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A Look at a Few Possibilities for the Yankees in the »
The Yankees unloaded Brian Bruney to the Nationals and received a player to be named later in the deal that happened to be whomever the Nationals take with their first overall pick in the Rule 5 draft. The draft takes place at the winter meetings tomorrow. It is quite possible that the Yankees trade this pick , since they don't [...]
Analyzing the New York Yankees’ Most Recent »
As I discussed right after the trade went down, the Yankees have acquired Curtis Granderson from the Tigers. Granderson's past few seasons have been very interesting. He peaked in 2007 with a 7.4(!) WAR season and has since regressed to seasons of 3.8 and 3.4 WAR in '08 and '09, respectively. The no-doubt biggest concern with Granderson is [...]
Curtis Granderson Acquired by Yankees from Tigers in »
According to Jon Heyman, the deal is pretty much done. Last I heard, the Yankees are giving up No. 2 prospect Austin Jackson, lefty reliever Phil Coke, and Ian Kennedy for the All-Star center fielder. The Arizona Diamondbacks will be giving up Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth in the deal and receive Ian Kennedy and Edwin Jackson in [...]
Is Recent 40-Man Addition and Yankees’ Prospect »
During Spring Training in 2009, Eduardo Nunez and Ramiro Pena started to get a lot of hype after showing decent hitting skills and making flashy defensive plays. A quick glance at either of their numbers would've told you that neither was a particularly strong prospect, and neither could be counted on as thee Yankees' shortstop of the future. That [...]
Yankees’ Prospect Jesus Montero: The Best »
Adam Foster of Project Prospect thinks so , and heaps a ton of praise on the 20-year old. He says that, "we see Jesus Montero as a potential once-in-a-generation hitter. And to us, that gives him the edge over Santana and Posey, even though Montero is a poor bet to stick at catcher." That last note is the only reason this is debatable. If [...]
How Should the New York Yankees Handle Arbitration »
The arbitration deadline is midnight, so every team has to decide which players it will offer arbitration to and which it won't. It is an interesting day because it hints at what the team's offseason plans are. I touched on this back in October but have since changed my mind. I predicted that the Yankees would offer Andy Pettitte arbitration, [...]
For the Yankees, Roy Halladay Is Just Johan Santana »
Roy Halladay rumors and discussions are all the rage right now, so the thought of dealing for him has been on my mind. I'm sure you can guess that I am against a deal for Halladay, unless it comes at the right price. You see, dealing for Roy Halladay is exactly what the Yankees didn't do after 2007 when Johan Santana was on the table. From [...]
The New York Yankees Should Not Pursue Expensive »
While some writers might think decent relievers are worthy of MVP votes, I tend to disagree. OK, to be fair, it was just one writer. Still, how anyone could think Jeremy Affeldt was the 10th most valuable player in the National League is something I find to be utterly ridiculous. OK, what does this have to do with anything? Well, every season [...]
New York Yankees Prospect Profile No. 28: Romulo »
Year Age Tm Lev ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB 2005 21 3 Teams A-Rook-AA 4.15 14 13 73.2 77 40 34 8 27 36 1.0 3.3 4.4 1.33 2006 22 3 [...]
New York Yankees Add Seven Players to Protect Them »
Yesterday the Yankees added seven players to their 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. They also removed Shelley Duncan from the roster and out righted him to Triple-A. I predicted that the Yankees would only add four or five players, so I am definitely a bit surprised they chose to add the following seven players: Austin [...]