The New York Yankees have been a bit quiet this offseason. That is, until now. It seems to have started yesterday, and now the news just keeps on coming. It was reported on Friday that the Yankees had agreed to a trade with the Seattle Mariners. They would be sending catcher Jesus Montero and right [...]
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the New York Yankees would reportedly be okay parting ways with an old, overpaid pitcher who has a nasty contract they can’t seem to get rid of. Yes, according to the New York Post, the Yankees are shopping A.J. Burnett at the Winter Meetings. Teams have told the [...]
We aren’t exactly sure we get what goes through people’s heads some times. Especially when athletes pop off when playing other teams. Remember when Gary Sheffield ran his mouth after the New York Yankees took a 3-0 ALCS lead on the Boston Red Sox? How did that turn out? This time, it’s Detroit Tigers closer [...]
During this past offseason, it was thought that the Boston Red Sox destroyed the New York Yankees in terms of adding huge pieces. The Red Sox landed Adrian Gonzalez and also signed Carl Crawford to a seven-year, $142 million contract. The Yankees missed out, because they wanted Crawford too. Or did they? According to GM [...]
No one thought too much about it when the New York Yankees included Ian Kennedy in a deal to get Curtis Granderson a couple years ago. But, Kennedy has been phenomenal this year for the Arizona Diamondbacks and it’s tough for the Yanks to bitch because Granderson has been amazing too. He’s actually leading all [...]
A.J. Burnett is enjoying life in the third year of a five-year deal with the New York Yankees worth $82.5 million at the time. We know Yankees fans that hated the move at the time, and they are looking quite smart right now. Burnett gave up nine runs in five innings of work last night [...]
You can say whatever you want about New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez, but you can’t say he’s boring. Whether he’s seen with random broads in hotels, making fake “I got it calls” while running the bases, using steroids or trying to slap the ball out of an opponent’s hand on the base paths, there [...]
In 2008, J.C. Romero was an integral part of a deadly Philadelphia Phillies bullpen that helped them win a World Series. Then a funny thing happened when he got busted for PED’s….he stunk. So the Phillies finally cut him this season and he was picked up by the Washington Nationals. Once they saw him play [...]
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is having quite a year, so when he left Saturday’s game against the Yankees, it cause quite a scare. Reyes felt tightness in his hamstring and now the team is awaiting an MRI. And they aren’t taking any chances. “Until I know he’s clean, he’s not playing,” manager Terry [...]
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter hit a bit of a bump in the road to 3,000 hits when he injured his calf. Manager Joe Girardi knows it’s probably going to take a week of missed time, but he doesn’t want to miss a second week for no reason. “Jeter will see Dr Ahmad at [...]
This won’t come as any surprise to anyone who has followed the New York Yankees this season. Phil Hughes, a guy who has shown flashes of brilliance at times, has been put on the disabled list due to a dead arm. Hughes has been awful this season, with his fastball topping out in the mid [...]
According to the Newark Star-Ledger on Twitter, the New York Yankees have finally solved the puzzle of who will be their fifth starter this year (for now anyway). And Yankees fans will be thrilled to know that his name is Freddie Garcia. “Garcia 5 starter, Colon bullpen, Feliciano dl possibility,” @Ledger_Yankees tweets. Yes, Colon is [...]
Despite what many of their fans say, the New York Yankees could really use more starting pitching. For a team with World Series aspirations, having four out of the five starting spots filled with question marks is a tenuous situation at best. And the Yankees seem to be aware of this. They have been linked [...]
There has been talk for a while that the Minnesota Twins would move Francisco Liriano. Specifically, we kept hearing the New York Yankees name come up. But, it died for a while so we didn’t think much of it. Then, I’m sitting here playing video poker online, when I click over and see that the [...]
CC Sabathia is the only sure thing in the entire New York Yankees rotation. With question marks like Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett likely rounding out the top three spots, the Yankees can ill afford to lose Sabathia. But, that might be exactly what happens. A source tells the NY Daily News that after this [...]
As we all know by now, New York Yankees legend Andy Pettitte has officially retired from baseball after 16 seasons. He is quite possibly the most underrated pitcher in all of baseball in that time. During his retirement press conference, however, he wouldn’t completely rule out pitching again. “I will not pitch this season, I [...]
The New York Yankees apparently have taken exception to the notion that the Philadelphia Phillies have built the best rotation in the history of baseball. As such, the Bronx Bombers are determined to field the most dominant starting pitching rotation in the history of 2003 baseball. With CC Sabathia already in place as the team’s [...]
New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman took some heat recently when he made comments about Derek Jeter possibly moving to centerfield towards the end of his four-year contract. This was clearly an intimation about Jeter’s age and range at the shortstop position. A lot of people didn’t care for it, and Cashman had to call [...]
There were reports of the New York Yankees interest in free agent reliever Rafael Soriano a couple of weeks ago, but then it got quiet. It’s not quiet anymore as the Yankees have signed Soriano to a three-year, $35 million contract. It’s a lot of money to pay, but the Yankees can afford it. Soriano [...]
The New York Yankees have a stacked lineup, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t constantly looking to make it better. And conventional wisdom says the Yankees are looking to add another right-handed bat to the lineup. And according to Jack Curry of YES Network, they are having internal discussions about Manny Ramirez. “Yanks need [...]
Much of the ballyhoo over the last 12 or so hours has been about the Philadelphia Phillies inexplicably landing stud left-hander Cliff Lee. The New York Yankees had offered him more years and more money, but apparently Cliff was still upset about his wife getting spat upon in the Bronx. Well, the Yankees have struck [...]
According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have re-acquired the services of Cliff Lee. This is absolutely unreal. “Cliff Lee is going to the Philadelphia Phillies, industry sources said Monday night. The Rangers were told Monday night that Lee is going to the Phillies, It is a done deal,” Sullivan tweets. The Texas [...]
Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I even pass these reports along. Yesterday, ESPN’s Buster Olney said that the Boston Red Sox were the favorites to land free agent catcher Russell Martin. Today? He’s saying that the New York Yankees are making a strong push. “Heard this: The Yankees are now taking an aggressive approach in [...]
If there is a free agent on the market right now in MLB, you can probably link him/her to the Boston Red Sox. They acquired Adrian Gonzalez and then paid the hell out of Carl Crawford. Now, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Sox are considered the favorite team to land former Dodgers catcher Russell [...]
We knew that former Tampa Bay Ray Carl Crawford would get his dough. But did anyone think that someone would break the bank like this? Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe reports that the Boston Red Sox have agreed on a deal with Crawford for an MLB record-setting, seven-year, $142 million contract. It’s record setting [...]