Open Thread: Revisiting Preseason Standings Predictions

By Moshe Mandel On June 2, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Open Threads

With one third of the season in the books, I thought it would be a nice time to revisit the standings that the TYA staff projected before the season. The composite standings are listed below, with individual projections done by William, Larry, and myself available at this link.

And here are the [...]

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Notes: Yankees Dominate All-Star Voting, A-Rod Hasn’t Fed His Cousin To A Woodchipper

By Moshe Mandel On June 2, 2011 · 10 Comments · In News and notes

Two stories that I just wanted to mention briefly:

From MLB.com:

At first base, (827,247 votes) has a 142,000-vote lead over Gonzalez, who as a San Diego Padre was the NL’s starter in each of the last three [...]

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Pitching Draft Prospects

By Sean P. On June 2, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Prospects

This draft class is strongest when it comes to pitching. So far we’ve looked at outfielders, corner infielders and catchers, middle infielders and some local prospects. Today we’ll look at some pitching prospects that could be available for the Yankees to take at #51.

This is just my opinion, but I [...]

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Early Guesses On Staten Island’s Opening Roster

By EJ Fagan On June 2, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Prospects

Short-season A-ball can sometimes be exciting to follow, but oftentimes it gets a little mundane. The league’s bread and butter includes players who just graduated college, were drafted by MLB teams, and are setting out to start their careers as professional baseball players. The problem is that top prospects these days often sign pretty late [...]

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Platoon DH situation arising

By Matt Imbrogno On June 2, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Roster Decisions

It’s pretty clear that Joe Girardi is employing a platoon DH situation with and . As we all know, Posada’s been absolutely useless against left handed pitchers this year. He has a .109 wOBA against them and STILL hasn’t gotten a hit against a southpaw in 2011. Jones, [...]

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The Yankee Analysts’ May 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up

By Larry Koestler On June 2, 2011 · 8 Comments · In Monthly Wrap-Up

For the April 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up, please click here.

By now we’re all aware of the rather erratic month the Yankees experienced in May. This rollercoaster ride featured a six-game losing streak — the team’s longest since 2007 — yet the Yankees still managed to eke out a winning record, going 15-14, and [...]

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