‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Have New York Yankees Used Up Their Aging Replacements »
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman economically replaced his injured stars prior to Opening Day and kept the 2013 team in contention with—to put it gently—declining veterans. Cashman signed Travis Hafner and Kevin Youkilis to fill the voids at third base and designated hitter, while Alex Rodriguez rehabbed from hip [...]
Yankees Cannot Buy a Hit as Summer Approaches and »
The 2013 Yankees have totaled six more runs in one fewer game than the Houston Astros. In case you're wondering, the Houston Astros are the worst team in the American League–-by a long shot. New York's brilliant pitching has propped them up all season long but they can only do so much.In fact, they can allow two earned runs over 17 innings [...]
New York Yankees: Brett Gardner Finally Proving »
The New York Yankees have proven many doubters wrong this season by being above .500 through the middle of June.In reality, however, there is only one player on the Yankees' roster who is proving his worth and keeping a reeling Yankees' offense afloat.Brett Gardner has had to deal with injuries and underestimations throughout his entire [...]
Will Derek Jeter’s Return Spark the »
The New York Yankees lost again in Oakland on Thursday afternoon.Well, technically, they lost in the evening. The game started in the afternoon, but ended up being an 18-inning marathon that the eternally pesky A's won 3-2 when Nate Freiman got just enough of a Mariano Rivera cutter for a walk-off single.Whatever it was, you can tell just by [...]
What the New York Yankees Can Do to Spark Offense, End »
The Bronx Bombers have been anything but lately.The New York Yankees are in the midst of what is, for them, a rather lengthy power outage:That tweet, from WFAN 660's Yankees beat reporter Sweeny Murti, came Wednesday night...before New York again went sans homer against the Oakland Athletics.Entering play Thursday, the Yankees have gone [...]
Report: New York Yankees One of the Leading Teams in »
The New York Yankees currently have a full rotation, Ivan Nova in the minor leagues and Michael Pineda on a rehab assignment. On the surface, it wouldn't appear as if they need any more starting pitching.That being said, the unreliability of Phil Hughes and the question marks surrounding Nova's inconsistencies and Pineda's shoulder have led them [...]
4 New York Yankees Players Who Should Be All-Stars »
During a season unlike any other in the Bronx, the New York Yankees can surprisingly still claim a handful of players deserving of all-star appearances. A plethora of unforeseen injuries has hindered the team's progress thus far in 2013, but the Yankees remain in contention for the AL East division title more than a third of the way through [...]
New York Yankees Sign No. 26 Overall Pick Eric Jagielo »
The New York Yankees front office wasted no time in signing the No. 26 overall pick (their first selection of the first round), third baseman Eric Jagielo.Jim Callis of Baseball America reports, via Twitter, that Jagielo's signing bonus will be $1,839,400—the exact amount of the assigned pick value for that selection in the draft. A list of [...]
MLB Picks: Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees »
The New York Yankees have won five of Phil Hughes' last six starts versus the Oakland Athletics, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks on Wednesday as the two teams continue a three-game series at the O.co Coliseum.Sports bettors will find that the Yankees are plus-115 road underdogs in the pro baseball odds, courtesy of SBR [...]
Robinson Cano Says There’s ‘No »
New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano is once again captaining the American League team for the Home Run Derby at Citi Field next month. While he has a wealth of power hitters to choose from, one player who won't be on his team is Kansas City Royals DH Billy Butler. In case you forgot last year's infamous derby, Cano was also captain [...]