Archive for March, 2013
New York Yankees: Why Bombers Should Consider Brian »
By now, we have all heard the news of Mariano Rivera's future plans.The 43-year-old New York Yankees closer will announce his retirement from the team after this season, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. Sources: Yanks' Rivera will retire after season espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/s…— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 7, [...]
Yankees’ Mariano Rivera Announces He’ll »
While all good things must come to an end, New York Yankees fans will certainly feel a pang of sadness after learning that Mariano Rivera announced on Saturday that he will retire following the 2013 season.UPDATE: Saturday, March 9, at 10:34 p.m. ET by Alex BallentineAs expected, Rivera made his retirement official at a press conference Saturday. [...]
New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Will Reportedly »
The greatest closer of all time is almost ready to hang up his cleats. According to Buster Olney of ESPN, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will announce that he is planning on retiring after the 2013 season. It's an open secret that Mariano Rivera intends to retire, and that announcement figures to be very soon, perhaps [...]
Francisco Cervelli Should Be the New York Yankees »
He has already experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows during parts of five seasons with the Yankees, and now Francisco Cervelli has worked his way to the front-runner position for the starting catching job with the team.In 2009, his first season with significant time spent at the major league level, a 23-year-old Cervelli hit .298 [...]
Yankees Would Be Foolish to Trade Assets to Replace »
Trading assets to replace Mark Teixeira's bat in the lineup is just about the last thing that New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman needs to consider.As reported by MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, the 32-year-old slugger will be out of action until early-to-mid May with a wrist injury suffered while hitting off a tee during practice for Team USA at [...]
Realistic Expectations for Curtis Granderson’s »
Curtis Granderson is going to be out until the beginning of May with a broken forearm, which, along with Mark Teixeira's wrist injury, has caused Yankees fans to panic about the upcoming season.It's impossible to pretend the Yankees aren't in trouble with their two best power hitters out for at least the first month of the season. But given that [...]
Fantasy Baseball: David Ortiz and 11 Players over 35 »
For many fantasy owners, players of a certain age get crossed off long before their drafts begin. They look at a player over that age and assume regression or injuries are on their way.This is fortunate for the more open-minded owners in baseball, because there are values to be had among these older folks if owners know where to look. In fact, the [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Options for the Bombers to Replace »
By now, we've all heard the news of Mark Teixeira's latest injury.According to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Yankees first basemen will miss eight to 10 weeks with a strained wrist. Teixeira will miss eight to 10 weeks, Girardi said. He has a strained wrist.— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughSL) March 6, [...]
Report: New York Yankees Mark Teixeira out 8-10 Weeks »
It's not even April yet and the Bronx Bombers are getting decimated by injuries already.Unfortunately, the New York Yankees just got even more bad news on Wednesday.According to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star Ledger, Yankees first basemen Mark Teixeira will be out eight to10 weeks due to a sprained tendon in his wrist. Teixeira will miss [...]
Yankees Spring Training Stock Watch: Which Players Are »
Spring training wins and losses mean next to nothing, but the New York Yankees have gotten off to a slow start nonetheless with a 3-8 record entering play on Wednesday.Preseason is more about player evaluation than anything else, and the Yankees have players on both ends of the spectrum, with a handful of guys getting off to terrific starts and [...]