FOX Sports Jon Morosi AND Ken Rosenthal just reported that the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets have officially agreed on a trade sending 2012 CY Young winner RA Dickey to Canada for a handful of very talented prospects. The deal’s only hold-up was that Dickey wanted a well-deserved contract extension, and the [...]
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New York Yankees: Bad news from Bombers camp
The first bad news out of New York Yankees camp came today, as it seems that All-Star pitcher David Robertson is scheduled to have an MRI on his foot. This is the last thing any Yankee fan wants to hear, as Robertson was virtually indispensable in the team’s success last season. Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch broke the news just minutes [...]
New York Yankees: Granderson, Cano, CC, Tex, Houdini All On MVP List
Much to my dismay (click HERE to read why) , I obviously still extend my sincerest of CONGRATULATIONS to Detroit Tiger ace, and recent CY Young receipt Justin Verlander for being named the 2011 Most-Valuable-Player. There was no question that Verlander was the best pitcher across baseball this past season. Verlander finished the regular season [...]
New York Yankees: MVP To Granderson, Honorable Mention To Verlander
With the announcement of the 2011 AL MVP Award just hours away, the endless debate still continues about who is the rightful winner. The reason for all the hoopla is that Detroit Tiger, and recent crowned CY Young winner Justin Verlander has a good chance of taking the coveted annual award home later today. So, [...]
CY Young To Verlander Honorable Mention To Sabathia, Rivera & Robertson
Congratulations to Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander for his historic 2011 season. Verlander won the CY Young Award by a landslide, just as expected and well-deserved I may add. Verlander went 24-5 in the regular season, posting a 2.40 ERA, 250 strikeouts and pitched 251 innings. In all honesty, the rest of the CY Young voting [...]
Brain Cashman: GM Makes New York Yankees Look Desperate By Signing Bartolo Colon
Image via Wikipedia New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman signed another ex-superstar to a minor-league deal, ex-Angels-White Sox-Red Sox pitcher Bartolo Colon. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Colon will earn $900K in the majors and has the right to be released if he isn’t on the team after Spring Training. Is [...]
