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Yankees Near Deal with Travis Hafner; Good Acquisition but Also Necessary Evil

Posted in Baseball on January 30, 2013 | 1 Comment »

As the off season draws to a close, the Yankees still find themselves without a viable starting catcher, right handed outfielder, and designated hitter from either side of the plate. Obviously, Brian Cashman’s winter plans haven’t gone as expected, so, it’s time to round up some usual, and unusual, suspects. Among the dwindling list of […]

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Biogenesis Scandal Casts Alex Rodriguez As HGH Red Herring

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on January 29, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Alex Rodriguez is at the center of another controversy. This time, the injured slugger is linked to Biogenesis, a Miami-area clinic that is widely suspected of dispensing HGH and other banned substances. Stop the presses. Although the report in the Miami NewTimes referenced several athletes in many different sports, the story has not surprisingly coalesced […]

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Yankees Sign Juan Rivera; Time Machine Not Included

Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, MLB, Roster Analysis on January 28, 2013 | 4 Comments »

Juan Rivera is returning to the Bronx. Normally, the signing of a journeyman outfielder to a minor league contract wouldn’t be worthy of mention, but in this case, the acquisition says a lot about the Yankees’ past and present, and, perhaps, their future as well. On the same day the Bronx Bombers inked Rivera, Nick […]

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Flaw in the Yankees’ Budget Plan? Breaking Down MLB’s Revenue Sharing System

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Yankees on January 23, 2013 | 5 Comments »

Earlier today, Ken Rosenthal wrote about a potential flaw in the Yankees’ plan to dip below the luxury tax threshold in 2014 (click here for a detailed breakdown, which includes estimated potential savings). According to Rosenthal, baseball’s overall financial strength is conspiring to limit the potential savings the Yankees could enjoy under the CBA’s new […]

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Requiem for a Sore Loser: Earl Weaver Finally Rests in Peace

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Humor, Video, tagged on January 19, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived.’” – Earl Weaver, quoted by Thomas Boswell,  Washington Post, October 6, 1986 There’s been a lot of talk about character in baseball these days. However, the characters are much more interesting. Sadly, baseball lost one of its best when Earl Weaver passed away at […]

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Yankees Need to Renegotiate Position on Contract Extensions

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, CBA, Free Agents, Hal Steinbrenner, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on January 19, 2013 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees don’t do contract extensions. That policy is the consumer equivalent of buying airfare the day before you travel. It’s going to cost more when you book the flight, but you get to avoid an early commitment. When money is no object, the resultant flexibility is […]

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Did Rafael Soriano (and Scott Boras) Get the Last Laugh?

Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, MLB, Yankees, tagged on January 16, 2013 | 2 Comments »

When ownership went over Brian Cashman’s head to sign Rafael Soriano before the 2011 season, the franchise was called foolish. That two opt outs were included in his contract heightened the criticism, which seemed sensible after the reliever’s first-year struggles in pinstripes. However, when Mariano Rivera was lost for the season in 2012, and Soriano […]

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