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There is a reason the New York Yankees signed Carlos Beltran to a three-year, $45 million deal the same day that Robinson Cano went to the Seattle Mariners for 10 years, worth a total of $240 million — it was [...]

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NEW YORK YANKEES

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  With the New York Yankees losing Robinson Cano to the Seattle Mariners they have a void at second base that must be filled. Yes, the Yankees did sign Kelly Johnson but he was signed with the intention of being [...]

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Torre

Today, MLB announced that Joe Torre, along with other former managers Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa, have been unanimously elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Expansion Era Committee. Torre is known by many to be [...]

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The New York Yankees have an abundance of outfielders in its arsenal with the recent acquisitions of Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran last week. Now New York could be looking to move not only Brett Gardner, but Ichiro Suzuki as [...]

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Kelly Johnson

Robinson Cano can’t be replaced by any second baseman through trade or on the free agent market. He is the best player at that position in the game. However, Kelly Johnson is not the answer at second base, as the New York [...]

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Carlos Beltran

The New York Yankees have signed outfielder Carlos Beltran to a three-year, $45 million contract as a reflex to Friday’s loss of Robinson Cano to the Seattle Mariners. While Beltran could possibly fill the void left by Cano offensively, the [...]

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Carlos Beltran

Friday was quite a day for the New York Yankees. Robinson Cano departed for the Seattle Mariners in the morning, and news broke of a Carlos Beltran signing late Friday night. The Yankees reportedly signed the 36-year-old outfielder to a [...]

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Michael Pineda

The New York Yankees need Michael Pineda to produce in 2014. It has been nearly two years since the Yankees traded away highly talented prospect Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for rookie pitcher Pineda. While Montero has had troubles [...]

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Cashman

Japan’s NPB will likely accept the terms proposed by MLB for a new posting system. The new system would set the maximum post at $20 million. Previously, posting amounts have been unlimited, leading to astronomical fees such as the $51.7 million [...]

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Shin-Soo Choo

Some think that the New York Yankees were taken out of Shin-Soo Choo running when signing Jacoby Ellsbury earlier this week, but I would beg to differ. With Robinson Cano booking for the hot coffee of Seattle, Yankees general manager [...]

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