Current State of the Yankees 40-Man Roster by James Vlietstra February 7, 2022 *** The MLB owners locked out the players when the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement expired on December 1st. Prior to that, the Yankees were relatively quiet. They re-signed Joely Rodriguez. They traded Donny Sands, Nick Nelson, and Tyler Wade. In addition, Clint Frazier, Rougned Odor, Chris Gittens, Andrew Velazquez, Tim LoCastro, and Greg Allen were all released. Next, Stephen Ridings, Ro

by Cary Greene January 5, 2022 *** Now we’ve moved from the Tropical Heatwave to the Deep Freeze part of the offseason. Nothing at all is happening. Neither side, MLB or the Players Union, has any urgency at all. With that said, I’m realizing there are thousands of topics dancing in my mind. In this next piece I take a look at how Brian Cashman has positioned the Yankee roster thus far for the 2022 season and beyond. I’m going to study each AL East team in similar fashion, bu

by Cary Greene December 31, 2022 *** We’re in the midst of a relatively tropical winter. Brian Cashman and the Yankees have been inactive in the free agent market up to this point and will remain so until after the latest MLB labor dispute is finished. When the lockout ends, the Yankees will need to either spend money or fall further behind their division rivals. Certainly there may be a few trades as well, but Mr. Cashman needs to fix the team’s glaring problems while also p

By Cary Greene December 1, 2021 *** While sitting around the fireplace drinking Apple Cider, munching on Snyder’s Cheddar Pretzel bits and eating amazing Turkey sandwiches made from Thanksgiving dinner leftovers, I began to wonder. It all started with the first bite of the sandwich. Turkey, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Cheese, Bread (I call it a “Thanksgiving,” creative right? Maybe not the name, but the ingredients?) I wondered…,”Why didn’t the Yankees win a championship this

August 31, 2021 *** This is a straightforward topic. We asked our writers to simply list their 28-man expanded roster for the 2021 Yankees. Let’s see what the writers say… *** Paul Semendinger: Aaron Judge Giancarlo Stanton Brett Gardner Joey Gallo Anthony Rizzo Luke Voit D.J. LeMahieu Gleyber Torres Gio Urshela Gary Sanchez Kyle Higashioka Tyler Wade Rougned Odor Andrew Velazquez Estevan Florial Gerrit Cole Jameson Taillon Nestor Cortes Jordan Montgomery Corey Kluber Aroldis

by James Vlietstra December 3, 2020 *** For years, the minor league talent evaluators kept saying that the New York Yankees farm system had lots of high quality lottery tickets in the lowest minor league levels. Because they were so young, the organization was repeatedly ranked in the lower half. However, the years have ticked away and these players are no longer years away from contributing. Last Friday, the Yankees added four players to their 40-man roster to protect them f

Earlier today, and throughout this recent week, the Yankees have been announcing who we should be expecting to take the mound, field, and bench for the best-of-five series ALDS series against the Minnesota Twins. Today, however, all that speculation ends, as the Yankees have officially announced their ALDS roster. It features 12 pitchers and 13 hitters, of which there are some very noticeable omissions and additions. Before we get to that, our friends at ViewsFrom314Ft. put t