Our analysis of the New York Yankees farm system rolls on this week, as we find ourselves nearing the fringes of the first workouts of 2014 spring training. We've thus far projected Major League Baseball arrival dates for the top 10 prospects, charted the best young talent at each position and, just last week, ranked the most underrated minor leaguers heading into the upcoming season.
We'll now continue the theme of plucking diamonds from the rough: This piece profiles five "dark-horse" prospects who are candidates to sneak onto the Opening Day 25-man ...
The end of January is a beautiful time for Major League Baseball fans. Most teams have made their big offseason moves and are just counting the days until pitchers and catchers report.
For the New York Yankees, spring training is going to be a madhouse as everyone gets a look at new acquisitions Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and, of course, Masahiro Tanaka.
It's also a chance for less-heralded players to make an impression on the talent evaluators and put themselves on the radar. These are the players who have been ...
At some point even the truly remarkable become tough to move.
Such is the issue facing the New York Yankees at the moment—if you believe there is indeed an issue.
MLB analyst Gabe Zaldivar offers some thoughts on an aging Ichiro Suzuki, who is getting paid quite handsomely to be just a fourth outfielder for the 2014-15 season.
And really, that’s how things seem on the outset of spring training.
With the likes of Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, Brett Gardner and Alfonso Soriano on the squad, it will be rare to see Ichiro actually ...
In an effort to rebuild a flaccid lineup, the New York Yankees spent more than $280 million on offensive reinforcements this winter. The new-look attack is expensive, but won't thrive without production from first baseman Mark Teixeira.
Despite the arrivals of Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran, the Yankees won't score enough runs in 2014 without a return to health and production from the 33-year-old Teixeira. After missing all but 15 games in 2013 due to a wrist injury, Teixeira is unsure of what kind of year he's about to ...
It has been a very "loud" offseason for New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.
While trying to avoid a repeat of 2013's disappointing campaign, he has inserted several new names into a roster that had gone stale.
Has he done enough?
Many say no and claim the team still lacks the depth needed to avoid the plague of injuries that befell them last season.
Others insist that the Yankees have improved in areas they needed to improve upon and that their recent acquisitions, coupled with the return of veteran stars from injury, will ...
If the New York Yankees are ever going to consider moving Derek Jeter from shortstop, the time seems ripe for the Yankees to float the idea given the events that have transpired over the past year and New York's rebuilding this winter.
The Yankees finally learned that Alex Rodriguez's suspension will be upheld for the entire 2014 season, reported here by MLB.com's Paul Hagen. The Bombers also won the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes last week, first reported by Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal.
Already this winter the Yankees lost second baseman Robinson Cano to the ...
The New York Yankees are known across baseball as having one of the lesser-ranked farm systems in the sport. Now we have an exact number to put on that belief.
ESPN's Keith Law released his annual farm system rankings on Tuesday, Jan. 28 (insider required), and the Yankees rank 20th in all of baseball. The Houston Astros come in at No. 1, while the Milwaukee Brewers bring up the rear at No. 30.
Last season, the Yankees came in at No. 10 on Law's list (insider required).
A drop of 10 spots is ...
Based on the $155 million paycheck and intense hype surrounding his arrival in the United States, Masahiro Tanaka has the aura of a Major League Baseball superstar.
Unfortunately, the Japanese ace still has to throw his first meaningful pitch at the highest level of professional baseball. That means that, when trying to evaluate his talents, there is still a wide gulf between what might be and what is.
All the tools are in place for Tanaka to be a star pitcher. He's pitching in New York for the Yankees. He's a 25-year-old, ...
The New York Yankees' rotation was upgraded, albeit at a great cost, last week when they signed coveted Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka.
Tanaka is expected to slot into the second starter's position behind veteran workhorse C.C. Sabathia.
The tail end of the Yankees' rotation is less certain. They will likely seek to fill the fifth and final starter's spot internally since their offseason spending spree has already cost nearly $500 million, and they have more pressing free-agent needs.
A small crowd of names will be considered for the job as fifth starter. Here ...
The New York Yankees have had quite the eventful offseason and have been the focal point of the winter.
Whether it is being in the headlines for signing another key free agent or losing one or having one of their players receive a season-ending suspension, the news has been plentiful.
It is safe to say the majority of the free agency has hinged on what the Yankees have been doing, and teams have had to wait for them to set the market.
The Yankees are definitely winning the headline game, but who else ...