Hardball Talk is reporting that the former New York Yankees, Montreal Expos and Texas Rangers pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead in his California apartment. While no further details are being provided right now, it appears suicide by hanging was the cause of his death.While Irabu never truly flourished in the United States as a baseball player like he did in his native Japan, he did manage to be a part of two World Series championships for the Yankees in 1998 and 1999.Irabu's best season came as a starting pitcher for ...
The New York Yankees are once again in heated trade negotiations as the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches. Aside from the utmost delusional Yankees fan, most realize this pitching rotation simply isn’t good enough to compete for a World Series. Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia have been excellent, by their standards. They have far and away exceeded their expectations for this season, but how many people truly believe they will continue this pace toward and through the postseason? I am not willing to bank World Series aspirations on these ...
Just recently, it seems as though the New York Yankees have narrowed their desires to include two possible starting pitchers: Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies.In terms of just cost, Kuroda would be the best option. This Dodgers starter certainly has the most bang-for-the buck in the short term. The Yankees would probably be able to get him with a type B prospect. They certainly would not need to trade away prospects like Jesus Montero, Ivan Nova, Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances or ...
Via Dan Martin of the NY Post:
“I’m going to be hard-pressed to find anything better than getting Bartolo Colon and Phil Hughes off the disabled list,” the Yankees GM Brian Cashman said at a Hope Week charity event on Staten Island. “I can’t imagine I’m going to run into anything but you’ve still got to go through the motions… “We’re prepared for chaos if it comes before Sunday’s deadline. But I like the team we have… “I go into the marketplace with a team that’s a championship-caliber ...
We are now down to three days until the July 31 trade deadline.We all know the Yankees' most obvious need going into Sunday's deadline: starting pitching.We know the Yankees have a huge interest in Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez, but GM Brian Cashman seems very reluctant to deal the prospects Colorado asks for in return: catcher Jesus Montero and pitchers Dellin Betances, Manny Banuelos and Ivan Nova.So while the Rockies continue to play hardball with the Yankees for Jimenez, New York is pursuing other options for a starter.Joel Sherman of ...
Pitching wins championships.
The 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants all showed us that last year.
Right now, the Yankees are just getting by with their pitching.
You have the ace, CC Sabathia, 14-5 with a 2.62 ERA, who is having another amazing season and could be up for the Cy Young award.
There's A.J. Burnett, 8-7 with a 4.19 ERA, who is still pitching erratic and not consistent enough.
There's Freddy Garcia, 8-7 with a 3.21 ERA, who has surprised a lot of people by getting by with mediocre stuff but getting outs ...
Brian Cashman has said all year. He is not going to be so inclined to give up prospects like Jesus Montero, Manny Banuelos or Dellin Betances for decent pitchers. He would need to get a huge return of value for these high-value prospects of the New York Yankees organization.What are the odds of the Yankees dealing with the Seattle Mariners to acquire Felix Hernandez? To be honest, slim to none. I have a very hard time believing that Cashman is going to stand pat at the trade deadline, with the ...
This afternoon, I read an article by Sam Borden from Sports Illustrated where he discusses the chance of Derek Jeter becoming the first ever unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.Ignoring some of the statistical and factual errors in the article (Jeter has five championships, not four and Barry Larkin has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame yet), I understand what Mr. Borden was trying to get across.Yes, Derek Jeter is the kind of player that appeals to everyone, and out of all the players on recent ballots, seems ...
The New York Yankees are known as the most successful franchise in all of sports. Their winning ways has been in large part thanks to the legends who have dawned the pinstripes.Ruth, Gehrig, Ford, Munson...the list goes on and on. With current Yankees Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter already shoe ins to have their faces cemented in bronze. we take a look at five other Yankees who could join them in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park.Begin Slideshow
Well, either my Bleacher Report colleague Doug Rush has a direct line to Brian Cashman, Brian Cashman is an avid reader of B/R or—dare I say it—Doug is Brian Cashman in disguise.Wednesday, Doug suggested that the Yankees sign 34-year-old OF Marcus Thames, recently released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.Today, George King III of the New York Post notes in passing that the Yankees have signed Thames to a minor league contract.Thames, who hit an anemic .197 in limited playing time for former Yankee and current Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, is ...