Archive for November, 2012
New York Yankees: 5 Starting Pitchers the Bronx »
A year of inconsistent starting pitching will have the New York Yankees shopping for a pitcher in an attempt to bolster a mediocre rotation. “New York can't just throw money at the problem this winter because ownership has tasked general manager Brian Cashman with bringing the team's payroll under the luxury tax threshold by 2014, when it [...]
New York Yankees: 7 All-Time Best Games of the Derek »
When Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera were both called up in the summer of 1995, few could have predicted the skinny shortstop and the reliever who relied so heavily on a single pitch would become two of the greatest New York Yankees ever to don the uniform. For the past 18 seasons the Yankees have been the most dominant team in baseball [...]
New York Yankees Free-Agent, Trade Rumors: Updating 9 »
Free agency opened on Saturday after the New York Yankees made qualifying offers by the Friday deadline to three of their 13 free agents. According to Dan Martin and George A. King III of the New York Post, the three offered the one-year, $13.3 million qualifying offer (and thus qualifying for draft-pick compensation should they sign elsewhere) [...]
5 New York Yankees Rumors You’ll Hear This »
On Saturday, the free-agency period began for Major League Baseball.Every winter, it seems like every big name somehow gets tied to the New York Yankees, whether it be a free agent or a top trade target.I don't know if it's because the Yankees have the largest payroll in the sport or that they're usually aggressive in the winter; either way, every [...]
10 Right Field Options for the New York Yankees »
After a brilliant trade by Brian Cashman in December, 2008, the Yankees have enjoyed four seasons of steady production from right-fielder Nick Swisher.But that’s about to change.Swisher is a free agent and rumors have been rampant that he’s seeking “Jayson Werth money," or at least something in the ballpark of that massive [...]
MLB Rumors: Hiroki Kuroda Will Decide Between New York »
Hiroki Kuroda was arguably the most reliable starter for the New York Yankees last season, tossing 219.2 innings with a 3.32 ERA.The 37-year-old's one-year, $10 million contract proved to be a genius move by general manager Brian Cashman.Kuroda has already said that he is "content" to take another one-year deal next season, according to Nick [...]
NY Yankees 2015: Prospect Pool Could Be Very Special »
The 2013 Yankees, no doubt, will be an old team. The infield, which has been the foundation around which the entire team has been built over the past seasons, averages over 34 years of age. It's two most celebrated members, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, are 38 and 37, respectively. While age may be a state of mind for those of us in the real [...]
2013 New York Yankees: Why Re-Signing Free Agent »
The struggles of the New York Yankees during the 2012 ALCS were in large part because of the their aging players. While the team must look to get younger, they should make bringing back 39-year-old outfielder Ichiro Suzuki a priority for 2013. Ichiro is no longer the same superstar who patrolled the Seattle Mariners outfield for more than a [...]
If 2013 Is Mariano Rivera’s Final Season, Who »
New York Yankees fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Mariano Rivera has announced he will be back for the 2013 campaign. With that announcement, one cannot help but wonder who is going to be groomed to take over in the ninth inning once the shoo-in for Cooperstown finally hangs up his spikes.Following Rivera's traumatic season-ending injury [...]
New York Yankees: 7 Ways Brian Cashman Botched the »
It is easy to forget that the New York Yankees won 95 games, had the second best run differential in the majors and the top-seed heading into the AL playoffs.That's because their season came to a crashing halt in the ALCS after the Detroit Tigers embarrassingly swept them out of the playoffs. The Yankees have not been swept out of a [...]