‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees’ Trade Options to Replace Mark Teixeira »
The 2013 season already appeared as if it would be one of the New York Yankees’ most challenging in years. They had many holes to fill, a lack of prospects ready to help out at the major league level and a $189 million luxury tax threshold they’re reportedly trying to get under before the 2014 season, which has limited them to mostly [...]
Constructing Yankees-Twins Justin Morneau Trade to »
When they signed Mark Teixeira as a free agent in December of 2008, the New York Yankees must have figured they weren't going to have to worry about first base for the next eight years.Sure enough, here are the Yankees in 2013 worrying about their first base situation thanks to Teixeira's ailing right wrist. It could be just a matter of time [...]
Plan for Joe Girardi to Keep New York Yankees Afloat »
Two weeks from today, the New York Yankees will start the 2013 season with one of their weakest lineups in recent memory. Free-agency attrition and injuries have decimated a previously powerful Yankee lineup.The players soon taking their place don't cause a groundswell of optimism among the fanbase.Yankees manager Joe Girardi turned in perhaps his [...]
Comparing and Contrasting Mark Teixeira’s Wrist »
On March 6, doctors reportedly diagnosed New York Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira's right wrist injury as an extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon strain, drawing comparisons to Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista's 2012 injury (h/t Bryan Hoch, MLB.com).Now, the similarities may run even deeper. Contrasting previous statements, ESPN New York's [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Under the Most Pressure the »
We're less than two weeks away from Opening Day.April 1 will be here before we know it, and the New York Yankees will be starting out the season squaring off against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.Yet, we still have about two more weeks of spring training for the Bombers.It hasn't been the prettiest of springs for the team, as they have lost [...]
NY Yankees: 4 Reasons Ronnier Mustelier Deserves »
The New York Yankees need a spark. Yes, Robinson Cano has a dynamite swing and he is a silky smooth defender. Yes, the veterans such as Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki are still solid players. Overall though Cano is more a star than a spark, and Jeter and Ichiro are your typical consistent veterans. Ronnier Mustelier provides a spark for the Yankee [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Should Target Justin Morneau »
The New York Yankees are bracing themselves for the worst on Mark Teixeira.Originally, their star first basemen had been KO'd for eight to 10 weeks with a strained wrist, and his target time to return was May.According to Adnan Virk of ESPN, Teixeira had a partially torn tendon sheath in his wrist: More trouble for #Yankees MarkTeixeira's injury [...]
The Yankees Need to Trust Their Young Guys Rather Than »
This week's acquisition of outfielders Brennan Boesch and Ben Francisco, recently released from their respective squads, means only one thing concerning the New York Yankees' attempts to improve their roster: They continue to be content with picking from the scrap heap rather than trusting their young upcoming prospects. In the [...]
New York Yankees: Why Brennan Boesch Signing Is Good »
On Friday, the New York Yankees made another move to their roster for 2013.After being released by the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees signed outfielder Brennan Boesch, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN: Boesch deal with yanks is major league deal— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) March 15, 2013 Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed [...]
New York Yankees 2013: 197 Hits X 2 Seasons = 3,000 »
Ichiro Suzuki is the greatest Japanese baseball player to ever play in the United States.Before we get into this, let's take a brief look at some of the storylines for the New York Yankees going into 2013.Year by year, sports writers have written the Yankees off but somehow they keep making the playoffs. This season due to age, injuries and [...]