Archive for July, 2013
MLB Picks: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers »
New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is 3-0 with a 0.69 ERA in July this season, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks on Wednesday as he takes on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Courtesy of SBR Forum, the Yankees are plus-165 road underdogs in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at six [...]
Roger Clemens ‘Defends’ A-Rod in the Most »
Nobody in Major League Baseball is pleased with Alex Rodriguez, whose conflicts with the New York Yankees and the league itself have overshadowed an otherwise exhilarating season. Meanwhile, Roger Clemens, another former star suspected of abusing performance-enhancing drugs, steered his conversation with the Associated Press in a totally different [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest Information on »
For the first time in a long time, the New York Yankees are having major issues scoring runs. They are 13th in the American League in runs scored per game. Their 3.86 per game average is well below the league average of 4.36, per Baseball Reference. The anemic offense has put a huge strain on the pitching staff, but remarkably, the team still [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Michael Young, Phil Hughes and »
It's difficult to imagine that a team could endure worse luck than what the New York Yankees have gone through this season. Key players such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira have missed large chunks of the season, but the Yanks have somehow found a way to remain in the thick of the American League wild-card [...]
New York Yankees Grades for Every Player in July »
In an up and down month of July, the New York Yankees have failed to gain any ground in the ultra-competitive American League East. New York started the month by winning six straight and nine of its first 12 games. However, the offense has stumbled lately, and the Yankees are just 13-12 for the month. In seven games, they have failed to score more [...]
What Bud Selig’s New A-Rod Suspension Plan Would »
According to an Associated Press source (via HardballTalk), Alex Rodriguez may not be able to skirt the long arm of baseball's law, even for a few weeks during the appeals process. The notion of Bud Selig suspending Rodriguez imminently under the collective bargaining agreement rather than the drug rules is the latest bombshell in the Biogenesis [...]
Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman Isn’t Always »
Over the last several years, we've seen an emboldened Brian Cashman: A man who is more than happy to let the media know about the operational decisions he makes and those he does not. With the Yankees, quite like some other organizations, it's possible in some instances that the team's owner may request a player personnel decision be made. Thus, [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Fact or Fiction for Latest »
The New York Yankees are one of the teams mentioned most in the 2013 MLB trade deadline chatter, and with the franchise struggling to get into postseason contention, the rumors are naturally swirling around the perennial winners. All of the following trade scenarios have been reportedly tied to the Yankees, and New York must pull the trigger on at [...]
Creative Trade Idea for the Yankees to Get Younger at »
The 2013 MLB trade deadline passes tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET and a lot is still to be uncovered across the league. The New York Yankees find themselves in the indecisive position of wanting to be buyers when in reality they should be sellers. It is not the Yankee way to be sellers at the deadline despite their position in the standings. The Yankees [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: New York Must Get Whatever It »
The New York Yankees need to do whatever it takes to get starting pitcher Phil Hughes out of the organization, even if it means giving him up for next to nothing. The problem for general manager Brian Cashman is that whenever his phone rings, the general manager on the other side doesn’t want to talk about Hughes. Ken Rosenthal of Fox [...]