Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi spoke to the media today and gave some insight to which direction the team is heading for 2011.
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2011 Yankees offseason and free agency
Brian Cashman and the Yankees have a lot of decisions to make now that the Yankees’ 2010 campaign is officially over. The Yankees will be very active during 2011 offseason and free agency period. They must first determine what to do with several in-house marquee names whose contracts have expired such as Joe Girardi, Derek [...]
Yankees trade rumors – Lance Berkman, Ted Lilly, and Scott Downs
It doesn’t seem like the Yankees will go quietly through the trade deadline. Here are some trade rumors swirling around: Jim Bowden (@JimBowdenXMFOX) of Fox Sports Radio tweeted, “Yankees making hard run at Ted Lilly of the Cubs and Scott Downs of the Blue Jays…and have had conversation with HOU on Berkman.” Richard Justice (@richardjustice) [...]
Yankees Went Shopping at a China Shop When They Signed Nick Johnson
Let me preface this by saying that this one goes out to all the haters out there that hated on me when I didn’t like the Nick Johnson signing over re-signing Matsui. I rarely view personnel decisions that Yankees make negatively, but over the winter I was adamantly against the signing of Nick Johnson as the DH over Hideki [...]
Granderson, Johnson Replace Damon, Matsui
The Yankees’ offseason moves coincide with their bid to make the team younger. The Yankees have parted ways with Johnny Damon, 36, and Matsui, 35 (turns 36 midseason), in favor of Curtis Grandereson, who will be 29 by the start of the season and Nick Johnson, 31. The Yankees did, however, want Damon back, but [...]
Nick Johnson Would Bring Great OBP to Yankees Lineup
My previous post was not a slight against Nick Johnson. He will be a nice addition for the Yankees, but for the price, the Yankees could have kept Matsui, a power hitting DH. Johnson will bat second for the Yankees and will score a ton of runs if he has an OBP of .426 like [...]
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