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Future Free Agent Classes and the Impact of Long-Term Extensions

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, MLB, Yankees on February 29, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Because free agency is often expensive and unpredictable, baseball teams have become more amendable to negotiating long-term extensions with players already under contract. Earlier in the week, I examined this trend from the perspective of the Yankees and smaller market teams, but what about the players who have not yet signed or been offered an […]

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A Big Day for Catchers Underscores a Developing Trend in the Game

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Rumors, Yankees, tagged , , , , , , on February 28, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Yesterday, catchers stepped out from behind the plate and into the headlines. Early in the afternoon, word of Jason Varitek’s pending, but inevitable, retirement surfaced. Then, news came that the Royals had agreed to a five-year deal with 21-year old backstop Salvador Perez. Finally, the day concluded with a report stating the Cardinals and Yadier […]

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Is It Time for the Yankees to Extend Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, CBA, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 27, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Add Ryan Zimmerman to the list of young superstars who have opted for long-term security over free agency. The 27-year old third baseman recently signed a $100 million, six-year extension that will take effect in 2014, keeping Zimmerman in the nation’s capital until at least the end of the decade. Although all long-term deals come […]

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Is Changing of the Guard in Yankees’ Lineup Premature?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on February 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) There could be a changing of the guard in the Yankees’ lineup this season. In one of his early spring gatherings with reporters, Joe Girardi suggested he is considering flip flopping Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira in the batting order. Presumably, if Girardi hadn’t already made up his mind […]

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Two Leaks Make a Right? With Ryan Braun Exonerated, It’s Time to Turn Spotlight on MLB

Posted in Baseball, MLB, tagged , , on February 24, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Ryan Braun has won the appeal of his 50-game suspension for a positive PED test, but because we all know about it, he is still a loser. Although today’s decision by the arbitration panel will lift some of the cloud that has hovered over Braun since his positive test was revealed, you can bet many […]

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Catch-22: Yadier Molina’s Bat Once Again Puts the Cardinals on the Defensive

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Rumors, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »

A St. Louis Cardinals’ All Star is entering the final year of his contract and has given the team until the end of the spring to negotiate an extension. Talk about déjà vu all over again. Granted, Yadier Molina doesn’t come close to the stature of Albert Pujols, but during his seven years with the Cardinals, […]

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Breaking Down the Yankees’ Spring Training Roster…in 1986 (Video Included)

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Spring Training, Video, Yankees, tagged , , , , on February 22, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Over the next six weeks of Spring Training, there will be plenty of time to breakdown the Yankees’ roster and assess the team’s prospects for the 2012 season. Before looking ahead, however, I thought it might be fun to travel back 26 years and see how the Yankees looked heading into the 1986 season. Provided […]

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