Matt HunterMatt Hunter

Matt studied Philosophy at Carleton College and now works for a software company in Madison, WI. He grew up near San Francisco, but his dad raised him as diehard a Yankees fan as anyone. He’s a saber-fanatic and a stats junkie, but he also has a strong interest in the ethical/philosophical aspects of baseball. You can find him on Twitter @MHunterYGY or email him at [email protected]

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Curtis Granderson Injury: Who Should Replace Him?

There have been, and will continue to be, plenty of articles written on Curtis Granderson‘s injury and, consequently, who should replace him. YGY’s own Jimmy Kraft looked at some internal options…Read More

New York Yankees Spring Training: How to Use the Stats

It’s only five days until the New York Yankees’ first spring training game against the Atlanta Braves. Baseball is almost back, and I’m absolutely giddy with excitement, as are all of…Read More

Yankees Projected to Win the East – And It’s Not Close

Today, Baseball Prospectus released their famous PECOTA projection system. Read | Share

Joe Girardi’s Binder Strikes Again

Over at Beyond the Box Score*, Blake Murphy looked at all American League managers to see which ones were the most active. In other words, which teams had the most pinch runners, pinch hitters, and reliever substitutions?…Read More

New York Yankees ZiPS Projections

Over at FanGraphs, Carson Cistulli has been rolling out the ZiPS projections for each team, and today he finally got to the Yankees. ZiPS is a projection system created by Dan Szymborzski of Baseball Think…Read More

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Travis Hafner to the Yankees?

The Yankees are reportedly interested in/nearing a deal with former Indians star Travis Hafner. Hafner…Read More

Stats Glossary: An Introduction to DIPS Theory and FIP

Here at Yanks Go Yard, we like to employ every metric, projection, scouting report, and hot stove rumor…Read More

Can Yankees’ Ichiro Continue Where He Left Off?

Ichiro Suzuki used to be good with the Seattle Mariners. Then he was not good with the Seattle Mariners.…Read More

Does Star Power Draw Fans?

The New York Yankees have a lot of fans. Many either live in New York, grew up in New York, or have parents…Read More

Yankees Links 1/21: Russ Canzler and Global Exposure

I’m going to try a new feature today called “Yankees Links”. Every morning (if I have…Read More

Derek Jeter 2013: Will the Ankle Injury Affect Production?

No Yankees fan can forget Derek Jeter‘s heartbreaking injury in the 12th inning of Game 1 of the…Read More

Yankees’ Eduardo Nunez is Overrated

Many Yankees fans have a strange attachment to Eduardo Nunez. We all know that he’s defensively…Read More

Would Michael Morse be a Good Fit for the Yankees?

Yesterday, the Washington Nationals chose to re-sign Adam LaRoche to a two-year, $24 million contract…Read More

The Yankees are Slumping; Don’t Panic! (A Reference)

No, I’m not going crazy. I realize that there is snow on the ground and it is cold and it is dark…Read More

Yankees and Strikeouts and Walks! Oh My!

This is a lazy post. I apologize in advance for that. But it’s New Year’s Eve and no one…Read More

The New York Yankees: Rebuilding Versus Giving Up

As has been documented on, written about, spoken about, and argued about constantly for the past few…Read More

Is Robinson Cano Lazy? Should Yankees Fans Care?

Everyone loves a player that hustles. As spectators of a display of physical talent, we expect the players…Read More

Brett Gardner Will Make or Break the Yankees

The New York Yankees are an old team. Like, really old. Don’t believe me? Check out the age of…Read More

Grading the Yankees: Alex Rodriguez

Oh boy. What can I say about Alex Rodriguez that hasn’t been said already? The guy became the scapegoat…Read More

The Yankees are in Trouble

The 2013 New York Yankees are an undeniably weaker team than the 2012 Yankees. First, Nick Swisher and…Read More