Tag Archives: Hideki Matsui

Brian Cashman’s Free Agency Performance: Outfielders

by Derek Posted on January 27, 2014 9:00AM EST

During this year’s free agency period, Brian Cashman has wasted no time signing top-tier outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran. Today, in our final installment of this series, a look at how Cashman has done adding open-market outfielders before Ellsbury … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Free Agency | Tagged Andruw Jones, Ben Francisco, Bernie Williams, Gary Sheffield, Henry Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Kenny Lofton, Marcus Thames, Randy Winn, Raul Ibanez, Roberto Kelly, Rondell White, Ruben Sierra | Comments Off

Matsui’s Yankee Career: In and Out with a Bang

by Derek Posted on December 28, 2012 1:08PM EST

Since the Yankees let Hideki Matsui go after his 2009 World Series MVP performance, he hasn’t been quite the same. The Angels, Athletics, and Rays all gave him opportunities, but he never performed the way he did in pinstripes. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Not Originally the Popular Choice, Ibanez the Right Choice

by Chris Posted on August 7, 2012 9:53AM EDT

After letting go of Jorge Posada’s corpse and dealing Jesus Montero in the offseason, the Yankees were searching for a way to fill the DH spot. Given that they already had lefty-mashing Andruw Jones on the roster, it made the … Continue reading →

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