Andruw Rudolf Jones
(The Curaçao Kid )
Position : Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 225 lb.
Born : April 23 , 1977 in Willemstad, Curacao
High School : St. Paulus (Willemstad, CW) Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1993.
(All Transactions ) Debut : August 15, 1996 (Age 19)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Teams (by GP): Braves/Yankees/WhiteSox/Rangers/Dodgers 1996-2012Agents : Scott Boras [*] Final Game : October 3, 2012 (Age 35)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/22 Crashburn Alley: The Wednesday Ten: Doubles Will Find Me : So, the Ten is a day late. And Paul Boye, your usual curator, is out of pocket, so I will be pulling together your Tuesday Wednesday ...
5/20 Beyond the Scorecard: 5/19/13 Box Score Ephemera : All the news that's fit to print about the games of Sunday, May 19th, 2013. Be sure to check out my compendium of baseball's errors, ...
5/12 Baseball Analytics: The Dodgers (and others) struggles with runners in scoring position : In today's Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo writes extensively about the Dodgers troubles hitting with runners in scoring position.
Cafardo ...
5/9 Atlanta Bullpen: Chipper Jones Not the Richest Ex-Brave : According to the website, Celebrity Net Worth, former Braves great and future Hall of Famer, Chipper Jones, is worth $110 million. ...
5/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Looking at how the Yankees have done position by position :
Entering the season a lot of people predicted doom and gloom, but here we are a little more than a month into the season and ...
5/2 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Mid – Week Around The Horn Rant : Like us on Facebook here Thursday May.02/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): I am officially throwing ...
5/1 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 25: Loss to Marlins : Marlins 2 Mets 1 Jeremy Hefner just couldn’t do the job. What a disappointment. Mets Game Notes Apparently, Hefner thought ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 Baseball Ruminations: Single Tool Players Part 2/5: Arm Strength & The Value of Outfield Assists : Part one of this exercise focused on raw, pure, unbridled POWER. Part two will focus on raw, pure, unbridled ARM STRENGTH. In ...
4/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): What a difference a year makes : As I was sitting in the upper deck of Yankee Stadium yesterday, I was struck by how different the lineup was from last year at ...
4/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Brian Cashman is smart not to take credit for Yankees strong start, and other notes :
The Yankees had some big holes in the lineup going into the season and most weren’t afraid to point them out. There was ...
4/23 Baseball de World: Today in Baseball History – April 23 : April 23, 1903 The New York Highlanders defeat the Washington Senators 7-2 earning the first win in franchise history. The franchise ...
4/22 Blog Red Machine: The Active MLB Reds Killers All-Star Team : It is strange how some players can thrive on even the best pitchers or teams in baseball. For example, in his career Luis Gonzalez ...
4/17 mlbreports.com : Yankees Week Two – Getting Right in Cleveland, A Bunch Of Rain And A Triple Play : Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, April 17, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): In baseball, ...
4/16 Crashburn Alley: Death or Glory: Delmon Young : “Delmon’s going to be as good as Delmon wants to be. He can do whatever he puts his mind to do.” -Anonymous ...
4/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Catching up on Dodger news with lots of links: Greinke, Puig, Uribe, et al : Even before the Zack Greinke-Carlos Quentin fiasco from Thursday, there was a lot written about the Dodgers throughout the week. ...
4/12 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts: The “Pronk's Bomber” Illusion : Clearly, even Mother Nature had seen just about all she could stomach of the Yankees’ geriatric merry-go-round this week, ...
4/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Bizarro Yankees Surviving Early Slate With Hitting, Not Pitching :
Heading into 2013, the Yankees most glaring weakness figured to be their offense. They led the major leagues in home runs in ...
4/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Former Yankees Transitioning into New Roles, Teams : With the Yankees currently in Cleveland for a four-game series, players and fans alike were able to get an up-close look at Nick ...
4/8 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti ‘Checks In’ With the Lair : With the Dodgers being afforded their second day off in the first week of the season, GM Ned Colletti was kind enough to chat ...
4/2 The Writer's Journey: Who is the greatest center fielder of all-time? : If you didn’t say Willie Mays, you have a problem. Far and away the greatest, the Say Hey Kid scores 376.79, an astounding 88.25 ...
4/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Milestone Watch: Indians Give Stat Rats Numbers to Cheer For : By Steve Eby Did you know that the Major League record for inside the park homeruns was held by a former Cleveland Hall of Famer? ...
4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Are the aged and broken New York Yankees doomed in 2013? : The New York Yankees have enjoyed 20-consecutive winning seasons and missed the postseason just once since 1995. No matter how ...
News -- March 2013
3/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 37: Red Sox 6, Yankees 0 :
After failing to complete the comeback Friday night, the Yankees looked even more lost Saturday night. Both starting pitchers ...
3/28 Baseball News Source: Yankees Release Juan Rivera, Offense Appears Set for Opening Day : Perhaps the most heavily evolving offensive roster may finally have found its completion on Thursday. Juan Rivera, vying initially ...
3/28 mlbreports.com : LA Dodgers Payroll In 2013: And Contracts Going Forward : Thursday Mar.28/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst And Website Owner): I must say I am completely shocked at the Dodgers ...
3/27 The Sports Critic: Yankees Need to Overcome Beginning with Major Injuries : We all know of the key injuries that will keep CF Curtis Granderson and 1B Mark Teixeira out for all of April and at least part ...
3/25 mlbreports.com : Top Five Most Memorable Moments from the 2013 World Baseball Classic : Like us on Facebook here Monday, March.25 2013 By Sam Evans (Baseball Writer): The 2013 World Baseball Classic was an ...
3/24 The Captain's Blog: All’s Not Well for Yankees as Team Looks to Angel in the Outfield : (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees are paying the price for a thrifty off ...
3/20 Baseball Jerks: 2013 World Baseball Classic Stats Leaders : With the third ever World Baseball Classic in the books, we now know that the Dominican Republic is the new powerhouse of the ...
3/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: A BYB WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC RECAP :
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3/19 Puckett's Pond: Fanta-see You at Target Field : I’m not sure if this disqualifies me as a purist, but in addition to my love for America’s pastime and the Minnesota Twins, ...
3/19 MetsToday.com: Who Embodies the Mets? : In a story published on WSJ.com, Tim Marchman suggests that Kirk Nieuwen**** “personifies” the Mets. Do you agree? ...
3/19 Baseball de World: WBC: Dominican Downs the Dutch; Will Face Puerto Rico in Championship : Dominican Republic Advances to WBC Final By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) The World Baseball Classic championship game will ...
3/18 Baseball de World: WBC: Dominican Republic vs Netherlands Pitching Match Up : The Dominican Republic is looking for a little revenge on Monday night in the World Baseball Classic. In 2009, the Netherlands ...
3/18 Baseball de World: World Baseball Classic Finals Preview: Netherlands : Going through our previews of the teams in the 2013 World Baseball Classic we come to the pair of teams that play in the semifinals ...
3/17 mlbreports.com : World Baseball Classic Week Two Recap : Like us on Facebook here Saturday, March 17th, 2013 By Sam Evans (Baseball Writer): A lot has happened in the World Baseball ...
3/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Zack Greinke elbow woes stir Jason Schmidt flashbacks in L.A. : Yesterday was a somber day for me. I was hit with the realization that I suffer from a rare disease that causes me to freak out ...
3/11 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 11: Netherlands Downs Cuba with Walk Off; Advances to Semifinals : With just one game to wrap up Round 2, the Netherlands rallied to defeat Cuba early Monday morning (US time). The Netherlands ...
3/11 Baseball News Source: World Baseball Classic 2013: The Netherlands Upsets Cuba To Reach Semis : The Netherlands came back from a two run eighth-inning deficit and upset Cuba 7-6 to advance to the semi finals of the World ...
3/11 Tyler's Think Tank: Are the Yankees Doomed? :
Jeter is one of many Yankees trying to overcome age and injury
The New York Yankees are have enjoyed 20 consecutive winning ...
3/11 Baseball Musings: Dutch in the Ninth : With one out, Andruw Jones reaches on an error by the Cuban third baseman. The Netherlands has the winning run on base with the ...
3/9 The Sports Critic: Major Injuries Put Yankees’ Season in Jeopardy before It Starts : A Major League team cannot win a division title in April, but it surely can lose one that early. The New York Yankees could suffer ...
3/8 Camden Depot: 2013 World Baseball Classic: Netherlands : This is the sixth in a series to introduce everyone to teams parti**** in 2013's World Baseball Classic. As this series ...
3/6 The Sports Critic: Yankees’ 2013 Season Preview : NOTE: This originally posted before the Curtis Granderson injury. It happens every year, and this year is no exception. The cries ...
3/6 The Baseball Continuum: WBC Round 2 Preview: Pool 1 (Tokyo) : Well, Pool 1 of Round 2 of the World Baseball Classic is all set. Go below the jump for a preview of the pool, and also consider ...
3/5 Baseball Jerks: New York Yankees 2013 Preview : It has been an uncharacteristically quiet offseason for the Bombers as the front office plans to cut the team’s payroll ...
3/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): What about Travis Hafner? : Over the past few seasons the Yankees have had incredible success with single season, aging platoon DHs. First it was Marcus Thames. ...
3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Yankees : The Yankees seem determined to avoid the luxury tax in 2014, yet the club entered the 2012-13 offseason with a variety of major ...
News -- February 2013
2/27 Yanks Go Yard: Give Me a Break: Who Could the New York Yankees Get to Replace Granderson? : Well, we are all of two days into the Yankees’ Spring Training schedule and we already have our first significant injury of ...
2/27 Obstructed View: 2013 Cubs Projections: Starlin Castro : Before we get to Starlin Castro's 2013 Cubs Projections, I wanted to talk a little bit about something else in regard to Castro. ...
2/26 The Baseball Continuum: World Baseball Classic Preview: Pool B (Taichung) : Pool B is a tough one. All four teams involved in it- Taipei, Korea, the Netherlands and Australia- all have the ability to win ...
2/26 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC News for Feb. 26, 2013 : For last night’s news, go here. For today’s news…. go below the jump. In Asia, warm-up games have resumed: Samurai ...
2/25 Billy-Ball.com: The Yankees are Run Down : The Yankees are going to miss Curtis Granderson for the next 10 weeks with a broken right forearm. The Grandyman was hit in the ...
2/25 Jays Journal: Granderson Injury Changes AL East : A lot of baseball fans and media believe the reason the Toronto Blue Jays went “all in” this offseason is because the AL East ...
2/24 StoopSports.com: Breaking News: Granderson Breaks Forearm : Anthony Pucik- Yankees’ outfielder Curtis Granderson will be out for 10 weeks after breaking his forearm in his first Spring ...
2/20 Call to the Pen: World Baseball Classic: With a Few MLB Players, Pool B is Wide Open : Pool B features a smattering of current and former MLB talent in what might be the most wide open pool of the first round. Each ...
2/18 Braves Journal: J.R. Graham: I’m Trying Not to Sound Like Eeyore : J.R. Graham is certainly the Braves’ hottest prospect, and some analysts are even beginning to suggest that he might be ...
2/17 mlbreports.com : 2013 WBC Group B Preview : Like us on Facebook here Sunday, February 17th, 2013 By Sam Evans (Baseball Writer): Group B in the 2013 World Baseball ...
2/16 Call to the Pen: Why Jurickson Profar Should Play in the World Baseball Classic : The general consensus is that the Texas Rangers’ Jurickson Profar is the #1 prospect in the game today, and he has been ...
2/16 WasWatching: Outfielders With 4+ Seasons Of 15+ Fielding Runs : Here is the list - Rk Yrs From To Age 1 Andruw Jones 7 1998 2007 21-30 Ind. Seasons 2 Paul Blair 7 1967 1974 23-30 Ind. Seasons ...
2/13 mlbreports.com : The New York Yankees Hitting Roster In 2013: State Of The Union Part 1 : Like us on Facebook here twitter-follow screen_name=’mlbreports’ show_screen_name=’no’] Wednesday, February.13, ...
2/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Mariano Rivera has decided if 2013 is his last season : So it seems Mariano Rivera has come to a decision about 2013 and whether it will be his last season in the Majors, he's just not ...
2/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JOE GIRARDI: "THIS TEAM COULD WIN 95 GAMES." :
Important points were revealed by Joe Girardi yesterday, but none more important than his assessment that his team has talent ...
2/10 Through The Fence Baseball: What should the Texas Rangers do with Elvis Andrus? : The Texas Rangers are in a fortunate, yet precarious, situation where the club has seemingly incredible depth at shortstop ...
2/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Could the Yankees upgrades already be on the team? : As the offseason winds down, aside from the Alex Rodriguez drama and the small signings of Matt Diaz, Kevin Youkilis and Juan ...
2/1 PaulLebowitz.com: If You’re Thinking of Comparing Hafner to Ibanez, Don’t : Those thinking of equating the Yankees signing of Travis Hafner to last year’s signing of Raul Ibanez are in for a rude awakening. ...
News -- January 2013
1/29 Tomahawk Take: The New Face of the Atlanta Braves : This offseason has been one of the most exciting that I have witnessed being a Braves fan for as long as I can remember. In ...
1/28 Through The Fence Baseball: World Baseball Classic: Latino teams looking strong : I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m more than ready to watch some baseball. Super Bowl XLVII, featuring the ...
1/24 Blog Red Machine: If Cincinnati Reds’ Scott Rolen Retires Now, Can He Make it To the Hall of Fame ? : Scott Rolen is apparently still sitting on the fence as what he wants to do with his baseball career. Does he want to come back ...
1/23 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.6 Free Agency and Trades (by W.C.G.) : In The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver looked at several different fields of prediction to illustrate both the power and the ...
1/19 The Baseball Continuum: WBC Roster Analysis: The Netherlands : What, did you expect me to do the Dominican Republic first after I did Team USA? Well, sorry to disappoint, as I’m focusing ...
1/18 Call to the Pen: The Bizarre Career of Andruw Jones : There really haven’t been many players in the history of baseball who can boast a career as head-scratchingly odd as that ...
1/12 The High Phive: Baseball’s Hypocrisy Hall of Fame : As we go into the traditional baseball Hall of Fame weekend this summer, there will be no inductions of players into Cooperstown. ...
1/10 Baseball News Source: Seattle Mariners Should Trade Justin Smoak or Mike Carp : The Mariners would be wise to deal Justin Smoak or Mike Carp The Seattle Mariners are a young team. Up and comers like: Kyle Seager, ...
1/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Mike Morse strongly opposes beign a DH :
The Yankees are looking for a right handed hitting outfielder and a DH and Mike Morse, who could fill both of those roles at ...
1/8 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Hall of Fame, Lance Armstrong, Justin Bieber : Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Zach Pennington, Stephen Arenholtz, Atman Thakrar, Glen Hentz The hottest topics for the week ...
1/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Hairston likely to make decision soon, Yankees “pessimistic” :
Though they've acquired both Matt Diaz and Russ Canzler in recent weeks, the Yankees' search for a right-handed hitting outfielder ...
1/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Scott Hairston choosing between the Yankees and Mets :
The Yankees have been interested in free agent outfielder Scott Hairston throughout the entire offseason, but so far he hasn’t ...
1/3 Baseball With Matt: An Interview with My First Current Player 1/3/13 : Hey baseball fans!I have yet another interview for you today! This one is pretty special, because it was the first interview I ...
1/3 Crashburn Alley: 2013 and 1996 : Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) published his batch of 2013 ZiPS projects for the Phillies over at FanGraphs yesterday. There aren’t ...
1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : MLB | Andruw Jones' wife files for divorce, claims he tried to kill her: The wife of former New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones filed for divorce about a week after she accused him of grabbing her neck ...[+]
and saying he wanted to kill her, according to a court document. Nicole Jones said their 10-year marriage is irretrievably broken, according to the divorce complaint filed in a suburban Atlanta court Monday, Dec. 31.
1/2 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Happy New Year, Kim Kardashian, Harry Styles : Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Jon Sender, Zach Pennington, Atman Thakrar, Glen Hentz The hottest topics for the week of December ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 Yankees Fans Unite: 2012: A Year In Review : 2012 has been an exciting (yet puzzling) year for the Yankees. They made signings, were plagued with injuries but overall were ...
12/29 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #3 Performances : At the middle of our collection of top performances for 2012 and for the #3′s and for this, and you could say that two of ...
12/28 Lasorda's Lair: Takashi Saito Will Return to Japan to Join Eagles : Takashi Saito 斎藤 隆, has reportedly signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on a one-year deal for next season. The ...
12/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Andruw Jones drunkenly beat his wife on Christmas, still going to Japan : Former Yankee and known prostitution solicitor Andruw Jones was arrested on Christmas morning for beating his wife, dragging her ...
12/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees still interested in Scott Hairston despite signing Matt Diaz :
The Yankees signed Matt Diaz earlier this week which fills their need for a right handed hitting outfielder, but despite that ...
12/28 NPB Tracker: Rakuten To Sign Saito : After signing Andruw Jones and Casey McGehee, the word was the that Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were looking to add a third Major ...
12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Takashi Saito To Sign With Rakuten Golden Eagles : Veteran right-hander Takashi Saito has agreed to a one-year deal worth $350K (plus incentives) with the Rakuten Golden Eagles ...
12/28 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: May : As we continue our stroll through the Reds 2012 season, we arrive at the month of May. April ended with the Redlegs owning a record ...
12/27 Baseball News Source: Intriguing Options Remain to Complete Yankees’ 2013 Roster : Diaz can play the corner outfield position and hits right-handed, but… The New York Yankees signed outfielder and occasional ...
12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Japanese League | Andruw Jones deal not in jeopardyThe Rakuten Eagles intend to move forward with OF Andruw Jones despite his arrest for domestic battery....[+]
The Rakuten Eagles intend to move forward with OF Andruw Jones despite his arrest for domestic battery.
12/26 Yankees Fans Unite: A Week In Review: Swisher, Ibanez, Diaz, Jones : Good evening everyone. Since I was on vacation for the past week, instead of doing an offseason note article, this article is ...
12/26 Baseball Musings: More on Andruw : Andruw Jones stands accused of battering his wife: Nicole Jones told officers that she tried to escape upstairs, but her husband ...
12/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DEREK LOWE, ANDRUW JONES & OSCAR MADISON :
Derek Lowe: The reality of Derek Lowe is he wants to be a starter. The problem is, in my mind at least, is he is better off ...
12/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : MLB | More on Andruw Jones arrest: Updating a previous report, Japanese League OF Andruw Jones allegedly assaulted his wife after a Christmas party, which Jones ...[+]
allegedly became intoxicated at. According to the police report, Nicole Jones said Andruw became belligerent as they worked assembling a desk and grabbed her by the left arm. She pulled away and attempted to go upstairs, according to the report, but Jones grabbed her by the ankle, pulled her down and put his hands around her neck and said, 'I want to kill you, I want to (expletive) kill you.'
12/26 MLB Injury News: Andruw Jones Arrested on Battery Charge : Former All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones was arrested
early on Christmas morning on a battery charge, reports The Associated ...
12/25 Lasorda's Lair: Andruw Jones Arrested on Domestic Battery Charge : I hope that you are all having a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family. Unfortunately Andruw Jones did not have a jolly ...
12/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : MLB | Andruw Jones arrested on Christmas: Former Atlanta Braves OF Andruw Jones was arrested early Tuesday, Dec. 25, on a battery charge, according to jail records. Jones ...[+]
signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Tohuku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Pacific League earlier this month.
12/25 Baseball Musings: What do you Expect from a Batter : Andruw Jones was arrested for battery: Jones, now 35, was signed earlier in December to play for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ...
12/25 My Pinstripes: Andruw Jones' Christmas Arrest- Tis the season? :
Andruw Jones, who spent the last two seasons with the Yankees and is headed to Japan to play for the Rakuten Golden ...
12/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHO'S THE RIGHT FIELDER THE YANKEES WANT? :
If you read Mark Feinsand's Tweet, it's clear the Yankees want to do something, but what? Feinsand's tweet reveals that Yankee ...
12/23 Baseball News Source: 2013 Yankees Roster: Missing Ingredients or Missing Luck? : Yankees: There are lots of variables accompanying an October run We’ve already reviewed the difference between the 2012 ...
12/23 Yanks Go Yard: Grading the Yankees: Andruw Jones : When the Yankees signed Andruw Jones in 2011, they were hoping for a right-handed power bat to mash left-handed pitching. Given ...
12/22 Baseball News Source: 2013 Yankees Roster: Missing Ingredients or Missing Luck? : Yankees: There are lots of variables accompanying an October run We’ve already reviewed the difference between the 2012 ...
12/22 Rays Colored Glasses: For Lower-Tier MLB Players, Deciding Where to Play Becomes A Game of Numbers : Why do baseball players spend their entire lives dreaming of a future in the major leagues? They want the prestige that comes ...
12/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHO? JIM THOME OR RAUL IBANEZ? :
Now I know what you're thinking and look, I hear you... Raul Ibanez is our
2012 playoff hero. You're wondering why in the ...
12/21 Call to the Pen: Casey McGehee Headed to Japan : It was just three seasons ago that Casey McGehee produced 23 home runs and 104 RBI for the Milwaukee Brewers. In an off-season ...
12/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT WAS FUN CASEY MCGEHEE... :
Well, what do you know... Andruw Jones was the first dude the Yankees had last season, that suddenly decided to go play ...
12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rakuten Eagles To Sign Casey McGehee : Free agent infielder Casey McGehee has agreed to play in Japan for the Rakuten Eagles, according to multiple Japanese reports ...
12/21 NPB Tracker: Reports: Rakuten Agrees with McGehee : Multiple reports out of the Japanese media machine say that the Rakuten Golden Eagles have agreed to a contract with third baseman ...
12/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): The end of #toomanyhomers? :
The 2013 Yankees are going to look very different from the 2012 version of the franchise. There will be different faces in ...
12/17 Lasorda's Lair: Former Dodger Dana Eveland Signs With Hanwha Eagles : Andruw Jones isn’t the only former Dodger leaving to play overseas. Former Dodger starting pitcher Dana Eveland will also ...
12/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees and Angels have discussed a trade for Vernon Wells :
The Angels have extra depth in the outfield since their signing of Josh Hamilton and the Yankees are in need of a right handed ...
12/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: On Matters of the Outfield : This past weekend, two slightly odd things about the Yankees and their outfield situation were reported. After they inked Ichiro ...
12/17 The Flagrant Fan: Andruw Jones was Dale Murphy with a rad glove : The offensive similarities between Andruw Jones and Dale Murphy are striking. And since each career encompassed successive generations ...
12/17 Lasorda's Lair: Andruw Jones Signs With Japanese Team : Remember when I mentioned in my post yesterday about how the Dodgers will still be paying Andruw Jones in 2013? Well, the former ...
12/16 Call to the Pen: Andruw Jones Off to Japan : What a bizarre path Andruw Jones‘s career has taken. The latest — and perhaps final — twist came with today’s ...
12/16 Lasorda's Lair: Will There Be a West Side World Series for 2013? : The poles have shifted. Or rather, the baseball pendulum has swayed from the East to the West. The Dodgers’ payroll will ...
12/14 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees Are In Trouble and They Can Blame Themselves : Lately, it seems like we are living in some sort of alternate baseball universe, where the Dodgers are spending enough money to ...
12/14 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodger’s Roster Clog, Who’s Next To Get The Axe? : The Dodgers have a little problem. They have too many players, creating a cluster clog of guys on the 40 man roster. Like a hairball ...
12/12 The Captain's Blog: Power Outage: 2013 Yankees Could Be Starved for Homers : Last season, some Yankee fans complained that the team’s lineup of sluggers hit too many home runs. This winter, the organization ...
12/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Young Guys Most Likely To Contribute In 2013 : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) There’s still the possibility of a blockbuster trade, something ...
12/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Rivalry (Somewhat) Rekindled There's newfound drama with Tom Brady's brother-in-law....
12/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Where will Michael Bourn play? : B.J. Upton to the Braves. Denard Span to the Nationals. Ben Revere to the Phillies. Chris Young to the Athletics. Angel Pagan ...
12/11 Call to the Pen: Andruw Jones May Play In Japan : Does Andruw Jones have a yen to see the world? More importantly, will a couple of million yen in his bank account make up for ...
12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Rakuten Eagles To Sign Andruw Jones : Andruw Jones has agreed to play in Japan for the Rakuten Eagles, according to an Associated Press report (via ESPN.com). Nikkan ...
12/10 Yanks Go Yard: Would a Contact-First Outfield Really Be That Bad For The Yankees? : Much is being made lately about how the Yankees would fill Nick Swisher‘s shoes in terms of power numbers. It’s true, ...
12/9 MetsToday.com: Phillies Get Young and Older, Greinke Returns to LA : A few moves were made after the Winter Meetings’ conclusion, including one that made the Phillies both Young-er and older, ...
12/8 My Pinstripes: Sayonara Jones san :
Where did I leave my bat speed?
Andruw Jones tore up left-handed pitching in 2011, then only tore up dirt in the batter's ...
12/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Radio Show: Post Winter Meetings Edition : The Winter Meetings came and went this week in Nashville, Tennessee. To most baseball minds, the Winter Meetings failed to sizzle ...
12/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sayonara Andruw? :
Via NPB Tracker, it appears that Andruw Jones may be taking his talents to a whole new country in 2013. Nikkan Sports is ...
12/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees offseason Rumors: Recapping the Winter Meetings :
The Winter Meetings are really fun to cover during the offseason because so much is going on and anything can happen. For Yankees ...
12/8 Call to the Pen: Report: Andruw Jones to Play in Japan : There have been quite a few Japanese stars that have headed to the United States to play in the major leagues, but usually the ...
12/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Andruw Jones signs with Japanese team :
The Yankees are going to have to look for a new bat off the bench against lefties as outfielder Andruw Jones has agreed to a ...
12/7 NPB Tracker: Nikkan Sports: Rakuten Agrees with Andruw Jones : Nikkan Sports is reporting that the Rakuten Golden Eagles have agreed to a deal with a bari bari Major Leaguer, veteran Andruw ...
12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Japanese League | Andruw Jones coming over: Free-agent OF Andruw Jones (Yankees) has signed a one-year deal worth around $3.5 million to play in the Japanese League next ...[+]
season for the Rakuten Golden Eagles.
12/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ANDRUW JONES TO PLAY IN JAPAN & IN OTHER NEWS... :
...I like Japanese cuisine. Yes, it's true, the report right now is Andruw Jones has signed a deal to play baseball ...
12/7 Yanks Go Yard: Grading The Yankees: Raul Ibanez : By the end of spring training, the Raul Ibanez signing was panned by every pundit and Yankee fan alike. The guy hit well below ...
12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones not expected to returnThe New York Yankees are not expected to re-sign OF Andruw Jones....[+]
The New York Yankees are not expected to re-sign OF Andruw Jones.
12/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees still in the mix for Scott Hairston :
Talk about Scott Hairston has died down, but according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees are still in the mix to sign ...
12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Notes: Hairston, Scutaro, Brian Wilson : The World Champion Giants dropped $40MM on a four-year deal to bring back center fielder Angel Pagan today. I expect Pagan ...
12/3 Southside Showdown: White Sox Winter Meetings of Yesteryear : All of White Sox-dom is ready for the airy, sustenance-free off-season to suddenly get shattered to pieces with endless activity ...
12/3 Baseball News Source: Yankees 2013 – Five Lesser Known Names Who Can Help : The Yankees have a knack for making something out of nothing to fulfill role player obligations. Brian Cashman doesn’t like ...
News -- November 2012
11/29 Lasorda's Lair: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: : Is Juan Uribe GONE! Make no mistake, none of us like Juan Uribe, not even a little bit. And in a world where money is no object, ...
11/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: To Sign Ichiro or To Not Sign Ichiro? : *with apologies to Bill Shakespeare for the title. There were conflicting reports this morning about the status of Ichiro Suzuki ...
11/24 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Pineda progressing and Ichiro hopes for Bronx return : The New York Yankees pulled off a big-time trade last offseason finally moving catching prospect Jesus Montero to the Seattle ...
11/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Scouting The Free Agent Market For An Andruw Jones Replacement : Yesterday, we covered the possible left handed DH options for the Yankees in 2013, and today we’ll look at the right handed ...
11/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees talking with Scott Hairston :
The Yankees are interested in outfielder Scott Hairston, who could be a good replacement for Andruw Jones as a powerful bat ...
11/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Eyeing Scott Hairston : It seems that we’ll be hearing a lot about one year deals over the next couple of months with the way the Yankees planned ...
11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees : The Yankees must address a number of needs on offense and on the pitching staff -- all while looking to avoid the MLB luxury tax ...
11/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: The outfield, left and right : Perhaps the title of this piece is misleading. I want to talk about something left and something right relating to the Yankee ...
11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman's Latest: Soriano, Yankees, Moore, Rays, Bay : Of the nine players who received qualifying offers this offseason, Rafael Soriano is viewed within the game as having taken the ...
11/13 The Captain's Blog: Napoli, Youkilis Have Right Stuff for Yankees : What is the Yankees’ greatest area of need this off season? Finding a replacement for Nick Swisher in right field? How about ...
11/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why The Yankees Have Interest In Mike Napoli : Yesterday, we learned from Bob Nightengale that the Yankees are considering free agent C/1B Mike Napoli. With Russell Martin ...
11/12 MLBRandomFandom: Panic in Yankeeland: What Happens Now : By Nick CesareAs we all know, 29 out of 30 teams end their seasons unhappy and ringless. Some teams can look back on a season ...
