NCAA Basketball Top 25 for 11/25
The Top 25 could (will?) look different next week, as the schedule this week is filled with top matchups. Many of those matchups are in the Players Era Festival, where good teams can easily go winless in three guaranteed contests. That said, traditional tournaments such as the Maui Invitational, Battle for Atlantis, and ESPN Events […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/18NCAA Basketball Notes and Top 25 for 11/18
It’s hard to get a read on teams this early in the season, but the early-season tournament schedule is coming fast. One of the most anticipated events is the Players Era Festival, which features 18 teams, many of which are among the best squads in the country. To keep up with the times, the Festival […]
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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 […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes and Opinions for 11/15Yankees 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 […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes: Rule 5 PrimerA Look at Three Japanese Free Agents
“If not the Dodgers, then who?” That’s the first question every organization will ask this year. Until proven otherwise, the Dodgers will be the favorites to land any Japanese player they decide to glance at. However, a 7-word blog post that says “They are all going to the Dodgers” doesn’t capture an audience. We have […]
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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 […]
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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” color commentator, filling in when seemingly […]
Continue reading Yankees Notes and Opinions for 10/30/25Yankees MILB: Remembering Jesus Montero
“On the hitting side, you have Jesus Montero…but he isn’t the name I am seeing the most buzz given to. The biggest “buzz” player in extended spring training seems to be Carlos Urena, a 17-year-old outfielder who has plus attributes across the board.” That was part of my Minor League Report on May 28th, 2007. […]
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