No matter how the 2012 season ends, the New York Yankees face major questions surrounding their starting rotation.Phil Hughes will potentially be a free agent after the season and has been too inconsistent to trust.Ivan Nova has taken a major step back after a strong 2011 while potentially pitching himself out of the playoff rotation.Michael Pineda is recovering from shoulder surgery and had a major personal setback by getting arrested for a DUI this past week.Even the normally rock-solid CC Sabathia has dealt with injury problems this year.That leaves Andy ...
Current New York Yankee and impending free agent Nick Swisher has made it known that he wants to get paid like Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth (via MLB Daily Dish).When Werth was 31 years old, the same age as Swisher this season, he made a splash in free agency, finding himself a rich, seven-year, $126 million cotract to man the outfield for the Nationals.Pretty much every pundit in baseball scratched his head when the deal was signed.While Werth was a good player for the Phillies, nobody assumed he could earn ...
To the surprise of, well, nobody, it sounds like Nick Swisher will not be giving the New York Yankees a proverbial "hometown discount" this winter.Swisher, on the books for $10.25 million this season, is due to become a free agent for the first time in his career this offseason, and the word from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com is that the right fielder has his sights set pretty high for his next contract.Apparently, he wants Jayson Werth money. In other words, a contract in the neighborhood of $126 million spread out ...
The New York Yankees are the only team in baseball whose fans can frequently think that the sky is falling, particularly after any kind of losing streak.Yet as Robert Plant and Jimmy Page once wrote, “The Song Remains the Same.” The Yankees are the team with the best record in their division and the American League. There have been injuries to CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Brett Gardner, Mariano Rivera—heck, doesn’t it seem like almost the entire team has been injured at some point or another in 2012? It hasn’t mattered. Manager Joe ...
From a pitching phenom in 2007 to an injury-plagued potential minor league pitcher in 2012, how did the Yankees Joba Chamberlain go from hero to nearly zero? When Chamberlain came up from the Yankees farm system in 2007 he was lights out. Every time he came into a game, he was sure to get the outs he needed. People all across the baseball world were amazed at this kid who could throw in the high 90s and strike out nearly everyone he faced. At the end of the 2007 season, ...
The New York Yankees are approaching the end of the regular season, and neither Phil Hughes nor Ivan Nova have really gotten it going this season. Both have struggled to find their stuff on a consistent basis during the 2012 campaign and they have little time left in the season to do just that. A decision will need to be made in regards to which of these starters will get a postseason start, and that is still very much up in the air at the moment. So let's break it ...
A little more than a month ago, on July 18, the New York Yankees moved 10 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. At 57-34, 23 games over .500, it looked as if the Yankees were set to cruise the final 10 weeks of the season and lock up their second consecutive division title. The Yankees lost to the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night, 7-3, as starter Ivan Nova was roughed up (again), surrendering a game-deciding grand slam to noted Yankee killer Kevin Youkilis. It was ...
Nick Swisher will reportedly seek a "Jayson Werth contract" when he hits free agency after the season, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.In layman's terms, that means about seven years, $126 million.The crazy thing is, Swisher may get closer to that number than you would think.The suspension of Melky Cabrera for testing positive for testosterone could create a ripple effect down the line. Cabrera, who was hitting .346 at the time of his suspension, would have been a highly coveted outfielder on the market in 2013.Swisher's value could now be ...
Injuries are a big part of professional sports. Whether they're on the PUP list or headed to the DL, losing a player to injury impacts both the team and the organization the athlete plays for. The Yankees lost Brett Gardner, so they went out and traded for Ichiro. Injuries can change team strategy and mindset.When a player goes down, a good season can go downhill quickly.The Yankees have had their fair share of injuries so far this summer, but what injuries have impacted them the most? Here’s a list ranking the Bronx ...
Over the last couple of days, we've talked about the Yankees' right-field situation and Nick Swisher's impending free agency.We've all discussed what a fair offer for Swisher would be if New York was indeed going to try and retain his services for 2013 and beyond.However, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Swisher may be looking for a ridiculous contract. According to Heyman, Swisher may seek a "Jayson Werth contract," which was seven years and $126 million with the Washington Nationals back in December 2010.Werth has yet to live up ...