The New York Yankees’ quietly good offseason continued Friday, as the team acquired right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, first baseman Garrett Jones and right-handed pitching prospect Domingo German from the Miami Marlins, according to Marc Carig of Newsday.
Heading to the Miami Marlins in the deal will be Martin Prado, who the Yankees acquired at last year’s trade deadline, and right-handed pitcher David Phelps.
After shoring the left side of the infield with the additions of third baseman Chase Headley and shortstop Didi Gregorius, the Yankees were seeking an upgrade on the mound ...
For almost two decades, the New York Yankees making the playoffs was more or less a given. That's a reputation and an expectation that materializes when, from 1995 through 2012, a team falls short only one time (in 2008).
But in going 84-78 last season—one game worse than their mark in 2013, by the way—the Yankees missed out on October for (gasp!) the second year in a row for the first time since 1992-93.
That stretch, from 1991-93, also marks the last time this franchise went three straight seasons sans the playoffs, ...
For now, Alex Rodriguez has one job: help the New York Yankees at the plate.
Despite the Yanks signing third baseman Chase Headley to a four-year deal, and despite A-Rod turning 40 in July and not having played since 2013, general manager Brian Cashman told The Associated Press Tuesday, via ESPN.com, the polarizing veteran will still play a significant role in 2015:
I can't expect Alex to be anything. I've got to think the worst and hope for the best. Even before the suspension, he wasn't the same player at third base on ...
The New York Yankees have brought back veteran pitcher Chris Capuano on a one-year contract worth $5 million.
Jack Curry of the YES Network passed along word of the deal:
New York later confirmed the move via their Twitter account:
The Yankees acquired Capuano from the Colorado Rockies ahead of the July trade deadline to bolster their rotation. He started 12 games down the stretch, going 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. He struck out 55 batters in 65.2 innings.
Those numbers are right in line with his career marks (4.28 ERA ...
It has been two years since the New York Yankees made the postseason, so naturally there were going to be some changes and transactions this winter.
So far we have seen the Yankees take a slow and careful approach.
They have yet to land a big-name free agent, and with Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez already signing elsewhere, there are few left. They were also absent from trade talks at the winter meetings when players like Matt Kemp, Jimmy Rollins, Howie Kendrick, Mat Latos, Yoenis Cespedes and Jeff Samardzija were dealt.
The ...
Chase Headley isn't the big free-agent fish New York Yankees fans have been waiting for. His signing won't splash across the headlines, and he won't single-handedly carry New York back to the top of the American League East.
But by inking their incumbent third baseman to a four-year, $52 million pact, per Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Yankees solidified their infield and struck a reasonable deal to boot.
Headley posted a pedestrian .229/.296/.355 slash line in 77 games with the San Diego Padres last year. However, after a trade to New ...
The sun has been shining and the weather has been warm these past few days in San Diego, California.
Most importantly, baseball moves have been made.
Every year some of baseball's most powerful people—owners, general managers, managers, agents and of course, players—make their way to the league's annual winter meetings to set the game's hot stove on fire. Getting to head out west and enjoying the temperate weather of "America's Finest City" is just a bonus.
Like San Diego's climate, the New York Yankees' offseason has also been relatively temperate. While both Chicago ...
In case you hadn't heard, the New York Yankees needed a new shortstop for 2015. Derek Jeter's retirement has left a void that will be impossible for anyone to replace, given his standing with fans and Hall of Fame credentials, but the front office addressed the situation in the best possible way.
Instead of trying to overpay for an older free agent or try to put a marquee name at shortstop simply to placate a fan base that's used to seeing big-money players at every position, the Yankees struck a deal ...
The New York Yankees landed one of the better free agents in the pond Friday. The problem is he does not make them much better.
According to the YES Network's Jack Curry, they caught reliever Andrew Miller with a four-year, $36 million contract to likely be their setup man in front of Dellin Betances, who will be a closer for the first time in his career. Miller’s signing probably takes the Yankees out of the game for their former closer, David Robertson, since he is looking for a similar contract.
While Miller ...
At some point, the New York Yankees were going to have to sign or trade for a shortstop to replace Derek Jeter.
On Friday, the Bronx Bombers landed a potential long-term replacement for The Captain, acquiring Didi Gregorius from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a three-team trade with the Detroit Tigers, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
Though the Yankees were forced to part with right-hander Shane Greene, the hope is that the 24-year-old Gregorius, who will remain under team control through 2019, will be able to hold down the ...