Josh Hamilton, Michael Bourn and B.J. Upton headline the class of this offseason's free-agent outfielders, but Shane Victorino has been gaining some interest recently.Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that there are seven teams interested in Victorino's services, and that one of those teams is the New York Yankees.Heyman claims that several teams would be willing to go at least three years for the center fielder, even though Victorino himself is said to be seeking five years.Victorino was traded midway through last season to the Los Angeles Dodgers after playing the ...
The New York Yankees have been and always will be about the long ball. They have constructed their team with lefty sluggers capable of reaching the short porch in right field. However, that has left them vulnerable on the right side of the plate. Here are five sluggers whom the Yankees could look to acquire who not only would fill an immediate need but can also provide promise for the future. B.J. Upton Upton seems like a no-brainer for the Yankees. He is a 28-year-old center fielder with speed and ...
With multiple sources reporting that the New York Yankees are in the final stages of working out a contract for 2013 with left-hander Andy Pettitte and that a Mariano Rivera signing is imminent, as well, the Yankees will have most of their pitching questions out of the way prior to next week’s winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn. New York already re-signed free agent Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal last week. That just leaves everything else on the roster left to get settled before spring training. With free-agent right fielder ...
The talent pool for a free-agent center fielder is pretty deep this winter.There's the biggest prize in Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, who is looking for a mega-deal right now.Then there is also B.J. Upton, Michael Bourn, Angel Pagan and Shane Victorino, who might not be on the superstar level of Hamilton, but are very good players.While teams are going to feel a little bummed out if they miss on one of these quality players in free agency, there is a fallback option.Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees.Granderson is ...
One reason the New York Yankees are not—and should not be—interested in re-signing reliever Rafael Soriano to the four-year, $60 million deal he's reportedly seeking is because there are plenty of bargains to be found on the free-agent market.Two former closers, in particular, are the sort of low-risk, high-reward proposition the Yankees should be making as they try to keep their spending low and their payroll within range of the $189 million luxury tax threshold for 2014. At the end of October, the Kansas City Royals declined Joakim Soria's $8 million ...
Few teams in sports have amassed the level of hatred the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have towards one another. For over a hundred years, Red Sox players, management and fans have held nothing back when the New York Yankees emerge as a topic of discussion. The rivalry has turned into not only the most prominent in the U.S., but possibly even the world. Boston’s hatred of the pinstripes goes back to the legendary “Curse of the Bambino,” where Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth for $100,000 cash ...
We all expected that this was in the works, and according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, both Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera will be returning to the Bronx for the 2013 season:
good timing by #yankees. looks like pettitte & rivera will be back in fold before winter meetings. cbsprt.co/RfZfS1— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) November 27, 2012
The two longtime Yankees, who made roughly $18 million combined in 2012, are going to have a more significant impact on the Yankees payroll in 2013, according to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal:
Sources: #Yankees optimistic about ...
After getting swept by the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 ALCS, it was clear that the New York Yankees would need to make some tough decisions in the upcoming offseason. With Derek Jeter out, the offense was stagnant at best, and the team with the most wins in the AL (95) missed the World Series for the third straight year.General manager Brian Cashman has some decisions to make this offseason. Here are a few realistic moves he should consider making to help the Yankees get back to the World Series ...
Russell Martin is one of the top catchers available on the free-agent market right now.The New York Yankees are interested in bringing back the 29-year-old Canadian as their starting backstop, but according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN, his asking price is pretty high:
I'm told Martin is looking for four years and $9-10M per. Doubt Yanks will do that.— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) November 27, 2012
Martin turned down a three-year, $20 million extension to stay with the Yankees back in the offseason last year, but many felt he should have taken it ...
The New York Yankees have been waiting on a decision from Andy Pettitte for nearly two weeks.According to recent reports, it looks like they will get their left-handed starter back for one more year.Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that the Yankees will re-sign Pettitte, and it's believed to be for one year and $11 million (h/t George A. King III, New York Post).
Sources: Andy Pettitte is close to formally announcing he's coming back, and he's close to finishing a new deal with the Yankees.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 27, 2012
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