Granderson to the Yankees a Go, Pending Physicals
Per Jon Heyman, it’s all done and they’re just waiting on physicals. The deal sends Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Tigers and Ian Kennedy to Arizona, while Curtis Granderson joins the Yankees. The...
View ArticleA Tiger Perspective and My Thoughts on What's Next
Aside from the obvious candidates of Curtis Granderson and Austin Jackson, the first person I thought of yesterday upon hearing the Yankees/Tigers/D-Backs swap was a Tigers blogger by the name of Mike...
View ArticleYankees Announce Rule 5 Pick
Via Joel Sherman (H/T RAB), the Yankees will take 25 year old outfielder Jamie Hoffmann from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hoffmann had 24 plate appearances with the Dodgers last year between May 22nd and...
View ArticleUpdated Lineup Projections
Back in November, I ran through some possible Yankee lineups using the Lineup Analysis tool from Baseball Musings. Now with the trade for Curtis Granderson, I’m gonna throw up some Granderson-inclusive...
View ArticleMusings on a Possible Extra Outfielder
This morning, Ben Kabak of River Ave. Blues mused on the possibility of trading one of Melky Cabrera or Brett Gardner. Now, piggybacking in a way, I’ll do the same. Gardner and Cabrera are very similar...
View ArticleIf Sox Get Lackey, Yanks Shouldn't React Strongly
Via MLBTR, John Lackey has apparently taken a physical for the Red Sox, a sign that they could be close to a deal. If this is true, the Yankees should not, I repeat, should not react strongly and make...
View ArticleYanks Should Reconsider Matt Holliday
Since about a week after the Yankees won the World Series, I’ve had my blogging eyes focused forward, trying to envision how the 2010 Yankees would look while defending their 2009 championship. I’ve...
View ArticleYanks Should Take Look at Escobar for Bullpen
Yesterday, Ken Rostenthal tweeted that Kelvim Escobar, who has been offered a minor league deal by the Mets, would be throwing in front of big league clubs this week in Venezuela. The Yankees should...
View ArticleBA Releases Top 10 Yankee Prospect List
Baseball America released its list of the Top Ten Yankees prospect list today and it is as follows: 1. Jesus Montero, C 2. Austin Romine, C 3. Arodys Vizcaino, RHSP 4. Slade Heathcott, OF 5. Zach...
View ArticleJust Say No to DeRosa
Lately, there has been a fair amount of press linking the Yankees to Passaic, N.J. native Mark DeRosa. Hopefully, this is just idle chatter from the media. Mark DeRosa, despite all his position...
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