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Show Me the Money: A Chronological History of Baseball’s Best Paid Players

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, George M. Steinbrenner, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , , on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

(The following was originally published at Bronx Banter) Alex Rodriguez stood alone as baseball’s only $200 million man for a decade, but now he has company. In the last six weeks, the fraternity has tripled with the addition of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder. However, Arod still remains firmly planted atop baseball’s all-time salary totem [...]

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With Nakajima Headed Back to Japan, Do Yanks Have a Backup Plan?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, International, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees’ winning bid for Japanese short stop Hiroyuki Nakajima came out of the blue last month, which led me to believe the team had identified international professionals as the next “market inefficiency”. As it turns out, the team wasn’t really interested in Nakajima, at least not enough to persuade the Seibu Lions’ star to accept [...]

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Rage Against the Machine; Anger Toward Pujols Familiar Territory for Arod

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Sports Business, Yankees, tagged , on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Albert Pujols’ decision to take his talents to Southern California has inspired great joy among Angels’ fans and, not surprisingly, a considerable amount of vitriol from those who root for the Cardinals. Phony, trader, liar, mercenary, and fraud have all been used on twitter and talk radio to describe Pujols because he opted for a [...]

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Yanks Win Posting for Japanese SS; Could Signal Future Moves

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on December 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Considered along side the other big headlines being made at the Winter Meetings, the Yankees winning bid for the rights to Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima doesn’t seem like a big deal. However, it could signal the beginning of a new strategy designed to circumvent some of the onerous restrictions triggered by the new CBA as [...]

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Is There Enough Room for Big Papi in the Bronx?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Red Sox, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »

For the last nine seasons, David Ortiz has been one of the most prolific hitters in baseball and the rock of the Boston Red Sox’ lineup. However, there hasn’t been much love for Big Papi on the free agent market. According to recent reports, the DH’s options seem limited to accepting arbitration or signing a [...]

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It Had To Be Arod: The Stigma of a Series-Ending Out

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Yankees on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As Alex Rodriguez’ walked back to the dugout after striking out to end the 2011 ALDS, you could practically see the headlines writing themselves. Not surprisingly, the New York tabloids didn’t disappoint when it came to assigning a disproportionate amount of blame to Rodriguez, but unfortunately, the “you just knew it had to be Arod” [...]

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Better to Be Lucky? A Look at the Yankees’ Best and Worst Games by Individual Offensive WPA

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After falling behind 6-0 to the Oakland Athletics in last night’s game, the Yankees mounted a furious comeback attempt that literally just fell short when Nick Swisher’s bid for a walk-off grand slam landed in Coco Crisp’s glove, just inches from the center field wall. As is often the case when losing by a slim [...]

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