Brian Cashman has attacked the previous two offseasons differently following disappointing years, and this one has a chance to be handled a third way after the New York Yankees’ return to the postseason in 2015 lasted all of three hours.
When the Yankees missed the playoffs in 2013, general manager Cashman reacted by spending more than $450 million in free agency to land Jacoby Ellsbury, Masahiro Tanaka, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran.
When that spending spree didn’t get them into the playoffs last fall, Cashman turned to the trade market to fill ...
New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia admitted this week he's known about his alcohol problem for about three years. Yet, it wasn't until near the end of the regular season in Baltimore that he finally understood he needed help.
The 35-year-old former ace discussed his addiction to alcohol in an interview with Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. He insisted the issues never carried into his starts, stating he was "functioning as an alcoholic," but on the final day of the regular season, he decided it was ...
CC Sabathia knows he left the New York Yankees to enter rehab for alcoholism at the worst possible time; however, in his first interview since completing treatment, the former Cy Young Award winner said it's what needed to be done.
“Like I said, I know it was a bad time of the season, but I woke up on that Sunday morning in Baltimore and there was no other option for me but to get help,” Sabathia told Robin Roberts in a Good Morning America interview that will air in full Friday ...
The New York Yankees fell short of a World Series title in 2015, but they have some exciting young pieces in place.
What needs must they address this offseason? Will they spend big or keep their wallet holstered? What big-name outfielder should they pursue now that Carlos Beltran's best days are behind him?
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Now that all the actual baseballing is over, we can finally turn our attention to the possibility of a Washington Nationals star heading to the Bronx and transforming the New York Yankees.
No, not that one. The other one. Stephen Strasburg.
Yeah, that one. Though the Nationals could lose Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister to free agency this winter, word is they might shop Strasburg anyway. As Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported in mid-October, there's a "lot of buzz" that the Nationals could make the 27-year-old right-hander available.
As for which teams could ...
Your true colors are showing, A-Rod.New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez slipped up during the live broadcast from Kauffman Stadium following Game 2 of the World Series, saying Yankees instead of Mets.The panel's reaction may have been the best part—most notably Pete Rose's facial expression.[Twitter]Read more New York Yankees news on BleacherReport.com
New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has suffered a right elbow injury.
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Tanaka Has a Bone Spur in Elbow Removed
Tuesday, Oct. 20
According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, Tanaka underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his elbow Tuesday. The Yankees say the injury "was pre-existing, dating back to his pitching career in Japan," per Feinsand.
The Yankees are losing their ace for the second time since September, as Tanaka was shelved for a start after straining his hamstring against the New York ...
The New York Yankees were eliminated from postseason play Tuesday after falling to the Houston Astros, 3-0, in front of their home crowd, and general manager Brian Cashman took some time afterward to reflect on a deal that nearly materialized at this summer's trade deadline.
According to LoHud.com, Cashman told reporters the Yankees turned down a proposed deal that would have sent pitcher Adam Warren and second baseman Rob Refsnyder to the Oakland A's for utility man extraordinaire Ben Zobrist.
Zobrist was ultimately traded to the AL Central-champion Kansas City Royals in exchange for ...
On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees embarked on their first postseason run since 2012. Surely they were hoping it would last long enough to see them through to championship No. 28.
Instead, it lasted about three hours, as the Yankees finally succumbed to an offensive slump that had been trying to kill them for the last two months.
Hosting the American League's win-or-go-home Wild Card Game for the first time, the Yankees succumbed to the Houston Astros, 3-0. Yankee Stadium was loud at the outset, but it fell quiet when Colby Rasmus got ...
After two years away, the New York Yankees made their triumphant return to playoff baseball only to be shut out by Houston's Dallas Keuchel, losing 3-0 to the upstart Astros in front of a sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium.
It's a disappointing end for a team that led its division for much of the regular season but struggled down the stretch. Changes are certainly going to be made between now and Opening Day 2016, though to what extent won't be known for at least another month or two.
What follows is an ...