RAB Thoughts

April 27th, 2021: Non-Challenge, Odor, Taillon, Nelson, Garcia, Andujar, Judge, Schmidt

UPDATE: Here's my bi-weekly Yankees post at CBS 2021-04-27 13:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post

April 23rd, 2021: Torres, LeMahieu, Chapman, Kluber, Taillon, Rotation, Mailbag

For the first time since 2005 and only the 18th time in franchise history, the Yankees have lost 11 of their first 18 games. They needed a win last night to avoid the ninth 6-12 start in franchise history and the first since 1985. Yeesh. Anyway, t...

April 20th, 2021: Offense, Nelson, Luetge, King, Bruce, Sanchez

Know what happened on this date in 2007? Alex Rodriguez hit his 12th -- 12th! -- home run of the season. 12 homers in 15 games. Ronald Acuna Jr. currently leads baseball with seven homers and the Yankees have 16 homers in 15 games as a team. I had...

April 16th, 2021: Ground Balls, Rotation, Frazier, Roster, Mailbag

Self-promotion: CBS talked me into a bi-weekly Yankees post on the team’s latest trends, news, whatever. Turns out the Yankees are good for business. 2021-04-16 04:41:51 +0000 UTC View Post

April 13th, 2021: 3-4-5 Hitters, First Base, Fifth Starter, Injuries

The season is 10 games old and six times the Yankees have allowed three runs or fewer. They've allowed four runs three times (twice in 10-inning games with the automatic runner at second) and 10 runs once. The Yankees are averaging 3.40 runs allow...

April 9th, 2021: Odor, Torres, Cole, Release Points, Mailbag

Six games into the season, the Yankees have a 1.74 ERA (2.91 FIP) with 33.5% strikeouts and 5.0% walks in 57 innings. Last year Trevor Bauer won the NL Cy Young award thanks to a 1.73 ERA (2.88 FIP) with 36.0% strikeouts and 6.1% walks in 73 innin...

April 6th, 2021: Kluber, Loaisiga, King, Hicks, Urshela, Alternate Site

After a rough opening series against the Blue Jays, the offense woke up last night. You can always count on the Orioles to cure your offensive ills, eh? The Yankees are on pace to go 81-81 with 158 games to play. Let’s get to today’s thoughts....

April 2nd, 2021: Opening Day, Roster Moves, Prospects, Mailbag

Allow me to quickly self-promote: I wrote a super early trade deadl...

March 30th, 2021: Voit, Bruce, Opening Day Roster, Bold Predictions

The 2021 Grapefruit League season is over and t

March 26th, 2021: Roster Decisions, Garcia, Kluber, Tauchman, Most Important Yankees, Mailbag

At this time next week the Yankees will either be 1-0 and on their way to a World Series title, or 0-1 and the season will already be lost. Lots at stake on Opening Day. Spring Training is almost over and meaningful baseball is right around the co...

March 23rd, 2021: Wilson, Roster Check-In, Tauchman, Hicks, Stanton

At this time next week Spring Training will be over and the Yankees will be back in New York awaiting Opening Day. Did you know the Yankees are 13-7-1 this spring? Pretty good. I wish it meant something. Anyway, 2021-03-23 12:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post

March 19th, 2021: Urshela, Loaisiga, YES Network, Mailbag

Two shameless self-promotion links: I contributed to our Top 25 Under 25 post at C...

March 16th, 2021: Andujar, Taillon, Gardner, Luetge, Kluber, Roster Cuts

Michael Kay and John Sterling called Monday’s game on the YES Network and I’m not gonna lie, it made me nostalgic. Gave me flashbacks to watching Donnie Baseball and Danny Tartabull in the pre-Core Four days. 2021-03-16 13:11:38 +0000 UTC View Post

March 12th, 2021: Chirinos, Roster Check-In, Prospects, Mailbag

Opening Day is less than three weeks away and I can feel Spring Training fatigue setting in. I’ve gone from “yay baseball’s back!” to “just get spring over with so no one else gets hurt before the regular season.” 2021-03-12 14:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Thoughts after the Yankees lose Zack Britton to elbow surgery

Setup man down. (Presswire)

The Spring Training el...

