Archive for November, 2014
Yankees Would Be Smart to Stick to Plan of Avoiding »
Believe it or not, the New York Yankees don’t plan on being big spenders this offseason. At least compared to previous years. According to Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News, the Yankees are not expected to pursue top free-agent pitchers Max Scherzer, Jon Lester and James Shields, as well as free-agent third [...]
David Robertson Rumors: Latest Buzz and Speculation »
New York Yankees relief pitcher David Robertson has turned down the Yankees' qualifying offer ahead of the deadline. However, Robertson might still be in pinstripes again as the two sides reportedly continue to work on a deal. Continue for updates. Wednesday, Nov. 12 Robertson Seeking Record Deal Andrew Marchand of [...]
Jimmy Rollins, Elvis Andrus or Alexei Ramirez: Who Is »
Entering the 2014-15 Major League Baseball offseason, the New York Yankees are in a position they've been wholly unfamiliar with for more or less 20 years—on two accounts. First, they're coming off a second straight season without reaching the playoffs for the first time since 1992-93. And second, they're looking for a new shortstop, a [...]
Picking the Ideal Free Agent to Fill Each of the New »
Teams don't generally get a shot at signing all of their ideal targets, but the New York Yankees would have an unbelievable offseason if they could sign the players necessary to fill their biggest holes. With Derek Jeter gone, the biggest hole on the team is obviously at shortstop. Brendan Ryan is the only veteran on the roster capable of handling [...]
The 3 Most Important Prospects for the New York »
A highly touted prospect can bring plenty of hope. A young farmhand makes the future appear bright, regardless of how far down the line their big league ETA is. They can also be used as trade bait, a way to immediately improve a major league roster. It is definitely risky. Does a team hold on to their prospects in hopes they will one day reach [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s Lies, PED Admissions Will Lead »
Suspicions: confirmed. The surprise is minimal—if present at all—that Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs supplied to him by Biogenesis of America founder Anthony Bosch. According to a report by Jay Weaver of The Miami Herald that was published Wednesday morning and cited a Drug Enforcement [...]
How Can New York Yankees Build a True Contender in »
After a second straight season sans playoffs—a scenario that borders on unfathomable in the Bronx—the New York Yankees face yet another winter of important decisions and potential pitfalls. Only this time, there's even more weight and greater risk given the stakes.Having spent nearly half a billion dollars to revamp the roster last [...]
Unexpected Trades New York Yankees Could Pull off This »
The hot stove started warming up with Tuesday's opening of the free-agency period. A year ago, the New York Yankees shopped early and often, stockpiling marquee signings Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Masahiro Tanaka—by the end of the winter, they'd spent around $500 million. But after getting burnt by a failed 2014 [...]
5 Dream Free-Agent Pickups for New York Yankees »
You can't always get what you want, but the New York Yankees will do their darnedest this offseason to lock up some of their dream free-agent targets before other teams can get their hands on them. General manager Brian Cashman has some work to do. His Bombers finished the 2014 season with an underwhelming record of 84-78. Carlos Beltran and [...]