Archive for November, 2011
New York Yankees: 10 Moves the Yankees Must Make »
After two straight disappointing seasons, the New York Yankees have to improve their team.This process will not be finished this offseason, but it will be a start. In order to compete for a World Series in 2012, Brian Cashman is going to have to be bold and he is going to have to be willing to trade some of his prized young players.Let's see what [...]
Joe Girardi and David Cone Lead Veterans Day USO »
Early on Veterans Day morning, the New York Yankees teamed up with Bank of America employees to prepare 5,000 gift packages that the United Service Organizations (USO) will send to troops serving overseas. The gift bags were assembled in the “Great Hall” of the new Yankee Stadium in which volunteers walked up a line of stations to drop [...]
MLB Free Agents 2012: Should Yankees Call the Marlins »
For the past few weeks, we've floated around trade ideas for the Yankees to improve their starting rotation.We've gone over the pros and cons on certain players and whether trading top prospects would be worth the move.And now, it's time to toss another name into the ring: Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson.The 27-year old right-hander is one of the [...]
New York Yankees: Trade Targets for the 2011 Offseason »
So far the Yankees extended CC Sabathia but they still have major holes in their rotation.Ivan Nova is a rookie, Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon are aging, AJ Burnett and Phil Hughes are inconsistent and Banuelos and Betances and not ready for the majors. In order to help fill out their roster the Yankees will have to make a trade because of how [...]
New York Yankees: Pitchers Who Can Solve the Yankees »
After the Yankees failed to sign Cliff Lee after the 2010 season, the Yankees had a big issue with their starting rotation. AJ Burnett had been a bust, Andy Pettitte had retired, and none of the Yankees top pitching prospects seemed to be ready for the majors.The Yankees caught lightning in a bottle by signing Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon in [...]
They Booed Mickey Mantle, Then They Booed Roger Maris: »
New York Yankees' fans were led to believe that Mickey Mantle would become almost as great or even greater, if that were possible, than Babe Ruth. Someday there may be be a player as good as or better than Ruth, but it is silly to believe that Mantle, Willie Mays or even Hank Aaron approached Ruth. Mickey Mantle became a legend before he became a [...]
MLB Trade Speculation: New York Yankees Have No Option »
Following another dismal postseason performance, a popular topic among many Yankee fans has been the desire to trade Nick Swisher in order to upgrade New York's right field position. The effervescent right fielder suffered through a miserable Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, a third consecutive year in which he has failed to make a [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Bold Predictions for 2012 »
The New York Yankees season ended prematurely with a disappointing Game 5 loss to the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS.Despite this the Yankees have a very bright future ahead of them. With aging stars, such as Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, entering their final years more players must step up in order for the Yankees to remain one of the games elite [...]
MLB Free Agency: If Tim Lincecum Is Put on the Block, »
The Yankees need pitching. We all know this. So now it's time for another one of those crazy trade ideas by me for the Yankees this winter. John Paul Morosi of FOX Sports made a very crazy suggestion for the San Francisco Giants in looking into trading ace starter Tim Lincecum. Yes, the same Lincecum who is a two-time Cy Young winner and is one of [...]
New York Yankees: 7 Yankees Who Need to Work Their »
The New York Yankees appear poised to contend for a championship in 2012 because they will return nearly all of their key players from last season's 97-win club. Several individuals, however, must work especially hard this offseason to make this team successful.Several of the following Yankees are overpaid veterans, others are under team control, [...]