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What the Marlins-Blue Jays Megadeal Means to the »
Barring the unexpected, such as Commissioner Bud Selig vetoing the proposed 12-player blockbuster trade between the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays, the face of the American League East has been altered. Tyler Kepner of the New York Times wrote Tuesday that Selig has no plans to nix the deal. The proposed trade would send shortstop Jose [...]
Yankees Rumors: Ranking New York’s 14 Biggest »
It was no shocker on Friday when the three free agents who were extended one-year, $13.3 million qualifying offers by the New York Yankees opted to reject them. The Yankees were never going to re-sign outfielder Nick Swisher, who is looking for a lucrative long-term deal. Rafael Soriano wants to close and he wants huge money to do it and will [...]
Alex Rodriguez a Candidate to Be Jason Bay-ed by the »
The New York Mets, cash strapped as they are, figured out a way earlier this week to dump outfielder Jason Bay and the $21 million they still owed him through 2014. Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com wrote early Friday that the New York Yankees could use that move by the Mets as inspiration as they move forward with third baseman Alex Rodriguez. [...]
GM Meetings: Yankees Reportedly out of Mix for Torii »
The New York Yankees are reportedly not in the running for free-agent outfielder Torii Hunter. Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote on his “Hardball” blog this morning that the New York Yankees would not be willing to offer Hunter even a two-year deal in the neighborhood of $20 million. This comes according to a source that Sherman [...]
Roger Clemens’ 2013 Hall of Fame Campaign Under »
Michael O’Keeffe of the New York Daily News reported Tuesday evening that attorneys for embattled former pitcher Roger Clemens are considering ways to try to sway members of the Baseball Writers Association of America to cast their Hall of Fame votes for their client. The 50-year-old Clemens is on the ballot for the first time this winter, [...]
Joakim Soria a Risk Worth Taking for New York Yankees »
ESPNNewYork.com’s Andrew Marchand reported Monday that former All-Star closer Joakim Soria would be “elated” to come to the New York Yankees to work as a setup man for Mariano Rivera. Soria was an All-Star in 2008 and again in 2010 while closing for the Kansas City Royals. He missed all of the 2012 season after undergoing Tommy [...]
New York Yankees Free-Agent, Trade Rumors: Updating 9 »
Free agency opened on Saturday after the New York Yankees made qualifying offers by the Friday deadline to three of their 13 free agents. According to Dan Martin and George A. King III of the New York Post, the three offered the one-year, $13.3 million qualifying offer (and thus qualifying for draft-pick compensation should they sign elsewhere) [...]
5 New York Yankees Who’ve Played Their Last »
Free agency in Major League Baseball begins Saturday. The New York Yankees have a bevy of free agents, 13 in all, and it’s not feasible or practical to keep them all. There are some who should stay, of course, particularly if the price is right. Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has said he would like to come back to the Bronx and should be allowed [...]
Carlos Beltran Could Be the New York Yankees’ »
Joel Sherman of the New York Post provided some interesting food for thought in his blog on Tuesday when he offered up the notion of St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder Carlos Beltran joining the New York Yankees in 2013. Beltran has a year left on the two-year, $26 million deal he signed with the Cardinals last December and is coming off a very [...]
Joe Girardi Has ‘Great’ Talk with Alex »
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a “great” phone conversation with slugger Alex Rodriguez last week, according to an anonymous source who spoke with ESPNNewYork.com. According to the source, the call happened Friday. That was the same day CBSSports.com reported that Girardi placed a call to the public address announcer during a [...]