11/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Dodgers Are Going to Blow Past the Luxury Tax, & That’s Not a Bad Thing : Ever since the Guggenheim group purchased the Dodgers for a record-shattering price earlier this year and started giving Ned Colletti ...
11/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees putting all of their eggs in one basket :
It is starting to become an accepted fact that the Yankees are going to get under the $189 million budget in 2014. I understand ...
11/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Rafael Soriano & Nick Swisher will decline qualifying offers : The New York Yankees announced that relief pitcher Rafael Soriano and Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher are planning on declining ...
11/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: How about Angel Pagan? : In one of our daily email correspondences, Steve brought up the idea of signing Torii Hunter, and he, Moshe, and Mike E. were ...
11/3 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.1: Filling Center Field : Until the trade for Michael Bourn, center field had been something of a revolving door for the Braves in the post-Andruw Jones ...
11/2 My Pinstripes: YCN: A-Rod Not the Only Question Mark for 2013: A Fan's Look :
The Yankees have plenty of work to do for the 2013 season. While much talk has been about Alex Rodriguez and his future ...
News -- October 2012
10/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Casey McGehee elects for free agency :
It seemed likely that the Yankees would non-tender Casey McGehee at some point this offseason, but now they won’t have ...
10/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB TRADE RUMORS & FREE AGENTS: PART 1 : It’s that time of year again ladies & gentlemen! As soon as Miguel Cabrera froze on an 89 mph fastball right down the middle ...
10/30 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Will Look to Unload Andre Ethier : Maybe the Dodgers don’t have unlimited finances after all. After new ownership rescued the Los Angeles Dodgers from bankruptcy ...
10/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE WORLD OF FREE AGENCY :
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10/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: The offseason officially starts today :
With the Giants win over the Tigers last night, the 2012/13 postseason has officially begun. Yankees fans are going to expect ...
10/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Twelve Yankees file for free agency : Now that the offseason has officially begun, the Players Association released the 137 players (12 Yankees) that are filing for ...
10/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees didn’t see Cano as a negative influence on Cano :
In his Sunday column, Joel Sherman of the New York Post discussed potential landing spots for Melky Cabrera and while he called ...
10/27 Yankees Fans Unite: 2012 Yankees Keep Em’ Or Dump Em’ Results (So Far) : Last Saturday, I posted a Keep Em’ or Dump Em’ article where you voted who you wanted to keep or who you wanted to ...
10/27 Yanks Go Yard: The value of Eduardo Nunez : Eduardo Nunez was a conundrum all season long. He showed some promise with the bat, and jump-started this homer-happy team’s ...
10/26 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: New York Yankees : The New York Yankees held a 10 game lead in the division in mid-July, but had to hold on to win the AL East on the season’s ...
10/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT TO DO WITH A BUNCH OF YANKEE BUMS : Calm down... they're not all bums... relax, I'm joking.
So it’s been a week since the slow torture of the ALCS concluded. ...
10/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Do The Yankees Have Room For Big Papi? : Most of us hate David Ortiz, but only because he’s worn a Red Sox uniform over the last 10 years. In that time, he’s ...
10/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES & THE FREE AGENT RACE :
Every year when the offseason starts, I like to take a look at the
potential free agents and who the Yankees should go after, ...
10/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jones blames lack of production on injured finger :
For a guy who was signed to hit left handed pitching, Andruw Jones didn’t do much of that for the Yankees this year. ...
10/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jones blames finger injury for second half woes : Andruw Jones had a rough year, and was especially bad in the second half of the season, hitting just .142/.256/.255 after the ...
10/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Lovullo, Rodriguez, Lowe : John Farrell has officially joined the Red Sox after many months of intense speculation. Here are some links, starting in Boston ...
10/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Morning Bits: Jeter, Sabathia, Soriano, Bronx Businesses, Martin : Good morning everyone. Welcome to another day of the Yankees offseason but if you want to watch some baseball, the Giants and ...
10/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE 2012 YANKEES WERE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN YOU THINK :
Twenty.
No,
I’m not talking about the number of at-bats it took before Robinson Cano got a hit in the ALCS. ...
10/19 Braves Journal: Keltner List: Kenny Lofton : Mac made it an offseason tradition to write a “Keltner List” for one ex-Brave who either was on the cusp of the Hall ...
10/18 The Baseball Haven: How Can You Rebuild the Yankees? : Keith Olbermann reported on his MLBlog on October 17 that the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins are already discussing a deal ...
10/18 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Juan Uribe? : “Fire him into the sun,” I’ve said. “Give him a Viking funeral,” I’ve suggested. Jokes, sure, ...
10/17 Motor City Bengals: Is It Time For The New York Yankees To Rebuild? : With the New York Yankees facing early elimination by the Detroit Tigers once again, Yankees fans are looking toward a long winter ...
10/16 Diamond Ring: The Best DH in Baseball : If you haven't heard, Billy Butler is awesome. Really awesome. My blogger Cohort, Brain, and I have discussed his awesomeness ...
10/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Orioles | Manny Machado makes AL postseason history: Baltimore Orioles SS Manny Machado swatted a solo home run in the fifth inning in Game 3 of the American League Division Series ...[+]
against the New York Yankees Wednesday, Oct. 10. He is the second-youngest player in Major League Baseball history to hit a postseason homer, and the youngest ever in American League history. Although not on the Yankees playoff roster, OF Andruw Jones, who homered at age 19, was in the dugout for the home team. Jones did it at the old Yankees Stadium in 1996 while a member of the Atlanta Braves.
10/10 Tomahawk Take: Farewell Chipper : I recently saw a meme of Chipper Jones walking to the locker room with his back turned to the camera. It was captioned, “My ...
10/10 Broad Street Believers: Baltimore Orioles – Game One Report Card : It was everything as expected for a guy who hasn’t felt the cold air of postseason baseball since he was ten. Everything ...
10/9 High Heat Stats: The Incredibly Serious 2012 HHS Awards : Or not. Given the ridiculous amount of debate and discussion the 2012 AL MVP race has given us, I felt it was only appropriate ...
10/9 Yanks Go Yard: Two Players the Yankees Must Keep in 2013 : While some of this may be wishful thinking, there are two New York Yankees who have to stay next year; Ichiro Suzuki and Raul ...
10/9 The Captain's Blog: Beltway Freshmen Bring Teen Spirit to Postseason : Who says the Beltway operates under an Old Boys Network? Not only do the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles boast two ...
10/8 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Monday: October 8, 2012 :
Yesterday was a glorious day of baseball as four playoff games happened and allowed us to watch baseball from noon to ...
10/7 MLB Injury News: Yankees Injury News: Brett Gardner, Jayson Nix :
While the New York Yankees aren’t going to
announce their roster for the American League Division Series against the
Baltimore ...
10/7 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees vs. Orioles: AL East foes look to gain quick edge in ALDS : The Baltimore Orioles ousted the two-time defending American League Champion Texas Rangers Friday night in the second ever wild ...
10/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jones not on ALDS roster : The Yankees don't have to turn their official ALDS roster in until 10:00 this morning, and odds are they won't make any official ...
10/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees ALDS roster: Jones and Eppley are out and Nix may be in :
The Yankees are still waiting until the last minute to finalize their roster, but slowly we are getting pieces of the puzzle ...
10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones not on ALDS roster: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi informed OF Andruw Jones Saturday, Oct. 6, that he will not be included on the roster for ...[+]
the American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles.
10/7 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Jones, Red Sox, LaRoche, Blue Jays : Yesterday, the Yankees informed Andruw Jones that he will not be on the ALDS roster against the Orioles. Jones says that he ...
10/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Off-Day Notes: Who does NOT make the roster, Pettitte for Game 2 : Good evening everyone! It’s day 3 of the 3-day day off for the Yankees as they prepare to play the Baltimore Orioles. Today ...
10/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GOODBYE CHIPPER JONES, AND GOOD LUCK! :
I have always admired Chipper Jones. As a Yankee fan, we played them a few times in the Post Season and to tell you ...
10/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Selects the Yankees’ Regular Season Awards : Now that the regular season is over, it’s time to dish out some awards for some of the better and well…not so great ...
10/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): McGehee will not be on ALDS roster : Well this settles that question. ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand just tweeted that Casey McGehee passed along that he will not ...
10/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Postseason Notes: Who makes the roster, Rangers or Orioles and Bobby Valentine? : Good evening everyone. There’s no baseball at all tonight so we’re going to post some tidbits and notes that have ...
10/3 Yanks Go Yard: Ibanez’s heroics lift Yankees past Red Sox in 12 : As the Baltimore Orioles somehow won a 1-0 game after striking out 15 times and getting only two hits, the New York Yankees were ...
10/2 Yanks Go Yard: Complete Again: Yankees’ hitters ready to do damage, but questions remain : Last night, for just the second time since July 24 when Alex Rodriguez went down with a fractured left wrist, the New York Yankees ...
10/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jones not in lineup against Lester : The Yankees released the lineup that they'll send out to face Boston's nominal ace Jon Lester, and "lefty specialist" Andruw ...
10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Eduardo Nunez could be postseason DH: New York Yankees INF Eduardo Nunez is serving as the designated hitter over OF Andruw Jones against a left-handed pitcher Tuesday, ...[+]
Oct. 2, meaning Nunez could be the team's DH during the playoffs against lefties, too.
News -- September 2012
9/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Top 10 Observations with four games remaining :
Sabermetrics convey much useful information to fans and front-office personal everywhere. For instance, did you know that ...
9/30 Yanks Go Yard: Tension Building: Yankees fall into first-place tie after loss to Blue Jays : The New York Yankees would never admit it, but the tension is building around them as the season winds down and the chances for ...
9/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Teixeira set to return Monday : At least we're getting some good news before the games start today. Jack Curry tweets that Joe Girardi anti**** that Mark Teixeira ...
9/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Every scrape needs a scapegoat :
The scenario the New York Yankees find themselves in is not exactly where they wanted to be. They would have preferred to ...
9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S GETTING LATE EARLY :
It has almost become a cliché at this point. The Yankees HAVE to
win every game. Nobody thinks it is acceptable to have ...
9/29 Baseball News Source: Projecting the 2014 New York Yankees’ Outfield : Yankees 2014 outfield presents intriguing possibilities and options The New York Yankees are on a mission to cut payroll by ...
9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S LETTING LATE EARLY :
It has almost become a cliché at this point. The Yankees HAVE to
win every game. Nobody thinks it is acceptable to have ...
9/29 Tomahawk Take: Balanced Scoring : This year’s Braves offense has been well-balanced throughout the season, not relying on a single player to dominate, much ...
9/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 158 Lineup: Yankees @ Blue Jays : Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter DH Ichiro Suzuki LF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher 1B Curtis Granderson CF ...
9/27 Tomahawk Take: Braves With 20-20 Seasons : With his stolen base last night, Jason Heyward became the first 20-20 Brave since 2000 and the tenth in franchise history. Here ...
9/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR :
The Yankees came in to the game with a 1-1/2 game lead in the East, and with an opportunity to extend it by another game as ...
9/26 Puckett's Pond: Twins beat Yankees; Mauer inches toward batting title : The Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees on Tuesday to bring the season-series to a 3-3 tie. The Yankees scored first ...
9/26 Yanks Go Yard: Tough loss prevents Yankees’ chance to extend AL East lead : Phil Hughes was cruising along up 3-1 and the New York Yankees were poised to take a 2 1/2 game lead over the Baltimore Orioles ...
9/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Blow An Opportunity to Extend East Lead, Drop One To The Twins : The Yankees missed a golden opportunity to gain an even bigger lead over the Baltimore Orioles tonight. The O’s dropped ...
9/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Home-field advantage? Division Series format could favor underdog : I’m going to make this one brief — more of a rant, to be honest — but I just learned Major League Baseball has ...
9/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Out since April, Brett Gardner is finally back :
The Yankees are not only activating David Aardsma tonight, but they have also activated Brett Gardner and designated Justin ...
9/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Late Reinforcements : As a Yankee fan, September is the month where you watch your team rest players after clinching a playoff spot, or exhaust starters ...
9/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Gardner to take live batting practice : Brett Gardner was supposed to be out for the season after having surgery on his elbow in July. Over the past week or so, however, ...
9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Ichiro Suzuki playing well: New York Yankees OF Ichiro Suzuki is hitting .321 in 54 games since coming over from the Seattle Mariners, and he has effectively ...[+]
become an everyday player with OF Andruw Jones cooling off down the stretch.
9/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Imagining a playoff roster without Ibanez and Jones :
There is slightly more than two weeks left in the season and while the AL East isn’t guaranteed for the Yankees the ...
9/20 Yanks Go Yard: Phelps, Suzuki lead Yankees to double header sweep : David Phelps has been as productive as the team could have hoped for this season as he’s been shuffled from long-man, ...
9/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Health will determine Yankees’ playoff success :
Okay, this is obvious. Any team is better when completely healthy. With the Yankees, however, the task of getting completely ...
9/19 Yankees Fans Unite: A-Rod and Nunez Key Turnaround : Once Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez went on the DL the Yankees were rolling out lineups that would not have looked in split- ...
9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 146: All Alone In First Again : The Yankees are alone if first place again, much thanks to the Athletics. Winning today, might help separate themselves with ...
9/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/14 :
If the Boston Red Sox plan on playing spoiler for the remaining 18 games of the season, they need to do a better job of it. ...
9/14 Yanks Go Yard: Hughes dominates Red Sox as Yankees maintain tie for first place : During a ten-game road trip against American League East opponents the New York Yankees went 5-5. Without Phil Hughes they may ...
9/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/14 :
If the Boston Red Sox plan on playing spoiler for the remaining 18 games of the season, they need to do a better job of it. ...
9/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: My Melky Mesa Theory : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) There wasn’t much reaction to the Yankees calling up Melky ...
9/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PUT YOUR BIG BOY PANTS ON, HERE COME THE YANKS :
I love that expression of wearing "big boy pants."I love this scene below in The Other Guys. It's funny and a smart line because ...
9/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hughes Comes Up Big, Yankees Beat Red Sox 2-0 : Prior to tonight’s game, Phil Hughes had been terrible at Fenway Park. It’s the ballpark he’s had the most ...
9/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 143 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell Martin C Andruw Jones LF Curtis ...
9/13 SOX & Dawgs: Thursday Red Sox Travesty - 9/13 :
After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to finish up their six-game home stand with a series win tonight in the finale ...
9/13 BoSox Injection: Yankees Bomb Their Way to 5-4 Win Over Red Sox : Yankee manager, Joe Girardi said it best when he reminded the media that his club is known as the Bronx Bombers and not the Bronx ...
9/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Has Andruw Jones Lost Bat Speed? : I cringe when opposing managers bring in their lefty relievers in big spots. For one, a lot of the Yankee left handed batters ...
9/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Beat Boston 5-4, Stay Even With Baltimore : You know what would be delightful? An easy game. But no, the Yankees don’t ever allow their fans to sit through easy games ...
9/12 BoSox Injection: Sox Walk Off With Game One in Nutty 4-3 Win Over Yanks : As the old saying goes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. There is, perhaps, a much lesser known saying but ...
9/11 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 141 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Russell Martin C Steve Pearce 1B Curtis ...
9/11 High Heat Stats: Let youth be served: 2012 makes a mark : Earlier this month, Rangers’ second baseman Jurickson Profar (an early finalist for the All-Name team) made his major league ...
9/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 141: Loss to Nationals : Nationals 5 Mets 1 The Mets’ offensive futility in Flushing is now reaching historical proportions. Mets Game Notes Collin ...
9/10 Yanks Go Yard: Brett Gardner’s Absence Has Hurt the Yankees : Brett Gardner is one of the best players on the New York Yankees. In fact, I would argue that he is the second best position player ...
9/10 Yanks Go Yard: Grand Fashion: Yankees blast Orioles, leave town with AL East lead : The New York Yankees regained sole possession of first place in the American League East after busting out the whipping sticks ...
9/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ninth inning rally ends with blown ump call, Yankees lose 5-4 :
The Yankees just can't get a sustained run of winning going these days. After breaking out of a three game losing skid on ...
9/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Umpire Jerry Meals Blows The Game In The 9th, Yankees Lose 5-4 : I hate blaming umpires for a Yankee loss, but tonight’s firstbase umpire cost the Yankees one of the most important games ...
9/8 High Heat Stats: Who will be the next 400 HR hitter? : This season, Paul Konerko, David Ortiz and Adam Dunn have joined the 400 HR club that now boasts 50 members. But, it’s not ...
9/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 138 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles : Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Russell Martin C Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
9/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Some Friendly Suggestions For The Final 3 Weeks : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) These past 3 weeks have not been enjoyable as a Yankee fan or a writer. ...
9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ned Colletti Will Outlive Us All : I’d like to say that this comes as any sort of surprise whatsoever, but, nope. Bill Shaikin: The Dodgers have ...
9/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi: Small ball is not the Yankees approach :
If Joe Girardi was manager of the St. Louis Cardinals things might be different, but he isn’t. He manages the Yankees ...
9/6 Baseball Musings: Game of the Day : The Yankees open a four game series at Baltimore with the American League East title on the line. David Phelps gets the call against ...
9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jeff Keppinger : Jeff Keppinger can play multiple positions and he’s a difference maker on offense -- at least against left-handed pitching. ...
9/5 Yanks Go Yard: Alone on Top: Yankees grab back sole possession of 1st place : It says a lot to watch how a team reacts when they have completely hit bottom. The Yankees may have reached that spot Tuesday ...
9/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees exit Tampa on high note, beat Rays 6-4 :
The Yankees entered play Wednesday night having lost three consecutive games and five of their last six, and had watched their ...
9/5 My Pinstripes: Elliot Johnson Finally Pays Off Debt, Yankees Back in 1st :
Let's go into the way back machine, back to Spring Training, March 8, 2008. Yankees playing the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa. ...
9/5 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 136 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays : Lineup vs. Rays: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano DH Alex Rodriguez 3B Russell Martin C Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
9/5 For Baseball Junkies: All-Time Teams v.2012 - Atlanta Braves : As mentioned, we will be re-evaluating our All-Time teams this month looking for errors, omissions and worthy additions. In ...
9/5 Yankees Fans Unite: Should Girardi Be a Scapegoat? : The Yankees officially lost their lead in the AL East after last night’s 5-2 loss to Tampa . The Yankees have held sole possession ...
9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jeff Keppinger : Jeff Keppinger can play multiple positions and he’s a difference maker on offense -- at least against left-handed pitching. ...
9/4 Kings of Kauffman: Wil Myers Had a Good Day : It started this morning when Baseball America announced that Omaha Storm Chasers outfielder Wil Myers had been named their Minor ...
9/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Little Girardi can do with current mess : Everything about the New York Yankees pretty much sucks these days. Profound, I know, but we're way past the point of sugarcoating ...
9/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: What’s wrong with the Yankees? :
The Yankees came out of the All-Star break the same way they went into it, winning lots of games, but unfortunately after ...
9/4 The Captain's Blog: Amid Collapse, Yankees Still Have Time to Rebuild : The Yankees are in the midst of a collapse. Many fans have been sensitive about using that word, but it’s an appropriate description ...
9/4 Baseball News Source: Why the Yankees Are Still the Favorites to Win the East : Curtis Granderson is due back from an injury soon In a 162 game season, it’s normal to panic prematurely. Sometimes it ...
9/4 Call to the Pen: Yankees Lead Down to One Game : The New York Yankees looked like a shoo-in to the playoffs earlier this year. At one point, the Bronx Bombers held a full 10 game ...
9/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BAKING AND BASEBALL DON'T MIX :
(Photo Courtesy: Bleeding Yankee Blue)
I can’t take it anymore….I just can’t. Lately watching this Yankees' team makes ...
9/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES OUT MANAGED IN BAD LOSS TO ORIOLES :
It seems like most
fans of the New York Yankees do not like Joe Girardi as manager of their favorite
team. I, for one, ...
9/2 Baseball Musings: Chip Shot : Chipper Jones gets a game winning RBI as his three-run homer supplies the Braves with a win over they Phillies 8-7. It was the ...
9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Profar, Strasburg, Miller, Inge, Phillips : Baseball has always been a game for the young and old alike and today captured that sentiment perfectly. First, the young. The ...
9/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ALL EYES ON PETTITTE :
Andy Pettitte is close to returning. Unless there is some major setback, we will see Andy Pettitte soon, read Erik Boland ...
9/1 My Pinstripes: O's Give Yankees Christmas in August :
It wasn't Phelps' birthday, but he'll take it.
The Yankees were headed to another boring loss Saturday ...
9/1 My Pinstripes: Blunder Ball in the Bronx; Help on the way? :
It's been noted a number of times that the Yankees had a 10 game lead in the AL East after they shut out the ...
9/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Seventh Inning Heaven, Yankees Win 4-3 : This felt like another one of those games. You know, the kind where the Yankees could not get anything going and the opposition’s ...
News -- August 2012
8/31 Yanks Go Yard: Sabermetric Outlook: CC Sabathia : We get to talk about pitching today! Specifically, New York Yankees’ starting pitcher, CC Sabathia. Finally. To be honest, ...
8/31 Yankees Fans Unite: Random Thoughts and Musings : Since there are so many things going on with the Yankees, most of them bad obviously, I decided to give my thoughts on everything, ...
8/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEE INJURY BUG THAT WON'T GO AWAY :
I can’t remember a Yankee
team in recent memory that has been bitten this badly by the injury bug.
2008? 2006? Nah, ...
8/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Here Come The Most Important Games Of The Year : Today is the last day of August. We’re down to one more month of baseball, 32 games in total. The Yankees have controlled ...
8/30 Yanks Go Yard: Time for Concern: Sloppy Yankees lose 8-5 to Blue Jays : Baseball is a game of trends and right now the New York Yankees are trending in the wrong direction at the absolute worst time. ...
8/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 130: Win The Series : Series against AL East teams down the stretch have become way more important than they should be. Even with Andruw Jones batting ...
8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones slumping: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones has just four hits in his last 35 at-bats, and manager Joe Girardi hopes he'll get going in the ...[+]
cleanup spot in the order Wednesday, Aug. 29. Jones is hitting .206 with 13 home runs and 30 RBIs in 75 games.
8/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 130 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones RF Curtis Granderson CF Steve Pearce DH Jayson ...
8/28 High Heat Stats: Adam Dunn, meet David Letterman : Adam Dunn’s most unusual season is an endless source of quirky statistical curiosities. Dunn launched two more bombs Friday ...
8/28 Yanks Go Yard: Is Mark Teixeira’s injury the final straw for resilient Yankees? : Without looking at the New York Yankees record and position in the standings; if you were told that the Bombers lost Michael Pineda ...
8/28 Nolan Writin': Derek Holland And The One Bad Inning : Derek Holland has actually been surprisingly good lately. After a rough patch since returning from the disabled list, Holland ...
8/27 Yanks Go Yard: Rock Steady: Eric Chavez has excelled in his increased role with Yankees : When the Yankees lost Alex Rodriguez to the disabled list they knew they would have to call on Eric Chavez for an increased workload. ...
8/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees re-acquire Steve Pearce, DFA Brandon Laird : Via Bryan Hoch, the Yankees have re-acquire 1B/OF Steve Pearce from the Houston Astros for cash considerations, bringing the ...
8/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day : The Red Sox get a reprieve, the Yankees have issues, and MLB’s horrible decision to expand the playoffs backfires are the ...
8/27 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat of the Week: Special Trade Edition! LA Dodgers 2013 Payroll : Monday August.27/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): – I must say I am completely shocked at the Dodgers spending as ...
8/26 Yanks Go Yard: Sabermetric Outlook: Curtis Granderson : Oh boy, this is a fun one. There are a lot of things going on with Curtis Granderson this year, in almost all aspects of his game. ...
8/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Would A-Rod make sense for the Dodgers? : In the wake of the mega-deal that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto from the Red Sox to the Dodgers, ...
8/25 MLBTradeRumors: The Dodgers' Future Payroll Obligations : Considering the contracts changing hands, the Dodgers and Red Sox completed the largest player transaction in baseball history ...
8/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: DeWayne Wise or Ichiro? The Yankees Chose Correctly :
Over the past two weeks we’ve seen Dewayne Wise do some incredible things with the Chicago White Sox. He’s hit as many ...
8/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 124 Lineup: Yankees @ White Sox : Lineup vs. White Sox Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Andruw Jones DH Curtis Granderson CF Russell ...
8/22 Yanks Go Yard: It’s Game On! Can the Yankees Survive Tampa Bay’s Pursuit for the Division Title? : It’s been an interesting month of August so far for the New York Yankees. They went into the month with a firm lead in the ...
8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19 :
How often do you go to a wedding in Charlotte, NC and there has to be a television so that people are able the Boston Red Sox ...
8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19 :
How often do you go to a wedding in Charlotte, NC and there has to be a television so that people are able the Boston Red Sox ...
8/18 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/18 :
After falling last night 6-4, the Boston Red Sox look to make a statement in the middle game of a three-game set with the New ...
8/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 120 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones RF Casey McGehee 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell ...
8/18 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/18 :
After falling last night 6-4, the Boston Red Sox look to make a statement in the middle game of a three-game set with the New ...
8/18 My Pinstripes: The Captain Adds to His Record Book :
With one swing in Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter added a couple of more achievements to ...
8/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 119 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones RF Casey McGehee 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell ...
8/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees should re-sign Nick Swisher this offseason :
Nick Swisher is my favorite Yankee. Well, my favorite Yankee not named Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, or Mariano Rivera. ...
8/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks drop series finale to Rangers despite rally : Despite a five-run rally being wasted in the series finale with the Texas Rangers yesterday afternoon, the New York Yankees wake ...
8/17 Nolan Writin': The Curious Case of the Dutch Oven : Today at Yankee Stadium was a microcosm of Derek Holland’s season and, perhaps to a larger degree, a perfect representation ...
8/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Replacements : All five AL East teams have lost significant pieces, many for a majority of the season. On paper, the Red Sox were supposed to ...
8/16 My Pinstripes: Pfen Pfail :
Just about everyone has had it happen to them at least once. Dress shirt on, pen in the pocket. The next thing you know ...
8/16 Yanks Go Yard: Hiroki’s Gem: Picture Post : Although we didn’t get a no-hitter, it was about as close as you can get. Hiroki Kuroda silenced the Rangers’ bats ...
8/16 Nolan Writin': Game 116: Beltre flashes leather, Rangers win in The Bronx : Through five innings, Rangers’ starter Derek Holland resembled the Derek Holland that shut down the Tigers on Saturday, ...
8/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 116 Lineup: Rangers vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Rangers: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones LF Curtis Granderson CF Casey ...
8/13 Yanks Go Yard: Blue Jays bury Hughes; Yankees unable to dig all the way out in 10-7 loss : The New York Yankees saw their four-game win streak snapped yesterday afternoon as Phil Hughes suffered through his second poor ...
8/12 Yanks Go Yard: Sabermetric Outlook: Nick Swisher : Nick Swisher has had a remarkably normal and uneventful season. He’s showing an expected slight decline in skills from age, ...
8/12 Baseball News Source: Yankees – Which Players Could Make the Playoff Roster : Since it’s been established some September additions are clearly there just for the month, it’s worth exploring players ...
8/12 Chicken Friars: What Would You Do? : Recently the Mighty 1090, or XX or Sports Talk Mighty XX 1090 or whatever they call themselves, issued a question for callers: ...
8/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NOVA & MCGEHEE BEAT JAYS. YANKS WITH 4 GAME WINNING STREAK :
The story of this game was Ivan Nova. He looked sharper then ever finally ending his losing streak. He worked 7 and 1/3 innings ...
8/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: 50 Shades Of Jay(s), Yankees Win 10-4 : You knew this was going to be an interesting night when David Cone dropped a “Moves Like Jagger” reference in the ...
8/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Exceeding Expectations? Ichiro’s Time in Pinstripes :
Ichiro Suzuki hasn’t disappointed the Yankees. So far, so good. Did the team and fans expect him to hit 15 home runs? No. ...
8/9 Yanks Go Yard: Embrace these Yankees for showing fight amid rough patch : The injuries, the inability to hit with runners in scoring position, inconsistency in each facet of the game and perceived managerial ...
8/7 The Tomahawk Chop: Andruw Jones: A Boy in the Hall? : Unless he pulls a Sandusky, Andruw Jones belongs in the Hall of Fame once his career is over. Based on his offensive numbers ...
8/6 Tomahawk Take: The Roller Coaster Career of Jason Heyward : Jason Heyward has been an enigma, to say the least, so far in his short career. After dominating the minors, he posted one of ...
8/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: I KNOW WHEN BRETT GARDNER'S COMING BACK! :
Brett Gardner's coming back next month. You wanna know how I know? He said as much. I was lucky enough to overhear ...
8/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Report Card: July : It’s that time of the month again where we decide which Yankees were at the top of their class and which Yankees just didn’t ...
8/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees report card for July :
Man, what a weird month July was in Yankeeland. In the beginning of the month, we all reveled in the Bombers pounding the ...
8/2 Yanks Go Yard: MLB Trade Deadline: Did the Yankees measure up with the rest of the AL East? : On Tuesday at 4:00 pm, the New York Yankees made a minor yet important trade getting Casey McGehee from the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
8/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE TRADE DEADLINE WENT DOWN FOR THE YANKS : The trade deadline came and
went quickly. The Yankees are always tied to a lot of names,
but this year it felt different to ...
8/2 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks halt four-game skid in romp over O’s : For the second straight game the New York Yankees put up crooked numbers in the early innings against the Baltimore Orioles, this ...
8/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees were modest winners at the trade deadline :
The Yankees don’t look too good right now. Last night’s win snapped a four-game losing streak, they dropped nine ...
