Jimmy Kraft
Jimmy grew up near Rochester, NY and is an avid Yankees fan. He got a late start in the world of sabermetrics, but is now seeing the light and all that advanced metrics bring to the table. He previously wrote for Yanks Go Yard and served as editor for a short stint before landing at Call to the Pen. He also contributes to the bi-weekly baseball publication, Big Leagues Magazine.
The Yankees were hot on Travis Hafner’s heels for most of the week and finally inked him to a one-year, $2 million deal plus incentives. In a corresponding move, the Yankees designated Russ Canzler…Read More
Happy February everybody! We are a month closer to April and I can’t tell you how excited we are for that. The New York Yankees recently revealed their Spring Training Invitees list with some surprises.…Read More
I keep saying this because it rings true, but it has been quite some time since the Yankees developed a frontline starter for their own club. Many times, pitchers of this caliber are traded off for ML-ready…Read More
We are only about two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting. It’s the time of year where players come into camp in the best shape of their lives, they’ve tweaked their arm angle,…Read More
Not many people can dominate the headlines from a hospital bed, not that Alex Rodriguez is in a hospital bed per se, but he is recovering from major hip surgery. News coming out of Miami is that A-Rod…Read More
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We are within a few weeks of pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training. As such, the Yankees…Read More
Starting pitching and shortstops are two of the most coveted positions on a baseball team. True aces…Read More
One of the best aspects of baseball is the reliance on statistics to make a point. It’s unlike…Read More
The New York Yankees signed first baseman Dan Johnson, of Tampa Bay Rays fame, to a minor league contract…Read More
Quick, name the last largely successful New York Yankees starter who came from the club’s minor…Read More
The offseason of futility continues for the New York Yankees as two potential targets will not be coming…Read More
Everybody likes some good gossip every once in a while, right? Well try this on for size: Yankees reliever…Read More
It’s been slow for Yankees news the past few days, so we’ll be bringing you some links from…Read More
Man, what an offseason it’s been for the AL East. We’ve seen everything from monster blockbuster…Read More
Just a few days ago Phil Hughes avoided arbitration by inking a one-year, $7.15 million deal for the…Read More
Boone Logan, the Yankees former LOOGY who graduated to face righties in 2012, has joined fellow pitchers,…Read More
A couple of short, but important, news items on the docket today. Both Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain…Read More
Many of us remember when Robinson Cano broke through the majors as a scrawny second baseman. I remember…Read More
A pair of injury notes for the Yankees, as it’s been widely reported that Derek Jeter is cleared…Read More
**In this series will be taking a look at the ten best Yankees prospects in our opinion. Feel free to…Read More