As the baseball Hot Stove slowly builds from early embers, the Captain’s Blog will be busy identifying the top pitching targets that the Yankees should consider pursuing in a trade. In part one, a game plan to acquire Felix Hernandez was devised. Admittedly, such an acquisition probably falls under the heading of wishful thinking, so […]
Archive for November, 2011
Filling Out the Yankees’ Trade Wish List: The Right Handers
Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged Brian Cashman, Chad Billingsley, Jair Jurjjens, Matt Cain on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Filling Out the Yankees’ Trade Wish List: The Left Handers
Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged Brian Cashman, CC Sabathia, Gio Gonzalez, John Danks, Yu Darvish on November 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As the baseball Hot Stove slowly builds from early embers, the Captain’s Blog will be busy identifying the top pitching targets the Yankees should consider pursuing in a trade. In part one, a game plan to acquire Felix Hernandez was devised. Admittedly, such an acquisition probably falls more under the heading of wishful thinking than […]
Filling Out the Yankees’ Trade Wish List: #1 Felix Hernandez
Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged Brian Cashman, Felix Hernandez on November 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Now that CC Sabathia has opted against opting out, the starting pitchers available in the 2011 free agent class pale in comparison to the offensive players testing the market. However, there are viable options to consider, including C.J. Wilson, Roy Oswalt, Mark Buehrle, and the soon to be posted Japanese standout Yu Darvish. Although Brian […]
Click Up Your Heels; Santo Headlines Hall of Fame’s New “Golden Era” Ballot
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged Athletics, Charlie Finley, Cubs, Gil Hodges, Ron Santo on November 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The new ballot for the Hall of Fame’s era-based veteran’s committee selection process has been announced, and several compelling candidates are included on the list. Among the 10 names selected to appear on the “Golden Era” ballot, Ron Santo is by far the most deserving. The case for Santo has been made countless times, and […]
Cashman’s Steady Hand a Better Alternative to Rocking the Boat
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Brian Cashman on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Brian Cashman has decided to pull up his chair to the Yankees’ table for three more years by agreeing to a new contract extension, which, if fulfilled, will make him the organization’s longest tenured general manager since Ed Barrow constructed the first dynasty teams from 1921 to 1944. After decades of having the general manager […]