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]
No, the New York Yankees will not, in all likelihood, sign Josh Hamilton. He is looking for a long-term, expensive deal and the Yankees are trying to cut their budget for 2014. But what is the offseason…Read More
Last week, the 2013 Bill James projections were released to FanGraphs. Unfortunately, they are only available on the individual player pages (you’ll have to go here to pay for the full spreadsheet),…Read More
If you’ve read my posts on Yanks Go Yard before or you follow me on Twitter, you know that I am a big proponent of sabermetrics – that is, the use of statistics and objective reasoning to discover…Read More
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I don’t know if you heard, but Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins, essentially sold his team yesterday. I don’t mean he literally sold the organization, but he traded away virtually…Read More
Mark Teixeira would probably love to just forget about 2012. He set career lows in games played, home…Read More
Money is complicated. Money is even more complicated in baseball. With all the contracts and arbitration…Read More
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The New York Yankees have some holes to fill, but none are so urgent as their starting rotation. With…Read More
The Yankees announced this afternoon that rightly reliever Rafael Soriano has decided to opt out of…Read More
MLB announced this year’s Rawlings Gold Glove winners last night, rewarding the top defensive players…Read More
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Everyone hates when their player strikes out. Not only are strikeouts, well, outs, which are bad, but…Read More
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