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 [...]
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2011 Spring Training Update: The New York Yankee Wounded
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 [...]
What Is Every Teams Spring Training Nightmare? Injuries.
Spring Training is supposed to be a time for teams smooth out the edges, while players prepare themselves for the demanding 162-game season ahead. Wins and loses are meaningless; stats posted by key players don’t forecast anything, as guys mindsets change once things start to matter. There is one thing that counts from the spring [...]
2011 Spring Training: Pitching Audition Rumors You Are Not Going To Like
Entering 2011 Spring Training, the New York Yankees had no back end in their pitching rotation, as the four and five spots were wide open. GM Brian Cashman decided to go with the motto of quantity over quality, which was far from comforting. Names like Bartolo Colon, Mark Prior and Freddie Garcia were the solutions [...]
New York Yankees: Manny Banuelos Update
Thanks to the YES Network, the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox game was blacked out in New York despite being advertised to be showing on ESPN2. This was ridiculous of YES to blackout one of the most relevant games of Spring Training and one that fans were very excited to watch. YES had [...]
Who Said New York Has Pitching Problems? Projecting Yankees Starting Rotation
The critics have spoken, actually they haven’t shut-up about potential troubles facing the New York Yankees pitching heading into 2011. There are viable reasons behind the endless debating about the Yankees rotation following this off-season’s reality check. Does it justify such a dramatic stance that the Yankees might not contend in 2011? Absolutely not, but [...]
New York Yankees Projected Starting Lineup
It’s too early in Spring Training to presume anything yet, but the New York Yankee bats still remain strong and easily one of the most lethal line-ups in baseball. The batting order doesn’t have any holes to fill, but once the regular season gets underway, some tweaking here or there is possible. My guess is [...]
