As the New York Yankees stick to their claim that a reduction of payroll is imminent this year, they must be forced to consider that a trade for Arizona's Justin Upton might put them in the World Series. Coming off a disappointing four-game sweep in the 2012 ALCS, the Yankees' loaded lineup showed surprising signs of weakness. Hit-or-miss approaches from guys like Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez and even Robinson Cano left New York with alarming strikeout totals and an early ticket home to the Bronx. So with limited resources and unwavering 'title-or-bust' approach ...
The New York Yankees have yet to make a splash this winter. In fact, they've barely made a ripple.The Bombers have managed to solidify their pitching staff by retaining Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera, but they stand to lose Rafael Soriano and Nick Swisher and are probably going to be missing Alex Rodriguez until June.Let's not kid ourselves here. This is not a team that's getting better. This is a team that's getting worse. If the Yankees want to live to see the playoffs in 2013, Brian Cashman needs ...
In what has been a very quiet offseason for the New York Yankees, Brian Cashman offered a one-year, $12 million deal to long-time Red Sox star and Yankee-killer Kevin Youkilis. In years past, this wouldn't have been much of a surprise at all (see Johnny Damon, 2005). However, things have changed drastically in New York's offseason mindset over the past five years.The New York Yankees have claimed 27 World Series. They have won the American League pennant 40 times. They have been crowned AL East champions 18 times. This past ...
Yankee fans, take this with a grain of salt.Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported on Twitter that the New York Yankees have checked in on free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton.
The #Yankees, but not GM Brian Cashman, quietly running background check on Josh Hamilton, rival GM says— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 7, 2012
Up until now, the Yankees haven't been tied to any Hamilton rumors this winter.At this week's annual MLB winter meetings, the Yankees were very quiet, which shocked a lot of media reporters and rival executives because the Yankees are always ...
The MLB Winter Meetings have come and gone, but New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman departed Nashville empty-handed.There were plenty of rumors coming out of the Winter Meetings with the Bombers being linked to several players, but no deals were made.Let's take a look at some of those rumors, as well as the players the Yanks missed out on.Begin Slideshow
The winter offseason for the New York Yankees has gotten off to a much different start than usual.With the exception of re-signing Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera, the Yankees have been relatively quiet.In fact, during this week's annual baseball winter meetings, the Yankees were not involved in one single free-agent move while in Nashville.They have made an official one-year offer to Kevin Youkilis, but other than that, things have been very quiet from the Bombers.However, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN, Cashman is listening to offers on three ...
The age of the New York Yankees and their thin minor league system may be creating some very strange bedfellows.According to Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com, the New York Yankees have offered former Boston Red Sox star and Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis a one-year $12 million contract.As of this writing, Youkilis has not agreed with the Yankees. According to Tyler Kepner of The New York Times, the Cleveland Indians could be interested in signing Youkilis to a two-year deal, reuniting him with his Red Sox manager Terry Francona.If ...
As the dust begins to settle from the MLB winter meetings and it appears the Yankees may come out without any big-name signings, the questions worth asking are: Do you as a Yankee fan really care? Are you upset with players that have left and have not yet been replaced?Well, maybe it's time to start creating a list of those who have gone and those who have not (yet) been signed and whether we should care.- I could care less about Russell Martin not being back. Apparently, the Yankees felt ...
It's been an up-and-down kind of offseason for the New York Yankees.They kicked it off by re-signing Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera.While none of those three players are under the age of 37, the Yankees really need all three to have a shot at winning the division in 2013.That, however, won't solve all problems for New York.They still have a need in right field, at catcher and at third-base now that Alex Rodriguez will miss at least a month of the 2013 regular season.But the Yankees of today ...
I honestly never thought Kevin Youkilis would ever wear pinstripes.And yet, in 2013, there's a possibility he could be donning them in the Bronx.During the winter meetings on Wednesday, the New York Yankees met with Youkilis' agent, Joe Bick, to discuss a potential deal.On Thursday, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the Bombers officially made an offer to the former Boston Red Sox infielder.
The Yankees' offer to Kevin Youkilis is one year at $12M, according to source. — Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) December 6, 2012
The Cleveland Indians are also in ...