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Will 2021 be Yankees’ year? What’s D.J. LeMahieu’s deal? Reporters break down issues Updated Jan 02, 2021; Posted Jan 02, 2021 Will the Yankees re-sign free agents Masahiro Tanaka (top left), DJ LeMahieu (top right) and/or outfielder Brett Gardner (bottom left). Will 2021 finally by the year Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge (bottom right) stay healthy and pop champagne for something more significant that making the playoffs or winning an early round? NJ Advance Media baseball writers go over these topics.AP Facebook Share The new year is here finally, and about time, right? Too bad w...

Will the Diamondbacks Have a Power Hitter Next Season? Share this story Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Although trades and free agent acquisitions could change the answer, the keys to finding an answer are: Define ‘power hitter.’ For this article, the key measure is homers per plate appearance. Nevertheless, two other measures could help define a ‘power hitter:’ barrel %, and hard hit %. These measures can be found at Baseball Savant. Project how well the Diamondbacks will bat. Good projection systems reflect player skills and are understandable. Although there are many pr...

Best moments of 2020: Dodgers win division vs. an incredible double play Share this story Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Welcome back everyone. Brand new week, and a brand new battle on the bracket. The last time around we had a Clayton Kershaw battle. It was the closest matchup we’ve had so far, as it truly looked like it could go either way early on. Ultimately, Kershaw pulled away.... As I mentioned, it was the closest matchup we’ve had, as Kershaw throwing Manuel Margot out at home won. It received 64 percent of the vote here on TBLA, and an identical 64 percent of the vote on Tw...

Royals Could Add Another Left-Handed Bat 5:35pm CDT The Royals have been one of MLB’s most active clubs early in the offseason, adding four free agents — Maikel Franco via non-tender. General manager Dayton Moore isn’t calling it an offseason yet, however, as he detailed in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM this morning (Twitter link, with audio). Franco’s non-tender appeared to set the stage for Hunter Dozier to slot in at third base, and Moore made clear that the organization’s preference is indeed for Dozier to solidify the position. However, the GM noted that due ...

Lesky’s Notes: Deck the halls with boughs of Holland Share this story Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The baseball news cycle this week had one piece of great news and one piece of twitch-inducing news. I’ll get to the former a little bit down the page. The latter was about the beginning of another labor fight between the players and owners regarding the length of the 2021 season. Owners believe there’s no way that 162 games can be played, and I understand why they’re saying that since it’s unlikely for stands to be allowed to be full on Opening Day at the start of April. Players say ...