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New York Yankees Hire Pitching Coach
November 20, 2010 by craig.williams
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The long wait for the next New York Yankees pitching coach is over. The Yanks signed former Chicago Cubs’ pitching coach Larry Rothschild to a three year deal worth $2 million. Here is the entire article. I won’t spend a lot of time pretending to know what kind of impact Rothschild will have on the [...]
King Felix Beats Out CC Sabathia
November 19, 2010 by craig.williams
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November 18, 2010 could go down as one of the greatest days in Sabermetric history. It will be the day when a pitcher with 13 wins beat out pitchers with 21 and 19 wins for the Cy Young Award. As most of us know by now, Felix Hernandez (13 wins) took home the hardware while [...]
New York Yankees Make Some Moves
November 19, 2010 by craig.williams
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The New York Yankees stirred the pot on top of the Hot Stove a little bit today. It’s not the main course (i.e. Justin Upton or Cliff Lee) but they are moves worth mentioning nonetheless. I’ll start with the Juan Miranda trade. The Yankees sent Miranda to the Diamondbacks in exchange for 19 year-old RHP [...]
New York Yankees Playing Chicken
November 18, 2010 by craig.williams
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The New York Yankees and Derek Jeter have a little game of chicken brewing. Joel Sherman has the details here. The summary is simple: the Derek Jeter camp wants more years than the Yankees are willing to offer. The New York Yankees will go to three years, but Jeter reportedly wants four. About a week [...]