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 […]
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 […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/5
1. Cam Schlittler is working on an off-speed pitch Pitchers always need to evolve. 82.7% of Schlittler’s 2025 pitches were a type of fastball (4-seamer, cutter, sinker), and the Pitch Value metric on Fangraphs graded his slider and curve as negative pitches. Can you get away with a fastball-heavy arsenal? Certainly. Bryan Woo, for example, us
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/2
Other off-season pieces: 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. Devin Williams to the Mets (3 years/$50M) Hours after securing a casino deal, Steve Cohen placed his first big bet by throwing a ton of money at a reliever coming off an uneven season. I have written many times, […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/28
Other off-season pieces: 11/25/25 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. Yankees re-sign Michael Arias You know things are a little slow when this is my opening note. The Yankees didn’t tender Arias a contract last Friday, but decided to bring him back on a minor league deal. This isn’t uncommon. [&hel
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/25
1. Michael Kay brings up Fernando Tatis Jr. Suspended in 2021 due to PED usage, Tatis hasn’t been the same offensively since. During that 2021 campaign, he hit .282/.364/.611 (158 wRC+) with 42 home runs and 25 stolen bases. At 22 years old, he already had two Silver Sluggers, two top-five MVP finishes, and an […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/21
Other off-season pieces: 11/18/25 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. The Yankees non-tender Mark Leiter Jr., Ian Hamilton, Scott Effross, Jake Cousins, and Michael Arias This middling reliever bloodbath frees up five slots on the 40-man roster. And the crowd goes mild. “Could they have used these slots for Rule 5