Torre elected to the Hall, Steinbrenner falls short
The Expansion Era Committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday morning that former managers Joe Torre, Tony LaRussa and Bobby Cox will be enshrined in Cooperstown. All were voted in unanimously. Torre, who couldn’t quite make it in on his numbers as a player, was a lock as a manager. He went a [...]
Baseball America Releases Top-10 Yankees Prospect List
Baseball America, the premiere website for minor league baseball coverage, released their annual list of the top 10 New York Yankees prospects on Monday. To no one’s surprise, catcher Gary Sanchez topped the list, which was compiled by former Trenton Thunder beat writer Josh Norris. Slade Heathcott, who was finally getting on track in Trenton [...]
Post-Deadline Prospect Rankings
With the July trade deadline having come and gone and the minor league seasons almost concluded, it’s time to sit down and reevaluate the farm system. It’s interesting to look at which prospects have seen their stock skyrocket (Tyler Austin) and which have seen their value plummet (Dellin Betances). The last time we looked at [...]
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A fan’s reaction to last week
After some time it is now acceptable to talk about it: Robinson Cano leaving the Yankees. I am sure all the fans who were traveling are now caught up, and those fans who were left with mouths agape are finally able to close them. Robinson Cano leaving the Yankees was as jarring to the Universe [...]
Baseball America Releases Top-10 Yankees Prospect List
Baseball America, the premiere website for minor league baseball coverage, released their annual list of the top 10 New York Yankees prospects on Monday. To no one’s surprise, catcher Gary Sanchez topped the list, which was compiled by former Trenton Thunder beat writer Josh Norris. Slade Heathcott, who was finally getting on track in Trenton [...]
Torre elected to the Hall, Steinbrenner falls short
The Expansion Era Committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday morning that former managers Joe Torre, Tony LaRussa and Bobby Cox will be enshrined in Cooperstown. All were voted in unanimously. Torre, who couldn’t quite make it in on his numbers as a player, was a lock as a manager. He went a [...]
I Do Not Understand What the Yankees Are Doing
By now everyone has heard that Robinson Cano has agreed to a deal with the Seattle Mariners. Let me first say that I do not blame Robinson Cano for taking the Mariners’ offer of $240M over ten years. If the reports are true, the Yankees were not willing to exceed $175M and seven years for [...]
Robinson Cano signs with Seattle
In a move that no one really ever saw coming, Robinson Cano will take his talents to the pacific northwest. And it won’t be cheap. The 31-year-old all-star second baseman has agreed to a 10 year deal worth $240 million with the Seattle Mariners, pending a physical. The Yankees had long been the favorites to [...]
Yankees to re-sign Hiroki Kuroda
While the Yankees and the rest of the baseball world reacts to Robinson Cano‘s mega deal with Seattle, the Yankees made an important move that helps their anemic pitching staff. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, New York finalized a deal with Hiroki Kuroda for one year at $16 million. Kuroda could earn [...]
Yankees to sign Jacoby Ellsbury
Yankee fans wanted a splash. They wanted a big move. Well, here it is. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports has confirmed that Jacoby Ellsbury will indeed be in New York to take a physical, as reported here first by Bronxpinstripes, to put the finishing touches on a 7-year pact worth a guaranteed $148 million. According [...]
Source: Ellsbury rumored to arrive in New York
There are rumors floating around that free agent and former Red Sock Jacoby Ellsbury will be signed by a New York team soon, and presumably, he will land in pinstripes. Ellsbury is rumored to be arriving in New York tomorrow for a physical, multiple sources confirm to Bronxpinstripes.com. With Carlos Beltran leaning towards signing with the [...]
What you need to know: Brian McCann
The Yankees first big move in the offseason is the acquisition of slugging catcher Brian McCann. He was signed to a five-year deal worth $85 million with a possibility for a sixth year. Coming from the National League, some New York Yankees and American League fans are not too aware of what the next catcher [...]
Yankees trade Chris Stewart
The New York Yankees have traded catcher Chris Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Yanks will receive either cash or a player to be named later. Stewart, 32, is a non-tender candidate after hitting 211/.293/.272 with four homers and 25 RBI in [...]
Yankees sign Carlos Beltran
After months of rumors, speculation and hoping by Yankees fans the team announced that they have signed Outfielder Carlos Beltran to a 3 year $45 million deal. The 36 year old eight time All Star is coming off of a .296/24/84/.339 World Series year with the Cardinals where he spent the past 2 seasons. Before that [...]
Aging in the outfield
After locking up catcher Brian McCann to a five-year, $85 million deal, the Yankees have now turned their attention to other areas – most notably the outfield. Now that the team is trying to trim payroll to $189 million, they’re looking at cheaper options to Curtis Granderson. Enter Carlos Beltran. According to George King of [...]
Yankees to sign Brian McCann
Coming into the offseason, the Yankees were hoping to make a splash. They hope this is the first of many. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees and catcher Brian McCann have agreed to a five year deal worth $85 million, with a vesting option for a sixth year that would push the [...]
Yanks add to 40-man roster
While the A-Rod circus reached new heights yesterday, the Yankees made a handful of roster moves. They acquired infielder Dean Anna from the Padres in exchange for right-handed pitcher Ben Paullus. Anna, 26, hit .331 with nine homers and 73 RBI in 132 games with Triple-A Tucson in 2013. He’s viewed as a low risk [...]
Yankees, Brendan Ryan reach deal
The Yankees and shortstop Brendan Ryan have reached an agreement for a new contract, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The parameters of the deal are not yet known. Ryan, 31, hit .220 with a homer and an RBI for New York in 17 games after coming over from Seattle in a September waiver [...]
MLB nears expanded replay
If you’re a baseball-purist, this shouldn’t make you too happy. Over the course of this week at the GM meetings in Orlando, Fla., Major League Baseball and it’s owners took one more step closer to implementing expanded replay by approving funding for the project. Commissioner Bud Selig and COO Rob Manfred both expressed confidence that [...]
Grandy all but gone
We most likely have seen the last of Curtis Granderson in a Yankee uniform. On Monday, he officially declined the Yankees’ qualifying offer of just over $14 million for one-year, thus making him a free agent. Entering his age 33 season, the chances of the Yankees signing him to a multi-year deal are slim-to-none. Granderson [...]
GM meetings underway in Orlando
General Manager Brian Cashman is currently in Orlando, Fla., as the hot stove will officially heat up this week at the GM meetings. The Yankees’ offseason plans will become more clear as Cashman begins to start dialogue with GM’s from other teams, as well as agents. Usually, the GM meetings serve as the groundwork for [...]
2013 BronxPinstripes.com End-of-Year MLB Awards
I recently polled the staff of BronxPintripes.com on who they think will win the main end-of-year MLB awards for the 2013 season. The main award categories that were selected include: AL/NL Rookie of the Year; AL/NL Cy Young, AL/NL Manager of the Year; and AL/NL MVP. Please leave comments below, and let us know your [...]
This day in history | 1996
On November 5, 1996, Derek Jeter was the unanimous selection by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) for the American League Rookie of the Year. Jeter, who hit .314 on the season, with 10 home runs, and 71 RBI’s, played a huge role in the leading the Yankees to their first World Series championship [...]