Archive for July, 2011
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Pursuing 2 Top »
Just recently, it seems as though the New York Yankees have narrowed their desires to include two possible starting pitchers: Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies.In terms of just cost, Kuroda would be the best option. This Dodgers starter certainly has the most bang-for-the buck in the short term. [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Brian Cashman Expects a »
Via Dan Martin of the NY Post: “I’m going to be hard-pressed to find anything better than getting Bartolo Colon and Phil Hughes off the disabled list,” the Yankees GM Brian Cashman said at a Hope Week charity event on Staten Island. “I can’t imagine I’m going to run into anything but you’ve still got to [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Pursuing Hiroki »
We are now down to three days until the July 31 trade deadline.We all know the Yankees' most obvious need going into Sunday's deadline: starting pitching.We know the Yankees have a huge interest in Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez, but GM Brian Cashman seems very reluctant to deal the prospects Colorado asks for in return: catcher Jesus Montero [...]
What Would It Take for the New York Yankees to Get »
Pitching wins championships. The 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants all showed us that last year. Right now, the Yankees are just getting by with their pitching. You have the ace, CC Sabathia, 14-5 with a 2.62 ERA, who is having another amazing season and could be up for the Cy Young award. There's A.J. Burnett, 8-7 with a 4.19 ERA, [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: How a Felix Hernandez Deal to »
Brian Cashman has said all year. He is not going to be so inclined to give up prospects like Jesus Montero, Manny Banuelos or Dellin Betances for decent pitchers. He would need to get a huge return of value for these high-value prospects of the New York Yankees organization.What are the odds of the Yankees dealing with the Seattle [...]
Derek Jeter Will Not Be First Unanimous MLB Hall of »
This afternoon, I read an article by Sam Borden from Sports Illustrated where he discusses the chance of Derek Jeter becoming the first ever unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.Ignoring some of the statistical and factual errors in the article (Jeter has five championships, not four and Barry Larkin has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame [...]
New York Yankees: Who (Not Named Jeter or Rivera) Will »
The New York Yankees are known as the most successful franchise in all of sports. Their winning ways has been in large part thanks to the legends who have dawned the pinstripes.Ruth, Gehrig, Ford, Munson...the list goes on and on. With current Yankees Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter already shoe ins to have their faces cemented in bronze. we take a [...]
New York Yankees: Marcus Thames Back in the Mix, Who »
Well, either my Bleacher Report colleague Doug Rush has a direct line to Brian Cashman, Brian Cashman is an avid reader of B/R or—dare I say it—Doug is Brian Cashman in disguise.Wednesday, Doug suggested that the Yankees sign 34-year-old OF Marcus Thames, recently released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.Today, George King III of the New [...]
Has Major League Baseball Lost the Marketing Battle? »
Rumours are running rampant about baseball losing it appeal to masses. Except through nearly 50 games, total attendance is nearly on par with 2010 (36,594). If everything is good, why does baseball seems like it is stuck in the doldrums when compared to the marketing of say the NFL, NBA and even the NHL? The last big baseball [...]
MLB Rumors: How the New York Yankees Match Up with the »
The Seattle Mariners seem like one of the only teams that are for sure selling their players. They have absolutely no shot at winning the division or wild card and will be trading away some moderately key players on the team.At first when I saw the two major pitchers the Mariners are looking to move, I rejected the idea of the New York Yankees [...]