How to Decide? The Aaron Judge Dilemma

by Deb Seymour ~ December 1, 2022 We all know by now the Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner-Brian Cashman regime isn’t in the habit of signing their young players, even their really good ones, to long-term deals before they even reach their first arbitration. We’ve also seen them trade for young players without immediately locking them upContinue reading “How to Decide? The Aaron Judge Dilemma”

How do the 2022 Yankees stack up against the 1998 Yankees?

by Deb Seymour ~ May 14, 2022 As I tweeted this week, the 1998 Yankees, who won 114 games in the regular season, had 25 wins and 7 losses after 32 games. The 2022 Yankees have a record of 24 wins and 8 losses after 32 games. The tweet itself didn’t get much attention; butContinue reading “How do the 2022 Yankees stack up against the 1998 Yankees?”

The Yankees: Big Payroll, Not Enough Superstars?

by Deb Seymour ~ March 23, 2022 If you were asked to name the most sabermetrics-driven team in Major League Baseball, you’d probably say it’s either the Oakland Athletics or the Tampa Bay Rays. The former team had a book and movie dedicated to their use of the art and science of sabermetrics; the latterContinue reading “The Yankees: Big Payroll, Not Enough Superstars?”