Tag Archives: Edwin Encarnacion

Posted on October 4, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine In a rematch of the 2017 Wild Card Game, the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins will meet in this year’s ALDS. Both teams were division winners this year and boast lineups with a lot of big bats. Let’s take a close look at how these two […]

Posted on September 20, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s been a long, strange season for the New York Yankees, one that’s been filled with more injuries than most major league teams could possible imagine. But on Thursday night, the Bronx Bombers officially overcame all of the injuries and all of the setbacks, notching their 100th […]

Posted on September 13, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine For the New York Yankees, the injuries that have defined their season just won’t stop. Two more players have been bitten by the injury bug, putting their status for the postseason into question. Catcher Gary Sanchez and DH Edwin Encarnacion both suffered injuries during the course of […]

Posted on August 30, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine With September nearly upon us, the carousel of injuries the New York Yankees have been dealing with all season continues to spin. On Friday, third baseman Gio Urshela became the latest Yankee to be placed on the 10-day Injured List. However, the move is not without some […]

Posted on August 4, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s happening again. In an all too familiar occurrence this season, the New York Yankees are being hit by the injury bug. On Saturday, the club was forced to place slugger Edwin Encarnacion on the 10-day Injured List because of a hairline fracture to his wrist. Outfielder […]

Posted on June 18, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine If you thought that New York Yankees were good up to this point in the season, you ain’t seen nothing yet. The Bronx Bombers are set to get two of their biggest bombers back in action this week. On Tuesday, the Yankees officially activated Giancarlo Stanton from […]

Posted on June 16, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Even with plenty of offensive firepower preparing to return from the Injured List, the New York Yankees decided to add a little more. Saturday night, the Yankees completed a trade with the Seattle Mariners for Edwin Encarnacion, the current American League leader in home runs. Seattle is […]

Posted on March 18, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine As usual, the Seattle Mariners were busy this offseason. However, instead of building themselves up, GM Jerry Dipoto was busy tearing everything down. The Mariners are poised to go into a rebuilding phase after several notable trades this winter. However, they still have plenty of established players […]

Posted on December 15, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Cleveland Indians are suddenly the busiest team in baseball. One day after pulling off a three-team trade to re-acquire Carlos Santana and ship out Edwin Encarnacion, the Indians pulled off another trade. Late Friday night, the Tribe sent first baseman Yonder Alonso to the Chicago White […]

Posted on December 13, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The MLB Winter Meetings came to a close on Thursday, but not before an intriguing three-team trade was pulled off to help conclude the week. As part of the deal, the Cleveland Indians have re-acquired longtime slugger Carlos Santana and first base prospect Jake Bauers. As part […]

Posted on September 1, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Mere hours before the waiver trade deadline, the Cleveland Indians made a bold move. The Tribe has acquired third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Toronto Blue Jays. The move came just a few hours before the deadline to add players to be eligible for the postseason. There […]

Posted on March 5, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Despite getting knocked out in the Divisional Round of the playoffs last year, the Cleveland Indians remain one of the favorites in the American League. Of course, as they learned last year, competition in the AL is stiff. Can the Indians once again rise to the top […]

Posted on February 7, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Despite a proverbial game of chicken between free agent J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox that has seemingly been going on all offseason, the odds have always been good that Martinez would end up in Boston when all is said and done. However, recent reports indicate […]

Posted on October 10, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It all comes down to this. After falling behind 2-0, including an excruciating loss in Game 2, the New York Yankees have fought back and forced a Game 5 in the ALDS against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday night. There’s been a clear swing in momentum over the […]

Posted on October 8, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After a devastating collapse in Game 2, the New York Yankees return home with their backs up against the wall in Game 3 of the ALDS Sunday night. After building an 8-3 lead, it looked like a virtual certainty that the Yankees would be able to split […]