2026 season with a different first baseman penciled into the starting lineup. With Paul Goldschmidt’s one-year deal expiring, it will more than likely be Ben Rice taking over the job on the right side, but there are also plenty of options out on the open market, if the […]
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We’ve reached the official start of the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings, perhaps the most fun stretch on the offseason calendar. The scene is a bit different than the one we found a year ago; in 2024, the meetings kicked off with Juan Soto having already spurned the Yankees for the Mets. At the time, it […]
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The Winter Meetings are officially underway, and over the next few days we’re expecting to see some major momentum on deals coming together. Whether that means the Yankees will be one of the teams landing anybody remains to be seen, as their offseason plans have been a mystery beyond what many have assumed from the […]
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New York Post | Greg Joyce: The Contemporary Era Committee voted on this cycle’s class of candidates and unfortunately, Don Mattingly missed out on enshrinement yet again. It is the 19th time that Mattingly has been denied entry to Cooperstown, appearing on the BBWAA ballot 15 times and then coming up for election via the […]
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On Sunday night, the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee unveiled the voting results of this year’s ballot: longtime slugging second baseman Jeff Kent has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Eras Committee was created to give another chance at enshrinement to players who have fallen off the standard BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, […]
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It’s Sunday, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! This week, we will finally get some baseball news, as the Winter Meetings are set to begin in Orlando. Will there be heartbreak, as happened last year when a certain free agent right fielder opted not to take […]
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Back in August, I began a series here at Pinstripe Alley, where I was going to put together an All-Star Yankee team of players who were born in a given month. After forgetting about it for a brief time during the stretch run and playoffs, I got back to the series in November, by making an […]
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Think of how potentially regal transactions could look if you used players’ full names. For example, here’s one from yesterday: Washington Nationals traded LHP Jose Alexander Ferrer to Seattle Mariners for C Harrison Michael Ford and RHP Isaac James Lyon. Not bad! (Yes, I was bored thinking about the current offseason last night. So it […]
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MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: Add another team to the list of suitors for free agent and former Yankee Cody Bellinger. The Philadelphia Phillies have apparently thrown their hat in the ring for the versatile lefty slugger. It sounds like Plan A for the Phils remains re-signing Kyle Schwarber. If that’s the case, then […]
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Tomorrow night, we’ll find out the results of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era ballot. The ballot is an opportunity for the Hall to reconsider the cases of players whose primary contributions came from 1980 onwards and who failed to reach induction through the standard Baseball Writers of American balloting process. Eight players […]
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