It’s been a very active winter meetings for major league baseball, but one team has been conspicuously silent. In the past, the Yankees were rumored to be involved with every big name free agent, regardless of need, but now, the team isn’t even considered a contender to retain its own players. Will Brian Cashman make [...]
Archive for the ‘Roster Analysis’ Category
Can Yankees Make Ends Meet in 2014? A Closer Look at Team’s Future Payroll Obligations
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, CBA, Free Agents, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on December 5, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Arod’s Injury, Aging Roster Could Bring About Day of Reckoning for Budget Cutting Yankees
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on December 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Already eroded by free agent departures (actual and likely), the Yankees’ projected lineup for 2013 took another blow when it was announced that Alex Rodriguez could miss half the season following upcoming surgery on his left hip. Although an obvious setback to an offense already starved for right-handed power, the loss of Arod doesn’t mean [...]
Excuses Follow Russell Martin’s Exit; Time for Yankees, Cashman to Enter No Spin Zone
Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged Brian Cashman on November 30, 2012 | 7 Comments »
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, [...]
Napoli, Youkilis Have Right Stuff for Yankees
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on November 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What is the Yankees’ greatest area of need this off season? Finding a replacement for Nick Swisher in right field? How about a right handed DH to replace Andruw Jones or an offensive-oriented catcher to either replace or supplement Russell Martin? With Mark Teixeira becoming increasingly injury prone and Alex Rodriguez’ ability to play a [...]
Luxury Tax Getting Right of Way as Yanks Search for Swisher’s Replacement
Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on November 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In Spring Training, the big question for the Yankees will be whether Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson switch places in left and center. Before they get to that point, however, the Yankees first need to determine who will stand alongside them in right, and at what cost? One of the Yankees’ biggest advantages over the [...]
Yankees Get Second Chance on Dan Haren
Posted in Baseball, Free Agents, Hot Stove, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged Los Angeles Angels on November 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Eyewitnesses can sometimes be the most unreliable. And, in the era of social media, the least trustworthy sources for trades are often the players involved. Such was the case last night, when Carlos Marmol tipped off a reporter in his native Dominican Republic that he had been [...]
Dump Arod? If So, Yankees Better Have Back-Up Plan
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on October 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »
First he was pinch hit for, then he was benched, and now, apparently, Alex Rodriguez is set to become the first player traded from a playoff team in the middle of a postseason series. OK, fine, maybe that last part is a bit of an exaggeration, but even though the Bronx Bombers are still clinging [...]
