Although plenty of New York Yankees franchise records will never be broken, there are 10 that their current players are capable of toppling in the next decade.Half of the accomplishments being challenged on this list were career feats, while the remaining five would need to be surpassed in a single game or season.I have chosen to present them from likeliest to most improbable.Begin Slideshow
Gio Gonzalez has long been the subject of trade rumors, and the New York Yankees have needed pitching depth for an even longer time.Now that C.J. Wilson and Mark Buerhle are off the table, adding starting pitching through free agency isn't going to be easy or cheap. The same can be said for the trade market.Teams are looking for a lot when it comes to their pitchers. The Oakland Athletics are asking for at least two high-level prospects when it comes to Gio Gonzalez, according to Susan Slusser of the San ...
I am talking about the new evil empire called the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who dropped a bomb at the MLB Winter Meetings with the signings of Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson.Pujols will be making $250 million over the next 10 years; while Wilson will be paid $77.5 million over the next five years.If the Angels' new pricey transports work out like the 2009 New York Yankees, the Halos are banking on being World Series-bound in 2012, literally.It must be a wretched day in St. Louis, Mo. My heart goes out the Cardinals fans who lost the ...
The Winter Meetings just ended this week and as expected, Brian Cashman made zero significant moves other than bringing back their own free agents. The Yankees may be interested in Yu Darvish and Yoenis Cespedes, but as of right now, they have not made any moves.The 2011-2012 offseason was dominated by first basemen, such as Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, but the New York Yankees already have Mark Teixeira and had no need for either of them.The Yankees need pitching to push them over the top to legitimate World Series ...
By now, most people know that the New York Yankees placed the highest bid for 30-year-old infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima, formerly of the Seibu Lions.For $2 million, the Yankees have the exclusive negotiating rights to bring Nakajima over to the major leagues.Apparently, Brian Cashman knew when going in to the bidding that it was a big question mark as to whether or not he would be able to sign Nakajima.A career .302 hitter in Japan, Nakajima hit .297 with 16 HR and 100 RBI in 2011 for the Lions.The Yankees honestly ...
In order to make room on the 40-man roster for two minor leaguers acquired in the Rule 5 draft, the New York Yankees have released outfielder Greg Golson. The minor leaguers are pitchers Brad Meyers (formerly of the Washington Nationals organization) and Cesar Cabral (formerly of the Boston Red Sox organization). The speedy Golson, a former first-round draft pick, spent most of 2011 with the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He hit .263 with eight home runs and 15 stolen bases in 105 games. He also appeared in nine ...
The dormant Yankees made a splash this week in the free agency pool. Well, it was more like a dip-your-toe-in-the-water type of entrance. Deciding to try their luck again in Japanese baseball, the club posted the highest bid for shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, who last played for the Seibu Lions in the Japanese Pacific League. After blowing the presumable competition away with a $2 million bid, the Yankees now have 30 days and counting to sign the 29 year old. While this move might not make the bold ...
The 2011 baseball winter meetings came and went, and a lot of the big names got crossed off in Dallas.Albert Pujols signed with the Los Angeles Angels.Jose Reyes signed with the Miami Marlins.C.J. Wilson will join Pujols and also sign with the Angels.Mark Buehrle and Heath Bell signed with the Marlins and will join Reyes in South Beach.Yep, it seemed like the Marlins and Angels were the only ones doing business this week and landing a lot of the big names.One team that seemed virtually invisible at the meetings in ...
The New York Yankees have been awfully quiet at baseball’s winter meetings and I think I know why. As C.J. Wilson gets overpaid by the Angels and ditto for Mark Buehrle and the Marlins, the Yankees are being patient for once. That’s because the bidding war for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish is about to begin. Paul White of USA Today is reporting that he will be posted on Thursday, which means every team is allowed to bid for the right to sign the 25-year-old hurler. The money for the winning ...
Last year, the New York Yankees missed out on signing Cliff Lee and wound up with a rag-tag rotation that included Ivan Nova, Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon.While those starting pitchers overachieved in the regular season, the second-rate crew couldn't carry the Bombers past the first round of the playoffs.Entering this offseason, the Yanks again needed to target starting pitching to support ace CC Sabathia. With Mark Buehrle headed to the Marlins with a four-year, $58 million contract, and top free-agent hurler C.J. Wilson following Albert Pujols to the Angels ...