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Archive for January, 2012

Don’t Look Back: An Ageless Tale of Satchel Paige

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, MLB, tagged , on January 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

  Understandably lost amid the furor surrounding the Yankees and Mariners decision to swap talented young players was news that 49-year old Jamie Moyer, who is recovering from Tommy John Surgery, signed a minor league contract with the Rockies. So much for out with the old.Baseball is a young man’s game, but unlike most other sports, there’s still plenty of […]

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The Pitchers Who Got Away

Posted in Baseball, Draft, MLB, Prospects, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on January 20, 2012 | 7 Comments »

The Yankees’ recent acquisition of Michael Pineda has caused mixed emotions for many fans. Excitement about adding a rare talent to the rotation has been balanced by regret over losing one the franchise’s mostly highly touted offensive prospects. As bright as Pineda’s future might be, it’s still hard to not think about Jesus Montero potentially becoming […]

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Butler Would Serve Yanks Need at DH, but Royals May No Longer Be Looking to Flush Away Talent

Posted in Hot Stove, MLB, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on January 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »

The names most often mentioned as candidates for the Yankees’ DH opening read like a who’s who from the early part of the last decade. Emerging amid the cluttered speculation about veterans like Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Carlos Pena, and Raul Ibanez, however, was a more intriguing rumor about the Kansas City Royals’ […]

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Change for the Better: Is Pineda’s Limited Arsenal a Cause for Concern?

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, sabermetrics, Yankees, tagged on January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Based on a recent comment from Brian Cashman, it seems as if the Yankees’ general manager does not believe he has acquired a finished product in Michael Pineda. That revelation has caused some uneasiness among Yankees’ fans, but that sentiment shouldn’t be unsettling. How many 22-year old pitchers come to the major leagues as a […]

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Yankees, Mariners Swap One Rare Talent for Another

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hot Stove, MLB, Prospects, Trades, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , , on January 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Did Brian Cashman make a wise decision when he sent 22-year old offensive wunderkind Jesus Montero to Seattle in exchange for 23-year old phenom Michael Pineda? As much as it pains me to answer that question with a cliché, in this case, it applies: only time will tell. However, what we do know is Pineda […]

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Are Yankees Playing Good Cop, Bad Cop?

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on January 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »

On Wednesday night, Hal Steinbrenner met with Scott Boras, the agent for Edwin Jackson, whose named had been linked to the Yankees at various points this winter. Word of the sit down led many to speculate that Steinbrenner might once again override Brian Cashman’s better judgment by extending an offer to the right hander. After […]

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Yanks Resurrect Rotation, Trade Montero for Pineda

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Prospects, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on January 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Pitching, Pitching, Pitching in deed! In the span of a couple of hours, the Yankees went from having a rotation full of question marks to one that very well could be one of the best in the American League. By trading for the Mariners’ young fire baller Michael Pineda and then signing veteran Hiroki Kuroda, […]

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