‘NY Yankees’ Archives
5 Free Agents, Trades the Yankees Should Pursue to »
Are heads going to roll in the Bronx after the New York Yankees not only didn't make it to the World Series, but were demolished in a four-game ALCS sweep by the Detroit Tigers?That certainly seems to be the expectation. Losing in the playoffs is one thing, but virtually every prominent offensive player—and the Yankees have many of [...]
Alex Rodriguez Rumors: Top 5 Yankees Third Base »
After one of the most disappointing showings the New York Yankees have ever had in the postseason, the speculation of what the offseason will bring in the Bronx is in full force, with the situation regarding Alex Rodriguez getting much of the attention.Rumors of a potential trade to Miami first reported by Keith Olbermann have been making their [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Pick Up Curtis »
The New York Yankees wasted no time preparing for 2013.Just 24 hours after the Bombers were eliminated by the Tigers in the 2012 ALCS, they've already made their first move for 2013.According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Yankees will exercise their $13 million team option for the 2013 season on center fielder Curtis [...]
4 Free Agents to Replace Struggling New York Yankees »
It's no secret as to why the New York Yankees were swept by the Detroit Tigers in this year's American League Championship Series.The Yankees offense was historically atrocious. In the 268 completed postseason series prior to this one, only 19 teams averaged fewer than the 1.5 runs per game scored by the Yankees.Also, their .188 team batting [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Why Staying with the Yankees Will Kill »
Give Alex Rodriguez some credit, he has steel cojones. Despite another season of intense scrutiny, A-Rod has confirmed that he'll still be a New York Yankee when the 2013 MLB season opens.Brave? Yes. Smart? That's an entirely different matter.Rodriguez is set to make $28 million next year at the getting-up-there age of 37. That's a lot of money [...]
Power Ranking Alex Rodriguez’s Worst Yankee »
Alex Rodriguez has been maligned unlike any other MLB player. But rather than generalizing the superstar's inability to perform in the postseason, I'll review each of his October contributions since joining the New York Yankees in 2004.The following power rankings order his eight pinstriped playoff appearances, which vary in quality from excellent [...]
New York Yankees Might Soon Bear Little Resemblance to »
The New York Yankees season is over following their disastrous performance in the 2012 ALCS against the Detroit Tigers. They never led for a single inning, were shut out in 36 out of 39 innings and saw the entire offense, with the exception of Ichiro Suzuki and Eduardo Núñez, collapse. They only scored a single run by a method other [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Trading A-Rod Will Backfire on »
There's no way trading Alex Rodriguez works out well for the Yankees. It's not possible. Not in today's league. The typical Yankee fan assessment of a Rodriguez sounds like this: "Ahkay, lissen. Get ridda A-Rod. He's a bum. Give him to Miami or Chicago or, I don't care, freakin' Pawtucket, but get dis bum outta my pinstripes. He's a [...]
6 Trades the New York Yankees Should Consider for »
The best thing to happen to the Yankees this postseason was getting swept in four games by the Tigers. The Yankees today won’t be able to fool themselves, talk about one missed play or one bad pitch that changed the series for them. Based on how poorly they hit this postseason, they were fortunate enough to advance this far. Yankees GM Brian [...]
Is It Time for the New York Yankees to Explore a »
Despite the New York Yankees' third trip to the ALCS in four years, this 2012 offseason will be bitter for the players and fans as they ponder what went wrong with the team's bats after their sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers when they scored just six runs in four games. One of the disappointments was Robinson Cano, who had a career year [...]