Being an athlete comes with pressure. Being an athlete in New York comes with even more pressure. The fan and media attention in New York makes it a very difficult place to play.The New York Yankees have brought in players who could not handle it. There have been many quality and star players who turned into a different player and folded once they put on the pinstripes. With A.J Burnett's Yankee career over, here is a look at some former Yankees players who could not handle the spotlight of New York.Begin ...
The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed on a trade that will rid the Bronx of A.J. Burnett. According to Dejan Kovacevic, it is a done deal, pending commissioner approval and a physical.New York's drama is over.Yankees GM Brian Cashman was able to work a deal with the Pirates where Pittsburgh takes on $13 million of the $33 million left on his contract. This means the Yankees will eat $20 million.New York also receives Single-A relief pitcher Diego Moreno and another A-level player.The Yankees originally wanted Garrett Jones from the Pirates, but the Pirates would not ...
Finally!A.J. Burnett is finally getting traded.All week long, we all speculated as to whether Burnett would get traded before the Yankees self-imposed Saturday deadline, and he is, in fact, on his way.According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Yankees will send Burnett and $20 million to Pittsburgh. The Pirates will send two moderate-level prospects back to the Yankees, while only being on the hook for $13 million of Burnett's deal.Joel Sherman of the New York Post said that right-handed pitcher Diego Moreno is one of the prospects heading over ...
A.J. Burnett's much-maligned tenure with the Yankees appears to be over.MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal reports that New York and Pittsburgh have come to terms on a trade that must be approved by the Commissioner's Office because of the amount of money involved.The Pirates will reportedly pick up $13 million of the remaining $33 million on Burnett's contract through 2013, while shipping a pair of lower-level minor leaguers to the Yankees in the deal.This is all the Bombers will get in return for a guy they signed to a five-year, ...
New York Knicks' point guard Jeremy Lin is taking the sports world by storm. In light of his stellar production on the court, former major league pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain shared their thoughts on the Lin-Sanity.-- FernandoMania --In 1981, Valenzuela became an international superstar when he began the season 8-0 with five shutouts as a 20-year-old pitcher out of nowhere with an unorthodox delivery for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The sports world went wild during the craze known as FernandoMania.Valenzuela, 51, told the Contra ...
For once the New York Yankees have excess pitching meaning some of their pitchers, including Dellin Betances, can become trade bait.The buzz right now is that A.J. Burnett is the one who's going to get traded. That trade, however, is purely to save the Yankees some salary. The Yankees can make some moves to make their team even better if they choose to do so.Dellin Betances is one of the Yankees's top pitching prospect along with Manny Banuelos. He could fetch the Yankees something of worth should they decide to ...
The New York Yankees stacked lineup would give Jorge Soler the best chance of success, which should be more important to the 19-year-old outfielder than the size of his first contract. He has plenty of potential, but needs the right situation like New York to reach it. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports tweeted the Yankees and Phillies are the most heavily involved teams in the Soler sweepstakes. He expects the competition will significantly drive up the signing price.While that's not a surprise considering all the big-market teams involved, Soler needs ...
Holding the door open for CC Sabathia and his agent, Brian Peters, is kind of a surreal experience. On one hand, it's simply being polite—I tend to hold the door open for anyone who is walking into or out of the same door that I am.On the other hand, you can't help but say to yourself, "That was CC Sabathia that just walked in the door."Sabathia, for those who don't know, is kind of a big deal.But that is exactly what happened yesterday when Sabathia and Boston Red Sox 1B ...
It isn't easy to improve upon a 97-win season and better yet, who would want to? Only the New York Yankees would, of course. That was the goal at the beginning of the offseason and with a few select moves after a long wait, the Bombers appear to have done just that. With the improvements made, the Yanks could easily win 100 games in the upcoming season which is a prediction that is never easily made in the MLB. However the Bombers should be able to do just that. And here's ...
All week long, the story of the Yankees has been trying to trade A.J. Burnett.Each day, they looked like they were getting closer. Now, it looks like it will actually happen.According to George King of the New York Post, the Yankees and Pirates are nearing an agreement that will send the 35-year-old pitcher to Pittsburgh.The Pirates will inherit anywhere from $13-15 million of the remaining two years. They will inherit the remaining $33 million on Burnett's five-year, $82.5 million deal that he signed back in December, 2008.The Yankees will also ...