The New York Yankees currently have seven starting pitchers and no DH.They also would love to shed AJ Burnett's contract.How can they accomplish all of this in a single move? Why not send him to the Cleveland Indians in return for Travis Hafner?Hafner does have a limited no-trade clause, but do you really think he would decline a trade to the Yankees—that is, assuming the Yankees are even a team on his confidential no-trade list.Begin Slideshow
Jorge Posada was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft. He signed on May 24, 1991.He retires on January 24, 2012 after 17 seasons for the New York Yankees.Posada's career spanned 17 seasons in which he had 1,664 hits, 275 home runs, 1,065 RBI's, 900 runs, and 379 doubles. He had a career .273 average.He played in 125 postseason games as well. When it mattered most, Posada had 103 hits, 11 home runs, 42 RBI's, and 23 doubles.He was a four time World ...
This offseason, Yoenis Cespedes has stolen the spotlight from two other stars.Cespedes is 26 years old and will command a huge deal—possibly twice what Aroldis Chapman signed with the Cincinnati Reds. These other two stars are much younger and will be much cheaper, but they still have the upside to be stars in the major leagues.Jorge Soler and Gerardo Concepcion are those two stars.Soler is a 19-year-old outfielder with five-tool talent, while Concepcion is an 18-year-old southpaw with a 94 mph fastball.They both have a lot of potential, but why ...
Last week, the New York Yankees avoided arbitration with relievers David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain. If there is any year for Chamberlain to prove his value at the back end of the bullpen, 2012 is his last chance. He missed the majority of the 2011 campaign due to an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. Before he was put on the disabled list, the Yankees would never know which reliever would come out of the bullpen. There would be very few appearances made by the ace reliever seen when he ...
Enos Slaughter stepped up to the plate. It was the sixth inning of the third game of the 1956 World Series. The Yankees were in lot of trouble. After winning the first two games at Ebbets Field, the Brooklyn Dodgers were leading Whitey Ford and the Yankees, 2-1. The Yankees had to win the third game. Hank Bauer was on third, Yogi Berra was on first and there were two outs. Right-hander Roger Craig checked the runners and delivered. The Yankees led 4-2 when the pitch landed in the right ...
Tomorrow will be a sad day for Yankees fans as they say goodbye to a player that epitomized what it means to be a Yankee.A once-in-a-generation player, Jorge Posada feels that he is ready to move on from baseball and announce his retirement tomorrow, Tuesday, January 24th.There was much debate as to what would happen with Posada after the 2011 season. Many questioned his allegiance to the Yankees when he was quoted saying he would be willing to suit up for another team. Many questioned the Yankees for not making ...
There used to be a time when New York belonged to the New York Mets. From the late 1960s through the early 1970s, they were New York's top team.That changed when the New York Yankees won three consecutive pennants and two consecutive World Series from 1976-78. But during the middle 1980s, the Mets challenge returned.George Steinbrenner considered the Mets as great a threat to the Yankees supremacy as the threat the Boston Red Sox presented. Steinbrenner tried to play down his concern about the Mets, but he failed miserably. The ...
Before last week’s front office explosion, the New York Yankees offseason was associated with the scores of chirping crickets and rolling tumbleweed. Outside of renegotiating C.C. Sabathia’s contract, picking up Nick Swisher’s option and resigning Freddy Garcia, it had been a most un-Yankee like off season. However, after biding his precious time, Brian Cashman struck the market with shrewd assertiveness. Trading highly touted prospects and signing free agents, he reaffirmed the Yankees primary offseason goal of refurbishing their debatable starting rotation. Some of the faces on the carousel will look familiar, ...
Earlier in the podcast Matt and I briefly talked about who was going to ultimately win the Yankees No. 5 starter job. We both pretty much agreed that A.J. Burnett would win by default, but a deeper look shows that Burnett is actually poised for a nice bounce back year.I mentioned that Burnett’s 17% HR/FB rate last year looked extremely fluky and was way off his career average. A deeper look shows that was the highest home run rate in Major League Baseball since 2007 when who else, but A.J. Burnett posted a ...
It isn't mentioned much because the New York Yankees didn't make the playoff series, but the 1985 season produced an unanswerable question. So has almost every season in baseball history. Which type of player has greater value to his team—the one who gets on base and sets the table to start a rally or the player who drives in the table-setter? The 1985 Yankees finished two games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. They won 97 games, which was six games more than the Western Division Kansas Royals won. Don Mattingly ...