New York Yankees Analysis

With some clever accounting, the Yankees pitching doesn't look so bad when you get rid of the toxic assets of Chien-Ming Wang's ERA. Also, we examine how the lineup at the bottom has improved from last year, while the middle has suffered in the absence of A-Rod. Read more »

The idea of signing Mark Teixeira wasn't nearly as last minute as it seemed, but it did take somewhat of a Boston blunder for the first baseman to end up in New York. Read more »

When CC Sabathia neutralizes his height by decreasing the vertical break on his fastball, he is a very different pitcher. Read more »

The Yankees improved dramatically with their free agent trifecta of CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett, but will their carryover core produce at a high enough level end their one-season October absence? Read more »

The hype surrounding Joe Torre and Tom Verducci's collaboration, 'The Yankee Years', wasn't unlike a theatrical trailer, highlighting the funniest and most action-packed scenes from a movie. Read more »

We don't know exactly which 25 players will be on the opening day roster for the Yankees. However, we do know who the 25 most important will be to their title hopes. Read more »

The Yankees felt as if they had to sign CC Sabathia, they wanted to sign A.J. Burnett, and while we're at it they signed Teixeira. Read more »

Every winter the Yankees are one of the most active teams on the free agent market and after missing the playoffs, GM Brian Cashman has more work to do than ever before. Read more »

The Yankees' streak of consecutive playoff appearances ended in 2008 at 13 consecutive seasons. It was an impressive run that included four World Series championships and two additional AL Championships. Read more »

The Yankees should only trade Robinson Cano if Derek Jeter is prepared to move to 2B in 2010. Read more »

The Yankees made an amazing late-season comeback to qualify for the postseason in 2007, but a similar recovery doesn?t appear to be in the works this year. Read more »

It?s not how much Girardi has used Mariano Rivera in 2008, but rather when the skipper has decided to throw Mo out on the mound. Read more »

The Yankees pulled the trigger on a trio of sizable moves over a two-week span at the end of July in hopes of increasing their chances of making the postseason this fall. Read more »

If the offense doesn?t show up over the next seven days, the Yankees will spend All-Star weekend watching their playoff hopes die. Read more »

It?s astonishing to think that Mussina could win twenty games for the first time in his career during what many people figured would be his last season in the Major Leagues. Read more »

No one would be talking about the struggles of their pitching staff, though, if the Bombers were enjoying the type of production they expect from their hitters. Read more »

As they deal with injuries to their lineup, New York is undefeated (6-0) in Wang?s starts this season. Read more »

The arms of the Yankees have kept them from starting the season like the struggling Tigers (1-7), but with five of their next eight games coming against the defending champion Red Sox, the bats better start catching up to the arms in the Bronx. Read more »

For a team that won 94 games and is talented as the Yankees and has upgraded their pitching staff via the development of their farm system, expectations are pleasantly low. Read more »

The newest Steinbrenner stealing the headlines isn?t everyone?s favorite grumpy, turtle-necked owner. This proclamation came straight out of the mouth of the new ?boss? of the Yankees, and though he may share his father?s sharp tongue and penchant for aviator sunglasses, Hank Steinbrenner is not his father. Read more »