‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda: How the Field of »
Well, the ball has finally dropped.In a stunning move, the New York Yankees have traded Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Seattle Marines for Michael Pineda and Jose Campos.As a Boston Red Sox fan, crap. As an MLB fan, whoa.In one evening the field of baseball has been altered. You thought Jose Reyes signing with the Miami Marlins was big? [...]
New York Yankees Prove Once Again They Run the Best »
Take away the pinstripes, the statues, the lore.Get rid of the 27 rings, the 40 American League Championships, the Hall of Famers.Strip it all away, and the New York Yankees still run their team better than any other ball club in baseball does. In fact, they run theirs better than any other team in the Western Hemisphere.What Manchester United is [...]
New York Yankees: With Jesus Montero Gone, Who Will DH »
The Yankees finally addressed their starting rotation yesterday, when they shipped top prospect Jesus Montero and right-hander Hector Noesi to the Mariners for All-Star right-hander Michael Pineda and 19-year-old right-hander Jose Campos.The team also signed Dodgers free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million deal as [...]
New York Yankees: How Good Can Michael Pineda Be? »
If you have not heard yet, the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners pulled off a mini-blockbuster trade.That trade sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to Seattle and Michael Pineda and Jose Campos to New York. A major trade like this has not happened in a while. It had nothing to do with money—all players will make league [...]
Michael Pineda Is the Yankees Missing Piece Needed to »
The New York Yankees are now the favorites to win the World Series. Obtaining Michael Pineda is significant because it means that the Yankees have a solid pitcher to follow CC Sabathia during the season and in the playoffs. Of greater importance is that A.J. Burnett will not have to pitch crucial games. There is little doubt that the Yankees will [...]
Jesus Montero Traded for Michael Pineda: 5 Bold »
By trading for Michael Pineda, the New York Yankees made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason. Their moves likely make them favorites in the American League East and one of the top title contenders in all of baseball depending on how Pineda performs.Moving from the AL West to the AL East means that Pineda will be facing much more potent [...]
Yankees’ Moves for Pineda and Kuroda May Put »
Did you really think the New York Yankees were going to sit idly by and do nothing?After letting teams such as the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels take center stage throughout the month of December, the sleeping giant has finally awoken.On Friday, the Yankees acquired two starting pitchers: Michael Pineda via trade with the Seattle Mariners, [...]
Addition of Michael Pineda Strengthens Yankees »
The New York Yankees have done very little this offseason—no blockbuster trades, no scandals. It has been pretty low key. That is, until now. It’s apparent that the Yankees are indeed looking to build upon a rotation that boasts CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova. With the trade for Michael Pineda, they now have a formidable rotation that [...]
New York Yankees Capitalize on Mariners’ »
The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners swapped a pair of potential superstars in a deal late Friday night that sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Mariners with Michael Pineda and Jose Campos back to New York, according to Greg Johns of MLB.com. The Yankees have had a desperate need for someone to plug into their [...]
Breaking Down Yankees’ Acquisitions of Michael »
The meager New York Yankees rotation from last season will have a new look come the opening of the 2012 season when they unveil their newest acquisitions of starting pitchers Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda. After watching starters like A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes drop down the depth chart as far as humanly possible, the Yankees management knew [...]