Jordan Schwartz

@ChrisKirschner There are five teams in the NL Central over .500.

The Yankees are 22-11 after beating the Orioles 9-4. The Yankees are one of four teams in the AL to be over .500 (Rays, Guardians, A's)

How Often MLB Starters Pitched 7+ Innings: 1988: 48% 1989: 44% 1990: 41% 1991: 42% 1992: 44% 1993: 41% 1994: 41% 1995: 37% 1996: 37% 1997: 38% 1998: 38% 1999: 34% 2000: 36% 2001: 34% 2002: 35% 2003: 33% 2004: 32% 2005: 35% 2006: 31% 2007: 29% 2008: 29% 2009: 29% 2010: 34% 2011: 34% 2012: 30% 2013: 31% 2014: 31% 2015: 29% 2016: 23% 2017: 19% 2018: 18% 2019: 16% 2020: 11% 2021: 13% 2022: 14% 2023: 12% 2024: 13% 2025: 11% 2026: 9%

@ChrisKirschner 3-6 vs winning teams

One month of the season is complete. What are your takeaways?

Aaron Boone said "we'll see" nine times today, about the following topics: - runway to keep Jasson Dominguez in the Majors - Anthony Volpe returning on Friday - Anthony Volpe playing every day upon his return - platooning Trent Grisham Also said "anything's possible" about Elmer Rodriguez sticking around.

@EvanMiya The top mid majors may get moved down to the 13 line which is bad news for 4 seeds.

The thing I hate most about the tournament expanding is how it will impact bracket analysis in the days leading up to the tournament. Every 5-seed won't know their first round opponent until at least Wednesday. No 5 vs. 12 matchup analysis when we get our brackets on Sunday.

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Teams over .500 American League: 4 NL Central: 5

Teams that would’ve made the field this year under expansion: Auburn (17-16) Oklahoma (10-15 Q1/2) Stanford (4 Q3 losses) Indiana (6-14 Q1/2) Okla State (2-11 Q1) Va Tech (2-10 Q1) San Diego St (3-8 Q1) New Mexico (2-7 Q1, 64 SOR)

I'd rather just invite these extra teams to their own national tournament...maybe call it the National Invitation Tournament.

Awful

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Saves converted by Yankees closers Rivera (1997-2013) 89% Others (2012-2026) 88%

@BryanHoch How many total innings did the bullpen pitch in those three games?

The Yankees are three innings away from a third consecutive shutout - something they haven't done since June 1962. Ralph Terry, Bill Stafford and Whitey Ford were those starters.

@BryanHoch And hitting 2+ homers is very easy in the playoffs.

Yankees formula: hit home runs = win. Trent Grisham joins the party with a three-run shot. Yanks up 7-0. They're 7-1 this year when hitting 2+ homers.

After his 2nd inning HR, Ben Rice is now hitting .352 (6-17) and slugging .882 (3 HR, 3 1B) vs Left-Handed Pitchers this season.

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The Yankees did not address the bullpen this offseason — unsurprisingly, it looks like a problem. The depth is an issue. nytimes.com/athletic/72033…

Oswald Peraza in 4-game series vs Yankees: 10 AB, 5 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 Runs, 2 SB Ryan McMahon this season: 42 AB, 5 hits, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, 0 SB (h/t @ChrisKirschner)

Oswald Peraza comes through again. An RBI double chases Max Fried. Peraza has 5 hits this series. His replacement at third base, Ryan McMahon, has 5 hits this season.

@SharpStats17 Bad at so many things

Yankees now have 16 lost challenges as batters. That's tied with the Twins for the most in MLB