When the New York Yankees signed Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran, three of the most accomplished offensive players in baseball arrived to rescue a meek offensive attack. If all goes to plan, the respective talents of each new Yankee will be enhanced by a ballpark uniquely suited to their skill sets. Since the first days of Yankee Stadium, the park has been built for left-handed hitters to thrive. While the bricks and mortar of the building that housed Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are long gone, the new version ...
Hey, remember when we were treating the idea of Michael Pineda recovering to become a key member of the New York Yankees rotation as some sort of crazypants fantasy?
Well, suddenly it's not so crazy. Or pants. Or like a fantasy. It looks like it's going to happen, and not just in some far off future, either. It looks like it'll be in 2014.
If you missed it, Pineda made his third outing (and second start) of the spring on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. The 25-year-old right-hander went 4.1 innings, allowing ...
There has been much to like over the first several weeks of spring training for the New York Yankees, but there have also been some performances that have been incredibly disappointing.
The point of spring camp is to get started on the right foot for the regular season. Sure, it takes some guys a little while to get back in the swing of things, but even then it's hard to explain some of these slow starts.
Sample sizes are often the first argument made against spring training numbers. To that I say, the numbers ...
The 2014 Major League Baseball season is not quite here yet, but the time to dream is now. For teams hoping to take that proverbial “next step,” these 30 players will be even more critical to that success. A look now at players from each team who are poised to have a breakout season.
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Prior to Sunday, the New York Yankees' prolific offense had begun to give way to a brief slump during spring training action, even leading to the wrong end of a no-hitter by the Miami Marlins. On the other side of the ball, though, the story has continued to center on several strong outings from the pitching staff.
Now, just two weeks of spring training are all that separate the Bombers from Opening Day in Houston, and accordingly, from whittling down the remaining personnel to the 25-man roster.
They headed to Tampa, Fla., ...
Make that three spring appearances for Masahiro Tanaka, as well as some more material for the scouting notebook.
After making a relief appearance and a start each against the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Yankees' $175 million investment took on the Atlanta Braves Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner field. This was a to be a bigger challenge, as the Braves were the National League's fourth-best run-scoring team in 2013.
And Atlanta didn't hold back. The lineup Tanaka took on featured regulars like Jason Heyward, B.J. Upton, Freddie Freeman, Justin Upton, Dan Uggla and Andrelton ...
With a pair of exhibition games against the Miami Marlins in Panama City, the New York Yankees ensured that the first act of Derek Jeter's farewell tour paid respect to Mariano Rivera, Jeter's longtime teammate who embarked on a memorable farewell tour of his own a year ago.
Getting no-hit at the hands of Miami's Brad Hand and three relievers while watching Jeter go 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts certainly wasn't exactly what anyone had in mind, but this was more about celebrating a pair of baseball legends than the on-field ...
When the New York Yankees take the field in Panama for an exhibition series in Mariano Rivera's native country, the shadow of their former closer will hang over a bullpen that's expected to replace him during the 2014 MLB season.
As long as Rivera is seen around the team, the Yankees can reminisce about the dominant bullpens anchored by the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history.
But when the Yankees depart Panama and enter the home stretch of spring training, reality will set in for a team with World Series aspirations: Rivera ...
When the New York Yankees take the field in Panama for an exhibition series in Mariano Rivera's native country, the shadow of their former closer will hang over a bullpen that's expected to replace him during the 2014 MLB season.
As long as Rivera is seen around the team, the Yankees can reminisce about the dominant bullpens anchored by the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history.
But when the Yankees depart Panama and enter the home stretch of spring training, reality will set in for a team with World Series aspirations: Rivera ...
If the New York Yankees are going to rise to the top of the American League East in 2014, roster surprises and impact performers must emerge. With every positive step through Grapefruit League play, starting pitcher Michael Pineda looks more and more like a pitcher to dream on.
The 25-year-old righty, who is attempting to make it back to the majors after two lost seasons due to shoulder issues, continues to impress in spring training. After an excellent first outing on March 7, Pineda took to the mound against the Baltimore Orioles ...