Archive for April, 2013
Report: Robinson Cano Fires Scott Boras, Seeking New »
Robinson Cano is a free agent after the 2013 season (as I'm sure you all know) and will now be seeking new representation after firing Scott Boras early Tuesday morning (via Buster Olney of ESPN.com).Cano will undoubtedly be the best free agent available next season and will cost teams a pretty penny to sign. Boras, the king of negotiating such [...]
Timetable, Predictions for Mark Teixeira’s »
All signs pointed to a bounce-back season for New York Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira until a wrist injury sidelined him prior to the World Baseball Classic. Now speculation as to when he will return to the "Bombers" is wide-ranging.2012 was a disappointment for "Tex" as he suffered through his least productive campaign in the Bronx. In [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s Attendance vs. Derek »
Opening Day for the New York Yankees was, let's be honest, awful. Many Yankees fans held unwavering optimism heading into Monday's game against the Red Sox but could not turn a blind eye to what they saw on the field. Although many of the "experts" said the Yankees would be bad, maybe the typical Yankee fan thought they meant "worse than [...]
Potential Jurickson Profar Trade Ideas with Elvis »
By signing Elvis Andrus to a contract extension that could keep him in Texas through at least 2018, the Rangers ensured that Jurickson Profar, Baseball Prospectus’ top-rated prospect in the game, will not be manning the shortstop position for them barring an injury. The 20-year-old could easily slide over to second base and form a very [...]
The New Yorker’s April Cover Tools on the »
The New Yorker has taken time out of its busy schedule of writing in-depth economic and political editorials and has set aside space for some visual commentary on the Yankees injury-riddled 2013 roster. The picture that will run on the cover of the publication’s April 2013 edition is the artwork of Mark Ulriksen, a New York painter with a [...]
NY Yankees: Handicapping Yankees’ 2013 WS Odds »
For the New York Yankees, the 2013 season is currently looking grim. Only three players from the 2012 Opening Day lineup are back on the same day in 2013—Robinson Cano, Brett Gardner and CC Sabathia. Granted, baseball is a business, and that's just the nature of the business. Change comes year after year.With that being said, a change like [...]
New York Yankees: Will Posey/Verlander Deals Impact »
On Monday, the 2013 season will officially kick off for the New York Yankees.Once it begins, it's another day that the Yankees have yet to lock up Robinson Cano long term.With one year left on his current contract, the Yankees want to keep their best hitter around past 2013.During spring training, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com has confirmed that the [...]
Why the Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Has Lost Its Flare »
The Red Sox and Yankees will face off at 1:05 p.m. this Monday afternoon. The “greatest rivalry in sports,” will be renewed for the first time in 2013—but then again is it still a rivalry? Sure it is. Rivalries of 100 or so years don’t just fizzle out, but they do fluctuate in intensity. In its prime, the Red Sox-Yankees [...]