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Yankees Free Agents: 3 Reasons NY Should Bring Back »
With just over a month left in the season, Brian Cashman and the Yankees' front office are surely beginning to consider whether to re-sign the handful of free agents on the club. Among those free agents to be are Ichiro Suzuki and Hiroki Kuroda. Ichiro was acquired in a trade with the Seattle Mariners a little over a month ago to fill the hole in [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Five Pitchers They Can Still »
The Yankees have 10 days to acquire a player who would be eligible for the playoff roster. Even though they've turned things around, winning five of seven at home against Texas and Boston, there are still injury concerns surrounding the team. Most notably, CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte are on the disabled list. [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: 5 Players They Can Still Acquire »
The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, but teams can still make trades to improve their teams for playoff pushes until August 31. The only restriction is that the players involved must clear waivers, or else be traded to the team that claimed them.Here are five players who could clear waivers and could interest the Yankees [...]
New York Yankees: Grading the Bombers’ Trade »
The non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, and as has become the "Yankee Way," Brian Cashman and the Yankees' front office made a couple of minor moves without pulling off a blockbuster deal.Cashman made two small upgrades to his first-place team's roster, acquiring outfielder Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for minor league pitchers [...]
Midseason Report Cards for All 25 New York Yankees »
It's July 4th, and even though the Yankees aren't quite halfway through their season (they've played 80 games), Independence Day generally marks the midway point of a team's schedule. The Yankees have been on a tear for more than a month, opening up a five game lead in the American League East powered by strong starting pitching and the lineup's [...]
6 Reasons New York Yankees Can Weather the Storm »
Wednesday was a rough day for the New York Yankees, even though they beat the Cleveland Indians to complete a three-game sweep, because their two best pitchers were placed on the disabled list with leg injuries. CC Sabathia strained his groin during his start Sunday night against the Mets and is expected to miss his last two starts before the [...]
Why Derek Jeter’s Hot Start Was Just Temporary »
After his remarkable second half of 2011, Derek Jeter picked up right where he left of in 2012. He hit .389 in the season's first month with four home runs, 13 RBI and a 1.012 OPS. But the Captain's performance has declined since May 1.In May, he hit .293 with just one homer, and through 15 games in June, he's just 18-for-76 and has grounded into [...]
Ranking Derek Jeter and All 11 New York Yankees »
The New York Yankees have a storied tradition, and the team does a great job remembering its best and most memorable players and moments. Monument Park stores plaques and the retired numbers of the all-time greats, and the Yankees honor some of their most important players by naming them "captain" while they are still playing. In fact, the club of [...]
Mark Teixeira: Where Does He Fit in Among Major League »
By most accounts, 2011 was a subpar year for Mark Teixeira.He hit 39 home runs and drove in 111 runs, but he hit just .248 with a .341 on-base percentage. His batting average was the lowest of his career, and his on-base percentage was the lowest since his rookie year. His OPS (on-base plus slugging) declined for the third year in a row to. 835, [...]
New York Yankees: Why It’s Too Early to Panic in »
The New York Yankees are 22-21. They're in fourth place in the American League East, 5.5 games behind Baltimore for the division lead. They've lost seven of their last 10 games, including a sweep in a two-game set in Toronto and the dropping of two out of three to the Cincinnati Reds at home in the Bronx. This has prompted many Yankee fans to [...]