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Greatest New York Yankees of All Time »
The New York Yankees are the winningest franchise in all of sports. They have won 27 World Series titles that date back as far as the early 1920s.In order for them to have such success over that long of a time, many great players must pass through along the way.Back in 2011, David Schoenfield of ESPN.com, and a panel of fellow New York media [...]
New York Yankees Playing for Big Contracts During the »
Most fans are well aware at this point of the New York Yankees' plan to cut payroll down to $189 million before the start of the 2014 season. Entering the 2013, the Yankees have at least 10 significant players on their roster that can or will be free agents after the season. Their budget plans will make it next to impossible to bring back [...]
What Every Fan Needs to Know About the 2013 Yankees »
The New York Yankees are less than a month away from seeing their pitchers and catchers reporting to Steinbrenner Field. On February 12th, the Yankees will officially begin their quest for World Series title No. 28.Coming off a terrible defeat to the Detroit Tigers during last season's playoffs, the Yankees enter 2013 with plenty of strengths and [...]
Rumors: How Justin Upton Would Impact the New York »
The Arizona Diamondbacks have once again opened up discussion about the possibility of trading star outfielder Justin Upton. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, their specific demands have changed this time around.Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com have named the New York Yankees as one of four teams expressing interest in the [...]
New York Yankees: 7 Things We Want to See in 2013 »
The New York Yankees did plenty right in 2012. They won 95 games and another AL East Division championship. They led all of baseball in home runs and finished second in runs scored. Despite countless injuries to the starting rotation and bullpen, the Yankees posted a team ERA under four, placing the Yanks among the top half of the league. In [...]
New York Yankees Rumors: 4 Reasons Michael Bourn Is a »
The New York Yankees outfield seems to be all but set entering the 2013 season. However, following Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe's report that the team is "quietly interested" in free agent Michael Bourn, wonder and excitement began to fill the air.That excitement has already been tampered thanks to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com. [...]
5 Milestones a Healthy Derek Jeter Can Reach in 2013 »
Derek Jeter has already accomplished enough in his first 18 seasons in baseball to make him a lock for the Hall of Fame the moment he decides to hang up the spikes.Before that day comes, Jeter will finish his career passing some of the greatest players in Yankee and MLB history in many significant statistical categories.Jeter is no stranger to [...]
Dumbest Move the New York Yankees Made This Winter »
New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman must believe in one of two things. He must either believe in keeping your friends close and your enemies closer or the enemy of your enemy is your friend. No other reason can explain why, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, the Yankees have just signed former Red Sox Kevin Youkilis to a [...]
Predicting the Best-Case Scenario for Alex »
There is an old saying that states, “If it were not for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” The way Alex Rodriguez’s life has gone since October, I’m sure he would be just fine with not having any luck at all. As was widely reported on Monday, A-Rod will undergo the second hip surgery of his career. The surgery [...]
5 Right-Handed Power Bats the New York Yankees Should »
The New York Yankees have been and always will be about the long ball. They have constructed their team with lefty sluggers capable of reaching the short porch in right field. However, that has left them vulnerable on the right side of the plate. Here are five sluggers whom the Yankees could look to acquire who not only would fill an immediate [...]