Last night was the deadline for major league teams to offer salary arbitration to their ranked (type-A and type-B) free agents, and a surprising 35 of the 64 eligible players were extended the invitation. The most active teams were the Rays and Blue Jays, who respectively offered seven and four players arbitration. With draft picks […]
Posts Tagged ‘Jeter’
Yankees’ Arbitration History, or Why Rick Cerrone Was Ungrateful and Don Mattingly Couldn’t Play Little Jack Armstrong
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged Arbitration, Jeter, Mattingly, Rivera, Steinbrenner on November 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yanks Strike Gold; Tie Franchise Record With Three Gold Glovers
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged Cano, Gold Glove, Jeter, Teixeira on November 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The 2010 American League Gold Glove awards were announced today and a record three Yankees took home the hardware. Although not the trophy they were hoping to possess, Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter both added another Gold Glove to their mantle, while Robinson Cano earned the honor for the first time. Although the selection of Cano […]
The Diplomacy of Saying Goodbye: Yanks Would be Wrong to Ignore Sentimentality in Dealing With Aging Stars
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Arod, Cashman, Girardi, Jeter, Steinbrenner on October 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Earlier in the week, we suggested that Joe Girardi’s legacy as Yankee manager would depend on how he shepherds the Yankees’ core of aging veterans through the twilight of their respective careers. Making the task even more challenging for Girardi is that he played alongside these legends during the primes of their careers. As a result, you […]