‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Pedro Feliciano Will Talk With New York Yankees This »
Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: The Yankees will meet with the representatives for free-agent lefty reliever Pedro Feliciano this week. We heard earlier today that in response to the Red Sox acquiring left-handed first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the Yankees were increasing their efforts to sign a lefty reliever. Feliciano, 34, is a perfect [...]
MLB Rumors: Yankees Want Kerry Wood Back, But Not at »
Via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com: "Yankees talked to Kerry Wood‘s agents today. Interested in having him back, but Cashman says he “won’t compete with closer money.” This is what we’ve thought all along: the Yankees want him back, but they are not going to spend nearly $10 million to do it. We haven’t heard either [...]
Cliff Lee: Pay First, Ask Questions 7 Years Later »
My upcoming articles will look at each free agent this season, signed or unsigned, and try to analyze what the player can be expected to do over the coming years, what the player will probably get (or has gotten) on the free agent market, and what I would want to pay the player if I was in charge. I’ll go in the order of Jeff Passan’s [...]
MLB Rumors: Cliff Lee and the Yankees »
Instead of writing new post after new post, I’ve decided to just keep updating this article throughout the day with new Cliff Lee information. So bookmark this page or keep refreshing because this is where all the Lee rumors will be unless there is something really worthy of a new post. Update 6:00: Andrew Marchand updates us that the [...]
MLB Rumors: With A-Gon in Boston, Yankees Renew Focus »
Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: "With in AL East, Yankees even more motivated to find LH reliever to team with since is out for year." The Yankees have already identified a lefty reliever as a priority this winter, and naturally, getting Adrian Gonzalez has renewed this desire. Let’s face it, Logan had a nice season in 2010, but [...]
MLB Rumors: Russell Martin Prefers East Coast, »
Update: According to Andy Martino of the NY Daily News, the Dodgers made a one-year, $4.2 million offer to Martin with another $1.1 million in possible incentives and he turned it down. If this is what it’s going to cost the Yankees, I don’t see them making a deal with him. Original post Via Buster Olney of ESPN: "Heard this: Russell [...]
MLB Rumors: New York Yankees Considering Matt Diaz »
Via Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse: "The Yankees are considering free agent Matt Diaz as a right-handed alternative to Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson in the outfield." The reason why Diaz makes sense for the Yankees is because in Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson they have two outfielders who struggle a bit against left-handed [...]
Cliff Lee: Will New York Yankees Snag Free Agent at »
Cliff Lee is, as expected, the most coveted free agent as the MLB Winter Meetings open this week in Florida. Despite the Boston Red Sox' acquisition of Adrian Gonzalez and the mega-deal between Jayson Werth and the Nationals, Lee remains at the forefront of the rumor mill as proceedings begin.Lee and agent Derek Braunecker have begun visiting with [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Zack Greinke To the Yankees? 10 »
Last week, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke let it be known that he would be open to a trade to the New York Yankees (or another contender).Greinke has had issues with social anxiety disorder in the past and New York would not be the best place to go if you are a little shy. The Yankees have a history of acquiring talented players who faltered under [...]
New York Yankees: Legacy Work Done, Cashman Looks »
This wasn't exactly a forward-thinking weekend for the Yankees, was it?While they were putting a bow on contract terms for their 36-year-old shortstop and 41-year-old closer, the Red Sox traded for the Latino Mark Teixeira in Adrian Gonzalez, the White Sox added a perennial 40-home run threat to the middle of their lineup in Adam Dunn; even the [...]