1. The Yankees sign OF Randal Grichuk to a minor league deal. While he is a non-roster invitee, it is fair to consider Grichuk a favorite to make the MLB roster out of Spring Training. After a solid 2024 campaign in Arizona (.291/.348/.528 (139 OPS+) in 279 plate appearances), Grichuk crashed hard in 2025. Playing […]

Prospect Rankings Chart 1. The Yankees re-sign Paul Goldschmidt to a 1-year contract This is lunacy. This is stupidity. This is lazy. This is absurd. This is pointless. This is borderline criminal. What are the Yankees thinking? Goldschmidt plays one position, a position the Yankees have tried to convince us is in good hands with Ben […]

One of my favorite posts every year is an analysis of the non-roster invitees to spring training. The odds that one of these players will make the team are low, but it’s happened many times before. As a reminder, anyone on the 40-man roster is automatically invited and is not considered “non-roster.”  Hence, Elmer Rodriguez and [&

Other recent articles: Cody Bellinger thoughts Ryan Weathers acquisition 2/4, Part 1 1. The Yankees claim OF Yanquiel Fernandez from the Rockies If you don’t know the drill by now, you should. This is more musical chairs at the bottom of the 40-man roster. To make room for him, they designated RHP Dom Hamel for assignment. The Yankees claimed

Other posts: Cody Bellinger thoughts Ryan Weathers acquisition 2/4, Part 2 I am working on a Top 30 prospects list. I hope to finish that before Spring Training. Depends how motivated I am every day. 1. Update on players designated for assignment Outfielder Michael Siani was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers. This will be his second stint with [&h

1. The Yankees acquire RHP Angel Chivilli from the Rockies for 1B T.J. Rumfield As I said the other day, I was a card-carrying member of the “Free Colter Bean!” club. While I was never in such a club for Rumfield, he likely deserves at least a chance to show what he can do. That […]

There was a time in my life when I was anti-Keith Law. I wasn’t a fan of his rankings or takes. A few years ago, I decided to take a deeper look into why.  Why is it that everyone downplays what Law says while propping up Baseball America, Fangraphs, Pipeline, etc?  It dawned on me:  People […]

Other posts: Cody Bellinger thoughts Ryan Weathers acquisition 1/22/26 1. The Yankees claim OF Michael Siani, designate RHP Kaleb Ort for assignment The 26-year-old Siani was the Reds’ 4th round pick in the 2018 draft. He has played in 160 games over the last five seasons with the Reds and Cardinals. The Cardinals gave him an extended [&helli

Other posts: Cody Bellinger thoughts Ryan Weathers acquisition 1. The Yankees claim utility player Marco Luciano The Yankees’ haul during the international signing period wasn’t overly impressive, so they decided to claim a former top international prospect. In 2018, as one of the best prospects on the international market, Luciano was