‘NY Yankees’ Archives
If Healthy, Can CC Sabathia Reinvent Himself with Ace »
At least where CC Sabathia is concerned, the good news for the New York Yankees is that the big left-hander is feeling healthy and ready to go for the 2015 season. Trouble is, if Sabathia will actually pitch in 2015 is only one of the question marks next to his name. With two years of bad pitching behind him and his power stuff long gone, the [...]
Alex Rodriguez Distractions Will Only Intensify as »
If it's not already on your mind, consider this your first warning: The Alex Rodriguez circus is already making a comeback, and it's only going to get worse. If this hasn't been on your mind, don't worry. That's hardly a character flaw, and it's understandable. The A-Rod circus did just take a year off, after all. The New York Yankees veteran was [...]
Yoan Moncada Signing Would Complete Yankees’ »
About a year ago, the New York Yankees drew up a master plan to get their farm system in shape. Now, you'll know they've completed it when they have a certain player in their clutches: Yoan Moncada. You should know that name by now. If not, the need-to-know information at this juncture is that he's a 19-year-old super-prospect from Cuba who [...]
Handicapping the Yankees’ Hotly Contested Spring »
Spring training is almost here, and that means two things. The first is that, thankfully, baseball is almost back. The second is that there will be plenty of positional battles throughout major league camps as players try to cement their roles on big league rosters. Like every other team, that will be true with the New York Yankees as they prepare [...]
Would Fully Healthy Masahiro Tanaka Even Be Enough for »
More than any other, the word "maybe" comes to mind when thinking about Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees. In fact, it comes to mind twice. Here's Maybe No. 1: Despite having a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, maybe the ace right-hander can avoid Tommy John surgery and stay healthy in 2015. And here's Maybe No. 2: If [...]
Will Yankees Resist Urge to Gut Emerging Farm for »
Don't look now, but the New York Yankees have behaved a little differently this winter. Actually, they've behaved exactly how they said they would. At the outset of the offseason, general manager Brian Cashman indicated the Yankees likely would not be in on any of the big-money free agents, like Max Scherzer, James Shields, Hanley Ramirez and [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s Milestone Bonuses Reportedly »
The ongoing cold war between the New York Yankees and third baseman Alex Rodriguez appears to be headed for another battle. Bill Madden and Teri Thompson of the New York Daily News reported the Yankees are preparing to contest the $6 million bonuses due to Rodriguez as he moves his way up the all-time home runs list. Rodriguez, who [...]
Projecting the Yankees’ 2015 Opening Day Roster »
Spring training is almost here, which means Opening Day and the 2015 season are getting closer and closer with each passing day. A lot has changed with the New York Yankees since the last time fans saw the team. This year's bunch is younger and better defensively, but it also comes with plenty of question marks. As he pays attention to various [...]
2015 Yankees Could Be Perfect Fit for 6-Man Rotation »
The six-man rotation is sort of like the Bigfoot or Loch Ness Monster of Major League Baseball. It's talked about but doesn't really exist. But unlike Sasquatch or Nessy, a baseball team putting together a batch of six starting pitchers actually could come to fruition. While it flies in the face of convention—five-man rotations have become [...]
Alex Rodriguez Reportedly Training with Barry Bonds at »
In an attempt to make a comeback after suspensions and injuries have essentially kept him out of baseball for the past two years, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez has reportedly enlisted the services of another controversial superstar in his day, Barry Bonds. According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Rodriguez is training with [...]