1. New York Yankees Free-Agent, Trade Rumors: Updating 9 Big Moves That May Happen

    Free agency opened on Saturday after the New York Yankees made qualifying offers by the Friday deadline to three of their 13 free agents. According to Dan Martin and George A. King III of the New York Post , the three offered the one-year, $13...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 14,406 reads 21 comments

  2. 5 New York Yankees Who've Played Their Last Games in Pinstripes

    Free agency in Major League Baseball begins Saturday. The New York Yankees have a bevy of free agents , 13 in all, and it’s not feasible or practical to keep them all...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 27,450 reads 34 comments

  3. Carlos Beltran Could Be the New York Yankees' Right-Field Answer

    Joel Sherman of the New York Post provided some interesting food for thought in his blog on Tuesday when he offered up the notion of St. Louis Cardinals ’ outfielder Carlos Beltran joining the New York Yankees in 2013...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 11,013 reads 40 comments

  4. Joe Girardi Has 'Great' Talk with Alex Rodriguez

    New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a “great” phone conversation with slugger Alex Rodriguez last week, according to an anonymous source who spoke with ESPNNewYork ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 4,611 reads 10 comments

  5. 5 Most Important Offseason Decisions for the New York Yankees

    The New York Yankees have already made one of their biggest offseason decisions when they picked up the 2013 option for center fielder Curtis Granderson ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 6,577 reads 13 comments

  6. Robinson Cano and the 60 Worst Postseason Performances of All Time

    Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees experienced one of the worst postseasons ever, particularly for a player with his credentials. Cano is a four-time All-Star and a career ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 2,299 reads 10 comments

  7. Heath Bell Trade May Be Death Knell to Alex Rodriguez-Miami Marlins Talks

    And just like that, the Alex Rodriguez -to-Miami talks may be over before they even began. There had been much speculation over the last 48 hours about the viability of dealing Rodriguez to the Miami Marlins ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 1,948 reads 5 comments

  8. 2012 ALCS: 5 Heads That Need to Roll After Yankees' Brutal Postseason Effort

    For the first time in 32 years, the New York Yankees have been swept out of the postseason. Not since 1980 , when the Yankees went down in three straight games to the Kansas City ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 10,482 reads 115 comments

  9. 2012 ALCS: Odds on Key New York Yankees Having 'Reggie Jackson'-Type Moments

    The 2012 playoffs have been a struggle at the plate for the New York Yankees . As a team, the Yankees are hitting just .205 in seven postseason games and have scored just 20 runs...

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  10. 2012 ALCS: Starting CC Sabathia on Short Rest Won't Help New York Yankees

    The New York Yankees trail 0-2 in the American League Championship Series. The Detroit Tigers blanked the Yankees on Sunday 3-0 and return home for Game 3 on Tuesday. It is officially desperation time for the Yankees...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 1,268 reads 9 comments

  11. Nick Swisher Is the Worst Player in Yankees Postseason History, and Here's Why

    New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher went 1-for-5 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. His one hit Saturday night was a double and he had a walk and a strikeout...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 3,662 reads 13 comments

  12. MLB Playoffs: What We Learned About the New York Yankees from the ALDS

    The New York Yankees survived a battle to the finish with the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-1 win on Friday evening...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 2,673 reads 19 comments

  13. New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Game 4: Live Score, ALDS Analysis

    The Baltimore Orioles forced a Game 5 in the American League Division Series with a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in 13 innings Thursday night. J.J...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 16,717 reads 47 comments

  14. Raul Ibanez and the Top 10 Walk-off Home Runs in Yankees History

    In Game 3 of the American League Division Series Wednesday night, Raul Ibanez tied the game with a pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Baltimore Orioles closer Jim Johnson ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 2,642 reads 3 comments

  15. 4 New York Yankees Who Haven't Yet Proven Their Worth Against Baltimore Orioles

    The New York Yankees return to the Bronx tied with the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series. The Yankees left a small platoon of men stranded on base in Game 2 Monday night, resulting in a 3-2 loss at Camden Yards...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 1,426 reads 5 comments

  16. Yankees vs. Orioles: Baltimore Is in Huge Trouble If Bullpen Can't Get It Done

    The Baltimore Orioles reached the postseason for the first time in 15 years because of its incredible record in one-run games and in extra innings...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 8 months ago 961 reads 4 comments

  17. Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira Under October Microscope for New York Yankees

    The New York Yankees will be in the postseason again as they won the AL East and will wait for the Wild Card winner to see where they will open the Division Series on Sunday...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 9 months ago 1,203 reads 10 comments

  18. How New York Yankees Starters Have Fared vs. Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers

    The New York Yankees have won the American League East title for the 13th time in the last 17 years. That became official on Wednesday, the final night of the season, when the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 in St...

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  19. Can New York Yankees Survive October with 3 Starters?

    Three years ago, the New York Yankees won the World Series by going through the entire postseason with a three-man starting rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 9 months ago 1,384 reads 15 comments

  20. Russell Martin Having a September to Remember for New York Yankees

    The first five months of the 2012 season couldn ’t have been much worse offensively for New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin . When he woke up on Sept. 1, he was hitting a woeful ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 9 months ago 1,564 reads 18 comments

  21. 11 Predictions for the New York Yankees' Potential Postseason Run

    I often take predictions with a grain of salt, particularly when it comes to predicting what will happen in the short-series, little-room-for-error crunch of October in Major League ...

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  22. Ichiro Suzuki, Raul Ibanez Turning Back the Clock for the New York Yankees

    Once upon a time, Ichiro Suzuki was a run-scoring, hit-producing machine at the top of the order for the Seattle Mariners...

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  23. MLB Pennant Race 2012: Easy Schedule for New York Yankees … on Paper, Anyway

    The New York Yankees had their seven-game winning streak snapped on Sunday when the Oakland Athletics salvaged the final game of their three-game set at Yankee Stadium with a 5-4 win...

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  24. 5 Reasons Being a Wild Card Would Be Better for the New York Yankees

    For much of the season, pundits have been discussing how much added value comes with winning a division title in 2012 with the addition of a second wild-card playoff team in each league...

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  25. Ichiro, New York Yankees Have an Almost Perfect Wednesday

    But for more extra-innings magic by the Baltimore Orioles late Wednesday night in Seattle, this time in the form of Adam Jones’ two-run homer in the top of the 11th inning ...

    Phil Watson Written by Phil Watson about 9 months ago 1,134 reads 4 comments