New York Yankees fans, today is the day. Pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to camp for spring training. All of the new hope and possibilities for the 2013 season unofficially begin tomorrow. But for the Bronx Bombers, there are still some things that need to be done before their preseason games begin. Although there were not any big moves made by the front office during this past winter, not all of their decisions have been made about the 2013 opening day roster. Other distractions created by none other than ...
Yankees' pitchers and catchers report to Steinbrenner Field in Tampa today. Spring training affords major league players the chance to warm up for the start of the season, but just as importantly lets teams (and fans) watch their prospects play every day in a way not usually available during the regular season.
The Yankees, by most accounts, have several high-ceiling prospects who are likely to stick around major league camp for most of February and March. Fans interested in both the present and the future of the team should keep an ...
With the announcement in January that the Baseball Writers Association of America had not voted anyone into the Hall of Fame recently, discussions once again began in earnest as to who was the greatest ballplayer ever.
And now that spring training is underway, it seems like a good time to look back at times past as we also start to look forward to the upcoming season.
There are those who believe Barry Bonds has to be thought of as that player due to the monster numbers he generated while "unaware" of taking steroids. There ...
After four months of no baseball, the Yankees will be back to business on Tuesday.One of the topics that will be brought up in spring training will be the status of their center fielder.Curtis Granderson's status with the Yankees has been a topic for discussion ever since the end of October.After his 2013 option for $15 million was picked up shortly after the season ended for the Yankees, we've all wondered what the team wants to do with him.Some have wondered if they could trade him before the July 31 ...
Curtis Granderson is entering the final season of his contract with the New York Yankees, and questions regarding his status on the team for the future have been floating about all offseason.Some have suggested trading him midseason to gain prospects before he leaves via free agency, and others have suggested keeping him for the 2013 season in hopes that he can produce the numbers he did during the 2011 season.Here's a thought, though, introduced by Granderson himself—why don't the Yankees extend him (via Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger)?Granderson says that ...
Despite the illusion that it's written in the bylaws of MLB that the New York Yankees must be one of the five playoff teams in the American League, a spot in the postseason is anything but a lock for the Bronx Bombers in 2013.Faced with improved competition, both in the AL East and the rest of the American League, the veteran-heavy club enters the season with a number of key pieces set to become free agents at the end of the year, none bigger than second baseman Robinson Cano.Unquestionably the ...
Alex Rodriguez is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of the New York Yankees, and it is time for the team to shed the anchor that he has become from its neck.Looking at what A-Rod has done during his time as a Yankee, it is difficult to argue that his accomplishments have not been impressive. Since 2004 (his first season in pinstripes) Rodriguez has hit .292 with 302 home runs, 960 RBI and a .925 OPS. For those nine seasons his average WAR is 5.5 and he has ...
At the big league level, the New York Yankees enter the 2013 season in a unique position. They will still be competitive and may possibly be a playoff team because there is plenty of talent still on the roster. The issue is—and this was quite apparent at times last year—that the Yankees are very old. Their roster is comprised of players on the downside of their careers, like Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez (if he plays again), Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, et al. Another problem that the franchise faces ...
The New York Yankees will hoist another Commissioner’s Trophy down the Canyon of Heroes in the near future. When they do, the team’s bank account will have extra zeroes in it. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner publicized the team’s intent to lower payroll under the $189 million threshold to avoid paying the luxury tax. Unlike his father, the late, great George Steinbrenner, Hal has a financial background and believes the team can compete without a bloated payroll. He has said “a thousand times” the Yankees “will field a championship-caliber team.” ...
This week, spring training will begin for all of baseball.Pitchers and catchers for the New York Yankees will report to Tampa on Tuesday in preparation for the 2013 season.One of the topics that has been brought up for this upcoming spring training is the possibility of the Yankees switching two of their outfielders.For the last three years, Brett Gardner has been the team's left fielder while Curtis Granderson has been the center fielder.Gardner was switched to left after the team made the three-team deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit ...