FYI: All ratings, including SOS, Offensive Efficiency, and Defensive Efficiency, are courtesy of the KenPom. None of the unbeaten squads lost this week. Miami (OH) remains the last mid-major with that distinction. The MAC is too difficult for a team to go unbeaten. We have two potential unbeaten matchups, though Michigan doesn’t play Nebraska
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/22
Past articles: 12/18/25 12/15/25 Rule 5 Analysis 12/11/25 12/9/25 12/5/25 12/2/25 11/28/25 11/25/25 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. The Yankees re-sign RHP Paul Blackburn I have to remind myself sometimes that the Yankees made something out of pitchers like Clay Holmes, Luke Weaver, Michael Tonkin, Tim Hill,
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/18
Past articles: 12/15/25 Rule 5 Analysis 12/11/25 12/9/25 12/5/25 12/2/25 11/28/25 11/25/25 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. The Mets sign Luke Weaver In 2022, Weaver compiled a 6.56 ERA in 35.2 innings for the Diamondbacks and Royals. He was a poster child for advanced metrics that season, as he […]
NCAA Basketball Top 25 for 12/15
For more on the week in College Basketball, here’s my Winners & Losers post for this week. FYI: All ratings, including SOS, Offensive Efficiency, and Defensive Efficiency, are courtesy of the KenPom. Seven teams remain unbeaten, as Oklahoma State suffered its first loss last week (Oklahoma). Miami (OH) remains the final mid-major with thi
College Basketball Winners & Losers (12/15)
This week’s Top 25. This week, we will look at the surprises and disappointments. Surprises (“Winners”): Nebraska Nebraska finished 7–13 in Big Ten play last season and was mired in a five-game skid when the new College Basketball Crown Tournament came calling. They responded by reeling off four straight wins to capture the tourna
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/15
Past articles: Rule 5 Analysis 12/11/25 12/9/25 12/5/25 12/2/25 11/28/25 11/25/25 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. The Yankees sign Amed Rosario To me, this seemed like one of the easiest moves to make this winter. The Yankees targeted Rosario for a while before finally landing him at the 2025 […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/11
Past articles: Rule 5 Analysis 12/9/25 12/5/25 12/2/25 11/28/25 11/25/25 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer I try to keep this to five bullet points. Today, I have seven. 1. More on Cade Winquest MLB Pipeline placed Winquest 30th in the system after the Yankees made him their Rule 5 selection. […]
Yankees Select Cade Winquest in Rule 5
The Yankees didn’t lose a prospect in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft. This is the second consecutive year that they have not lost anyone. You can all stop screaming from the rooftops over how stupid it is to leave Low-A pitchers exposed. They did make a rare choice, their first one […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/9
Other off-season pieces: 12/5/25 12/2/25 11/28/25 11/25/25 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. Don Mattingly falls short of the Hall of Fame My opinion remains unchanged: He is my favorite player. I don’t think he quite reaches the level of a Hall of Famer. Jeff Kent was elected and will be […]
NCAA Basketball Top 25 for 12/8
For more on the week in College Basketball, here’s my Winners & Losers post for this week. FYI: All ratings, including SOS, Offensive Efficiency, and Defensive Efficiency, are courtesy of the KenPom. Eight teams remain unbeaten. Among mid-majors, only Miami (OH) owns that distinction (8-0). As you might suspect, their non-conference sche