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Year Six of Masahiro Tanaka [2019 Season Preview]
(Presswire) It’s rare to remember where you were when a team acquired a player. For me, one of those cases — one of two, the other being Mark Teixeira — is Masahiro Tanaka. On that January morning, I...
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Masahiro Tanaka and the potential benefits of throwing more elevated fastballs
(Presswire) For years now Masahiro Tanaka has been the poster boy for the Yankees’ anti-fastball philosophy. Despite the ongoing narrative that he lost velocity following his 2014 elbow injury,...
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Spring Training observation: Masahiro Tanaka’s new curveball
(Presswire) In two weeks and one day Masahiro Tanaka will be on the mound for Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. He’ll make his fourth Opening Day start in the last five years thanks to Luis Severino’s...
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An updated look at the Yankees’ projected 2019 Opening Day roster as the...
(Presswire) One week from today the Yankees will open the 2019 regular season at home against the Orioles. Masahiro Tanaka will be on the mound that day, not Luis Severino, because Severino suffered a...
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Update: Yankees finalize 2019 Opening Day roster
German. (Presswire) Sunday: Tyler Wade was optioned to Triple-A Scranton earlier today, the Yankees announced, clearing the way for new pickup Mike Tauchman to make the roster. Also, Aaron Boone told...
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The Same But Different: Tanaka and Paxton Debut Against Orioles
Tanaka. (Presswire) At first glance, Masahiro Tanaka and James Paxton have little in common beyond their chosen profession and the team for which they play. Tanaka is Japanese; Paxton is Canadian....
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Yankeemetrics: Orioles Deja Vu (March 28-31)
(New York Times) March 28: The Legend of Luke One down, 161 to go. For the second year in a row, the Yankees kicked off their schedule with a win, 7-2 over the Orioles. It marked the first time in more...
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Yankeemetrics: Nightmare on River Ave. (April 1-3)
(AP) April 1: Three is justenough Monday started out with the worst possible Not-April-Fools-Joke — Miguel Andujar and Giancarlo Stanton landing on the Injured List — but ended on a much better note...
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Yankeemetrics: Crash Landing in Houston (April 8-10)
(Getty) April 8: Bullpen Bummer The Yankees road trip continued to Houston and the series began with a familiar story: another wasted another gem by Masahiro Tanaka as the much-hyped bullpen blew a...
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Yankeemetrics: Bronx is burning (April 12-14)
(Getty) April 12: No lead is safe anymore The Yankees returned to the Bronx on a rainy Friday night and picked up right where they left off when they departed Texas — blowing a lead and losing another...
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