Monthly Archives: November 2014

Yankees Potential 2015 Free Agent Target: Kenta Maeda

by Chris Posted on November 28, 2014 9:00AM EST

#458841668 / gettyimages.com The Yankees starting rotation depth chart is looking pretty thin at the moment. The possible departures of Hiroki Kuroda and Brandon McCarthy, along with flimsy health records of Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia, leave the team with a … Continue reading →

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Who should be protected from the Rule 5 Draft?

by Derek Posted on November 19, 2014 9:00AM EST

#476758477 / gettyimages.com On Thursday, all 30 major-league teams will add various prospects to their 40-man rosters, thereby protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. At the moment, the Yankees have four available spots for draft eligible prospects on the … Continue reading →

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With or without Robertson, the Yankees bullpen could be worse in 2015

by Chris Posted on November 17, 2014 9:00AM EST

#456407064 / gettyimages.com With a mediocre 84-78 record, and an even more disappointing .478 (77-85) 3rd Order Win%, the 2014 Yankees gave fans plenty to complain about. Their offense was one of baseball’s worst, and thanks to a plethora of … Continue reading →

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Trade Analysis: Francisco Cervelli for Justin Wilson

by Derek Posted on November 13, 2014 9:00AM EST

#456492974 / gettyimages.com A trade involving one of the Yankees’ many catchers was expected entering this offseason, but lefty reliever Justin Wilson certainly wasn’t quite the return anyone envisioned for Francisco Cervelli. Now, nobody expected a massive haul for Cervelli, … Continue reading →

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Young is a fine signing as a reserve

by Derek Posted on November 11, 2014 9:00AM EST

#455378466 / gettyimages.com On Sunday, the Yankees officially re-signed outfielder Chris Young to an incentive-laden contract with a base salary of $2.5M. He’ll be the team’s fourth outfielder, behind the trio of Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, and Carlos Beltran. Young had … Continue reading →

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Could the Yankees acquire Troy Tulowitzki? If so, should they?

by Derek Posted on November 7, 2014 1:00PM EST

#454339046 / gettyimages.com Wednesday, from FOX’s Ken Rosenthal: For the first time, the Colorado Rockies sound willing to trade shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and/or outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. The Rockies are telling clubs they are keeping their “eyes and ears open” for … Continue reading →

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Free Agent Targets: From the 2014 Club

by Derek Posted on November 5, 2014 12:00PM EST

#458171573 / gettyimages.com After profiling Pablo Sandoval and Andrew Miller, I realized that I’d be remiss to ignore the Yankees own free agents. There are eight 2014 Yankees that filed for free agency who are on both Fangraphs‘ and MLB Trade … Continue reading →

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