Author Archive
New York Yankees Agree to Trade AJ Burnett to »
Finally!A.J. Burnett is finally getting traded.All week long, we all speculated as to whether Burnett would get traded before the Yankees self-imposed Saturday deadline, and he is, in fact, on his way.According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Yankees will send Burnett and $20 million to Pittsburgh. The Pirates will send two moderate-level [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees, Pirates Nearing Deal to »
All week long, the story of the Yankees has been trying to trade A.J. Burnett.Each day, they looked like they were getting closer. Now, it looks like it will actually happen.According to George King of the New York Post, the Yankees and Pirates are nearing an agreement that will send the 35-year-old pitcher to Pittsburgh.The Pirates will inherit [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Good Chance NY Yankees Trade AJ »
The New York Yankees have been actively searching for a way to rid themselves of AJ Burnett in the last week.Yankees general manager Brian Cashman may have found a taker in the Pittsburgh Pirates.The other day, the Yankees were asking for right-fielder Garrett Jones in return, but according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN, Pirates GM Neal [...]
New York Yankees: Will They Trade A.J. Burnett to the »
Over the last couple of days, the rumor mill has been heating up, right before spring training begins for the 2012 season.One name you see involved in trade rumors lately is Yankees starter A.J. Burnett.Burnett went 11-11 with a 5.15 ERA in 190 innings for the Yankees last season and has been a big disappointment since coming over to New York in [...]
New York Yankees: Breaking Down the Three Potential DH »
When the Super Bowl ends, a lot of fans who aren't into basketball and hockey immediately turn their attention to baseball season coming back.For me, I'm still on the high over the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl this week, but I am getting anxious for the 2012 season to kick off.The Yankees are almost set to break camp with their 2012 [...]
New York Yankees: The 5 Reasons Why the Bronx Bombers »
The calendar has flipped officially to February, and we're about two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training.Baseball is one step closer to being back.It's been a very quiet offseason for the Yankees up until a few weeks ago, mostly because the Yankees already had a playoff-team constructed for 2012.Most people demanded [...]
MLB Free Agency: Why Johnny Damon May Be the Best DH »
I can still remember two years ago like it was yesterday when I was writing stories similar to this.They all had the same theme that this current story will.Which is simple: bringing Johnny Damon back to the Yankees.In the last week, we've talked about the possible designated hitters the Yankees could bring in.We talked about Carlos Pena, who [...]
New York Yankees: Following Pitching Additions, Carlos »
It's been 24 hours since the Yankees made by far one of the biggest splashes of the winter. From the moment the season ended until last night, they were extremely quiet and we all wondered if they would make a single move. My gut was telling me that Yankees GM Brian Cashman was going "as is" for 2012. And then, everything changed, and Cashman was [...]
MLB Free Agency: Yankees Should Take Chance on Roy »
When I talk about the Yankees' need for starting pitching before the 2012 season, I feel like a broken record.I can't count how many stories I've done since the 2011 season ended stating again and again how much the Yankees need to make a move for their rotation.They wisely passed on C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle, not over-spending on long-term [...]
MLB Free Agency: Yankees Should Sign Hiroki Kuroda for »
Seasons greetings, fellow Yankee fans and Bleacher Report readers.It's been a rather quiet shopping period for the Yankees since free agency began and some have wondered if the Yankees will make any type of a significant move.There have been teams out there who have tried to bait the Yankees into trading their top prospects for starting [...]