Archive for November, 2013
Three New York Yankees Destined for Bounceback 2014 »
For the New York Yankees and their fans, 2013 was a season to forget. Plagued throughout the season by injuries to starters and their backups, the team limped to the finish with an 85-77 record that was their worst mark in 18 campaigns. In addition to the offseason turnover that accompanies free agency, the Yankees "new look" of 2014 will have to [...]
Alex Rodriguez Drama Is Hurting Baseball and the New »
We get it. MLB wants to throw the book at Alex Rodriguez and has tried to do that in the form of a 211-game suspension for the aging slugger, detailed here by Yahoo Sports' Ronald Blum. The sides are currently involved in arbitration after Rodriguez invoked his right to fight the suspension. While MLB and its commissioner, Bud Selig, [...]
Alex Rodriguez Drama Is Hurting Baseball and the New »
We get it. MLB wants to throw the book at Alex Rodriguez and has tried to do that in the form of a 211-game suspension for the aging slugger, detailed here by Yahoo Sports' Ronald Blum. The sides are currently involved in arbitration after Rodriguez invoked his right to fight the suspension. While MLB and its commissioner, Bud Selig, [...]
Red Sox’s Title Has Brought Back Aggressive »
Perhaps nothing in sports is more motivating than having to watch your archrival succeed. That's just what the New York Yankees spent this past October doing, though, as the Boston Red Sox won it all after dominating the Yankees and the rest of the American League East during the regular season. While the Yankees decision-makers would almost [...]
Red Sox’s Title Has Brought Back Aggressive »
Perhaps nothing in sports is more motivating than having to watch your archrival succeed. That's just what the New York Yankees spent this past October doing, though, as the Boston Red Sox won it all after dominating the Yankees and the rest of the American League East during the regular season. While the Yankees decision-makers would almost [...]
New York Yankees: Best Third Base Fallback Options »
The New York Yankees are in the market for a third baseman this offseason as a result of Alex Rodriguez's potential suspension, but the market at the hot corner continues to get thinner and thinner with each passing day. The St. Louis Cardinals signed arguably the top third baseman available, as they inked Jhonny Peralta to a four-year deal just [...]
New York Yankees: Best Third Base Fallback Options »
The New York Yankees are in the market for a third baseman this offseason as a result of Alex Rodriguez's potential suspension, but the market at the hot corner continues to get thinner and thinner with each passing day. The St. Louis Cardinals signed arguably the top third baseman available, as they inked Jhonny Peralta to a four-year deal just [...]
How the Yankees Will Handle Offseason Moves in Each »
The New York Yankees made the first big-name, big-money free-agent signing of this offseason by signing catcher Brian McCann last week, but when and what their next moves might be depends at least in part on you-know-who. Even though his appeal hearing, steeped in over-the-top antics, is finally over, Alex Rodriguez's status remains the great [...]
New York Yankees Spending to Win Sooner Rather Than »
For the New York Yankees, there is no tomorrow. As the offseason unfolds, the organization has one goal in mind, above all else: Compete for a World Series in 2014. Yes, the self-imposed $189 million payroll mandate is a goal, but not one that will severely impact business on the open market. That was proven when Brian McCann agreed [...]
Report: New York Yankees Have Inquired About Matt Kemp »
In the New York Yankees' endless search for offense this offseason, general manager Brian Cashman may now be focusing his attention to the trade market to make a splash. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp is on the Yankees' radar, as the team has inquired about his availability. The [...]