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Bryce Harper Must Be At-All-Cost Pursuit as »
Officially, the New York Yankees will be in the capital over the next two days for a two-game series against the Washington Nationals. But they can also do some window shopping while they're there, with one particular item at the top of their wish list: Bryce Harper. It'll likely be a while before the Yankees actually have a shot at him, but this [...]
With Jeter Gone, Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner Are »
With five weeks of the 2015 MLB season complete, we've gotten a pretty good look at the post-Derek Jeter New York Yankees. And sappiness be damned, they just don't quite look the same without him. There's one way, however, that this has been a very, very good thing. With Jeter safely retired—and evidently disconnected [...]
Willie Mays’ Immortal Legacy Goes Untouched »
It's official now. Alex Rodriguez owns 660 career home runs, tying him with Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list. From here, he has only Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds to catch. Don't feel much like celebrating? Well, you're certainly not alone. A man hitting 660 home runs should be a big deal that has us all saying grand things [...]
Alex Rodriguez Proving to Be No Easy out as He Carries »
We all knew the script. In his return from a season-long suspension, Alex Rodriguez was supposed to be over-the-hill dead weight in the middle of the New York Yankees' lineup in 2015. Evidently, he must have lost his copy. All of a sudden, A-Rod is clobbering the ball all over the place and, in doing so, carrying an otherwise sluggish Yankees [...]
Masahiro Tanaka’s Opening Day Flop Is Instant »
If the New York Yankees want to return to the postseason in 2015, they're going to need Masahiro Tanaka to be the ace he was in 2014. That's pretty much non-negotiable. Through one game, here's how that's going: not so good. Tanaka drew the Yankees' Opening Day assignment against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium and [...]
CC Sabathia’s Shaky Spring Debut Brings Back »
And now for something we all ought to be used to by now: A discussion about whether veteran New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia is good at pitching baseballs anymore, which will inevitably skew toward an "I'm not so sure, man" conclusion. But first, the basics. Sabathia made his 2015 spring training debut Tuesday evening against the [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s Return to Field Signals Time to »
At long last, we have an excuse to stop talking about Alex Rodriguez the lightning rod and to start talking about Alex Rodriguez the baseball player. In our defense, there hasn't been much else to talk about in the last two years. Fighting and eventually serving a yearlong performance-enhancing drug suspension has taken up a lot more of [...]
Aaron Judge Will Finally Give Yankees Fans Big »
Right now, everyone's focused on what the New York Yankees farm system doesn't have: Cuban super-prospect Yoan Moncada. The Yankees were favored to land Moncada but were surprisingly outbid by the rival Boston Red Sox. That understandably has Yankees fans feeling frustrated, as missing out on Moncada feels all too typical for an [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s Bat Must Do the Talking to Ever »
Everyone, Alex Rodriguez would like you to know that he's sorry. Not that it matters for most, of course. After all he's been through, the vast majority of baseball fans are likely permanently against the New York Yankees veteran slugger. Instead of winning back the everyfan, really his only hope of redemption is to at least win back Yankees [...]
If Healthy, Can CC Sabathia Reinvent Himself with Ace »
At least where CC Sabathia is concerned, the good news for the New York Yankees is that the big left-hander is feeling healthy and ready to go for the 2015 season. Trouble is, if Sabathia will actually pitch in 2015 is only one of the question marks next to his name. With two years of bad pitching behind him and his power stuff long gone, the [...]