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MLB Insider Thinks Xander Bogaerts May Become 'No. 1 Target' For Yankees
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
There were plenty of rumors swirling around Xander Bogaerts and his free agency on Wednesday. The San Diego Padres have seemingly jumped into the sweepstakes for the four-time All-Star while Scott Boras, Bogaerts’ agent, shot down another report that the shortstop severed ties with the Boston Red Sox. Boras claimed Bogaerts has “not closed any doors on anyone,” indicating that Bogaerts could return to the organization he’s spent all 10 years of his big-league career with.
Yankees again lowball Aaron Judge
Thursday, December 1, 2022
The latest installment of MLB free agency updates from ESPN’s Jeff Passan is in, and naturally, every San Francisco Giants fan started scanning it immediately for news pertaining to Aaron Judge. And the first blip of news should make you catch your breath with excitement: the New York Yankees have, yet again, lowballed their MVP slugger. The New York Yankees, whose chief desire this offseason is to retain Judge, have an offer on the table in the neighborhood of eight years and $300 million...
Rookie Ron Marinaccio has a promising future in the Yankees bullpen
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The fastball and changeup are easily his two most used pitches at 44.3 percent and 37.9 percent respectively. The changeup is the primary putaway pitch in his arsenal, with his 2022 putaway rate coming in at 33 percent. The whiff rate on the pitch by the end of the season was sitting at 40.9 percent and a K-rate of 36.3 percent.
Gauging the market for Yankees, Mets free-agent pitchers
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Where will they go? Both the New York Mets and New York Yankees have seen some pitchers hit the free agent market this offseason. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER ESPN’s Jeff Passan evaluated the market for some free agent pitchers.
Yankees Potential Free Agent Target: Chris Bassitt
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Yankee rotation is in kind of a funny spot. Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, and Luis Severino offer one of the best top threes in the game, but you’d be forgiven for being worried about any of them. Cole has had his performance warts, Cortes is coming off his biggest workload ever, and Sevy carries injury concerns.
New Yankees offer to Aaron Judge in 'neighborhood of $300 million'
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Yankees have not hid the fact that they want Aaron Judge back in pinstripes next season, and their latest contract offer to the superstar slugger reflected that feeling. General manager Brian Cashman revealed two weeks back that the Yankees had given Judge an updated offer and according to a report from ESPN it was sizable. The Yanks have tabled an offer ” in the neighborhood of eight years and $300 million and could increase it” if the market deems it necessary, according to the new report.
CC Sabathia, Gerrit Cole … Aaron Judge?
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
At the quarterly owners meetings, Hal Steinbrenner projected confidence in the Yankees' ability to do what it took to retain Aaron Judge.
Yankees' Aaron Judge Plan B? Raid AL East rival, MLB insider says
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
And so I think the Judge decision probably is going to send the biggest ripples around because it’s going to go right from Judge to the shortstop market. And then the shortstop market into other markets as some of these big-market teams that we think are in the shortstop market are going to have to make their adjustments. You will see the Yankees already have a built-in Plan B. ...
Man killed in Apple store crash is remembered for his cooking, love of watching the Yankees
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The 65-year-old man killed in the Apple store crash in Hingham in November was remembered for his cooking and love of watching the Yankees in his obituary. Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey, was pronounced dead at the scene, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz stated. He worked as a project manager for GMS Contracting and loved fishing, cooking, and watching the NY Yankees,” the obituary read.
MLB superpowers at a crossroads: Dodgers, Astros, Yankees, Red Sox will shape free agency
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
As the calendar turns to December, baseball's bluebloods can shape the winter market with their decisions on free agent stars.
Yankees 2022 Roster Report Cards: Luis Severino
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Finally, after three long seasons, the homegrown pitcher entered the season healthy, although nobody was quite sure what Sevy would look like after not making a start since the 2019 playoffs. Grade: B+ 2022 Statistics: 19 starts, 7-3 record, 3.18 ERA, 3.70 FIP, 102.0 innings, 9.9 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, 1.6 bWAR, 1.4 fWAR 2023 Contract Status: team option picked up — one year, $15 million Given his recent history, it only makes sense that we start by looking at Luis Severino’s health this season.
Blue Jays hire Yankees’ legend, ex-Marlins skipper Don Mattingly as bench coach
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Donnie Baseball is heading north of the border. Yankees’ legend Don Mattingly is back in the American League East as bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, the club announced on Wednesday. “It was great getting to know Don throughout this process and we are very excited about the experience he brings with him, from the variety of roles he has had over the years,” manager John Schneider told ...
Ex-Yankees reliever could be Red Sox's radar, MLB insider says
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Time to connect the dots. Former New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson is a free agent. Robertson has a home in New England (Rhode Island, to be exact).
Yankees must prioritize bringing back Andrew Benintendi
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The dynamic of the Yankees lineup changed when they acquired Andrew Benintendi from the Royals. The 27-year-old added a new element that the Bombers had been missing for several years — a high-contact left-handed bat. Benintendi got off to a rough start with the Yanks as he slashed .192/.302/.301 in his first 22 games. However, over his final 11 games, he posted a slash line of .366/.386/.585 ...
Top 10 bargain MLB free agency deals for Mets, Yankees in 2022-23 offseason
Friday, November 25, 2022
For the Mets and Yankees, free agency this offseason is primarily about the high price of superstars, as they try to re-sign Jacob deGrom and Aaron Judge, respectively. But there is also the potential for some significant lower-profile signings this winter.
Just how bad was Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and why did the Yankees choose to bring him back?
Friday, November 25, 2022
In today’s Major League Baseball, what’s the price for a player coming off a wildly disappointing season, one that saw them bat .261/.314/.327 (.642 OPS) with an 85 wRC+ while adjusting to the rigors of a major media market for the first time? Based on Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s one-year deal to return to the Yankees, the answer is 6 million dollars. The infielder showed no pop — only five qualified ...
Pros and Cons: Should the Yankees sign Carlos Rodon?
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Should the Yankees sign Carlos Rodon during the 2022-23 off-season? Here are the pros and cons...
The Yankees keep coming up empty because they have not been good enough
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Each year in October when every team resets to 0-0 and the postseason begins, all of the participants have the same theoretical bite at the World Series apple. Winning the World Series is a gargantuan task, which is why just making the playoffs in the first place and being in a position to take that bite is so important. But for the Yankees, a team that’s made ten empty-handed trips to the ...
How Steph Curry's pitch to lure Aaron Judge to Giants, not Yankees, unfolded
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Steph Curry, a loyal Red Sox fan, is doing his part in recruiting free-agent slugger Aaron Judge to the Giants and away from the rival Yankees.
