The Case for Colon

By On January 11, 2012 · 17 Comments · In Hot Stove, Statistical Analysis

Cautious. Frugal. Patient. Prudent. There are plenty of adjectives one might use to describe the Yankees strategy this off-season but each inevitably leads to the same conclusion: Brian Cashman is taking the 75 million dollars the Angels gave to , and the 100 plus million dollars the Rangers will probably plop down for [...]

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Is It Time To Trade Gardner?

By On January 11, 2012 · 29 Comments · In Trade Musings

I’ve heard too many Yankee fans argue a .259 average with only 7 homeruns is embarrassing for the lineup. EJ stifled those remarks in October and explained how Gardner’s standard statistics may not look pretty, but fWAR places him amongst the top 30 position players in the game. I have to agree with EJ, [...]

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A Year From Now

By On January 11, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Hot Stove

One year from now, there are going to be two questions plaguing the Yankees. One is going to be relatively easy to solve. The other SHOULD be, but may not be. Number one, obviously, is the impending retirement of . The “pain” of Mariano leaving won’t really hit until the season when [...]

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