Following a dormant pre-holidays period, the New York Yankees have been active in the trade and free-agent markets recently, signing former Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million deal.The Yankees then traded stud catching prospect Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners for 22-year-old right-hander Michael Pineda and a minor leaguer. It was a flurry of activity that was aimed at improving the Yankees' shaky starting rotation, which was considered a glaring weakness that needed to be addressed.New York already has a bona ...
Well, the ball has finally dropped.In a stunning move, the New York Yankees have traded Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Seattle Marines for Michael Pineda and Jose Campos.As a Boston Red Sox fan, crap. As an MLB fan, whoa.In one evening the field of baseball has been altered. You thought Jose Reyes signing with the Miami Marlins was big? This is bigger. Thought Albert Pujols signing with the Los Angeles Angels was big? This is bigger. The Texas Rangers winning the bid for Yu Darvish? Guess what...this is ...
Take away the pinstripes, the statues, the lore.Get rid of the 27 rings, the 40 American League Championships, the Hall of Famers.Strip it all away, and the New York Yankees still run their team better than any other ball club in baseball does. In fact, they run theirs better than any other team in the Western Hemisphere.What Manchester United is to soccer, what the Green Bay Packers are to football, what the Lakers are to basketball pale in comparison to what the Yankees are to baseball.They are Apple in a ...
The Yankees finally addressed their starting rotation yesterday, when they shipped top prospect Jesus Montero and right-hander Hector Noesi to the Mariners for All-Star right-hander Michael Pineda and 19-year-old right-hander Jose Campos.The team also signed Dodgers free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $10 million deal as the rotation now looks significantly stronger and has plenty of depth with Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia likely headed to the bullpen.However, in dealing Montero, the Yankees now have a hole at DH that will need to be addressed in the weeks to come leading ...
If you have not heard yet, the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners pulled off a mini-blockbuster trade.That trade sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to Seattle and Michael Pineda and Jose Campos to New York. A major trade like this has not happened in a while. It had nothing to do with money—all players will make league minimum—and it wasn't about one team selling a star for multiple young prospects.It was truly a deal that helped both teams by sending young studs to help positions of need.I like ...
The New York Yankees are now the favorites to win the World Series. Obtaining Michael Pineda is significant because it means that the Yankees have a solid pitcher to follow CC Sabathia during the season and in the playoffs. Of greater importance is that A.J. Burnett will not have to pitch crucial games. There is little doubt that the Yankees will make the playoffs. Depending on the American League East standings near the end of the season, Sabathia opens the ALDS, with Pineda and Nova set for the next two ...
By trading for Michael Pineda, the New York Yankees made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason. Their moves likely make them favorites in the American League East and one of the top title contenders in all of baseball depending on how Pineda performs.Moving from the AL West to the AL East means that Pineda will be facing much more potent lineups, but if he is as good as advertised, then he should not have a problem with them.Pineda will be a New York Yankee for a long time, ...
Did you really think the New York Yankees were going to sit idly by and do nothing?After letting teams such as the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels take center stage throughout the month of December, the sleeping giant has finally awoken.On Friday, the Yankees acquired two starting pitchers: Michael Pineda via trade with the Seattle Mariners, and Hiroki Kuroda by way of free agency.In the deal for Pineda, New York parted ways with highly-regarded young catcher Jesus Montero and right-hander Hector Noesi. The Yanks also received 19-year-old righty Jose ...
The New York Yankees have done very little this offseason—no blockbuster trades, no scandals. It has been pretty low key. That is, until now. It’s apparent that the Yankees are indeed looking to build upon a rotation that boasts CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova. With the trade for Michael Pineda, they now have a formidable rotation that could showcase three No. 1 starters.Giving up their prized catching prospect, Jesus Montero, is risky, but the AL East is not the dominant force it once was, and ...
The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners swapped a pair of potential superstars in a deal late Friday night that sent Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to the Mariners with Michael Pineda and Jose Campos back to New York, according to Greg Johns of MLB.com. The Yankees have had a desperate need for someone to plug into their rotation after CC Sabathia since the beginning of last season. They already made one deal early on Friday, signing Huroki Kuroda to a one-year deal. Pineda was an excellent way to cap off the day for Brian Cashman. Pineda ...