Derek JeterandThurman Munsonhave easily been the Yankees’ top first-round selections since the MLB Draft was instituted in 1965, each sharing turns as captains on their way to multiple championships and eventual enshrinement in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park. All-time Draft picks But you may no...
Year in Review:Already the top prospect in theYankees‘ system, Montero became one of the top prospects in the game by dominating High- and Double-A pitching as a teenager before his season was cut short by a broken finger. The Good:Simply put, Montero is one of the best offensive prosp...
Juan Soto, New York Yankees –There’s an added pressure that comes from playing at Yankee Stadium and joining the New York Yankees in a contract year. Juan Soto is still exceeding expectations. At the plate, he’s delivering MVP-caliber production and he’s now pairing it with some of t...
Prediction: one year, $9 million 55. Alex Verdugo (28, OF, Yankees): Going from Fenway to Yankee Stadium figured to take a toll on Verdugo’s average and most certainly did, but it seemed like he’d be able to turn some doubles into homers. Instead, he totaled 13 dingers for...
One of the most popular players in franchise history and quite possibly the greatest Yankee never to have appeared in a World Series, Don Mattingly was baseball’s premier first baseman of the mid-1980s before a chronic back injury sapped much of his pow
Hopefully this year turns a leaf. I have seen some turnover in department leadership that doesnt make me feel good about the prospects of improvement, but hopefully they prove me wrong. I want this to be successful. Im a passionate follower of the Topps apps, to the point where I made ...
This year’s crop of prospects is a little bit down in the 60 and 55 FV tiers. Typically, the 55 FV tier runs to about the 50th overall prospect on the Top 100 (which again isn’t really a Top 100, so much as a ranking of all the 50 FV and above prospects, but that title is...
virtuosic shredding and world-class charisma. Snappy album opener "Yankee Rose" finds Roth borrowing some tricks from his old cohort, engaging in a cheeky call-and-response with guitarist Steve Vai before expressing his desire to [checks notes] have sex with the Statue of Liberty. If you can...
has allegedly been experimenting with new pitches this offseason, which is great because he needs something besides the slider. I’m not really buying into it until I see it, but he starts the year against the Nationals and Mets so maybe he’s on my bench while I see if th...
As seen above, the 2022 Topps Series 1 Baseball style more resembles the look of the early 2010s. The back image was not provided, so collectors will have to wait to see how the stats are organized in 2022. Be sure to review the overallTopps flagship galleryto compare how the design ...