Open Thread: The Yankees’ Awesome Outfield

By Moshe Mandel On June 23, 2011 · 16 Comments · In Open Threads

A post by Dave Schoenfield at the SweetSpot Network caught my eye yesterday:

Using the top three rated outfielders for each club, here are the top five clubs in the AL:

1. Yankees (, , ): 7.8 WAR.
2. Royals (

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Is the Jeter leadoff hand-wringing for naught?

By Larry Koestler On June 23, 2011 · 16 Comments · In Player Analysis

Before you read this it behooves me to note that after I completed this piece it came to my attention that our pal Jay Jaffe also wrote about this very topic yesterday, though I wound up using ZiPS Rest-of-Season numbers instead of 2011 stats, so the below presents a slightly different take on the [...]

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Prospect Smorgasbord

By Sean P. On June 23, 2011 · 4 Comments · In General Musings, Prospects, Reviews

Prospect Smorgasbord

In an effort to catch up with everything happening in the minor league world of the New York Yankees, I offer you a prospect smorgasbord. Let’s kick it.

Notable Info

-          Slade Heathcott, Rob Segedin and JR Murphy were called up to Tampa from Charleston.

-          Tim Norton, who was throwing very [...]

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Contemplating our expectations of Phil Hughes

By Matt Warden On June 23, 2011 · 20 Comments · In General Musings, Injuries

This Friday — weather permitting that is — I’ll be at New Britain Stadium watching the Rock Cats (Twins minor league affiliate) host the AA Trenton Thunder. As an added bonus, will be taking the mound for Trenton in his next rehab start. Assuming the game is played and [...]

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Off Day Thoughts

By Matt Imbrogno On June 23, 2011 · 9 Comments · In General Musings

With one summer course finished last night, I’m like 95% done with my Master’s. Woo. Okay done with the semi-cool brag. Onto the baseball…

During the series with the Cubs, I was annoyed with the constant Wrigley-fapping. This series, it was (as it usually is when they’re together) the Michael Kay and Paul O’Neill Show. [...]

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Cueto brilliant in 10-2 Reds victory; Gordon unable to Aaron Small himself out of disappointing start

By Larry Koestler On June 23, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Game Recaps

In a game the Reds sorely needed to win to avoid being swept at home, came up huge, hurling seven innings of two-hit, one-run ball — the lone blemish on his ledger a solo home run in the second — and enabling the Reds to beat the [...]

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