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Yankees Notes and Opinions for 1/8
Past articles: 1/4/26 12/28/25 12/22/25 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 Cubs acquire Edward Cabrera So much for the Yankees’ 6th (Ben Hess) and 16th (Dillon Lewis) ranked prospects being headliners in a potential trade. Looks like Cabrera had a lot more […]
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Past articles: 12/28/25 12/22/25 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 sign Paul DeJong to a minor league deal He will earn a prorated $1 million for every day he spends on the MLB roster, if any. It […]
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Past articles: 12/22/25 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 sign 1B/OF Nicholas Torres Torres won the Mexican League MVP Award in 2025, hitting .347/.425/.730 with 27 home runs in 372 plate appearances. Drafted by the San Diego […]
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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, and Ian Hamilton. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/11Yankees 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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes and Opinions for 12/9Yankees 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, used […]
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