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New York Yankees: What Will Andy Pettitte Decide This »
After re-signing Hiroki Kuroda last week, the New York Yankees have turned their full attention towards Andy Pettitte.According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN, Pettitte is expected to decide whether or not he is playing in the 2013 season. friend of andy pettitte says he expects pettitte to decide on '13 by the end of next week. [...]
MLB Trade Talk: What Yankees Should Offer Marlins to »
Giancarlo Stanton is a 23-year-old outfielder under the Miami Marlins' control until 2017 and can easily put up 40 home runs and 100 RBI while hitting .290.Could the New York Yankees pull off a trade to land Stanton in the Bronx?With both Nick Swisher and Ichiro Suzuki as free agents, the Yankees have a vacancy in right field for next season.If [...]
MLB Free Agency: How the Yankees Re-Signing Hiroki »
So much for California teams having the edge.After weeks of wondering where Hiroki Kuroda would end up, he chose to come back to the Bronx for one more season, as he signed a one-year deal worth $15 million, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Sources: The Yankees have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Hiroki Kuroda.— Buster Olney [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte’s 2013 Decision »
It's like déjà vu all over again.Rewind a little over two years ago to the end of the 2010 season.The Yankees had just been eliminated in the American League Championship Series by the Texas Rangers and they headed into the offseason with their rotation in limbo.They pursued and lost out on Cliff Lee in free agency, so they waited [...]
Yankees Rumors: Fact or Fiction on All the Hottest »
The winter offseason for baseball always gets off to a slow start.I think the reason behind that is teams tend to wait on others to see who is going to make an offer first and then go from there.I find it similar to a very expensive chess game all of the MLB general managers play.And for the New York Yankees, their strategy for the winter began [...]
MLB Free Agency 2013: Dodgers, Angels Potential »
One of Brian Cashman's top priorities this winter is bringing back Hiroki Kuroda for 2013.However, according to Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles, Kuroda could be heading back to California next season.Saxon reported that Kuroda has told friends his preference is to pitch near California because that's where his two daughters are attending elementary [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Passed Up on Miami Marlins »
In the short time that the winter offseason has begun for baseball, the New York Yankees have been quiet.Whether that type of quiet will be a trend for the rest of the winter or that Yankees GM Brian Cashman is slowly game-planning on how he will approach it actually remains to be seen.However, according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily [...]
MLB Trade Scenarios: Is Joe Mauer or Justin Upton a »
Before we begin this, in no way am I saying the Yankees are in-line to make a deal with anyone right now.This was a topic that was brought up to me, and we are going to discuss it on here.So with that out of the way, onto the story.The New York Yankees have at least two holes in the field that they need to fill: catcher and right field.Nick [...]
New York Yankees: Could Mike Napoli Be Plan B If Texas »
*****UPDATE (4:00 p.m.)*************According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Yankees are now interested in Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli. Mike Napoli, the Texas #Rangers free-agent catcher, is drawing interest from the New York #Yankees— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 12, 2012 With Russell Martin no guarantee [...]
New York Yankees: Will the Bombers Keep Rivera, »
The New York Yankees have slowly started to put their plans for the 2013 roster into motion.As far as players from other teams go, it's hard to say who the Yankees will try to lure to the Bronx for 2013. But as far as their own players go, they have a few of them they would like to bring back for next season.While players like Rafael Soriano and [...]