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- 1 hour ago Yankees 2024 Season Preview: Jon Berti
Pinstripe Alley Photo by Jim McIsaac/ The Yankees needed some help in the infield and they got a useful, versatile player in Berti. The Yankees were about to enter the season with a mess of a third base/utility situation. You can say that even after trading for Jon Berti on Wednesday, it’s still less than ideal, but one thing is certain: the former Marlins player does a lot to help the Yanks fill a glaring hole on their roster. Yesterday, New York sent its 28th-ranked prospect, John Cruz to the Marlins and catcher Ben Rortvedt to the Rays to get Berti on a three-team trade (Tampa...
1 hour ago - 2 hours ago Keys for Nestor Cortes against the Astros
Pinstripe Alley Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/ How to navigate the gauntlet of Houston’s Opening Day lineup. As recently as three weeks ago, the Yankees were among the minority of clubs around the league in having their Opening Day starter sorted. Reigning AL Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole looked set to defend his crown a year after reestablishing the mantle as the best pitcher in the league. But then we learned the team’s ace would miss the first 10-12 weeks of the season with elbow inflammation, and all of a sudden the team’s plans for the starting rotation were...
2 hours ago - 3 hours ago Today on Pinstripe Alley - 3/28/24
Pinstripe Alley Photo by Bob Levey/ Let the games begin! Opening Day is here at last! We are READY for it. I’m not even afraid to use the all-caps. It’s merited! Today on the site, Peter will preview Nestor Cortes’ Opening Day start by strategizing how the southpaw can attack the Astros’ lineup, and Andrés will preview recent trade acquisition Jon Berti’s 2024 season. Sam will then opine about the Yankees’ unwillingness to add top-tier starting pitching despite Gerrit Cole’s absence, and Matt will remember the time 60 years ago when Whitey Ford started Opening Day as the...
3 hours ago - 9 hours ago NYY News: The time is upon us, Paul
Pinstripe Alley Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Opening Day has arrived; Yankees trade for “security blanket”; positional projections favor New York; why a Gumby deal never came together MLB.com | Will Leitch: Opening Day is here, and we can start to answer some of the questions we’ve been asking all winter. For the Yankees, the big question is the general crossroads the organization finds itself in; with one year of control over a superstar, two of the very best in the sport only getting older, and no clear-cut path to the postseason. The team should be good, but certainly aren’t...
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