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Robinson Cano and Hiroki Kuroda Lead Charge for »
Robinson Cano provided the offensive fireworks early with a three-run homer in the third inning, while Hiroki Kuroda settled down after allowing three runs and six hits in the first two innings for the New York Yankees to defeat the division rival Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Thursday night in the Bronx. After a slow start to the season, [...]
Are the 2013 Yankees the Worst Penny-for-Penny Roster »
The New York Yankees' payroll is also going to be a topic of conversation because of how much money is spent to put a product on the field. However, this season is different due to all the money being invested for what is clearly an inferior product. According to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com), the Yankees enter this season with the [...]
New York Yankees Spring Training 2013: Daily Updates, »
For the first time in years, the New York Yankees enter a season not knowing exactly what they are going to get. You can say no one knows what they will get from a year-to-year basis in baseball, but this franchise has always defied normal logic. When you think they are too old to do something, they put together a postseason run like they had [...]
New York Yankees: Full Overview of Yankees’ Farm »
At the big league level, the New York Yankees enter the 2013 season in a unique position. They will still be competitive and may possibly be a playoff team because there is plenty of talent still on the roster. The issue is—and this was quite apparent at times last year—that the Yankees are very old. Their roster is comprised of [...]
Derek Jeter Shouldn’t Rush Rehab to Make Quick »
With the New York Yankees getting older, manager Joe Girardi will have to be more conservative with the amount of playing time he gives a lot of the core players on the roster. Derek Jeter will be high on the list of players who need to be monitored. When last we saw Jeter, he was being carried off the field at Yankee Stadium in Game 1 [...]
CC Sabathia: Elbow Injury to Ace Pitcher Makes »
As if the New York Yankees needed more bad news following one of the worst American League Championship Series performances in franchise history, CC Sabathia is dealing with some kind of elbow problem. According to Peter Botte of the New York Daily News, Sabathia will be going to see Dr. James Andrews to get his left elbow examined:The Yanks [...]
New York Yankees Announce 25-Man ALDS Roster »
As they get ready to enter the postseason looking for their 28th World Series title, the New York Yankees have released their 25-man roster for the 2012 American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles. Not that there were many surprises expected, but it looks about the way everyone would have predicted. The one slight shocker is [...]
Red Sox vs. Yankees: Live Stream, Injuries, Pitching »
Major League Baseball's most intense rivalry gets renewed this weekend in the Bronx, as the Boston Red Sox travel to Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees. The Red Sox might be the greatest enigma in baseball. They have moments where they look like one of the top teams in the American League. But there are other times where they [...]
Ichiro Suzuki: Why Trade to Yankees Won’t Save »
When the New York Yankees acquired Ichiro from the Seattle Mariners on Monday night, the initial reaction was a lot of shock and awe. But when you started to look at the numbers and performance, that shock turned to a lot of ambivalence. The Mariners made the best deal they could, because Ichiro was going to be a free agent at the end of the [...]
Andy Pettitte Injury: Yankees Star’s Fractured »
When Andy Pettitte announced that he was returning, everyone was wondering how the New York Yankees would find a spot in the rotation for him. As the season moved along, it became obvious how important he would be to the starting five the rest of the year. Unfortunately, thanks to a Casey Kotchman liner right back up the middle, Pettitte will [...]