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MLB 2011: How The New York Yankees Stack Up To The »
As we creep our way to the start of Spring Training for the 2011 MLB season, we begin to see teams take the forms of the finished products we will see on opening day. There is of course still time for moves to be made as a handful of impact free agents remain. However for the most part these are the teams we will be seeing on Opening Day [...]
MLB Rumors: 5 Pitchers on the Yankees’ Christmas »
After getting spurned by top free agents from Cliff Lee to Carl Crawford and failing to make a trade for an impact arm such as Zack Greinke, the New York Yankees currently sit as a team that is certainly no better than last year's version, and may be even worse. If the Yankees cannot entice longtime great Andy Pettitte out of retirement, the [...]
MLB Rumors: 10 Stars the Yankees Mistreated in »
Throughout the years, the Yankees have established themselves as the most successful franchise in all of sports. Along with this winning attitude has come a slight air of arrogance among the front office.The Yankees have made a habit of mistreating their loyal stars when it comes to the end of their careers and possibly their last contracts. [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: 10 Reasons The Yankees Should Pursue »
As baseball's offseason heats up, one of the more intriguing names on the market is former No. 1 overall pick and current Arizona Diamondback outfielder, Justin Upton.Numerous teams are interested in the very young and talented outfielder and, as usual, one of the teams to make an inquiry is the New York Yankees. Although the Yankees do not have [...]
MLB Rumors: 10 Players the Yankees Should Target »
The Yankees have many things on the to-do list this offseason, including re-signing a pair of legends in Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.On top of this, the Yankees need to replenish a roster that came up well short of their championship goals. For now let's look at 10 players the Yankees should target this offseason.This list includes players on [...]
ALDS 2010: Five Things We Learned »
So far in the 2010 ALDS we have seen one series dominated by a perennial powerhouse, and another series go back-and-forth between two teams with little postseason history.The New York Yankees of course finished off another sweep of the Minnesota Twins Saturday, marking the second straight year they did so.In the other series we saw the Texas [...]
Yankees-Twins ALDS: Emotions Are Key to Phil Hughes »
The New York Yankees are riding a wave of momentum heading back home up two games to zero over the Minnesota Twins. After relying on veterans CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte the first two games, the Yankees will be throwing 24-year-old Phil Hughes in hopes of closing out the series. Hughes had an up and down year in 2010, although his statistics may [...]
Why the New York Yankees Should Be Seriously Concerned »
Even as the defending champion Yankees finish a season that will see them win well over 90 games and possibly a division title, this team is hardly invincible and cannot even be considered on the same level as last year's juggernaut. The first and most glaring difference between this team and last is a serious lack of depth in the rotation. While [...]