I might be the only New York Yankees fan who doesn’t think trading AJ Burnett, as New York Post’s George E. King confirmed the rumor to be true, is a good idea. Here are my three reasons why: 1) If Burnett goes to an AL East team or a playoff contender, the Yankees might have [...]
The 2011 Winter Meetings are officially underway down in Dallas, Texas and New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman has yet to make any noise. The Yankees have not been shy about being quiet, and look to stay that way because the team is already pretty good. Not that the Yankees are devoid of need, but [...]
If you had not heard yet, ex-New York Mets skipper, turned ESPN analyst Booby Valentine has been named the new GM of the Boston Red Sox. Valentine will have his hands full in Beantown, as he will have to crackdown on the Red Sox players who preferred hosting keg parties and eating fired chicken to [...]
Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza is the latest name floating around the Yankees Universe, as the Chicago Cubs are supposedly willing to hear trade offers for the right-hander according to Tom Loxas over at Cub Insider and confirmed via tweet from ESPN’s Buster Onley. Here are Garza’s numbers from 2010-2011 (all stats compliments of baseball-refernce.com): [...]
Most baseball writers and bloggers wait until ESPN’s John Kruk and Tim Kurkjian fire-up the “Baseball Tonight Bus Tour” to start featuring team previews, so why the rush? The reason is the 2012 New York Yankees are on route to being last season’s identical twin, which wasn’t enough then and odds are it won’t be [...]
The New York Yankees and pitcher Freddy Garcia had something to be thankful for, as the two sides agreed on a one-year, $4 million +incentives deal according to the New York Post; and confirmed via tweet by SI’s Jon Heyman. Last season, Garcia won 12-games in his first year as a Yankee; and he did [...]
So, what is the New York Yankees secret to success in this ALDS series? It is a pretty simple formula…. winning Game 1 and beating Justin Verlander. Appropriately in Game 1, both skippers’ Joe Girardi and Jim Leland, have their aces taking the hill. This is almost a prerequisite for all teams competing in the [...]
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