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Pinstripe Alley Mar 24, 2024
Grisham is a nine-hole hitter—and that’s good

Grisham is a nine-hole hitter—and that’s good

Photo by New York Yankees/ Grisham’s elite walk rate can provide great value to the bottom of the order. Laundry, dishes, wondering what I’ll eat for dinner, who will bat leadoff for the Yankees in 2024—these are the concerns that have contoured my daily life over the past month or so. It remains a mystery who will bat before Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. DJ LeMahieu seems like the obvious choice, but he has a “pretty significant” bone bruise on his foot. Gleyber Torres is another viable option after a strong 2023, although he is prone to base-running mistakes....
Pinstripe Alley Mar 22, 2024
Yankees 2024 Season Preview: Jorbit Vivas

Yankees 2024 Season Preview: Jorbit Vivas

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Although Vivas is going to start the season in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with Torres pending free agency, he has an opportunity to prove as a future keystone option. There may be a job opening for the Yankees’ second base position next offseason. If the Yankees opt to replace Gleyber Torres with a cost-controlled alternative, Oswald Peraza would be considered the frontrunner for the in-house replacement at the moment — provided he gets closer to meeting expectations as a prospect in 2024. Another intriguing internal candidate to...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 15, 2024
Yankees 2, Pirates 6: Bats silenced by former top prospect Priester

Yankees 2, Pirates 6: Bats silenced by former top prospect Priester

Photo by Julio Aguilar/ Torres came to play, but the rest of the offense couldn’t get anything going. On a day when the Yankees fielded one of their stronger lineups of spring training, no one but Gleyber Torres could get anything going. Clarke Schmidt continued to feature his sharper stuff as he approaches his second season as a full time big league starter, but it was actually the opponent’s former top pitching prospect who came out on top, Quinn Priester largely silencing the Bomber bats as the Pirates took this one, 6-2. Schmidt looked fired up out of the...
Pinstripe Alley Mar 5, 2024
Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/5/24

Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/5/24

Photo by Rick Stewart/ There’s a semi-rare day game after a night game in the spring. If you were bummed to miss out on the Yankees last night since the game wasn’t televised, then today will be better. It’s the Spring Subway Series on ESPN as the Yankees take on the Mets in Port St. Lucie. Huzzah. Today on the site, new staff writer Nick Sarnelli will look back on some small steps taken by Gleyber Torres last year to become a more well-rounded hitter, and Josh will forecast the vast uncertainty that is Giancarlo Stanton’s 2024 season. Also look out for Sam on...
Pinstripe Alley Feb 28, 2024
The case for (and against) keeping Gleyber in pinstripes

The case for (and against) keeping Gleyber in pinstripes

The Yankees will have an intriguing decision to make if and when Gleyber Torres hits the open market | Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Should the Yankees pony up to keep their second baseman around long-term? Gleyber Torres is entering his seventh season with the Yankees. By any reasonable measure, the partnership has been a resounding success. Here are some key numbers that tell the story of Torres’ career so far, with his ranks among primary second basemen since his debut in 2018: 734 games (sixth) 123 HR (fourth) 378 RBI (third) .789 OPS (ninth) 116 wRC+...

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