8/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Bats come alive as Yankees pound Orioles in series finale :
Ivan Nova's implosion took some of the spotlight away from the Yankees' offense in Tuesday night's loss, but the bats did ...
8/1 The Captain's Blog: Casey At the Bat (but Off the Bench); Addition of McGehee Helps Alleviate Split-Based Vulnerability : The Yankees ended July losing nine of their last 12 to finish .500 or lower in the month for the first time since 1992. Despite ...
8/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Finally Win, Beat The Orioles 12-3 : It had been so long since the Yankees had won a game, I had forgotten what it was like to write a positive recap. Oh, I’m ...
8/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 104: McGehee’s Debut : Casey McGehee has made it to the Bronx wearing number 45. In the team’s current rut, the Yankees need something to change ...
8/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE CHECKLIST: TRADE DEADLINE AFTERMATH :
It's not the first time the Yankees believed in their team enough that
players on the trading block didn't wow them enough ...
News -- July 2012
7/31 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Cashman suggests quiet deadline day despite numerous questions : The MLB non-waiver trade deadline arrives today at 4:00 pm. There are several teams searching for the last piece of their puzzle ...
7/31 Yanks Go Yard: Suzuki? Swisher? The Yankees’ 2013 right field dilemma : The acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki was not only surprising, but a decent acquisition at that. Playing 11 1/2 years for one team, ...
7/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: If Tex has to hit the DL… : Good morning, everyone. Nothing like some good old Panic Button hitting to wake you up, huh? Anyway, Mark Teixeira left last night’s ...
7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/30 :
Pedro! Pedro! Pedro! Certainly if the Boston Red Sox were playing at home last night instead of Yankee Stadium that would have ...
7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 7/29 :
After winning last night 8-6, the Boston Red Sox look to get back to .500 and take the weekend series tonight in the finale ...
7/30 Baseball News Source: Taking Series from Yankees Gives Red Sox Hope For Turnaround : Though some baseball pundits and many Red Sox fans believe that this weekend’s results were irrelevant – feeling that ...
7/30 The Baseball Page: Doubront, Ciriaco and Aceves lead Red Sox to 10-inning win over Yankees :
By Jeff Louderback
The Red Sox squandered a 2-0 lead, scored what would ...
7/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Orioles | 7/30/12-8/1/12 : Pitching Matchups Monday, 7/30/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Freddy Garcia, RHP Last Start: 7.1 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 8 K, ...
7/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKS LOSE SERIES TO BOSTON; CIRIACO IS A PEST :
It was a tough loss to the archrival Boston Red Sox, in spite
of the fact that Hiroki Kuroda pitched brilliantly. He pitched ...
7/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Monday morning links : Some recommended Yankees related reading to start your work week:
Ken Davidoff says that the Yankees still have an age problem, ...
7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/30 :
Pedro! Pedro! Pedro! Certainly if the Boston Red Sox were playing at home last night instead of Yankee Stadium that would have ...
7/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: There’s a Bat Coming Soon : After so many years of writing this blog, I’ve been lucky enough to know some people who know some people – and if ...
7/29 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 7/29 :
After winning last night 8-6, the Boston Red Sox look to get back to .500 and take the weekend series tonight in the finale ...
7/29 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Torture - 7/28 :
After being Granderslammed last night 10-3, the Boston Red Sox really need to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game ...
7/29 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Cut It Too Close In 8-6 Win : As the title suggests, the Red Sox cut this game way too close. They scored quite a few runs early on, then just watched as the ...
7/28 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Torture - 7/28 : The Red Sox-Yankees game is in a rain delay. As of right now, there is no start time. Once announced, I'll post that here.
After ...
7/28 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/27 :
After losing two-of-three in Texas and a day off yesterday, the Boston Red Sox continue their six-game road trip with their ...
7/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES BATTER THE FADING SOX :
The Boston Red Sox finally arrived in the city of New York to play
the Yankees in the 2012 season. In ...
7/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Do the Yankees Have Too Many Platoon Players? : Brian Cashman has done an incredible this season of finding great players to produce that he got at a minimal cost. Guys like ...
7/27 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees After stocking up on beer and scotch, The Advanced Scout analyzes the New York Yankees...
7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/27 :
After losing two-of-three in Texas and a day off yesterday, the Boston Red Sox continue their six-game road trip with their ...
7/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Ichiro’s debut! : Ichiro makes his Yankee Stadium debut tonight against the Red Sox. Phil Hughes is on the bump for the Yanks and Aaron Cook (along ...
7/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THERE'S A PLAN FOR SWISHER AND ICHIRO :
Nick Swisher is out with a mild strain in his left
hip flexor and the plan is for him to return by today at least in his ...
7/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Let’s Give A Call To The Bench : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) They haven’t gotten a whole lot of ink this season while the ...
7/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Get the hell off the West Coast : The Yankees wrap up their final West Coast swing today by taking on the Mariners behind Ivan Nova. Lineups: NEW YORK: 1. Ichiro ...
7/25 MetsToday.com: The Difference Between Mets and Yankees Fans : What is the fundamental difference between rooting for the Yankees and supporting the Mets? Following is one real-life example ...
7/24 Yanks Go Yard: New York Yankees Trade Analysis: Ichiro Suzuki : The New York Yankees stayed under the radar of the rumor mill and surprised everyone yesterday as they pulled off a trade for ...
7/24 The Captain's Blog: Even in Decline, Ichiro Helps Yankees Fill a Void : With yesterday’s acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki, Brian Cashman further cemented his well deserved re**** for using slight of hand ...
7/24 High Heat Stats: End of an era – Ichiro leaves Seattle : Everyone has heard the news now of Seattle trading Ichiro to the Yankees. On one level, just a seller/buyer trade and one that ...
7/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT WILL BE ICHIRO FEVER IN THE BRONX :
"Ichiro Suzuki
is in the last year of his contract with the Seattle Mariners. That
being said, many believe that this ...
7/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ICHIRO AND THE YANKEES BEAT THE MARINERS 4-1 :
The story of the night, of course, was the Yankee debut of Ichiro Suzuki. The fact that his debut is taking place at the home ...
7/24 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Ichiro press conference, Chamberlain getting closer and Swisher progressing : The big news surrounding the New York Yankees is of course the acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners which went ...
7/24 Yanks Go Yard: Kuroda stellar in Ichiro’s debut; Yankees beat Mariners 4-1 : The New York Yankees pulled off a significant trade for one of the Seattle Mariners best players ever, Ichiro Suzuki, hours before ...
7/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Why Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees is a great move : Ichiro Suzuki has been a Seattle Mariner his whole career. He has won multiple Gold Gloves. He won both an MVP and Rookie ...
7/24 Roto Think Tank: Real Trades/Fantasy Impact: July 23, 2012 : A busy day in real baseball for trades. Below is a brief look at their fantasy impact.The Tigers get:Anibal SanchezSanchez hasn't ...
7/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): So, what does the Ichiro trade mean? : The Yankees traded for Ichiro Suzuki late yesterday afternoon, a move that brought a lot of surprise, raised eyebrows, and appreciation ...
7/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ichiro a great pickup : Yes, there will be more jokes about the Yankees' age as the newly acquired Ichiro Suzuki is 39 years old. He is the same age as ...
7/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: How Ichiro fits in with the Yankees :
Yankees fans everywhere were buzzing yesterday after hearing the news that their team landed Ichiro Suzuki, probably Japan’s ...
7/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Pick Up Their First Win Of The West Coast Trip : Everyone can exhale and relax because the Yankees have finally won a game on this seven-game West Coast road trip. It certainly ...
7/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What Ichiro’s Trade to the Yankees Means to Fantasy Baseball : Update, Monday, July 23 at 9:58 EST: Ichiro will make his Yankees’ debut on Monday, against the Mariners in Seattle. Tonight’s ...
7/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 96 Lineup: Yankees @ Mariners : Lineup vs. Mariners: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Andruw ...
7/23 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Yankees Acquire Ichiro :
Ichiro moves from the Great Northwest to the Big Apple. (US Presswire)With the MLB trade deadline a week away, transactions ...
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Ichiro Suzuki to play left field: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi plans to use OF Ichiro Suzuki in left field despite the fact that he's starting in right ...[+]
Monday, July 23, in his debut with the team. OFs Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones will now platoon at designated hitter. Suzuki is hitting eighth in the lineup Monday.
7/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees acquire Ichiro : Ya know, I just knew that something important would happen if I went out to dinner during deadline season. According to Jack Curry, ...
7/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees trade target: Shane Victorino :
I must be a curse or something. In 2006, I was at Yankee Stadium for the games in which Gary Sheffield, Robinson Cano, and ...
7/23 The Captain's Blog: Sweep in Oakland Highlights Yankees’ Flaws, but Shouldn’t Distract From Team’s Ceiling; OF Is Area of Greatest Need : The Athletics were already the hottest team in baseball before the weekend series against the Yankees, but if the rest of the ...
7/23 The Baseball Page: New York Yankees Searching Trade Market for Outfielders :
With left fielder Brett Gardner likely out the rest of the season and ...
7/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 94 : The A’s have struggled mightily against the Yankees so it is exciting to see them do really well and tonight’s 2-1 ...
7/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CAN IBANEZ & JONES KEEP IT GOING? :
"When they call your name, be ready."
-- Andruw Jones to Pete Caldera
Our title is actually a great question ...
7/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ICHIRO TO THE YANKS IS MY PIPE DREAM :
I wouldn’t have expected Jay Buhner to speak out of turn
about the Seattle Mariners recently, but his passion for the ...
7/22 Yanks Go Yard: Rookies, Not Amateurs: Yankees suffer third straight loss to an Athletics rookie starter : If New York Yankees fans were not familiar with the excellent pitching the Oakland A’s have been receiving from a trio of ...
7/22 My Pinstripes: Girardi: You Kids Get Off My Lawn :
Oakland A's starters Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin
I can picture Joe Girardi in a Scooby Doo scene, a mask pulled ...
7/21 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Injury News: Gardner done, Swisher hip-flexed, Joba moves up a rung and Pettitte a distant thought : The New York Yankees will seemingly be without Brett Gardner for the remainder of the 2012 season as he will undergo arthroscopic ...
7/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees’ streak ends in loss to Oakland : The Yankees came out to Oakland fresh off of sweeping the Blue Jays and scoring three or more runs in 41 consecutive games. The ...
7/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 93 Lineup: Yankees @ Athletics : Lineup vs. Athletics: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano DH Nick Swisher RF ...
7/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Replacing Injured Sluggers : My “Ask Nash” box was filled with “What do I do about __insert injured slugger name__?!” questions. Sadly, there ...
7/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SPEED WILL BE A FACTOR WITH GARDNER OUT :
(In Photo: Shane Victorino)
The Yankees have been winning more than they're losing and I’m not complaining, but
news ...
7/20 Call to the Pen: Injury Update: Chris Carpenter, Brett Gardner Likely Out for Season : Chris Carpenter hasn’t thrown a pitch this season. He was expected to be the Cardinals Opening Day starter, but an issue ...
7/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Gardner to have surgery next week : Brett Gardner will have arthroscopic surgery to remove inflamed tissue from his injured right elbow, the Yankees announced tonight. ...
7/19 My Pinstripes: Gardner Runs Out of Time :
Unfortunately, you could see it coming- Brett Gardner is lost for the season.
The Yankees announced that Gardner will ...
7/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Gardner To Undergo Arthroscopic Surgery : According to the Yankees’ PR, Brett Gardner will undergo surgery on his right elbow next week. The left fielder only played ...
7/19 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ bench allowing luxuries to Cashman, Girardi and starting squad : When the New York Yankees take the field on a given day, they send out a starting squad with a mix of older veterans, seasoned ...
7/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Kuroda gives Yankees the sweep in 6-0 rain shorted victory : When the Yankees started their game 45 minutes late, all eyes were on Hiroki Kuroda to see if the rain delay was going to slow ...
7/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE CHRONICLES: JOBA, NUNEZ, GARDY & CHRIS DICKERSON :
Joba Chamberlain: Joba could be back in August. That is literally a few weeks away. The latest on Joba is ...
7/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Keep Doing The **** Thing, Boys : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) With all the negative storylines that have dominated the Yankee talk ...
7/18 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes (no, not *that* one) : Angels 13, @Tigers 0: I’ve always said, if you absolutely must end a franchise-record 159-game non-shutout streak, you ...
7/18 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Los Angeles Angels Crush Detroit Tigers Behind Pujols And Trout : AMERICAN LEAGUE Los Angeles Angels 13, Detroit Tigers 0 The Los Angeles Angels downed the Detroit Tigers in impressive ...
7/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Kuroda sharp, Yankees strike early and finish sweep :
The afternoon began and ended with rain, and in between the Yankees punished Ricky Romero and Hiroki Kuroda threw an abbreviated ...
7/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 91 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones LF Jayson ...
7/18 Yankees Fans Unite: CC aces test in 6-1 victory over Blue Jays : During today’s pregame, Joe Girardi was clear that he had a strict pitch count for CC Sabathia in his first game back from ...
7/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CC DOMINATES & THE YANKS KEEP WINNING :
CC Sabathia's performance tonight can only be described as dominating. In his first game back ...
7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones enjoying renaissance: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones belted a three-run home run Tuesday, July 17, against the Toronto Blue Jays, his 12th of the ...[+]
season.
7/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sabathia sharp in return as Yanks beat Jays :
C.C. Sabathia had three weeks in between his two most recent starts, so worries that he might have been rusty in his return ...
7/17 My Pinstripes: The Big Man Gets His Groove On :
The Yankees increased their AL East lead while CC Sabathia was on the disabled list, but you can bet they were ecstatic to ...
7/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Big Man Returns And He Doesn’t Miss A Beat : Tonight the big story for the Yankees – no pun intended – was the return of CC Sabathia to the rotation. In his first ...
7/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 90 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Blue Jays Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
7/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Why Victorino is a good fit : About a couple of weeks ago, as the Philadelphia Phillies continued to fall hopelessly out of the playoff race, I thought about ...
7/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees should stand pat in the outfield even if Gardner is done for season : Upon word yesterday that Brett Gardner suffered another setback, his third such instance since he was shelved on April 17 with ...
7/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Potential trade target: Shane Victorino :
Even before the latest round of bad news about Brett Gardner yesterday, the new rumor from the mill was that the Yankees were ...
7/17 Yanks Go Yard: Slammin’: Ibanez’s bases clearing homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays : The New York Yankees are linked to players each year around the trade deadline and yesterday talk of going after an outfielder ...
7/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Brett Gardner suffers yet another setback :
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner looks to have suffered yet another setback in his rehab as he experienced soreness in his ...
7/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Trade focus shifts to outfield : Though Brian Cashman still insists that he's not looking to an additional outfielders to make up for the absence of Brett Gardner, ...
7/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Trade Rumor: Yankees considering Shane Victorino :
If the Yankees do indeed make a trade for an outfielder this season one strong possibility is the Phillies center fielder ...
7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Monitoring Outfield Market : The Yankees always seem to be pursuing pitching, but their front office officials aren’t overly concerned about the rotation, ...
7/16 Yanks Go Yard: Winners and Losers – Yankees vs. Angels 7/13 – 7/15 : Check out the “Winners and Losers” from the Yankees weekend series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Yankees took ...
7/16 Yanks Go Yard: Can’t Win ‘Em All: Bombers fall to Halos despite four more homers : Usually when a team hits four home runs, they put themselves in a very good position to be victorious. The Yankees, the major ...
7/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees “in the loop” on Cole Hamels trade talks :
When addressing the Yankees trade deadline needs over the weekend, GM Brian Cashman noted that the Yankees were waiting for ...
7/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Former Yankee Hensley Meulens is a Dutch Knight :
Former Yankee Hensley Meulens never became the player the Yankees had hoped for, but that hasn’t stopped the Dutch from ...
7/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman is skeptical about Yankees making trades before the deadline :
The MLB trade deadline is slightly more than two weeks away, but hearing Brian Cashman talk about it and it doesn’t ...
7/15 My Pinstripes: Yankees Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory :
Cano's nap cost the Yankees dearly - courtesy of daylife.com
No, that's not really how the saying goes, but it's apropos ...
7/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NAIL-BITER 'TIL THE END BUT YANKS COME UP SHORT :
The Yankees didn't win it today. They literally went until the very end grinding it out and climbing back into ...
7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Cashman On Cano, Granderson, Trades, Outfield : Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman spoke with reporters prior to today's game against the Angels and Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger ...
7/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHICH YANKEE WALK-UP SONGS WOULD YOU CHOOSE? :
So, you know I am addicted to my iPod. Over the years as a kid, I loved the mixed
tape. You kids who read ...
7/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES SIGN **** TO A MINOR LEAGUE DEAL :
News out of Yankeeland says that the Yanks signed outfielder Kosuke **** to a minor league deal. According to the Yankees, ...
7/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 86 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Angels Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
7/13 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 10: I Will Sign Cody Ross : One of my favorite lines ever written about baseball came from Yahoo!’s Jeff Passan, who several years ago wrote a quick-hit ...
7/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: REFLECTING ON THE YANKEES FIRST HALF :
I have been a Yankee fan a long time. Time and time again I
remember something happening with our starting pitching right ...
7/12 Yanks Go Yard: Which Yankees are fulfilling their contract values based on WAR? : It is no secret that the New York Yankees are able to spend more than just about every other team in Major League Baseball. In ...
7/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Should Cashman bring Melky back? : Melky Cabrera has been having a tremendous season in San Francisco which was just puncuated with an MVP performance in the All-Star ...
7/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Things I’m Looking Forward To In The Second Half : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) We’re just one day away from meaningful baseball games starting ...
7/11 Diamond Ring: The Best Arm in Baseball...By Far : A fun thing about baseball is debating which players are better. Some consider the case closed after the invention of WAR (Wins ...
7/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Gardner not returning for weeks yet : Brett Gardner's rehab is progressing at pace right now, but that doesn't mean you should expect him back in pinstripes imminently. ...
7/11 mlbreports.com : The Best Teams from 1980-2012: Will Texas claim the title this year from 2010-2012? : Wednesday July.11, 2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- There is only ...
7/10 The Baseball Page: Tale of Two Teams :
The Red Sox and Yankees have been hit with injuries this season but ...
7/10 Yanks Go Yard: What Are The Yankees Missing Without Brett Gardner? : Going into the All-Star break the Yankees sit atop the standings with the best record in baseball. They have done so despite ...
7/10 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ Mid-Season Awards : Well, it is now the All-Star break and you know what that means, time to dish out some awards for our New York Yankees. On the ...
7/9 Jays Journal: Will New Hampshire OF Brad Glenn Ever Get a Shot with the Jays? : There’s a great chance that one of the hottest hitters the Jays have in their system is someone you haven’t heard ...
7/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Pictures of Andruw Jones’ wife Nicole Derick Jones :
Here are pictures of Andruw Jones‘ wife Nicole Derick Jones. She must be a nice, forgiving woman because Jones was called ...
7/9 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees put seal on successful first-half with romp over Red Sox : The New York Yankees wrapped up the first-half of the season by beating the Boston Red Sox last night in the series finale of ...
7/9 BoSox Injection: Gentlemen, Please Start Your Engines. Yanks Hand Lester and Sox Third Series Loss, 7-3. : Can I get a clean inning? Can a brother get a solid? Can any Red Sox pitcher on the face of the earth not absolutely infuriate ...
7/9 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 7/8 :
After splitting their doubleheader yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look for a split of their four-game set tonight with the New ...
7/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8 :
Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston ...
7/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Sunday Night Baseball: Yanks/Sox 7/8 : Yanks: 1. Derek Jeter (R) SS 2. Curtis Granderson (L) CF 3. Mark Teixeira (S) 1B 4. Alex Rodriguez (R) 3B 5. Robinson Cano (L) ...
7/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 85 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano DH Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 7/8 :
After splitting their doubleheader yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look for a split of their four-game set tonight with the New ...
7/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CHRIS DICKERSON IS THE SOLUTION TO AN ABSENT BRETT GARDNER :
(In Photo: Chris Dickerson)
Over
the past week or so I’ve come to question some of the tactics of the
Yankees when ...
7/8 Yanks Go Yard: Jekyll & Hyde: Yankees split twin-bill with Red Sox : The New York Yankees made the game look easy in the first part of a day-night double-header yesterday against the Boston Red Sox ...
7/8 BoSox Injection: Yanks Rub Salt in Sox Wound With 6-1 Win : For the second straight day, the New York Yankees got off to an embarrassingly fast start courtesy of some butt ugly Red Sox pitching. ...
7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8 :
Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston ...
7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Torture - 7/7 :
After falling 6-1 in the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox look to put an end to their five-game ...
7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 7/7 :
After watching the top half of the 1st inning last night, you were probably sitting there going well this is going to be one ...
7/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WADE HAPPENS :
I like Cory Wade. It's almost unfair that I'm about to cream him in this post. The reality is Wade has given his ...
7/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: FREDDY GARCIA HYPNOTIZES RED SOX; YANKEES WIN 6-1 :
(Freddy Garcia pitches during the first inning)
Freddy Garcia gave the New York Yankees exactly what they needed this ...
7/7 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Torture - 7/7 :
After falling 6-1 in the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox look to put an end to their five-game ...
7/7 Baseball Musings: Mr. Back to Back : The Yankees defeat the Red Sox in game one of their split admission double header, 6-1. Andruw Jones took part in two back-to-back ...
7/7 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 7/7 :
After watching the top half of the 1st inning last night, you were probably sitting there going well this is going to be one ...
7/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 83: Doubleheader Part 1 : In the American League, doubleheaders are usually when managers earn their money. Games surrounding a series with a doubleheader ...
7/6 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees The Advanced Scout takes his head out of the oven and analyzes the New York Yankees...
7/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Red Sox | 7/6/12-7/8/12 : Pitching Matchups Friday, 7/6/12, 7:10pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Last Appearance: 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, ...
7/6 Yanks Go Yard: Why Did the Yankees Claim Darnell McDonald Off Waivers? : Wednesday, the New York Yankees claimed Darnell McDonald off waivers. McDonald has spent most of his career as a part-time outfielder ...
7/4 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Lose Darnell McDonald to the Yankees : Recently designated Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald has been claimed by the rival New York Yankees. McDonald posted a note ...
7/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees claim Darnell McDonald : Via Aaron Gleeman, the Yankees have claimed outfielder Darnell McDonald from the Red Sox. Boston had a logjam of outfielders and ...
7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Claim McDonald, Designate Schwinden : The Yankees acquired Darnell McDonald from the Red Sox, the outfielder announced on his personal Twitter account. The Yankees ...
7/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 81 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays : Lineup vs. Rays: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
7/3 Yanks Go Yard: Four players the Yankees could do without after 2012 : For every team, there are guys worth keeping and guys that have worn out their welcome. For the New York Yankees, the biggest ...
7/3 WasWatching: Is A-Rod Costing The Yankees Runs? : Know anything about RE24? Here’s some on it via Fangraphs: RE24 (runs above average by the 24 base/out states): RE24 is ...
News -- June 2012
6/30 High Heat Stats: Strikeout Milestones and Related Musings : Following up on a post by birtelcom concerning the continually increasing trend to more strikeouts in the game, I noticed that ...
6/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not interested in Jim Thome :
Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones have not been hitting the way the Yankees have expected them to this season, but don’t ...
6/30 Yanks Go Yard: Doubled Up: Yankees crushed by White Sox 14-7 : It was a forgettable night for the New York Yankees on many fronts. Their rookie pitcher, Adam Warren, made his major league debut ...
6/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 76 Lineup: White Sox vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. White Sox: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF ...
6/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES COULDN'T STOP THE LEAK IN WARREN DEBUT :
Tonight reminded me of the old story about The Little Dutch Boy. The boy who was on his way to school, saw a leak in ...
6/29 My Pinstripes: Yankees Throw Away Winning Streak in 9th :
photo courtesy of NY Post
The Yankees had everything going their way last night against the Chicago White Sox. They ...
6/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Report Card: June : Here’s a new monthly article I like to call the Yankees Report Card. Every month based on the Yankees performances (pitchers ...
6/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman: I’d rather not do anything, if possible :
The MLB trade deadline is just about a month away and despite the fact that the Yankees have the best record in baseball there ...
6/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi likes platoon if Gardner doesn’t come back :
Brett Gardner‘s injury initially wasn’t expected to be severe at all. A DL stint and two setbacks later and the ...
6/24 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes : [I'll keep updating during the Dickey-Sabathia game.] Sunday Rays 7, @Phillies 3: In the nightcap, Tampa scored 3 in the 2nd off Cliff ...
6/23 Yankees Fans Unite: How the players are performing in 2012…so far : When the Yankees were playing horrible baseball in the month of May, you would have thought Brett Gardner‘s prediction of ...
6/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES FAIL TO PAYBACK FRANCISCO, FALL TO METS :
“I can’t wait to face those chickens, I want to strike out the side
against them. I’ve done it before.” – Frank ...
6/23 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees are in perfect harmony this season : From what the past month has shown us, everything is clicking with the New York Yankees despite losing the series to the Atlanta ...
6/23 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees comeback falls short after Mets score five in first : The New York Yankees found themselves in a position few would have expected with Andy Pettitte on the mound. They were down by ...
6/23 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Ike Davis Homer the Difference in 6-4 win : The Mets and Yankees met for the second installment of the Subway Series, the last time these teams will meet two separate times ...
6/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 69 Lineup: Yankees @ Mets : Lineup vs. Mets: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
6/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Mets | 6/22/12-6/24/12 : Pitching Matchups Friday, 6/22/12, 7:10pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Andy Pettitte, LHP Last Start: 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 6 K, ...
6/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees say farewell to Chipper Jones :
This week was likely Chipper Jones‘ final trip to Yankee Stadium in his Hall of Fame career as he is set to retire at ...
6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Looking at possible bench replacements : Matt’s article today highlighted the struggles that Andruw Jones is having with left-handed pitching, and got me thinking ...
6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Andruw’s struggles against lefties : A funny thing has happened regarding Andruw Jones this season. Jones, typically a lefty masher, has had a complete and total reverse ...
6/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BRAVES KNOCK AROUND HUGHES; BEAT YANKS 10-5 THIS AFTERNOON :
(Phil Hughes tries to cool down today at the Stadium this afternoon - game time temp was 94-degrees)
Last night the Braves ...
6/20 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Yankees 3 : Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees – Box Score – June 19, 2012 – ESPN. Hey, the Braves beat the Yankees. At ...
6/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES WIN 10 IN A ROW, BEAT THE BRAVES :
The best part about the Yankees winning streak is that I can sit here every night and post pictures of the past Yankee greats ...
6/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees by the numbers: 36 Facts, Enigmas, Trends, and Whatnot :
4.50 Ivan Nova’s home ERA in his 146 innings in Yankee Stadium.
3.50 Ivan Nova’s road ERA, on the other hand, in 139 ...
6/18 WasWatching: Batters 2+ Games With 5+ K’s : Since 1918, here’s the list - Rk Player #Matching 1 Sammy Sosa 4 Ind. Games 2 Ray Lankford 3 Ind. Games 3 Jim Thome 2 ...
6/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 9 IN A ROW: YANKS SWEEP NATS ON FATHER’S DAY : Another day, another win; that’s how life has been in Yankeeland for a while now, and I love it. Behind just enough offense, ...
6/16 High Heat Stats: Adam Dunn and all-or-nothing hitters : Adam Dunn is enjoying a spectacular bounce-back season from his nightmarish 2011 campaign. Presently, he is on pace for 58 HR, ...
6/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES WIN THE MARATHON WHEN TEIXEIRA COMES UP BIG : These Yankees, Nationals games have been very good. I'm really enjoying them. What a battle today. I'm thrilled the Yankees came ...
6/16 The Captain's Blog: Teenybopper: Harper Is Latest (and Greatest?) Teenager to Face the Yankees : (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Bryce Harper didn’t need the Yankees’ stamp of ...
6/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE GHOST OF JUSTIN MAXWELL : Close your eyes and imagine that Justin Maxwell was on the New York Yankees right now. Now picture Brett Gardner injured...just ...
6/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees options without Brett Gardner :
Another day, another setback in Brett Gardner’s rehab from the elbow strain and bone bruise suffered way back on April 17th ...
6/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Gardner out another 1-2 months :
Brett Gardner got a second opinion on his injured elbow today and the doctor agreed with the previous diagnosis – elbow ...
6/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT IF GARDNER DOESN'T PLAY THIS YEAR? : It doesn’t happen too often that a player goes to Dr. James Andrews and then goes for a second opinion. Usually you go to ...
6/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HERE COMES RUSSELL BRANYAN : I had to fill ya'll in on this because I was very excited when the Yankees signed Russell Branyan to a minor league contract. ...
6/13 mlbreports.com : The Yankees Should sign Vlad Guerrero : Wednesday June.13, 2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- The events that happened ...
6/13 Braves Journal: Yankees 6, Braves 4 : New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – June 12, 2012 – ESPN. Well, Mike Minor outpitched CC Sabathia, ...
6/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Trade Musings: Outfield Targets : “I haven’t been looking,” Cashman said. “That doesn’t mean that (it’s out of the question). Now you’ve passed the ...
6/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: 6/12 Game Thread: Yanks vs. Braves: Andruw goes home : The Yanks and Braves square off in Atlanta for the second of three tonight. CC Sabathia and Mike Minor will be the starters ...
6/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 61: Loss to Yankees : Yankees 5 Bisons 4 For a while there, it looked like the Bisons might hang in there long enough to beat the mighty Yankees. In ...
