Just last week at the MLB owners’ meetings in Arizona inherited New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner gave fans hope when he told the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, “Is our goal 189 next year? Yes, but only if I’m convinced that the team I see we put together is a championship-caliber team.” Hal [...]
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Yankees Hot Stove: Ichiro Suzuki
The New York Yankees signed 39-year old outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a two-year deal somewhere between the $12-$13 million range. Ichiro was great for the Yankees last year, as he was traded over mid-season from the Mariners and was the only semi-productive player during the 2012 postseason. Many fans, including myself, are puzzled as to [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Nate Schierholtz and Ichiro Suzuki
LATEST UPDATE: Nate Schierholtz officially signed with the Cubs - 11/6/12 – 12:45pm According to ESPN’s Buster Onley the New York Yankees are one of nine teams who have met with outfielder Nate Schierholtz’s agents at the Winter Meetings. Chris Cwik of CBS Sports later tweeted that the Yankees are the actually the front-runner’s for Schierholtz. Schierholtz became a [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Oh not Alex Rodriguez again
I knew it was too good to be true, as Alex Rodriguezcannot stay out of the headlines and this time the news has a trickling effect. The New York Post is reporting that, New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez is expected to have surgery on his hip and could miss the first half of the 2013 [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Veterans are coming
The latest rumors around Yankees Universe are about bringing back veterans Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Ichiro Suzukifor the 2013 season. Though nothing has been made official yet, it would seem that the Yankees are trying to complete deals with all three but who knows what reports are actually true. But if these rumors do [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Gardner, Granderson, Ichiro and Swisher
What will the New York Yankees outfield look like next season? For starters, CF Curtis Granderson and LF Brett Gardner will be back. The Yankees picked up Grandy’s 2013 option and Gardner is under team control till 2015 but is arbitration eligible. So that leaves GM Brain Cashman with a need in right field and a [...]
Yankees: Top 3 postseason problems
I can’t remember when a MLB postseasonhas featured more madness, tension and thrills. When you realize that three of the four teams still playing happen to be the last three World Series Champions…the Cardinals last year, Giants in 2010 and Yankees in 2009 maybe fans should have expected it. Well, regardless as a Yankee fan I [...]
