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“Happy” Jack Chesbro is one of the anomalies of the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Some feel that he shouldn’t be there and is so because of the strength of his 1904 season.  Since that was as a New York Highlander (which was what the Yankees were called then), let’s take a look at it.
By the time Paul O’Neill arrived to New York he had already been named an All-Star and won a World Series ring as a Cincinnati Red.  It goes without saying that he achieved a lot more with the Yankees.
Does this rank seem high?

Admittedly it did for us too when we put this together but there is a reason why the New York Yankees have held on to the contract of Brett Gardner for so long…he is sneaky good.
The sabremetricians are not fond of Allie Reynolds and a quick look at his career WHIP of 1.386 is a big reason why.  Reynolds was the recipient of a lot of run support as he played for some incredible Yankee teams that seemed to get on base at will.