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MLB Rumors: Andy Pettitte Has Not Begun Preseason Prep »
Via two tweets from Buster Olney of ESPN: "Something to keep in mind re Andy Pettitte: Normally, he would already be deep into his preparation for the upcoming season, but he is not currently preparing to pitch. If his final decision drags out too much longer, he will be behind schedule to prep for 2011." There hasn’t been much news at [...]
MLB Rumors: New York Yankees Have Interest in Jeff »
Via Jerry Crasnick of ESPN: LHP Jeff Francis has gotten calls from several clubs. Mets, Nationals, Pirates, Rangers and Yankees have varying degrees of interest. About a week ago we heard that the Yankees were open to signing some injury risk pitchers and one of the pitchers named as a possibility was Francis. Now we are hearing that the Yankees [...]
New York Yankees Sign Leonel Vinas, an Amateur Player »
The Yankees announced the signing of 19-year-old righty Leonel Vinas, an amateur player who has spent the last year with co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner’s Hank’s Yanks. Hank’s Yanks is an amateur team that is made up of players “from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds throughout the New York area.” Vinas was the ace of [...]
Rumors: Bill Hall Signs with Astros, Yankees Like »
Update: While I was writing this Bill Hall signed with the Astros. This potentially makes Keppinger even more available as the ‘Stros have less of a need for him. I suppose right now if the Yankees are looking for a super utility type then it is between Keppinger and Jerry Hairston Jr. Original post: Via Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports: The [...]
New York Yankees Not Interested in Chicago Cubs’ »
There seems to be this idea going around that the New York Yankees are interested in the Chicago Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano, but according to both Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated and Buster Olney of ESPN it is not true. That’s not to say that if the Yankees get desperate they couldn’t change their minds and turn their attention to [...]
What Signing Russell Martin Means for New York Yankees »
The Yankees reportedly reached an agreement with free agent catcher Russell Martin, and with so many possible backstops already in their system, this raises some questions. They have plenty of experienced and some not so experienced catchers available in Martin, Jorge Posada, Francisco Cervelli, Jesus Montero and even Austin Romine. So who [...]
New York Yankees Were Simply Outbid for Cliff Lee »
After it was announced that Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies, and not the Yankees, all we heard was about the supposedly $50 million he left on the table. But now that the smoke has cleared it appears that’s not how it went down. The Yankees were simply outbid. The Yankees offered Lee a six-year deal worth $22 million a year plus a $16 [...]
For the Love of Joba: New York Yankees Should Move »
Cliff Lee was obviously the story of last night, and rightly so, since so many Yankee fans assumed the Yankees would sign him. Yet I don’t find myself all that upset with the developments. $100-plus-million contracts are rarely a good idea and the Yankees have already given out plenty of them. And it’s not like Cashman [...]
Cliff Lee Loss and the New York Yankees: Doom, Gloom »
The Yankees lost out on their top offseason priority in Cliff Lee yesterday and let’s face it – it hurts. He wasn’t just part of the plan for them this offseason, he was the plan. So what does this mean? The first thing it means is that Andy Pettitte is about to get a lot richer. Pettitte has been said to have been leaning [...]
MLB Rumors: Royals Want Brett Gardner Plus IF »
Via Jerry Crasnick of ESPN: The Royals have a wealth of pitching talent in the minor leagues, a hot first-base prospect in Eric Hosmer, an elite young third baseman in Mike Moustakas and a hard-hitting catcher, Will Myers, who is probably going to have to shift to the outfield in the majors. As a result, sources say, Moore has focused [...]