6/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IS THE TIMING RIGHT FOR ALFONSO SORIANO? :
Sure, the Yankees are saying that they're not looking to outfield help, but there is no question the Yankees are concerned ...
6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Not Looking For Outfield Help : Left fielder Brett Gardner has played just nine games this season due to a right elbow strain, and today he suffered a setback ...
6/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE GARDNER DILEMMA :
Just a quick update on someone we miss dearly in our lineup as well as our left field...that would be Brett Gardner. ...
6/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEELAND REJOICES. YANKS BEAT METS EASILY :
It wasn't much of a contest. Johan Santana who just pitched a no hitter in his last start didn't have the same luck ...
6/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees jump Santana – crush Mets, 9-1 :
Johan Santana of the New York Mets extended his hitless streak through the first inning in his game against crosstown rival, ...
6/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankee beat: meeting Joe Girardi edition :
The Yankees got 7, 1 hit innings out of Hiroki Kuroda tonight and back-to-back-to-back home runs from Robinson Cano, Nick ...
6/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: June 8 Game Thread: Meet the Mets : As a Yankee fan, I have a difficult time feeling much vitriol toward the Mets, or even thinking of them as a rival, as we see ...
6/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Whatever Happened To The Ibanez/Jones Platoon? : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The Raul Ibanez/Andruw Jones DH platoon was supposed to be the Yankees’ ...
6/4 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: June 4, 2012 : Hideki Matsui $13. Other bids: $10, $4.Matsui has the brand name and generated some excitement by coming out of the gate ...
6/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES GOT THINGS ROLLING IN THE MOTOR CITY :
Following a nail-biting 6-5 win over the Angels in Anaheim, the Yankees headed back east to Detroit to finish off ...
6/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yanks vs. Tigers 6/1 : Yanks. Tigers. This time, it’s in Detroit. For a preview of the series, check out our pal Larry Koestler’s Series ...
News -- May 2012
5/31 FanSided: Yankees in fortunate position after two months of underachieving : To say the New York Yankees are underachieving this season would be a major understatement.
After a 13-9 record in April, the ...
5/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Andruw Jones: the lefty hitting specialist who isn’t hitting lefties :
Andruw Jones is a boarderline Hall of Famer and a shell of his former self, but the Yankees brought him in last season to ...
5/28 mlbreports.com : The DH Tandem of Ibanez and Jones Are Providing Great Value Amongst the Position : Monday, May.28/2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- Raul Ibanez and Andruw ...
5/28 The Captain's Blog: Cubs’ DeJesus a Perfect Fit for Yankees; Would Help Fill Outfield Void : Overlooked in the Yankees’ weekend sweep of the Athletics was the not so subtle implication by Joe Girardi that left fielder ...
5/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: KURODA CRUISES, YANKEES WIN STREAK NOW AT 5 :
What can I say; the
Yankees are on a roll right now and everyone’s in a good mood because
of it. Behind a strong Hiroki ...
5/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 48 : The A’s were facing Hiroki Kuroda, who entered today’s game having a career worst year since moving over the American ...
5/28 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: New York Yankees : The Yankees are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series:
Eligible For Free Agency (10)
Mariano Rivera - Though he's ...
5/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees ride Kuroda, sweep A’s, 2-0 :
If a Kuroda blanks a team and nobody can hit, did he really pitch well? No matter, the scorecard says that Hiroki Kuroda pitched ...
5/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 44 Lineup: Royals vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Royals: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
5/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BRETT GARDNER'S SORELY MISSED :
People dismiss Brett Gardner all the time, the little guy
that only slaps at the ball and just offers speed. I ...
5/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pettitte Brilliant Against the Reds Through 8.0 IP : Following last Sunday’s big return of Andy Pettitte, the 40 year old left hander came into tonight’s game against the Reds ...
5/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees struggles continue with RISP :
I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard to watch the Yankees right now.
In April, I didn’t get too frustrated because, ...
5/15 Tyler's Think Tank: Carlos Beltran's Forgotten Excellence :
Beltran's been raking
Matt Kemp dominated the headlines during April, when his dozen dingers helped jumpstart ...
5/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Is Granderson that bad a center fielder? :
The more I learn about this new world of player metrics and evaluation, the more confused I get. If someone once said that ...
5/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tex blasts Yankees past injuries, Orioles :
I have a gift. Last year I wrote a post noting that Andruw Jones was struggling at the plate, and he promptly went out and ...
5/14 High Heat Stats: Don’t get too excited about Middlebrooks, Red Sox fans : Will Middlebrooks has started off really well in the first 10 games of his MLB career. Just to play devil’s advocate, though, ...
5/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Contracts Can Kill: Mark Teixeira :
To celebrate the inauguration of a brand new, $1.3 billion dollar stadium back in 2009, Brian Cashman went out and purchased ...
5/12 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Yankees Welcome the Mariners to the Big Leagues : Tonight was one of those games where the stark difference between a rebuilding team and a team built to win now looks like. Yes ...
5/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees DH’s have big night as Montero returns :
The Yankees former top prospect, Jesus Montero, had a good night in his return to Yankee Stadium, hitting a solo shot in ...
5/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEE HITTING IS SPREADING :
The Yankees won tonight knocking in 6 runs on 14 hits against the Seattle Mariners. That's the Yankees team that I know ...
5/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankee beat: Personal catcher, Girardi, and Pettitte :
The Yankees beat their opponent’s ace two nights in a row as Hiroki Kuroda outdueled King Felix Hernandez and Raul Ibanez ...
5/11 Baseball Musings: Good Night for Old Men : The Yankees beat the Mariners 6-2 on homers by Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones. Ibanez hit his off Felix Hernandez, who allowed four ...
5/11 High Heat Stats: Is Brett Lawrie one of the greatest fielders ever? : This post was suggested by reader Paul E who remarked on the defensive accomplishments of Brett Lawrie of the Blue Jays. Toronto ...
5/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees expect to be without Gardner another 15-25 days :
It’s been almost a month since Brett Gardner hurt his elbow, but it’s going to be at least another 15-25 more ...
5/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Gardner has setback and will get another MRI :
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner looked poised to rejoin the Yankees this week after a pair of Triple-A rehab games. It’s ...
5/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY WE'LL SEE BRETT GARDNER SOON...THANK GOD :
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5/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Sunday April 6th, Yankees at Royals : The Yankees aren’t playing good baseball right now. The attention has focused mostly on the starting pitching, which has ...
5/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 26 – Enough taking it on the Chen : The New York Yankees look to snap their three-game losing streak tonight when they face the Kansas City Royals in Kauffman Stadium. ...
5/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Swisher and Gardner getting closer to return :
With the injuries to Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner, the Yankees outfield hasn’t been pretty whether it is watching ...
5/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees come up a foot short, lose third straight : The Yankees made a valiant effort to fight their way back into the win column tonight, but a strong throw off of a bare-handed ...
5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Nationals | Bryce Harper makes history by batting third: Washington Nationals OF Bryce Harper was the youngest player to bat third in a major league lineup since OF Andruw Jones did it ...[+]
for the Atlanta Braves in 1996, according to STATS LLC.
5/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hitting Woes Continue In Third Straight Loss : Lets start a terrible day in the Yankees world with a positive outing from David Phelps‘ first major league start. The righty’s ...
5/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY NOTHING IN BASEBALL SURPRISES ME ANYMORE : There were quite a few stories swirling around Major League
baseball in the past 24 hours, some Yankees related, some not, but ...
5/2 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 24 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez RF Eric ...
5/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE EDUARDO NUNEZ EXPERIMENT WILL WORK :
When Eduardo Nunez took the outfield on Monday and Tuesday night, I
smiled. Don’t get me wrong, I cringed too, but ...
5/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hughes and Finishing : One of the biggest problems we’ve noticed with Phil Hughes over the last…forever, really…is his inability ...
5/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks and their odd lineup fall to O’s : When the Yankees released their lineup this afternoon, I think the collective response was, “Huh?” It featured Russell ...
5/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 23 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Yankees: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Andruw Jones RF Russell ...
5/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Gardner unlikely to return Thursday : Via Mark Feinsand, Brett Gardner is now said to be unlikely to return from the DL when he's eligible to on Thursday. "We’re ...
5/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Kuroda pitches gem as Yanks beat Orioles 2-1 in series opener : NEW YORK — The Yankees knew they had a tough task when they faced Jason Hammel before today’s game, but with Kuroda’s ...
5/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Brian Matusz : Tonight, the Orioles send left handed pitcher Brian Matusz up against the Yankees’ Phil Hughes. There are plenty of similarities ...
News -- April 2012
4/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Jason Hammel : Tonight, the Orioles will send right handed pitcher Jason Hammel to the mound in the Bronx. Originally drafted by the Rays in ...
4/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CC SABATHIA GOES 8 SOLID INNINGS; YANKS BEAT TIGERS :
CC Sabathia did today was Aces do, he stopped his teams bleeding and led them to victory. Shades of Andy Pettitte ...
4/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Riding the Pine: The New York Yankees bench 2012 :
There’s one glaring omission in the Yankees bench this year: we are missing having that one, big bat looming in the late ...
4/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Max Scherzer : The Tigers will send right handed pitcher Max Scherzer to the mound for the rubber game of this matchup. The 27 year old was ...
4/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES COULD SNAG INGE FOR NOTHING :
Sure, this is coming out of left field, but what the hell,
I’m always the type that likes to think too hard in ways ...
4/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: What to do with the Yankees DH situation :
I wanted to focus on our Designated Hitter situation, both currently and what it might be after Brett Gardner comes back, ...
4/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Gardner will begin hitting drills on Friday :
Brett Gardner has been out with a sore elbow since injuring it making a diving catch agaisnt the Twins back on April 17. The ...
4/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Nunez To The Outfield? : Eduardo Nunez‘ bat has seemed to have taken another step forward this year. Nunez is hitting .385 on the year with an ...
4/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Scott Feldman : In the rubber game of this series, right handed pitcher Scott Feldman will take the mound on Wednesday night. After being selected ...
4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Yankees : The Yankees restructured their rotation with trades, free agent signings and an extension this past offseason.
Major League ...
4/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nunez’s Outfield Role : There was a touching moment early in last Thursday’s game involving Eduardo Nunez, Joe Girardi, and an errant first inning ...
4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 16 Lineup: Yankees @ Rangers : Lineup vs. Rangers: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Rangers | 4/23/12-4/25/12 : Pitching Matchups Monday, 4/23/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: C.C. Sabathia, LHP Last Start: 7.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 7 K, ...
4/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees expect Gardner back when 15 days are up :
The Yankees were actually pretty fortunate with Brett Gardner‘s injury. The way he came down on that catch, he could ...
4/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Derek Holland : After “sweeping” the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees are on their way to face the Texas Rangers and Derek Holland. As ...
4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Raul Ibanez, Andruw Jones to continue splitting LF duties: New York Yankees OFs Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones have split the duties in left field with OF Brett Gardner (elbow) on the 15-day ...[+]
disabled list, and they'll continue to do so until at least May 3 when Gardner can come off the DL. Ibanez starts against right-handed pitchers, with Jones facing lefties.
4/22 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Lee, Hudson, Berkman & More :
The Phillies hope Cliff Lee will only miss two starts. (US Presswire)After his most recent outing against the San Francisco ...
4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/21 :
After falling yesterday 6-2 on the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on the winning side ...
4/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 15 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/21 :
After falling yesterday 6-2 on the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on the winning side ...
4/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YOU MISS BRETT GARDNER NOW, DON'T YOU? :
You see? Brett Gardner gets an elbow strain and gets put on the 15
day DL and suddenly Yankeeland has no truly reliable ...
4/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: How Brett Gardner’s injury changes the Yankees roster :
It was a little bit of a surprise to see that the Yankees called up reliever Cody Eppley when Brett Gardner went on the DL ...
4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Eduardo Nunez to see time in OF: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi hinted that SS Eduardo Nunez will see some time in left field with OF Brett Gardner (elbow) ...[+]
on the disabled list. 'It's possible,' Girardi said. 'We'll just have to see how guys are feeling. Without Gardy being here, the one guy that we probably have to pay the closest attention to is (Curtis) Granderson, because we don't necessarily have a true center fielder, besides Curtis. We're going to have to check with him as much as we can.' Nunez and OF Andruw Jones could be used to spell OF Curtis Granderson in center field.
4/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Five Questions with the Enemy: An Interview with Matt Imbrogno of Yankee Analysts :
Today, I’m releasing the second installment of my “Five Questions with the Enemy” series. From time to time, ...
4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Clay Buchholz : This afternoon the Yankees will make the trip to Fenway to celebrate 100 years of the historical stadium. The Red Sox will send ...
4/20 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Nunez, Valentine, Hutchison : Believe it or not, Rays left-hander Matt Moore has never started a game at Tropicana Field. The 22-year-old left-hander will ...
4/19 Yankees Fans Unite: How does Gardner going to the DL affect the Yankees? : On Tuesday night, everything was going right for Brett Gardner. He already had a double to drive in a run and a walk so far and ...
4/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKS WERE "THIS CLOSE" TO A COMEBACK : I know, I know, it’s April, but losing to the Minnesota Twins anytime of the year sucks. The Yankees have flat out owned the ...
4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Brett Gardner placed on the DL : Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News has reported that Brett Gardner has been placed on the DL due to a bone bruise and strained ...
4/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees put Gardner on DL with strained elbow :
The Yankees announced after their 6-5 loss to the Twins Wednesday night that they have put outfielder Brett Gardner on the ...
4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones expected to man LF: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones is expected to see time in left field while OF Brett Gardner (elbow, arm) in on the 15-day disabled ...[+]
list. SS Eduardo Nunez is also likely seeing time at the position, and DH Raul Ibanez can also play the position.
4/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Anthony Swarzak : The Yankees will face Twins right handed pitcher Anthony Swarzak tonight in the final game of the four game series. The 26 year ...
4/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hiroki gets Hi-rocked, Yanks fall to Twins (plus Gardner to the DL) : After a dominant outing against the Angels, in which he came a few outs shy of pitching a complete game shutout, Hiroki Kuroda ...
4/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY SABATHIA'S GOT HIS RHYTHM : CC Sabathia is finally back! Sure, many expected the ace of the Yankees to just come into the seasoning winning every game. ...
4/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks take game two as bats bounce back : Monday night, the Yankees pumped out three runs in the first inning and they looked poised to add to that total. Instead, they ...
4/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 11 Lineup: Twins vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Twins: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher DH Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
4/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Francisco Liriano : Tonight at 7:05 pm EST, Francisco Liriano will take the mound in the second game of the Yankees v. Twins series. If you asked ...
4/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY NOT MAKE NUNEZ AN OUTFIELDER? : It’s clear to me that Eduardo Nunez, given enough at bats during the regular season, could be a .300 hitter. I believe that. ...
4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Jerome Williams : Tonight at 8:05 pm EST, Jerome Williams of the Angels will face the Yankees in his first start of 2012. Despite playing for seven ...
4/14 The Baseball Page: Los Angeles Dodgers are no Angels Los Angeles Dodgers are no Angels...
4/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 8 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees : Lineup vs. Angels: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
4/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: CJ Wilson : This afternoon, the Yankees will face off against the Ranger’s newest starting pitcher, C.J. Wilson. The left hander has a career ...
4/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Defensive shortcomings hurt Yankees rotating DH plan :
I strongly disliked the Jesus Montero-Michael Pineda for many reasons. Pineda’s weak second half in 2011 scared me. ...
4/12 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Delmon Young : As last summer wore on, it became clear that Delmon Young didn’t figure in to the Twins’ long-term plans. He wasn’t hitting ...
4/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi doesn’t plan to sit Gardner vs all lefties :
Yankees manager Joe Girardi has often benched left fielder Brett Gardner in favor of Andruw Jones against left handed batters ...
4/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 5 Recap: Yankees 5, Orioles 4 : It looked for some time on Tuesday like the Yankees would have to wait another day for a chance to pick up their first series ...
4/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 5 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles : Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw ...
4/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Fan photo: Jeter and Jones’ afternoon in Baltimore :
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and outfielder Andruw Jones were spotted at Chazz: A Bronx Original, which is actually in Baltimore, ...
4/10 My Pinstripes: The Yankees CAN Win A Game : Ivan Nova proved last night that you can throw Spring Training numbers out the window. Nova, after pitching to an 8.06 ERA in ...
4/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Just Say “No” To Raul Ibanez In The Outfield : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) As important as it is for the Yankees to keep their key veteran players ...
4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones belts first HR: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, walk and two runs scored Monday, April 9, against the Baltimore ...[+]
Orioles.
4/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES SHOOK THE MONKEY OFF THEIR BACK : The New York Yankees won tonight beating the O's! It happened, it really happened. It's amazing how the mood changes for a Yankee ...
4/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Recap, Stoneburner, PANIC! : Tonight, the Yankees won 6-2 to the Orioles for their first win of the year. Ivan the Stopper This spring, no one was worse than ...
4/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 4 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles : Okay Yankees…maybe fourth times a charm?? Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez ...
4/9 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: April 9, 2012 : Welcome back to the FAAB logs. For new readers, this is a review of the FAAB results in a 12-team, A.L.-only home league with ...
4/8 FanSided: Yankees Game 2 Recap
4/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jeter and A-Rod’s transition to DH has begun :
We’ve been discussing it for years but it is finally happening. Derek Jeter is slowly beeing weened out of his shortstop ...
4/7 FanSided: Some Thoughts on Resting Jeter and A-Rod [caption id="attachment_5437" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Credit: Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE"]...
4/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Two: The Empire Strikes Back : Yesterday may have been a tough loss for the Yankees, but at least we watched some good baseball. Today, Hiroki Kuroda takes the ...
4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Nunez plan :
When the Yankees take the field at Tropicana Field this afternoon, they'll do so with the lineup you probably would have anti**** ...
4/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 4/3/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Mets Brett Gardner, LF Nick Swisher, DH Eric Chavez, 1B Andruw Jones, RF Eduardo Nunez, SS Francisco Cervelli, C Dewayne ...
4/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Revisiting the Lineup : Back in October, I wrote an article on the possibilities for the 2012 lineup. I enjoy writing posts like that, but that one ...
4/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Dickerson and Maxwell: which is best for the Yankees? :
The fifth outfielder job for the Yankees, in the grand scheme of all things, means very little. Hell, in the grand scheme ...
4/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: In hindsight Pineda trade was not necessary :
Count me among the people who thought that Brian Cashman had pulled a heist at the time of the Jesus Montero and Hector ...
News -- March 2012
3/31 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/30/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Phillies: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Eric Chavez 1B Russell Martin C Andruw ...
3/30 High Heat Stats: Youngest Batter vs Pitcher Matchups : The last player to appear in a major league game before his 19th birthday was Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod debuted for the Mariners ...
3/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/29/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson DH Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez LF Andruw Jones RF ...
3/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: What does Jack Cust bring to the table? : In case you missed the news, the Yankees signed left-handed hitting OF/DH Jack Cust to a minor league deal yesterday. Cust is ...
3/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Stan Kasten Should Not Fire Ned Colletti : …at least not now, anyway. I’ve been seeing a surprising amount of unhappiness from Dodger fans over a series of notes ...
3/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/22 : After falling yesterday to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Boston Red Sox return home to Fenway South to host their AL East rivals, ...
3/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/23/12 Lineups : Lineup vs. Twins: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Russell Martin C Andruw Jones DH Eduardo ...
3/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Day seven: It’s a pretty nice stadium, after all : After catching a foul ball in Lakeland on Wednesday, there really was only one move left for me on this trip around the Grapefruit ...
3/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rapada has opt-out clause at the end of spring training :
Barring any future injuries, the Yankees roster is locked into 24 spots with just one spot remaining to be filled on the bench ...
3/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Warren shuts down Red Sox but Sox climb back to tie Yankees game at 4 : David Phelps was scheduled to make the start for the Yankees tonight, but Mother Nature had other plans. Phelp’s wife was ...
3/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/22 : After falling yesterday to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Boston Red Sox return home to Fenway South to host their AL East rivals, ...
3/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/22/12 Lineup : Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Andruw Jones RF Eric Chavez 3B Raul Ibanez DH Brandon Laird 1B Jose Gil C Ramiro Pena 2B ...
3/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/20/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Pirates Curtis Granderson, CF Nick Swisher, RF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Andruw Jones, ...
3/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Offense comes to life as Yankees beat the Pirates 10-3 : For the first three innings the story revolved around Michael Pineda. He was scheduled to have a 75-80 pitch count which should ...
3/21 MLB Dirt: My 2012 Predictions: AL East : As a site we released our 2012 MLB Predictions just last week with division rankings, World Series outcome, and our top two players ...
3/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Biggest Move This Season Could Occur With A Swisher Injury : Less than a week ago, Nick Swisher found himself out of a game for tightness in his left groin. Yesterday, again he was pulled, ...
3/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Offense comes to life as Yankees beat the Pirates 10-3 : For the first three innings the story revolved around Michael Pineda. He was scheduled to have a 75-80 pitch count which should ...
3/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Replacing Raul? : I readily acknowledge that Spring Training statistics are not especially meaningful, but Raul Ibanez‘s performance so far ...
3/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/20/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Pirates Curtis Granderson, CF Nick Swisher, RF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Andruw Jones, ...
3/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: What Makes Him Valuable Part Two (Two Years Later) : If you hop into the proverbial Wayback Machine with me, you’ll see I wrote this post a little over two years ago about the ...
3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Cano homers as Yankees beat Astros 6-3 : Before the game, the Yankees had some great news. Eduardo Nunez returned after missing 2 weeks with a bruised hand, Nick Swisher‘s ...
3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/17/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Astros Brett Gardner, LF Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Raul Ibanez, DH Andruw Jones, RF ...
3/18 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 4 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis. I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note ...
3/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Cano homers as Yankees beat Astros 6-3 : Before the game, the Yankees had some great news. Eduardo Nunez returned after missing 2 weeks with a bruised hand, Nick Swisher‘s ...
3/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/17/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Astros Brett Gardner, LF Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Raul Ibanez, DH Andruw Jones, RF ...
3/17 FanSided: How The Braves Stock The Minors Part III - Reviewing Past Drafts ...
3/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: (Minor) Injuries Everywhere : In a development that gave Joe Girardi visions of the 2011 season, Derek Jeter was scratched from today’s lineup with an ...
3/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/16/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Nationals: Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Andruw Jones, RF Raul Ibanez, ...
3/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/15/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Nationals: Brett Gardner, LF Russell Martin, C Andruw Jones, DH Chris Dickerson, RF Bill Hall, 3B Dewayne Wise, CF ...
3/15 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: New York Yankees : In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their ...
3/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Spring Training Stock Market: Stock Down : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) We covered the guys off to good starts on Tuesday. Today it’s ...
3/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Garcia pitches well, then leaves due to injury in Yankees 7-5 loss to Blue Jays : Freddy Garcia made his case as to why he should be in the starting rotation during a Yankees 7-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. ...
3/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/14/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Blue Jays Derek Jeter, SS Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, DH Mark Teixeira, 1B Raul Ibanez, ...
3/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Don’t Worry, A .650 is Just Fine : A 1-0 loss to the Red Sox? A pitchers duel between a pair of talented young starting pitchers, one on each side of the legendary ...
3/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY A LOSS TO THE SOX THIS TIME OF YEAR AIN'T BAD : Of course it’s awesome whenever the Yanks beat the Red Sox whether it’s in March or October, but when they lose to them ...
3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/13 :
After winning 5-3 yesterday on a walk-off home run over the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox head north to Tampa, FL for a ...
3/14 PaulLebowitz.com: American League East Predicted Standings : American League East Predicted Standings: 1. New York Yankees 94 68 ...
3/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/13 :
After winning 5-3 yesterday on a walk-off home run over the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox head north to Tampa, FL for a ...
3/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/13/12 Lineup : Lineup vs. Red Sox: Brett Gardner, CF Russell Martin, C Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Raul Ibanez, DH Andruw Jones, ...
3/7 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, New York Yankees : The Yankees hope Alex Rodriguez's off-season rehabilitation leads to more power in 2012. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI The ...
3/6 Bus League Baseball: Baseball America’s Two-Timers: Andruw Jones, Joe Mauer, and Bryce Harper : Baseball America released its preseason Top 100 list a few weeks ago, and while they could easily have gone the way of other outlets ...
3/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Health, Repetition, and Development : Rare is the case when one factor will set the tone for a player’s success in a given season. He may do one thing greatly, ...
News -- February 2012
2/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IMAGES OF YANKEELAND IN TAMPA: PART 4 : Here are some more photos of all of our Yankee favorites. People can’t seem to get enough of this, me neither, love watching ...
2/29 WasWatching: Batters To Hit 30+ HR In A Season From 2-Spot Since 1973 : Here is the list and those who just missed - Rk Player Year HR 6 1 Ryne Sandberg 1990 Ind. Games 40 2 Alex Rodriguez 1998 ...
2/28 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XXV : The Twins started out in Washington as the Senators. Following the 1960 season they left our nation’s capitol and set out for ...
2/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Five questions for the New York Yankees : Spring training; a time when all MLB teams have a clean slate and, at least theoretically, a shot at the playoffs. But ...
2/27 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Chicago White Sox : In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their ...
2/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees 2011/2012 offseason review :
The Yankees went into this offseason without a lot of holes in the roster. The entire lineup was expected to return, except ...
2/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Martin, Banuelos, Sanchez : According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York, who spoke with Russell Martin‘s agent, a three-year extension is being discussed. ...
2/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Andruw Jones, regular DH? :
Joel Sherman's column this morning dealt with Andruw Jones, and his desire to get more playing time this season in order to ...
2/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Thinking about the last roster spot : With the recent signings of Eric Chavez and Raul Ibanez, the Yankees’ 2012 25-man roster is virtually complete. Bill Hall ...
2/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Ibanez/Jones DH v. The Montero DH : Before this offseason was dominated by big name pitchers, the Yankee fan base was most excited about the upgrade at DH. Jorge ...
2/22 WasWatching: Top 103 Career WAR, Batters, Not Born In The U.S.A. : It’s a fun list - Rk Player WAR/pos From To Age G PA 1 Albert Pujols 88.7 2001 2011 21-31 1705 7433 2 Roberto Clemente 83.8 ...
2/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Who’s Been Eating All The Cap’n Crunch? : One of the biggest narratives during the first few weeks of camp is what kind of shape the players are in. Last year, CC Sabathia ...
2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones likely to DH against lefties: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones is expected to fill the designated hitter rule in games with a left-handed pitcher opposing the ...[+]
team. Jones will also occasionally see time in the field, according to manager Joe Girardi.
2/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Raul Ibanez may actually play the field : Via Chad Jennings, Joe Girardi explains his early plans for the lineup.
Raul Ibanez might have been signed to be the Yankees ...
2/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees make Ibanez signing official :
The Yankees officially have their next DH as they announced this morning that Raul Ibanez‘s one-year $1.1 million deal ...
2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones lighter: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones (knee) came to camp 10 to 12 pounds lighter this year after rehabbing his left knee in the offseason. ...[+]
Nothing is official, but it's possible that he could form a platoon in left field with OF Brett Gardner.
2/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: A-Rod 100 percent headed to spring training :
Since re-signing on a 10-year deal four years ago, Alex Rodriguez has been nagged by various injuries, limiting him to just ...
2/20 My Pinstripes: Ibanez Makes It Official : According to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, the Yankees and Raul Ibanez have reached terms on a free agent contract. It would appear the ...
2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees To Sign Raul Ibanez : The Yankees have found their new designated hitter, reaching an agreement with Raul Ibanez pending a physical, tweets ESPN's ...
2/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones to arrive at camp early: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones (knee) is scheduled to arrive early to spring training camp. He underwent surgery on his left ...[+]
knee during the offseason to correct a small tear, after playing with the injury through the entire 2011 season.
2/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES PITCHERS & CATCHERS! LET'S GET PHYSICAL! : Many wonder if the Yankees pitchers and catchers just show up to George Steinbrenner field and just stretch out and start throwing...not ...
2/18 NY Baseball Digest: Johnny Damon Can Take His Whining and Lying to Another Town : Johnny Damon has been pining for the phone call, a call that hasn’t yet been made. The fact that no team, not the Rays who Damon ...
2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Yankees' Next DH : The Yankees freed up some money yesterday by agreeing to trade A.J. Burnett to the Pirates for two minor leaguers and a total ...
2/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Comparing the AL East Outfielders Defensively : The American League East is one of the toughest and fastest paced divisions in Baseball. Almost all of these teams have the potential ...
2/17 High Heat Stats: Gary Carter 1954-2012 : The inevitable has happened, with Gary Carter’s passing today from cancer. Carter had a very large personality and had a ...
2/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Comparing the AL East Outfielders Defensively : The American League East is one of the toughest and fastest paced divisions in Baseball. Almost all of these teams have the potential ...
2/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I'M WORRIED THE YANKEE OUTFIELD COULD CHANGE : I don’t know why, but my guts acting up again. I have this weird feeling something is about to take place in Yankeeland and ...
2/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: 3000 hits may be keeping Damon from a job :
Wondering why former Yankee Johnny Damon doesn’t have a job yet? It may be because of his pursuit of 3,000 hits, according ...
2/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: An Unlikely Reunion : With reports that an AJ Burnett-to-Pittsburg trade may be on the rocks, some in the baseball media have begun speculating as to ...
2/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: PECOTA run scoring projections : We’re finally days away from Spring Training. Soon enough, the waiting will be over and we’ll be able to watch REAL ...
2/13 Yankees Fans Unite: What Should Be The Yankees Opening Day Lineup? : There is always one phrase that every baseball fan looks forward to that marks the beginning of a long competitive year; Opening ...
