New York Yankees Thread

MeLLo · Dec 8, 2012

I saw today that Cano will not give the Yankees a hometown discount & thinks he's the best player on the team & should be paid accordingly. Good luck with that dumbass. If the Yankees aren't going to give you 25per for 6 or 7 years, who will? Boston? Nope - Pedroia. Philly? Nope - Utley will be a FA (and will likely have to go at a discount to an AL team), but they won't give out another big deal to a guy over 30.

KMoney · Dec 8, 2012

I think hell get resigned before next offseason like 5 years 110 million

KMoney · Dec 12, 2012

Yankees may sign Ichiro to a 2 year deal because he is approaching 3,000 hits (394 hits away) and they feel that would bring in more marketing money. Most likely from Japan. I don't mind a 2nd year at all, in fact I'd prefer 2 years over 1 or 3. He did well as a yankee and 1 years would likely be too long.

I would like for them to get Swisher back as well, but that's doubtful.

MeLLo · Dec 12, 2012

I wanted the Phillies to sign Ichiro, but he wants to live in Manhattan

KMoney · Dec 13, 2012

I don't blame him Seattle is great, but there really is nothing like NY. Going from a small Market to NY and a contender every year is a big difference for someone this late in their career.

KMoney · Jan 25, 2013

Yankees & David Robertson Avoid Arbitration With One-Year Deal

David Robertson and the Yankees avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.1 million dollars for the setup man and heir apparent to Mariano Rivera. Robertson had been the lone hold out remaining unsigned after filing for $3.55 million, less than a million higher than the club's $2.85 million dollar offer.

Last season was not quite as amazing for D-Rob as his All-Star season in 2011 was, but he is still poised to take over closing duties when the Yankees are finally forced to face life after Mo. D-Rob was briefly given a chance to close in 2012, and it didn't go immediately perfectly, but there's no reason to think he wouldn't be able to succeed in the role long term. He won't be Mariano, but no one is.

Now that all arbitration-eligible players have been signed, Brian Cashman and co. can work on important stuff, like finding a catcher that doesn't suck and maybe someone who actually hits the ball right-handed. Maybe.

Link

KMoney · Jan 25, 2013

Love Robertson I want them to lock him up long term as the replacement for Mo like the original plans were prior to Soriano, who is now a National. He's young and one of the players they need long term. Good guy off the field too always doing charity work.

catman · Jan 25, 2013

Robertson sounds like a good guy. He does a nice job in the pen and should do OK as the closer.

KMoney · Feb 23, 2013

Right now my opening day roster would be

SS: Derek Jeter

RF: Ichiro Suzuki

2B: Robinson Cano

1B: Mark Teixeira

CF: Curtis Granderson

3B: Kevin Youkilis

DH: Travis Hafner

C: Francisco Cervelli

LF: Brett Gardner

OF: Matt Diaz
SS: Eduardo Nunez
SS: Jayson Nix
C: Chris Stewart
C: Austin Romine

C.C. Sabathia

Hiroki Kuroda

Andy Pettitte

Ivan Nova

Phil Hughes

David Robertson
Mariano Rivera
Boone Logan
Joba Chamberlain
David Phelps
Shawn Kelley

DL
Alex Rodriguez
Michael Pineda

Future Call Ups:
OF: Juan Rivera
P: Davis Aardsma
OF: Melky Mesa
P: Brett Marshall

MeLLo · Feb 23, 2013

Bet ya Phil Hughes is your 2nd best starter this year. I think Melky Mesa sucks - old prospect w/ a six-plus k to bb ratio. Doubt he gives them anything this year. Zolio Almonte might give you more than Melky Mesa this year. He's a nice under the radar prospect. His avg would probably be a little low (like .240 range) jumping from AA, but I bet he could hit 20+ hr and maybe steal 10 bases in a full mlb season right now (which he almost certainly won't get).

KMoney · Feb 23, 2013

Phil Hughes is already on the DL. Bulging discs in his back. He could eventually become a #2 if he could stay healthy. The rotation is solid 1-3 Nova and Hughes still are question marks to me.

cmnelson1987 · Feb 23, 2013

I still have this gut feeling that the Yankees are going to be the team to beat in the AL this year if they don't suffer any more major injuries.

KMoney · Feb 23, 2013

The yankees are always going to be a top team in the AL, but they must stay healthy to win the AL East. Same goes with Toronto I know everyone is picking them, and usually they are my sleeper team every year, but they are in the same boat as the yankees. They have a lot of players who get injured. Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes and Jose Bautista are all studs who get hurt.

The yankees didn't improve, but they really didn't get much worse. A Rod didn't play much last year and when he did he didn't help much, they only lost swisher which hurts, but he was hot and cold all the time. Gardner coming back is a huge untalked about boost.

Ichiro was awesome for the yankees whether haters acknowledge it or not is their issue. He batted like .350 with them and had huge hits late in the year.

This season relies on health and if Granderson and Teixeira can raise their BA and stop striking out.

TyKixx · Feb 24, 2013

I think I might be closer to lumping Pettite in w/ Hughes & Nova (which isn't the worst thing in the world) than CC & Kuroda. Is he still going to have 30 starts in him?

