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New York Mets invite Tim Tebow to 2018 spring training
That power-hitting lefty prospect will officially be back with the big boys during the spring of 2018. Tim Tebow, 30, has been formally invited to join the New York Mets for 2018 spring training in Port St. Lucie. The team announced it on Friday afternoon. Tebow is one of nine others announced via the team’s official Twitter account: Peter Alonso, P.J. Conlon, Kevin Kaczmarski, Patrick Mazeika, Drew Smith, Corey Taylor, David Thompson and Adonis Uceta.
New York Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk sidelined indefinitely
The New York Rangers have announced that defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk suffered a torn meniscus and will have surgery to repair it. He will be sidelined indefinitely. It was announced that Shattenkirk has been dealing with the injury since late September early October and this is something he tried to play through. A torn meniscus will make your leg might swell and feel stiff. In fact, you’ll feel pain when twisting your knee, or be unable to straighten your leg fully.
New York Jets: Robby Anderson trades in gang green for bright orange
It wouldn’t be a New York Jets offseason without headlines created for all the wrong reasons. Former undrafted free agent and current Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson has once again found himself in more trouble in South Beach.
New York Mets: Mickey Callaway will have to solve old problems
The New York Mets have every reason to be cautiously optimistic in 2018. They still have World Series-caliber pitching with returning stars Noah Syndergaard (2.97 ERA in 2017) and Jacob deGrom (3.53), should they stay healthy. They also employ an adequate number of big bats to make any dream a reality. Yoenis Cespedes is under contract through 2020 and Jay Bruce just returned. However, the team has not significantly improved a squad that finished fourth in the NL East with a record of 70-92.
Yankees Greg Bird About to Give a History Lesson
Do you know the most important word in baseball? The Yankees Greg Bird does. It’s consistency. Baseball is played every day, week after week, for six months. And that does not include, Spring Training or the postseason. To win, the players need to produce every day. Had a career two weeks in May? Great. How many games does that help the Yankees win in September? Thanks for playing, Yangervis Solarte. Now take your talents to, well, anywhere as long as it is not here.
Yankees Fan Analysis: The HOF Should Never Admit Known Steroid Users
What is the Hall of Fame? That seems to be the question at the heart of the discussion about admitting PED users. Is the HOF hallowed ground reserved for the greatest players and best men to ever play the game or merely a record of the accomplishments of the era? Those who see it as a record want to make sure it includes the players with the best numbers, no matter how those numbers were arrived at.
Michael Pineda Should No Longer Start for the Yankees
I was not writing for this site when Michael Pineda was traded to the Yankees for Jesus Montero in 2012. Had I been, I would have written how much I loved the trade for both teams as much as these folks did. I saw Montero as a power hitting catcher ready to arrive. And I loved Pineda as a power pitcher already arrived. There was little doubt this would greatly benefit both teams and I had visions of a new ace starting the first game of a future world series.
Aaron Judge Batting Fourth Makes Yankees a Most Intimidating Team
Joe Girardi likes to manage by the book. But he and the Yankees will need to use some unconventional thinking if they want Judge to be successful. While the Yankees farm system is loaded, there is no guarantee which, if any, prospects will work out. Many of them, like Jorge Mateo and Clint Frazier, have plenty of potential. That plus five dollars will get you a grande mocha latte at Starbucks. But it will not get you even one hit in the MLB.
2017 Yankees: My Favorite Stories from the Year that Was
January is upon us and I have a recurring problem every New Year’s Day: I cannot remember what year it is. Normally I would not care until the season starts but my editor insists I write a synopsis of my favorite Yankees stories from this year. So, taking my best guess, here is a review of my favorite stories from the 2017 Yankees year that was! It was no surprise that Yankees number two prospect, Clint Frazier, made his debut in 2017.
Luis Severino Will Star In the 2017 Postseason for Yankees
The Yankees farm system is bursting with talent right now. Yankees fans are dreaming of their favorite prospects becoming big-time big leaguers. They know that Gleyber Torres is coming, probably preceded by Clint Frazier. They are hopeful that guys like Chance Adams and Miguel Andujar overreach their potential and become Bronx bound. But there are two top prospects that have lost their luster but still can become superstars: Aaron Judge and Luis Severino.
Yankees Should Trade These Five Prospects for Jose Quintana
Pitching makes the baseball world go round. If you have it, you can still be playing as late as November. Remember 2015? The Cubs had a far better team than the Mets but Our Little Brothers (a Yankees term of affection for the Mets) had the better pitching. The Cubbies took their 97 wins home to dream of 2016. But having pitchers is not what managers and owners need. No, what they really want is surety. The concept of Michael Pineda is extraordinary.
A Reason to Cheer in December at Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is an iconic building. It towers over the entire Bronx. It provides jobs to the local community, a source of pride for the residents and of course untold riches for the Steinbrenner family. The stadium feels like home for all Yankees fans but it is home for fans from that great borough. And when you think of it, you picture it during the season: bright and warm and filled with activity. Even without a ticket, you would be drawn to it. There are others who are also drawn to it.
Yankees Blake Rutherford is Coming: Be Prepared
Yankees fans have been agog over Baseball America’s prospect rankings since their release in late October. Most of the attention has been on the top two prospects, Gleyber Torres and Clint Frazier. Fair enough. Torres is killing it in the Arizona Fall League and is likely to start the year at Double-A. Clint Frazier is already at Triple-A and both could see the Bronx in 2017.