2/12 My Pinstripes: Will A.J. Walk The Plank? : Could it really happen? Could the Yankees rid themselves of the enigma that is A.J. Burnett? Not long after signing his five ...
2/12 Yankees Fans Unite: What Should Be The Yankees Opening Day Lineup? : There is always one phrase that every baseball fan looks forward to that marks the beginning of a long competitive year; Opening ...
2/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Who is Garrett Jones? Plus Other A.J. Burnett-Related Stuff : Before anything else, I don’t think these negotiations are going to go anywhere. It’s just a sense that the Yankees and Pirates ...
2/10 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hamilton, Tigers, Guthrie : Six years ago today, the Nationals beat Alfonso Soriano in their arbitration hearing after acquiring him from the Rangers. Despite ...
2/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S THE MAKING OF ANOTHER YANKEES CHAMPIONSHIP : You can look at what we have and make a very very good argument for a future World Championship Yankees club...2012 style. It's ...
2/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Reading into the Garrett Jones Rumor : ESPN reporter, Buster Olney tweeted more about the Yankees ongoing effort to trade beloved starting pitcher AJ Burnett last night. ...
2/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BRANYAN BRINGS BENCH STABILITY : Joe Girardi was right, we did need a lefty bat in the Yankees lineup, one with power to crank it out of, or in Russell Branyan’s ...
2/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bill Hall’s potential roster spot : The Yankees signed Bill Hall to a minor league deal Tuesday and he was quite excited about it. It’s a minor league deal, ...
2/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Russell Branyan to a minor league deal :
The Yankees have signed Russell Branyan to a minor league deal, according to Dan Martin of the NY Post. The deal is worth ...
2/7 The Captain's Blog: Two Strikes and You’re Out? : Patience at the plate is about more than just drawing walks. It also incorporates a hitter’s ability to work himself into a ...
2/7 MLB Dirt: Wynn Pelzer: Looking to Wynn Big in the Majors : Some people were born to do certain things. When Wynn Isaiah Pelzer was born in 1986, he was given the perfect name for a baseball ...
2/7 Boys of Summer: Yankees Search for Lefty DH : Rumors this morning indicate, not surprisingly, that the Yankees are looking to add a lefty bat to their roster and that the candidates ...
2/7 WasWatching: Yankees Clean-Up Batters In 2011 : Fun stuff - BOP G PA 2B HR RBI SO GDP BA OBP SLG 4 Alex Rodriguez 94 412 21 15 58 79 15 .269 .354 .453 4 Robinson Cano 43 184 ...
2/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees in serious discussions with Raul Ibanez :
The Yankees are getting closer to adding a DH and according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, they are in serious talks with ...
2/6 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees In Serious Discussions With Raul Ibanez : The Yankees are in serious discussions with free agent Raul Ibanez, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. The ACES client is willing ...
2/6 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Could Add Lefty Bat Soon : The Yankees are considering adding a left-handed hitter and could sign Raul Ibanez, Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui within a ...
2/4 The Captain's Blog: On Location: A Look at Which Yankees Use the Whole Field : (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Earlier in the week, Mark Teixeira raised some eyebrows ...
2/3 MLBTradeRumors: Girardi Hopes To Add One More Bat : Only one MLB team outscored the 2011 Yankees, but manager Joe Girardi wouldn’t object if GM Brian Cashman adds one more bat ...
2/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Girardi: Yankees have talked about Ibanez, Damon, Matsui : Speaking to reporters at a charity event today, Yankees' manager Joe Girardi expressed his opinion that it would be in the Yankees' ...
2/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MY GUT SAYS DAMON WILL BE A YANKEE : I'm not exactly sure why, but my guts acting up again. I read today that Johnny Damon is demanding a price tag of $5 million ...
2/3 NY Baseball Digest: Manny and the Yankees – Why Not? : New York and Manny Ramirez has been talked about for years. Omar Minaya nearly acquired Ramirez a few times when he ran the Mets. ...
2/3 MLBTradeRumors: Damon, Oswalt, Vazquez Only Remaining Top 50 FAs : We're still over a week away from pitchers and catchers reporting, but 47 of the players on Tim Dierkes' list of the top 50 free ...
2/2 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Chavez, Ethier, Jones, Orioles, BoSox : Here's the latest from the AL East...
Brian Cashman said there is still a chance Eric Chavez could return to the Yankees, ...
2/2 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Need Teixeira to Return to Form, Not Bunt : “If they’re playing a big shift, I might lay some bunts down this year,” Mark Teixeira told Bryan Hock of MLB.com. ...
2/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Eric Chavez still in play :
It seems like a perfect fit, the Yankees need somebody to backup Alex Rodriguez at third base and Eric Chavez, who liked his ...
News -- January 2012
1/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): The looming curse of Mo :
Well, that escalated quickly. I suppose I'm not surprised that there are people who wouldn't trade David Robertson for Dominic ...
1/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: American League first basemen : Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy ...
1/30 For Baseball Junkies: All-Decade Team: 2000's NL : Today, we're taking a look at our 2000's NL All-Decade team. Selecting this team will officially wrap up our All-Decade selections ...
1/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees in serious talks with Bill Hall :
As the Yankees look for a backup infielder to play behind Alex Rodriguez, they are said to be in serious talks with Bill Hall, ...
1/30 WasWatching: Cesar Cedeno & Andruw Jones : Man, these two got old fast… Player WAR/pos From To 5 Age G PA BA OBP SLG Cesar Cedeno 49.0 1970 1980 19-29 1430 6051 .290 ...
1/28 NY Baseball Digest: A Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones DH Split : We probably have been overanalyzing the Yankees DH situation since the Jesus Montero trade, but that’s what we do here, ...
1/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rumor: Yankees interested in Ibanez : This is from Kevin Kernan, so make of that what you will, but the Post is reporting that the Yankees "have interest" in outfielder ...
1/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ANDRUW JONES RETURNS TO BRONX; KURODA CLOSE :
The Yankees today finalized the re-signing of outfielder Andruw Jones and are said to be close to completing Hiroki Kuroda’s ...
1/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees DFA Kevin Whelan : Via Jon Heyman, the Yankees have DFA'd relief pitcher Kevin Whelan in order to make room for Hiroki Kuroda on the 40-man roster. ...
1/26 FanSided: State of Yankees Universe : Just as the President must take some time each year to address the nation on the State of the Union, so do baseball fans take ...
1/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees finalize 1-year deal with Andruw Jones :
The Yankees finally made the Andruw Jones signing official today, finalizing a $2 million one-year deal plus incentives, according ...
1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones official: The New York Yankees finalized their one-year, $2 million deal with OF Andruw Jones Wednesday, Jan. 25. He can make another $1.4 ...[+]
million in performance bonuses.
1/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: JD Drew as a DH option? : The long, tumultuous era of JD Drew in Boston is finally over, and there are rumors that the 36 year-old outfielder is considering ...
1/24 Through The Fence Baseball: What about A.J.? Revisiting revamped Yankees rotation : You just can’t predict baseball, or so says Yankees radio announcer John Sterling … over and over again. When it comes ...
1/24 Southside Showdown: Decline Wars – Andruw Jones vs. Adam Dunn : In 2011 we had the pleasure of watching Adam Dunn go from a highly sought after left handed power bat to a walking, talking strikeout ...
1/24 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Better Off Welcoming Posada Back Than Saying Goodbye : Considering how many great players have passed through the Bronx, one might think retirement press conferences would be a rite ...
1/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Mani**** the DH situation : Pardon me if you’re exhausted from it, but the Yankees’ DH situation is about the only thing left to talk about ...
1/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: The irony of rotating the DH : 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 ...
1/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE RUMORS & BYB: PART 27 : Eric Chavez: I have heard absolutely nothing about Eric Chavez getting re-signed with the Yankees, have you? I wonder what the ...
1/21 MetsToday.com: Should Mets Trade Jason Bay for A.J. Burnett? : This rumor just won’t go away, and there isn’t much else news to report from Flushing, so we may as well mull it over. ...
1/21 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Need DH Who Can Hit Righties : After shipping Jesus Montero to Seattle for Michael Pineda, the Yankees were left with one minor hole in their lineup: a designated ...
1/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Just say “NO!” to the rotating DH :
It seems like the idea of using a rotating designated hitter has been the white whale of Yankeedom over the last couple of ...
1/20 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XVI : Atlanta Braves This is a trick question. I’m a bit of a Braves fan and do already own some Braves gear. However, given access ...
1/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY NOT TRADE AJ BURNETT FOR BILLY BUTLER? : The Yankees will trade AJ Burnett...it’s no secret anymore. Once it was clear that the Yankees would receive Michael Pineda ...
1/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: A-Rod wants “revolving door” DH :
All of the talk lately has been focused on the Yankees picking up a DH in the wake of the Jesus Montero/Michael Pineda deal. ...
1/18 NY Baseball Digest: What About Wilson Betemit? : Our friend Howard Megdal throws another name into the DH candidate pool over at Capital New York: The backup plan for both ...
1/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Posada still retiring despite Montero trade :
After the Yankees traded DH Jesus Montero to the Mariners it slightly, just barely, opened the door for Jorge Posada to un-retire ...
1/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The Sale of a Story and the Yankees DH : The White Sox went into the 2010 season with the intention of keeping the DH spot unclogged so manager Ozzie Guillen would have ...
1/17 NY Baseball Digest: More DH Options : I mentioned Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Vladimir Guerrero, and Jorge Vazquez on Saturday as possible options for the Yankees ...
1/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Potential Impact Of The Montero-Pineda Trade On The Rest Of The Roster : (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The immediate impact of Friday night’s blockbuster moves by ...
1/16 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Why is Ned Colletti in a rush to sign mediocre free agents? : Since Ned Colletti was named Dodgers' general manager in late 2005, he's always been in a rush to sign free agents. One has to ...
1/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees have been in contact with Hideki Matsui :
The latest rumor in the Yankees quest for a DH is that they have apparently reached out and contacted Hideki Matsui, according ...
1/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees have spoken to Hideki Matsui : I suppose this was inevitable:
there has been some contact between matsui and #yankees. decent fit, considering team budget, ...
1/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Very small chance Posada returns as DH :
As the Yankees search for their next DH, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports asked them if they might consider bringing Jorge Posada ...
1/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees have spoken with Damon about DH’ing :
Following the Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda trade, the Yankees are searching for a DH to fill Montero’s spot. Apparently ...
1/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jorge Vazquez is not a big league hitter : With a sudden need for a designated hitter, at least part time, and a desire to get such a player at a bargain, many fans are ...
1/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees have a budget again :
So we're back to this, are we?
#yankees are telling people they only have $1-2M for dh spot. So no pena. And damon doesn't ...
1/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY A FRANKENSTEIN DH MAKES SENSE : While the Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda trade no doubt disappointed the better half of the Yankees fanbase, I for one am ...
1/16 MetsToday.com: 2011 Analysis: Jason Bay : Last year, I almost forgot to analyze Jason Bay during my annual evaluation series — perhaps because Bay had slogged through ...
1/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AS THE DUST SETTLES IN YANKEELAND... : So unless you have been living under a rock, you all know by now that the Yankees and Brian Cashman just came out of hibernation. ...
1/15 22gigantes.com: Gregor Blanco named MVP of Venezuelan league : According to the Liga Venezuela de Beisbol Professional (LVBP) website, Giants minor league outfielder Gregor Blanco was named ...
1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Have Spoken To Johnny Damon : With Jesus Montero headed to the Mariners, the Yankees have spoken to Johnny Damon about the possibility of returning to New ...
1/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): So who will be the Yankees DH now? :
Though the Yankees have made a big splash and clearly improved their present roster by acquiring Michael Pineda and Hiroki ...
1/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bring me Carlos Pena : I guess I should react to the trade now, huh? When I first heard that the Yankees had traded Jesus Montero to the Mariners for ...
1/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Pineda, Kuroda, and Carlos Pena could be next :
The Yankees made two big moves Friday night dealing Jesus Montero to the Mariners for Michael Pineda and then they signed ...
1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Looking For Hitting, Carlos Pena On "Radar" : Now that the Yankees have addressed their pitching issues with two major transactions, the club is looking to add some offense, ...
1/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE CESPEDES SWEEPSTAKES START NOW : So who will sign Yoennis Cespedes? There are plenty of teams interested in this talented Cuban superstar, but who will ultimately ...
1/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Properly deploying Gardner : Brett Gardner is a player who’s always been a bit hard to pin down. When he first came up in 2008, he flashed great defense ...
1/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Case for Colon : Cautious. Frugal. Patient. Prudent. There are plenty of adjectives one might use to describe the Yankees strategy this off-season ...
1/11 Bus League Baseball: The Bizarro Hall of Fame: Introducing the Class of 2012 : Every January, I like to pay homage to those players who enjoyed successful major league careers, were rewarded with a spot on ...
1/10 i70baseball.com: Hot Stove: International Representation May Bolster ’12 Nats Current, former Naturals wrap up winter ball stints...
1/7 The Captain's Blog: Manny Being Manny in Pinstripes? : (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The Yankees should sign Manny Ramirez. There, I ...
1/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SHAKE IT UP YANKEES! : There are 2 reasons I like the phrase... Shake it up! For me, it all started when the Cars made it a monster hit. The song makes ...
1/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves update: Jurrjens, Prado, Jones : The Atlanta Braves have been relatively quiet on the hot stove this year with occasional rumors here and there on Jair Jurrjens ...
1/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Quiet Yankees waiting for next offseason : **** if they do and **** it they don’t. That’s life for those **** Yankees. This offseason, the Yankees have been very ...
1/4 Crashburn Alley: A Lesson in Playing the Market [Addendum] : Last week, I wrote about both Ryan Madson and the Phillies looking less-than-stellar so far this off-season. Madson is a Scott ...
1/3 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Lineup Will Thrive Regardless Of Who Starts In Right Field : This article is courtesy of our friends at BoSox Banter Regardless of who starts in right field, the Boston Red Sox are going ...
1/3 Fragile Freddy's: Hall of Fame Week - Current AL Players : So looking at current players and their chances of making the Hall of Fame I feel there are three categories for players;- Yes ...
1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/25/11 - 12/31/11 : A pair of notable trades were the highlights of a relatively quiet final week of 2011. Here's a look back at what went down ...
The ...
1/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones financial details: Updating previous reports, New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones can make up to $1.4 million in incentives on his one-year, $2 million ...[+]
contract. Jones can earn $45,000 each for 100 and 125 plate appearances, $70,000 each for 150, 175, 200 and 225 plate appearances, $170,000 apiece for 250 and 275, $220,000 apiece for 300 and 325 and $300,000 for 350 plate appearances.
News -- December 2011
12/31 Yankees Daily: Andruw Jones is returning to Yankees in 2012 : **** He’s a great guy to have off the bench and a great change of pace guy. NEW YORK — Andruw Jones is set to put ...
12/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | More on Andruw Jones: Updating a previous report, in addition to a $2 million base salary, the contract for New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones involves ...[+]
incentives which could be worth another $1.4 million. The deal is pending a physical.
12/30 PaulLebowitz.com: The Yankees Would’ve Been Better With Beltran : The underlying suggestion from another “Carlos Beltran offers self to Yankees” free agent story is that he was about to sign ...
12/30 WasWatching: 400 HR Club – Most Seasons Without 350 PA : Of all the players with 400+ career homeruns, which ones have 4+ seasons in their career where they failed to reach 350 PA? ...
12/30 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Yankees, Red Sox, Hill, Madson, O's : The Yankees agreed to re-sign Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays agreed to sign Darren Oliver earlier today, and now let's round ...
12/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones re-signs: The New York Yankees re-signed OF Andruw Jones to a one-year, $2 million deal Friday, Dec. 30. He will serve as the fourth outfielder ...[+]
and will play mostly against left-handed pitchers.
12/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY ANDRUW JONES IS BACK IN THE BRONX : I'll tell you why Andruw Jones is back... because he did exactly what he was supposed to do for the Yankees last season, deliver ...
12/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees re-sign Andruw Jones :
The Yankees reached an agreement with outfielder Andruw Jones on one-year deal worth $2 million with another possible $1.4 ...
12/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees re-sign Andruw Jones : Jon Heyman reports that the Yankees have come to terms with Andruw Jones on an agreement to bring him back for another campaign ...
12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Agree To Sign Andruw Jones : The Yankees and Andruw Jones have agreed to a one-year deal with a $2MM base salary and $1.4MM in incentives, reports Jon Heyman ...
12/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees declined Carlos Beltran’s offer, again :
Via Jon Heyman of CBS Sports:
Hear (Carlos Beltran) offered to go to Yankees for the deal he got w/ cards ($26M, 2 yrs). ...
12/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees still talking with Jones, waiting on Chavez :
After the season ended Brian Cashman indicated that he would like to re-sign all, or at least most of, the Yankees free agent ...
12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quiet Offseason About To Pick Up For Boras Corp. : No offseason is truly quiet at the Boras Corporation, which usually represents a top free agent or two and always prepares for ...
12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Still interested in re-signing Andruw Jones: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday, Dec. 28, that the team is still talking about re-signing veteran ...[+]
OF Andruw Jones (Yankees).
12/28 Yankees Daily: Yankees and Hideki Okajima agree on Minor League deal : **** I’m not sure how Hideki will pan out for the Yankees especially with his ERA in the fours and having to pitch in New ...
12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: A-Rod, Nakajima, Chavez, Andruw : Today the Yankees agreed to a minor league deal with lefty Hideki Okajima. He's made 31 appearances against them over the ...
12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining Free Agent Power Hitters : Offense is becoming harder to find these days, especially power. Only 23 players hit 30 or more home runs in 2011, compared to ...
12/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Wants and Needs : It’s the holiday season, so of course gifts are on our mind. While we may celebrate different holidays and give/receive ...
12/24 Lasorda's Lair: Top Ten LA Dodger Bums 1 Juan Castro : The word Bum was originally created by sports cartoonist Willard Mullin. During the early 1930’s, while on a cab ride, the driver ...
12/24 High Heat Stats: The best and worst value among batters in 1998 using $WAR : Matt Stairs, one of the most productivebatters of 1998 / Icon SMIHere are the players who produced the most and least value ...
12/24 Fungoes.net: Beltran best of Cardinals’ offseason news :
In an offseason heretofore filled with news of the team’s best player departing and of the signings of supporting cast ...
12/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BEANTOWN MAY SNAG ANDRUW JONES : Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News had the story first I believe and the idea of any Yankee going to Boston has always bothered ...
12/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees and Jones have not made progress toward contract :
Both the Yankees and Andruw Jones have expressed a mutual interest in the outfielder returning to the Bronx next year, but ...
12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Oswalt, Andruw, Dobbs, Cuddyer : A few notes to pass along as Tuesday becomes Wednesday ...
The Red Sox haven't ruled out signing Roy Oswalt, tweets Peter ...
12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Red Sox | Making a run at Andruw Jones: The New York Yankees have stayed in touch with free-agent OF Andruw Jones to try and re-sign him, but a source said the two sides ...[+]
have not made much progress despite the mutual desire for a reunion. The source added that several other teams have expressed interest in the 34-year-old outfielder one of which is believed to be the Boston Red Sox.
12/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE RUMORS & BYB: PART 22 : Roy Oswalt: Jerry Crasnick reported HERE that Roy Oswalt want a one-year contract. The Yankees must have some interest, right? ...
12/19 WasWatching: Best Defensive Seasons By A Modern Outfielder : Here’s one way to look at it - Rk Player Rfield G Year Age Tm Pos 1 Darin Erstad 39 150 2002 28 ANA *8/3D 2 Jose Cruz 38 ...
12/15 High Heat Stats: Brian Jordan: The Gold Gloves' biggest snub? : Since 1961, here are the outfield leaders in WAR Runs-Fielding:RkPlayerRfieldFromToAgeGPosTm1Andruw Jones2431996201119-342102*89/D73ATL-LAD-TEX-CHW-NYY2Barry ...
12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Varitek, A's, Braves, Cordero, Lee, Pujols : Some links as Tuesday turns into Wednesday...
The Red Sox have not yet made catcher and captain Jason Varitek a contract ...
12/13 B-R Blog: B-R: HoF Candidate – Juan Gonzalez : Juan González Juan Alberto (Vazquez) Gonzalez (Juan Gone or Igor) Position: Outfielder Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' ...
12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Venezuelan Notes: Zambrano, Hanley, Vizquel : The Venezuelan Winter League's annual home run derby took place last night at City University (Ciudad Universidad) in Caracas, ...
12/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees keep Curtis, lose Golson :
In order to make room for recent roster moves the Yankees designated outfielders Colin Curtis and Greg Golson for assignment. ...
12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Quentin, White Sox, Indians, Mathis : Sunday night linkage..
Even though the two sides were reportedly talking on Tuesday, the Red Sox aren't discussing ...
12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Darvish, Buehrle, Fielder, Jones : Joel Sherman of the New York Post shares a few Yankees items and more from around baseball...
The Yankees have a number of ...
12/8 High Heat Stats: Baseball behemoths: rolling three-year WAR leaders (batters edition) : Here are the leaders among batters in total Wins Above Replacement (WAR, from Baseball-reference.com) over each 3-year period ...
12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Boras On Fielder, Rays, Dodgers, Damon : Agent Scott Boras held court in Dallas tonight, providing updates on his many free agent clients and entertaining reporters ...
12/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees Want Chavez, Jones, Colon Back :
The latest on the Yankees three free agent veterans, Eric Chavez, Andruw Jones, and Bartolo Colon is that they have interest ...
12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Looking At Right-Handed Bats : The Indians are looking at right-handed hitters such as Derrek Lee, Andruw Jones, and Mike Cameron, tweets Jon Paul Morosi ...
12/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Ned Colletti has a problem and he needs our help : Listen up, people. It’s time for a baseball intervention. For those who don’t know, Ned Colletti is the general manager of ...
12/5 Yankees Daily: Rumor: Yankees interested in bringing Andruw Jones back : According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, the Yankees are interested in re-signing Andruw Jones. Jones posted a solid .247/.356/.495 ...
12/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees Want Andruw Jones Back :
The Yankees want to bring their own free agent outfielder Andruw Jones back to the Bronx next year as they liked his right ...
12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Cuddyer, Andruw, Astros, Dotel : Congratulations to national baseball writer Jon Heyman, who has a new job with CBSSports.com. As usual, Heyman is tweeting up ...
12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Want to re-sign Andruw JonesThe New York Yankees want to re-sign OF Andruw Jones, who was a cohesive force in the clubhouse....[+]
The New York Yankees want to re-sign OF Andruw Jones, who was a cohesive force in the clubhouse.
12/2 Yankees Daily: Yankees may try to upgrade Pitching at Meetings : The New York Yankees will have almost the same starting veterans as last year but their younger guys can surprise. NEW YORK — ...
News -- November 2011
11/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: State of the Union: Cashman Speaks at the GM Meetings :
The G.M. meetings are underway Milwaukee this week and reporters met up with him and got a sort of state of the offseason ...
11/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: More Cashman notes : Brian Cashman had things to say, so I’ll say things about the things he said. Cashman specifically named four big league ...
11/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Interested in Bringing Jones, Garcia Back in 2012 :
Not much has happened so far this offseason, but that could start to change. Two moves the Yankees seem ready to make is to ...
11/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What Do the Dodgers Have Left? : The Dodgers certainly aren’t taking their time this offseason, are they? After getting things started quickly by bringing ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Big Bat Looking Less Realistic For Dodgers :
Asked about adding a big bat this winter, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told reporters including Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times, ...
11/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Outfield Notes: Jones and Sizemore : Via MLBTR we stumble across this tweet by Marc Carig: Boras says Andruw Jones, as expected, has undergone a knee procedure. Has ...
11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Boras Talks Drew, Fielder, Andruw, Madson, Pelfrey : Agent Scott Boras says J.D. Drew has not retired and will play in 2012 if the right opportunity emerges, according to Michael ...
11/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Indians | Interested in Andruw Jones?The Cleveland Indians could be interested in free-agent OF/DH Andruw Jones (Yankees)....[+]
The Cleveland Indians could be interested in free-agent OF/DH Andruw Jones (Yankees).
11/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: This Winter Is About to Get Out of Hand : For all of our complaining that the Dodgers aren’t in position to sign Prince Fielder when by all accounts it’s a ...
11/5 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Oswalt, Wilson, Garcia, Madson, Cuddyer :
A few items of note from around the Northeast Corridor ...
The Yankees have contacted the agent for free agent starters ...
11/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: John Danks trade talk : File this under irresponsible rumor mongering if you’d like, but both of this guy was a topic of trade discussion in the ...
11/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: It’s Pitching, Pitching, Pitching Once Again for Yankees :
Via Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York:
“Our main focus and effort is going to be try to reinforce the pitching rotation ...
11/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cashman re-ups with Yanks for three more years : The Yankees wasted no time in beginning their offseason work. Yesterday, New York reached an agreement with rotation ace, CC Sabathia. ...
11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Beltran Switches From Boras To Lozano : One of the offseason's biggest free agents is leaving baseball's most notorious agency. Carlos Beltran has switched from the ...
News -- October 2011
10/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Front Office Staying Put as Angels Hire Dipoto :
On Saturday the Angels announced that they hired Jerry Dipoto as their general manager. A move that ensured the Yankees front ...
10/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jorge Posada and 7 More Yankees Become Free Agents :
The Yankees had eight players file for free agency today. Those players are Luis Ayala, Eric Chavez, Bartolo Colon, Freddy ...
10/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Mailbag: What about Josh Willingham? : UYF1950 writes: About a week back you wrote a piece on Nick Swisher. I was wondering your thoughts about Josh Willingham as a ...
10/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees “close” to an offer for Sabathia : Last night, we heard that the Yankees were close to making an offer that they’ll present to CC Sabathia. As they said ...
10/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE RUMORS & BYB: PART 2 : Brian Cashman: the love fest is on and I expect the Cashman deal to be done just like he said, by Halloween or even sooner. ...
10/25 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Will Pursue C.J. Wilson Despite Subpar Postseason : Some more quick hot stove hits: - Despite his difficulties in the post season, the Yankees are still going to go after C.J. Wilson. ...
10/25 MLB Dirt: Bargain Bin Free Agent: Andruw Jones : This offseason is full of big named free agents. You have slugging first basemen in Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, a batting ...
10/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Mailbag: Mike Aviles and Adam Kennedy : Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. Glad you all survived Monday and are joining us bright and early here at TYA. Today’s ...
10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees : The Yankees' offseason is all about their search for starting pitching, though they'll look to add bench help and a second left-handed ...
10/23 B-R Blog: Career HR Totals Of Those To Have Multi-HR World Series Game : If you took all the players to hit more than one homerun in a single World Series game, prior to Game 3 of the 2011 World Series, ...
10/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Grading 2011 and Looking Ahead: OF/DH Edition : According to Wallace Matthews……..Cashman, on Thursday was set for a second day of organizational meetings with Yankees ...
10/21 Yankees Daily: Where the 2011 Yankees Roster stands in 2012 – Center Field : Curtis Granderson had a good year in 2011. He batted .262 with 41 home runs and 119 RBI. It’s very possible the Yankees ...
10/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox need to restore fan faith : Despite a decade of athletic dominance, Boston fans have been rudely reminded of the feelings of betrayal that preceded that decade. ...
10/19 B-R Blog: 7+ TB In World Series Game 1 : How many batters had 7+ total bases in Game 1 of a World Series? Here is the list - Rk Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA AB ...
10/17 NY Baseball Digest: A Sensible Yankees Offseason Plan : We have been debating how many years the Yankees should go with CC Sabathia if he elects to opt-out of his current 7 year/$161 ...
10/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE 2012 YANKEES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT: PART 3 : This is Part 3 of our Series: WHY THE 2012 YANKEES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. If you get a moment, read Part 1 and Part 2. We now bring ...
10/17 B-R Blog: Nelson Cruz and post-season homers from the 7-hole : Nelson Cruz's performance this year is all-the-more impressive considering that he bats 7th for the Rangers. Here are the most ...
10/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Working hard for the money: What each Yankee hitter was paid, versus his worth : One of my favorite guilty pleasures in all of sports, never mind just baseball, is examining which players are overpaid, which ...
10/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Looking forward to the bench : This season, the Yankees benefited greatly from having a pretty well stocked bench. Eric Chavez played well in limited time ...
10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Los Angeles Dodgers :
The Dodgers are next in our arbitration eligibles series.
First time: Clayton Kershaw
Second time: Tony Gwynn Jr.
Third ...
10/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Curious Case of Jesus Montero : I was quietly apprehensive when Jesus Montero made his late season professional debut with the Yankees in 2011. Yankee fans everywhere ...
10/5 B-R Blog: Sample Sizes and the Postseason : The baseball postseason is a time for excitement and histrionics. A time when players are considered to be in massive slumps ...
10/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ONE GAME AT A TIME : (Photo: AP)The Yankee Stadium crowd was hushed today by Max Scherzer, doing his best Cy Young impersonation. Look, Scherzer is ...
News -- September 2011
9/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IF THE ALDS ROSTER WAS A TEST... : I'd get 2 wrong. So I’m not a total **** up, am I? The Yankees ALDS roster was revealed earlier today and if you read WHY I ...
9/30 Brotherly Glove: Is La Russa Bluffing? : October 2nd, 2000 was a typical day for managers and players in preparation of a division series beginning the very next day. ...
9/29 Yankees Fans Unite: WAR stats for 2011 Yankees : 2011 Yankees WAR Age WAR Acquired Mark Teixeira# 31 2.2 Free Agency Nick Swisher# 30 3.3 Traded Alex Rodriguez 35 2.7 Free ...
