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New York Yankees Looking to Extend Robinson Cano, »
The Yankees know they have to eventually lock up Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson to long-term deals.Both players are two key components to the Yankees' present and future and Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman knows this.The Yankees have always made it a policy not to negotiate a new contract with a player before or during a season if they [...]
New York Yankees Add Outfield Depth by Signing Kosuke »
While the New York Yankees resumed their second half of the 2012 season by beating the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Friday night, Brian Cashman was looking for ways to improve the team.According to Mark Carig of the Newark Star Ledger, the Bombers signed veteran outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to a minor league deal. From the Yankees: OF Kosuke Fukudome [...]
New York Yankees: Report Cards on the Bombers’ »
During the week of the All-Star break, it's a week to evaluate how teams have performed in the first half of the season.The New York Yankees are 52-33, in first place of the A.L. East and have the best record in baseball.They're seven games up in the division over the second-place Baltimore Orioles and they're also 5-1 against their rivals, the [...]
New York Yankees: Ranking the 15 Best Trades in »
With the month of July, the theme is surrounded around the July 31 trade deadline.For me personally, I love the trade deadline because the action and movement involved is a lot of fun to follow and cover.It also gives many of us as writers a lot to write about and cover for this website.Last week, we covered the 10 worst trades made by the Yankees [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: Ivan Nova Ks 10, Leads Bombers to 3-1 »
In 2012, the New York Yankees have flat-out kicked the Boston Red Sox's rear-ends. The Yankees finished up their four-game series at Fenway Park with a 7-3 Sunday Night Baseball beating on ESPN.What was supposed to be a featured pitching matchup between Ivan Nova and Jon Lester turned out to be one pitcher dominating against the other. The Yankees [...]
Yankees vs. Red Sox Live Blog: Fenway Series Finale on »
Welcome to the live blog for tonight's series finale between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.This is not only the final game of this series at Fenway Park but it's also the last game before the All-Star break this week.In the first game on Friday night, the Yankees got the upper hand and won a slug-fest with the Red Sox, coming back to win [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: Bombers Open Series with Slugfest, »
No lead is ever safe in Fenway Park when the Yankees and Red Sox play.They have two high-scoring offenses, and when you add that element in a ballpark that can see a lot of runs put on the board, it makes for some entertaining baseball.The first game of the four-game series between the Yankees and Red Sox was no different on Friday night at Yawkey [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Wise Not to Pursue »
We've all been anticipating the Philadelphia Phillies will become sellers this month and have a fire sale of the team.They already traded Jim Thome to the Baltimore Orioles and Chad Qualls to the New York Yankees. Hunter Pence, Shane Victorino and Cole Hamels have all been discussed as being on the block and could be dealt by July 31.A lot of [...]
New York Yankees: Ranking the 10 Worst Trades in »
One of my favorite times during the baseball season is the trade deadline.Ever since I could remember, I always liked all the action, the rumors and the debates you would hear on which players teams should try to get—especially when people talked about the Yankees in trade rumors.We all know the Yankees' names get brought up in a dozen or so [...]
Reliever Chad Qualls Acquired by New York Yankees from »
The New York Yankees wasted little time in the month of July in trying to improve their team.On Sunday, just after the festivities and ceremonies of the 66th annual Old-Timers' Day game, the Yankees acquired reliever Chad Qualls from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations and a player to be named later, according to Mark [...]