You mentioned staying healthy, which is a given for any team, but more concerning for an older team like NY. I think, specifically, the Yanks will need to find some starting pitching depth... which they've done a good job of in recent history whether its been a veteran like Colon or a call up like Nova.

catman · Feb 24, 2013

Curtis Granderson's injury won't help the Yankees get off to a good start. He'll be out until early May with a broken right forearm.

KMoney · Feb 26, 2013

Pettitte came back after being retired and was awesome last year until the ball came back at him and broke his leg. He has been the most consistent pitcher for the yankees in the past decade. Rarely does he get absolutely lit up which happens to CC every like 5 games or so.

I think they'll be fine with pitching, but one pitcher probably 2 will go down, their top pitching prospect is out for the year and is only 21 and would probably get leap frogged (Manny Banuelos). But all the yankees prospects are outfielders and catchers.

They'll likely trade for one or bring back up (or move from bullpen not sure the plans for him yet) David Phelps who was serviceable.

KMoney · Mar 1, 2013

Pettitte throws a no hitter!..........

Andy Pettitte's son that is.

Yankees Pitcher Pettitte's Son Throws no-hitter

HOUSTON — Andy Pettitte is just like any other baseball dad who happens to have played 17 MLB seasons for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros and won five World Series titles.

"He sends me a text before every game that says, 'Good luck buddy, to God be the glory.' " Josh Pettitte said. "He's just a bystander now."

Well, sort of. The younger Pettitte, who plays for Deer Park High School near Houston, threw a no-hitter on Friday against the Boerne (Texas) Champion Greyhounds. He struck out 10 and walked one, and then admitted it is pretty helpful to have one of the best pitchers of a generation as your father.

"We'll talk about pitch sequences and what he would have done," Josh said. "It's pretty good to talk to him about this stuff, because he knows what he's talking about. He’s one of the most mentally tough players there is out there. We talk about the mental parts of the game."

That training and genetic makeup may have helped Josh on Friday. Entering the fifth inning, he still had a perfect game going — and his teammates had noticed. On top of that subtle pressure, Josh also had to hit, something he thought might have helped him on the mound.

"It helped me to stay relaxed," he said.

Although this was Josh's first no-hitter, it wasn't some kind of fluke. He had a no-hitter going through five innings in a game last year, but he didn't get to go for the complete game because his team was winning 24-0. The 6-foot-1 right-hander had a 0.89 ERA as a junior last season, and he has signed a letter of intent to play at Baylor next year. He says he throws his fastball in the upper 80s to low 90s and throws it with two or four seams. He also has a cut fastball, a curveball and a change-up and feels he can throw them all for strikes.

As for following in his father's footsteps, Josh says he hardly can help it.

"We are identical," he said. "Everyone tells us that. We make the exact same faces, everything."

Thought this was pretty cool, and there isn't much to talk about the yankees right now aside from Cano's potential contract.

KMoney · Mar 4, 2013

Great another injury.

Brian Cashman breaks his ankle skydiving.

brothers11 · Mar 5, 2013

http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/rando...he-entire-yankees-roster-tested-positive-too/
This sure would blow. I doubt it is true. Aren't they informed right away if they fail? If Cano knows he failed a drug test, I doubt he would be turning down offers for the extension.

KMoney · Mar 6, 2013

I thought it was common knowledge that the entire yankee roster has been juicing for decades? (aside from Derek of course )

MeLLo · Mar 6, 2013

Haha did you see the top comment on that PED article?

el-duderino says at March 5, 2013 at 10:39 am
This would be the closest thing to a World Series us Mets fans could ask for

cmnelson1987 · Mar 10, 2013

KMoney said: ↑

Pettitte throws a no hitter!..........

Andy Pettitte's son that is.

Thought this was pretty cool, and there isn't much to talk about the yankees right now aside from Cano's potential contract.

Thought it was pretty cool how he said Andy helps him with the mental aspects of the game. A lot of dad's and coaches tend to push players to much physically, always trying to get them to work on their pitches, and ignore the mental aspect of the game. It's better to have good pitches and know how to use them than to have great pitches but not know how to use them.

KMoney · Mar 22, 2013

Woo Hoo Chien-Ming Wang is back with the yankees! That injury killed him he was an All Star (or just missed the team) like 2 times, now he sinker just stopped sinking and he became absolutely garbage.

KMoney · Mar 24, 2013

Yankees likely acquiring Vernon Wells. Angels will eat $34 Million of the $42 million on his contract, which doesn't sound correct. That must be an error. Regardless this quote was spot on:

THE YANKEES HAVE SEVERAL OUTFIELDERS WHO COULD DO A DECENT JOB,BUT THEY DON’T FIT THE CLUB’S PROFILE OF “OLD AND OVERPAID” LIKEWELLS DOES.

— NOT BUSTER OLNEY (@TRIPPINGOLNEY) March 24, 2013

KMoney · Mar 29, 2013

Yankees release Juan Rivera. Matt Diaz already released. Lyle Overbay signs.

KMoney · Apr 2, 2013

Robinson Cano fires Scott Boras, goooood.

New agent rumored to be............ Jay -Z???

Buster Olney "Jay Z is starting a sports rep agency, attached to CAA, and Robinson Cano will be its first client"

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