‘NY Yankees’ Archives
2011 Fantasy Projections No. 17: Luck May Not Excuse »
Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one by one until the Top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings. Mark Teixeira has displayed impressive consistency and durability over the last three [...]
Phil Coke: This Year’s Version Of C.J. Wilson »
Just as often as I admit I was right about a prediction or something I wrote about, I admit when I was wrong about something. And I have to admit, I was dead wrong about C.J. Wilson last season. I didn’t see Wilson making a successful transition from reliever to starter, but man, was he good in 2010. Wilson had a 3.35 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and [...]
New York Yankees: A Few Offseason Notes and 2011 Hopes »
A lot has gone on in New York Yankee Universe since losing to the Texas Rangers in the 2010 ALCS and handing the title of "reigning champions" over to the San Francisco Giants. So, how are the 2011 New York Yankees looking heading into the season? Let’s take a look. The Offseason Summary: The New York Yankees headed into the [...]
2011 Fantasy Projections, No. 14: Why Yankees’ »
Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings. Alex Rodriguez has a lot working against him heading into 2011. The 35-year-old has missed a total [...]
2011 Fantasy Projections No 12: Why New York Yankees »
Our 2011 fantasy baseball projections will be released one-by-one until the top 100 players have been revealed. These rankings consider past achievements, current performance and expected future results based on standard 5×5 H2H settings. Chase Utley has widely been considered the top fantasy second baseman for several years. Until [...]
MLB Hot Stove: Bombing In The Bronx? Grading »
Is it just me, or are there any other people scratching their heads over the Yankees' personnel decisions this offseason? This is the time of the year that the Pinstripes are supposed to re-tool for another run at another World Series crown, isn't it? So far the Yanks have failed to sign a top-tier free agent outside of Rafael Soriano who will be [...]
Andruw Jones: New York Yankees Looking to Revitalize »
Pitchers and catchers report in 23 days and, to be expected, the pickings on the free-agent market are slim. The biggest news in the past few weeks has been reliever Rafael Soriano signing with the New York Yankees. The 31-year-old who previously closed for the Tampa Bay Rays was given $35 million over three years to be Mariano Rivera’s [...]
New York Yankees: The Future of Mariano Rivera »
By Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com What does the future hold for arguably the greatest closer of all time? By the end of the the next season, Mariano Rivera will be the ripe old age of 42. For the first time in his career last season, Rivera started to show his age. In 2010, Rivera battled both an oblique injury and [...]
New York Yankees Sacrifice Offense for Defense in »
The New York Yankees agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal with Andruw Jones on Thursday to replace Marcus Thames as a right-handed-hitting fourth outfielder. While Jones, a 10-time Gold Glove winner, is not the same outfielder he was 13 years ago when he was still breaking into the Majors, he's still a far better defensive option than Thames. But [...]
Andruw Jones, Mark Prior Deals Make Sense for Yanks »
OK, stop me if you've heard this one..."So the Yankees signed Mark Prior and Andruw Jones? That would be amazing...if it was 2004!"Ugh. If I had a dollar for every time I saw a variation of that joke posted on Twitter this week, I would probably have, easily, $24.I mean, I get it. The fact that the Yankees signed both men during this offseason [...]