RAB Thoughts

November 21st, 2025: Imai, Rule 5 Draft Protection, Mailbag

Not for nothing, but given what I’ve seen out there on them internet streets, the reaction to Trent Grisham 2025-11-21 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Quick thoughts after Trent Grisham accepts the qualifying offer

The Yankees have their 2026 center fielder and, presumably, their leadoff hitter (to begin the seas...

November 18th, 2025: Judge, Yarbrough, Bellinger, Chisholm

Congrats to Tyler Wade for getting the Aaron Judge MVP party invite.

2025-11-18 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post

The Official 2025-26 RAB Offseason Plan

November 13th, 2025: Domínguez, Rowland, Imai, Coaching Staff, Awards, Mailbag

Three reminders. One, the Offseason Plan is coming tomorrow. Two, the MVPs will be announced tonight....

November 10th, 2025: Tucker, Murakami, Minor League Free Agents

On this date 19 years ago, the Yankees traded Gary Sheffield to the...

November 7th, 2025: Bellinger, Hill, Loáisiga, Grisham, Spring Training, Judge, Fried, Mailbag

Offseason Plan update: I think we’re good to go for next Friday, Nov. 14th. I can’t 100% commit to that just yet because there’s a chance real life gets in the way (including the Yankees doin...

November 3rd, 2025: World Series, Bold Predictions, Cole

Shoutout to my brother for reminding me Hal Steinbrenner said “2025-11-03 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

The Yankees and the 2025-26 Offseason Calendar

The Dodgers are World Series champions and the 1998-2000 Yankees are no longer the last team to repeat as baseball's title winners. It was a good run. The World Series is over and the offseason has...

October 31st, 2025: Coaching Staff, Mailbag

There are changes coming to the YES booth in 2026. Andrew Marchand ...

October 27th, 2025: Blue Jays, Phillies, Chisholm, Rotation

The World Series is tied 1-1 and each team has won the exact type of game they have to win. The Blue Jays wore down Blake Snell in Game 1 and battered the bullpen. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was magnificen...

October 24th, 2025: Okamoto, Bellinger, Domínguez, Volpe

The World Series begins tonight and either the Blue Jays will win their first championship since their back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993, or the Dodgers will become the first repeat champions si...

October 21st, 2025: World Series, Tucker, Skubal, Free Agency, Warren, Center Field

Terrible news: Jesus Montero died this past weekend. He was only...

October 17th, 2025: Injuries, Qualifying Offer, Coaching Staff, Domínguez, Mailbag

Now that it has been over a week since the ALDS ended and we've had time to decompress, I'm not sure there's anything to take away from the series other than the Yankees got beat. Their two best st...

October 13th, 2025: Arbitration Projections, Bellinger, Weaver, Murakami, 2026 Draft

It has been five days since the Yankees lost the ALDS and they haven’t signed Kyle Tucker or traded for Tarik Skubal yet. Are they even trying? Here's an update on the usual offseason projects: 2025-10-13 10:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

October 10th, 2025: Judge, Rodón, Williams, Rice, Lombard

The first post of the offseason is always a weird one. I have a list of things I want to write about, but also the season just ended, and I’m not ready to get into all that just yet. Given the qu...

Thoughts after Game 4 of the 2025 ALDS

Five innings. The Yankees held a lead for five innings in the four-game ALDS. They were outscored 3...

The Yankees have lost the 2025 ALDS

There will be no Game 5 of the ALDS. The Yankees were unable to follow Tuesday’s spirited comebac...

Thoughts before Game 4 of the 2025 ALDS

Confession: I wrote a “Yankees lose” version of 2025-10-08 15:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Very quick thoughts after Game 3 of the 2025 ALDS

Aaron Judge has his postseason moment and the Yankees have a pulse. Once down 6-1 in Game 3, the Ya...

Thoughts the day before Game 3 of the 2025 ALDS

Since Wild Cards became a thing in 1995, seven teams have erased a 2-0 deficit in the Division Seri...

Thoughts as the Yankees get routed in Game 2 of the 2025 ALDS

As I write this, George Springer hit a home run to give the Blue Jays a 12-0 lead as the Yankees co...

Thoughts after Game 1 of the 2025 ALDS

The Blue Jays have their first postseason win since 2016 and the Yankees are down 1-0 in the ALDS. ...

Quick thoughts before Game 1 of the 2025 ALDS

The first ever Yankees vs. Blue Jays postseason series will begin in a few hours. Doesn’t the pos...

Thoughts after Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series

The AL East will be settled properly. It’ll be Yankees vs. Blue Jays in the ALDS after Thursday�...

The Yankees are going to the 2025 ALDS

A star was born on a Thursday night in the Bronx. Cam Schlittler, who started this season in Double...

Thoughts before Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series

One way or the other, something that hasn’t happened in a long time will happen tonight. Either t...

Thoughts after Game 2 of the 2025 Wild Card Series

The Yankees aren’t done yet. Wednesday night the Yankees forced a Game 3 against the Red Sox with...

Very quick thoughts before Game 2 of the 2025 Wild Card Series

The season is on the line tonight at Yankee Stadium (6pm ET on ESPN). Either the Yankees win and force a Game 3 tomorrow, or the season ends way too quickly and we’re asking the same “why can�...

Thoughts after Game 1 of the 2025 Wild Card Series

And just like that, the Yankees are on the brink of elimination. The offense didn’t do much again...