Pinstripe Alley 2 hours ago
Willie Calhoun is working hard to crack the Yankees roster
Photo by New York Yankees/ The former top prospect has made some improvements on his game and is trying to break camp with the team. As spring training reaches its final stages, it will be decision time for the Yankees on many fronts. They’ll have to choose gets the shortstop gig, who will get the majority of playing time in left field, how are they going to patch up center field until Harrison Bader returns, among many other things. In one of the many roster battles to follow, Willie Calhoun is trying to convince the coaches and the front office that he is deserving...
Pinstripe Alley 3 hours ago
Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/24/23
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports It’s split-squad Friday. We’re within a week of Opening Day, and we have one last spring split-squad day upon us. The Yankees will host the Twins this afternoon, and will also send a team to face the Orioles in the evening. After that, we have just four standard exhibition matches before we finally get things rolling against the Giants next Thursday. As the Yankees battle on two fronts, we’ll have Sam’s preview of the Red Sox 2023 season in the morning, as well as Esteban’s look at Giancarlo Stanton’s upcoming campaign. Also,...
Pinstripe Alley 4 hours ago
NYY News: Yanks continue to accumulate value
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Forbes report still has Yankees easily on top of MLB; Rodón takes first step back into game shape; Justin Shackil to join WFAN postgame and some play-by-play; Yankee Stadium revamps their food options. Forbes | Mike Ozanian and Justin Teitelbaum: If you’re tired of hearing about the penny pinching that some clubs “have” to go through each offseason, the yearly Forbes report going over team valuations is always a fresh taste of reality (and vindication, depending on how you’re feeling). The big money in the game is always tied to...
NorthJersey.com 15 hours ago
Video: Domingo German serves up HR in Yankees' minor-league game
Starting on the minor league side, the Yankees' Domingo German gives up a home run to Tampa Bay Rays' prospect Carson Williams.
NorthJersey.com 15 hours ago
Video: Domingo German notches strikeout at Yankees minor-league game
Yankees' starter Domingo German starts on the minor league side, Thursday, pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays' High-A affiliate.
Pinstripe Alley 17 hours ago
Yankees 1, Cardinals 1: Cortes dazzles in pitchers’ duel
Photo by New York Yankees/ In his second start since his early spring injury, Nasty Nestor’s stuff looked quite ready for Opening Day. On a spring afternoon dominated by pitching excellence from both the Yankees and Cardinals, New York got to enjoy some very reassuring work by 2022 All-Star Nestor Cortes. The southpaw was only making his second start of camp due to the hamstring injury that kept him out of both the World Baseball Classic and early spring action, but he looked much closer to his vintage form than in his initial outing. The final result turned out to be...
Pinstripe Alley 20 hours ago
NYY @ STL: Nestor Cortes vs. Steven Matz
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Nasty Nestor gets his second shot at a spring warmup. We’re counting down the days to the end of spring training, but there’s still some important stuff to get done in these final matchups. That’s especially true today, with the Yankees sending a critical member of their rotation out for the second time following a late start. Nestor Cortes gets the ball looking to build off of his spring debut where he went 3.1 innings and gave up five runs. It was a mix of shaking off rust and surrendering a pair of homers, while also...
Pinstripe Alley 23 hours ago
Yankees 2023 Season Preview: Luis Severino
Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Severino, the former prospect-turned-ace, enters what could be his final season in the Bronx A long, long time ago, Luis Severino was that rarest of diamonds: the homegrown starting pitching prospect who, after a bit of an adjustment at the big league level, turned into a bona fide ace. Between 2017 and 2018, the All-Star right-hander won 33 games while tossing over 380 innings. He whiffed 450 opposing batters, and racked up 11.0 fWAR. Then, the injuries struck. From 2019 through 2021, Severino managed to toss a total of 18 innings for the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 23, 2023
Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/23/23
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/ T-minus one week until Opening Day. A week from now, you’ll be bombarded with Opening Day news because the Yankees will be starting up the 2023 season against the Giants at Yankee Stadium. Get pumped! For now, we must wrap up the Grapefruit League action and hope that everyone is healthy over the final few days. Today on the site, Malachi will look back at the entertaining feats of the All-World Baseball Classic Team and Jeff will look ahead at the 2023 Chicago Cubs. Later on, Kevin will preview what could end up being Luis...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 23, 2023
NYY news: A long battle for shortstop
Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports Yankees’ shortstop battle set to go until the end of spring; IKF adding the catcher back into his fielding options?; MLB tweaking some of their new rules ahead of regular season; Effross gives an update after his Tommy John surgery New York Post | Greg Joyce: The shortstop spot for the 2023 Yankees has been among the biggest question marks surrounding the team this spring. It appears that the team itself isn’t in any rush to make a definitive decision. Anthony Volpe’s impressive spring has arguably gotten him seriously into the mix and...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 22, 2023
Yankees 2, Nationals 5: Schmidt hit around, King stays sharp
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports There wasn’t much going until late in this one for the Yanks. Facing one of his last tune ups before the regular season, Clarke Schmidt just didn’t have much to fool his opponents in this one. The presumed fifth starter for the Yankees fought through a bunch of contact in this one, while his lineup failed to produce much of their own behind him in a 5-2 loss to the Nationals. Schmidt ended up going 3.2 innings in his outing, but it didn’t start auspiciously. He induced a groundout to open the game before Dominic Smith lined a single to...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 22, 2023
NYY @ WSN: Clarke Schmidt vs. MacKenzie Gore
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports It’s another spring matinee, but take heart! There are only a few left. Good afternoon all! It’s a semi-hasty thread today, but since once again Major League Baseball is not broadcasting a spring training game at all, I’m not going to feel that sorry about it. There’s no TV or radio, so we’ll only be able to follow along on Gameday. Delightful! Clarke Schmidt gets the ball today for one of his final starts of the spring. With Carlos Rodón and Frankie Montas out, the 27-year-old former first-round pick is in good shape to earn the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 22, 2023
Yankees 2023 minor league preview: Hudson Valley Renegades
Frank Becerra Jr. / The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK The High-A team could be the place to see the Yankees’ top draft picks from last year. The Hudson Valley Renegades are entering their third season as an affiliate of the Yankees in the High-A South Atlantic League. If you live even remotely close to Fishkill, New York and you haven’t been to a game at Dutchess Stadium, do yourself a favor and make plans to go some time in 2023. It’s a great venue, terrific atmosphere, and good baseball. Fans have been treated to some of the Yankees’ best prospects at the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 22, 2023
Yankees 2023 Season Preview: Clarke Schmidt
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Schmidt will get a chance in the rotation to start the season. Can he make the most of it? After the Yankees made some offseason moves, it seemed as if the rotation was set going into the 2023 season. At the top, you of course have Gerrit Cole, plus there was the exciting new addition of Carlos Rodón. Besides them, there’s Nestor Cortes — coming off an All-Star 2022 season — and Luis Severino, who — on his day — can be as good as anyone. Last year’s Frankie Montas trade didn’t work out as hoped, but he was penciled in as the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 22, 2023
Let’s take a look at some of the players from the WBC coming to MLB
Photo by Gene Wang/ Expect the Yankees to be on the bidding for some of NPB’s brightest stars. With the World Baseball Classic concluded, it’s a good time to start considering which of the players we saw in the last few weeks are due to come state side and be posted to sign a contract with an MLB club. As the game grows and the talent level around the world grows with it, the level of impact these players can have on MLB teams will be significant. And more interestingly, they have the potential to impact teams immediately. This year, we will see Masataka Yoshida on...
