The New York Yankees have missed out on the postseason for the second time in nearly a decade, and one of the many areas of blame is the team's pitching staff. To get back to the playoffs with an improved rotation in 2014, general manager Brian Cashman will have to stick to this plan.
The rotation was beyond inconsistent last season. Hiroki Kuroda acted as the ace, though he faltered down the stretch in September. CC Sabathia posted arguably his worst season as a professional and should be considered a question ...
The New York Yankees will be entering into the most important offseason in recent team history.
The Yankees have 27 players whose contracts ended in 2013, according to Spotrac.
Many of those players either played a significant role on the team this past season or had a salary that indicated they should have. The team should have a fair amount of money to play with this offseason and possibly even more with the recent comments from Brian Cashman, as he stated that the $189 million cap is not a mandate but more of a goal.
There ...
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman seems to be wasting no time in the negotiations process with free-agent manager Joe Girardi, as he plans to offer Girardi a raise over lunch on Wednesday, reports Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com.
Whether or not Girardi will immediately accept the offer remains to be seen. He'll surely have an opportunity to manage his hometown Chicago Cubs, and other teams with positions available could look to bring him aboard. He could even take a job with Fox Sports, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
Girardi claims that ...
If you thought this was a challenging season for the New York Yankees, just wait.
The club's 2013 campaign—fraught with crippling injuries, an ever-aging roster and about as much A-Rod as anyone could handle—came to a close over the weekend, with the team from the Bronx falling short of the postseason for only the second time in 19 years.
Typically, such an outcome would be considered a disaster in New York, where seasons are marked not by wins but by rings. But because of the way everything began falling apart before the games ...
Now that a season in which the team used more players than any other year in its history is over, the New York Yankees enter the offseason with question marks at a number of positions.
Given that a self-imposed $189 million payroll cap looms as a result of the club attempting to avoid a luxury tax, activity in free-agency will be limited.
So, how will the Bombers address their problems?
The minor league system has few MLB-ready prospects and ranks in the middle of the pack with its talent.
Does GM Brian Cashman continue ...
You could say they were doomed from the start, but that isn't even the beginning of the problems that the New York Yankees have faced this year and will face moving forward.
For only the second time since 1995, there will be no playoff baseball in the Bronx. They finish with their worst record since 1992. Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera say goodbye after 19 wonderful seasons, most of them together here in New York. Clearly, one of the greatest eras of the most storied franchise in sports is over.
A lot of ...
The New York Yankees have missed the 2013 playoffs, and with an aging roster, their prospects are not looking too good for next year either.
To make things more complicated, one of their few remaining true superstars, second baseman Robinson Cano, has finished his contract and is reportedly seeking a new 10-year deal worth $305 million, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
The general consensus around the sports world seems to be that the Yankees would be making a mistake by agreeing to this deal. Mike Lupica of the NY Daily News pointed out ...
The unparalleled career of Mariano Rivera has been filled with countless moments of triumph, but the best closer in baseball history has been defined by 10 specific moments that speak to the type of pitcher he was in 18 seasons with the New York Yankees.
The greatest closer of all time finishes his career with the MLB records in saves (652), games finished (952) and ERA+ (205). He also finishes with outstanding marks in ERA (2.21), WHIP (1.00) and games (1,115).
Rivera was both an outstanding pitcher and an outstanding person. He ...
After 19 major league seasons and five championships, Mariano Rivera confirmed on Saturday that his career was over. He will be sorely missed by fans of the New York Yankees, but also by baseball fans or anyone with a soft spot for underdog stories.
While dealing with tremendous soreness in his forearm (h/t Andy McCullough, The Star-Ledger), Mo participated in the 2013 All-Star Game, posted a 2.11 earned run average and saved 44 games for a team that had playoff aspirations until the season's final week.
Of course, the tears and cheers following ...
The New York Yankees have one more game against the lowly Houston Astros before they can officially turn the page on the 2013 MLB season.
A win would complete a sweep of the Astros and give the Yankees a final record of 85-77.
Anything short of winning the World Series is considered a failure of a season in Yankee land, but with the circumstances this team faced all year, New York has reason to be proud.
Regardless, for the first time since their big free -agency splash before the 2009 season, the Yankees ...