‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees Should Look to Trade Curtis »
While the New York Yankees are still focused on making it to the postseason in 2012, it may be time to also start evaluating some of their key pieces heading into the 2013 season.We all know of right fielder Nick Swisher's impending free agency, and we are also all aware of the options that the Yankees hold on second baseman Robinson Cano and [...]
Ichiro Should Bat Leadoff to Boost the Struggling New »
The calendar will turn to September this weekend, and the New York Yankees will be playing an important series for the division lead. Usually, we would assume that their opponent is the Boston Red Sox; instead, the team on the other side of the diamond is the Baltimore Orioles, led by the favorite for AL Manager of the Year in Buck Showalter.Even [...]
AL Playoff Race: 9 Best-Case Scenarios for the New »
As the American League East race has tightened up as we approach Sept. 1, it’s worth it to don the rose-colored glasses and peer into what September holds for the New York Yankees. At least what the best-case scenarios would be for the Yankees, anyway. Since September is the ninth month on the Gregorian calendar and baseball has a strong [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte Passes First Test with »
On Tuesday, the Yankees got great news in Andy Pettitte's quest to return to the team.The 40-year-old threw off flat ground at Yankee Stadium, throwing three sets of 20 pitches, according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.In the final set, Pettitte threw from his normal windup and looked good, according to Yankees manager Joe [...]
New York Yankees: Twins Put Joe Mauer on Waivers, »
****UPDATE (5:20 p.m.): Joe Mauer cleared waivers on Wednesday, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Twins can trade Mauer to any team before Friday's deadline, but he has a full no-trade clause, making a deal unlikely. #Twins’ Mauler clears waivers. Can be traded by Fri. 12 a.m. ET deadline for setting playoff rosters. Highly [...]
How Lack of Joe Mauer Interest Would Prove These »
There was a time not too long ago when it was widely assumed that Joe Mauer would end up playing for either the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox. Most good players invariably do, after all.The Minnesota Twins put the kibosh on that when they had the nerve to sign their franchise catcher to a gigantic eight-year extension in 2010, when he was [...]
Yankees Trade Speculation: Why Jeremy Guthrie Is the »
Over the next three weeks, the New York Yankees will face a schedule largely made up of American League East opponents. With a slim lead in the standings and division opponents lined up ahead of them, it goes without saying that these next few weeks are of maximum importance to the Yanks. But, are the Yankees fully equipped for the home [...]
New York Yankees: 4 Reasons the Bombers Are Due for a »
After storming through their first-half schedule and attaining the best record in baseball, the latter portion of the New York Yankees 2012 campaign has been a grind, to say the least. Not only have the Bombers seen their lead in the AL East dwindle from 7 games to a measly 3, but injuries to several key contributors have inhibited the Yankees [...]
New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman Should Have Steered »
If there is a sore spot among New York Yankees fans as it relates to the glory years at the end of the 20th century, it is that so many of the players from those World Series teams of 1996 and 1998-2000 were linked to performance-enhancing drugs, either in the Mitchell Report (per ESPN) or subsequent revelations or investigations. So perhaps it [...]
Yankees Free Agents: 3 Reasons NY Should Bring Back »
With just over a month left in the season, Brian Cashman and the Yankees' front office are surely beginning to consider whether to re-sign the handful of free agents on the club. Among those free agents to be are Ichiro Suzuki and Hiroki Kuroda. Ichiro was acquired in a trade with the Seattle Mariners a little over a month ago to fill the hole in [...]