Around the Empire: Yankees news - 1/25/16

MLB.com | Jamal Collier: The BBWAA honored the late Yogi Berra with Joan Payson Award for his community service work over the years.

LoHud | Chad Jennings: A look at what the recently acquired Kirby Yates could do for the Yankees bullpen in 2016.

Minor League Ball | John Sickels: Just prior to the release of their top Yankees prospect list from Minor League Ball, it looks like the organization will have no Grade A players, but a ton of B and C-grades.

Fangraphs Community Research | DerekBain: Taking an advanced statistics approach to the 1939 New York Yankees after returning everyone in baseball to their "original" teams.

LoHud | Chad Jennings: When considering Ben Gamel's role in 2016, he might just be Triple-A depth and perhaps an eventual trade chip.

Gothamist | Ben Yakas: The NYPD has released aerial footage of New York City post-blizzard, and Yankee Stadium looks absolutely covered.