Pinstripe Alley 9 hours ago
Yankees Potential Trade Target: Frankie Montas
Photo by Alika Jenner/ The Yankees would be smart to inquire about the availability and acquisition cost of the talented 28-year-old Oakland pitcher. Make no mistake: the Yankees need starting pitching reinforcements. They lost Corey Kluber to the Tampa Bay Rays, and there are workload issues with Luis Severino and injury questions with Jameson Taillon. Domingo Germán hasn’t progressed as hoped, and who knows if Nestor Cortes Jr. can repeat his 2021 performance? The fact remains that there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the pitching staff; more specifically, the...
Pinstripe Alley Dec 2, 2021
Yankees Potential Free Agent Target: Masahiro Tanaka
Photo by Yuichi Masuda/ The former Yankee’s future in Japan is unclear; would a reunion be a possibility? During the 2021 campaign, there were several times when I thought to myself that the Yankees could really use Masahiro Tanaka in their rotation. Don’t get me wrong, the Yankees pitching was fabulous this season, ranking fifth in the AL in ERA. Even so, that manifested in an unexpected way. Just about 100 of those innings came from Nestor Cortes Jr. and Luis Gil. Together, they delivered an ERA around 3.00. Despite Corey Kluber’s short sample of innings, he was...
