Coach Steve's Corner

The Yankees great start to the season can be attributed to many things, including the emergence of homegrown players like Aaron Judge, Jordan Montgomery, Luis Severino, and Gary Sanchez. However, there are three players who Brian Cashman acquired via trade in recent off-seasons that have been just as important. I am talking about Didi Gregorius, Starlin Castro, and Aaron Hicks. All three have been big contributors to the Bombers lineup this season. The beauty of all three trades is two-fold; the Yankees brought in very productive players in their prime years while giving up next to nothing to them. Let's break down all three trades. Trade 1: Didi Gregorius acquired in a 3 team deal with Arizona and Detroit. (12/5/14) After the retirement of Derek Jeter the Yankees were in need of a shortstop to take over for the legend. No matter who they brought in for the 2015 season he would be under immense pressure. However, over the two plus seasons that Didi has donned pinstripes he has

The Yankees are off to a great start to the 2017 season. There's no denying that. They are by most preseason projections exceeding expectations. However, for the all the contributions that the Yankees have gotten from players that maybe weren't expected to produce so much, they also have some key players who haven't performed. Most notably, I'm talking about their ace, Masahiro Tanaka. The Yankees came in to the season with a lot of question marks in their rotation. Going into spring training many were unsure who would even be the Yankees fourth and fifth starters. (It turns out Luis Severino and Jordan Montgomery were great choices so far.) Even two of the confirmed starters, CC Sabathia and Michel Pineda, came with concerns. Could CC turn back the clock and give the Yankees quality starts? (For the most part he has) Would Pineda finally start to pitch to his potential? (For the most part he has) The closet thing that the Yankees had to a guarantee in their rotati