Archive for November, 2011
Derek Jeter, Future Hall of Famer but NOT a Top 10 All »
This is not a slap at Derek Jeter. He's a great player. Yes, he's had some clutch hits and amazing playoff moments, but don't fool yourself into thinking that he is more valuable to the Yankees franchise than he actually is.Jeter has always been classy. He'll never publicly bad-mouth a teammate, and he'll never create [...]
MLB Free Agents 2012: Why New York Yankees Should Sign »
In their search for a free-agent starting pitcher, the New York Yankees should look no further than World Series Champion right-hander Edwin Jackson.With a couple of their arms leaving due to free agency, the Yankees should look to get younger and cement their starting rotation for the future. They already have a couple of great hurlers at the top [...]
2011 Gold Glove Winners: Brett Gardner Omission Shows »
New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner was the best defender in Major League Baseball this season. Gardner didn't win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Those two statements illustrate numerous flaws in the way Gold Gloves are voted upon. First, the new system, which makes it so that one player at each outfield position gets an award, doesn't make [...]
10 Hottest Athletes’ Famous Ex Girlfriends »
Athletes have tremendous focus in their respective fields, whether it's basketball, baseball, football or whatever. It'd take the tunnel vision of a dog with a bowl around its head to not be thrown off by being with these girls.We probably can't have any of the following women. It doesn't mean we can't rank these chicks.The rankings are for the [...]
CC Sabathia Contract: Pitching Ace Opts to Stay with »
If you haven’t heard the good news, start spreading it, as CC Sabathia is staying a New York Yankee. All it took was adding another year (with an option of adding a second) and $30 million increase. Sabathia’s new contract, which supersedes the remaining four years and $92 million left on his original contract, is for five years and [...]
CC Sabathia Contract: Predicting 10 Other Obscene »
CC Sabathia was the first player to sign a big deal during the 2011 MLB offseason. Other members of the 2012 free-agent class hope to be able to sign deals that come close in value to Sabathia's five-year, $122 million contract.There will be a number of members of the 2012 MLB free-agent class that could potentially sign deals worth $100 million [...]
Yankees Choose Free Agency for Top Pitching Prospect »
According to Twitter and other reliable sources, the Yankees did not pick up Andrew Brackman's 2012 option. He was drafted by the Yankees in the first round of the 2007 draft out of NC State, where the pitcher excelled in both baseball and basketball. He was very highly rated on the mound, and fell to the Yankees who held the 30th overall pick [...]
Yankees: Does Picking Up Swisher Option Signal Another »
Acting swiftly and without any apparent reservations, the Yankees have, in the past week or so, locked up three members of last year's roster, Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher and C.C. Sabathia. While there can be no questioning the decision to pick up Cano's incredibly modest $14 million option, and while the team dodged a bullet in the [...]
MLB Free Agency: Should the Yankees See If the Giants »
The Yankees began the month of November on a very high note when they re-signed CC Sabathia. Sabathia chose not to opt out and got a five-year, $122 million extension with a vesting option for 2017 pending on his shoulder status in 2016. So it's Sabathia and Ivan Nova as the only guaranteed starters for 2012. And I say those two only because who [...]
MLB Free Agency 2012: 6 Pitchers the New York Yankees »
Now that CC Sabathia is locked up after signing an extension with the New York Yankees, the Bombers must begin their search for another starter to deepen their rotation.There won't be any superstars on the market this season that'll help catapult the Yanks rotation to being the best in baseball.However, there are several free agents that could add [...]