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Yankees Prospect Profile: Rafael De Paula
Can De Paula return to early-2013 form after having a lackluster second-half of the season?Background:Rafael De Paula signed with the New York Yankees in 2010. The six-foot-two, 212 pound right-handed...
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Hal Steinbrenner: good, bad or indifferent?
Same as the old boss? Six years into his reign, how does Hal Steinbrenner stack up as owner of the Yankees?As owner of the Yankees, Hal Steinbrenner has a lot to live up to. His father, George - the...
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Mark Teixeira expected to miss first week of spring training games
Wrist injuries are tricky and Mark Teixeira's still isn't 100% less than a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting.Six months removed from wrist surgery that ended his season in 2013, Mark...
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MLBPA members tried to kick Alex Rodriguez out of the union
If there was bad blood between A-Rod and many players before due to his PED use, then you can bet your ass there's even more now given his recent lawsuit.On January 13th, 40 players and board members...
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Alex Rodriguez suspension: MLBPA discussed A-Rod expulsion
Alex Rodriguez doesn't have a whole lot of friends left, and he's losing more by the day.On the day suspended Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez announced his intention to sue the MLB Players...
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Tuesday night open thread
There hasn't been a lot of news in the baseball universe today as most wait for Masahiro Tanaka to decide on his team before Friday's 5:00 pm deadline. Rumors are abundant about which team will...
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Tommy Lasorda says Alex Rodriguez 'trying to ruin the game'
The former Dodgers skipper is not at all pleased with A-Rod's exploits.Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda believes the 162-game ban imposed on New York Yankees third baseman Alex...
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Yankees Sign Masahiro Tanaka: New York takes on all the risk, less reward...
The Yankees get the worst of both worlds by giving Tanaka an opt out clause after his 4th season in pinstripes.I think that the first opt out I ever heard of was Arod's option in the Rangers deal that...
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Yankees land Masahiro Tanaka with seven-year, $155 million contract
Ding dong, Plan 189 is dead.At long last, the mission is complete. The Yankees have signed 25-year-old Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka to a seven-year, $155 million contract, putting the final nail in...
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Fantasy Impact of Masahiro Tanaka signing with the Yankees
The top free agent pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, has signed with the New York Yankees. Here is the fantasy impact.Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal was the first to report this morning that Masahiro Tanaka, the...
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Yankees sign Masahiro Tanaka: Goodbye to Plan 189
Finally, Plan 189 didn't stop the Yankees from making an upgrade they desperately needed.The Yankees tried a season of budgetary restraint in 2013 that resulted in multiple positions being filled...
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Masahiro Tanaka signs with the Yankees: One man CAN make a difference (but...
The Yankees get their man, and maybe that will be enough. After a build-up to rival that of a Star Wars sequel, Japanese ace Masahiro Tanaka has signed with the New York Yankees. The terms: seven...
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Yankees sign Masahiro Tanaka: The state of the rotation
This is could be the rotations of A'sThe Yankees have signed Masahiro Tanaka to a seven-year, $155 million contract to join their once-uncertain starting rotation. The Japanese right-hander joins CC...
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Blue Jays were in on Masahiro Tanaka but....
So John Lott tells us this#BlueJays bid on Tanaka, but dropped out of talks when contract length went beyond five years, source says.— John Lott (@LottOnBaseball) January 22, 2014 And this:Opt-out...
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Yankees sign Masahiro Tanaka: Notes from the conference call
Brian Cashman took the time to answer questions from the media just after the signing of Masahiro Tanaka was announced and quickly made official. I had the awesome privilege to be on the call, so here...
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Yankees sign Masahiro Tanaka: Media and Twitter reactions
What does the Internet think of the Tanaka signing?The Yankees shattered the silence of a lazy, snowy morning with a big move, signing Japanese phenom Masahiro Tanaka to a seven-year, $155 million...
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Yankees signing of Masahiro Tanaka makes for a rosy future
This offseason, the Yankees were like the Yankees of lore, signing pretty much whoever they pleased. With the addition of Masahiro Tanaka for 7 years and $155 million, their spending spree presumably...
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Masahiro Tanaka Song Update: Tanaka Would Have Made the Cubs Poor!
BCB's Danny Rockett's updated ditty about the Tanaka Sweepstakes. Damn Yankees!Well, it feels like it's the day after Christmas and all I got was a lousy sweater from my Aunt Charlene, while my rich...
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Yankees sign Masahiro Tanaka: What do you think of the move?
The Yankees added Masahiro Tanaka and killed Plan 189 in the process, but what do you think of the Yankees' newest acquisition?The Yankees crossed another name off their winter shopping list with the...
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The Likely Financial Benefits of Signing Masahiro Tanaka
In signing Masahiro Tanaka, the New York Yankees are likely to benefit from increased revenue from Japan -- but not as much as they enjoyed by signing Hideki Matsui.With their reported seven-year, $155...
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