Alex Rodriguez would have been the greatest shortstop of all time. He would have left Hanley Ramirez in the dust. The Miami Marlins shortstop, never a team player, continued that tradition when he announced that he would not move to third base. “Hanley doesn’t want to play third base and the Marlins were informed of that,” a source said. “Rather than ask for a trade, what he has done is to inform (the team) that he does not want to play another position other than shortstop.” Most fans and those ...
If you're a New York Yankees fan, then of course trading A.J. Burnett is a good sign because he won't have to keep hurting the team starting in 2012. It's two years earlier than most of us Yankees fans could hope for. I'm not surprised the Bombers are looking to deal their troubled, overpaid starting pitcher considering other than a strong showing in the 2009 season and especially in the 2009 World Series, Burnett has been a total failure. I know it's hard to call a guy a failure when he ...
Three days after Thanksgiving, while most of us were still contemplating exactly how much food we ate and how we fit it all in there, Brian Cashman was back at work.Or, at least on the phone—he very well could have been contemplating the same thing we were from his living room couch.Cashman and his staff spoke with front office and scouting personnel from the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies in regards to pitching prospect Kyle Drabek.Drabek, who has struggled since being acquired by the Blue Jays in the Roy ...
New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman continues to insist he isn't seeing much to be had in the free-agent market when it comes to starting pitching.According to Cashman, the Yankees do not see anything in the market worth allocating so much money to, and nothing presenting itself in trades is worth giving up prospects Dellin Betances, Jesus Montero or Manny Banuelos. Now, I believe Cashman, but I think he may be using his poker face here.He is insisting the Yankees are underwhelmed by the crop of pitchers, which may bring ...
The baseball winter meetings are under way, and there has been no shortage of rumors and talks going on from Dallas.Most of the movement has been coming from the Miami Marlins, who have added closer Heath Bell and shortstop Jose Reyes and are in serious discussions for first basemen Albert Pujols.While they have been a team that's been aggressively active this winter, the Yankees so far have been the complete opposite.They have literally been dormant this winter, something that we are not used to seeing from the Yankees in recent ...
Brett Gardner is a very good left fielder for the New York Yankees but the Yankees' No. 1 need this offseason is pitching, and if I were Brian Cashman I would be willing to trade a player like Gardner away for the right pitcher.Gardner had a good 2011 season—he stole 49 bases, should have won a Gold Glove and hit .412 with a .915 OPS in the postseason against the Detroit Tigers—but Yankees could improve their roster by saying goodbye to him.Let's see five reasons why this could, and should, ...
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, which brings us to New York Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman. A New York tabloid reported that Cashman hasn’t ruled out Bartolo Colon returning to the Yankees, possibly in the bullpen. CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia have been projected by both Cashman and Joe Girardi as composing the Yankees starting rotation. Does it seem a little familiar? Because the Yankees had a powerful offense last year, they won the division ...
In spite of their pitching, the 2011 New York Yankees won the American League East Division and reached the playoffs. With CC Sabathia acting as the team’s pitching anchor, the rest of the rotation swung back and forth with pendulum-like consistency. For the most part, the team is set with its offensive prowess, making pitching the top priority this offseason. One of the most talked about pitching free agents is left-handed starter C.J. Wilson. During the past few years, Wilson has broken out as a durable and successful starter in ...
As the starting pitching rotation stands today, I think the New York Yankees have a great chance to win 95+ games, the A.L. East and make a deep run into the playoffs. Now, I still think they will add another starter before opening day, whether it is Yu Darvish, Mark Buerhle or another player through a trade, but the Yankees CAN be better, even with generally the same rotation as last year. As of right now, the rotation is likely (not necessarily in this exact order): CC SabathiaIvan NovaA.J. Burnett Freddy GarciaPhil Hughes Looking at that, it's ...
Could New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman be pulling a Philly fast one by secretly going after the top free agent on the market, Albert Pujols?The Yankees are one of the few, if not the only, team that could legitimately offer Pujols the money he demands; along with the stage and superstar teammates that will allow him to flourish.Even though superstar Mark Teixeira now occupies first base, where there is a will there is usually a way.Maybe you did realize that Tex did make 11 starts at third base, logging 99 innings ...