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Soriano Signing Makes Yanks Better on the Field, but Does it Reveal a Split in the Front Office?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on January 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »

All winter, Brian Cashman has taken his lumps for patiently biding his time during the off season. However, those criticism were nothing compared to harsh rebukes he has received in the hours since John Heyman announced that the Yankees had signed Rafael Soriano. Before delving into the wisdom of the signing, the pink elephant in […]

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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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Comparing Yankees’ Offseason Transactions from the Past Decade

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Trades, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on December 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) The New York Yankees are in the unfamiliar position of entering a new year without having made any significant improvements to the team. Although the free agent signings of Russell Martin and Pedro Feliciano are both positive complementary acquisitions, the […]

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“Angry” Jeter Rejoins Happy Family; Yankee Captain Stands Tall as Recent Critics Shrink

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Derek Jeter and the Yankees re-consummated their relationship with a somewhat awkward press conference today at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Despite calmly admitting that he was “angry” about the public nature of the process (as only Jeter could), the Yankees shortstop reiterated his dedication to the organization and described all involved parties as “one big happy […]

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Cashman Out of Line with Public Comments About Jeter Contract; Yankees GM Needs to Negotiate at Table, Not in Press

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on November 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Correction: In an earlier version of this post, a quote attributed to Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger was inaccurately transcribed by that source. Carig provided Cashman’s corrected quote (“He should be nothing but a New York Yankee, if he chooses to be”) via his twitter feed. The Yankees’ negotiations with Derek Jeter have finally turned […]

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A Look Back at Past Contract Talks Between Derek Jeter and the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on November 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Derek Jeter’s contract negotiations have easily been the most widely discussed topic in Yankeeland, despite there really not being much news to report. For some reason, several media types have used the off-season lull to repeatedly denigrate Jeter to the […]

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Hot Stove Blueprint #2: A Couple of High/Low Packages Involving Gardner and Joba

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Trades, Yankees, tagged , , on November 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »

As the Yankees continue to lay in waiting for the services of Cliff Lee, the Captain’s Blog continues the exercise of crafting a blueprint for the 2011 roster. In part one, I advocated a deal of A.J. Burnett for Carlos Zambrano, so now it’s time to turn to the offense. Trade Option 1: Joba Chamberlain […]

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