As the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas come to a close, fans have been disappointed by the lack of action that has occurred this offseason. This will be the ongoing trend with the new philosophies GM’s are imposing. They are patiently waiting out the market and will not overpay like they would in the past. […]
Tag: Brian Cashman
Sonny Gray Would be an Excellent Option to Help the Padres Rebuild
The San Diego Padres are at least a year away from legitimately contending but we have seen examples of teams arriving ahead of schedule and facing off for a playoff spot. Just last year, the Atlanta Braves shocked the baseball world and won the NL East while the Philadelphia Phillies were in the race for […]
Sanchez for Realmuto Rumors Keep Surfacing
A few weeks ago, there were reports that the New York Yankees may be willing to swap catchers with the Miami Marlins. The Marlins are familiar with Sanchez because their Director of Player Development and Scouting, Gary Denbo, was with the Yankees when Sanchez was signed as an international free agent back in 2009. Also […]
Yankees Lose Series Finale in Philadelphia, 3-0
The New York Yankees lost the final game of a 3-game set in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 27th. The Yankees lost to the Phillies, 3-0. The Yankees won each of the first two games rather handily, but the team was clearly not trying to win Wednesday’s game. Luis Cessa started for the Yankees in an […]
Aaron Judge Has Setback
Aaron Judge, superstar outfielder for the New York Yankees, does not appear to be returning to the big league team as quickly as the original three week timetable indicated when he broke his wrist against the Kansas City Royals in the last week of July. Brian Cashman said Wednesday that the 26-year-old received a cortisone shot […]
Curtis Granderson Clears Waivers
The Toronto Blue Jays are now free to trade Curtis Granderson to any team as Granderson has officially cleared waivers. The 37-year-old is not nearly as threatening of a presence as he once was, but he could be valuable to a contender. Specifically, he could be very valuable to the New York Yankees. Granderson played […]
Looking Ahead to the 2019 Yankees Pitching Rotation
The New York Yankees still have plenty of season (and postseason) to go in 2018, and that is priority number one. That doesn’t mean, however, that the front office doesn’t keep an eye towards future plans, so it is sometimes worthwhile for fans to have a little bit of an eye towards the future too. […]
Jacoby Ellsbury Officially Out For the Year
New York Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has not played a single game in 2018, and that will be continuing through the rest of this season, as the Yankees announced Tuesday that Ellsbury underwent arthroscopic hip surgery to repair a torn labrum. The typical recovery timetable for this procedure is about six months, which officially eliminates […]
Yankees Make Minor Moves for Kontos and Urshela
The New York Yankees made some very minor moves over the weekend, Acquiring reliever George Kontos and infielder Gio Urshela for cash. Before I even start talking about these guys, it is important that we all establish and understand that they aren’t being brought in to be a part of the MLB roster. Now let’s […]
Sonny Gray Removed From Yankee Rotation
After Sonny Gray’s horrible performance Wednesday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees have elected to remove him from the rotation, replacing him with Lance Lynn. Gray’s stats are awful this year. He has an 8-8 record with a 5.56 ERA in 103.2 innings in his 21 starts. It’s been bad and as […]
JA Happ Has Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Newly-acquired lefty JA Happ was sent home by the New York Yankees because he has contracted hand, foot, and mouth disease, Brian Cashman announced on Tuesday. J.A. Happ was sent home Tuesday due to contracting hand, foot and mouth disease. That could result in the lefty starter not being able to face the Red Sox […]
Yankees Make Pair of Trades
The New York Yankees made two trades on Monday night that have had a polarizing reaction from the fans. The first of them is the more polarizing part of the trade. The Yankees traded relief pitcher Adam Warren to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for more international bonus pool money. The Yankees have now maxed […]