The center fielder has played in 57 percent of games over six years
Aaron Hicks isn’t going anywhere with four years left on his contract, and after wrongfully believing in him to be an everyday option for the Yankees the last three seasons, the same mistake can’t be made for a fourth straight season.
Yankees' 40-man decisions added to long list of questionable choices
I’m not upset with the Yankees’ decisions involving the players from Friday’s deadline. I’m upset with the Yankees’ decisions involving those players during their time as Yankees.
Yankees can rebuild roster this offseason and all it will cost is money
The Yankees are trending in the wrong direction, while the rest of the division trends up around them. That can be reversed over the next few months, and all it will cost is money.
Yankees' championship will be going on 13 years next October
The Yankees’ season has been over for the three weeks. It feels like it’s been three months. Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees. 1. When you bring back your manager for a fifth season after four underachieving, mostly miserable seasons, it means the roster has to be changed. However, I don’t think the Yankees […]
Not much maneuverability with Yankees' roster this offseason
The problem is while it shouldn’t be an option or a thought, “running it back” is most likely what the Yankees do. There’s only so much that can change on the roster due to contracts and value.
Yankees have grown progressively worse over last four seasons
I’m not mad. I’m not angry. I’m not upset. I’m not even annoyed or frustrated. I’m accepting of the Yankees’ disappointing ending because it was a disappointing season.
Yankees disappointingly in wild-card game for third time in four years
When the Yankees and Red Sox met in the 2004 ALCS I was a just-turned 18-year-old college student living in Beacon Hill in Boston. Six weeks after move-in day, it was parents weekend during Game 3 of the ALCS when the Yankees put together a 22-hit performance, including 13 for extra bases in their 19-8 win to […]
Yankees are lined up to host wild-card game for third time since 2017
1. The Yankees are a health risk for their fans. There have been many times this season when I thought I might not make it, but somehow after 159 games, I’m still here. And somehow after 159 games, the Yankees are still here.
Yankees' best managerial candidate is in the booth instead of the dugout
Barring a miracle, in two weeks the Yankees will need a new manager for just the third time in 25 years. Unlike last time, they can’t screw it up again. Moving David Cone from the booth to the dugout would prevent that from happening.
After losing 12 of 16, Yankees finally managing roster with urgency
Thanks to a monumental collapse since their 13-game winning streak, The Yankees now need to win nearly all of their remaining 18 games to reach the postseason. If they don’t, changes are coming. Some of the changes have already come.