‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Is Alex Rodriguez Helping or Hurting Himself by »
Major League Baseball is currently looking into the Biogenesis scandal, and New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has to decide how he is going to handle the situation. It could end up hurting him in the long run, but Rodriguez is doing the right thing by staying quiet on the issue right now.ESPN's Darren Rovell has a statement [...]
Flashes of Greatness Are Offset by Inconsistency for »
Phil Hughes' tenure with the New York Yankees can be summed up perfectly by taking a look at his game log from this season. It reads like the chart of a volatile, speculative bio-tech stock poised for that really big breakout. There are good days—even great days— where it appears Hughes is one of the top pitchers in the American [...]
New York Yankees MLB Draft Results: Scouting Profiles »
The New York Yankees won another division crown in 2012, finishing 95-67 before being swept by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series. For their efforts, they get the 26th overall pick in the 2013 First-Year Player draft. In addition, after years of losing draft picks when they signed free agents from other teams, the [...]
New York Yankees Mock Draft: Last-Minute Picks and »
The New York Yankees will be one of the busier teams during the 2013 MLB amateur draft.With three first-round picks all toward the back end of the draft its crucial the Yankees are successful this year in their selections.Below are the latest predictions from ESPN.com's Keith Law for each of the Yankees' first-round picks as well as who I [...]
Is This the End of Alex Rodriguez’s Yankee »
Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch has decided to cooperate with Major League Baseball, according to ESPN's Outside the Lines. Their agreement could result in disciplinary action against many of Bosch's former clients, including three-time AL MVP Alex Rodriguez:Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area [...]
Will Alex Rodriguez Ever Truly Be Welcomed Back with »
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman were refreshingly candid when commenting on Alex Rodriguez's tenure with the team (via Wallace Matthews, ESPNNewYork.com). Steinbrenner was then asked if the Yankees had been disappointed in Rodriguez, who over the past two seasons has averaged 17 home runs and 60 RBIs [...]
Yankees’ Meeting with 111-Year-Old Fan Opens »
When the New York Yankees greeted Bernando LaPallo, a man claiming to be 111 years old, he welcomed a great deal of scrutiny regarding his age. The New York Daily News reported on a wonderful story that, taken at face value, is a remarkable tale of old age and unbelievable health. Unfortunately, that may not be the entire [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
It was a miserable four-game subway series for the New York Yankees, and two more losses against the Red Sox certainly hasn’t made things better. With Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis back, the rest of the team seems to be cooling off mightily as the team struggles to muster up any runs. Outside of the Bronx though in the Yankee farm system, [...]
Will CC Sabathia’s Domination of Red Sox Prove »
It looks like CC Sabathia is back.And this time, it might actually be for real. No funny stuff.Sabathia turned in his best start in weeks on Friday night against a Boston Red Sox club that gave him fits back on Opening Day. The New York Yankees' high-priced southpaw went seven and one-third inning and allowed one run on six hits. He struck out 10 [...]
Yankees’ CC Sabathia Reestablishes Ace Status »
Heading into Friday night's game with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia hadn't logged a victory in the entire month of May.In fact, after he gave up seven runs in seven innings to the Tampa Bay Rays on May 26, Sabathia talked about the need to pick his game up.“I’m hurting the team,” Sabathia told [...]