March 9th, 2021: German, Bruce, Luetge, Medina, Hicks, Schmidt

Aaron Boone had pacemaker surgery Wednesday and was back managing Saturday. Amazing, isn’t it? The Yankees are 4-3 with 24 runs scored and 32 runs allowed this spring (that 15-0 loss to the Phillies last week really skews the run differential). ...

March 5th, 2021: Boone, Abreu, Alternate Site, Arias, Kluber, Mailbag

The first five Grapefruit League games are in the books and the Yankees have been so bad the manager needed a pacemaker. I kid, I kid. No one’s gotten hurt yet, so the first week of Spring Training games have gone well as far as I’m concerned....

March 2nd, 2021: Sanchez, King, Judge, Warren, Abreu, Andujar, German, Tauchman, Allen, Florial

Shameless self-promotion: I wrote a thing at CBS ranking the 30 team...

February 26th, 2021: Grapefruit League, Gardner, Wilson, Roster Check-In, Mailbag

In about 51 hours the Yankees will play a real live baseball game. 2021-02-26 13:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post

February 23rd, 2021: Schmidt, Spring Training, German, Sleeper Prospects

Real live baseball is less than one week away, people. The Yankees begin Grapefruit League play with a home game against the Blue Jays this coming Sunday. I can’t wait. 2021-02-23 13:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Thoughts after the Yankees re-sign Brett Gardner

The 2021-02-20 16:44:02 +0000 UTC View Post

February 19th, 2021: Kluber, German, Roster Construction, Sanchez, Gardner, Severino, Mailbag

Good news, folks: Grapefruit League games will be televised. The YES Network site says the exhibition opener on Feb. 28th will be televised, and 2021-02-19 14:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Thoughts after the Yankees announce their non-roster invitees to Spring Training 2021

Pitchers and catchers report to Tampa today and the long journey that is the 2021 MLB season is officially underway. Aaron Boone will hold his annual start-of-spring press conference at 12pm ET and it will air live on the YES Network, if you’re ...

February 16th, 2021: Bruce, Wilson, Chirinos, Robertson, Heller, Minors

Welcome to the final post of the offseason. Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training tomorrow (the Yankees will get around to announcing their non-roster invitees one of these days, right?) and real live baseball is less than two weeks away...

2021 Preseason Top 30 Yankees Prospects

February 11th, 2021: New Rules, Not Top 30 Prospects, Mailbag

We’re still waiting for the Yankees to do a few things (announce their non-roster invitees, maybe re-sign Brett Gardner, etc.) and all that should happen soon seeing how pitchers and catchers report in six days. Anyway, my annual Top 30 Prospect...

February 9th, 2021: Bauer, Hot Stove, 2021 Draft, Spring Training

Programming note: Spring Training opens next week (more on that below), so my annual Top 30 Prospects List will be posted this Friday. Friday’s regularly scheduled post will run Thursday and will include the annual Not Top 30 Prospects. Let’s ...

February 5th, 2021: Urshela, Voit, Judge, Stanton, Barraclough, Spring Training, Mailbag

PSA: Yankee Stadium is now open as a COVID-19 vaccination site for Bronx residents. Here’s where you can make an appointment. As for baseball, there’s not much going on...

February 2nd, 2021: Marquez, Winter Ball, Longest Tenured Yankees, Tanaka

Spring Training is two weeks away and I gotta say, it isn’t very Spring Training-y outside. Lotta snow in New York the last day or two. Hope you’re all safe and weathering the storm (or enjoying the not stormy weather wherever you are). Let’...

Previewing the Yankees’ potential non-roster invitees to Spring Training 2021

Spring’s a comin’. (Getty)

In two weeks...