Archive for November, 2014
Assessing Likelihood the Yankees Sign Top 3 Remaining »
It is Thanksgiving, which means the holiday season is in full swing. With Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez both going to Boston and a few other free agents already signed, it is clear that baseball's offseason is well underway as well. Rumors are swirling and whispers are making their way across the league about which teams are after certain [...]
Max Scherzer Is True Ace Yankees Should Scrap »
A chill in the air, "Deck the Halls" blaring in every department store and the New York Yankees throwing gobs of cash at a top-tier free agent—those are the signs that tell us winter is on its way. This year, though, the Yankees are threatening to break with tradition. On Nov. 3, as the hot stove was just crackling to life, Mark [...]
Weary Yankees Appear Ready to Give Alex Rodriguez a »
Pass the mashed potatoes, please, while we count our blessings. Family? Definitely. Friends? Absolutely. Food on the table and a roof over our heads? You bet. Mom's homemade pumpkin pie? Yessir (with whipped cream, please). And then there are the New York Yankees. They're thankful for Giancarlo Stanton and his new record-smashing $325 million [...]
1 Sleeper Free-Agent Target for the Yankees at Every »
After not making the playoffs for the second year in a row, it is clear the New York Yankees will have to make some moves this winter if they intend to compete in 2015. It's the Yankees, so you know that is exactly what their intentions are. This is a talented free-agent class, headlined by players such as Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, James Shields, [...]
Time for Yankees Universe to Give Up on Troy »
In many ways, for many reasons, the New York Yankees trading for Troy Tulowitzki makes sense. After all, they're the major-market, deep-pocketed, All-Star-obtaining Yankees, and in 2015, they'll be embarking on their first season sans shortstop, captain and future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. How to fill a hole that has been occupied by the face of [...]
Final Report Card Grades for NY Yankees Prospects at »
The New York Yankees enter the winter months searching for answers at the major league level after missing the postseason for the second straight year. But the picture, and potentially the future, is much brighter in the farm system after several prospects excelled in the Arizona Fall League this past month. Eight Yankees minor leaguers [...]
Ideal Trade Scenarios for New York Yankees to Focus on »
The MLB offseason has started busier than expected, as multiple organizations have already made moves large enough to change the landscape of their 2015 seasons. The New York Yankees have been mostly inactive, though, as their lone move to acquire Justin Wilson for Francisco Cervelli helped shore up the bullpen. They've yet to make an impact move, [...]
Moves the Yankees Could Actually Pull off This »
After failing to reach the playoffs for the second year in a row, the New York Yankees are bound to have a busy offseason ahead of them. The hot stove is upon us and players are already starting to fall off big boards and wish lists across Major League Baseball. Thanks to a roster full of question marks and concerns, the Yanks have plenty of work [...]
Yankees Must Treat Alex Rodriguez Like a Ghost as They »
Alex Rodriguez is a ghost. That is how the New York Yankees should treat his return from his season-long suspension after he was linked to performance-enhancing drugs in the Biogenesis scandal. The lower the expectations, the better the Yankees can prepare to compete in 2015. General manager Brian Cashman seems to understand this. He knows enough [...]
Bargain Free Agents New York Yankees Should Keep on »
For the New York Yankees, rediscovering their identity as perennial postseason contenders may come down to stripping their identity as enormous offseason spenders. Plates have already begun shifting around Major League Baseball this week, with the general manager meetings underway through Thursday and the heated winter meetings looming just [...]