Archive for December, 2012
Winter Meetings: Brian Cashman Cagey Heading to »
Depending on who you believe, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is going to try to make a huge splash at this week’s winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn. Or he’s not going to do much at all. For his part, Cashman told Dan Duggan of Newsday on Sunday, “We’ve never been a big winter meetings doer. We’re [...]
Yankees Rumors: Fact or Fiction on All the Hottest »
On Monday, baseball's annual Winter Meetings will kick off in Nashville.Those meetings tend to be a magnet of hot stove rumors considering most of baseball's general managers are all under one roof discussing all sorts of proposals and deals.Yankees GM Brian Cashman will get to Nashville on Monday, and it's tough to tell if he'll be active or not [...]
New York Yankees: The Prospect the Yankees Must Hold »
As the New York Yankees work towards improving upon the result of the 2012 season, a loss to Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, there is one position where the team must exercise patience to realize the potential it holds—catcher.Down at the ground floor of the organization sits a 20-year-old showcasing unlimited potential as the backstop to the [...]
New York Yankees: How Russell Martin Signing with »
With news that catcher Russell Martin has agreed to a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Yankees will look very different behind the plate in 2013.As the primary backstop for the Bombers for the past two years, Martin hit 39 home runs and drove in 118 in 258 games. His predecessor, Jorge Posada, hit 40 home runs and had 138 [...]
MLB Trade Talk: Would a Joe Mauer for Curtis »
As of Wednesday night, the Yankees have a vacancy at the catcher spot.Russell Martin decided to bolt the Bronx and sign a two-year, $17 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.With Martin now gone, it leaves a lot of uncertainty and a lot of questions.There are free agents like Mike Napoli and A.J. Pierzynski, but right now, both seem [...]