After the World Series comes to a close all eyes will turn on Mr. November who will join a line of superstars who have been in the news about quite possible leaving or their teams (LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade) or rejoining them (Brett Favre). Last year, after the Yankees won the World Series talk of Jeter leaving the Yankees would be absurd and rubbish. Jeter leaving the Yankees? I don't think so but the Yankees are sticking to a team policy which prohibits they offer extensions during a contract ...
This winter Derek Jeter will be paid a lot of money by the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees are a team that promotes their history better than any franchise in sports today. Jeter is the living embodiment of the team's return to glory. That makes his value unique to the Yankees, but not to the rest of baseball.
He will make more money than any other shortstop in baseball in 2011 (and a few years thereafter) and by a significant margin. This is undeniable. There is no chance that Jeter ...
Back in 2007, the Yankees had a starting pitcher in the minors who blew through several levels of play. He regularly hit the gun at 95-97 MPH, even as late as the seventh inning in one game for the Trenton Thunder.
He was good starting pitching prospect, but the Yankees needed his power arm in their bullpen. So Joba Chamberlain was in the bullpen for the 2007 post season.
He was tried as a starting pitcher and despite not being Wes Ferrell right off the bat, he still did well considering he ...
If you haven’t noticed, the young lefty phenom out of Cuba, Aroldis Chapman, finally made his debut for the Cincinnati Reds last night. He had his fireball popping as well, reaching up to 102.7 mph on the gun and averaging slightly over 100 mph, according to Brooks Baseball.
He came in and made quick work of the Brewers, retiring all three batters he faced and racking up his first strikeout. I don’t like that they are using him as a reliever, but hopefully the Reds will come to their senses ...
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, when the Dodgers put Ted Lilly on waivers leading up to the trade deadline, the Yankees made and won the claim for the pitcher. Then the Dodgers pulled him off of waivers, and no deal was made.
Now, according to the NY Daily News, the Yankees may still be trying to trade for their former lefty with the idea that there is a loop hole that could get him onto their playoff roster.
River Ave Blues actually has the best explanation of the supposed ...
In a year of stunning rookie performances, Cuban defector and Reds uber-prospect Aroldis Chapman made his major-league debut on Tuesday, facing three batters in one inning of work. The 22-year-old was electric, hitting 103 mph on the radar gun.More importantly, because Chapman was called up on August 31st, that means that he will be eligible for the postseason roster. If the Reds make the playoffs, Chapman will have the chance to become the latest in a glorious line of rookie call-ups who have had an impact in the postseason before ...
Today is September 1st and the Yankees are sitting alone in first place. The Rays are just one game back though, and have proven that they will not back down this season. The Yankees are also seven games up on the Red Sox for the Wild-Card lead, but with six head-to-head games left against them, that lead isn’t exactly air-tight. The Yankees also have the toughest schedule of all three teams so nothing is locked in place. Get ready for what could be an exciting month.
Here are some notes:
The rosters ...
Since being moved to the bullpen to work on mechanics, the performance of Javier Vazquez has improved. The Yankees are now seeing the type of pitcher they thought they were getting last offseason. His performance has improved enough for the righty to get another shot in the starting rotation.
Now is the time to find out if Vazquez has truly figured out his problems or if he is just better in the bullpen. If he has figured it out, Vazquez could be a very important piece to the Yankees puzzle down ...
When you look at Phil Hughes’ numbers on the surface, things look good. He’s got 15 wins. He’s sporting a respectable (though not as much in 2010) ERA of 4.12. His WHIP is solid at 1.25.
However, entering last night’s start those numbers are a bit deceiving. Just look at his ERAs over the past three months:
June - 5.17
July - 5.52
August - 4.33
After throwing just 105.1 innings in 2009, spending significant time in the bullpen, he has already thrown 144.1 innings this year (plus an additional five innings against the A’s ...
Phil Hughes was not at his best tonight, but he had the benefit of a nine run night by the Yankees offense that included homers by Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, and Curtis Granderson, as the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-3. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox both lost, giving the Yankees sole possession of first place and a bigger lead in the Wild-Card.
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