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Detroit Tigers Links: Ian Kinsler is ready for Detroit & Don Kelly's chances...
Ian Kinsler is ready for all that awaits him this season, Don Kelly's chances to make the 25-man roster, and the Tigers' first full workout focuses heavily on baserunning. Oh, also, someone drove a...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 2/19/14
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyDavid Robertson and the catch-22 of the "proven closer" titleKevin Long, the new loud mouth of the Yankees?Joe Girardi names Brian Roberts Yankees starting second...
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How would you fix qualifying offers?
The qualifying offer system doesn't help teams re-sign players and it kills the market value of a few mid-level free agents each year. What should MLB do to fix it?Though Ubaldo Jimenez has signed,...
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Yankees Prospects: The final 11 players who should fit into the top 50
The final 11 players who should fit into the Yankees top 50 prospect listLast week Jesse, Tanya, Andrew, and I released our top 30 prospect list. We also included a list of nine prospects who some of...
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Kevin Long, Robinson Cano and what it means to hustle
Robinson Cano is gone and Yankee staffers are taking shots from afar. Should we really care whether a great player runs hard to first?The Yankees aren't used to losing players in free agency. Over the...
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Derek Jeter retirement: Yankees SS says he's 'ready to do other things'
Derek Jeter held a press conference Wednesday to discuss his impending retirement, but though the Yankees shortstop said he is "ready to do other things," he emphasized that he isn't done just...
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Why don't the Yankees plan on improving defense late in games with Brendan Ryan?
"Wuddya say... ya do here?"When the Yankees traded for shortstop Brendan Ryan last September shortly before shutting Derek Jeter down for the season, it was a move that was made simply to get Eduardo...
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Blue Jays 'unlikely' to sign Ervin Santana
Despite speculation that the Blue Jays would add to their rotation this offseason, they haven't yet, and now they are unlikely to sign the best remaining free agent pitcher in Ervin Santana.The Toronto...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 2/20/14
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyWhy don't the Yankees plan on improving defense late in games with Brendan Ryan?Kevin Long, Robinson Cano and what it means to hustleYankees Prospects: The final 11 players...
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Will Middlebrooks Be Good in 2014?
People have been quick to heap up criticism on the young third baseman after a disappointing 2013, but could a savvy owner reap fantasy gold this year with Middlebrooks as their starter?At the time of...
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Examining the potential backup first base options for the Yankees
Who is going backup Tex at 1B, and heaven forbid, take the job full-time if Tex gets injured? Despite having attempted to put Plan 189 into place, the Yankees spent a lot of money on the offseason to...
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Former Padres infielder signs major league deal with Yankees
Dean Anna had a pretty great season in the Padres minor league system last year. He hit .331/.410/.482 with nine home runs with Triple-A Tucson, earning himself a spot in the Triple-A All Star Game,...
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Yankees reportedly "engaged in talks" with Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz
Hold on to your butts.In an article about the St. Louis Cardinals' interest in Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz, Post-Dispatch columnist Joe Strauss noted that the Yankees are involved in the Diaz...
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Alfonso Soriano could consider retirement following 2014
Alfonso Soriano may consider retirement after the 2014 season.According to George King of the New York Post, Yankees' outfielder/DH Alfonso Sorianocould retire following the 2014 season. Soriano told...
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Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 2/21/14
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyAlfonso Soriano could consider retirement following 2014Yankees reportedly "engaged in talks" with Cuban shortstop Aledmys DiazExamining the potential backup first base...
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When Chris Capuano could have saved the Red Sox
Now, Capuano might just be a bit part, but it wasn't that long ago he could have saved the Red Sox' season.The 2011 Red Sox had been a dominant force for months, but September 2011 was not going their...
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Red Reposter - Batman Returns, Highlighting an Uneventful Offseason
It's true... Sometimes the best moves are the moves you don't make.As our good friend Mibby pointed out on Wednesday, the Homer Bailey extension is, "the single most defining move made by Walt Jocketty...
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Alfonso Soriano Might Retire After 2014
Yes, I know. He's not a Cub any more. But he was for quite some time, and I'm sure you have an opinion about him. And I have a question I want you to answer.The eight-year, $136 million contract...
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Yankees Spring Training: Making the Team Meter introduction
Examining where players without guaranteed spots on the Yankees' Opening Day roster stand in their quest to make the team!The Yankees will have 66 players in camp, the 40-man roster members, plus 26...
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Yankee Stadium and the hypothetical homer jump from the newest Yankees
Homer-happy Yankee Stadium has a history of lifting new players' home run totals, so how do their recent acquisitions' previous performances translate to their new home?Yankee Stadium is an outstanding...
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