Yankees Gleyber Torres Might Make Jorge Mateo Disappear
Mateo and Wade were on different tracks when 2016 started. Wade was thought of as a contact hitter with little power. He played well in 2015 but had way too many errors. His BA slipped once he was promoted to AA and, with underwhelming natural talent and a poor performance in the 2015 AFL, Wade enterered this year more with more questions than answers for the Yankees. Not so for Mateo. 2015 saw him establish himself as one the most exciting prospects in baseball.
Future of Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry on Display in Arizona Fall League
Pro ball is over in the northeast for 2016. Well, the American northeast anyway. That means, among other things, that the greatest rivalry in sports is on hold for a few months: Yankees versus the Red Sox. But like any great show bound for New York, it is currently playing in previews in an out-of-town venue: the Arizona Fall League. Out there, in the sand and the heat, some of the best prospects for the two clubs are playing.
Yankees Should Think About Signing Yoenis Cespedes
The Yankees biggest problem this year was not pitching, it was hitting for power. Three teams from the AL East went to the playoffs and all three were built around powerful lineups. While I doubt the Yankees could have overtaken the Red Sox for first as their pitching was the best of the contenders, they could have beaten out either the Jays or Orioles if they had consistent power in the middle of the line-up. That brings us to Yoenis Cespedes. He will do one of two things in the next month.
The Story of the 2016 Yankees was a Tale of Two Seasons
It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. It was the age of Rodriguez, it was the age of Sanchez. It was the summer of despair, it was the autumn of hope. The 2016 Yankees took us on an emotional ride with a sanguine start that descended into frustration, and finally rose to greater enthusiasm than we have felt since the early 90’s. In short, it was a dickens of a season. Yankees fans were cautiously optimistic coming in to spring training.
Yankees George Steinbrenner Continues to Cast a Singular Shadow
The Yankees season is over and the postmortem has begun. If you don’t believe me, just listen to any of the sports talk stations. And if you do, you will hear a question you have heard many times, but one that is completely unique to the Yankees: What would George do if he were here? Of course the George in this case is George Steinbrenner. I write “of course” because you already knew which George was meant. And that is the point.
Yankees Gary Sanchez Needs His Own Dictionary Entry
Mr. Sanchez is writing quite a list of accomplishments in the Yankees and MLB record books. He hit 19 home runs faster than any other player in MLB and won two player-of-the-week honors in August, his first full month in the bigs. It is also likely that he will be a repeat winner for the week ending September 24th. He won both AL and MLB player of the month honors for August. And lately he has been hitting eye-popping home runs on an almost nightly schedule.
Baby Yankees Need to Learn Tough Lessons to Earn their Stripes
Did you enjoy that, Baby Yankees? Did that feel good, Didi, Gary, Starlin and the rest? The Boston Red Sox just showed you what it means to be a part of this rivalry. How will you respond? How will you pay them back? Did you know before the series what it takes to beat the Red Sox in September? But now you know. You know what it means to be a part of the biggest rivalry in baseball, maybe all of sports. Playing your rival in September means you want to win every game.
Yankees Blueprint for a 2017 World Series Championship
No matter how this wild September ride comes out, the Yankees are now closer to the start of spring training for 2017 than the one for 2016. It is time to start planning and begin to play GM. The good news is that the Yankees have a very simple path for a return to dominance in 2017. The Yankees current payroll is approximately $228,000,000. Roughly 40 million dollars comes off the books this year, mainly due to Teixeira and Beltran. That puts them at roughly 188 million but there is a catch.
This is What Being a Yankees Fan is Supposed to Feel Like
Yes, Yankees fans and Yankees haters, the expectation of big wins and exhilarating moments is our birthright. That feeling might have slipped away briefly in July but this Yankees team has brought it back. This is not about winning any games in the future or even making the playoffs. They have been the best team in the AL since August 1st and have reawakened in all of us what it feels like to be a Yankees fan. It began in the spring of 1920, when Babe Ruth played his first game for the Yankees.
Yankees Jacoby Ellsbury Incapable of Living Up to Contract
Many people were either confounded or critical when the Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury. Seven years and $153 million is superstar money but Ellsbury had not produced at that level. The Yankees knew that when they signed him but were banking on his potential, not production. They thought he was just about to become an elite player. It hasn’t worked out that way and, now, it never will.
Yankees Brian Cashman Made a Big Mistake by Not Trading Austin Romine
Heading into this season, there were many questions about Yankees players. Which of the new guys would work out, which young players from the minors would come up, and—if things went bad—who was likely to be traded, were all debatable. But there was one thing I knew for sure would happen in July: Austin Romine would be traded. Brian Cashman and the Yankees blew it on this one. Romine is currently a wasted spot on the roster and bench.
Yankees Gary Sanchez Proves that The Force Has Awakened
Gary Sanchez's historic success has prompted a debate. How sustainable is it? What kind of player will he be for the Yankees? Nothing about his career will be certain until he plays it, but the debater reveals the real significance of Gary Sanchez recent run. Briefly summarized: trouble for the other MLB teams for years to come. The import of Sanchez's success has nothing to do with his career or even any full season. No, all he has proven is that he can do what he did.
Yankees Gary Sanchez Proves that The Force Has Awakened
Gary Sanchez‘s historic success has prompted a debate. How sustainable is it? What kind of player will he be for the Yankees? Nothing about his career will be certain until he plays it, but the debater reveals the real significance of Gary Sanchez recent run. Briefly summarized: trouble for the other MLB teams for years to come. The import of Sanchez’s success has nothing to do with his career or even any full season. No, all he has proven is that he can do what he did.
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