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Made for Cable: RSNs Fill Baseball’s Coffers; MLB Revenues Continue to Rise

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged on March 21, 2012 | 4 Comments »

The business of baseball is very good, and one of the big reasons why is cable television. According to Forbes’ most recent look at the game’s economics, MLB’s 30 teams combined to earn net-revenue of over $6.3 billion, a 3.6% increase from last year’s record total.  And, of that total, nearly 15% came directly from […]

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What to Do with Freddy Garcia?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , , , on March 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »

When Freddy Garcia signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Yankees, he was arguably the third starter on the team’s depth chart. However, following the offseason acquisitions of Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda, the re-emergence of Phil Hughes, and the comeback of Andy Pettitte, the veteran right hander now seems destined to be the […]

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Taking Some Early Spring Training Temperatures

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on March 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) An old baseball adage warns against trusting numbers compiled in March, but nonetheless, teams still make decisions based on Spring Training performance. So, with almost half of the exhibition schedule in the books, let’s take a look at some of the early returns from position players facing […]

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Does Andy Pettitte Fit into the Yankees’ 2012 Plans?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on March 16, 2012 | 4 Comments »

You can never have enough pitching. At least that seems to be the message the Yankees are sending with the bombshell announcement that Andy Pettitte has come out of retirement to sign a minor league contract worth $2.5 million. According to Brian Cashman, the Yankees and Pettitte first discussed a reunion back in December, before […]

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Homers in the Booth…Only on YES?

Posted in Baseball, Media, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on March 13, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Homers are good things in baseball, unless, according to some, they reside in the broadcast booth, and especially if they work for the YES Network. The Yankees have a rich history of broadcasters that complements the team’s legacy on the field, and one of the most respected was Red Barber. Perhaps above all else, Barber […]

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A Contract Extension for Arod? Why 714 Is a More Important Number than 2014

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, CBA, MLB, Yankees, tagged on March 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Reaction to the Yankees’ attempt to lower payroll below $189 million has continued unabated. This afternoon, two different Yankees’ blogs (TYA and RAB) addressed a recent article by Joel Sherman suggesting that the Yankees extend Alex Rodriguez’ contract in order to lower the average annual value and, as a result, draw closer to the $189 […]

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2014: A Payroll Odyssey; A Closer Look at the Yankees’ Cost Cutting Ambitions

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Hal Steinbrenner recently confirmed his intention to lower the Yankees’ payroll below the luxury tax threshold in 2014, setting off a flurry of reaction from the mainstream media and blogs alike. Aside from the simple irony of the Yankees adhering to a budget, the response has mostly centered on either the sacrifices the team must […]

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