The hot stove started warming up with Tuesday's opening of the free-agency period. A year ago, the New York Yankees shopped early and often, stockpiling marquee signings Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Masahiro Tanaka—by the end of the winter, they'd spent around $500 million.
But after getting burnt by a failed 2014 campaign, general manager Brian Cashman could look to reload more pragmatically and flexibly this time around, perhaps going after more mid-level free agents or pursuing targets via trade.
A more cost-effective method may have become more likely after ...
You can't always get what you want, but the New York Yankees will do their darnedest this offseason to lock up some of their dream free-agent targets before other teams can get their hands on them.
General manager Brian Cashman has some work to do. His Bombers finished the 2014 season with an underwhelming record of 84-78. Carlos Beltran and Masahiro Tanaka, two of his key free-agent signings from last offseason, missed significant time with injuries. Brian McCann didn't get hot until July, and his start to the season was difficult ...
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the New York Yankees head into the offseason without a clue as to who will be the team's starting shortstop.
Derek Jeter's final season didn't end as well as he would have liked, with the Yankees relegated to watching the playoffs from the comfort of their living rooms for the second consecutive season.
After spending big on the likes of Carlos Beltran, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Masahiro Tanaka an offseason ago, you'd think that the Yankees might not be looking to add substantial ...
You can be sure that New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman isn't going to let the top free agents on the market sign without at least giving their agents a call.
The Yankees go in to every offseason with high expectations. After failing to make the playoffs in 2014, some roster reconstruction is in order. Most of the blame should be placed on the offense, but the wealth of pitching this winter should make it hard for Cashman to pass up signing at least one arm.
While spending money frivolously is ...
With the disappointing 2014 season behind them, the New York Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman are now a mere day from the start of the Major League Baseball offseason.
Though it's fairly doubtful the Bombers will embark on another half-billion dollar shopping spree, they'll most certainly exhaust any options to snap their playoff drought at two years and make a serious push for October in 2015.
Heading into the winter, the Yankees have an obvious need in their infield, where they could conceivably add up to two pieces, in their starting ...
After missing the postseason in 2013, the New York Yankees set out to accomplish two goals in 2014: play October baseball and stay under the luxury-tax threshold. But prior to the season, New York brass doled out $500 million in marquee signings—exceeding the threshold—and the Bombers concluded a wholly unremarkable 84-78 campaign a few weeks ago, 12 games behind the Orioles and four games out of the second wild-card spot.
Now, equal parts anxiety, anticipation and optimism surround the fanbase ahead of this winter.
With general manager Brian Cashman recently re-signed to a fresh ...
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has some tinkering to do.
While much of his focus should be spent on an offense that mustered just 3.9 runs per game in 2014, the newly re-signed GM must also spend some time upgrading a rotation that has been susceptible to injury in recent memory.
CC Sabathia is a perennial threat to spend significant time on the shelf. Masahiro Tanaka is a huge injury risk with an elbow that threatened to need Tommy John surgery last season. Ivan Nova is coming back from said ...
The New York Yankees have notably had a lack of farm system depth and talent over the past few years, but there are a few prospects who could potentially make an impact on the 2015 big league roster.
At 29.6 years of age, the Bombers were the second-oldest team in baseball behind the World Series-bound San Francisco Giants in 2014, according to ESPN. With aging and injury-prone veterans, the team is looking to get younger after missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
With holes in the lineup and a lack ...
San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval will be one of the most sought-after free agents when he hits the open market this winter.
At the very least, "Kung Fu Panda" will headline this year's class of available third basemen. His free-agent profile is an interesting one.
At 28 years of age, Sandoval is still in what would be considered the prime of his career. The thing is, his numbers the past few seasons have not reflected that. His OPS has declined over the past four seasons and he has not hit ...
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez is expected to make his return to the New York Yankees in 2015, but he may be spending some time on the opposite side of the diamond.
According to Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com, A-Rod and Bronx Bombers manager Joe Girardi have discussed Rodriguez potentially playing some first base next season.
The three-time American League MVP missed the entire 2014 campaign after being suspended for his involvement in a Biogenesis scandal. He will be 39 years of age when the 2015 campaign commences, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman ...