Archive for March, 2010
Morning Hits: Past Trades and Former Yankees »
As Yankee bloggers we all bow down to River Ave Blues and they had another great couple of articles over the past two days going over Brian Cashman’s best and worst trades as the Yankees GM. Cashman’s best trades: 3. Nick Swisher 2. Bobby Abreu 1. Alex Rodriguez Cashman’s worst trades: 5. Ramon Ramirez 4. Nick Johnson, Randy [...]
Curtis Granderson Named New York Yankees’ »
The Yankees are expected to announce this morning that Curtis Granderson will indeed become their starting center fielder and will not play much left field, if at all, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post. Granderson roamed center field in all his years with the Detroit Tigers, but there was speculation that the Yankees would move him to left [...]
How the New York Yankees Could’ve Kept Chad »
The Yankees placed Chad Gaudin on waivers today, and I'm not sure that was the right course of action. After this move, it looks like the bullpen will shape up as follows: Mariano Rivera Joba Chamberlain/Phil Hughes Alfredo Aceves David Robertson Damaso Marte Chan Ho Park Sergio Mitre Chamberlain, Hughes, Aceves, and Robertson all have options [...]
Relegation in Major League Baseball »
With the introduction of the term “Floating Alignment,” Major League Baseball has a new buzz word to keep fans and critics alike speculating about the progression of America’s Pastime. These proposed changes include giving certain small-market or underachieving teams the opportunity to move to divisions where [...]
Carl Crawford Will Be a Yankee in 2011, You Can Mark »
I know the 2010 season hasn't even begun yet, but I'm going on record and making a bold prediction for the Yankees' near future. That's right, I'm saying it now—Carl Crawford will be wearing pinstripes come 2011 and beyond. Now, how can I be so sure? Why wouldn't Crawford go back to Tampa and play with the Rays for the rest of his career? [...]
Chad Gaudin Waived by New York Yankees: Fifth Starter »
One player appears to have been eliminated from the fifth starter battle for the New York Yankees. The team placed Chad Gaudin on waivers today. Gaudin was acquired by the Yankees via trade last season and made 11 appearances for them. He went 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in those 11 games, which included six starts. That performance was enough for the [...]
New York Yankees: Future Begins Now For Joba »
When Joe Girardi opened camp last month, he made it clear that the fifth-starter job would be a wide-open competition. And so it was that Phil Hughes, a 23-year-old once deemed too promising to be dealt for Johan Santana and Joba Chamberlain, a 24-year-old once touted as the next Josh Beckett, ended up in a dogfight with the very ordinary likes of [...]
CBS Fantasy Baseball 2010: America’s Pastime Has »
Everyone has likely participated in the wonderful world of fantasy baseball at least one time during his or her lifetime. Whether home base was at CBS, FOX, Yahoo, ESPN, or Sandbox, the goal was the same: compile the best team, destroy your friends, and remind them of it until next season. In 2010, CBS is offering something different [...]
New York Yankees: Morning Hits: Carl Crawford, Utility »
In case you missed it, the biggest news of the morning is the Yankees decision to waive Chad Gaudin, thus eliminating him from the fifth starter competition and probably from the team altogether. Here are some other news items of note: Jon Heyman wrote a column on Carl Crawford and he had a quote that the Yankees “absolutely love [...]
New York Yankees Waive Chad Gaudin »
According to Ed Price of Fan House, the Yankees have placed right handed pitcher Chad Gaudin on waivers. There are four scenarios that can happen now and only one involves him pitching with the Yankees in 2010. What happens now is that the rest of the league can claim Gaudin off of waivers. If a team claims him, the Yankees can let him go to that [...]