Archive for December, 2012
Should the New York Yankees Be Targeting Josh Hamilton »
It's day two of the MLB Winter Meetings, and the stove is heating up. The rumors are starting to get hot and heavy. After the news of Alex Rodriguez's hip surgery, the Yankees are now starting to get into the mix.As most Yankees fans already know, the most significant news to come out of Yankees camp this week has been the loss of Alex Rodriguez [...]
Kevin Youkilis Makes Sense for Yankees to Replace Alex »
Every year, it seems Alex Rodriguez finds his way into the news, and mostly the last few seasons it has seldom been for positive reasons.Every year, it also seems Alex Rodriguez finds his way onto the disabled list, and in 2013 he will get a head start when he undergoes hip surgery in January, which will sideline him for four to six months.This is [...]
New York Yankees Rumors: Pros and Cons of Acquiring 5 »
Free agency is a double-edged sword for major league teams. On the one hand they make it possible for a team to make major improvements from one season to the next without having to trade top prospects, but on the other hand the top free agents tend to be very expensive and are often paid more for past performance than for potential future [...]
MLB Free Agents 2013: Why Josh Hamilton Should Sign »
Josh Hamilton has plenty of options as the top prize of the 2013 Major League Baseball free agent class, but the New York Yankees could be the perfect fit. Josh Hamilton is one of the best left handed power hitters in MLB, but there are few teams willing to take the risk of signing him long term. According to tweets from Ken Rosenthal of Fox [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Details About His Hip Injury and »
Alex Rodriguez will miss four to six months recovering from surgery to treat a painful left hip condition, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman announced yesterday at baseball's Winter Meetings. A-Rod will have surgery next month by Dr. Bryan Kelly.According to George A. King III in the New York Post, Cashman told reporters that the Yankees' [...]
Yankees’ Outlook for 2013 Getting Grim with »
The revelation on Monday that third baseman Alex Rodriguez would need surgery to repair damage to his left hip and will miss at least the first two months of the 2013 season complicates things for the New York Yankees in many ways. For starters, the only thing worse than having to pay an aging superstar $28 million (per Cot’s Baseball [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Options for Third Base to Replace »
By now, we have all heard the news on Alex Rodriguez's latest injury.Buster Olney of ESPN broke the news that A-Rod will need surgery on his left hip to replace a torn labrum. "NYY just announced Alex Rodriguez will undergo a left hip arthroscopy to repair a torn labrum, bone impingement and the correction of a cyst"—Buster Olney [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Overrated Star’s Injury Proves »
With serious injuries sustained by the left side of the New York Yankees infield, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: The Yankees are old.This isn't news by any means, as the Yankees have ranked near the tops of the MLB in terms of collective team age for a number of seasons now. New York owns the second-oldest roster in the MLB, according [...]
Does Alex Rodriguez’s Hip Surgery Signal the End »
For the following discussion on Alex Rodriguez, I recommend cuing up "The End" by The Doors. It's a song that conveys just the right amount (see: "a lot") of doom and gloom for the matter at hand.This year has not been the best of times for A-Rod. Things went from bad to worse to worser for the New York Yankees third baseman, and now they've [...]
Alex Rodriguez: What His Second Hip Surgery Will Mean »
New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez will undergo surgery after the first of the new year on his left hip, according to CBS Sports Insider Jon Heyman.The surgery, which will keep the 37-year-old Rodriguez out until probably June, will repair damage that was previously not disclosed, but caused so much pain during the Yankees American League [...]