It's no secret that Alex Rodriguez is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. The question looming now is, how good can the 36-year-old be going into his 19th season in the big leagues? Coming off a season filled with multiple injuries that only allowed him to play in 99 games, A-Rod intends to bounce back and get back to his normal self.The 99 games was the first time since he became a regular starter in 1996 that he has played less than 124 games.During the course of the ...
I can still remember two years ago like it was yesterday when I was writing stories similar to this.They all had the same theme that this current story will.Which is simple: bringing Johnny Damon back to the Yankees.In the last week, we've talked about the possible designated hitters the Yankees could bring in.We talked about Carlos Pena, who might be too expensive for them.We talked about Vladimir Guerrero, who we are all 50-50 on because of his disappointing 2011 season.And there's been rumblings about Hideki Matsui making a comeback to ...
It's been 24 hours since the Yankees made by far one of the biggest splashes of the winter. From the moment the season ended until last night, they were extremely quiet and we all wondered if they would make a single move. My gut was telling me that Yankees GM Brian Cashman was going "as is" for 2012. And then, everything changed, and Cashman was just waiting for the right time. First, he traded catcher Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed starter ...
Following a dormant pre-holidays period, the New York Yankees have been active in the trade and free-agent markets recently, signing former Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million deal.The Yankees then traded stud catching prospect Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners for 22-year-old right-hander Michael Pineda and a minor leaguer. It was a flurry of activity that was aimed at improving the Yankees' shaky starting rotation, which was considered a glaring weakness that needed to be addressed.New York already has a bona ...
Well, the ball has finally dropped.In a stunning move, the New York Yankees have traded Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Seattle Marines for Michael Pineda and Jose Campos.As a Boston Red Sox fan, crap. As an MLB fan, whoa.In one evening the field of baseball has been altered. You thought Jose Reyes signing with the Miami Marlins was big? This is bigger. Thought Albert Pujols signing with the Los Angeles Angels was big? This is bigger. The Texas Rangers winning the bid for Yu Darvish? Guess what...this is ...
Take away the pinstripes, the statues, the lore.Get rid of the 27 rings, the 40 American League Championships, the Hall of Famers.Strip it all away, and the New York Yankees still run their team better than any other ball club in baseball does. In fact, they run theirs better than any other team in the Western Hemisphere.What Manchester United is to soccer, what the Green Bay Packers are to football, what the Lakers are to basketball pale in comparison to what the Yankees are to baseball.They are Apple in a ...
The Yankees finally addressed their starting rotation yesterday, when they shipped top prospect Jesus Montero and right-hander Hector Noesi to the Mariners for All-Star right-hander Michael Pineda and 19-year-old right-hander Jose Campos.The team also signed Dodgers free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million deal as the rotation now looks significantly stronger and has plenty of depth with Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia likely headed to the bullpen.However, in dealing Montero, the Yankees now have a hole at DH that will need to be addressed in the weeks to come leading ...
If you have not heard yet, the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners pulled off a mini-blockbuster trade.That trade sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to Seattle and Michael Pineda and Jose Campos to New York. A major trade like this has not happened in a while. It had nothing to do with money—all players will make league minimum—and it wasn't about one team selling a star for multiple young prospects.It was truly a deal that helped both teams by sending young studs to help positions of need.I like ...
The New York Yankees are now the favorites to win the World Series. Obtaining Michael Pineda is significant because it means that the Yankees have a solid pitcher to follow CC Sabathia during the season and in the playoffs. Of greater importance is that A.J. Burnett will not have to pitch crucial games. There is little doubt that the Yankees will make the playoffs. Depending on the American League East standings near the end of the season, Sabathia opens the ALDS, with Pineda and Nova set for the next two ...
By trading for Michael Pineda, the New York Yankees made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason. Their moves likely make them favorites in the American League East and one of the top title contenders in all of baseball depending on how Pineda performs.Moving from the AL West to the AL East means that Pineda will be facing much more potent lineups, but if he is as good as advertised, then he should not have a problem with them.Pineda will be a New York Yankee for a long time, ...