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Predicting New York Yankees Depth Charts a Month Ahead »
The New York Yankees remain a team in flux, heading into spring training with a roster that could contend—or fall short of the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five years. Veterans like Brian McCann (traded) and Mark Teixeira (retired) are gone, replaced by youngsters who are big on upside—but light on experience. That could [...]
Complete Offseason Guide, Predictions for the New York »
After two years away, the New York Yankees made their triumphant return to playoff baseball only to be shut out by Houston's Dallas Keuchel, losing 3-0 to the upstart Astros in front of a sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium. It's a disappointing end for a team that led its division for much of the regular season but struggled down the stretch. Changes [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Tracking Hot Updates, »
The New York Yankees will begin the season's second half atop the American League East, but the division is still very much up for grabs as less than seven games separates first place from last place. For the first time in a long time, the Yankees have the kind of high-upside prospects that other teams covet, which, along with the club's deep [...]
Complete New York Yankees 2015 Spring Training Preview »
The grass has been cut, the infield raked and the New York Yankees are just about ready to head south for what's left of a brutal, unforgiving winter. Spring training is nearly upon us, and a new era will officially begin on Feb. 20, when pitchers and catchers report for work at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Welcome to Yankees baseball [...]
New York Yankees Offseason Tracker: Hottest Free »
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the New York Yankees head into the offseason without a clue as to who will be the team's starting shortstop. Derek Jeter's final season didn't end as well as he would have liked, with the Yankees relegated to watching the playoffs from the comfort of their living rooms for the second consecutive season. After [...]
Reliving Derek Jeter’s 10 Most Immortalized »
For almost two decades, Derek Jeter has been a fixture in the Bronx. He's the face of the most well-known sports franchise in the world; the face of baseball. It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that Jeter took to Facebook to announce that the 2014 season would be his last. Now, there's only a few weeks left in his iconic career. [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest Updates, News »
Those expecting the New York Yankees to sit back and wait for the nearly $500 million that they spent in free-agent additions over the winter to begin paying off simply haven't been paying attention to how things work in the Bronx. When anything less than a World Series victory is considered a failure from season to season, the Bronx Bombers are [...]
Predicting How Derek Jeter’s Farewell Tour Will »
With a pair of exhibition games against the Miami Marlins in Panama City, the New York Yankees ensured that the first act of Derek Jeter's farewell tour paid respect to Mariano Rivera, Jeter's longtime teammate who embarked on a memorable farewell tour of his own a year ago. Getting no-hit at the hands of Miami's Brad Hand and three [...]
New York Yankees Offseason Tracker: Hottest Trade »
After missing the playoffs for only the second time since 1995, the New York Yankees and GM Brian Cashman head into the offseason with multiple problems to deal with. Mariano Rivera's retirement has left the team without a closer; as many as three-fifths of the team's starting rotation may need to be replaced; and Robinson Cano, the team's best [...]
Yankees OF Alfonso Soriano’s Torrid 4-Game Pace »
Alfonso Soriano thinks that the year is 2002 and that he's a 26-year-old hotshot second baseman for the New York Yankees. It's the only rational explanation for the 37-year-old outfielder's incredible performance over the team's past four games, a display that has put his name alongside some of the game's all-time greats in the history [...]