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New York Yankees Mock Draft: Last-Minute Picks and »
The New York Yankees will be one of the busier teams during the 2013 MLB amateur draft.With three first-round picks all toward the back end of the draft its crucial the Yankees are successful this year in their selections.Below are the latest predictions from ESPN.com's Keith Law for each of the Yankees' first-round picks as well as who I [...]
2013 MLB Draft: Latest Expert Predictions on Who the »
With the 2013 Major League Baseball draft less than a week away, the New York Yankees have a rare opportunity to load up on some first-round talent.Thanks in large part to Nick Swisher and Rafael Soriano turning down qualifying offers this past offseason, the Yankees will pick three times in the first round.With all of their picks being toward the [...]
Yankees: Biggest Winners and Losers so Far This Season »
Havng played a little over a quarter of the MLB regular season, the New York Yankees can consider themselves big winners.Despite all the preseason talk of the end of the Yankee era, the Yanks are once again in familiar territory in the AL East—first place.The Yankees are 27-16 on the season and own a half-game lead on the rival Boston [...]
New York Yankees: Biggest Surprises so Far This Season »
The New York Yankees, as a team, could be considered a big surprise in the early part of the season. Predicted by many to finish at the bottom of the division for the first time in over two decades, the Yankees find themselves in second place, trailing only the rival Boston Red Sox. At 10-7 on the season, the Yankees are doing a fantastic job of [...]
Yankees: Minor Leaguers Who Will See Time in the »
The Yankees aren't known for bringing up prospects from their farm system mid-season to help aid the team.They are more apt to trade for a veteran or stick with what they have. That said the most likely scenario for any of the following prospects is to hope to get their licks in September.It could be a spot start in May, a relief appearance in the [...]
Yankees Could Learn a Lesson from the Red Sox This »
The New York Yankees are in for a long year. That seems to be the theme of the 2013 MLB season. The first week has not done anything to change critics’ opinions on that thought. The Yankees seem to be headed for a lost season. The first one they've had in many, many years. The issue is that it doesn’t have to be. The Yankees could [...]
Ranking the New York Yankees’ Most Pivotal Bench »
The New York Yankees have less than two weeks left of spring training to make final roster decisions.They seem poised to use every last moment by the amount of players they still have in camp.Injuries have crippled the depth of the Yankees roster this spring and forced management to get creative with free agent acquisitions and prospect [...]
Power Ranking Yankees Prospects This Spring »
The New York Yankees normally view spring training as a time for the veterans to get loose and ready for the start of the season.The prospects are invited to get a feel for big league camp and maybe make a name for themselves.With the major turnover this offseason and all the injuries suffered to key starters, those prospects finally got an [...]
Yankees: Which Player Will Have the Biggest Impact in »
The New York Yankees are filled with question marks entering the 2013 season. Several of their key players, including Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia and Mariano Rivera, are making comebacks from injuries this offseason. How well those players return to their old form will go a long way in determining the success of the team. However, no player entering [...]
New York Yankees: What to Expect from Every Starter in »
The 2013 New York Yankees starting pitching will look to build off the success they had throughout most of last season.The Yankees were so confident in their rotation last season that their main focus this offseason was resigning two starters, Hiroki Kuroda and Andy Pettitte, for another season regardless of their advanced age.The overall starters [...]