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Granderson hit .234 against lefties and .253 against right-handers, with four home runs and 20 home runs against each respectively. Last season, Granderson hit .272 against lefties and .258 against right-handers, with 16 home runs and 25 home runs...
He should focus on being the player we thought we were signing 3 years ago. We can’t have an .830 OPS 1st baseman. Bunt, drive the ball the other way, just do something if you want to get rid of that shift. And if none of this works he should bat right...
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Jorge Posada #20 and hitting coach Kevin Long of the New York Yankees celebrate after clinching the American League East division against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 21, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New... View Photo »
My take on the postseason ... is that the team that swings at strikes, is the team that wins. When we won in 2009, for example, Alex got locked in and swung only at strikes.
There is reason to believe the BA woes of the last couple of seasons will cease in 2012. His K% has remained in the 16-17 percent range and he’s gotten leaner this offseason to increase quickness. With the league’s best hitting coach, Kevin Long,...
$16.5 million will be off the books anyway. Mark Teixeira is still a Gold Glove caliber first basemen, who despite only hit .248, had 39 home runs and 111 RBI in 2011. In each of the three years Teixeira has been with the Yankees, he's had over 33 home...
Still, Cano's strikeouts for 2011 rose to 96 from 77 the previous year, and his walks dropped, from 57 to 38. As a result, his on-base percentage plummeted more than 30 points, from .381 in 2010 to .349 last year. "He was less selective at times,''...
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Alex Rodriguez #13, Mark Teixeira #25 and hitting coach Kevin Long celebrate after clinching the American League East division against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 21, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York... View Photo »
"I've been so against it my entire career, [but] I might lay down a few bunts. If I can beat the shift that way, that's important." Teixeira said that he came to the decision on his own this winter, though he has discussed squaring up his stance with...
A line of .248/.341/.494 is just unacceptable when you hit in the middle of the Yankees lineup. Last season, Teixeira was essentially Jason Giambi with a great glove. Ouch. The Yankees were hoping to avoid another Giambi-type hitter when they brought...
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New York Yankees Derek Jeter (R) is congratulated by manager Joe Girardi (C) batting coach Kevin Long (L) after hitting a home run off Texas Rangers pitcher Arthur Rhodes in the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas, May 8, 2011.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Jorge Posada #20 and hitting coach Kevin Long of the New York Yankees celebrate after clinching the American League East division against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 21, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Alex Rodriguez #13, Mark Teixeira #25 and hitting coach Kevin Long celebrate after clinching the American League East division against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 21, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.
View Photo »New York Yankees players Alex Rodriguez (L) and Mark Teixeira (R) celebrate with hitting coach Kevin Long after the Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in their MLB American League baseball game in New York September 21, 2011 to clinch the American League East Division title.
View Photo »New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, right, celebrates hitting coach Kevin Long after Rivera tied the Major League Baseball all-time saves record after their 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. Rivera tied Trevor Hoffman with...
View Photo »New York Yankees batting coach Kevin Long, left, greets Alex Rodriguez after he hit a first-inning, two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Kevin Correia in a spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. , Saturday, March 26, 2011.
View Photo »Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, second from left, reacts as Derek Jeter, far left, Nick Swisher, center, and hitting coach Kevin Long, right, look on during a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. , Friday, March 25, 2011.
View Photo »New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, left and teammate Derek Jeter greet Robinson Cano after Cano's first-inning, two-run home run in their spring training baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. , Saturday, March 19, 2011. On-deck batter Andrew Jones (18) is shown at...
View Photo »New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson is congratulated by teammate Jorge Posada, batting coach Kevin Long and manager Joe Girardi (L-R) after hitting a two-run home run off Texas Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas...
View Photo »New York Yankees' Nick Swisher, right, talks to Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long while taking batting practice inside a batting cage before the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. , Monday, March 28, 2011, was canceled because...
View Photo »New York Yankees batting coach Kevin Long and right fielder Nick Swisher, right, poses for a fan's photograph before the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. , Friday, March 25, 2011.
View Photo »New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher (L-R), hitting coach Kevin Long, manager Joe Girardi and third baseman Alex Rodriguez watch from outside the dugout during the fourth inning of a MLB spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Tampa, Florida, March 23, 2011.
View Photo »New York Yankees Derek Jeter (2) and Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long celebrate in the dugout after Jeter came out of the Yankees game in the sixth inning after hitting a double in the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa,...
View Photo »New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, left, talks with assistant coach Kevin Long during a baseball spring training workout Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.
View Photo »New York Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild, center, talks to Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, right, between innings in the Yankees' 6-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in their spring training baseball game at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin, Fla. , Friday, March...
View Photo »New York Yankees Derek Jeter (R) is congratulated by manager Joe Girardi (C) batting coach Kevin Long (L) after hitting a home run off Texas Rangers pitcher Arthur Rhodes in the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas, May 8, 2011.
View Photo »My take on the postseason ... is that the team that swings at strikes, is the team that wins. When we won in 2009, for example, Alex got locked in and swung only at strikes.
