By all standards, Phil Hughes had a miserable 2011. After winning 18 games in 2010, the Yankees penciled in the righty as the No. 2 starter last season, but he gave up 16 earned runs in his first three starts before hitting the disabled list with arm fatigue. There was even a concern that Hughes was suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome, a rare disorder that affects blood flow. But after meeting with specialist Robert Thompson it was determined that the 25-year-old didn't have the syndrome. He eventually returned in July, made 14 more appearances, and ...
Robinson Cano is one player that has lived up to his potential. It is easy to forget the small number of highly heralded youngsters that become stars and even fewer have enduring careers. Houston Street was the 2005 American League Rookie of the Year. He received 15 first-place votes. Cano finished second by a wide margin, garnering four first place votes. Whom would you rather have on your team for the 2012 season? Johnny Gomes finished third, Tadahito Iguchi was fourth and Gustavo Chacin rounded out the top five. In ...
The Yankees were uncharacteristically quiet this offseason. They were not involved with the top free agent, Albert Pujols and never showed serious interest in Yu Darvish or C.J Wilson. It appeared as if they were content on going into the season with who they had on their roster.Their silence was broken when it was reported that they have reached an agreement with the Seattle Mariners to trade their phenom catching prospect Jesus Montero for Seattle's Michael Pineda.Although the Yankees were very high on Montero, their biggest concern was their starting ...
The growth potential in the world of premium stadium seating and hospitality has attracted former Madison Square Garden boss David Checketts to join legends Hospitality Management, LL. This appointment was announced Wednesday by the partner organizations.
This a venture founded by the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, and Goldman Sachs to develop the new stadiums, manage food, beverage and merchandise services, and sell premium seating. Checketts succeeds Mike Rawlings of CIC Partners who leaves to become mayor of Dallas.
Coming with Mr. Checketts is his private equity firm, Checketts Partners Investment Fund. Mr. Checketts said in ...
Thanks to the Jesus Montero/Michael Pineda trade, the New York Yankees finally have pitching depth at the cost of a weakened DH position.Prince Fielder is one name, probably the first name, to spring to the minds of Yankee fans as to who should fill that spot. Fielder is probably the best player for that spot, but not necessarily the best option.There are some other names the Yankees should consider in addition to the mighty Prince Fielder. While it would be nice to have Fielder mashing homers over the short porch ...
A paltry 5,210 fans came out to witness the New York Yankees lose their season finale to the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on October 4, 1972. The meaningless fall affair was finished in one hour and 57 minutes, a rather quick game compared to current contests. However, no one knew how quickly the culture of the Yankees was about to change the forthcoming year. On January 3, 1973, CBS sold the Yankees to a group of investors led by George M. Steinbrenner for $10 million. No one had an inkling this ...
While the talk around town has been focused on a reunion with former Yankees Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Carlos Pena (who spent a large part of 2006 with the Yankees' Triple-A team), Manny Ramirez sits at home, patiently waiting to see if he will receive an invite to spring training from any major league team.Ramirez, who turns 40 in May, has played in 95 games since the end of the 2009 season and famously quit on the Tampa Bay Rays last season, announcing his retirement after finding out that ...
Last week, the Seattle Mariners traded their young ace-in-the-making, Michael Pineda, to the New York Yankees for a future-slugging backstop named Jesus Montero. New York also shipped starter Hector Noesi to Seattle in exchange for minor-league righty Jose Campos.Needless to say, this deal is all about Pineda and Montero.The Yankees felt uncomfortable with the club's starting pitching, and the Mariners were uneasy about their offensive potential, so the two matched up. The trade addresses weaknesses on both sides while drawing from each organization's respective strength.From New York's perspective, this move ...
The Boston Red Sox started out as the favorites to win the 2011 World Series after acquiring Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, the Philadelphia Phillies have their three aces, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson, the Texas Rangers have made two straight World Series' and now the New York Yankees have acquired Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda to give them a dangerous rotation to go with their already potent offense.Who is the World Series favorite in 2012? After all, the Red Sox and Phillies ...
On January 13, the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees pulled off a surprising trade that sent Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi to Seattle for righties Michael Pineda and Jose Campos.While Montero and Pineda are obviously the centerpieces of the deal, Noesi could end up in the Mariners rotation in 2012 and Campos is a promising 19-year-old to keep track of, even if he doesn't sniff the majors for a couple more years.Let's take a look at the fantasy implications of this big trade. Michael PinedaI admittedly have a man-crush ...