In the (long-awaited) second installment of a multi-part series, we look at the trades the Yankees made starting in the 2007 offseason through the 2009 regular season.Trades are assessed not only on how each player fared on their successive teams (be it the Yankees or the team they were traded to), but also on any future deals those players were a part of.Begin Slideshow
The New York Yankees could use some help in their starting rotation, but indications are that they're not very interested in trading for Oakland A's lefty Gio Gonzalez.Via ESPN's Buster Olney, here's the latest:This is not exactly a surprise. Though the Yankees could use a starting pitcher, they could survive without one if need be. Besides, Oakland's asking price for Gonzalez is supposedly very high, as Billy Beane is looking to land a considerable package of prospects for him. Per the San Francisco Chronicle, Beane wants "at least two high-value ...
New York Yankees fans can take at least one positive away from the team's quiet offseason—the inactivity ensures that no new players come in with high expectations and disappoint.Far too many have hindered this franchise in the past.Some were formerly big-name free agents, while others were acquired through dumb trades or unwisely drafted.Pre-1963 Yankees were not considered for this list. New York had won 20 of the last 40 World Series entering that season, so any disappointments were not futile enough to keep the team from success.In chronological order, these ...
The offseason for general manager Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees has been lackluster at best. That being said, the Yanks certainly have a lot to wish for this holiday season to give them success in 2012.Whether it's improving their roster, or getting an improvement from someone already on it, New York is hoping they don't find coal in their stocking this holiday season.Here are 15 gifts the Yanks would like for Christmas that will help them next season.Begin Slideshow
Last month, I attended a baseball awards dinner hosted by the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The dinner is a fundraiser that they do each year after the season. During the first two hours after the doors open, there is a meet-and-greet with many current, former and future baseball players. As I walked from table to table meeting players and getting autographs, I began to wonder about many of the players whom I watched and idolized as a child and into my ...
What would the offseason be without a blockbuster trade happening?A lot of focus has been on the free agent market, but the pitching department seems to be low on stock.Brian Cashman hasn't liked what he's seen there, so he'll likely go elsewhere to get that pitcher the New York Yankees so desire. That place could end up being Philadelphia.Cole Hamels is going to be a free agent after the 2012 season, and it seems like he wants the big bucks.The Philadelphia Phillies may want to move him to get some ...
When I talk about the Yankees' need for starting pitching before the 2012 season, I feel like a broken record.I can't count how many stories I've done since the 2011 season ended stating again and again how much the Yankees need to make a move for their rotation.They wisely passed on C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle, not over-spending on long-term contracts.Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has also been very hesitant to make a deal for a starter because the asking price in return has been way too much.So for now, ...
Two of the three seasons that A.J. Burnett has been on the Yankees have been disastrous. If George A. King of the New York Post is in fact correct that "several teams are kicking the tires on acquiring A.J. Burnett," they must to whatever it takes to get rid of him.Let's take a look at the numbers.
Year Wins Losses Innings Pitched Strikeouts ERA WHIP
2009 13 9 207 195 4.04 1.401
2010 10 15 186.2 145 5.26 1.511
2011 11 11 190.1 173 5.15 1.434
The first year of the contract was ...
Much to the chagrin of their fans, the New York Yankees have largely remained on the sidelines thus far in the offseason.Perhaps that has been Brian Cashman's plan all along. Maybe he has been waiting for something, or rather, someone, to become available.According to Kevin Goldstein of Fan Prospectus, ESPN and Sirius/XM, the New York Yankees are "big" on Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.In other words, Cespedes sits atop Brian Cashman's Christmas list.There are rules surrounding Cuban players who are defecting with the intention of playing in the United States, and ...
Every year I have the same strategy when targeting pitchers in my March fantasy baseball drafts: Find guys with high strikeout potential, low WHIPs and completely ignore wins. I’ve always been frustrated by wins as a category because a pitcher’s win total seems to vary so much from year to year.This offseason it finally hit me that I’ve been employing this strategy based on nothing more than gut feeling and what I had casually observed from years of following the game. But are wins really any less predictable from year ...