The 2009 New York Yankees will be remembered for the following: World Series Champions, Alex Rodriguez’s steroid controversy, and the $423 million in salary for their newest recruits, CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and A.J. Burnett.
The most underrated signing on this champion roster is that of Nick Swisher.
Swisher brought back the swagger that the late '90s, early millennium Yankee squads had, but had been missing for some time.
The world first heard of Nick Swisher in Moneyball by Michael Lewis. He was part of the new movement (Sabermetrics) in the Oakland Athletics ...
To report that Andy Pettitte will be back on the mound for the New York Yankees in 2010 is no more surprising than saying they will play their home games in the beautiful, new mini-park known as Yankee Stadium. Yet, ESPN reported it today.
If you will still be 37 until just before the All-Star break, and you can make at least $6,000,000 playing a game with other grown millionaires, where would the big surprise be that you intend to come back?
Pettitte had a very good year in 2009, especially when ...
With the Baseball Winter Meetings set to open on Monday in Indianapolis, expect the rumors to fly, and figure the Yankees to be garnering headlines.
In fact, some stories have already come out, with predictions that the Yankees will reduce their payroll for the 2010 season. Of course, like last year, the public pronouncements about slashing payroll could be nothing more than a smokescreen, something that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is adept at concocting.
Remember when Cashman declared that the Yankees were comfortable with Bubba Crosby starting in CF in the ...
The best moves are sometimes the ones you don't make. I my opinion, one of the good no-moves of Yankees GM Brian Cashman was not trading for Johan Santana (and I think highly of Johan Santana, one of the best there is).
Likewise, I hope the Yankees only show interest in Halladay in order to drive the price up for BoSox. To land him they would first have to let go one of the young pitchers in which they still have high expectations—Joba Chamerblain or Phil Hughes—and at least one of ...
When fans think about center field for the New York Yankees, they think Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, and Bernie Williams.
All three of these Yankee legends were among the best players to roam center field at Yankee Stadium.
But of those three, only two are in the Hall of Fame and have had their numbers retired by the Yankees.
The only exception is Bernie Williams.
Williams was the Yankees cleanup hitter for most of his career and was part of the Yankees' dynasty that won four World Series from 1996 to 2000.
Remember, he won ...
To say the Yankees have had it good behind the plate for the majority of their history would be an understatement.
Dating all the way back to the 1930s, and the Hall of Famer Bill Dickey, the Bronx Bombers have had their share of good fortune from the men who don the tools of ignorance, and the tradition carries on today with the oft-overlooked slugger, Jorge Posada.
What hasn't been overlooked however, is Jorge's age. The Yankees have spent the past few years stocking up on young, promising backstops to one day ...
If I had to describe New York Yankee's prospect Melky Mesa in one word, it would be "polarizing."
Those that scout him have routinely and simultaneously been blown away by his explosive raw power and baffled by his superiorly under-developed and sophomoric plate discipline. To add to Mesa's mystique, he looks like a ballplayer : at 6'1", 165 pounds, his sinewy and lanky frame is fluid in the outfield and promising in the box.
Baseball America named him the No. 20 prospect in the South Atlantic League for 2009 and also included him in ...
During Spring Training in 2009, Eduardo Nunez and Ramiro Pena started to get a lot of hype after showing decent hitting skills and making flashy defensive plays. A quick glance at either of their numbers would've told you that neither was a particularly strong prospect, and neither could be counted on as thee Yankees' shortstop of the future.
That didn't stop Ken Rosenthal from speculating that the Yankees might benefit from moving Derek Jeter off of shortstop a la Michael Young in Texas. Rosenthal didn't mind the fact that there aren't many similarities ...
Next week will begin the annual General Managers meetings in Indianapolis. Many expect the free agency period to really get into motion once those meetings take place.
Yankees' GM Brian Cashman has a lot of decisions to make as far as the 2010 roster, which will be looking to defend their World Series.
Everyone has been talking lately of the rumors of the Yankees making a trade to get Blue Jays' starting pitcher Roy Halladay to add to the staff that already includes CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett.
There is also talk of ...
What is a Designated Hitter or DH? A Designated Hitter is a baseball player that is assigned to bat in place of the pitcher. This allows the pitcher to concentrate on pitching thus speeding up the game (less bunting). This was adopted in MLB by the American League in 1973 and the game has never been the same ever since. Although there are a lot of criticism especially from the National League where there should be no specialization in baseball, no division of labor and everyone should play the ...