The New York Yankees (19-17, 2nd AL East) and their minor league affiliates have just wrapped up the first quarter of the 2014 season, and every rung of the organization has reached at least the 35-game mark.
A month-and-a-half of baseball has unfortunately—and much too rapidly—begun to resemble the ever-changing personnel in 2013 that ultimately missed the playoffs. But the best news is that the Bombers still remain in prime position to make a midseason, and late-season, push for the postseason. Because, despite plenty of injuries to, and shuffling of, the Bronx ...
The saying in baseball goes, "It, the season, is a marathon, not a sprint."
It's nearly impossible to predict what will happen over the course of a major league season. Teams slump, players get injured, and the improbable and impossible are always right around the corner.
With that said, it's fun to look into the future, especially when it's the future of a team with as much potential as the New York Yankees. So, with that said, here are three bold predictions for the remainder of the Bronx Bombers' season.
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April has come and gone, and the future stars of the New York Yankees' organizations have now put in several weeks of work to allow us to really gauge how much they have progressed since last season.
While four of the team's top-10 prospects have yet to step on the field this year, the future still appears to be pretty bright. That being said, the future could be now for some of the prospects at the higher levels.
The Yankees have sustained a multitude of injuries already this season. John Ryan Murphy ...
The New York Yankees are 5-11 in their last 16 games as underdogs dating back to last season, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Monday, as they take on the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.
Sports bettors will find that the Yankees are plus-135 road underdogs in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at 8.5 in the market.
Let's take a closer look at this American League matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.
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The New York Yankees went all in this past offseason, bringing in a slew of free agents including Carlos Beltran, Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Masahiro Tanaka. They ended up spending over $500 million.
The goal of all that? To win the franchise's 28th World Series Championship.
Well, those additions, and others, have already paid huge dividends so far this season, but this roster has holes that could keep the Yankees from reaching that final goal. A lack of depth and injuries have hurt this team and will likely continue to do ...
If the standings are all that matter than the New York Yankees couldn't be happier with their April performance.
The team wrapped up the month with a 15-11 record, and they're sitting in first place in the American League East.
However, April is just the first of a six-month journey through the regular season and isn't necessarily an accurate gauge of the season to come.
With that in mind, the first month of the season can still create handfuls of notable stories.
In this slideshow, we will take a look at some of the ...
Sports rivalries can reach ridiculous heights, but few turn into grueling and personal legal battles.
Such has been the case for New Jersey club owner Lawrence Blatterfein, a loyal Yankees fan in the New Brunswick area whose only wish was to open a new bar called Buck Foston’s Road House.
Unfortunately for Blatterfein, when he attempted to secure a liquor license for his new venture in 2011, the city of New Brunswick and its mayor stepped in and put the kibosh on the entire operation.
According to Sue Epstein of The Star-Ledger, Blatterfein ...
Once upon a time, Derek Jeter was a young, ascending American League shortstop, standing side-by-side with special talents like Alex Rodriguez and Nomar Garciaparra. While the New York Yankees reaped the benefits of a transcendent talent in the middle of the infield, Jeter's shortstop clock ticked away by the year. Eventually, it was widely assumed, Jeter would move away from the demanding position. Across the history of baseball, great shortstops—from Cal Ripken Jr., to Robin Yount, to Miguel Tejada—moved to less difficult defensive positions as they aged.
For the Yankees, the ...
The New York Yankees went all in this offseason, spending more than $500 million in an attempt to build a championship caliber team for 2014. While Masahiro Tanaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann have all made a huge difference in this early season, the Bronx Bombers still have a few holes to fill on their roster. The infield depth is nonexistent, and the bullpen is young and inexperienced. Along the way, the Yankees just might need to make a trade in order to sure up their chances of winning ...
The New York Yankees were very active this offseason, and the team's newest players have all had varying levels of success through the season's first 26 games.
To be fair, though, none of the acquisitions have been downright bad. In fact, general manager Brian Cashman actually did a great job of bringing in talent that was capable of producing right from the first game.
Longevity may prove to be an issue with a player or two on this list, but the vast majority appear as if they'll continue to succeed. And the Yankees ...