Archive for February, 2013
New York Yankees: Bombers ‘Keeping Tabs’ »
The last time Yankee fans saw Chien-Ming Wang in pinstripes was almost four years ago.After suffering a severe injury in 2008, Wang's 2009 season was marred with inconsistency and ended with season-ending shoulder surgery.After missing all of 2010, Wang has tried to get his career resurrected with the Washington Nationals, the team whom Wang [...]
15 New York Yankees Fighting for Roster Spots in »
If you’re one of the many players in a major league spring training camp, whether a young player on the 40-man roster or a veteran or kid who scored an invitation to the big club’s camp, the battle to earn one of those coveted opening-day roster spots can be harder with some teams than it is with others. Case in point is the New York [...]
New York Yankees: What Are Bombers’ Most »
The relationship between the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez is at the point of no return now.Four years ago, A-Rod was outed for taking performance enhancing drugs while he was with the Texas Rangers, but said he had been clean while as a member of the Yankees.Four years later, the Yankees third basemen is now tied to allegations that he had been [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Pitchers Brian Cashman Should »
The New York Yankees spent on a much smaller scale this offseason than what fans are used to, and there's a good possibility that they could be gearing up for a huge free-agent class next offseason.While general manager Brian Cashman will be looking to improve in all areas, the starting pitching could potentially need a huge boost.Hiroki Kuroda, [...]
1 Stat That Sums Up Each New York Yankees Position »
It's a strange time to be a New York Yankees fan. The team is currently in a transition with a goal of lowering payroll to $189 million, and while they still have several high-priced players on the roster, those same players are either aging badly or not playing at all. As a result, the baseball world isn't giving the Yanks much of a [...]
Why New York Yankees Should Sell High on Curtis »
Ironically, Curtis Granderson's recent emergence into one of baseball's most prestigious power threats is one reason why the New York Yankees should deal him right now. After coming to the Bronx in a trade with the Detroit Tigers in 2009, Granderson has made significant improvements in his overall game. Tiring work with Yankees hitting [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Surprise Players Who Can Make the »
It seems as though the Yankees empire of the 1990s and 2000s is drawing to a close. Their "core four" has lost a member to retirement while the remaining three are not far behind. Their only real stars in their prime are Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson, both of whom are over 30 years old as well. What's more troubling than the aging [...]
Complete New York Yankees 2013 Season Preview »
By any reasonable set of standards, the 2012 season was just another wildly successful campaign for the New York Yankees. They won 95 games and their third AL East title in the last four years, and then advanced to the American League Championship Series.By Yankees standards, on the other hand, 2012 wasn't so great. They failed to win the World [...]
Yankees: 4 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Spring »
Baseball is back, as pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to their team’s respective spring training facility in either Arizona or Florida.The New York Yankees spring home is in Tampa, Florida, and the normally-anticipated media circus that comes with life in the pinstripes should be at an all-time high.Why?There are [...]
Will Experience/Leadership or Father Time Win out in »
This will be it. This will be the year when the New York Yankees are finally undone by their age. Their collective geezerness will finally get the better of them.They won't just miss the postseason. They'll miss it by a mile. Having gotten the gist, they'll then blow up their roster and move on with a full rebuild that they've been avoiding for [...]