‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Hot Stove: New York Yankee Fans Sometimes Bring the »
There are two types of baseball fans. There are those who love the New York Yankees. Then there is everybody else, the overwhelming majority of whom positively loathe the Yankees, their fans and pretty much everything they stand for. Some of that ill will doubtlessly extends from the franchise’s overwhelming success. The Yankees’ 27 [...]
The New York Yankees May Not Be a Playoff Team for »
The American League East has changed drastically over the course of the past three days.The Toronto Blue Jays are now a legitimate threat to every team in the American League after acquiring Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle, among others. On top of the that, the Jays signed outfielder Melky Cabrera to a two-year contract Friday [...]
Could a Huge Dustin Pedroia Extension Lead to »
An All-Star second baseman playing in the AL East is reportedly ready to sign a contract extension with his team. So Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees signed up for a long-term business relationship, right?Actually, it's the Boston Red Sox who could soon lock up their second baseman for multiple years. According to ESPN Boston's Joe [...]
3 Reasons Why the Yankees Should Let Nick Swisher Walk »
With Nick Swisher declining the Yankees’ qualifying offer of $13.3 million, the organization faces a decision on whether or not to make a substantial offer for the veteran right fielder.Throughout the regular season, rumors swirled that suggested Swisher would seek “Jayson Werth money” (7 years, $126 million) in the offseason. [...]
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day; 2013 New York »
Many fans of the New York Yankees are restless right now. There’s not enough happening.The front office isn’t doing enough to recover from the debacle that was the 2012 American League Championship Series, in which the Yankees were swept by the Detroit Tigers. There are free agents out there that haven’t been signed. And [...]
New York Yankees Need to Do Whatever It Takes to Get »
It is not even a month into the MLB offseason, and we have already seen moves being made.The Detroit Tigers signed veteran outfielder Torii Hunter to a two-year, $26 million deal.Hunter is in the twilight of his career but is still producing. He had a career-high last season in batting average (.313) and hit 16 HRs, while driving in 92 runs.The [...]
New York Yankees: Who Is on the Bombers’ Wish »
'Tis the holiday season, and all through the House of Steinbrenner, the Yankees are making plans for how to retool their division winning team to prepare for a World Series run in 2013.Brian Cashman is planning for a conservative winter; he's not necessarily giving Yankee fans coal for the holidays, but they shouldn't be expecting a pony [...]
5 Things Alex Rodriguez Must Work on This Offseason »
The time is now. It has been well overdue, but the time has finally come for the New York Yankees and their fans to realize that the days of 40-plus homeruns and 130-plus RBI's from Alex Rodriguez are long gone. It is also time to forget how much money he is still owed and how long he will still be wearing pinstripes. Despite joining the [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Passed Up on Miami Marlins »
In the short time that the winter offseason has begun for baseball, the New York Yankees have been quiet.Whether that type of quiet will be a trend for the rest of the winter or that Yankees GM Brian Cashman is slowly game-planning on how he will approach it actually remains to be seen.However, according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily [...]
Russell Martin May Be the Yankees’ Best Option »
How many players can have as poor of a season as Russell Martin and still have a chance of being paid? Especially considering he turned down a three-year extension worth about $20 million from the New York Yankees last offseasonMartin hit just .211, had a .311 OBP and a 92 OPS+, which are below-average numbers. His numbers were even worse until he [...]