April 2012 Archive
MLB Prospects: This Date in MLB Prospect Debuts (April 17): Mickey Mantle, 1951
April 17, 2012
Every morning, I will look back at a memorable MLB debut made on this specific date using information provided by Baseball Reference’s MLB Play Index. On this date, April ...New York Yankees: 5 Players They Should Be Targeting for Trade Deadline
April 17, 2012
It's never too early to start thinking ahead to the MLB trade deadline and the New York Yankees are no strangers to making moves to bolster their roster halfway through ...Derek Jeter the Scholar: The Captain Poised to Accept Honorary Degree from Siena
April 16, 2012
New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter will receive any honorary degree from Siena College during its commencement on May 13th (via Wall Street Journal Online).Jeter, who is hitting the cover ...Are the Blue Jays Now a Bigger Threat to the Yankees Than the Red Sox?
April 16, 2012
For the better part of the past 20 years, the American League East has been dominated by two teams—the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. One or the ...Twins vs. Yankees: New York SP CC Sabathia Will Likely Steal the Show
April 16, 2012
The New York Yankees (5-5) and Minnesota Twins (3-7) will meet up for the second game of a four-game series on Tuesday night inside Yankee Stadium, with the first pitch ...New York Yankees: Freddy Garcia Continues to Pitch Himself out of Rotation
April 16, 2012
Freddy Garcia needed a big start on Monday night for the New York Yankees.He needed one because Andy Pettitte continues to shine down in the minor leagues, and when it's ...Can Derek Jeter’s Hot Start Last?
April 16, 2012
Mike Jaggers-Radolf asks if Derek Jeter can sustain his .366/.395/.610 start: Digging just a little bit into the numbers, Derek’s hot start doesn’t look sustainable. The Yankees have faced an improbably high ...New York Yankees: Review of April 9-15 Predictions and April 16-22 Predictions
April 16, 2012
We are about to start the second full week of the season, and most predictions have been spot on, but some have been way off. The New York Yankees bounced back ...Yanks Must Do More Than Wear No. 42 to Make Up Historic Anti-Integration Stance
April 16, 2012
On Sunday night, Connor Orr of New Jersey’s Star-Ledger wrote of how important the Jackie Robinson Day celebration is to Yankees players. Said Curtis Granderson: This day is the reason I ...Andy Pettitte: 10 Reasons the Yankees Need Him Back ASAP
April 16, 2012
Andy Pettitte shocked the baseball world by coming out of retirement for one more go-around with the New York Yankees. Here's currently building his way back up to major-league status, ...