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Brian Cashman has been used to dispensing big money contracts as general manager of the Yankees, but lately, the only thing he has been dishing out are excuses. As front man for the organization’s new policy of thrift, Cashman has been forced to rationalize the team’s frugality. Following the recent departure of Russell Martin, however, […]

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Although the justification may be suspect, the Yankees’ actions this winter clearly imply that the team is serious about trimming its 2014 payroll below the $189 million competitive balance (aka luxury) tax threshold, which includes approximately $11 million in benefit expenses, leaving about $178 million left for actual salaries. Because of this pending restriction, the […]

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The Yankees’ austerity plan, which seeks to trim the team’s payroll below the $189 million luxury tax threshold by 2014, has placed the franchise in an unfamiliar position this off season. Instead of pursuing the best free agents, including re-signing several of their own, the team has eschewed long-term contracts in favor of value-laden one-year […]

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Wish lists are a big part of the holiday season, and baseball is no exception. However, general managers around the league do not have the advantage of Black Friday bargains. Teams forced to satisfy their needs in the free agent market usually pay full price, and then some, so making an imprudent purchase can prove […]

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The Blue Jays have almost single handedly kept the baseball hot stove burning in November. The team’s busy off season coalesced yesterday as Toronto’s blockbuster trade with the Marlins was approved, the signing of Melky Cabrera was finalized and the selection of John Gibbons as the team’s new manager (again) was revealed. The flurry of […]

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(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Mike Trout was named MVP after all. Granted, he didn’t earn that distinction from the Baseball Writers Association of American (BBWAA), but the award that will sit on his mantle is just as meaningful, having been bestowed by an organization dedicated to the rich and diverse heritage of the […]

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Has sabermetrics lost the WAR? Or, is resistance to the movement’s flagship statistic a two-front battle that is no longer worth fighting? For the past several years, “sabermetricians” and “traditionalists” have battled over the relative importance of different statistics, with the award season being the most frequent battleground. In 2010, the SABR crowd won a […]

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