Midnight Tweets (updates on Banuelos, Bailey, Ian Kennedy)

By Steve S. On March 15, 2011 · 3 Comments · In General Musings

(A daily recapping of the news and notes via Twitter that may be of interest to Yankee fans. Or at least those that are to this one)

RT @ Dbacks announce [...]

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TYA Trivia Open Thread for Tuesday, March 15, 2011

By Larry Koestler On March 15, 2011 · 12 Comments · In Trivia

On every weeknight throughout the year, one of the TYA writers will post a trivia question as the nightly open thread. The blog administrators will keep track of the winners, and the commenter with the most correct answers will win a prize that has yet to be decided upon. The answers will be posted in [...]

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Scouting Freddy Garcia

By Moshe Mandel On March 15, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Player Analysis

With Opening Day just two weeks away, the Yankees are closing in on decision-making time regarding their two open starter slots. At this point, I would be very surprised if Freddy Garcia did not win one of those spots, as he has the best track record of the candidates and would [...]

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Prospect Profile: Bryan Mitchell, RHP

By Sean P. On March 15, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Prospects

B. April 19, 1991

H/W  6’2”, 175 lbs.

Hailing from the state that was “first in flight”, Mitchell was drafted by the Yankees in 2009 in the 16th round for 800,000 dollars. Originally destined to become a Tar Heel, Mitchell was a two way player in high school that was [...]

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An unscientific glance at the Yankees’ 2011 Spring Training numbers to date

By Larry Koestler On March 15, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Musings

In something of a departure for me, I’m going to eschew any advanced analysis and take a cursory, unscientific look at the numbers the Yankees have put up thus far during spring training. All the usual caveats apply — pitchers are more concerned with stuff than results, hitters’ batting lines are partially comprised of numbers [...]

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Avoiding Language

By Matt Imbrogno On March 15, 2011 · 8 Comments · In General Musings

Spring Training means many things. It means the snow is melting (well, mostly). It means I have a non-political reason to pay attention to what goes in in Arizona and Florida. It means, above all things, hope and hype. We know all about the former and the mythology that goes along with it. Perhaps mythology [...]

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Phil Hughes’ 2010 Curveball through the lens of PitchFX

By Larry Koestler On March 15, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

This post is the second in a four-part series taking a deep, pitchFX-fueled look at each of the five pitches threw during the 2010 season. Please be sure to reference the previous entry as well before, during or after you read this latest post:

Phil Hughes’ 2010 Four-Seam Fastball through [...]

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