RAB’s Midseason Grades for the 2025 Yankees

At 53-43, the Yankees entered the All-Star break two games behind the Blue Jays in the loss column and ...
2025-07-14 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

At 53-43, the Yankees entered the All-Star break two games behind the Blue Jays in the loss column and ...
2025-07-14 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: Carlos Rodón is heading to the All-Star Game. He was added to the roster to replace Max Fried, who I guess won't be available to pitch Tuesday after starting tomorrow afte...
2025-07-11 10:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
In a move that had to happen, the Yankees DFAed DJ LeMahieu this afternoon. Sounds like Jorbit Vivas wi...
2025-07-09 21:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostMax Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. will join Aaron Judge at the All-Star Game next week. Fried was a lock. I figured missing a month would take Jazz out of the running, but there are like 2.5 good inf...
2025-07-08 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHeads up: It will likely be a short post Tuesday. It’s Fourth of July weekend, plus the week after next will be very busy between midseason grades, the draft, and whatever else. Then the trade de...
2025-07-04 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe “should the Yankees demote Jasson Domínguez?” poll is closed and two-thirds of you responde...
2025-07-01 10:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The trade deadline is 6pm ET on Thursday, July 31st, so four weeks and three days away. The Yankees hav...
2025-06-30 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: Our recent run of excellently timed nuggets and mailbag questions continues: Andy Ma...
2025-06-27 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostOn this date in 1962, the Yankees played the longest game in franchise history, a 9-7 win over the Tigers in 22 innings. 2025-06-24 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

The outfield logjam has not taken care of itself. In a miracle of miracles, the Yankees have stayed hea...
2025-06-23 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier this week the Lake...
2025-06-20 10:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: Good timing today. MLB just announced that Guardians manager Stephen Vogt and Joe Torre will be on Aaron Boone's All-Star Game coaching staff. Torre has spent more time aro...
2025-06-17 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostTwenty years ago yesterday George Steinbrenner and the Yankees officially announced plans for the new Yankee Stadium. The financing, the site, all that was finalized. The wheels were put into motio...
2025-06-16 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Old Timers’ Game will return this year. ...
2025-06-13 10:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostUPDATE: The Yankees announced Giancarlo Stanton is starting a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset today. That's a nice surprise. I'm not sure how many rehab games he'll need, b...
2025-06-10 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAaron Judge is 2-for-2 in AL Player of the Months this year. He won it for April, and earlier this week, it was announced he won it for May as well. I thought the May award would go to Cal Raleigh,...
2025-06-06 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostOn this date in 2003, George Steinbrenner named Derek Jeter the 11th captain in Yankees’ history, and the first since Don Mattingly. The timing was odd. It wasn’t just that it happened in the m...
2025-06-03 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Yankees played their 54th game of the season Tuesday night, so the season is officially one-third plus one game complete. I give them an "A" for the season to date. They’re not perfect, no te...
2025-05-30 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostNothing official yet, but it looks like the 2027 All-Star Game will go to...
2025-05-26 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFour years and two days ago, the Yankees turned a ninth inning 5-4-3 triple play against the White Sox. It was the first of three triple plays in a month’s time (2025-05-23 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It feels like Name That Yankee is almost hostile toward viewers now. Like the YES Network folks heard people complaining, didn’t like it, and made it even harder. It was Kevin Elster (17 games as...
2025-05-19 16:47:58 +0000 UTC View PostI did not need another reason to detest Rob Manfred, 2025-05-16 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Nestor Cortes, Wandy Peralta, and Luis Severino are three of my favorite Yankees’ pitchers of the Aaron Judge era, and they’ve combined to give up 22 runs in 6.2 innings against the Yankees thi...
2025-05-12 10:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post16 years and one day ago, Alex Rodriguez returned to the lineup following his March hip surgery, and hit a home run on his first pitch of the season. 2025-05-09 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry today's post is late, I accidentally scheduled it for 6pm ET instead of 6am ET. My bad.
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The Yankees debuted an Austin Wells inspired breakfast burrito over the week...
2025-05-06 11:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostI never do this, but I have two tickets I can't use for tonight's game. They're in Section 405, which is the upper deck in right field. Literally the last section at the end. If you want them, they...
2025-05-05 20:05:07 +0000 UTC View PostOne last reminder in case anyone missed it: Annual memberships are open. Go to Patreon settings > Memberships...
2025-05-02 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe had a rainless rainout Saturday. The Yankees postponed the game nice and early, before everyone began their trek to the Bronx, and I appreciate that. But then it didn’t rain. Well, no, it did ...
2025-04-29 10:00:28 +0000 UTC View PostReminder: Annual memberships are now open. Go to Patreon settings > Memberships > View Details, then chang...
2025-04-25 10:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post