9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THIS YANKEES LOSS TO RAYS MAKES HISTORY : OK, it was the final game of the season, Game 162. Everything has been wrapped up, the American League East, and the home field ...
9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES BENCH WILL BE KEY : There is no doubt that the Yankees have players that have contributed in every way this season and the bench is pretty decent. ...
9/29 NY Baseball Digest: Accolades, Prognostications and Hype, Oh My! : It was pre-ordained. It was a team that was predicted by so-called baseball experts to be one of the greatest in baseball history. ...
9/28 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays – Last Game Of The Regular Season! -2011 : Starting Lineups A-Rod is scratched from the lineup with a sore right knee. New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson ...
9/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Projected vs. Actual: Bench/DH Edition : Since we’re limiting this to players with 200+ plate appearances, this is only going to be a three man post. The DH, obviously, ...
9/26 Baseball Reality Tour: Landing Spots for Juan Carlos Oviedo : When Leo Nuñez was placed on the Restricted List for a personal reason late last week, people expected it was a family emergency ...
9/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 ALDS Preview, Part 1 | The 2011 Yankee offense, top to bottom : There may be a few more games left, but the 2011 season for the New York Yankees is over, and it has been a stunning, unexpected ...
9/25 mlbreports.com : How Far Will the Yankees Go in the 2011 Playoffs? Prediction Time : Sunday September 25, 2011 Jeff P (Guest Writer – MLB reports): The Yankees entered the season with a troubled rotation, ...
9/25 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Red Sox game 158 -2011 : Starting Lineups Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury CF Carl Crawford LF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Adrian Gonzalez 1B Conor ...
9/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 157: Red Sox 1, Yankees 9 :
If the Red Sox and Yankees have had one thing in common lately, it is the many questions surrounding their starting rotations. ...
9/25 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 9/25 :
After losing yesterday and seeing their lead in the AL Wild Card race get even smaller, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage their ...
9/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/25 :
Some would say that Jon Lester stunk as bad as a certain rest stop leaving New York as you get on the New Jersey Turnpike on ...
9/25 B-R Blog: Seasons With 40+ HR, Less Than 160 Hits & Less Than 100 BB – Since 1961 : Since 1961, how many players have hit 40 homeruns in a season where they also had less than 160 hits and less than 100 walks on ...
9/24 Yankees Daily: Montero and Jeter help Yankees romp over Red Sox 9-1 : NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter capped a six-run second inning with a three-run homer, rookie Jesus Montero had four RBIs in finishing ...
9/23 MLB Dirt: Matt Moore Left Me in Awe : If you missed the Tampa Bay Rays against the New York Yankees last night then you missed the first ever start by the top pitching ...
9/23 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Postseason Roster, Citi Field Dimensions, Bad Sign for Warthen, Francona’s Last Stand : Ken Davidoff broke down the Yankees postseason roster at Newsday and he believes it could come down to Joe Girardi keeping ...
9/23 B-R Blog: Finally 40 homers means something again : It appears than only two players--Jose Bautista and Curtis Granderson--will hit 40 home runs this season. Two other players--Albert ...
9/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT WASN'T COLON'S NIGHT...AGAIN : Bartolo Colon was terrible. Not sure what you do with this guy once the Postseason begins. Right now, he's got nothing good ...
9/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 156 | Yankees vs. Rays | Thursday, September 22, 2011 : There’s a game on tonight? Oh right. Actually, this one could be pretty interesting, as fireballing lefty phenom Matt Moore ...
9/22 B-R Blog: Matt Moore fans 11 Yanks in his first start : Thursday night in the Bronx, 22-year-old Matt Moore, Tampa's latest pitching phenom, struck out 11 over 5 scoreless innings ...
9/22 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Rays Game 156 -2011 : Starting Lineups Tampa Bay Rays Desmond Jennings LF B.J. Upton CF Evan Longoria 3B Matt Joyce RF Johnny Damon DH Ben Zobrist 2B ...
9/22 NY Baseball Digest: 2011 Yanks Season is the Most Fun Since ’96 : Join me for a little time travel, if you will. It’s Spring Training 2011, and the entire world is in love with the Boston Red ...
9/21 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Rays Game 154 -2011 game One of DH : Starting Lineups Tampa Bay Rays Desmond Jennings LF B.J. Upton CF Evan Longoria 3B Matt Joyce RF Johnny Damon DH Casey Kotchman ...
9/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Predicting The Postseason Roster, Take 2 : With the Yankees inching ever closer to clinching a playoff spot, the attention of fans will soon turn to the makeup of the postseason ...
9/19 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Twins game 152 -2011 : Starting Lineups Minnesota Twins Ben Revere CF Trevor Plouffe SS Michael Cuddyer RF Chris Parmelee 1B Danny Valencia DH Brian ...
9/16 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hey Big Spender, Buy Prince Fielder : In just about every conversation about the 2012 Dodgers recently, the topic of “needing a big bat” has come up. Fans ...
9/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 148: Yankees 1, Mariners 2 (12 Innings) :
The Yankees had a chance to sweep the Mariners and gain a game on both the Red Sox and Rays Wednesday night. Ivan Nova ...
9/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Mariners game 148 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jesus ...
9/14 My Pinstripes: Burnett Throw Seattle A Curve : Admit it, you do it too. You see A.J. Burnett is scheduled to pitch for the Yankees and you start making alternate plans. Those ...
9/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Mariners Game 147 -2011 : Starting Lineups YANKEES (89-57) Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Jesus Montero DH Andruw Jones ...
9/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 147: Yankees 3, Mariners 2 : A.J. Burnett looked like a disaster waiting to happen for the first three innings on Tuesday night, but he managed to avoid a ...
9/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday September 13, 2011 : After four brutal losses, two wins in a row normally wouldn’t seem like much, except when the win that officially makes ...
9/11 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Angels game 145 -2011 Austin Romine called up : Austin Romine was called up Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano ...
9/11 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Ellsbury, Yankees, Gregg : This weekend's series between the Rays and Red Sox has made things a little more interesting in the AL East. With another win ...
9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Red Sox, Iannetta, Santana, Willis : Joey Votto celebrated his 28th birthday with a 3-for-4 performance today against the Rockies, including his 27th homer of the ...
9/9 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Angels game 143 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell ...
9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees vs. Angels, 9/9/2011 (10:05PM EST on YES) : Friday night! Late night baseball (if you’re on the east coast that is). Let’s do it. Today’s lineup (compliments ...
9/9 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: On Historical Greatness : The overriding emotion I get from watching the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies is not excitement or happiness so much as slack-jawed ...
9/8 B-R Blog: Card of the Week (and Hall of Fame poll): 1997 Bowman Chrome International Refractors #127 Andruw Jones : So much to say about this card... I better keep it in bullet format so that we can get to the Hall of Fame poll below: By 1997, ...
9/7 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Orioles game 141 -2011 : Starting Lineups Baltimore Orioles 1. Matt Angle CF 2. Robert Andino SS 3. Nick Markakis DH 4. Mark Reynolds 1B 5. Nolan Reimold ...
9/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Have An…Interesting Lineup Today :
With all of the rain that fell last night the Yankees game didn’t end until about 2:00 a.m. That gave players time to ...
9/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 141 | Yankees vs. Orioles | Wednesday, September 7, 2011 : No idea if this one will actually start on time at 1:05pm ET, but here’s your lineup (c/o BaseballPress.com) and game thread ...
9/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 139: Orioles 10, Yankees 11 :
Neither pitcher got off to a strong start Monday afternoon, as the Yankees and Orioles faced off in the Bronx. Both teams combined ...
9/5 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Orioles game 139 -2011 : Starting Lineups Baltimore Orioles Kyle Hudson LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Matt Wieters ...
9/5 Crashburn Alley: Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort : Would that this series actually mean anything, but as the Playoff Odds Report on Baseball Prospectus indicates, both teams are ...
9/3 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 137 -2011 : Starting Lineups Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar SS Eric Thames LF Jose Bautista RF Adam Lind DH Edwin Encarnacion 1B Kelly Johnson ...
9/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY 1ST PLACE IS SWEETER WITH NOVA'S 15 WINS : (Photo: Getty)
When you win a game it's great. But when you win a game, you're team takes sole possession of first place and ...
9/2 Yankees Daily: Ivan Nova wins his 15th as Yankees beat the Jays 3-2 : NEW YORK (AP) — Ivan Nova won his 11th straight decision with some help from a rangy outfield and Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking ...
9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2 :
It's not too often that we talk about a meltdown from the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox. And it's definitely a rare occasion ...
9/2 Yankees Daily: Martin’s 2-run double in Seventh lifts Yankees over Red Sox 4-2 : BOSTON (AP) — Mariano Rivera struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded for the final out and Russell Martin hit a go-ahead ...
9/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 135: Yankees 4, Red Sox 2 :
With the struggling A.J. Burnett on the mound for the Yankees, facing off against a strong Jon Lester, it looked like the ...
9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2 :
It's not too often that we talk about a meltdown from the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox. And it's definitely a rare occasion ...
9/2 My Pinstripes: Red Sox Get Martinized :
The prospects for the Yankees winning 2 of 3 in Boston were not good, considering that A.J. Burnett, he of the 13.86 ERA in ...
9/2 B-R Blog: “And down the stretch they come!” – Games of Thursday 9/1/2011 : -- St. Louis completed a 3-game sweep in Milwaukee. Albert Pujols went 4 for 4 with 2 HRs, including his 12th career grand slam ...
9/1 Yankees Daily: Yankees call up four players and Jesus Montero is in starting Lineup : I like to see younger players perform especially when they have talent to help the Yankees. BOSTON — Top prospect Jesus ...
9/1 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Red Sox Game 135 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
9/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/1 :
After winning last night, the Boston Red Sox look to grow their lead in the AL East in the rubber game of a three-game set with ...
9/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 135 | Yankees at Red Sox | Thursday, September 1, 2011 : The Yanks will attempt to stave off their seventh straight series loss to the Red Sox tonight, as A.J. Burnett faces Jon Lester. ...
9/1 Roto Think Tank: Revisiting Giavotella :
So you picked up Johnny Giavotella for your pennant run. Are you disappointed?Based on the numbers, you should be. Through ...
9/1 The Biz of Baseball: NL Rookie of the Year a Two-Brave Race : A sturdy farm system served as the foundation of the Atlanta Braves' run of fourteen straight division championships, which began ...
News -- August 2011
8/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching notes: Cervelli’s scuffle and JESUS JUEVES! : There’s big news in the land of Yankee catchers. Let’s start with the small stuff… So, Francisco Cervelli hit ...
8/31 Yankees Daily: Jesus Montero getting called up but Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances not : On Thursday, the rosters expand and the Yankees are calling up Jesus Montero but not Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances. This ...
8/31 B-R Blog: Game notes – Tuesday 8/30/2011 : -- Ramon Santiago pinch-ran in the 8th, stayed in the game, and won it for Detroit with a HR in the 10th, his first-ever walk-off ...
8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Designate Aaron Rowand For Assignment : Aaron Rowand's Giants tenure has come to a close. The team designated the outfielder for assignment today, reports Andrew ...
8/30 NY Baseball Digest: Yankees Fans Want Pom-Poms, Two Headed DH, Connie Marrero, Civil War, Stray Dogs : Over the last week I discussed how I would vote for Curtis Granderson for American League MVP; how Ivan Nova has a great shot ...
8/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: First Look At The Potential Postseason Roster : With September rapidly approaching and the Yankees having a large lead in the wild card chase, a major theme over the next few ...
8/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES SPLIT & GRANDERSON IS KING : (Photo: Getty)
This needs to be brief. It's been an interesting 16 hours. After I wrote about how Hurricane Irene was a big fat ...
8/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Andruw Jones’ quietly strong season : Had you asked me a few years ago to rate Brian Cashman as a General Manager, I would have said he was better than average. If ...
8/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bombers blast Orioles in nightcap : After scoring zero runs in the opener of Sunday’s doubleheader, things didn’t start out promisingly in the night game, ...
8/29 B-R Blog: Shhh….Andruw Jones is slugging again….but don’t tell anyone! : Nobody seems to like Andruw Jones anymore. Braves fans choose to remember the 19-year-old who hit a couple of World Series homers ...
8/29 B-R Blog: Selective summary for Sunday 8/28/2011 : -- David Price went 7 innings and set a Tampa Bay record with 14 strikeouts, breaking the mark shared by James Shields and Scott ...
8/28 Yankees Daily: Granderson and Nova sparkle as Yankees win over Orioles 8-3 : BALTIMORE (AP) Curtis Granderson homered twice to take over the major league lead with 38, rookie Ivan Nova won his 10th straight ...
8/28 My Pinstripes: Yankees Take Nightcap In Grandy Style :
Curtis Granderson may insist he's not a home run hitter, but he's going to have to stop hitting them before anyone starts to ...
8/28 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Orioles game 131 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
8/28 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Orioles Game 130 /Game One of DH -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter DH Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick ...
8/28 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Most disappointing 2011 Dodgers' hitters and pitchers : In the final part of most surprising and disappointing series, we look at the most disappointing Dodgers' hitters and pitchers.
This ...
8/27 Yankees Daily: Looking ahead to September 1st call-ups : I was going to write an article about A.J. Burnett but I felt it’s over done. The Lohud Yankees blog has a good article ...
8/26 B-R Blog: Random recap for Thursday 8/25 : Light schedule today. Let's see how long we can ignore the White Elephant in the Stadium.... -- Pop quiz: For 2010-11 combined, ...
8/25 My Pinstripes: Hurricane Martin Slams A's :
The Oakland A's had already won the first two games of a three game series with the Yankees and had lambasted Phil Hughes to ...
8/25 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Who’s Next: The Last 600-Home-Run Post For A While : Jim Thome managed to crack the 600-home-run mark on August 12, hitting #599 and #600 in consecutive plate appearances. Since he ...
8/25 My Pinstripes: Yankees Get Burnt To A Crisp :
The first rule of Baseball Club is that you DO discuss Baseball Club. The second rule is you don't give up home runs to Coco ...
8/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S TIME TO PULL AJ BURNETT : (Photo: Getty)
Well Yankee fans, what can you say that hasn't already been said about AJ Burnett? I mean, I guess I can spend ...
8/20 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 124 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
8/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES PROVE OFFENSE AND CC WIN BALLGAMES :
(Photo: Getty)
I am not sure exactly when it happened but at some point in last night's game vs. the Twins, something snapped ...
8/19 Yankees Daily: Swisher and Jones go back-to-back as Yankees beat Twins 8-4 : MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – CC Sabathia stopped his two-start losing streak with nine strikeouts over seven innings, and the New ...
8/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees top Twins 8-4 : So I missed part of this one, in which the Yankees beat the Twins in the opener of this weekend’s four-game set 8-4, but ...
8/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 122 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher DH Andruw ...
8/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 121: Yankees 4, Royals 5 :
The Yankees entered Wednesday’s game looking for a sweep and had plenty of opportunities early in the game to run up the score. ...
8/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Belated Game Thread: 8/18 vs. Twins : This game’s already in the 2nd inning and Eduardo Nunez just hit a hard grounder past Trevor Plouffe for a single. Oh and ...
8/18 B-R Blog: Random recap for Wednesday: Stanton a HR champ at 21? : -- Mike Stanton homered for the 4th straight game and is 2nd in the NL with 29 HRs, one behind Albert Pujols. The youngest modern ...
8/17 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Royals Game 121 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
8/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES ARE IN FIRST PLACE TODAY : (Photo: Getty)
Although Ivan Nova ended up picking up the win for the Yankees on Tuesday, he wasn't as effective as he's been, ...
8/16 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Royals Game 120 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
8/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday August 16, 2011 : Once again the Yankees have an 8pm Eastern start against the Kansas City Royals. Ivan Nova looks to continue his recent string ...
8/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees vs. the five major pitch types : The following charts take a look back through the last five seasons to see how the Yankee offense has fared against the five major ...
8/16 Yankees Daily: Derek Jeter drives in three Runs as Yankees beat Royals 7-4 : KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Derek Jeter had three hits and drove in three runs, including two with a go-ahead triple in the sixth ...
8/16 B-R Blog: Most Homeruns Playing for 5+ Franchises : One thing that struck me while watching the the Jim Thome celebration is the sheer number of teams that he has been on. After ...
8/15 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 15, 2011 :
Salvador Perez $2. Other bid: $1.There has been moderate buzz surrounding Perez. Some are looking at him, thinking 21-year-old ...
8/15 MLBTradeRumors: What Lies Ahead For The Boras Corporation : The Boras Corporation regained the top spot last offseason with big deals for Jayson Werth, Adrian Beltre, Carlos Gonzalez, ...
8/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE RAYS PUT ON A CLINIC AGAINST SABATHIA : (Photo: Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News)
It was a marquee match up on Friday at the Stadium. CC Sabathia for the Yanks ...
8/12 Yankees Daily: Sabathia gives up five solo HRs as Yankees lose to Rays 5-1 : NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Damon, Casey Kotchman and Kelly Shoppach all connected in the third inning for three of Tampa Bay’s ...
8/12 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Rays Game 117 -2011 : Starting Lineups Tampa Bay Rays Desmond Jennings LF Johnny Damon DH Evan Longoria 3B Ben Zobrist RF B.J. Upton CF Sean Rodriguez ...
8/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: The lineup when A-Rod returns : As we heard from Joe Girardi this week, Alex Rodriguez is going to get into Minor League games this week and we can presume he’ll ...
8/12 B-R Blog: Most Natural Golden Sombreros : Since 1919, who has the most games, of 9-innings of less, where they whiffed 4+ times in the contest? Here is the list - Rk Player ...
8/11 Roto Think Tank: Slumping PItchers Down the Stretch :
Both of my home leagues saw the trade deadline come and go this past weekend. For the most part, this is the last opportunity ...
8/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): What’s good for Montero is good for the Yankees :
I've tried to wrap my head around this blurb from Andrew Marchand all morning, and for the life of me I just can't do it. ...
8/9 NY Baseball Digest: Angel Pagan: What Does the Future Hold? : You could argue that Angel Pagan has been the biggest disappointment on the 2011 Mets. Since staying healthy and playing full ...
8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Thoughts on Posada : Back on July 21, I wrote a post about what the Yankees could do if Jorge Posada completely tanked. Well, it appears that he has. ...
8/9 B-R Blog: 5+ Batters With WAR >=4 On Same Team : How many teams, since 1901, had 5 or more batters with a WAR of 4 or better on the same roster? Here is the list - Rk Year Tm ...
8/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Michael Young Gets 2,000th Career Hit : Last night, a typical 102 degree summer night in Arlington, Texas, Michael Young notched his 2,000th career hit against the Cleveland ...
8/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Posada benched against Beckett, basically useless now :
Joe Girardi has decided Jorge Posada is not a part of his best lineup at the moment, and to that end has not penciled him ...
8/5 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Red Sox Game 111 -2011 The Battle for first place : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
8/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/5 :
After 11 straight games against the AL Central, the Boston Red Sox return to their roots in the AL East with first place line. ...
8/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees vs. Sox, 8/5/2011 (7:10PM EST on YES) : I hope you’ve all allocated a good chunk of your time this weekend for sports viewing. The next few days should deliver ...
8/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cash’s scrap heap : Raise your hand if you thought Luis Ayala would still be on the team in July. Put your **** hand down, you liar. Don’t ...
8/2 Yankees Daily: Yankees at White Sox Game 108 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
8/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday August 2, 2011 : At the moment tonight’s game is in a rain delay. According to YES the powers that be will next assess whether or not the ...
8/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Analysts’ July 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up : Please click on the following links for TYA’s previous monthly wrap-ups: June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 The Yankees had another ...
News -- July 2011
7/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES SMASHED THE O's...AND I LIKE IT : Saturday was a great day for the Yankees all around. They played a day-night doubleheader against the last place Baltimore Orioles. ...
7/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks tie season-high with 17 runs — 12 coming in a new franchise-record first inning — on season-high 24 hits in utter s**** of Orioles : It would appear the Yankee offense took Friday’s unexpected two-run outing to heart, as they dropped seventeen runs on a ...
7/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Orioles Game 105 -2011 Game Two : Starting Lineups Baltimore Orioles J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Vladimir Guerrero DH Mark Reynolds 1B Matt Wieters ...
7/27 B-R Blog: Adam Dunn and twice as many strikeouts as hits : (I am away from the computer this week so pardon me as I make a series of posts written ahead of time...2011 stats will be a bit ...
7/26 Yankees Daily: Yankees crush Mariners 10-3 as Jeter and Teixeira star : By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira each homered and drove in three runs, Freddy ...
7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: The Bronx Breeze: Yankees at the trade deadline : The famous July 31 trade deadline is looming. I’ve come to the conclusion that the Yankees should not jump the gun this season. ...
7/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GETTING THE YANKEES TO 100% : Alex Rodriguez: Alex is a few weeks away from returning according to Ian Begley and that’s a good thing. Yes, Nunez has adjusted ...
7/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees enjoy extended batting practice; win 7-5 : After yesterday’s frustrating loss, the Yankees returned with a vengeance this afternoon. Even though the A’s scored ...
7/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Yankees Game 101 : 2:53PM EDT: Andruw Jones singles, scores Tex, and knocks Gio out of the game. Fautino De Los Santos is coming into the ...
7/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Yankees Game 99 : 10:50PM EDT: Thankfully this game is over. That’s all there is to say. A’s lose their eleventh straight versus New ...
7/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees Bring Back Thames :
According to George King of the New York Post, the Yankees have signed outfielder Marcus Thames to a minor league contract. ...
7/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Sign Marcus Thames :
The Yankees have signed 34-year-old outfielder/DH Marcus Thames, who was recently released by the Dodgers, to a minor league ...
7/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: If Posada completely tanks… : Alright that’s a bit of an extreme statement, and we really don’t have much time left before the trade deadline, so ...
7/20 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays game 95 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Russell ...
7/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: 7/20: Yankees vs. Rays : Good evening, Yankee fans! Hope you all had a good day and are settling in for the night to watch the Bombers take on David Price ...
7/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY POSADA'S MY FALLEN HERO : (Photo: Getty)I have to get something off my chest and it's been bothering me since the first game of this Yankees/Rays series. ...
7/19 My Pinstripes: Yankees Walk To Win : Mark Teixeira snared the last out from the stands.A.J. Burnett was going through one of those frustrating nights last night that ...
7/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees rally to take down Rays in Ninth : By FRED GOODALL AP Baseball Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Russell Martin drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in ...
7/16 My Pinstripes: CC Stops The Bleeding : "You ain't hitting this."After shaky outings from Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia, you can bet Joe Girardi was ecstatic to put ...
7/16 B-R Blog: Stanton’s power : With a pair of home runs off Carlos Zambrano Saturday at Wrigley Field, Mike Stanton now has 42 HRs in his first 188 career games ...
7/16 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 91 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson DH Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw ...
7/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee comeback bid falls short; lose to Jays 16-7 as Colon throws shortest outing of the season : Safe to say this was not the way the Yankees were hoping to kick off the second half of the season. Events unfolded about as terribly ...
7/15 B-R Blog: Back to real baseball! : [A light schedule is better than no schedule....] -- Derek Holland began the 2nd half in Seattle with an ERA of 4.68 this year ...
7/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY COLON'S MESS BECAME YANKEES NIGHTMARE : (Photo: New York Times)Well... I've been talking about "when" or "if" a lot. What I mean by that is, "when" or "if" Colon and/or ...
7/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 89 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Russell ...
7/14 Baseball Musings: Jones for Homers : Andruw Jones hits his second home run of the ball game, and the three-run shot pulls the Yankees closer as they now trail Toronto ...
7/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti: The good, the bad or the ugly? : Los Angeles Dodgers fans from Eureka to El Cajon are complaining on message boards about the dismal product on the field this ...
7/12 Brotherly Glove: The Phillies Need This All-Star Game : I realize that few share this opinion, but I love the home-field sti**** of baseball’s All-Star Game. To speak objectively, ...
7/12 My Pinstripes: CC Tops : CC, how do I love thee,Let me count the wins,Thirteen at the All-Star break!CC Sabathia knew he had to be at his best on Sunday ...
7/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Addressing the Yankees’ Areas of Need: A bat : (Note: This post was originally drafted prior to the news of Alex Rodriguez‘s needing meniscus surgery. With A-Rod on the ...
7/5 B-R Blog: 22+ HR In Team’s First 81 Games Since 1969 : Since 1969, how many players have hit at least 22 HR in his team's first 81 games of the season? Here is the list - Rk Player ...
7/3 mlbreports.com : Scott Boras: The Contracts. The Clients. Who’s to Blame? : Sunday July 3, 2011 MLB reports: The man behind the billion dollar smile, Scott Boras is a big business. The Boras ...
7/1 Cut Four: Who’s Breakin’ Legs in Dodger Town? : If you’re a fan of baseball and are unfamiliar with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ financial trouble, you’ve been ...
7/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Enough With The Prospect Handwringing : Over the last few weeks, one line of reasoning that has become en vogue is the idea that the Yankees do not trust their prospects ...
News -- June 2011
6/30 My Pinstripes: CC Abuses and Brewses Milwaukee : The first game of the three game series between the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees was a how-to, or more aptly, a how-to-not ...
6/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Sweep Brewers, Win 5-0 : It all came together this afternoon for the Yankees, as they defeated the Brewers 5-0, swept the series and actually survived ...
6/27 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: June 27, 2011 : Tyler Chatwood $3. Other bids $3, $1.I've already panned Chatwood a couple of times this year. Since I last wrote about ...
6/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Morally Bankrupt Owner Now Has Financially Bankrupt Team : So here’s a thing that happened this morning: the Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Craig Calcaterra, ...
6/27 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers File For Bankruptcy : The Dodgers filed for bankruptcy, tweets Richard Sandomir of the New York Times. Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times reports that ...
6/26 Brotherly Glove: Same Old Story : Win-Loss records are not a useful proxy for evaluating pitchers, especially on a game by game basis. However, when a pitcher routinely ...
6/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Gardner getting frustrated with role? :
As I outlined yesterday, Brett Gardner is one of the Yankees' best players this year, and he's become one of the best all ...
6/22 My Pinstripes: Let's Play Two...Far Apart : I hate day-night doubleheaders. As with most things in baseball they are all about greed. The Yankees actually had a choice when ...
6/21 Stealing First Base: Andruw Jones should be cut – He is not the Yankees’ way : So there I was, watching the Yankees dismantle the Cincinnati Reds and enjoying every minute of it. I’ve been falling asleep ...
6/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 71: Yankees 5, Reds 3 :
The Yankees started a three game set against the Reds in Cincinnati Monday night, both teams got to the opposing pitchers early, ...
6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Monday June 20th, 2011 : Larry’s series preview covers everything you’ll need to know about the Reds as the Yankees head into tonight’s ...
6/19 Stealing First Base: Brian Cashman’s Scrap-Heap All-Stars but why? : Brian Cashman has taken a lot of heat from fans over the years but let’s look at what he has done this season… First, ...
6/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers Notes: A career high, a callout and a bullpen in need : C.J. Wilson sets a career high The Texas Rangers are reeling, losing seven of their last nine games, including getting swept by ...
6/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rangers Accuse Yankees of Sign Stealing :
Via Brian Heyman of the Journal News:
Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has created a stir the last two nights, accusing ...
6/17 B-R Blog: 100+ Career “Runs” From Fielding : Nothing fancy about this list - it's those with 100+ career "Fielding Runs" aka Rfield. Rk Player Rfield From To Age G PA AB R ...
6/16 My Pinstripes: Gardners Bake Pies Too : Brett Gardner started the day as he did yesterday, sitting on the bench watching Andruw Jones play in left field against a left-handed ...
6/16 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Rangers Game 67 -2011 : Starting Lineups Texas Rangers Ian Kinsler 2B Elvis Andrus SS Josh Hamilton LF Michael Young DH Adrian Beltre 3B Mitch Moreland ...
6/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jorge Posada starting against LHP, Gardner sitting again :
Well this is interesting. The Yankees have released the lineups for this afternoon's getaway day matinee with the Rangers, ...
6/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 66 | Yankees vs. Rangers | Wednesday, June 15, 2011 : Here’s your Yankee lineup, courtesy of LoHud: 1. Nick Swisher RF 2. Curtis Granderson CF 3. Mark Teixeira 1B 4. Alex Rodriguez ...
6/13 B-R Blog: 265+ HR Through Age 31 Season : How many players in baseball history have hit at least 265 homeruns through the season in which they were age 31? Here's the ...
6/12 B-R Blog: Trivia time – who are these 10 players? : This is, I think, a very difficult trivia question. Following is a list of 10 players. Can you figure out what criteria I used ...
6/11 Roto Think Tank: Adam Dunn and Chone Figgins : As we move deeper into June, we've moved past the point where you can use slow starts and small sample sizes as valid excuses ...
6/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Saturday observations : Last night's game was fun, huh? Sure it was a little hairier than it needed to be at the end and the Yankees' slugging first baseman ...
6/10 NY Baseball Digest: Yankees Roll Over and Play Dead : I was watching a rerun of Family Feud last night on Game Show Network and one of the questions in the Fast Money round was “Name ...
6/8 BomberBanter.com: Yankees End Home Stand With Series Win : Before the Yankees head to the west coast to face every good pitcher the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels ...
6/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Semi-Collected Thoughts from Last Night’s Game : Just a few things that ran through my head during the game last night… This is what we’re up against… John Sterling ...
