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The Yankees need Robinson Cano. Such an obvious statement should go without saying, but there has been growing sentiment among fans and media that suggests otherwise. According to this line of thinking, either Cano is not worth his rumored contract demands and/or the Yankees can not afford him. Does such an argument hold up to […]

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With spring training injuries ravaging the Yankees’ already thin 40-man roster, Brian Cashman has resorted to his best Claude Rains impersonation. In an attempt to fill the team’s many voids, the Yankees’ GM has resorted to “rounding up the usual suspects”, but based on the reaction to some of his recent moves, fans of the […]

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(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) After me the deluge.” – attributed to Louis XV “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” – General Douglas MacArthur Derek Jeter’s days in pinstripes are numbered. Ask anyone. Like an annual rite, this observation has become a part of Yankees’ Spring Training. Over the past four years, the […]

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Should the Yankees try to sign Robinson Cano to an extension before the season? Following comments from Hal Steinbrenner that alluded to preliminary negotiations with the All Star second baseman, that question has been foremost on the minds of the team’s legion of fans. The best answer is the Yankees should have re-signed Cano last […]

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(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Long-term contracts rarely end well, especially for pitchers. That’s the conventional wisdom at least. Although that position is probably too extreme when you look at the history of long-term deals, there’s obvious truth in it. Any time an organization shells out big bucks to one player, they are taking a […]

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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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(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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