When Robinson Cano took off for Seattle, he left the New York Yankees with a gaping hole at second base and their fans with a similar-sized hole in their hearts. Cano was the Yankees’ best hitter and had a chance to [...]
Replacing good players is never an easy task in sports, so the Yankees have quite the challenge as they look to replace the greatest relief pitcher of all time, Mariano Rivera. Exit Sandman, enter pressure. The role of New York Yankees closer [...]
The New York Yankees have geared up for a championship run in 2014 with the $155 million acquisition of Masahiro Tanaka. The team would love to get more than 15 wins out of the 25-year-old ace that went 24-0 in [...]
Speed kills, and this year, the New York Yankees‘ roster is stacked with speedy base runners. You can teach hitting, fielding and pitching, but you cannot teach speed. Having multiple guys who can run does a myriad of things. For starters, those [...]
The New York Yankees have done a lot of spending this offseason – so much, in fact, that some are calling them the early favorites to win it all in 2014. If the Yankees do have a successful season, it [...]
Now that the New York Yankees landed arguably their no. 1 free agent target in Masahiro Tanaka, it is time to look at what the righty might bring. This is a tough one to try and predict since Tanaka has [...]
The New York Yankees have had a very successful offseason, and today they took another step to be considered as title contenders during 2014. The front office first secured the renewal of manager Joe Girardi, and knowing that the team [...]
It’s official. The New York Yankees won the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes. The Bombers reportedly signed the 25-year-old Japanese right-hander to a seven-year, $155 million deal early this morning. This is, of course, outstanding news for the Yankees. Tanaka adds some [...]