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New York Yankees Archive
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Baseball is here! Previewing the grandest sport’s 2011 season
Posted on April 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsI’m a little late in getting to this. Last week I thought I could cover each division, maybe in a few parts if necessary, and have all 30 teams documented before Opening Day. Today is that day, but I’m on the National League Central, which... -
Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Famer? No
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsAndy Pettitte, who announced his retirement from baseball on Friday, pitched 15 seasons in the major leagues for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. With New York, stints spread from 1995-2003 and 2007-2010, he won five World Series Championships. He has 19 postseason wins,... -
Treating 2011 like 2003: rich Yankees forced to be thrifty, get confused
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 3 CommentsIn 2003, Mark Prior won 18 games with the Chicago Cubs. That same year, Freddy Garcia won 12 games for the Seattle Mariners while Bartolo Colon won 15 for the Chicago White Sox.Andruw Jones was also in his prime, smacking 36 homers and driving in 116 runs for... -
Andruw Jones looking to revitalize career with Yankees
Posted on January 22, 2011 | 1 CommentPitchers and catchers report in 23 days and, to be expected, the pickings on the free-agent market are slim. The biggest news in the past few weeks has been reliever Rafael Soriano signing with the New York Yankees. The 31-year-old who previously closed for the... -
A nightmarish offseason continues for Yankees as Pettitte leans towards retirement
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe New York Yankees have had a terrible offseason. They watched Carl Crawford sign with their arch-rival, another potential target, Jayson Werth,ink a ridiculously lucrative deal with the Washington Nationals. Then, to top it all off, their primary target, Cliff Lee, gave them the cold shoulderin... -
The Day After: Yankees, Rangers try to move on as Lee rejoins Philly
Posted on December 16, 2010 | No CommentsAfter Cliff Lee signed a five-year, $120 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies late Monday night, Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Danielsimmediately responded to his decision: “Let’s give the guy some credit. How many people criticize players for running after the last dollar?” Daniels was disappointed.... -
Lee spurns Yankees, Rangers, takes less money to pitch for Phillies
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 1 CommentAs The New York Times‘ Ben Shpigel wrote two days ago, a 26-year-old pitcher by the name of Greg Maddux received a lucrative contract offer from the New York Yankees in 1992. The deal spanned five years and was worth $34 million, which was tremendous amount of... -
Crawford officially signs with Red Sox, Cliff Lee yet to make decision
Posted on December 11, 2010 | No CommentsIt wasn’t a dream. Carl Crawford, who reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox late Wednesday night, officially signed a seven-year, $142 million deal on Friday, making him the highest-paid outfielder in baseball, and was formally introduced Saturday morning. No baseball player, or any athlete, should... -
Cliff Lee talks to heat up, while Yankees and Jeter are far apart
Posted on November 28, 2010 | No CommentsHalf a dozen teams are interested in free-agent ace left-hander Cliff Lee. Three are known–the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals–while the other three are left to speculation. Lee, 31, is known to be looking for a seven-year contract worth upwards of $20 million annually.... -
Felix wins Cy, and the Yankees make Jeter an offer
Posted on November 19, 2010 | 1 CommentWins aren’t all that matters when it comes to pitching. Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners had 13 this past season, eight less than the New York Yankees CC Sabathia. But the voters looked past his 13-12 record and paid close attention to the statistics that...