The future of the New York Yankees is up in the air. Unlike the past decade, or since the infamous Core Four, the Yankee brass wants to depend on the farm system to produce the team’s future stars. The last homegrown star to come up was Brett Gardner back in 2008. Here are four of [...]
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Yankee fans are ready to welcome Youks to the Bronx
New York Yankee fans need to relax, big time! Kevin Youkilis might play for the Yankees, but he will forever be a Boston Red Sox in my mind. So earlier this week when Youkilis told ESPN New York, “I’ll always be a Red Sox,” personally, I found it refreshingly honest. The problem is the majority [...]
New York Yankees: The Alex Rodriguez conspiracy theory
So the Alex Rodriguez saga continues, but no one can seem to find him? Well according Bill Maddon of the New York Daily News : “The latest word on Alex Rodriguez, wherever he is, is that he’s scared. Not scared because of all these revelations about his involvement with an associate named Tony Bosch, an alleged [...]
2013 Yankees Hot Stove: Juan Rivera joins stockpile
Yesterday, the New York Yankees announced the signing a third right-handed-hitting outfielder in journeyman outfielder Juan Rivera. Fans who think Rivera looks familiar, well they would be correct, as he came up as a Yankees prospect between 2001-2003 and went on to play for five other teams since. Rivera made $4 million bucks last season with [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Big Puma not returning
After all that has not transpired this off-season for the New York Yankees the last thing fans wanted to read was a rumor that Lance Berkman, aka the Big Puma could be re-emerging in the Bronx in 2013. Well as of two-days ago, Dan Martin of the NY Post reported that bringing back the switch-hitting [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Martin vs Pierzynski
Since the New York Yankees did not make a qualifying offer worth $13.3 million to catcher Russell Martin makes him a free agent, and gives GM Brian Cashman another vacancy to fill. One would believe that Martin is the Yankees first-choice to bring back, as he is familiar with the pitching staff and got two big [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Sign Soriano pronto
Word on the street, courtesy of a recent Sportscenter segment by ESPN’s Buster Olney, is that the Detroit Tigers will be in hot pursuit of New York Yankees closer Rafael Soriano this off-season. The 32-year old Soriano can opt out of his current 3-year, $35 million contract with the Yankees and here are three reasons [...]
