Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 11/29/13
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyHappy Thanksgiving from Pinstripe AlleyMLB Free Agent Signings: Who the Yankees missed out on Part 2Yankees NewsNew York Post | Ken Davidoff: No matter how long the Yankees...
View Article2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot announced: Who should go in?
Players who last suited up in 2008 are on the Hall of Fame ballot. Who should go in?The BBWAA has announced its candidates for 2014 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The players on the ballot...
View ArticleA Day In Wrigley Field History: October 5, 1938
For the fourth time in 10 years, the Cubs host a World Series. That's the good news.Unlike many other seasons in the 1930s when the Cubs had late-season leads only to blow them, the 1938 Cubs had to...
View ArticleYankees Offseason: Starting pitching available at a bargain
The Yankees have a lot of holes, and starting pitching is one of them. Who could the Yankees plug in from free agency that won't break the bank?Even if the Yankees back off the pursuit of a $189...
View ArticleHall of Fame Poll: Don Mattingly
Would you vote Don Mattingly into the Baseball Hall of Fame?Donny Baseball is an interesting case, his career only lasted 14 seasons. At his peak he was great, maybe the best player in baseball for a...
View ArticleMLB news roundup: Rays sign Oviedo, Dodgers avoid arbitration with 3
Oviedo hasn't pitched in the majors since 2011.The Tampa Bay Rays have re-signed relief pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Terms of the deal have not yet been...
View ArticleYankees Locked Up the Best Catcher on the Market. Maybe.
Was Brian McCann the best catcher on the free agent market? Maybe. Carlos Ruiz has fairly strong claim as well.SBN's Steven Goldman had a nice article on Sunday about the Yankees' signing of Brian...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 11/30/13
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyYankees Rumors: Chris Stewart drawing trade interestYankees Offseason: Starting pitching available at a bargain2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot announced: Who should go in?...
View ArticleRobinson Cano: "I've never asked anyone for $300 million."
Not that he was ever going to get $300 million from the Yankees or anybody else anyway...Robinson Cano has denied ever requesting a $300 million contract, according to Andy Martino. He was in the...
View ArticleYankees sign Brendan Ryan, but is his defensive value already plummeting?
The Yankees just signed Brendan Ryan to a two-year, $5 million deal and a third-year mutual option that, if exercised, and including incentives, could give the shortstop a total of $10 million in the...
View ArticleYankees, Robinson Cano remain $100 million apart in talks
Cano offered the Yankees a nine-year deal worth $250-260 million, according to a report.Free agent second baseman Robinson Cano proposed a nine-year contract worth between $250 and $260 million in a...
View ArticleRobinson Cano asks Yankees for $250-260 million, per report
Representatives for the second baseman are scheduled to meet again with the Yankees on Monday.Free agent second baseman Robinson Cano and the Yankees remain far apart in contract negotiations, as a...
View ArticleYankees Rumors: Robinson Cano seeking nine-year, $250-260 million contract
It's long been thought that Robinson Cano has been asking for a 10-year, $310 million contract and the Yankees have been waiting for his price to drop significantly. Now it seems that those numbers...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 12/1/13
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyHow can the Yankees' November minor league acquisitions help the team in 2014?Yankees sign Brendan Ryan, but is his defensive value already plummeting?Robinson Cano: "I've...
View ArticlePhil Hughes, Twins agree to 3-year, $24 million contract, per report
The right-hander is the second starting pitcher to agree to terms in Minnesota in a week, joining Ricky Nolasco.The Twins continued their activity on the free agent front, reportedly agreeing to a...
View ArticleWhere does Brian McCann rank among MLB catchers?
Brian McCann is now the second highest paid catcher in baseball on a per-year basis. Have his numbers earned him that placement?Brian McCann's brand new five-year, $85 million Yankee contract makes the...
View ArticleYankees Free Agent Target: Scott Sizemore
Is he worth a shot?The Yankees are going to need to find someone to play third base, whether it's to play full-time when Alex Rodriguez gets suspended or part-time when Alex Rodriguez doesn't get...
View ArticleYankees history: MVP award history part one
A Yankee has been named the AL MVP 22 times since the awards inception. Here's a look at the first 11 and whether or not the winner deserved it.Debates about which player was most valuable at the end...
View ArticleYankees trade Chris Stewart to Pirates
The Yankees have traded Chris Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later or money. Stewart will be reunited in Pittsburgh with Yankees castoff Russell Martin and will likely...
View ArticleMets Free Agency: The market for Stephen Drew
Scott Boras would like us to believe that Stephen Drew is a hot commodity, but who is in the running for the top remaining shortstop?Just weeks after MLB Trade Rumorspredicted Stephen Drew would land...
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