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MLB Free Agency: Why the Yankees Played It Safe »
The dormant Yankees made a splash this week in the free agency pool. Well, it was more like a dip-your-toe-in-the-water type of entrance. Deciding to try their luck again in Japanese baseball, the club posted the highest bid for shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, who last played for the Seibu Lions in the Japanese Pacific League. [...]
C.J. Wilson Free-Agent Rumors: 5 Ways He’s a »
In spite of their pitching, the 2011 New York Yankees won the American League East Division and reached the playoffs. With CC Sabathia acting as the team’s pitching anchor, the rest of the rotation swung back and forth with pendulum-like consistency. For the most part, the team is set with its offensive prowess, making pitching the top [...]
MLB Free Agent News : 10 Players Who Turned Down the »
There aren't many players who can turn down an offer from the New York Yankees. The allure of big money and big fame is usually too tantalizing to resist.But there are always those exceptions.For one reason or another, they have declined the piles of money and passed on the exposure, while others have refused to wear the pinstripes out of [...]
Roy Oswalt: How He Could Become the New York Yankees »
Saying the New York Yankees need starting pitching is as obvious as when Donnie told The Dude the phone was ringing in The Big Lebowski. After watching A.J. Burnett “just try to have fun,” the “dead arm” of Phil Hughes never be resuscitated and Bartolo Colón disintegrate down the stretch, it’s quite clear [...]
It’s Time for New York Yankee Fans to Say »
Moments after Alex Rodriguez sliced through the empty air to end the New York Yankees 2011 season, the cameras shot to a stunned Jorge Posada. Standing on the top step of the dugout, Posada gazed in disbelief. It was over. The series, the season, and his Yankee career had concluded. Speaking to the media a few minutes later, [...]