Archive for March, 2014
Does Derek Jeter Look Ready to Have Strong Spring »
Derek Jeter is finally healthy. In fact, the 39-year-old is feeling better than ever at the onset of his final spring training. "Everything is good," Jeter told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, knocking his knuckles against the wood of his clubhouse locker. "Like I told you, I've been working extremely hard to get my strength back. I feel like it's [...]
Projecting New York Yankees’ Final 25-Man Roster »
Anything can happen between now and when the New York Yankees break from spring training at the end of March, but barring injuries, it doesn't appear as if the 25-man roster will be too difficult to project. The team's star-studded cast makes a vast majority of the 25-man roster easy to predict. In fact, there are really only two places where [...]
Breaking Down What It Would Take for the New York »
Quite an interesting scenario was proposed by Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com. On Sunday, March 2, Marchand opined about the New York Yankees possibly making a move to land Jose Reyes of the Toronto Blue Jays in a year from now to replace Derek Jeter at shortstop. Reyes originally signed his current contract (six years, $106 million) with the [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Players Who Are in Serious Danger »
With only the first week of 2014 spring training in the books, it's easy to perceive Masahiro Tanaka's two shutout innings and Yangervis Solarte's hot streak as the only takeaways for the New York Yankees. But don't be fooled by the small sample size. In just six games, some very noticeable trends have already emerged among those vying [...]
Jhonny Peralta Was Offered 3-Year Deal in Offseason by »
The New York Yankees were wild spenders in free agency this offseason, bringing in Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Masahiro Tanaka on massive contracts. There was almost another large contract handed out by general manager Brian Cashman. Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets that shortstop/third baseman Jhonny Peralta was [...]
Was Masahiro Tanaka as Advertised in New York Yankees »
The long-awaited debut of Masahiro Tanaka finally took place Saturday afternoon, when the New York Yankees' prized pitcher took the mound for two innings of spring training work against the Philadelphia Phillies. Pitching in front of a jam-packed crowd at George Steinbrenner Field, Tanaka was under more pressure than a typical first-year player [...]
Updates, Takeaways from Masahiro Tanaka’s »
In March, it's common to introduce an opinion of a player or performance by reminding readers that it's very early, spring training statistics don't count and the real games are about a month away from reality. With New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, that edict isn't just necessary—it's vital. In Tampa, Fla., Tanaka's debut was a big [...]