While it's true that the New York Yankees need to get younger, they also need capable players on their 25-man roster that can contribute both with the bat and the glove.Enter Kevin Youkilis, who celebrates his 34th birthday at the end of March.Youkilis, a career .286 hitter, isn't the All-Star that he used to be while getting under the skin of the Bronx Bombers and their faithful during the more than eight years that he spent with the Boston Red Sox, but he's still a capable player who fits what ...
Coming off yet another premature postseason exit, the New York Yankees figure to be active players in this year's deep pool of free agents. Talks of Josh Hamilton or Zack Greinke in pinstripes are going to excite any fan of the Bronx Bombers; however, B.J. Upton is the free agent many fans truly want in New York. Ever since he entered the league at 19 years of age, B.J. Upton has been a prime target for general managers across Major League Baseball. But as the longest tenured Tampa Bay Ray, the infinitely talented center ...
Even being the richest team in baseball doesn’t translate into immediate success. It’s no secret the Yankees mantra revolves around championships and money. Unlike many teams, their immense wealth allows them to dangerously push the envelope on a borderline wise move. But when you play with fire, you ultimately get burned. We all know the Yanks have no problem telling the world about their championships, but some of these contracts they’d like to forget ever happened.Follow @brianbuck13Begin Slideshow
*****UPDATE (4:00 p.m.)*************According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Yankees are now interested in Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli.
Mike Napoli, the Texas #Rangers free-agent catcher, is drawing interest from the New York #Yankees— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 12, 2012
With Russell Martin no guarantee to return to the Bronx, it makes sense that the Yankees are looking at Napoli for their catching spot.It'll be interesting to see where this goes.*****************The starting catcher spot of the New York Yankees is one of many holes that need to be addressed.The Yankees catcher ...
It was no shocker on Friday when the three free agents who were extended one-year, $13.3 million qualifying offers by the New York Yankees opted to reject them. The Yankees were never going to re-sign outfielder Nick Swisher, who is looking for a lucrative long-term deal. Rafael Soriano wants to close and he wants huge money to do it and will likely take his classless “untuck” routine somewhere else. There is still a chance Hiroki Kuroda could be back in the Bronx, but the 37-year-old right-hander has drawn interest from ...
In addition to the implementation of a bonus pool for the amateur draft, accelerated signing date and international spending restrictions, Major League Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement also ushered in several new policies regarding free agency. In previous years, free agents were classified into three categories by the Elias Sports Bureau: Type A, Type B and unrestricted. Teams were then required to offer their Type A and B free agents arbitration in order to receive compensation via the draft from the team signing their player. Under the new collective bargaining ...
The New York Yankees have slowly started to put their plans for the 2013 roster into motion.As far as players from other teams go, it's hard to say who the Yankees will try to lure to the Bronx for 2013. But as far as their own players go, they have a few of them they would like to bring back for next season.While players like Rafael Soriano and Nick Swisher will be calling another team home next season, the Yankees are looking to bring back Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and ...
According to the NY Post's Ken Davidoff, the Yankees are looking for upgrades at their utility infielder bench position over Jason Nix.Nix played 74 games in 2012 spread across 2B, SS, 3B and LF. He put up a mediocre .234/.306/.384 slash line and produced only a 0.2 WAR.Another Yankee who saw significant time in the Yankees infield was Eric Chavez, who had 313 plate appearances in 113 games producing a slash line of .281/.348/.496 and 1.5 WAR.Chavez played 1B and 3B last year and is turning 35 this season. He hasn't ...
Every year, the Yankees outspend almost every other team in baseball in payroll and are known for their extravagant free-agent purchases. Players like Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia have agreed to long-term contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. With the Yankees filling the field with All-Star players (last year their everyday starting lineup had an All-Star or former All-Star at every position), there isn't much room for youth and impact from their farm system. However, that doesn't mean that their farm system isn't or hasn't been strong with numerous ...
The Yankees have a serious issue that they need to figure out relatively soon.Hiroki Kuroda recently turned down a one-year, $13.3 million qualifying offer from the Yankees for 2013 and will test the free-agent waters this winter.We all know the Yankees want Kuroda back for 2013, especially after how brilliant he was last season.The problem is other teams are eying him up as well—like the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, plus his native country in Japan.With the chance of landing a multi-year deal, there's a chance that the ...