‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees Agree to Deals with Hughes, Joba and »
The Yankees had three players who were eligible for arbitration this winter and came to an agreement with all of them today—Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan—thus avoiding arbitration, according to three tweets by Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Hughes gets $2.7 million and Joba gets $1.4 million. Both players were [...]
2011 MLB Preview: Jose Bautista and the 20 Biggest »
The American League East is the highest profile division in baseball. Home to both the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, it contains two of the league's biggest spenders, and with the Tampa Bay Rays in the mix as well, they have three perennial pennant contenders.But for all the attention the AL East gets, there's still a lot we don't know. Who [...]
MLB Rumors: Andruw Jones to the New York Yankees Looks »
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Yankees, Andruw Jones keep talking. Looks promising. likely would find more playing time with Rays, maybe even Angels. Nothing shocking here, just the latest update from this morning. The Yankees seem to have zeroed in on Jones and are trying to get something done. If you are not a Jones fan, I am sorry, [...]
New York Yankees’ 2010-11 Offseason: The Winter »
Yankee fans are a pretty tough group to please. We all know the narrative by now: the Yankees expect to win, and that feeling starts with the ownership and extends to the players, coaches and fans. World Series or bust. All or nothing. It’s a bit of a tired adage at this point, and carries with it its own sense of entitlement, but it is the [...]
MLB Rumors: Yankees Are Looking at Kevin Millwood for »
It appears the Yankees biggest move this offseason will be to add Rafael Soriano to their bullpen, but they are still trying to add somebody to their rotation and according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated they are considering Kevin Millwood. Yesterday the rumor of the day was that the Yankees were considering Freddy Garcia. When discussing [...]
Sergio Mitre or Joba Chamberlain: A New York Yankees »
With the recent additions to the New York Yankees of Rafael Soriano and Pedro Feliciano, there's no doubt the bullpen is deep, but a tad overcrowded with Boone Logan, David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain. Not such a bad state of affairs, unless you are Joba Chamberlain, right? Wrong. Even with all the rumors and speculation that [...]
Joba Chamberlain: The New York Yankees Rotation Needs »
People often say that the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results”. I always wondered how this originated. Though it sounds cute and makes for a great emo Facebook status, it always struck me as erroneous. People sometimes accept statements as fact just [...]
MLB Rumors: Yankees Becoming Less Optimistic for Andy »
Via Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York: "The New York Yankees’ optimism about the return of Andy Pettitte has waned somewhat over the past week, a team source told ESPNNewYork.com on Monday." 'Last week I thought the chances were 60-40. Now I think they’re 50-50 at best,” said the source, a team executive who spoke on the [...]
New York Yankees Nearing a Deal with Andruw Jones »
Via Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports: "Y! source: Andruw Jones nearing a one-year deal with Yankees. Not done yet, however." The Yankees have been looking for a right-handed-hitting outfielder to complement the lefties, Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner, in their lineup. Jones fits that description well, and the Yankees have been having discussions [...]
Will Rafael Soriano Be a Problem for the Yankees? »
Bill Madden of the New York Daily News is reporting that Rafael Soriano has a bad attitude and "was hated by almost everyone in Tampa Bay last year." Madden says Soriano didn't like being brought into games in non-save situations or having to pitch more than one inning in a game. Will this be a problem for the Yankees, or will Soriano [...]