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New York Yankees: 2013 Projected Batting Order

Posted by on 30 March 2013, 1:01 am

MLB.com released the New York Yankees projected batting order for the 2013 season.

Joe Girardi, the current Yankees' manager

Joe Girardi, the current Yankees’ manager (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Before I give you my thoughts, here it is:

1. CF: Brett Gardner
2. RF: Ichiro Suzuki
3. 2B: Robinson Cano
4. 1B: Kevin Youkilis
5. DH: Ben Francisco
6. LF: Vernon Wells
7. SS: Eduardo Nunez
8. 3B: Jayson Nix
9. C: Chris Stewart

I knew skipper Joe Girardi couldn’t help himself penciling in Brett Gardner at the top of the batting order.

In my opinion, this move is a mistake because it hampers one of Gardner’s biggest strength.

Gardner can read pitches tremendously well. He can run up the pitch counts and draw walks due to this patience but he does it better when hitting at the bottom of the order.

When looking at Gardner’s career batting splits, it is clear he strikes out slightly more and draws less walks when batting in the leadoff spot. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: 2013 Projected Batting Order’ »

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New York Yankees: 2013 Depth Chart with Opening Day starters

Posted by on 28 March 2013, 4:02 am

What do New York Yankees fans like to be? 

Informed.

New York has a passionate fan base that likes to be in the know when it involves their beloved Yankees.

With 2013 Opening Day just days away, I thought that fans might benefit from viewing the 2013 team’s depth chart.

Otherwise things could get confusing for many when they see who is playing, what, and where come April 1st in the Bronx.

The Yankees have not had an ideal Spring Training, as the number of injuries has been overwhelming.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman has attempted to patch things up, but the realities are far from enviable.

Hopefully this is a lesson learned about prioritizing bench depth during the off-season, as counting on players to stay healthy is a crapshoot. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: 2013 Depth Chart with Opening Day starters’ »

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Yankees: Not signing Chavez proves costly mistake

Posted by on 27 March 2013, 12:18 am
Eric Chavez

Eric Chavez (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Motivational speaker Tony Robbins once said, “In life you need either inspiration or desperation.” 

The New York Yankees have officially taken on the latter with only themselves to blame the day they decided not to re-sign third baseman Eric Chavez.

Chavez, a six-time Gold Glover at third base would have allowed Kevin Youkilis to play first base for the injured Mark Teixeira as he would take over at third.

Knowing about Alex Rodriguez’s hip injury prior to the off-season, I thought the Yankees would have prioritized bringing back Chavez.

Chavez posted a .281 batting average, with 16 homers and 37 RBIs in 278 at-bats in 2012. His defense at third base spoke for itself, as Chavez’s natural baseball ability was evident when watching him. The guy was just smooth.

At the start of the off-season, the Yankees waved goodbye to Chavez and never turned back.

Chavez accepted a one-year deal worth $3 million with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Yankees fans didn’t understand why or how that happened. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Not signing Chavez proves costly mistake’ »

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Yankees fans not feeling too Wells on twitter

Posted by on 25 March 2013, 4:54 am

New Yorker’s are never short on words, but Yankees fans take things to a whole new level.

Vernon Wells - Toronto - 2009 Turn Back the Cl...

Vernon Wells – Toronto – 2009 Turn Back the Clock to 1993 (Photo credit: BaseballBacks)

I guess you could say we are a passionately opinionated group.

So when the news broke that Vernon Wells had waved his clause and was traded (more like dumped) by the Angels to the Yankees it blew the roof of twitter.

The trade is not finalized, but it is done, if that makes sense.

Both teams are awaiting MLB commissioner Bud Selig final approval so technically there is still a shred of hope but not really, if that makes any sense. Basically, Selig ain’t going to veto this one.

Here are a few classic tweets that should give you a chuckle about the new Yankee.

https://twitter.com/avelopjr/status/316077836307947522 Continue reading ‘Yankees fans not feeling too Wells on twitter’ »

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Yankees Universe you need to read this about Wang

Posted by on 24 March 2013, 6:52 pm
English: Wang in bullpen 2

English: Wang in bullpen 2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It doesn’t take much to impress the New York Yankees these days, as Chien-Ming Wang just proved inking a one-year minor league deal with the team.

It took Wang all of 12 scoreless innings in the WBC for the Yankees to abolish his past.

Wang has been injured and ineffective for years, as his last decent outing in the majors was with the Yankees back on July 15, 2008. Wang broke his foot running the base pads in the game and he missed the rest of the season.

In 2009, Wang’s return was a disaster as by the end of April he had an ERA of 34.50. At the start of July he was 1-6 but had lowered his ERA just shy of 11 but needed to have major shoulder surgery and that were what I thought were his last days in pinstripes.

After missing more than half of 2009 and all of 2010, Wang signed on with the Washington Nationals and here is how he fared down in DC: Continue reading ‘Yankees Universe you need to read this about Wang’ »

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Yankees: What the Wang

Posted by on 23 March 2013, 3:40 pm
Chien-Ming Wang

Chien-Ming Wang (Photo credit: Wikipedia) 

Do you remember the last time you saw pitcher Chien-Ming Wang wear the New York Yankees pinstripes? 

It was on July 4, 2009 and Wang went five innings, gave up two runs, struck out three, walked three and hit a batter before being removed from the game. He was posted his lowest ERA of the 2009 season, a 10.04.

Well, the Yankees just inked Wang to a minor league deal because he pitched well for Team Japan in the WBC. And he hasn’t pitched well since beginning of 2008.

Wang is supposedly back to start in Triple A Scranton, but I have a bad feeling that he might make the roster.

Knowing how the Yankees normally work, I would not be surprised if Wang was brought in to sub in for an injured Phil Hughes. The Yankees might be trying to avoid having both Ivan Nova and Andy Phelps in the starting rotation, which is completely asinine.

I would rather see Nova and Phelps over Wang any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Personally, I do not ever want to see Wang near the mound in the Bronx again especially if his sinkerball is working.

Wang is a ground ball pitcher, which puts tremendous pressure on the infielders. Continue reading ‘Yankees: What the Wang’ »

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2013 AL East preview: Can the Blue Jays dethrone the Yankees

Posted by on 23 March 2013, 3:27 am
The original Toronto Blue Jays logo (1977–1996)

The original Toronto Blue Jays logo (1977–1996) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

TORONTO BLUE JAYS – 2013 PREVIEW:

Who has convinced themselves that the Toronto Blue Jays will not be a playoff contender in 2013?

The majority who answered yes were New York Yankees fans.

The reasons given were that the Jays have too many new pieces thrown in the mix to be productive; or Toronto hasn’t been in the playoffs since 1993 when they won the World Series so they lack experience.

Well I am sorry to burst the bubble of the disbelieved but fact is Toronto has the most well-rounded team in the AL East, which give them the best odds to win the division.

After finishing in fourth place for the last five seasons to then spearhead into first is no easy to do, but the Jays have time on their side.

The competition in the AL East has plummeted. The Yankees have had a stronghold in the division for over a decade, but did not retool during the off-season where Toronto did.

Without questions the Blue Jays did the most damage during this off-season, as it seemed like there was a Yankee party up in Canada. Continue reading ‘2013 AL East preview: Can the Blue Jays dethrone the Yankees’ »

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