Pardon me if you’re exhausted from it, but the Yankees’ DH situation is about the only thing left to talk about as the Hot Stove (thankfully) enters its final stretch drive and we (finally) approach Spring Training. Off the top of my head, I’d venture a guess that each author here has at least touched [...]
(The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). I’m not a big fan of the NFL, at least not the mediocrity and gimmickry that have become its ideals, but in honor of the Giants Super Bowl encore against the Patriots, the table below contains every World Series rematch (same participants within a five-year span) since [...]
I’ve been thinking about the big picture of the Yankee future for some time now. We’ve had a lot of recent developments over the last couple of months that seriously impact how the Yankees are going to compete and try to win for the next 3-6 years. The new CBA, and the $189 million payroll [...]
I’m a fan of the Michael Pineda trade because even if it risks making the Yankees weaker in four years, it makes them stronger for the next two years, which is about the absolute maximum amount of time the Yankees have before one or more of Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira (probably the [...]
The title of this post is something I never thought I’d write. For years, I’ve talked a lot of junk about Raul Ibanez. He’s overrated. He can’t play the field. He looks like an alien. The former two are reasons why I wouldn’t ever want him on the Yankees. But, (semi) desperate times call for [...]
Use this as your open thread for the night, and all of tomorrow, for those celebrating with me.
Brien, condolences.
In one fell swoop last weekend the Yankees went from having a rotation littered with question marks to one that is locked down, in some order, one-through four. Over night the team’s biggest problem went from figuring out how to make it rain every four days in between CC Sabathia‘s starts to deciding how best [...]
It’s been a long, long time since the days when Travis Hafner and teammate Grady Sizemore were taking votes away from each other in the MVP balloting. From 04-06 he was one of the best young sluggers in the game. But injuries, in particular a nagging, hard to diagnose shoulder problem had robbed him of [...]
This is yesterday’s news, but the Yankees have settled on 2012 salary terms with Brett Gardner, avoiding arbitration in Gardner’s first year of eligibility. Brett the Jet will make $2.8 million this season, an obvious steal for the Yankees given Gardner’s value since becoming a regular in 2010. Even as far as first year arbitration players go, Gardner is probably being underpaid, but that’s life when a large chunk of your value comes from your defensive work.
The Yankees have two arbitration eligible players remaining un-signed in left-handed specialist Boone Logan and catcher Russell Martin.
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