‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees: Without Risk There Is No Reward, So »
It is official: Ex-Atlanta Braves superstar Andruw Jones has officially signed with the New York Yankees. MLB Trade Rumors is reporting a one-year deal at $2MM bucks with performance incentives worth another $1.2MM for 2011. Jones has a career batting average of .256 with 407 home-runs and 1,222 RBIs. This is agent Scott Boras’ [...]
New York Yankees Bring in Andruw Jones »
Before we get to the New York Yankees and Andruw Jones, can we first talk about the press conference they held yesterday to announce the Rafael Soriano signing? Was that not the most awkward press conference to introduce a new player ever? I have never seen a press conference where the GM of all people says he had no interest in signing the [...]
New York Yankees Ink Andruw Jones, Best Center Fielder »
Late Thursday afternoon, after nearly an entire offseason of position-player inactivity, Yankee GM Brian Cashman inked the former Braves superstar to a one-year, $2 million contract, with another $1.2 million in additional performance-based incentives. After bolstering their bullpen with top-shelf relief arms, the Yankees' acquisition of Andruw [...]
HTMS Minor League Baseball Report: The Legend of Chico »
HTMS Minor League Baseball Report Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the passing of first-round draft choice Chico Morales. Morales, a 6'5", 215-lb. switch-hitting phenom from San Juan, Puerto Rico, went missing nearly six months ago. All leads having been exhausted in the case, he has been declared dead by local authorities. [...]
New York Yankees: Patience Part 3 (of 6): Brandon »
Are you in the market for a 27th round draft pick with a good baseball eye and a propensity to hit home runs? The Yankees decided the answer was yes with the 884th pick of the 2007 MLB amateur draft. Brandon Laird, a 6'1", 215 pound right-handed hitter and the brother of Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird, was a star at La Quinta High [...]
New York Yankees and Andy Pettitte Turn ‘Brett »
With pitchers and catchers scheduled to report in less than a month, free agent Andy Pettitte remains undecided on whether he will pitch another season for the New York Yankees, which has crippled the team’s efforts to round out the starting rotation for 2011. Prior to succumbing to the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship [...]
2011 New York Yankees: Why Gardner and Granderson Need »
In 2010, the Yankees were adamantly clear that it was repeat or bust. The reigning 2009 champion New York Yankees lost in the ALCS, eventually passing the World Series crown to the San Francisco Giants. Most teams would be elated if that was how their last two seasons had panned out, but up in the Bronx expectations run [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Players Who Could Make Them »
In signing relief pitcher Rafael Soriano, the New York Yankees took a big step in shoring up their bullpen before heading south to Florida for spring training.The team had already made a number of signings including pitcher Pedro Feliciano, pitcher Mark Prior and catcher Russell Martin.The Yankees also retained two major free agents in agreeing to [...]
New York Yankees: My All-Time 25-Man Roster…With »
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have Alex Rodriguez and Lou Gehrig on the same team? I often have and wondered if there was a way to make it happen. With this idea in place, I decided to compose a 25-man roster complete with batting order and pitching rotation. The twist on this is some of the convenient adaptations I have [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Jesus Montero and 10 Yankees Who May »
It is no secret that the New York Yankees were hoping that their 2011 starting rotation would include the names of Cliff Lee and Andy Pettitte.Moving forward, the Yankees have to fill the fourth and fifth spots, at least temporarily, until they make a trade for a legit arm before the July All-Star break. Of course, this is contingent on a few [...]