Archive for December, 2010
Potential Free Agent Targets For The New York Yankees »
The Yankees didn't get their man this winter, but who might be heading to the Bronx next offseason? Cliff Lee is a great pitcher and makes the Phillies the clear cut favorite to win it all next season in my opinion, but the Yankees are still a very talented team, and if they can swing a few trades here and there, they could easily wind up right in [...]
MLB: 10 Yankees That Fans Should Never Forget »
If there's one team that has history, it's the New York Yankees. For over 100 years, a myriad of players have passed through New York, many of which have ended up in the Hall of Fame. However, while fans give all of their attention to the Jeters, Mantles, and DiMaggios, many forget the effective players who put up great numbers, but stayed out of [...]
New York Yankees: No Cliff Lee, Who Has a Plan B? »
When the Yankees found out they would be playing the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship Series, everyone in baseball figured Cliff Lee would be auditioning for his new team. He took the mound in Game 3 in New York and dazzled everyone in attendance with his eight innings of one-hit ball and added in 13 strikeouts as [...]
What Signing Russell Martin Means for New York Yankees »
The Yankees reportedly reached an agreement with free agent catcher Russell Martin, and with so many possible backstops already in their system, this raises some questions. They have plenty of experienced and some not so experienced catchers available in Martin, Jorge Posada, Francisco Cervelli, Jesus Montero and even Austin Romine. So who [...]
Yankees Lose Out On Cliff Lee Deal: Blessing In »
In the middle of the night, while many East Coast baseball fans were sleeping, possibly dreaming of the glorious news that the Yankees had finalized a deal to bring Cliff Lee to the Bronx, the unthinkable occurred: somehow, the Yankees didn't get their man. With the shocking revelation that the Philadelphia Phillies had undercut both the Yankees [...]
New York Yankees Were Simply Outbid for Cliff Lee »
After it was announced that Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies, and not the Yankees, all we heard was about the supposedly $50 million he left on the table. But now that the smoke has cleared it appears that’s not how it went down. The Yankees were simply outbid. The Yankees offered Lee a six-year deal worth $22 million a year plus a $16 [...]
Cliff Lee Signs With Philadelphia Phillies: The New »
George Steinbrenner was more than a mere baseball mogul. For better or worse, his time at the top of the New York Yankees ladder changed the game forever. During the latter years of the Steinbrenner era, as the landscape became the free market free-for-all Steinbrenner so encouraged during the first two decades of free agency, the Yankees became a [...]
Cliff Lee To Phillies: Five Pitchers To Fill in for »
Well, after a much ballyhooed week of throwing money on the table at Cliff Lee, both the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers ended up coming home empty handed as the Philadelphia Phillies came out of nowhere to win the sweepstakes.Now, the world seems to have stopped considering the fact that four nine-figure contracts have been doled out so [...]
Cliff Lee Signs With Philadelphia: What Does It Mean »
Early Tuesday morning, Cliff Lee made a surprising announcement that he would be returning to Philadelphia with the signing of a five year, $120 million contract proposed by the team Monday night. This announcement left the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers still looking to add a starting pitcher to their rotation. Lets start with the [...]
For the Love of Joba: New York Yankees Should Move »
Cliff Lee was obviously the story of last night, and rightly so, since so many Yankee fans assumed the Yankees would sign him. Yet I don’t find myself all that upset with the developments. $100-plus-million contracts are rarely a good idea and the Yankees have already given out plenty of them. And it’s not like Cashman [...]