Pinstripe Alley Jul 29, 2021
Yankees 0, Rays 14: The getaway day from hell
Photo by Julio Aguilar/ My studies of mathematics inform me that the Yankees did not complete the sweep today. Again. Time and time again, the Yankees have had the chance to make a statement by wrapping up a potentially season-defining sweep. Time and time again, they’ve taken that chance and flushed it down the toilet. One notable exception was when they swept the White Sox in May as part of a six-game winning streak after Corey Kluber’s no-hitter. Kluber got hurt immediately after that, and that team has gone 25-29 since then. That run includes a three-game sweep...
Pinstripe Alley Jul 24, 2021
NYY News: Bombers looking to add impact players at the deadline
Photo by Mark Brown/ Yankees interested in Starling Marte, Max Kepler, and Trevor Story; Jonathan Loáisiga and Nestor Cortes Jr. return from COVID IL; Corey Kluber throws off mound for first time since May. NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: With the MLB trade deadline just about a week away, the Yankees appear to be potential “buyers.” Brian Cashman and his team have been in contact with the Marlins about Starling Marte, the Twins about outfielder Max Kepler, and the Rockies about Trevor Story. The asking prices are assumed to be somewhat high, and while he’s not...
Pinstripe Alley Jul 23, 2021
Yankees potential trade target: Jon Gray
Photo by Norm Hall/ The Rockies’ pitcher would be a fruitful addition to fill out the Yankees starting rotation. With no set return date for Yankees starting pitchers Luis Severino and Corey Kluber, the team could really use another pitcher to fill out the starting rotation. Since experimenting with using Domingo Germán in relief and losing a number of bullpen stalwarts to the COVID-19 IL, every four or five days the Yankees have had to cobble together enough arms to get through nine innings. It’s a struggle. As former manager Joe Girardi used to say, “it’s...
Pinstripe Alley Jul 10, 2021
Yankees 1, Astros 0: That’s his $#$#@ing game.
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Gerrit Cole shoved. If Corey Kluber had not thrown a no-hitter earlier this year, tonight would have gone down as the best performance by a Yankees pitcher this season. Fresh off his worst outing of the season and amidst questions that he was useless without Spider Tack, Gerrit Cole put together his best performance in pinstripes, twirling a dominant complete-game shutout and outdueled the Astros pitching staff as the Yankees won, 1-0, to clinch the season series against Houston. Heaters by the Dozen. pic.twitter.com/bvWoOu6wMK— New...
Pinstripe Alley Jul 7, 2021
The Yankees should embrace the opener
Photo by Steven Ryan/ With the pitching staff in disarray, it’s time to embrace a strategy of the 2018 and 2019 Rays. Coming into the season, the Yankees pitching staff could have been described as Gerrit Cole and four question marks. Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon, and Domingo Germán, after all, combined for example one inning of work last season, while Jordan Montgomery was uneven in his first season back after Tommy John surgery. Up until June 2, however, the pitching staff defied expectations, accumulating 9.6 fWAR (second-most in baseball) thanks to a 3.16 ERA...
Pinstripe Alley Jul 5, 2021
NYY News: Yankees react to brutal loss against Mets
Photo by Steven Ryan/ Gerrit Cole, Aroldis Chapman named All-Stars; Yanks react to loss in doubleheader opener; Corey Kluber provides injury update; Derek Dietrich, Robinson Chirinos and Nick Goody all depart organization MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Two more Yankees will be joining Aaron Judge at the 2021 MLB All-Star Game in Denver, as pitchers Gerrit Cole and Aroldis Chapman were named to the club. The fact that the players’ ballots for some of these reserve spots were already tabulated probably helped them out, as neither has looked sharp of late (especially...
Blogging the Bombers | New York Daily News Jul 4, 2021
Corey Kluber is familiar with the injury rehab process, and he’s taking it patiently
Kluber isn't expected back in the rotation until at least next month.
Newsday Jul 4, 2021
Still no timetable for Corey Kluber to return to Yankees' rotation
Kluber said that he has been throwing from 90 feet for about a week as he tries to come back from a right shoulder strain, but doesn't know when he will pitch again.
