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As Deadline Approaches, Cashman Must Weigh Cost Against Risk and Potential

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Rumors, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , , on July 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Now that the summer trading frenzy has gotten underway, Yankees’ fans will start beating the drum for a blockbuster of their own. The only problem is there aren’t many obvious candidates available on the market. Otherwise, history tells us that Brian Cashman would probably have pulled the trigger already. The names most commonly tied to […]

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A Look at Notable Trades the Yankees Didn’t Make During the Cashman Era

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , , , on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated atTheYankeeAnalysts.) The trade deadline has resulted in some of the most lopsided deals in history, but that doesn’t mean evey swap made under the gun has to have a winner and loser.  Each year, there are just as many deadline deals that are prudent as […]

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What a Relief: Would Soriano for Krod Swap Make “Cents” for Yanks and Mets?

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When Francisco Rodriguez slammed the door on the Yankees in last night’s Subway Series opener, the Mets’ players on the field and fans in the stands celebrated joyously. The executives in the front office, however, probably weren’t as jubilant. Thanks to a lucrative option in Rodriguez’ contract, every Mets’ game that concludes with Krod on […]

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Can the Yankees Sign Soriano Without Surrendering a Draft Pick?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on January 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

During the entire off season, the Yankees have been stymied in their attempt to add a starting pitcher. First, Cliff Lee eschewed their hefty contract offer because of the apparent belief that it’s always sunny in Philadelphia, and then Zack Greinke and Matt Garza were both traded to the friendly confines of the NL Central. […]

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Mistaken Identity: Local Paper Throws Cubs a Curve

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, tagged , on January 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Exactly whom did the Cubs acquire from the Rays in yesterday’s eight-player deal? According to most reputable sources, Tampa agreed to send Matt Garza to Chicago, but at least one Windy City newspaper seems to disagree. According to the back page of the Chicago Sun-Times (h/t to Rays’ play-by-play man Dave Wills, @SPTimesRays and several retweets […]

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Addition By Subtraction: As Yanks Prepare to “Go On” Without Pettitte, Road to Playoffs Seems to Get Easier

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) On the same day Andy Pettitte reportedly told the Yankees “to go on without him”, the Tampa Rays delivered the same message to Matt Garza. In an eight-player deal with the Chicago Cubs, the Rays sent Garza to the Windy […]

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Better to Be Lucky; Or How the Yankees Tried to Trade Robinson Cano, but Failed

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged on January 5, 2011 | 13 Comments »

Ten years ago today, the Yankees signed Robinson Cano as an amateur free agent out of San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican Republic. Then a shortstop, Cano’s signing was unheralded at the time. In fact, a search of Google’s newspaper database reveals that the first print mention of the young infielder didn’t occur until […]

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