I recently wrote an article praising Brian Cashman for his ability to find all the right pieces to keep the Yankees highly competitive (and division leading) despite new taxes, enormous injuries, and shrinking payroll. Travis Hafner, Lyle Overbay, and Vernon Wells are just some of the players he’s turned to this season for bargain production. … Continue reading
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Clemson Product, D.J. Mitchell, Earns Spot With New York Yankees
The Yankees’ rotation was supposed to be downright nasty this year. After Andy Pettitte committed to a comeback, I was more concerned with who would get left out of the rotation than the Yankees struggling to produce five effective starting pitchers. In a blog post discussing Pettitte’s return, I even said: “At the risk of jinxing the … Continue reading
Andy Pettitte To Rejoin 2012 Yanks For An Encore
Some unexpected news came out of Yankees camp this week when retired Yankee legend, Andy Pettitte, got the “itch” for pitching and decided to come out of retirement to rejoin the already improved 2012 New York Yankees. Pettitte said it was the Yankees or nothing, when explaining his decision to return to his old team. … Continue reading
Yankees Add Final Piece To The Puzzle: Raul Ibanez To Join New York
Just days after clearing $13 million off the books by sending beleaguered right-hander, AJ Burnett, to the Pittsburgh Pirates the Yankees have filled their last critical need by signing a power hitting DH. Raul Ibanez is set to join the Bronx Bombers on a $1.1 million contract that maxes out at $4 million with incentives. This … Continue reading
AJ Burnett Will Have New Faces To Pie In 2012
258 walks later, AJ Burnett may be looking at his last day as a New York Yankee. After three up-and-down years in New York (mostly down) and the additions of Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda, the Yankee front office is looking to shed some payroll by finding someone to take Burnett’s plump contract off their … Continue reading
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