The hottest topic in Yankee Universe at the moment is who should win the fifth spot in the starting pitching rotation between Phil Hughes, AJ Burnett and Freddy Garcia. So, over the last week I have read and heard many opinions on the topic from bloggers to analysts to the manager at my local Starbucks. [...]
All I thought was, what the heck were the New York Yankees thinking when ESPN New York reported that Phil Hughesgot a one-year deal, for $3.2 million, plus another quarter million in incentives just to avoid going to salary arbitration with him? I mean honestly, how much more money could an arbitrator really give Hughes? In Hughes’ first three starts in [...]
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes has not looked like the 18-game winning player from 2010, not even for a moment.
Hughes did not have a good Spring Training, but to be fair that is what the time is allocated for, guys to get ready for the regular season.
Ex-New York Yankees Sergio Mitre is a phrase I have been waiting to hear for two years. Well, according to a tweet from ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick, this is now fact, as the Brewers are bringing the talents of Mitre to the city of Milwaukee. What talents did the Brew Crew just acquire? Not quite sure, [...]
What the heck is New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman thinking? Signing Kevin Millwood to any contract is absurd, but according the Sports Illustrated Jon Heyman’s tweet this is happening: #yankees are close to signing kevin millwood to an incentive-laden minor-league deal Heyman followed with another tweet that confirms this even more: millwood would need [...]
Leaving Spring Training a team can look very different from when they got there. The leading cause is injuries, as players are warming-up their bodies to get ready for the 162-game grind of the regular season. To see the most up-to-date injury report, team-by-team go to ESPN Injury Updates. Daily reports seem endless, but also [...]
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