6/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/7 :
After a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox look to regain a share of first place in the AL East in the first of a three-game ...
6/7 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 58 -2011 : Starting Lineups Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury CF Dustin Pedroia 2B Adrian Gonzalez 1B Kevin Youkilis 3B David Ortiz DH Carl ...
6/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/7 :
After a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox look to regain a share of first place in the AL East in the first of a three-game ...
6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 54: Yankees 4, Athletics 2 :
New York entered Wednesday afternoon’s game with brooms on their mind, as they tried to sweep the Oakland A’s on the road. ...
6/2 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues :
AL-only owners should take a chance on Josh Outman. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar" ...
6/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Platoon DH situation arising : It’s pretty clear that Joe Girardi is employing a platoon DH situation with Andruw Jones and Jorge Posada. As we all know, ...
6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Joe Girardi hints DH could be committee: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi used OF Andruw Jones at designated hitter Tuesday, May 31, and he did not start C Jorge Posada ...[+]
Wednesday, June 1, despite Posada being at that spot recently. 3B Alex Rodriguez started at DH instead.
6/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Sweep-n-Sweep : This past weekend the A’s swept the Orioles in a three game set, this afternoon the Yankees returned the favor to Oakland ...
6/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Finish Sweep of Athletics :
Nick Swisher gave the Yankees a lead with a three-run homer in the 4th inning and A.J. Burnett made it stand up as the Yankees ...
6/1 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 54 -2011 : A.J. Burnett, RHP 5-3, 3.99 ERA Burnett ran out of steam after needing 97 pitches to grind through five innings against the Mariners ...
6/1 NY Baseball Digest: Cashman’s Winter Continues to Fare Well : Yankees fans wanted Cliff Lee, but Brian Cashman gave them a bargain bin that included Russell Martin, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, ...
6/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 53: Yankees 10, Athletics 3 :
The Bombers improved their win streak to three Tuesday night, as they hit early and often while Freddy Garcia gave the Yankees ...
News -- May 2011
5/31 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 53 -2011 : Freddy Garcia RHP 3-4, 3.26 ERA Garcia looks to string together back-to-back wins after defeating the Blue Jays with 6 1/3 innings ...
5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Russell Martin returns: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (toe) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 31. Also, C Jorge Posada is not starting, ...[+]
with OF Andruw Jones serving as the designated hitter.
5/31 B-R Blog: “Clutch” Since 1996 : A list for discussion purposes: It's all active players with at least 1,000 games played between 1996 and 2011 (to date). And, ...
5/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 51: Yankees 7, Mariners 1 :
In the first two matches of their west coat trip, the Yankees took losses to Seattle in aggravatingly close fashion. They ...
5/29 Stealing First Base: Yankees dominate the Mariners in Seattle with 7-1 win : By TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer SEATTLE – CC Sabathia allowed one run in eight innings, Andruw Jones lined a bases-clearing double ...
5/29 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Mariners game 51 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter DH Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick ...
5/29 Bus League Baseball: Hey, Let’s Compare Bryce Harper To Some Hall of Famers! : In recent weeks, two big-time baseball writers have written about the prospect status of Washington’s Bryce Harper. First, Dave ...
5/29 B-R Blog: American League left fielders are terrible so far : Reader Eddy E. wrote in with this gem: Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB BAbip tOPS+ ▴ sOPS+ as LF 706 ...
5/26 COSFBA: Fantasy Baseball News and Notes from May 25th, 2011 : Here are some fantasy baseball-relevant tidbits and notes I picked up from box scores and recaps from games played on May 25th, ...
5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): The IIATMS morning update: 5/26/2011 : Off day today before the Yankees embark on a West Coast trip featuring four 10:05 P.M. start times and another 9:05 game in Anaheim. ...
5/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees win third straight series; beat Toronto 7-3 : For the first time in seemingly forever, the Yankees actually jumped all over a Lefty-They’ve-Never-Seen-Before™ in the ...
5/25 Stealing First Base: Yankees keep up with the Joneses as they beat Blue Jays 7-3 : By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Andruw Jones hit a pair of two-run homers, Mark Teixeira also hit a two-run shot ...
5/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 48: Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7 :
On Tuesday, the Yankees waited for the late innings to score most of their runs, but on Wednesday they scored early and often. ...
5/25 Baseball Musings: Oh What a Relief : Mariano Rivera reached 1000 games pitched Wednesday afternoon as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 7-3. He gave up a hit and ...
5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones homers twice: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones clubbed two two-run home runs to help beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 Wednesday, May 25. Jones ...[+]
went 3-for-3 in the game. It was his 41st career multi-homer game and first since May of last year.
5/25 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 48 -2011 : Starting Lineups BLUE JAYS (24-24) Yunel Escobar SS Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Juan Rivera 1B Jose Molina C Aaron Hill ...
5/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): No need to thank me : In his first start since I wrote this:
Jones has only had 50 plate appearances so far this season, so it’s not impossible ...
5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Two out today: New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner and DH Jorge Posada are out of the lineup Wednesday, May 25. 3B Alex Rodriguez is the designated ...[+]
hitter, and OF Andruw Jones is in left field.
5/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jeter as DH makes little sense :
If I may return to complaining about Derek Jeter for a moment; what exactly is the point of giving him time as the designated ...
5/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): How much more rope for Andruw Jones? :
Before the season started, I designated Andruw Jones as my Randy Winn Memorial DFA Watch player of 2011, and we may not ...
5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Brett Gardner not in the lineup: New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner is not in the starting lineup Saturday, May 21, against the New York Mets. OF Andruw Jones is ...[+]
getting the nod in left field instead.
5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee Contract Issues : I touched on this briefly at different points throughout the offseason on stuff like this, but now that MLBTR has released their ...
5/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Offense Comes Alive in 13-2 Win Over Orioles :
The Yankees scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back as CC Sabathia shut the Orioles’ bats down and ...
5/18 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Orioles Game 41 -2011 : Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter DH Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick ...
5/18 NY Baseball Digest: Some Minor League Options for Yanks : This morning, Mike Silva wrote that the Yankees need some fresh faces. I couldn’t agree more. In fact, I think they should ...
5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Russell Martin resting: New York Yankees C Russell Martin is taking the day off Wednesday, May 18, and C Francisco Cervelli is behind the dish. Also, ...[+]
OF Brett Gardner is being replaced by OF Andruw Jones.
5/18 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Need Infusion Fresh Faces : The Yankees could use more two home run games from Alex Rodriguez. The same day SI’s Jon Heyman quoted a scout that said ...
5/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: New York Yankees : The Yankees are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season:
Eligible For Free ...
5/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Soriano in New York for elbow injury :
After feeling soreness in his elbow during a bullpen session on Monday, Yankees' Eighth Inning Guy Rafael Soriano returned ...
5/17 B-R Blog: Last Season For 400-HR Club Members : Ever wonder what the last season looked like for each member of the 400-career HR club? Here they are: Rk Player OPS+ Year Age ...
5/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): The IIATMS morning update: 5/17/2011 : Well, I'm officially out of snarky quips about the previous night's loss to lead these things off. What else is there to say, ...
5/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 5.17.2011 : Patrick writes RE the Yankees: In fairness to Joe Torre (and those are not easy words for me to type) Rodriguez had been about ...
5/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: An opening for you know who? : Lost in the uproar over the details surrounding Jorge Posada‘s absence from Saturday’s game is one over looked, important ...
5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: More Frustration! : Hey, remember last week when the Yankees lost to the Royals and the game was really frustrating? That was the entire series against ...
5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/16 :
When the 2011 MLB season got underway, no one in their right mind thought the Boston Red Sox would have a .500 record on May ...
5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Jorge Posada, Brett Gardner out of lineup: New York Yankees C Jorge Posada and OF Brett Gardner are both out of the lineup Monday, May 16, with the team facing Boston Red ...[+]
Sox SP Jon Lester. OF Andruw Jones is starting in left and 3B Alex Rodriguez will be the designated hitter.
5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/16 :
When the 2011 MLB season got underway, no one in their right mind thought the Boston Red Sox would have a .500 record on May ...
5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/15 :
The Boston Red Sox look for the sweep and more importantly the elusive .500 mark in tonight's finale of a three-game set against ...
5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Exploring Beltran : What’s going to happen if Jorge Posada continues to struggle? Throw away the mental stuff from this weekend for a second ...
5/16 The Process Report: The Process Versus Yankees Hitters : A first place showdown in May… Batter Bats LHOPS RHOPS Derek Jeter Right .900 .734 Curtis Granderson Left .614 .890 Mark Teixeira ...
5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Red Sox complete first three-game sweep of Yankees in New Yankee Stadium history; send Yanks to season-high 5th straight loss : The Red Sox prolonged the Yankees’ misery with a 7-5 victory Sunday night, marking the first three-game sweep by an opponent ...
5/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Swept at Home by the Red Sox :
The Yankees were swept by the Red Sox this weekend after they lost 7-5 Sunday night, blowing an early 4-1 lead.
Freddy Garcia ...
5/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 38: Red Sox 7, Yankees 5 :
After the craziness that was Saturday, the Yankees looked to put everything behind them, both on and off the field. The Yankees ...
5/16 Baseball Musings: Posada Plays : Jorge Posada pinch hit for Andruw Jones leading off the eighth inning and drew a walk. The fans are very supportive of Jorge today, ...
5/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/15 :
The Boston Red Sox look for the sweep and more importantly the elusive .500 mark in tonight's finale of a three-game set against ...
5/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jorge Posada Dropped To Ninth, Asked Out Of Lineup Saturday :
It has certainly been a struggle for Jorge Posada this season, his first as a full-time DH, and today the struggle continued.
Joe ...
5/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Beckett Outduels New York For 5th Inning Leverage : photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)
CC Sabathia was on the wrong side of the Leverage Index last night. It ...
5/15 NY Baseball Digest: Yankees Should Release Posada and Move On : Earlier in the week I talked about how sad it is to watch a former star hobble his way out of the game. New York fans always bring ...
5/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 37: Red Sox 6, Yankees 0 :
After failing to complete the comeback Friday night, the Yankees looked even more lost Saturday night. Both starting pitchers ...
5/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Trane’s Ballad :
Once a doctor, perusing my chart, told me, “In my experience, middle names indicate imminent marital strife. Are your parents ...
5/10 NY Baseball Digest: Further Look at Posada and Montero : Last week, I wrote that the Yankees should sit Jorge Posada and bring up uber-prospect Jesus Montero to take over the full-time ...
5/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: A-Rod slowly getting his swing back? : Matt took a look at this yesterday, and I thought it might be useful to follow up my analysis on A-Rod’s plate discipline ...
5/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bronx Bombers ride the rally rollercoaster; lose 7-5 : As you may have guessed from the title, the Yanks showcased some serious moxie during last night’s bout only to ultimately ...
5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Derek Jeter back: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter (hip) is back in the lineup Friday, May 6, after sitting out one game with soreness in his hip. ...[+]
OF Andruw Jones is starting over OF Brett Gardner.
5/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees put eleven men on base but lose another CC start : Coming into this game, the Yankees were averaging 5.5 runs on 8.3 hits and 4 walks per game. Tuesday night the Yankees collected ...
5/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 27: Yankees 2, Tigers 4 :
After kicking off their roadtrip with a victory, the Yankees tried to keep their win streak alive on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, ...
5/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 27 | New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 : Here’s your game thread, and below is tonight’s lineup, c/o LoHud: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira ...
5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Robinson Cano back, Nick Swisher out: New York Yankees 2B Robinson Cano (hand) is back in the lineup Tuesday, May 3. OF Andruw Jones is starting in place of OF Nick ...[+]
Swisher.
5/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Analysts’ April 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up : In keeping with the tradition I started on Yankeeist last season, I’m pleased to present The Yankee Analysts’ first-ever ...
5/2 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Bats Silent in Shut-Out Loss to Padres : The old adage in baseball is that good pitching beats good hitting, today in Dodger stadium good pitching dominated poor ...
News -- April 2011
4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dead Money: Paying Players To Play Elsewhere : Eating money in trades or by releasing players is far from an ideal business practice, but sometimes it's a necessary evil. The ...
4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones, Curtis Granderson awful in loss: New York Yankees DH Andruw Jones and OF Curtis Granderson were a combined 1-for-7 with six strikeouts Friday, April 29, against ...[+]
the Toronto Blue Jays out of the sixth and seventh spot of manager Joe Girardi's lineup.
4/29 The Captain's Blog: After “Losing the Off Season”, Yanks Are Winning the WAR in April : (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Over the winter, ...
4/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: After “Losing the Off Season”, Yanks Are Winning the WAR in April : (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Over the winter, much was made about how Theo Epstein and the Boston ...
4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Lineup notes: New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner is out of the lineup Wednesday, April 27, while OF Andruw Jones is starting. Cs Russell Martin ...[+]
and Jorge Posada are penciled back in and OF Curtis Granderson is batting ninth.
4/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 19: White Sox 2, Yankees 0 :
The Yankees returned to the Bronx on Monday, but their bats were late arriving, as White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber took a ...
4/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Fun with small samples : It’s late April, so we’re getting to the point where the stats we see in the batters’ graphics every night will ...
4/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cashman’s Offseason Additions Paying Early Dividends : Brian Cashman’s offseason was widely viewed as disappointing by Yankees fans and baseball pundits alike. The club missed ...
4/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Emergency Powers—Selective And Despotic : Anytime you have a decision made based on the good of the community and delivered by unquestioned decree, you should question ...
4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: What are the alternatives to Brett Gardner? : Image Credit Last night was another rough night for Brett Gardner. He went 0-4, including a failed sac bunt, and looked pretty ...
4/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Can’t Give Up on Brett Gardner :
Brett Gardner has been the favorite target of disgruntled Yankees fans so far this season and it is easy ...
4/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: A-Rod Begged the Yankees to Sign Melky In Offseason :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Alex Rodriguez begged the Yankees to re-sign Melky Cabrera this ...
4/18 BomberBanter.com: Yankees Take Rained Shortened Series Against Orioles : I read a Yankees blog that jokingly heralded this series as a battle for first place - it was true, but in April, it's not to ...
4/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Get Good Start from Garcia, Beat Rangers 5-2 :
The weather wasn’t great and neither is Freddy Garcia‘s fastball, but it didn’t matter ...
4/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Garcia shuts Texas offense down in 5-2 Yankee win : Why did the Texas Rangers even bother pursuing Cliff Lee this past offseason? It turns out the Rangers have plenty of solid southpaws ...
4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Five keys to a Yankees postseason : The Yanks entered 2011 in an unfamiliar position: underdogs. All off-season, the media focused on the Red Sox additions of Carl ...
4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Brett Gardner sitting again: New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner will be once again replaced by OF Andruw Jones in the lineup Saturday, April 16, according to ...[+]
Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 12 | Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees | Friday, April 15, 2011 : The Yankees and Rangers kick off the first of three tonight at 7:10pm. In case you missed it, here’s TYA’s series ...
4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Brett Gardner sitting out: New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner is not in the lineup Friday, April 15, with OF Andruw Jones replacing him in the lineup, according ...[+]
to Newsday's Erik Boland.
4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Bunt that Wasn’t : During the ninth inning of last night’s walk off win against the Orioles, the Yankees had a chance to win the game. It wasn’t ...
4/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Five keys to a Yankees postseason : The Yanks entered 2011 in an unfamiliar position: underdogs. All off-season, the media focused on the Red Sox additions of Carl ...
4/13 The Captain's Blog: Catching Up with the Yankees’ Universe After a Trip to Another World : In a baseball sense, Peru is on another planet. Despite my best efforts to propagate the faith on a trip two years ago, baseball ...
4/13 B-R Blog: Single Season HR Records : Have you ever looked at the single season HR records in terms of pre-1987, post-2003 and during the period 1987 through 2003? ...
4/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Sunday Notes and Commentary : -Derek Jeter has ditched his ‘no-stride’ batting stance that Kevin Long worked with him on this spring after ...
4/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 6: Twins 3, Yankees 4 :
After an unexpected day off, due to the rain in the Bronx on Wednesday night, the Twins and Yankees were back to business Thursday ...
4/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Burnett strong as Yanks hang on to 4-3 victory; series win : A.J. Burnett gave the Yankees exactly what they needed on Thursday afternoon — 6 innings of two-run ball — and Joba ...
4/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: A.J. Burnett Pitches Yankees to 4-3 Victory Over Twins :
The Yankees got a well pitched game from A.J. Burnett and their closer combo as they beat the Twins 4-3 at ...
4/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: AJ Burnett and Francisco Liriano Dueling :
Though two innings we have the making of a pitchers duel as A.J. Burnett and Francisco Liriano have both ...
4/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bullpen blows beautiful outing by Sabathia as Twins rally late : So if I told you CC Sabathia would deliver seven shutout innings of two-hit, one-walk, six-strikeout ball — including retiring ...
4/6 The Captain's Blog: Girardi’s Early Hook Leads to Extra Inning Loss : The Yankees let a victory slip away when an ill-advised slide by Nick Swisher allowed the Twins to tie the game in the eighth, ...
4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones homers in first at-bat: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones, making his season debut, finished 1-for-3 with a solo home run Tuesday, April 5, against the ...[+]
Minnesota Twins, reports The Associated Press. He started in left field, and homered in his first at-bat in pinstripes.
4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Bullpen Blows Lead in 5-4 Loss to the Twins :
Behind an ace-like performance from CC Sabathia the Yankees held a nice 4-0 lead through the first seven ...
4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 5: Twins 5, Yankees 4 :
It looked like the Yankees were up to their old tricks against the Twins, as they busted out to an early lead once again. The ...
4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Lead 4-0 After 4.5 Innings :
In his first at bat in Yankee Stadium as a 19-year-old in the World Series a young Andruw Jones hit a home ...
4/5 Baseball Musings: Earl Weaver Award : Mark Teixeira would be making Earl Weaver very happy. He hit a three-run homer in the first inning, his fourth Long ball of the ...
4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones set to play LF: Updating a previous report, New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones will make his debut Tuesday, April 5, in left field, reports The ...[+]
Associated Press.
4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones to debut Tuesday: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones will make his first start of the season in place of either OF Brett Gardner or OF Curtis Granderson ...[+]
Tuesday, April 5, according to The Star-Ledger.
News -- March 2011
3/30 BomberBanter.com: Rounding Out The 2011 Yankees 25 Man Roster I guessed at the Yankees 2011 25 Man Roster a while back, and things have changed since then....
3/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Going Into 2011, Yankee Bench Looking Strong : There are two things a bench has to do well in the American League: fill in for resting/day-to-day regulars, and provide an advantage ...
3/29 B-R Blog: Home run winning percentage : After Steve's post a few days ago about most homers coming in a loss, it got me wondering what the team's winning percentage looks ...
3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL Central – Chicago White Sox : White Sox 1B Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox (2010 record: 88-74) The White Sox won 88 games last season and still didn’t get ...
3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees Make Cuts Final Roster Takes Shape :
The Yankees announceda major round of cuts today, and also officially signed Eric Chavez and added him to the 25 man roster, ...
3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Iso-Stars #2: Run-Scoring Machines : Iso-Stars is a series of all-MLB teams composed of fantasy performers that represent each of the standard 5×5 roto categories ...
3/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Making Final Spring Decisions This Week :
Spring training is winding down as the Yankees get set to open their season at home against the Detroit Tigers this week. ...
3/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dioner Navarro Makes That $1m Look Good : Per everyone, Dioner Navarro tore his oblique and is likely out until May. I’ve long said A.J. Ellis is better anyway, so ...
3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Yankees : The Yankees are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League Signings
Derek Jeter, SS: three years, $51MM.
Rafael ...
3/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Predicting The 2011 Opening Day Roster, Take 2 : Joe Girardi is expected to finalize the Opening Day roster tomorrow, so I thought today would be a good time to predict what his ...
3/27 B-R Blog: Runs and RBI equal : (This is a total frivolous post.) Here are the most runs scored in a season since 1901 for a player with an identical number of ...
3/26 BomberBanter.com: Yankees Sign Millwood, Trade Mitre, Shape Up Rotation With Spring Training winding down, the Yankees tweaks to their roster and starting rotation are nearly complete....
3/25 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Predictions: AL East : 1. Boston Red SoxSo, uhh, nice offseason there, eh? The Red Sox have an absolutely dominant lineup, bolstered by new acquisitions ...
3/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Matt Kemp Is Going to Destroy Worlds : I’ve been relentlessly down on James Loney for a while now*, just like I was on Russell Martin. I’ve said that Casey ...
3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Indians, Boras, Quade, Pirates : Links for Thursday as the Braves name Brandon Beachy their No. 5 starter...
Stop by at 2pm CDT for this week's chat.
Indians ...
3/23 Tomahawk Take: New Homes For Braves pitchers & If Frenchy’s the answer, what’s the question? : There were two items that caught my eye when I got time to actually catch up on Braves news tonight. The first was the loss of ...
3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Starting lineup vs. lefties set?: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter is batting leadoff Wednesday, March 23, and OF Brett Gardner is hitting ninth, which is the lineup ...[+]
manager Joe Girardi says he may use versus left-handed pitchers this season, according to Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger. The two through eight batters are as follows: OF Nick Swisher, 1B Mark Teixeira, 3B Alex Rodriguez, 2B Robinson Cano, DH Jorge Posada, OF Andruw Jones and C Russell Martin.
3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones could become starter: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones would likely replace OF Curtis Granderson (oblique) in the starting lineup if he has to open ...[+]
the season on the disabled list, according to SportingNews.com's Chris Bahr.
3/22 My Pinstripes: Colon Seals The Deal- Joins The Band of 25 : Photo Courtesy of AP - Look how happy this guy is!Barring an unforeseen injury, a Tonya Harding-eque incident, or something of ...
3/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Projecting the Bench :
While we eagerly await the announcement of the winner of the 5th starter competition (I think it's pretty clear that Ivan ...
3/20 NY Baseball Digest: Late Spring Training Yankees Trade Speculation : With the Yankee Roster more or less set for Opening Day, it’s time for Brian Cashman to start earning his pay. Why? Because ...
3/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Insider: Marlins poised to make some noise : In yesterday’s post, Sun-Sentinel sportswriter Juan C. Rodriguez gave us a glimpse into the life of a beat reporter for the ...
3/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Predicting The 2011 Opening Day Roster, Take 1 : With Opening Day just two weeks away and players being cut on a daily basis, the makeup of the Opening Day roster is becoming ...
3/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Will this be the deepest bench ever to kick off a Yankee season? : Yankee fans are all too familiar with teams of recent vintage entering a given season with a fairly lackluster bench, only to ...
3/16 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Bowden, Chavez, Cliff Lee : AL East notes, as Jon Lester gets the Opening Day nod for the Red Sox...
Michael Bowden told WEEI's Mike Petraglia he knows ...
3/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: An unscientific glance at the Yankees’ 2011 Spring Training numbers to date : In something of a departure for me, I’m going to eschew any advanced analysis and take a cursory, unscientific look at the ...
3/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: BP’s Injury Projections, Batters : Last week, Baseball Prospectus came out with their injury projections so I’ll offer some brief commentary on what they could ...
3/11 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: New York Yankees : Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about ...
3/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Trying Eduardo Nunez in the Outfield :
Via Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News:
Versatility is the name of the game when it comes to the Yankees bench, which explains ...
3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Chicago White Sox : The White Sox are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League/International Signings
Adam Dunn, DH: four years, ...
3/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: EduardOF and the Bench : Yesterday afternoon, we learned that the Yankees were going to try Eduardo Nunez in the outfield. The game wasn’t on TV ...
3/9 NY Baseball Digest: Do the Yanks Need 7 Relievers? : I had this discussion with NYBD contributor Joe DelGrippo last night. Yesterday morning I predicted the Yanks 25 man roster that ...
3/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Moving Jeter Down the Lineup “Not an Option.” :
So says Kevin Long (via Carig):
If Derek Jeter gets moved in the batting order, the Yankees captain won’t be bumped out ...
3/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Do You Feel Lucky….Swisher? : One statistic that gets thrown around a lot as a measure of luck is Batting Average on Balls In Play, or BABIP. BABIP measures ...
3/8 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Roster Taking Shape : It’s still early in camp, but I believe the Yankees 25 man roster is taking shape. Most of it was a given, but there were a ...
3/7 Bus League Baseball: Rating The Royals: A Semi-Educated Guess At What The Future Holds For Kansas City’s Top Prospects : There’s a page on Baseball America’s web site where they have listed the preseason Top 100s for every year dating back to ...
3/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): In which I ramble about Yankees stuff : I was good enough to be invited to chat about the website, Yankees, ESPN, etc. by long time FOTB Clint from Diamondhoggers.com ...
3/5 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show welcomes Jason Rosenberg from IIATMS, ESPN SweetSpot :
Today on The Baseball Show, co-host Clint Evans from Diamond Hoggers and I welcome Jason Rosenberg from It’s ...
3/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Damon Chose Milestone, Playing Everyday to Yankees Return :
The Yankees flirted with signing Johnny Damon this offseason, but eventually settled on Andruw Jones after ...
3/1 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview: AL Central : With Spring Training well under way and the first games already in the books, I figured it was a good time to take a look at my ...
3/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the 2011 Chicago White Sox : Over the past two weeks, Larry, Mike, and I have explored the 2011 projections for teams around the AL East (links to prior articles: ...
News -- February 2011
2/28 NY Baseball Digest: Jorge Vazquez Making the Case : It’s way too early to decipher if Jorge Vazquez is a serious candidate to make the Yankees opening day roster, but his quick ...
2/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Grapefruit League Game 3: Yankees @ Tigers :
The Yankees will make the trip to Lakeland today for a 1:00 game with the Tigers, and the big guy, C.C. Sabathia, will be ...
2/27 B-R Blog: Duke Snider, Passes At 84 : Click here for the details. If I did this right, he's on the list of players since 1920 to hit 220+ homeruns at home. See: Rk ...
2/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 25th Man: Eric Chavez? : Joel Sherman checked in this morning with a blurb about the Yankees’ final roster spot: You have the 12-man staff. You have ...
2/26 MLB Fantasy Recon: AL East Becomes the Senior Circuit (Literally) : Teams in the AL East this off season seemingly snatched up every aging slugger on the market. Vladimir Guererro, Johnny ...
2/24 Baseball Reality Tour: Keep Your Nose Clean, MiggyCab : Earlier this evening, I read about Miguel Cabrera's apology from Tribune New Services. It sparked me to comment right away that ...
2/23 Baseball Musings: Five-Year PMR, Centerfielders : The five year look at fielding using an objective probabilistic model of range continues with centerfielders. As always, we start ...
2/21 Mastersball.com: Strat Draft Fever : Hum that title to Ted Nugent, because I do indeed have Strat fever.
That is because the 2011 MWest League Strat-O-Matic draft ...
2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Players Claimed Off Waivers Twice This Offseason : Swarms of players are selected off waivers every offseason, but every so often we'll see a player get claimed more than once in ...
2/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Simulpost: Jim Edmonds, the HOF, And Baseball’s Lost Generation :
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON ESPN HERE]
Jim Edmonds announced his retirement on Friday, his 17 season career finally grounded ...
2/20 NY Baseball Digest: The Yanks Offense Does Have Room to Improve : It’s hard to believe a team that averaged over five runs a game has room to improve in 2011, but in the case of the Yankees ...
2/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Andruw Jones Has Swelling in Knee :
Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News:
[Andruw Jones] is dealing with some minor swelling in his left ...
2/17 B-R Blog: Miguel Cabrera : Miguel Cabrera has been charged with drunk driving. This is not the first alcohol-related problem for Cabrera, and it makes me ...
2/16 NY Baseball Digest: The Composition of the Yankees Bench : In all likelihood the Yankees will go with four bench players to start the season. One will be the backup catcher, which I suspect ...
2/15 Mastersball.com: Life and Death in the Transactions #24 : What a great day Monday was for baseball lovers, as on Valentine's Day, those magical words, almost as sustaining as "I love you," ...
2/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Make Andruw Jones Signing Official :
The Yankees signed Andruw Jones to be their fourth outfielder a little over three weeks ago, but they only ...
2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | More on Andruw Jones: Updating previous reports, New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones can earn $150,000 each for 250 and 275 plate appearances, $200,000 ...[+]
apiece for 300 and 325, and $250,000 each for each of 350 and 375, ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews reports.
2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Designate Brian Schlitter For Assignment : The Yankees announced that they designated right-hander Brian Schlitter for assignment today to create roster space for Andruw ...
2/11 MLBTradeRumors: Nick Swisher To Hire Scott Boras : Scott Boras represents Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira and negotiated mega-deals on behalf of Alex Rodriguez. The agent is ...
2/9 Caught Looking: Free agent update : Don’t look now, but pitchers and catchers report next week! With the start of spring training right around the corner, I ...
2/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2011 Marcel Projections : Tango's 2011 Marcel projections are here! Only, if you're a Yankee fan, they may make you want to crawl into a deep, dark hole ...
2/2 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Acquire Justin Maxwell : The Yankees acquired Justin Maxwell from the Nationals, according to CAA, the outfielder's agency, on Twitter. When Washington ...
News -- January 2011
1/31 B-R Blog: Greatest birthday performances from the last 20 years : Following are the best birthday performances by batters for each different age. I determined "best" by highest Winning Probability ...
1/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Outtakes from the Cashman breakfast from @amandarykoff :
I have been off-grid for the last day or two so I had no idea this event was taking place and that tickets were still available ...
1/25 B-R Blog: Highest career WAR with more fielding runs than batting runs : (Thanks to reader Andy P. for emailing in this idea.) Think of the best defensive players of all time. Now, among them, who was ...
