Examining the newest Toronto Blue Jays

By On November 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Player Analysis

Earlier this week the Miami Marlins gutted their team, sending several star players north of the border to the Toronto Blue Jays. The main additions to the Blue Jays through this trade were Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle. Since then the Jays have also signed

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TYA: Mailbag — Bring on the offseason!

By On November 10, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Mailbag

Thanks for all of your submissions, folks. Please keep them coming; we’ll certainly address each email as quickly as possible! To submit a question, simply click the “Contact Us” tab under the site’s banner and send us your thoughts.  Today’s question involves some serious offseason roster reconstruction.

“Everybody has accepted that Derek Jeter’s [...]

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Guest Post: Jose Reyes’ 2011 vs. Derek Jeter’s 1999

By On July 9, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Statistical Analysis

The following is a guest post from TYA reader Sam Menzin. Sam plays baseball at Swarthmore College, and has interned with a Major League Baseball team as well as a baseball agency, dealing with arbitration research and preparation. Sam can be reached at smenzin at gmail dot com.

A lot has been made about

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TYA Mailbag: Red Sox Deadline Speculation

By On July 2, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Prospects, Trade Musings

This mailbag question comes courtesy of longtime reader Frank:

This morning I read that Epstein has made it known that the Sox will be “active” at the deadline. I think the Yanks will block any trade that involves a pitcher, especially a reliever, and I don’t see Epstein getting anything more than a 4 or [...]

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With one rumor dead, another needs to die

By On June 20, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Musings

Lucky for me, it would appear that the Yankees have “zero interest in Carlos Zambrano. I cannot say how happy this makes me. Zambrano’s performance is “meh” and his contract is awful–avoid at all costs. They apparently prefer lefties and/or rentals. The LHP rentals listed in the article–Paul Mahalom,

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Yankees snap three game win streak; lose 2-1 to hapless Mets.

By On May 20, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Game Recaps

I’m not going to spend a whole lot of time with tonight’s recap. Frankly, there isn’t a much to say at this point. The Yanks enjoyed another fine pitching performance but still managed to lose thanks to some very timely non-hits. The lone run came in the bottom of third on a Mark [...]

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Looking at Reyes Through the Jeter Lens

By On March 8, 2011 · 11 Comments · In General Musings

While driving home from my girlfriend’s on Sunday night, I flipped on WFAN after I got tired of the shuffle button. The host, Adam the Bull I believe, was discussing the fact that Jose Reyes‘ contract will expire after this season. He mentioned that there is a relatively large segment of Mets fans [...]

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