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Donny Baseball is an interesting case: his career lasted only 14 seasons. At his peak, he was great, one of the very best players in baseball for a few seasons, but back problems brought his stats down, so he doesn’t have the counting starts that get you into the Hall. I’m guessing that his time […]
From Bluebird Banter | 8 days ago | 0 reads
We’re a few days into December now, meaning we’re only a few days away from the start of the Winter Meetings and the unofficial hotspot of the offseason. Little has slipped out of the Yankees’ camp in the early goings, and what little we do know of their plans doesn’t sound very exciting: the payroll […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 8 days ago | 0 reads
North Jersey | Pete Caldera: MLB’s Winter Meetings are coming up, usually the biggest time for business in the baseball offseason. The Yankees seem to want to stay around the $300 million payroll level while still having holes in the roster to fix, and also have very real questions around their top level prospects. Spencer […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Will Brewers trade Freddy Peralta this offseason? It may not matter. They lost their president of Baseball Operations, David Stearns, to the Mets. They lost their manager, Craig Counsell, to the Cubs. They traded their two elite closers, Josh Hader (to the Astros) and Devin Williams (to the Yankees). They traded their ace, Corbin Burnes, to the Orioles. And they lost their star shortstop, Willy Adames, to the Giants in free agency. None of it mattered. No matter how many times the Milwauk...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 9 days ago | 2 reads
It’s an unfortunate and familiar story. Giancarlo Stanton misses a considerable amount of time with injury during the regular season. The frequency with which this has happened since the Yankees acquired him from the Marlins is distressing not only for the team, but for him. From the beginning of the 2019 season onward, Giancarlo has […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 9 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context. The “Ranking” is an organizing principle that’s drawn from Baseball Reference’s WAR (rWAR). […]
From Purple Row | 9 days ago | 1 read
There is a chance that at some point in 2025, the Yankees will have a truly excellent starting rotation. Max Fried and Carlos Rodón are coming off of great seasons, Cam Schlittler is looking to make more noise in his sophomore campaign, Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil hope to bounce back from injury-riddled seasons, while […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 9 days ago | 2 reads
MLB.com | Brian Murphy: One of the biggest moves of the still-young offseason was former Yankees pitcher Sonny Gray getting traded by the Cardinals to the Red Sox. He had his introductory press conference with Boston, and he talked about his ill-fated time in the Bronx, admitting that New York was never a great fit […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 9 days ago | 1 read
Maybe your first instinct when reading the title of this post will be the same as mine when first contemplating the idea of writing about the subject. Jo Adell is a young player who the Angels surely will want to keep hold of for their long-term—but, well, it isn’t quite so simple. Adell will be […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 1 read
There are few things more cruel in professional sports than a promising player getting injured. It’s part of the game, but it’s demoralizing for a multitude of reasons. While Clarke Schmidt doesn’t fit the billing of a burgeoning superstar or promising rookie that suffers a long-term injury, he was emerging as an above-average, consistent homegrown […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 1 read
There are few things more cruel in professional sports than a promising player getting injured. It’s part of the game, but it’s demoralizing for a multitude of reasons. While Clarke Schmidt doesn’t fit the billing of a burgeoning superstar or promising rookie that suffers a long-term injury, he was emerging as an above-average, consistent homegrown […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 0 reads
The offseason is in full swing and the Winter Meetings are about to begin, so it’s time to take another look at the Yankees farm system and consider a new ranking of Baby Bombers on the rise within the organization. There was a lot of movement in 2025, as a few arms made huge strides […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 1 read
As the Winter Meetings are just days away, the closer market in free agency continues to be red hot. The Mets signed former Brewers and Yankees closer Devin Williams to a 3 year deal on Monday. So the three NL East Powers now have Jhoan Duran, Rasiel Iglesias, and Williams as their closers. It will […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 0 reads
The bullpen for the New York Yankees certainly had its ups and downs through the 2025 regular season. When it came to the starting rotation, they performed about as well as manager Aaron Boone or any of the Yankees faithful could have asked for. They finished eighth in MLB in fWAR and fourth in ERA. […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 0 reads
It looked like yesterday would be another quiet one as we lead into the Winter Meetings, but last night, the Mets poached a Yankee again, Devin Williams becoming the latest player to switch from the Bronx to Queens. Despite struggling mightily for most of the 2025 season, Williams secured a solid three-year, $51-million to join […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 0 reads
The Mets agreed to a three-year deal with Devin Williams Monday, with his salary expected to exceed $50 million. The Athletic’s Will Sammon was the first to report the contract, with ESPN’s Jeff Passan adding the financial terms. After emerging as one of the sport’s elite relievers during six years in Milwaukee, the right-hander spent […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 10 days ago | 1 read
Seeing any prospect come up and do well is extremely fun, but there’s something different when it’s a young starting pitcher. A pitcher getting called up and impressing has you dreaming that your team has found someone who could take the ball in key games and playoff series openers and not only give your team […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 11 days ago | 1 read
The New York Yankees undoubtedly have positions in desperate need of an upgrade over the course of the long offseason. That being said, they also have other spots where they may not necessarily need an upgrade, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to get one. The man behind the plate calling the shots is one of […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 11 days ago | 2 reads
In a vacuum, ignoring injury, the Yankees’ starting rotation for 2026 looks outstanding. Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, Cam Schlittler, Luis Gil, and Will Warren all return, and the Yanks just recently re-signed Ryan Yarbrough. That’s six legitimate starting pitchers and a guy who was pretty successful as a spot starter/swingman for New York […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 11 days ago | 2 reads
Usually, we’ll do some kind of preamble here with brief thoughts on baseball activity from the previous day. But boy, the MLB offseason was as quiet as a day in late January. Maybe everyone was just anxious for December and today will offer more. Today on the site, Kevin will consider Michael King as a […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 11 days ago | 1 read
MLB Trade Rumors | Charlie Wright: The Yankees have a decision to make with their outfield prospects, once they’re done making a decision about their major-league outfield. Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones are already going to be hard-pressed to both find time in the big leagues with only one spot open in the outfield at […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 11 days ago | 1 read
It’s Sunday, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! It was a busy week in New York City, as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade took over the city on Thursday, the New York Knicks’ win over the Bucks dominated headlines on Friday, and Jaxson Dart cleared concussion […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 12 days ago | 2 reads
Generally, if you allow double-digit hits in a game as a pitcher, you and your team probably aren’t going to win that game. If you then add in eight walks to the equation, your odds are going to take an even greater dip. These days, it’s probably not even possible for a pitcher to put […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 12 days ago | 2 reads
We’ve reached the end of November and of Thanksgiving week, which means that the MLB offseason should be about to give us some real action. The winter meetings will begin at the end of next weekend, and with them there will be a steady drumbeat of rumors and actual moves. To be fair, we’ve already […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 12 days ago | 0 reads
MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: The Yankees have yet to make their first big splash of free agency, but it appears that Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger have emerged as their most prominent targets. If a recent report from Jon Heyman is to believed, there is a clear hierarchy of prioritization between the two […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 12 days ago | 1 read