Archive for January, 2011
New York Yankees to Add 4th Outfielder With Andruw »
The New York Yankees are getting close to an agreement on a one-year contract with Andruw Jones, according to Tim Brown via Twitter. After just a few days being told to sign Rafael Soriano to a three-year, $35 million deal by the owners, the Steinbrenners, general manager Brian Cashman has some good news after losing their first-round pick this [...]
New York Yankees: Brian Cashman Didn’t Want »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More Turns out GM Brian Cashman meant what he said a few days ago when declaring he would not be giving up the New York Yankees' No. 1 pick for any of the players remaining on the free-agent market. He just didn't bother to check first with ownership, and they held a differing view. ESPN's Buster Olney has confirmed that [...]
New York Yankees Should Be All Over DFA’d »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More You remember the Armando Galarraga, right? Would it help if I stood up umpire Jim Joyce next to him? Just months after a bad call at first base cost Galarraga a perfect game, the right-hander has been designated for assignment by Detroit, meaning his time with the Tigers is quickly coming to an end. Detroit is [...]
Yankees Avoid Arbitration With Hughes, Chamberlain and »
The Yankees recently avoided arbitration with pitchers Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan, easily saving the club a lot of money. All three of the pitchers were signed to one-year deals with the club. Hughes—$2.7 million Joba—$1.4 million Logan— $1.2 million The latter two are good deals, but not [...]
New York Yankees Agree to Deals with Hughes, Joba and »
The Yankees had three players who were eligible for arbitration this winter and came to an agreement with all of them today—Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan—thus avoiding arbitration, according to three tweets by Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Hughes gets $2.7 million and Joba gets $1.4 million. Both players were [...]
2011 MLB Preview: Jose Bautista and the 20 Biggest »
The American League East is the highest profile division in baseball. Home to both the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, it contains two of the league's biggest spenders, and with the Tampa Bay Rays in the mix as well, they have three perennial pennant contenders.But for all the attention the AL East gets, there's still a lot we don't know. Who [...]
MLB Rumors: Andruw Jones to the New York Yankees Looks »
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Yankees, Andruw Jones keep talking. Looks promising. likely would find more playing time with Rays, maybe even Angels. Nothing shocking here, just the latest update from this morning. The Yankees seem to have zeroed in on Jones and are trying to get something done. If you are not a Jones fan, I am sorry, [...]
New York Yankees’ 2010-11 Offseason: The Winter »
Yankee fans are a pretty tough group to please. We all know the narrative by now: the Yankees expect to win, and that feeling starts with the ownership and extends to the players, coaches and fans. World Series or bust. All or nothing. It’s a bit of a tired adage at this point, and carries with it its own sense of entitlement, but it is the [...]
MLB Rumors: Yankees Are Looking at Kevin Millwood for »
It appears the Yankees biggest move this offseason will be to add Rafael Soriano to their bullpen, but they are still trying to add somebody to their rotation and according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated they are considering Kevin Millwood. Yesterday the rumor of the day was that the Yankees were considering Freddy Garcia. When discussing [...]
Sergio Mitre or Joba Chamberlain: A New York Yankees »
With the recent additions to the New York Yankees of Rafael Soriano and Pedro Feliciano, there's no doubt the bullpen is deep, but a tad overcrowded with Boone Logan, David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain. Not such a bad state of affairs, unless you are Joba Chamberlain, right? Wrong. Even with all the rumors and speculation that [...]