Spring Training is finally getting under way for Major League Baseball.
And already, as the manager of the defending World Series Champions, Joe Girardi has a major decision to make.
Well, I guess you can call it a "major decision." Some might not see it as that.
But for the careers of Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, it is a major decision.
That decision is who will win the fifth and final spot in the Yankees starting rotation and who goes to the bullpen as the setup man.
Many will tell you Hughes has the ...
There have been a few rumors about international free agents lately and the Yankees are involved in three of them: Dominican righty Rafael DePaula and a pair of Cuban first basemen Leslie Anderson , who can also play all three outfield positions, and Jose Julio Ruiz .
Here are scouting reports and the most recent rumors on the trio:
Quick scouting report on DePaula :
The 17-year-old righty wields a low 90s fastball and a repertoire of breaking pitches that have shown impressive potential. With further maturation and development, many scouts believe that ...
Alan Horne (Photo by: Mike Ashmore).
The Yankees had a couple of minor league pitchers go down with some major injuries last season, like Dellin Betances, Alan Horne, and Jairo Heredia among others.
Chad Jennings of the Journal News had some updates for us yesterday that were important enough to pass along.
From LoHud
Alan Horne, coming back from a variety of arm issues the past two years, is ready to pitch right now, but the Yankees haven’t decided where he’ll open the season.
Jairo Heredia, coming back from shoulder problems, is also ready to pitch and was in ...
Derek Jeter held a press conference yesterday so that he could address questions about his contract situation and wouldn’t have to be pestered by each reporter individually. There were no great revelations during the conference, but there were some interesting quotes that I thought I’d point out.
On not dealing with his contract until next season: “I’ve never gone into a season focused on the next season,” Jeter said.
On the possibility of becoming a free agent: “This is the only organization I want to play for. I think I can say ...
Only the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl rival spring training in terms of useless news and information. During the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, we hear stories like X player reads the Harry Potter books or Y player eats four egg whites and two slices of whole wheat toast before every game.
When it comes to spring training, we hear stories like X player is in the best shape of his life. How many times have we heard that story this spring? I even read a story ...
We all know about the great athletes in New York sports history–Babe Ruth , Tom Seaver, Lawrence Taylor , Joe Namath , Mark Messier , Walt Frazier –and even the busts–Ed Whitson , Mo Vaughn , Roberto Alomar , Stephon Marbury , and Scott Gomez .
But what about the slightly-to-highly-above-average athlete? The kind-of-great but not all-timer? They may not have been Hall-of-Famers, but they were All-Stars, fan favorites, cogs on a championship team or maybe even just pretty darn good. They’re the little brother that didn’t hog all the attention. ...
Although he was born in the Bronx, right in the shadow of Yankee Stadium, Rich Chaynee never liked the New York Yankees. He complained that the crowds disrupted his life.
The worst part was there were too many times during the baseball season that Rich couldn't a decent corned beef sandwich because the two delicatessens on 161 St, were too crowded. Rich loved the1966 season, and he took special joy when the Chicago White Sox beat the Yankees at Comiskey Park on Sept. 30.The American League became a 10-team league ...
The Yankees experienced a magical 2009 season that resulted in their 27th championship. Everything fell into place in just the right way, and they avoided any and all unfortunate mishaps.
Alex Rodriguez was able to break out of his October nightmare, even after a crippling hip injury nearly derailed his season before it began.
Every season is different and provides a whole new set of obstacles, and this 2010 Yankee team is no different.
Here are the five most pressing issues facing New York in their hopes of a title defense, and ...
Why would the New York Yankees neglect to re-sign Derek Jeter before now?
At the end of this season he will be a free agent. This is the final year of a 10-year $189M contract.
It is not good to send you franchise hit leader into Spring Training with the thought of free agency on his mind. There is more than one team that would be delighted to have the future Hall of Famer (I hate it when people say that) anchoring their infield.
Jeter, 35, had one of his better years in ...
With exhibition games starting in March, MSG aired ESPN's hit miniseries "The Bronx Is Burning" this week as an appetizer for the fans.
This eight-series drama centered around Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, Reggie Jackson, Gabe Paul, Thurman Munson, Mickey Rivers and Fran Healy. Martin stood out more than the rest with his crazy personality.
It's remarkable why Yankees fans adore Martin despite the nonsense he pulled as the Yankees manager.
This lunatic undermined Steinbrenner all the time by ignoring his boss' rules and speaking negative stuff about him to the sportswriters.
It's hard to ...