1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/16/11 - 1/22/11 : Another Sunday closer to Spring Training and Opening Day 2011. Let's recap the last week:
In an astonishing move, Toronto ...
1/23 NY Baseball Digest: NYBD on WGBB Tonight at 10pm : Join me after the Jets game on 1240 AM WGBB. Newest Met Tim Byrdak will kick off the show. We will learn about Tim, who hopes ...
1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Andruw Jones the fourth outfielder: New York Yankees OF Andruw Jones will serve as the team's fourth outfielder and will be used mostly against left-handed pitchers, ...[+]
according to the New York Post's Brian Costello. The team plans to use him in all three outfield spots.
1/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Accidental Budget :
Just think! It wasn’t long ago when we were wondering how to fit a Cliff Lee megacontract into the Yankees’ budget. ...
1/20 My Pinstripes: Yankees Bring Andruw Jones Into The Mix : The first impression I had of Andruw Jones was not a happy one. He had just crushed an Andy Pettitte pitch deep into the night ...
1/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees finally sign Andruw Jones : After getting rejected two offseasons ago, the Yankees finally signed Andruw Jones to a one-year deal worth $2 million with a ...
1/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Sign Andruw Jones to 1-Year $2M Deal with Incentives :
The Yankees have come to an agreement with outfielder Andruw Jones on a one-year deal worth $2 million with ...
1/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yanks agree to terms with Andruw Jones :
Yanks agree to terms with Andruw Jones, says Jon Heyman (via Twitter):
@SI_JonHeyman: #yankees agree to terms with Andruw ...
1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees To Sign Andruw Jones : The Yankees agreed to sign Andruw Jones to a one-year deal, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). The Scott Boras ...
1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wagner, Andruw, Chavez, Upton : One year ago today, the Angels signed Joel Pineiro to a two-year, $16MM deal. Yesterday, the Twins agreed to a similar deal with ...
1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Agree with Andruw Jones: The New York Yankees agreed on a one-year, $2 million deal with free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox) Thursday, Jan. 20, according ...[+]
to SI.com's Jon Heyman. The deal includes $1.2 million in incentives.
1/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees and Jones Still Apart on Money :
Via Jack Curry of the YES Network:
Cashman and Boras had lengthy meeting about Andruw Jones after Soriano ...
1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Cashman, Pettitte, Damon : Brian Cashman's admission that he wasn't in favor of the Rafael Soriano signing has generated almost as much buzz as the signing ...
1/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Don’t Rule Out Damon Until Deal is Done with Jones :
Via Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports:
While A. Jones appears Yankees’ focus, don’t rule them out ...
1/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: News and notes on a Wednesday: Soriano, Pettitte, Jones, Damon, Pavano and Joba : Though nothing official has happened outside of the Rafael Soriano signing, there has been a flurry of Yankee-related information ...
1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bradley, Reds, Perez, Yankees : On this date in 2010, Bengie Molina signed a one-year deal with San Francisco. The Giants sent the backstop to their eventual ...
1/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees Could Close In On Andruw Jones Wed :
Via Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports:
Yankees’ could close in on A. Jones tmrw. Boras will be in NY for ...
1/18 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Considering “Innings Eater” Millwood, but Will They Be Able to Stomach Results; Lefties Have Feasted Off Veteran : Apparently not to content with sweeping the 1999 Atlanta Braves in the World Series, the Yankees have belatedly gone about signing ...
1/18 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: A Jones For Andruw | Baseball Digest : BD Hot Stove: A Jones For Andruw | Baseball DigestAndruw Jones burst on to the scene for the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World ...
1/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Andruw Jones to the Yankees Looks Promising :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Yankees, Andruw Jones keep talking. Looks promising. [Johnny Damon] likely would ...
1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Nearing deal with Andruw Jones: The New York Yankees are nearing a one-year deal with free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), Yahoo! Sports' Tim Brown reports. ...[+]
1/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Marcus Thames Signs with Dodgers :
The Dodgers have reached an agreement with Marcus Thames who served as a OF/DH for the Yankees on what is ...
1/17 The Captain's Blog: Early Look at 2011 Schedule Gives Red Sox an Edge Over Yanks : (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) The offseason is not over ...
1/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Nearing a Deal with Andruw Jones :
Via Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports:
Y! source: Andruw Jones nearing a one-year deal with Yankees. Not done ...
1/17 The Process Report: The Other Options Besides Andruw Jones : Buster Olney suggests the New York Yankees are the frontrunners in the Andruw Jones’ sweepstakes. If they should advance their ...
1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Andruw Jones Nearing Deal The Yankees are nearing a one-year deal with Andruw Jones, according to Yahoo's Tim Brown (on Twitter).
...
1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Sizemore, Jones, Votto, Pujols : Grady Sizemore tells ESPN.com’s Buster Olney that it's "miserable" to have to sit and watch others play. The center fielder, ...
1/17 NY Baseball Digest: Wandy Rodriguez Would Be a Nice Fit : Chad Jennings of the Journal News joined me on last night’s show. He believes we could expect a couple of small moves from the ...
1/16 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals : Here's a look back at some of the analysis and reporting MLBTR's writing team delivered this week..
Mike Axisa brought us ...
1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Have stepped up pursuit of Andruw Jones: The New York Yankees have reportedly stepped up their pursuit of free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), according to SI.com's ...[+]
Jon Heyman. Free-agent OF Johnny Damon (Tigers) could also be a possibility to join the club, although both players are also attracting interest from the Tampa Bay Rays.
1/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees Step Up Pursuit of Andrew Jones :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Yankees step up pursuit of Andruw Jones. Rays, several others in ...
1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Jones, Damon, Soriano, Rays : Let's check out the latest rumblings from the Bronx....
The Yankees have stepped up their pursuit of Andruw Jones, tweets ...
1/15 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: January 15th : January 15th has been a surprisingly busy day for transactions throughout baseball history, particularly when it comes to trades ...
1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Will The Rays Sign To DH? :
The Rays have been rebuilding their bullpen on the fly this offseason, but they're also in the market for a DH. Just yesterday ...
1/15 The Process Report: The Other Reason to Prefer Vladimir Guerrero Over Manny Ramirez : After publishing Friday night’s post comparing Vladimir Guerrero and Manny Ramirez, I noticed a huge omission that actually ...
1/13 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: St. Louis Hopes Pujols Extension Is In The Cards | Baseball Digest : BD Hot Stove: St. Louis Hopes Pujols Extension Is In The Cards | Baseball DigestAlbert Pujols and his agent Dan Lozano have sat ...
1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Boras Talks Damon, Andruw, Manny : Scott Boras told ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick that Johnny Damon, Andruw Jones and Manny Ramirez can boost fan interest, TV ratings ...
1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Teams For Remaining Designated Hitters : Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi, Vladimir Guerrero, Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome highlight the remaining free agent designated ...
1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Rays | In on Andruw Jones and Johnny Damon: The Tampa Bay Rays are interested in free-agent OFs Andruw Jones (White Sox) and Johnny Damon (Tigers), SI.com's Jon Heyman reports. ...[+]
1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Rays, Yanks Both In On Andruw Jones, Johnny Damon : The Yankees' interest in Andruw Jones is well-known, but now the Rays can be added to the list of suitors for the veteran outfielder, ...
1/12 NY Baseball Digest: Vote: Andruw Jones or Johnny Damon? : According to Wallace Matthews of ESPN NY the Yankees are considering both Andruw Jones and Johnny Damon on a one year deal. They ...
1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Will Andruw Jones Sign With The Yankees? : Yesterday we learned that the Yankees have strong interest in free agent outfielder Andruw Jones. GM Brian Cashman is in search ...
1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pujols, Jones, Nationals, Ledezma : One year ago today, the Reds won the bidding for Aroldis Chapman. The Cuban left-hander made 15 relief appearances in the majors ...
1/11 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Biggest Differences Between HR Leader and Runner-Up : Here's a question from Ehud: "Jose Bautista was the AL home run king in 2010, while the second-place HR leader (Paul Konerko) ...
1/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | More on Andruw Jones: Updating a previous item, the New York Yankees are still interested in free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), but are still far ...[+]
apart on the money, according to MLB.com's Bailey Stephens. Jones would likely serve as a fourth outfielder.
1/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Andruw Jones is Yankees Top Choice, 2 Sides Talking :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Yankees started talks w/ Andruw Jones, tho nothing’s close. ...
1/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Rangers & Jim Thome :
The Rangers may have missed out on their top offseason target, but they signed Adrian Beltre and they aren't done yet. Texas ...
1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Have Strong Interest In Andruw Jones : Andruw Jones appears to be the Yankees' top choice as they continue to search for a fourth outfielder, according to Jon Heyman ...
1/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yanks talking to Andruw Jones :
Maybe it only just "feels like" the Yanks are trying to fill out the roster with an epic mid-200o's cast of characters:
According ...
1/8 NY Baseball Digest: An Andruw Jones/Curtis Granderson Platoon : The Yankees interest in Andruw Jones certainly won’t completely make up for the “Cliff Lee Hangover,” but Jones ...
1/7 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Andruw Jones, Buchholz, Pettitte : The MLBTR team sends its condolences to the friends and family of Ryne Duren, the hard-throwing right-hander who passed away today ...
1/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bondermans, Garcias and Millwoods, oh my! : As you've undoubtedly noticed, the Yankees have seemingly been attached to a new available (and in certain cases, non-available) ...
1/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Johnny Damon Still Hoping to be a Yankee :
Via Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York:
It doesn’t appear that there has been any movement in Johnny ...
1/5 The Process Report: Would a Frozen Out Vladimir Guerrero Make Sense? : The signing of Adrian Beltre has effectively pushed another potential suitor from Vladimir Guerrero’s market. Anthony Andro ...
1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Yankees | Interested in Andruw JonesThe New York Yankees are interested in signing free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), according to SportingNews.com....[+]
The New York Yankees are interested in signing free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), according to SportingNews.com.
1/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees Could Sign Soriano if Pettitte Retires :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Yankees’ likely plan if Pettitte retires: go for the lockdown ...
1/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees Considering Andruw Jones :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
Andruw Jones in on the Yankees list of righty hitting OFs to consider.
I ...
1/5 Call to the Pen: Andruw Jones and the Hall of Fame : Perhaps it’s a bit premature to be discussing Andruw Jones‘ Hall of Fame case; after all, he hasn’t officially ...
1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Agree To Deal With Dan Uggla : The Braves and Dan Uggla have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $62MM, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports). It's ...
1/4 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Orioles, Hayhurst, Andruw, Crawford : The Orioles agreed to sign Kevin Gregg today, but that's far from the only news to emerge from what's arguably baseball's toughest ...
1/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Heyman: Yankees Might Consider Andruw Jones or Johnny Damon :
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated:
The Yankees are looking for outfield depth and might consider Andruw ...
1/3 The Process Report: Should The Rays Consider Andruw Jones? : At this point in the offseason it is hard to find a player that hasn’t been mentioned in one rosterbation post or another. However, ...
1/1 MLBTradeRumors: The Youngest Free Agent Available : The rules state that a player must accrue six full years of service time before they are eligible for free agency, and as a result ...
News -- December 2010
12/31 B-R Blog: Andruw Jones, Carlos Pena, and OPS+ over 100 with a low batting average : Over the last 30 seasons, only 17 players have had at least two years in which they had and OPS+ of 100 or better while batting ...
12/30 The Captain's Blog: Keeping Up with Andruw Jones: Former All Star Would Make Ideal Fourth Outfielder for Yanks : For obvious reasons, the Yankees’ offseason actions, or lack thereof, have centered on pitching. Considering the team’s offense ...
12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Outfield Options For The Braves :
Jason Heyward, Nate McLouth and Eric Hinske and Martin Prado are candidates to pick up regular at bats in the Braves' ...
12/27 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Team Needs : The new year is typically when free agent bargains begin, for teams that set a few million bucks aside. Let's examine the biggest ...
12/27 MLBTradeRumors: What's In Store For January : Here's what to expect as we prepare to enter 2011...
Boras Clients Will Find Homes
Last January, Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre, ...
12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Constructing A 25-Man Roster Of Free Agents : Once the free agent pool starts shrinking, it's always fun to start imagining teams composed only of unsigned players. For the ...
12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Seeking Right-Handed Hitting Outfielder : Like many clubs, the Royals are seeking a right-handed hitting outfielder. They're considering multiple ex-Braves, tweets David ...
12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So What Now? : Hey, remember when the Dodgers were just being cheap? Uh, yeah, about that. After initially signing three free agent starting ...
12/5 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Hot Stove talk; the mental side of the game :
On Saturday morning Clint and I were back at it on The Baseball Show, offering our thoughts on all of this past ...
News -- November 2010
11/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Management : With the players in the books, we turn to management today. Though I’m going to reference some moves from previous years, ...
11/25 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: November 25th : On this date last year, the White Sox signed Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays locked up John McDonald. Those deals were relatively ...
11/23 B-R Blog: 6000+ PA In Their 20′s : How many players in major league history have collected 6,000+ PA while they were in their 20's? See this list: Rk Player OPS+ ...
11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Rockies | Interested in Andruw JonesThe Colorado Rockies have inquired about free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), SI.com's Jon Heyman reports. ...[+]
The Colorado Rockies have inquired about free-agent OF Andruw Jones (White Sox), SI.com's Jon Heyman reports.
11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Jones, Mets, Yankees, Guerrero, Greinke : A few more links for Wednesday night...
In addition to all the other trade targets and free agents they've been eyeing lately, ...
11/16 Fungoes.net: Best free agents that Elias forgot :
Jim Thome had a higher two-year average WAR than 66 Elias-ranked players.
This past week we’ve written about how ...
11/12 PaulLebowitz.com: $100 Million Is Plenty : Plenty if you're smart, aggressive and think outside the box: Stuck in the middle between the "have and spend" teams like ...
11/11 B-R Blog: 2010 Productive But Not Full-Time Batters : How many batters last season had between 200 and 350 PA and had more than zero batting wins? Here's the answer - Rk Player BtWins ...
11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Phillies | Could target several outfielders: The Philadelphia Phillies could go after free-agent OFs Magglio Ordonez (Tigers), Pat Burrell (Giants), Andruw Jones (White Sox) ...[+]
or Jeff Francoeur (Rangers), according to SportingNews.com.
11/11 Crashburn Alley: Quick Overview of Early Rumors : Jayson Stark published perhaps the most thorough list of names related to the Phillies so what better time to examine the off-season ...
11/10 SOX & Dawgs: 2010 AL Gold Glove Winners : The 2010 American League Gold Glove Awards are out and for the first time in 10 years, Torii Hunter finds himself without one. ...
11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Five declare free agency: Chicago White Sox C A.J. Pierzynski, RP J.J. Putz, SP Freddy Garcia, OF Andruw Jones and OF Mark Kotsay have declared free agency, ...[+]
according to CBSSports.com.
News -- October 2010
10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Platoon Partners For Domonic Brown : Jayson Werth is days away from free agency, so if the Phillies intend to re-sign their right fielder, they'll have to bid directly ...
10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Designated Hitters : With so many quality hitters available to fill designated hitter jobs these days, it's embarrassing for a club to get subpar production ...
10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Right Fielders : The Tigers, Angels, Phillies, Nationals, Pirates, Cardinals, and Giants may be in the market for a right fielder this winter. ...
10/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Notable postseason comebacks : If Joe Girardi hasn’t smashed his fist down on the big red panic button yet, he ought to consider it. The Yankees find themselves ...
10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Left Fielders : Left field is traditionally a power position, yet Pat Burrell is the only free agent who hit 20 home runs in 2010. The Rays, ...
10/16 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here 2010.3: Free Agents : Cot’s Baseball Contracts: Potential Free Agents for 2011. The Braves don’t normally sign major free agents. Even in ...
10/12 PaulLebowitz.com: The Bobby Cox Legacy : Going out the way he came in: There's no question that Bobby Cox is deserving of going to the Hall of Fame as a baseball ...
10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Rick Ankiel : The Royals signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a one-year, $3.25MM deal in January. I liked the contract, thinking the Royals could ...
10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones hot: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones is hitting .412 in his last 20 games to raise his average to .230, according to MLB.com's Scott ...[+]
Merkin.
10/1 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/30 :
After falling the past two nights, the Boston Red Sox will look to earn a split in their road finale of 2010 tonight against ...
News -- September 2010
9/27 Pirates Property: Inside the Pirates’ Box Score : The skinny: Pittsburgh won seven of nine games on the just concluded homestand that allowed them to finish the season 40-41 ...
9/27 MLBTradeRumors: First Base Options For The Pirates : Pirates GM Neal Huntington recently expressed interest in finding a platoon partner for Garrett Jones at first base next year, ...
9/22 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #1 – Atlanta Braves : For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #1: Atlanta Braves General ...
9/17 B-R Blog: The average age of designated hitters : How old is the typical DH? The commonly-accepted answer is that DHs are older than average because teams tend to stick an aging ...
9/13 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 12 :
Home Run of the Day: Jason Giambi, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 20.57 seconds) [video]
Boy, this NL West race is getting ...
9/13 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 12 :
Home Run of the Day: Jason Giambi, Colorado Rockies (Trot Time: 20.57 seconds) [video]
Boy, this NL West race is getting ...
9/12 Baseball Musings: Impressive Comeback : I thought when the White Sox starter Lucas Harrell allowed six runs in the top of the first inning, the White Sox were done. Harrell ...
9/8 The Captain's Blog: Posada’s Concussion Scare Reveals Yankees’ Failure to Think Ahead : Jorge Posada’s brain underwent a battery of neurological tests, and all of them came up negative. Because of that diagnosis, ...
9/6 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/6 :
Do I dare even say it? After being swept by the Chicago White Sox this weekend, are the Boston Red Sox playoff hopes just a ...
9/6 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/6 :
Do I dare even say it? After being swept by the Chicago White Sox this weekend, are the Boston Red Sox playoff hopes just a ...
9/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 9/4 :
After Hurricane Earl forced the postponement of yesterday's game, the Boston Red Sox will play a day/night doubleheader against ...
9/4 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 9/4 :
After Hurricane Earl forced the postponement of yesterday's game, the Boston Red Sox will play a day/night doubleheader against ...
9/1 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Manny Ramirez, PEDs, and the Hall of Fame : As rumors swirled this past week about the Dodgers and their enigmatic outfielder Manny Ramirez, something very strange began ...
News -- August 2010
8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones wants to keep playingChicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones said he wants to play five more years, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports. ...[+]
Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones said he wants to play five more years, MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports.
8/30 The UpperCard Network: Andruw Jones Sees Himself Playing 5 More Years : A former perennial all-star and gold glove player with the Braves, now DH and part-time outfielder for the White Sox, Andruw Jones ...
8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Andruw Jones Wants To Play Five More Years : Andruw Jones told MLB.com's Scott Merkin that he hopes to play for five more years. The 33-year-old hits free agency after the ...
8/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Saying Goodbye to Mannywood : Say this for the 2+ years Manny Ramirez spent in Dodger blue: it was never boring. He was, at various points, both the most beloved ...
8/29 The UpperCard Network: Manny Ramirez Headed To The White Sox : The White Sox and Dodgers will likely finalize a deal to send Manny Ramirez back to the American League on the Southside of Chicago, ...
8/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees travel back to 2005 in 12-9 slugfest : Feels like it's been a while since we've seen a good old-fashioned 2004-2007 Yankees-style 12-9 slugfest, eh?This may have been ...
8/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Do the Right Thing, Ned: Let Manny Go : Manny Ramirez may or may not have been placed on waivers yet, but once he is, Ken Rosenthal reports that the White Sox aren’t ...
8/14 B-R Blog: Post 1919 Batters With Most 3+ HR Games : Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in the Yankees game this evening. Since 1920, heading into today, which players had the most ...
8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones scratched: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones (back) was scratched due to a sore back Wednesday, Aug. 11, The Associated Press reports. ...[+]
8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Gordon Beckham returns Wednesday: Chicago White Sox 2B Gordon Beckham (groin) returned to the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 11, while OF Andruw Jones (back) was scratched ...[+]
from the lineup with a sore back, according to The Associated Press. SS Omar Vizquel replaced Jones in the order and 3B Dayan Viciedo moved to designated hitter. OF Carlos Quentin started in right field.
8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Remembering The 1999 Trade Deadline : With Y2K and the imminent demise of the world just months away, it was incumbent upon teams to add just the right player for the ...
8/4 B-R Blog: Most HRs In 1st 2,267 Career Games : Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career HR today in his 2,267th career game. Coming into today, who has hit the most HRs in their ...
News -- July 2010
7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Three players homer in Tuesday shutout: Chicago White Sox SS Alexei Ramirez, OF Andruw Jones and 1B Paul Konerko all homered Tuesday, July 27, according to The Associated ...[+]
Press. Ramirez finished with three hits and three RBIs and Jones also drove in three for the White Sox, who beat the Seattle Mariners 11-0.
7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones homers while subbing for Carlos Quentin: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones homered Monday, July 19, in a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. According to The Associated ...[+]
Press, Jones was subbing for OF Carlos Quentin (thumb).
7/18 Call to the Pen: The Buzz: Three Teams That Have To Make A Move : Every year when the trade deadline is approaching, all 30 teams in the Majors are contemplating the rewards and consequences of ...
7/8 Tomahawk Take: Braves Take 2 of 3 From Phillies, Win Finale 7-5 : After Roy Halladay’s dominating performance on Monday the Braves snapped back to take the last two games of the series ...
7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones homers Tuesday: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones hit his 399th career home run Tuesday, July 6, to snap an 0-for-17 slump, according to ESPNChicago.com's ...[+]
Bruce Levine. It was Jones' first home run since June 3.
7/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: In Which MSTI Attempts to Jinx the Entire Pitching Staff : I’d written up a whole bit about how Vicente Padilla had shaken off the rough start to his 2010 by throwing out quality ...
News -- June 2010
6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones in deep slumpChicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones has three hits in his last 40 at-bats, The Associated Press reports. ...[+]
Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones has three hits in his last 40 at-bats, The Associated Press reports.
6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones in lineup Monday: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones is in the starting lineup in left field Monday, June 28, and is batting seventh, reports Dave ...[+]
van Dyck, of the Chicag Tribune.
6/26 B-R Blog: Card of the Week: 1984 Topps #705 NL Active Stolen Base Leaders :
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Ahh, the 1984 Topps set. This one is pretty well-liked by many collectors.As Night Owl has ...
6/24 Tomahawk Take: Braves Fall to Red Hot White Sox 4-2 : The Braves dropped their second straight on the road Wednesday night in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox. They also saw their ...
6/14 Baseball Musings: Lilly Remains Unhit : Ted Lilly retires the White Sox in order in the sixth, getting a fly and two ground outs. Andruw Jones hit a shot down the ...
6/13 Baseball Musings: Lilly Remains Unhit : Ted Lilly retires the White Sox in order in the sixth, getting a fly and two ground outs. Andruw Jones hit a shot down the ...
6/11 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Ibanez, Andruw, Pena, Suppan : On this date seven years ago, six Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. Roy Oswalt started the game ...
6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Carlos Quentin out today: Chicago White Sox OF Carlos Quentin is out of the lineup in favor of OF Andruw Jones Friday, June 11, according to the Chicago ...[+]
Tribune's Mark Gonzales.
6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats : Several contenders could use a boost in the slugging department, especially the Padres and A's. Let's take a look at potentially ...
6/7 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Open For Business : The White Sox are open for business, ESPN's Buster Olney heard from multiple executives. Olney specifically names Paul Konerko ...
6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Three players homer Thursday: Chicago White Sox OF Alex Rios, OF Andruw Jones and OF Carlos Quentin all homered Thursday, June 3, in a 4-3 win over the Texas ...[+]
Rangers, according to The Associated Press.
6/3 Baseball Musings: Rios Ripping : Alex Rios homered for the White Sox in their 4-3 comeback victory over the Texas Rangers, along with Carlos Quentin and Andruw ...
6/1 Wezen-Ball: On Walkoff Celebrations :
Yesterday, I talked a little about the Kendry Morales injury on his walkoff celebration. As you can imagine, I wasn't the only ...
News -- May 2010
5/31 Wezen-Ball: On Walkoff Celebrations :
Yesterday, I talked a little about the Kendry Morales injury on his walkoff celebration. As you can imagine, I wasn't the only ...
5/30 Fungoes.net: Cubs-Cardinals: second inning : [Note: The following is Part 3 of the United Cardinal Bloggers' progressive blog for the May 29 Cubs-Cardinals game. This post ...
5/19 B-R Blog: WAR Data: Best Position Players Not In the Hall of Fame : Here's a post concept that's sure to be a lightning rod for discussion: who are the best position players not to be inducted into ...
5/17 MLBTradeRumors: White Sox Not Looking To Trade Players : The White Sox may start dealing players at some point this season, but they aren't looking to start trading yet. GM Ken Williams ...
5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones returns to action Saturday: In his return to the lineup against the Kansas City Royals Saturday, May 15, Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones (neck) went 0-for-2 ...[+]
with an RBI and a walk, according to The Associated Press.
5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Griffey, Pena, Dye : In his latest Full Count video for FOX Sports, Ken Rosenthal says that retirement could become a more realistic option for Ken ...
5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones will not play Friday: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said OF Andruw Jones (neck) will not play Friday, May 14, but could return to the lineup ...[+]
Saturday, May 15, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez.
5/14 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Destinations: Andruw Jones : Was a better bargain than Andruw Jones signed this winter? The White Sox added him on a one-year deal worth $500K, and all he's ...
5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones likely out Friday: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said OF Andruw Jones (neck) will likely be out again Friday, May 14, with a stiff neck, ...[+]
according to The Associated Press.
5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones out Wednesday: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones (neck) was scratched from the lineup Wednesday, May 12, with a stiff neck, according to The ...[+]
Associated Press.
5/12 B-R Blog: Sabermetric Fielding: Adam Everett’s Legendary 2006 : (Note: All of the data in this post was obtained from the new Baseball-Reference Fielding Stats.)
Sometimes a player has a season ...
5/11 MLBTradeRumors: If The Reds Become Buyers : There's been plenty of talk about the Reds becoming sellers later this year, potentially shedding the salaries of Aaron Harang, ...
5/11 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Chicago White Sox : The White Sox face two contractual options after the season:
Reliever Matt Thornton has a $3MM club option with a $250K ...
5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Kenny Williams On Trade Chatter : The White Sox may or may not have inquired about Astros' first baseman Lance Berkman according to Scot Gregor of The Daily Herald, ...
5/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones hitting thirdChicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones is hitting third Friday, May 7, according to White Sox vice president Scott Reifert. ...[+]
Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones is hitting third Friday, May 7, according to White Sox vice president Scott Reifert.
5/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 5 : Starting Pitchers:
Ted Lilly is available in some leagues. Great play at PIT today.
For some reason, 29% of leagues don’t ...
5/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 6 : We don’t always get a chance to review/comment yesterday’s picks, but this Cubs fan is wondering when the Pirates ...
5/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Year of the Comeback Player : Heading into the start of the 2010 regular season, much of the focus was on the unlimited potential of prospects like Jason Heyward, ...
5/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 7 : We always try to “man up” to picks which are made at Roto Lunch, yet one pick from yesterday really tests how open ...
5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones, Alex Rios homer in victory: Chicago White Sox DH Andruw Jones and OF Alex Rios each homered Wednesday, May 5, according to The Associated Press, in a 9-2 ...[+]
win over the Kansas City Royals.
5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Impending Free Agents By WAR : You can't do much with a month's worth of data, but we like to look anyway. Wins Above Replacement is a good way to boil down ...
5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones homers twice Saturday: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones hit two solo home runs Saturday, May 1, against the New York Yankees, according to The Associated ...[+]
Press. It was the 40th multihomer game of his career and his third this season.
5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones bothered by back spasms Friday: Chicago White Sox DH/OF Andruw Jones (back) did not play against the New York Yankees Friday, April 30, because of back spasms, ...[+]
according to The Associated Press.
News -- April 2010
4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dye Thinks He Could Help White Sox : The White Sox rank 11th in the American League with four runs scored per game. Their .309 OBP ranks 12th; their .390 SLG places ...
4/29 B-R Blog: 3-homer games : John Buck just got the season's first 3-homer game. More on this tomorrow.
For now, here's the list of such games from the last ...
4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Carlos Quentin out of lineup Thursday: Chicago White Sox OF Carlos Quentin was scratched from the lineup Thursday, April 29, because he is suffering from a strained ...[+]
left hamstring, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. OF Juan Pierre moved from designated hitter to left field and OF Andruw Jones moved from left to right field. OF Mark Kotsay is serving as the designated hitter.
4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Hot Starts : Last year's free agent hot starts included Derek Lowe, Juan Cruz, and Braden Looper, so clearly we shouldn't draw conclusions ...
4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones on hot streak: Chicago White Sox DH Andruw Jones is hitting .341 with six home runs and nine RBIs in his last 12 games, according to MLB.com's ...[+]
Tom Singer.
4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : White Sox | Andruw Jones homers twice Friday: Chicago White Sox OF Andruw Jones hit a pair of solo home runs Friday, April 23, against the Seattle Mariners, according to The ...[+]
Associated Press.
4/23 B-R Blog: More on Jim Edmonds : Jim Edmonds is off to a fast start with the Brewers after sitting out all of 2009. Not that long ago we had a good debate about ...
4/20 MLBTradeRumors: If The White Sox Become Sellers : Over the next few days we'll be taking a look at teams off to rough starts, speculating on who they could make available if they ...