The Yankees have acquired the 29-year-old lefty James Paxton from the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners made it known a few weeks ago that they were looking to reload and willing to unload some of their top players. Yankees GM Brian Cashman has consistently stated that adding starting pitching is the number one priority this offseason […]
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Potential Offseason Additions for the Yankees
The New York Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs a little over a week ago. After reaching Game 7 of the ALCS last year, the expectation was World Series or bust. How can this team improve so they can finally become the Evil Empire again? Let’s look at some of the moves they can make […]
Red Sox Eliminate Yankees and Advance to the ALCS
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-3 and will now take on the Astros in the ALCS. CC Sabathia ran into trouble in the first inning by loading the bases but was able to escape without any damage. Andrew Benintendi got hit by a pitch to start off the 3rd inning and was knocked over […]
Red Sox trounce Yankees in Game 3
Things got ugly in the Bronx last night. The Red Sox pummeled the Yankees 16-1 to put the Yankees on the brink of elimination. Yankees pitcher Luis Severino did not look good to say the least. He got out of the first inning unharmed but the Red Sox were making good contact on their outs. […]
Tommy Kahnle Recalled From AAA
Relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle has reportedly been told he will be called back up to the New York Yankees following their 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Tommy Kahnle is packing up his locker. He’s heading to New York. — Conor Foley (@RailRidersTT) August 16, 2018 Kahnle, 28, has had a rough […]
Yanks Flop Against the Rays, 6-1
The New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of a three-game series Wednesday night, dropping the game by a score of 6-1. It would have been really good for the Yanks to take this one, because the Rays have their ace, Blake Snell, going in Thursday afternoon’s game. Snell has […]
Looking Ahead to the 2019 Yankees Pitching Rotation
The New York Yankees still have plenty of season (and postseason) to go in 2018, and that is priority number one. That doesn’t mean, however, that the front office doesn’t keep an eye towards future plans, so it is sometimes worthwhile for fans to have a little bit of an eye towards the future too. […]
Yankees Shuffle the Roster
The New York Yankees made a series of moves ahead of their game on Monday night against the Mets. They placed starting pitcher CC Sabathia on the 10-day disabled list with knee inflammation. Sabathia has been awesome all year, but particularly is last couple of starts, in which he has racked up 19 strikeouts in […]
Yankees Take 3 of 4 From Texas Rangers
The New York Yankees played a four-game series over the weekend with the Texas Rangers. They did their job, taking three of four in the series. After winning the first game, the Yanks split the middle two, so they had to win Sunday’s series finale to avoid mild embarrassment. Sunday’s contest went about as well as […]
Yankees Beat Chicago in Extras
The Yankees played game two of a three game series in Chicago against the White Sox on Tuesday night. They finally took the vacillating game in the 13th inning on the back of a dominant performance by Sonny Gray. CC Sabathia toed the slab for the Bombers and did an excellent job, however it was […]
Yankees Get Back to Winning, Beat White Sox 7-0
It is imperative that the New York Yankees go on as hot a streak as possible after being swept in four games by the Boston Red Sox, https://sportsvolt.rhd.io/yankees-swept-in-beantown-on-brutal-walk-off/9565 expanding the AL East race to 9.5 games and narrowing the race for the top Wild Card spot with the Oakland A’s to just 2.5 games. They […]
Adam Jones: Philly Wasn’t a Fit
Longtime Baltimore Oriole Adam Jones was almost on the move ahead of the July 31 trade deadline earlier this week. The now-33-year-old outfielder was getting the attention of a few ball clubs that would like to have another outfielder. There were rumors of the Indians, Phillies, and a few other teams kicking the tires on […]