Archive for December, 2013
Yankees Rumors: Updating Top Targets for Pitching »
The New York Yankees have been central figures in the MLB offseason so far. On one hand, they've inked players like Jacoby Ellsbury (seven years, $153 million), Brian McCann (five years, $85 million) and Carlos Beltran (three years, $45 million) to sizable contracts. On the other, they've seen second baseman Robinson Cano exit the Bronx to [...]
Yankees Rumors: Updating Top Targets for Pitching »
The New York Yankees have been central figures in the MLB offseason so far. On one hand, they've inked players like Jacoby Ellsbury (seven years, $153 million), Brian McCann (five years, $85 million) and Carlos Beltran (three years, $45 million) to sizable contracts. On the other, they've seen second baseman Robinson Cano exit the Bronx to [...]
Grading the New York Yankees’ Moves so Far This »
The New York Yankees have seen several of their own free agents ship out of town this offseason, none bigger than Robinson Cano who signed with the Seattle Mariners. The decision to not bring back those players, however, is a discussion for another day. Those players are gone, so it is time to focus attention instead on the players who the [...]
Ranking the New York Yankees’ Most Exciting »
After failing to make the playoffs in 2013, the New York Yankees have been working (and spending) hard to make sure that 2014 is a successful year. New signings, such as Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury, will provide much-needed offensive help. Veteran players, like Alfonso Soriano, will give leadership in addition to contributing [...]
Yankees Prefer Experience and Consistency over Power »
Many have pegged the New York Yankees' prolific activity this offseason as a reaction to their poor 2013 showing. This past season saw an impotent Yankees offense and a championship for the rival Boston Red Sox—both motivating factors for the team's acquisition of Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran. But the transactions also [...]
Randy Levine Will Reportedly Be Investigated for »
Major League Baseball will reportedly investigate New York Yankees president Randy Levine for comments he made regarding Mike Trout. Levine was discussing the massive contract Robinson Cano signed with the Seattle Mariners, worth $240 million over 10 years. The Yankees president had innocuous comments regarding the second baseman's first [...]
New York Yankees Would Be Willing to Give Mike Trout a »
An interesting tidbit of news came from New York Yankees team president Randy Levine on Friday, December 13, as he claimed that Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Mike Trout would be a player he would be willing to give a 10-year contract to. Levine told Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com that he was unwilling to give Robinson Cano a [...]
New York Yankees: Predictions for the Next 3 Years of »
As we are smack dab in the middle of baseball's free-agent season. Now is a time full of hope for fans of every MLB team. It is a period where visions of glory and supreme optimism run rampant and speculation as to who will be standing in the end invade the mind. Even though baseball isn't being played, the passion for it remains in [...]
How High Will the New York Yankees’ Payroll Rise »
For a team looking to reduce payroll commitments in 2014, the New York Yankees are not spending the offseason in the bargain-hunting section of the free-agent market. At this rate, it's hard to imagine the 2014 Yankees taking the field with a total payroll of less than $200 million. With the formal introduction of Jacoby Ellsbury at Yankee Stadium [...]
Jacoby Ellsbury Leaves Red Sox with Class, Thanks »
We hear time and again that all of these transactions, trades and switching between teams boil down to MLB being "a business." Still, Jacoby Ellsbury made it personal for one final act in Boston, and he did it in the best way possible. Thanks to the following tweet from The Boston Globe, we get to see what saying your fond farewells to an [...]