I still think the biggest opportunity for the Yankees is a quality left handed pitcher in their bullpen. Boone Logan pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the first game of the Boston series, but gave up a two-run homer to Jacoby Ellsbury last night during the Sox 3-run sixth inning. I just don’t think Logan can be trusted [...]

Matt Imbrogno of The Yankee Analysts broke down the December 2009 deal that brought Javier Vazquez Part Two (along with Boone Logan) back to the Bronx for Melky Cabrera and Arodys Vizcaino. Now that Vizcaino has been called up by Atlanta to pitch out of their bullpen, we probably will hear plenty of “Monday Morning Quarterbacking” of Brian Cashman’s decision to make that trade. Looking [...]

Freakonomics conducted a  Quorum. We rounded up a handful of sports economists and asked them the following question: What proposed realignment changes seem to make the most sense from a competitive and economic standpoint for Major League Baseball? The answers varied, which you could read for yourself at their site, but Dave Berri, a sports economist and [...]

Brian Cashman always gives an interesting nugget when interviewed. He didn’t let anyone down this week when he appeared with Mike Francesa on WFAN. When Francesa asked him about Pedro Feliciano Cashman admitted he is not counting on the former Mets lefty to contribute this year. As a matter of fact, it sounded like Feliciano [...]

While the Yankees complained this weekend about the Mets sending them “damaged goods” in Pedro Feliciano, there was a lefty that appeared healthy and effective on display. Unfortunately, former Yankees prospect Michael Dunn was lighting up the radar gun for the Marlins instead of coming out of the Yankees bullpen. If you remember Dunn was [...]

Take a look at the 2010 numbers for the potential Yankees bullpen in 2011: Mariano Rivera Year Age W L W-L% ERA G SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA+ WHIP BB/9 SO/9 Awards 2010 40 3 3 .500 1.80 61 33 60.0 39 12 2 11 45 238 0.833 1.7 6.8 AS Provided [...]

After the Yankees lost to Texas I pointed to the lack of a second lefty in the bullpen as a primary problem for the ballclub. Although it wasn’t the main reason for losing in the ALCS, it didn’t help late in ballgames. The loss of Damaso Marte was extremely punishing, especially a year after he [...]

There was nothing the Yankees could do about the big plays made by the Texas Rangers in Game 4. Derek Holland‘s performance in relief, Elvis Andrus robbing Brett Gardner with the bases loaded, and Michael Young‘s scoop of Lance Berkman‘s grounder were all keys to the Rangers 10-3 victory. I do think, and I mentioned [...]

One pitcher that has gone a bit unnoticed this season is Boone Logan. Going into last night’s action, Logan had a 2.89 ERA, struck out nearly a batter per inning, and an ERA+ of 150. Lefties have a minuscule OPS of .534. Arguably only Mariano Rivera is having a better year out of the bullpen [...]

Although it ended on a sour note, the Yankees 4-3 loss to Texas was one of the better ballgames of the season. A few thoughts that I came away with: – Boone Logan and David Robertson are stepping in prominent bullpen roles. This doesn’t appear to be just an “experiment” as Logan has been used [...]

With Sergio Mitre going on the DL the Yanks recalled Boone Logan from Scranton. I thought maybe Royce Ring would get a shot since he is having an outstanding year in AAA. Ring made an impression this spring pitching well and even taking the “pop shot” contest during the annual team bonding event. Ring has [...]

It’s a bit of an armchair quarterback situation, but with the Yankees bullpen and offense struggling how would Austin Jackson, Phil Coke, and Johnny Damon look in Yankees uniforms right now? With Granderson still out due to injury its premature to judge the deal (as it has been) constantly. The fact remains that all of [...]

When I saw Boone Logan enter the Yankees game this afternoon I started to fumble through the box score because I didn’t think Joba Chamberlain had pitched. As the game went from 7-3 to a precarious 7-5 first Boone Logan, then Alfredo Aceves, was summoned to save the day. I could say this is a [...]

Sure, it’s not even a month into the season and it’s far too early to judge any off-season moves. But why not do it anyway? Let’s take a look at how the Yankees off-season moves have panned out so far. Curtis Granderson for Austin Jackson, Ian Kennedy and Phil Coke Austin Jackson, the chip the [...]

I said in spring training the Yankees might have the best bullpen in baseball. As we near the end of April the bullpen has some concerns in every inning outside of the ninth. Here are the key Yankees relievers not named Rivera so far: David Robertson: ERA+ of 39 and ERA of 10.80 Damaso Marte: [...]