Major League Baseball is currently looking into the Biogenesis scandal, and New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has to decide how he is going to handle the situation. It could end up hurting him in the long run, but Rodriguez is doing the right thing by staying quiet on the issue right now.ESPN's Darren Rovell has a statement regarding the investigation that was issued by Rodriguez on Thursday:Myself and others are being mentioned in a media report before the process is even concluded I would hope this thing would follow ...
Phil Hughes' tenure with the New York Yankees can be summed up perfectly by taking a look at his game log from this season. It reads like the chart of a volatile, speculative bio-tech stock poised for that really big breakout. There are good days—even great days— where it appears Hughes is one of the top pitchers in the American League, a future stalwart in the Bombers' rotation for years to come. And then come the dips— the really, really big dips— that are equally frustrating and puzzling.How can someone ...
The New York Yankees won another division crown in 2012, finishing 95-67 before being swept by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series. For their efforts, they get the 26th overall pick in the 2013 First-Year Player draft. In addition, after years of losing draft picks when they signed free agents from other teams, the Yankees get two compensation picks for losing their own free agents to other teams. For losing Nick Swisher (to Cleveland) and Rafael Soriano (to Washington), they get the last two picks of the first ...
The New York Yankees will be one of the busier teams during the 2013 MLB amateur draft.With three first-round picks all toward the back end of the draft its crucial the Yankees are successful this year in their selections.Below are the latest predictions from ESPN.com's Keith Law for each of the Yankees' first-round picks as well as who I believe the Yankees should end up choosing. 26th Pick Law is predicting the Yankees go with a bat with their first pick in the draft and select high school left-fielder out of Texas, Billy ...
Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch has decided to cooperate with Major League Baseball, according to ESPN's Outside the Lines. Their agreement could result in disciplinary action against many of Bosch's former clients, including three-time AL MVP Alex Rodriguez:Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area clinic at the heart of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks...This news connecting A-Rod to the doctor is a huge distraction for the contending New York Yankees. Moreover, general manager ...
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman were refreshingly candid when commenting on Alex Rodriguez's tenure with the team (via Wallace Matthews, ESPNNewYork.com).
Steinbrenner was then asked if the Yankees had been disappointed in Rodriguez, who over the past two seasons has averaged 17 home runs and 60 RBIs while posting a .275 batting average. "There have no doubt been times that we've been disappointed in him and we've conveyed that to him," Steinbrenner said. "He understands that. Look, everybody is human. Everybody makes mistakes. If you've ...
When the New York Yankees greeted Bernando LaPallo, a man claiming to be 111 years old, he welcomed a great deal of scrutiny regarding his age. The New York Daily News reported on a wonderful story that, taken at face value, is a remarkable tale of old age and unbelievable health. Unfortunately, that may not be the entire story. According to the report, LaPallo stopped by new Yankee Stadium on Saturday to meet with his favorite team and some of its biggest stars. He exchanged words with Derek Jeter and revealed his favorite ...
It was a miserable four-game subway series for the New York Yankees, and two more losses against the Red Sox certainly hasn’t made things better. With Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis back, the rest of the team seems to be cooling off mightily as the team struggles to muster up any runs. Outside of the Bronx though in the Yankee farm system, a few players had big weeks for their teams as others continued to fade into the land of missed expectations. Also this week, a new face has been ...
It looks like CC Sabathia is back.And this time, it might actually be for real. No funny stuff.Sabathia turned in his best start in weeks on Friday night against a Boston Red Sox club that gave him fits back on Opening Day. The New York Yankees' high-priced southpaw went seven and one-third inning and allowed one run on six hits. He struck out 10 and walked none, leading the Bombers to a 4-1 win.The timing couldn't have been any better. The Yankees sorely needed both a win and a gem ...
Heading into Friday night's game with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia hadn't logged a victory in the entire month of May.In fact, after he gave up seven runs in seven innings to the Tampa Bay Rays on May 26, Sabathia talked about the need to pick his game up.“I’m hurting the team,” Sabathia told Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. “I’m not helping the team out. I just need to get better.”There was talk about Sabathia's diminished velocity, with some even wondering ...