Archive for February, 2013
New York Yankees: Why the Fiscal Frugality Strategy »
The New York Yankees will hoist another Commissioner’s Trophy down the Canyon of Heroes in the near future. When they do, the team’s bank account will have extra zeroes in it. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner publicized the team’s intent to lower payroll under the $189 million threshold to avoid paying [...]
New York Yankees: Do Bombers Swap Brett Gardner, »
This week, spring training will begin for all of baseball.Pitchers and catchers for the New York Yankees will report to Tampa on Tuesday in preparation for the 2013 season.One of the topics that has been brought up for this upcoming spring training is the possibility of the Yankees switching two of their outfielders.For the last three years, Brett [...]
All-Time New York Yankees Starting Lineup »
It’s always a fun exercise: Suspend the rules of time and put together a starting lineup for a team based on that franchise’s best players. The New York Yankees are Major League Baseball’s most accomplished franchise, with 27 World Series titles and 21 players or managers in the Baseball Hall of Fame. So it should be easy to put [...]
Reggie Jackson’s 1977 World Series Jersey Set to »
Mr. October’s most famous pinstripes are going on the auction block. As first reported by Sports Collectors Daily, the jersey Reggie Jackson was wearing October 18, 1977, when he hit three homers in Game 6 of the World Series will be up for auction this spring. SCP Auctions will offer Jackson's size 44 No. 44 home white button-down in its [...]
New York Yankees: Will Adam Warren Ever Be Given a »
Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in just a few short days, and it's time for any rotation battles to be decided for all 30 major league clubs.The New York Yankees have four of their five spots locked down. CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes will take the top four spots (in an order that's yet to be [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Need to Get Robinson Cano »
Robinson Cano is a free agent after the 2013 season.Yankee fans all know this.The Yankees certainly know this.And Cano's agent, Scott Boras, definitely know this.The 30-year-old is perhaps the best second basemen in the sport and is in the prime stages of his career right now, which is why he's due for a nice payday in his next contract.Cano has [...]
5 Reasons the Yankees Will Win the AL East »
The reports of the New York Yankees demise have been greatly exaggerated and they will win the American League East in 2013.You heard it here first.It is true that the Toronto Blue Jays made significant changes this off season, which make them a different team. Will they be a better team? No one really knows for sure except that on paper [...]
New York Yankees: What to Expect from Every Starter in »
The 2013 New York Yankees starting pitching will look to build off the success they had throughout most of last season.The Yankees were so confident in their rotation last season that their main focus this offseason was resigning two starters, Hiroki Kuroda and Andy Pettitte, for another season regardless of their advanced age.The overall starters [...]
New York Yankees: Comparing Their Rotation and Lineup »
The AL East, won by the New York Yankees in 2012, looks like it will be one of the best divisions ever this year, if not the best, since the current divisional format was adopted in 1994. All five teams are preseason playoff contenders, and each has just as good of a chance at finishing first as it does finishing last. The Toronto Blue Jays [...]
Yankees Making Some Great Low-Key Moves »
Despite what most fans are saying, the Yankees have been making some nice moves during this offseason. After letting the likes of Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez, Andruw Jones and Russell Martin walk, many fans and writers have been doubting whether the Yankees were interested in winning, or just meeting the payroll that owner Hal Steinbrenner has [...]