This trade came down while I was co-hosting BP’s Friday night radio show on SiriusXM, and as we chatted about the deal, I could only look on helplessly as Twitter filled up with invective directed against the trade by Yankees fans. I understand the disappointment at losing Jesus Montero, but if you ...

I regret to say that nothing of note came out of Joe Girardi’s media availability this afternoon. The entire coaching staff will be back. Montero questions. More Montero questions. Also, Montero questions. The media tried to find places for Montero to play other than designated hitter. Girardi ...

Just click the picture already. The past weekend found the Yankees involved in a few big stories. Their four-game losing streak was their second-longest of the season. Their lineup and bullpen looked particularly threadbare due to minor injuries and fatigue, and Joe Girardi’s managing around that ...

Things are so bad in Seattle, the team's official commercials show Felix Hernandez disguising himself so he can pitch more often. Above, "Larry Bernandez" hands out bobbleheads of himself to fans. Seriously. (AP) The Mariners are a terrible team . . . wait, that should have read “Newsflash! ...

Imagine you’re a 14-year-old aspiring catcher in a country that has produced only a select number of star major leaguers. Suddenly one of the top young catching talents in the major leagues is one of your countrymen. That player is almost guaranteed to have a major influence on your game, as appears ...

It didn't take long for Jesus Montero to make friends with the Yankee Stadium crowd. (AP) Yankee Stadium takes a fair bit of flak for its short right field dimensions. Only Boston’s Fenway Park (302 feet) and San Francisco’s AT&T Park (309 feet) have shorter distances to the right ...

Just kidding. Not every prospect hits a home run in his first at-bat, or even his first cup of coffee. Heck, the great Tyrus Raymond Cobb himself hit only .240 in his first go-round. Give Montero time and he’ll come around. The Georgia Peach: Even he took awhile to get going. (AP) I was just thinking ...

I’m still absorbing the idea of having CC Sabathia cram 128 pitches into six innings in a game that was in no way a must win as an acceptable strategy—it’s one thing to throw 128 pitches in nine innings, another to squeeze them into two-thirds the space, and I would hate to see the myth of Sabathia’s ...

He's almost ready for his close-up. (AP) Sunday’s trade deadline came and went without the Yankees making a move. No Hiroki Kuroda, Erik Bedard or Wandy Rodriguez. No lefty reliever. No bench bat. A whole lot of nothing, not that there’s anything wrong with that when you’ve got ...

Phil Hughes wasn't sharp enough on Wednesday to se the Yankees' minds at ease. (AP) On an afternoon that featured three big deadline-oriented deals and an Ervin Santana no-hitter, Phil Hughes scuffling was not news. On the contrary, it was easy to see from a mile away that the 25-year-old right ...

With Tuesday night’s loss to the Yankees, the Mariners extended their losing streak to 17 games. That streak is now one of the 13 longest team losing streaks since 1919 (the current retrosheet cutoff). As we have seen in just two games, the Mariners can’t seem to do anything right. Still, ...

Thanks to Dustin Ackley's hot start to his major league career, the Mariners still have one player with offensive value on their roster. One. (AP) The Mariners have the worst offense in baseball. They have scored just 3.24 runs per game this season. To put that in context, Felix Hernandez has a ...