First Twitter Poll of 2016: Where Will the Yankees Finish This Season?

@GreedyStripes The Yankees will finish the season in a parade down the Canyon of Heroes to celebrate their 28th World Series championship.

— Karen Mercury McCoy (@KarMerCoy) April 5, 2016

Someone who used to be a daily reader and a subscriber once told me that it was irresponsible journalism to do Twitter polls on the blog. It is irresponsible to let the fans opinions be heard and it’s not something that someone like Jack Curry, Andrew Marchand, Wally Matthews, Chad Jennings and others do. You know what? Good. We set out on this journey looking to be different, a breath of fresh air and to put the social back into social media no matter how big we got, how many views we received or how many Twitter followers we had. We held up our end of the bargain so onward with the first Twitter poll of the 2016 season!

It’s quick, simple and to the point. When Game 162 is over and the dust settles on the 2016 campaign where will the Yankees finish the season?

@GreedyStripes In Yankee Stadium, in October, against the Orioles.

— Mike Brodsky (@brodskyme) April 5, 2016

@GreedyStripes Behind the Blue Jays!

— TheBudsAreBack (@Thebudsareback) April 5, 2016

This is from an obvious Blue Jays fan that follows us. Don't troll, he is a nice guy and it's all in fun. We know that and he gets his fair share back as well.

@GreedyStripes shaping up to be a tough division. They could finish 2nd & potentially not make the WC as other divisons are also stacked

— CloudyDay (@Uh_Cloudy) April 5, 2016

@GreedyStripes Underrated rotation will pitch to its full potential and push the Yankees into first

— Gianmarco Castronovo (@gianmarcocast6) April 5, 2016

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ESPN New York's Pros and Cons of Signing Hanley Ramirez

ESPN New York's Wallace Matthews has released his pros and cons for the Yankees possibly signing Shortstop Hanley Ramirez this offseason. 

Ramirez, who's spent the last two and a half years with the Dodgers, is set to become a free agent this winter. At the relatively young age of 30, he is considered by some to be a possible successor to Derek Jeter, who retired last month after two decades with the team.

"By the numbers, Ramirez, even by the diminished standards of his 2014 season, would have led the Yankees in on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS, been one tick behind Ichiro Suzuki for highest batting average and run second to Brian McCann in RBIs," Matthews' pros read. 

Mattews opined that those facts probably say more about the Yankees' offense than Ramirez's talents, but that the latter would still help them out.

As for the cons, Matthews mentioned the veteran's injury history, which goes back to his days as a Marlin.

"Injuries have shortened three of Ramirez's past four seasons, causing his production to plummet," he wrote. "Alas, his age is not plummeting, and if the Yankees balked at giving a 30-year-old Cano a 10-year deal, why would they lock themselves up with Ramirez for at least five years?"

Matthews eventually concluded his piece by saying the Yankees should pass on Ramirez, claiming that acquiring him wouldn't work well in the long run. According to Matthews, younger, cheaper options are currently out there, and that the Yanks would be smart to wait for one.