#Tim Locastro

Tim Locastro realized his childhood dream of playing for the Yankees. Now, the speedy New York native will get to stay in the city, but will move across it. The Mets and Locastro have agreed to a minor-league deal, according to a report from Sports Illustrated's Pat Ragazzo. Want to bet on MLB? It's reportedly a minor-league deal with an invite to…

Not too long ago, New York Yankees fans were up in arms when general manager Brian Cashman traded middle infielder Tyler Wade, who had just hit his stride with the team, to the Los Angeles Angels for pretty much nothing. A team that was desperately in need of middle infield help, overall bench depth, and speed traded away a guy that checked all…

TAMPA - If you're like us and already made a prediction as to which 28 players will make the Yankees' Opening Day roster, let's hope you used pencil. New York made a trade on Saturday night, a move sending a member of their bullpen to Texas in exchange for some depth at the catcher position. The Yankees acquired veteran backstop Jose Trevino in the…

Expectations are high in Diamondbacks land. Not only are they coming off an encouraging 85-win season, the team is fresh off an offseason in which it made several high-profile additions. For those wearing the rosiest of glasses, the moves left them dreaming not just about the Diamondbacks reaching the playoffs, but about them chasing down the Los…

The Diamondbacks made a late run at a Wild Card spot last season and could do it again in 2020. Switch-hitters Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar enjoyed career years, and even a slight regression would still make them two of the most productive players in the league. The D-backs added Madison Bumgarner to lead the rotation after trading Zack Greinke…

Every year, SB Nation holds a simulation of the MLB offseason. Thirty volunteers take the role of GM for their favorite MLB squad, are given directives from their "owner," and set off to build the best possible team. This is my fourth consecutive year as the Yankees' GM, and this year, my crack team in the front office featured Esteban Rivera,…

A miserable start in the miserable year of 2020 led to another trade deadline selloff, and the moves committed the D-backs to a retooling around core building blocks Ketel Marte, Zac Gallen and Madison Bumgarner. If the starting pitching stays healthy and the young arms take another step forward, the Diamondbacks could compete for a playoff spot,…

Welcome to Underdog Friday, in which scrappy, 80-something-win teams pose existential threats to 100+ win teams. The Guardians/Yankees series doesn't quite count because that's a 92-win team against a 99-win team, but the Astros are probably pretty glad they didn't play on Friday night. Here be upsets. In 2057, Eno Sarris, Jr. is going to write an…

It was strange to see the Yankees lock up their division title near the end of the season and not play relevant baseball again for almost two weeks. The first-round bye is a new concept, and while I can't say that I'm sorry that New York dodged the Wild Card round (goodness knows that they've dealt with it enough in the past decade), it will be…

NEW YORK - There's homework every day and every night for the last man on the Yankees' Division Series roster, the one position player who probably won't get an at-bat or play the field unless one of the games in this best of five gets crazy. Journeyman outfielder Tim Locastro, up again from Triple-A for the most important time of the season, is…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to SILive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. The Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees will play Game 2 of the ALDS in the Bronx on Thursday night after the Yankees won Game 1. They fell behind 1-0 early but quickly answered…

NEW YORK - Aaron Judge didn't get a ball out of the infield in his first game since his record-setting 62-homer regular season. Actually, No. 99 didn't even put a ball in play going 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts in Game 1 of the ALDS, a 4-1 Yankees win over the Guardians. His only contact was seven foul balls. Out in right field, Judge…

The structure of the Division Series is different from what has traditionally been the case. While they remain a best of five, it used to be that one league would begin before the other. This time, however, all four start on Tuesday with their Game 1's. Wednesday then sees Game 2 only in the National League, and the American League get a day off,…

The Yankees' roster has been in a constant state of flux over the past month due to injuries, and the expansion to 28 players in September allowed them to give a couple of young bats a shot. Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza certainly made the most of it, but now as the roster shrinks back down to 26 and players start to return in time for…

Good afternoon everyone, it's time for another edition of the mailbag. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to Bill A. asks: What are the odds, really, of Benintendi or Carpenter hitting well after such long layoffs? And DJ, for that matter? It seems highly unlikely that Benintendi will even be available for this series,…

NEW YORK - Yankees manager Aaron Boone answered carefully. Former closer Aroldis Chapman had yet another shaky outing in Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Orioles, walking three of the five hitters he faced, including one with the bases loaded. "We'll continue to look for spots to get guys in and make evaluations," Boone said. Want to bet on MLB? The…

New York Yankees clinch 2022 AL East title in TorontoYankees players gather for a team photo amid a celebration on the field in Toronto as they clinched the 2022 AL East division title. As the Yankees moved closer to an AL East clinching party, manager Aaron Boone appreciated the benefits of planning out a postseason strategy. Over the next week,…

BOSTON - Aaron Boone was ready to move on. When umpires called J.D. Martinez safe at first base in the eighth inning, the Yankees' manager - like nearly everyone inside Fenway Park - assumed the call was correct and that a run had just scored to slice New York's lead to just a run. If not for eagle-eyed replay coordinator Brett Weber, it might have…

SEATTLE - The Yankees never expected Matt Carpenter to have done all he has for them, to transform from scrap heap pickup to perhaps the best version of his former All-Star self that he's been in years. They never expected that his lefty bat would carry them for stretches or that his mustache would become a fan favorite. Now, they might not get to…