Other off-season pieces: 11/15/25 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. The Yankees add three prospects to the 40-man roster. The three they protected (Elmer Rodriguez, Spencer Jones, Chase Hampton) were the top three on my primer list, so I consider that a win. FYI: His Baseball Reference page has been changed to reflect the [&he
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/15
Other off-season pieces: 11/7/25 10/30/25 Japanese Free Agents Rule 5 Primer 1. Paul Skenes “wants to be a Yankee” (?) I bet people are already coming up with strange trade proposals to land Skenes, who won the National League Cy Young Award unanimously in his second season. Let’s go to Fantasy Land for a second […]
Yankees Notes: Rule 5 Primer
The deadline for Rule 5 protection is coming next week, so it is time to look at who the Yankees will be looking to protect. The Yankees already added one player to their roster last week: RHP Kervin Castro. However, this was to prevent him from leaving via minor league free agency. The 40-man roster sits at […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/7/25
Previous Notes: October 30, 2025 1. Yankees pick up Tim Hill‘s option This was a no-brainer, since Hill costs only $3M in 2026. The soft-tossing worm killer pitched to a 3.09 ERA (4.30 FIP) over 67 innings with a 64.8% ground ball rate. Among pitchers who tossed 60+ innings, he ranked third in baseball in […]
Yankees Notes and Opinions for 10/30/25
1. The YES Network’s attempt to streamline broadcasts. We learned this week that John Flaherty, Dave Valle, and Jeff Nelson will not be returning to the YES Network. Flaherty was the YES Network utility player, consistently showing up as a studio analyst, color commentator, and fill-in play-by-play guy. Nelson was their “spackle”
Yankees MILB 10/16: Where are they now?
A look at the prospects the Yankees have traded/lost over the last several years. This list is comprehensive (in my opinion) but likely not complete. So many prospects are lost to minor league free agency or latch on somewhere after the Yankees release them. Impossible to keep up with all of them. The Ryan McMahon deal: LHP […]
Yankees MILB 9/25: The End
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players MLB Pipeline released its Top 50 International Prospects list for 2026. While nothing is official unti
Yankees MILB 9/24: Jacksonville Evens the Series
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players LHP Griffin Herring, traded to the Rockies in the Ryan McMahon deal, was named a finalist for Minor Le
Yankees MILB 9/23: Scranton Wins Game 1
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players Pipeline announced its 2025 Double-A All-Star teams. No current Yankees’ prospect was on the lis
Yankees MILB 9/21: Spencer Jones Just Misses 30/30
Notes: Trade analysis links: Jose Caballero/Camilo Doval (link) David Bednar/Jake Bird (link) Ryan McMahon (link) Amed Rosario (link) Austin Slater (link) Updated look at the trade deadline. My thoughts on Core Jackson. Arizona Fall League Players Today is the last day of the regular season. This would typically be the time I would thank everyone f