Does Opt Out Benefit Interested Suitors As Much As Prince Fielder?

By On January 4, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Hot Stove

(The following is being syndicated fromThe Captain’s Blog).

It’s been several weeks since  signed a mega-$250 million deal with the Anaheim Angels, but  seems no closer to finding a home. Even for a Scott Boras client, the slow developing market for the All Star slugger has been somewhat [...]

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The Yankees and Pitching Prospects

By On January 4, 2012 · 18 Comments · In Prospects

Before I get into this, my first post at The Yankee Analysts, I’d like to thank everyone here for giving me this opportunity and for welcoming me so fully to the team. I have accepted this position knowing that TYA is not only among the best Yankees blogs on the internet, but among the best [...]

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Having Phaith in Phil

By On January 4, 2012 · 9 Comments · In Projections

Going into the 2011 season, I expected to complement Sabathia at the top of the Yankees’ rotation. Phil was our number two. A year later I find myself refreshing twitter and a smorgasbord of blogs to see who Cashman and company chose to replace Hughes. The once top pitching prospect that [...]

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Giving and Getting

By On January 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Hot Stove

What a player gives is what the team gets. Sure, that’s a fairly obvious statement that’s likely too broad a generalization. There is more nuance to it, both on the SABR side (marginal value of a win) and the more traditional side (chemistry, etc.), but let’s take a look at the statement at its face [...]

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