Archive for December, 2010
Carl Crawford: Boston Red Sox Think They’re the »
The city of Boston must be ecstatic tonight with the announcement of the signing Carl Crawford Crawford’s home has been Tropicana Field for the last nine seasons, as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2010, Crawford’s batting average was .307, with 30 doubles, 13 triples, 19 home-runs, 90 RBIs and 47 stolen bases. Add that to the other [...]
Carl Crawford To Boston Red Sox Deal Guarantees Cliff »
As the Yankees continue their efforts to court free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, their fallback guy was Carl Crawford. Well, the Yankees can forget about that as Crawford has agreed to a seven-year, $142 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees need Lee even more than they did just a few short hours ago, and while their initial offer of six [...]
Carl Crawford Signing With the Red Sox Means Yankees »
The Boston Red Sox have reportedly signed free-agent outfielder Carl Crawford to a seven-year, $142-million contract, which not only drastically improves their lineup and defense, but also puts an immense amount of pressure on the New York Yankees to lock up Cliff Lee. Two days after trading for Padres slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, Theo [...]
Forget Hall of Fame for Steinbrenner and Martin »
The late George Steinbrenner and the late Billy Martin did not receive much votes by the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee. This sounds just right. They didn't deserve to be in the Hall of Fame at their first try. In fact, they shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame period. Neither did anything special to earn that honor. It's hard to believe either of [...]
MLB Rumors: Yankees Offer Cliff Lee Six-Year, $138-150 »
After months and weeks of speculation, rumors and debates, the Yankees are breaking out their checkbook for the biggest prize on the free agent market. The Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman officially made their first offer to free agent left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee for a six-year deal and a contract ranging anywhere from $138-150 million [...]
Derek Jeter: Proof Positive The New York Yankees Are »
The New York Yankees have fierce competition in the AL East. Only the Baltimore Orioles finished beyond 10 games out of the playoffs. The Boston Red Sox have proven their goals this offseason by acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, and the Tampa Bay Rays are looking to bring back talent from last year's postseason squad while adding some new pieces. The [...]
Cliff Lee Might Cost The Yankees More Than Just Money »
While the Yankees have free agent pitcher Cliff Lee directly in their sights, the Winter Meetings continue around them. Teams are trying to find talent wherever they can in the hopes of bolstering their respective team for 2011. While Lee is the biggest free agent on the market, outfielder Carl Crawford is a close second. Crawford's combination of [...]
MLB Rumors: New York Yankees Met with Pedro Feliciano »
Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: The Yankees met today with the representatives for free-agent LHP Pedro Feliciano. Nothing much to this. This just confirms an earlier rumor that the Yankees were going to meet with him. We do know that they are looking to upgrade their bullpen and since the Red Sox traded for lefty Adrian Gonzalez, the need for a [...]
Yankees New Pitching Coach Larry Rothschild to Work »
Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: Girardi said this afternoon that has already reached out to , and the two will get to work this offseason. The problem is easy to diagnose but not necessarily easy to fix. “Refining his mechanics,” is the way Girardi described it. There are a lot of Yankee fans that wish Burnett would just go [...]
New York Yankees Winter Meetings Rumors: Lee, Jeter, »
Never a dull moment in the land of the New York Yankees, and this offseason is no different. The early talk was Cliff Lee and Derek Jeter. Now that Jeter is signed, all the attention is focused on the big name lefty, Lee. Yankees GM Brian Cashman was apparently frustrated and somewhat annoyed with the pace of the Lee negotiations. There had been [...]