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Archive for March, 2011

Debate About Jeter’s Slot in the Lineup Has Been Out of Order

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Ever since (and even before) the ink dried on his contract extension, there has been a lot of talk about “moving” Derek Jeter, whether it be down in the batting order or to one of the corner positions on the […]

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Yanks, Torre to Reunite on Old Timer’s Day; Could Further Honors Be on the Agenda?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged on March 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The 1990s Dynasty has its manager back. Following a three-year estrangement, the Yankees and Joe Torre officially buried the hatchet. According to Torre, the Yankees have already invited him to Old Timer’s Day on June 26, and he has every intention of attending. Although there had already been some thawing in the relationship when the […]

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Red Sox Shopping Spree Overshadows Yanks’ Full Cupboard

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on March 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) During the spring, the Red Sox have been universally praised for opening up their checkbook in the offseason. Not only did the team acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in a trade with the Padres, but intrepid GM Theo Epstein then […]

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Role Play: Rangers Smart to Let Feliz Write His Own Script

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday was a big news day for closers. Unfortunately for the Oakland Athletics, the headliner was Andrew Bailey, who exited his spring outing against the Indians in obvious pain and now has a planned visit with Dr. James Andrews. Another closer who made waves was the Texas Rangers’ Neftali Feliz, but injury wasn’t the culprit. […]

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Less for Moorad: The Limitations of Being a Minority Owner

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Before buying a majority stake in the Houston Astros, John McMullen was a limited owner of the New York Yankees. When asked to describe his role with the team, McMullen once famously said, “There’s nothing so limited as a limited partner of George Steinbrenner.” In truth, the same could be said for just about any sports franchise. Over […]

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Room Enough for One Sheriff: Conflict with Ryan Leads to Greenberg’s Ouster; Clash Similar to One from Yankees’ Past

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) You don’t mess with Nolan Ryan, at least not in Texas. Today, former Rangers’ managing partner and CEO Chuck Greenberg learned that lesson the hard way. I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of […]

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The One That Got Away? Despite Having Bevy of Talented Young Arms, Yanks Could Regret Trading Arodys Vizcaino

Posted in Baseball, Minors, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As if last year’s Javier Vazquez trade wasn’t bad enough for the Yankees, now comes word that Arodys Vizcaino, the young right hander sent to Atlanta in the deal, has been throwing lights out in spring training. In fact, in his last outing on March 9, Braves’ GM Fran Wren confirmed that at least two […]

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