For the first time in a long time, the New York Yankees are having major issues scoring runs. They are 13th in the American League in runs scored per game. Their 3.86 per game average is well below the league average of 4.36, per Baseball Reference.
The anemic offense has put a huge strain on the pitching staff, but remarkably, the team still isn't completely out of the wild-card or pennant race in the AL East.
The Bronx Bombers received a boost from the return of Derek Jeter and the acquisition of ...
It's difficult to imagine that a team could endure worse luck than what the New York Yankees have gone through this season. Key players such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira have missed large chunks of the season, but the Yanks have somehow found a way to remain in the thick of the American League wild-card race.
The Yankees are perpetually in a win-now situation, and things are no different this year despite the struggles that the team has had to deal with. With Jeter back in ...
In an up and down month of July, the New York Yankees have failed to gain any ground in the ultra-competitive American League East.
New York started the month by winning six straight and nine of its first 12 games. However, the offense has stumbled lately, and the Yankees are just 13-12 for the month. In seven games, they have failed to score more than one run, including two shutouts.
As the trade deadline looms, the Yankees have acquired a coveted right-handed hitting outfielder in Alfonso Soriano. Plus, they have activated Derek ...
According to an Associated Press source (via HardballTalk), Alex Rodriguez may not be able to skirt the long arm of baseball's law, even for a few weeks during the appeals process.
The notion of Bud Selig suspending Rodriguez imminently under the collective bargaining agreement rather than the drug rules is the latest bombshell in the Biogenesis fallout. If the commissioner does invoke the "integrity of the game" clause (via the New York Daily News), Rodriguez would not be allowed to play while appealing the punishment. At the age of 38, with two surgically ...
Over the last several years, we've seen an emboldened Brian Cashman:
A man who is more than happy to let the media know about the operational decisions he makes and those he does not. With the Yankees, quite like some other organizations, it's possible in some instances that the team's owner may request a player personnel decision be made.
Thus, removing some control from the general manager.
Suddenly, Brian Cashman is telling everyone about what is clearly his frustration in ownership superseding his judgment on player acquisitions. Most notably, the trade for Alfonso Soriano. ...
The New York Yankees are one of the teams mentioned most in the 2013 MLB trade deadline chatter, and with the franchise struggling to get into postseason contention, the rumors are naturally swirling around the perennial winners.
All of the following trade scenarios have been reportedly tied to the Yankees, and New York must pull the trigger on at least one of the deals if the team has any hope of contending for a playoff spot.
New York Interested in Michael Young?
The New York Yankees appear to be very close to losing ...
The 2013 MLB trade deadline passes tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET and a lot is still to be uncovered across the league.
The New York Yankees find themselves in the indecisive position of wanting to be buyers when in reality they should be sellers.
It is not the Yankee way to be sellers at the deadline despite their position in the standings.
The Yankees are always looking to make moves, even small, that will help the ballclub win now.
That was proven true when the Yankees traded away a mid-level prospect to acquire Alfonso ...
The New York Yankees need to do whatever it takes to get starting pitcher Phil Hughes out of the organization, even if it means giving him up for next to nothing.
The problem for general manager Brian Cashman is that whenever his phone rings, the general manager on the other side doesn’t want to talk about Hughes. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.com tweeted that the Yankees have yet to receive even one offer that would include the right-hander, which isn’t good for Cashman:
It shouldn’t come as a shock that Hughes has ...
The MLB trade deadline is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on July 31, and a plethora of trades could go down before all is said and done. One such team that appears to be in "buy" mode is the New York Yankees.
General manager Brian Cashman already made a splash by acquiring outfielder Alfonso Soriano (even if it wasn't his call), and more moves appear to be on the way. The team is interested in several different players and also has a few players of its own up for grabs. Such ...
Fast forward to Monday April 6, 2015.
On a cool, breezy spring morning, there's a buzz in the air around Marlins Park in Miami for the first time since the infamous dud that was the 2011-2012 free agent flop and subsequent hoodwink by Jeffrey Loria. As a sold out crowd enters through the turnstiles, the Marlins are baseball's biggest story.Coming off an improbable run to 88 wins and the one-game wild card playoff last October, the Marlins roster is loaded with young, inexpensive and talented players, positioning the franchise to compete ...