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Yankees Rumors: Fact or Fiction on All the Hottest »
On Monday, baseball's annual Winter Meetings will kick off in Nashville.Those meetings tend to be a magnet of hot stove rumors considering most of baseball's general managers are all under one roof discussing all sorts of proposals and deals.Yankees GM Brian Cashman will get to Nashville on Monday, and it's tough to tell if he'll be active or not [...]
MLB Trade Talk: Would a Joe Mauer for Curtis »
As of Wednesday night, the Yankees have a vacancy at the catcher spot.Russell Martin decided to bolt the Bronx and sign a two-year, $17 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.With Martin now gone, it leaves a lot of uncertainty and a lot of questions.There are free agents like Mike Napoli and A.J. Pierzynski, but right now, both seem [...]
MLB Free Agency 2013: Russell Martin, Pirates Agree on »
******UPDATE (10:07p.m.)**********According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Yankees never even made an offer to Russell Martin this winter. The Yankees never made an offer to Russell Martin; they haven't made any offers to position players so far this offseason.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 30, 2012 We had heard that [...]
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees Officially Agree to »
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that the New York Yankees and Mariano Rivera were on the verge of completing a deal.On the night of Rivera's 43rd birthday, the only team that he's ever known as home locked him up for one more season, as he signed a one-year deal for $10 million, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN. #yankees [...]
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees Nearing One-Year Deal »
First, it was Hiroki Kuroda. Then, it was Andy Pettitte.Now, it looks like the New York Yankees will bring back the greatest closer of all time for one more season.Jayson Stark of ESPN reported that the Yanks are on the verge of completing a deal with long-time closer Mariano Rivera, and the deal will be finalized by Friday. Yankees expect to get [...]
New York Yankees, Andy Pettitte Officially Agree to »
******UPDATE (4:23p.m.)*********According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, Andy Pettitte's deal will also include $2.5 million in award bonuses. Andy Pettitte's deal with the Yankees is one-year, $12 million as reported. The deal also includes $2.5 million in awards bonuses.— Mark Feinsand (@BloggingBombers) November 28, [...]
MLB Free Agency 2013: Yankees, Pirates Front Runners »
The New York Yankees want to bring back Russell Martin as their catcher.The only problem is they have competition for his services as well.According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN, the Pittsburgh Pirates are in the mix as well and it'll likely come down to either the Yankees or Pirates. #pirates a threat to favored #yankees in 4-team [...]
Yankees Trade Scenarios: 7 Curtis Granderson Deals »
The talent pool for a free-agent center fielder is pretty deep this winter.There's the biggest prize in Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, who is looking for a mega-deal right now.Then there is also B.J. Upton, Michael Bourn, Angel Pagan and Shane Victorino, who might not be on the superstar level of Hamilton, but are very good players.While [...]
MLB Free Agency 2013: Russell Martin Looking for Four »
Russell Martin is one of the top catchers available on the free-agent market right now.The New York Yankees are interested in bringing back the 29-year-old Canadian as their starting backstop, but according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN, his asking price is pretty high: I'm told Martin is looking for four years and $9-10M per. Doubt Yanks will [...]
New York Yankees, Andy Pettitte Finalizing One-Year, »
The New York Yankees have been waiting on a decision from Andy Pettitte for nearly two weeks.According to recent reports, it looks like they will get their left-handed starter back for one more year.Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that the Yankees will re-sign Pettitte, and it's believed to be for one year and $11 million (h/t George A. [...]