Zack Greinke Requests Trade

We already knew that Zack Greinke was on the block.  However, the rumors and speculation may be coming to an end sooner rather than later.  According to Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal, Greinke has requested a trade.  Like I said, we already knew that there was a solid chance that the Royals traded Greinke [...]

New York Yankees Prospect Buzz

There is never a bad time to discuss prospects (unless you’re discussing a talented package of players being traded for Zack Greinke).  With the Justin Upton rumors, Zack Greinke hitting the block and the Cliff Lee non-signing, there has been a lot of discussion regarding who the Yankees should and should not trade.  Let’s shift [...]

New York Yankees Need to Make Lemonade

Before we start, let’s get caught up to speed on a couple of signings the New York Yankees made this afternoon: Russell Martin – I don’t like Martin very much.  I blame that on his .679 and .680 OPS marks the past two seasons.  I like the move though as long as JESUS MONTERO STAYS [...]

Rivalry Beginning? Celtics Set To Come To Town

     Every sports fan knows about the rivalry that New York has with Boston, no matter what sport it is. The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry may just be the greatest one in all of sports, but of course that is solely a matter of opinion. In football, the Jets and Patriots have been rivals for a long [...]

A Plan B for the New York Yankees

For the record, I’m in the camp of people who view Cliff Lee as Plan A, B, C, D, E and F.  I think the New York Yankees should do whatever it takes to get Lee.  If that means offering more money and/or more years than anybody else is willing to offer, so be it.  [...]

Red Sox Add Another Big Piece

The papers finalizing the Adrian Gonzalez trade are still warm, but that was just the start of Theo Epstein’s off-season plans.  Last night, Carl Crawford agreed to a 7-year/$142 million contract to play left field for the New York Yankees’ most hated rival.  The deal is the largest for an outfielder ever.  You can say [...]

Is Justin Upton On the Move?

In a USA Today article, Bob Nightengale listed Justin Upton among several players who have come up in trade discussions.  Now, I understand that popular opinion is that nobody on a team is 100% untouchable, but it still puzzles me that the Diamondbacks would give the impression that Upton is available.  He did regress in [...]

New York Yankees: Various Thoughts

I don’t have anything specific to speak about regarding the New York Yankees today, so I’ll just touch on a few things. I can’t be more excited for Jesus Montero getting the opportunity to make the club in 2011.  I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that he doesn’t get moved.  The New York Yankees have [...]

New York Yankees Initiate Full Court Press

I’m short on time so I won’t be able to elaborate too much on this post, but I do need to discuss some updates involving the New York Yankees and the Hot Stove. 1). Brian Cashman has traveled to Arkansas to visit and speak with Cliff Lee.  Good move.  We’ll see how things shake out [...]

Cliff Lee: Setting the Record Straight

I have encountered a lot of noise (relative to what you would expect) against the Yankees signing Cliff Lee to a long-term deal this off-season.  Let me say this once and for all: The Yankees need to sign Cliff Lee if they plan on contending for the World Series for the next 2-3 years.  After [...]