Archive for December, 2010
Rumors: Did Yankees Use Rule 5 Draft Against Red Sox? »
The Yankees drafted right handed pitcher Daniel Turpen from the Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft yesterday. It was an odd choice because Rule 5 drafted players have to stay on the 25-man roster all season or else you lose them, and judging by Turpen’s numbers, there wasn’t much chance for him to stick with the Yankees all season long. [...]
MLB Rule 5 Draft: Boston Red Sox Get Carl Crawford, »
A whole new chapter was added to the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox bitter rivalry Thursday. The Red Sox signed all-star outfielder Carl Crawford to a 142 million dollar deal forcing the Yankees to make a move. Instead of just signing Cliff Lee, Brian Cashman came up with an ingenious plan. Signing Lee would only improve the [...]
MLB Free Agency: Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford and The »
Baseball's offseason hot stove continues to heat up as MLB's annual winter meetings in Orlando, Florida roll right along.As always, super agent Scott Boras has landed some monstrous deals for his clients, with outfielders Jayson Werth and Carl Crawford each garnering seven-year deals worth well over $100 million.And with former Cy Young winner [...]
Zack Greinke: Royals Trying to Include Yankees in »
It has been rumored already that Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke is on the New York Yankees' radar. It was also reported that Greinke would accept a trade to any team, including big cities, and what bigger city than the Big Apple? Those rumors were eventually shot down, but Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that the Royals are indeed [...]
Cliff Lee Is Wasting Time: How Long Will the Yankees »
So far this offseason, the Yankees have been uncharacteristically quiet. Their biggest free agent target, Cliff Lee, hasn't even engaged them in formal discussions regarding a contract for next season. Recently, the Yankees made their first offer for the prized lefty: Six years and between $140-150 million. Almost immediately following the signing [...]
Cliff Lee: Will the Lefty Accept the New York »
There have been many teams interested in free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, but he remains as the top priority for one ball club—the New York Yankees. The Yankees originally had a six-year deal on the table, but they have upped their offer to seven years that would pay Lee about $23-24 million annually. After two seven-year deals were signed by [...]
MLB: Forget the Hall of Fame for George Steinbrenner »
The late George Steinbrenner and the late Billy Martin did not receive many votes by the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee. This sounds just about right; they didn't deserve to be in the Hall of Fame on their first try. In fact, they shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame period. Neither did anything special to earn that honor, so it's hard to [...]
MLB Rumors: What Carl Crawford’s Signing With »
Carl Crawford has agreed to a seven-year, $142 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. But what does that mean for Boston's AL East rival, the New York Yankees? Well if nothing else, we now know the Red Sox have big league money and are willing to spend it. Just last weekend, Boston traded for San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez. The first baseman is [...]
New York Yankees Increase Offer To Cliff Lee With »
Just 24 hours ago, the Yankees made their first official offer to free agent pitcher Cliff Lee, a six-year deal worth about $140 million. The Yankees have now come back the next day with a seven-year offer for Lee, according to Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News. This offer is coming about 12 hours after the Red Sox signed [...]
New York Yankees: Something Old, Something New for the »
As of this moment, right here, the 2013 Yankees already have in the neighborhood of 109 million dollars spent. That's with arbitration, or new contracts. 109 million...for a season 3 years away. What is that team going to look like? Is it going to be as old and brittle as some forecast? Well, maybe. Let's take a guess at what the lineup and [...]