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William Parlee
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Empire Sports Media
10h
After the New York Yankees hired Corey Kluber's services, traded for Jameson Taillon, and accomplished their number one goal of re-signing DJ LeMahieu, they still need to deal with filling holes in the bullpen. Another issue out there of interest to...
New York Yankees
... Yankee groups on Facebook. Members of Yankees groups are probably more Yankee involved and more knowledgeable than the average fans. I put up the poll for ...
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Alexander Wilson
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Empire Sports Media
13h
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman acted like a hibernating bear for the first half of the hot stove months, but he has awakened with a vengeance, hungry for pitchers. Recently, he struck a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates to add a...
New York Yankees
... ng one. “Overnight, I went from a rebuilding organization to a team like the Yankees, where I’m stepping in and the only thing they care about is to win,” Taillo ...
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William Parlee
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Empire Sports Media
14h
The New York Yankees have made some dramatic moves after being mostly silent during the first two months of the offseason. Last week they re-signed baseballs' batting champ DJ LeMahieu to a six-year deal worth $90 million that gave DJ the security...
New York Yankees
... ual arm to the New York Yankees bullpen; he is not a power pitcher like most Yankee pitchers. He is a command freak. His game is a mix of pitches and near-total ...
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Andres Chavez
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Empire Sports Media
15h
Right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino knew the chances he was traded before the start of the season were high. After all, the New York Yankees needed to free up some payroll to have more financial flexibility and bring a reliever or two plus a lefty...
New York Yankees
... ed a transaction, he did not see it coming involving the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees’ archrival. On Monday, the Yankees sent Ottavino, pitching prospect Frank Ge ...
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Alexander Wilson
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Empire Sports Media
16h
The New York Yankees have been busy the past two weeks after extending DJ LeMahieu and signing starting pitcher of Corey Kluber to a one-year, $11 million deal. General manager Brian Cashman is still looking to make a few more moves this free agency,
New York Yankees
... ion deal as a reserve option. A few days after completing the LeMahieu deal, Yankees rekindled conversations with Gardner. He has value as a veteran LH hitter wh ...
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William Parlee
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Empire Sports Media
17h
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is likely going to the Rakuten Eagles, his old team in the Nippon Professional League in Japan. Tanaka during 2020 went 3-3 with an ERA of 3.56 but miserably failed in his two games in the postseason against...
New York Yankees
... irates before Cole was traded to the Houston Astros. Taillon, like the other Yankee addition, Corey Kluber did not pitch last season. Halfway through the 2019 s ...
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William Parlee
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
The New York Yankees have freed up $8.15 million of luxury breathing room. They had dumped slumping reliever Adam Ottavino onto the Boston Red Sox in the team's first trade since 2014. This is another move by the Yankees to improve the team. Last...
New York Yankees
... ment or replacing Ottavino in the bullpen or both. Earlier in the offseason, Yankee owner Hal Steinbrenner gave the front office a directive to stay below the l ...
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William Parlee
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
The New York Yankees have made tremendous strides in the past week to improve the team for the 2021 season. They were finally able to re-sign batting champ DJ LeMahieu, sign two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber and trade for pitcher Jameson...
New York Yankees
... s the only holdover from the 2009 World Series season. Kyle Higashioka was a Yankee then but was in the minors. Despite a career-low .223 batting average in ’20 ...
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Andres Chavez
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
In a surprising turn of events, the New York Yankees traded reliever Adam Ottavino to the Boston Red Sox. The Athletic's Lindsey Adler was the first to report that a transaction was in place. Ottavino has one year left in the three-year pact he...
New York Yankees
... and counts $9M for luxury tax purposes. “Getting out of most of it gives the Yankees more maneuverability to try to go for more SP, another RP, LH bat or SS dept ...
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Andres Chavez
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
In an attempt to prioritize public safety in the middle of a pandemic, the Arizona Cactus League urged MLB to delay the start of spring training until at least mid-March. The reason behind the petition is Maricopa County’s high COVID infection rate....
New York Mets
New York Yankees
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Andres Chavez
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
The New York Yankees have been busy in the last couple of weeks, mostly addressing their pitching needs. They have brough starters Corey Kluber, via free agency, and Jameson Taillon, via trade. However, there are still a couple of areas that the...
New York Yankees
... effective on the basepaths and on the field. He is now a free agent, and the Yankees largely ignored him for weeks. Now that they have addressed the pitching woe ...
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Alexander Wilson
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
The New York Yankees have been active in the market the past few days, with general manager Brian Cashman acquiring Corey Kluber and trading for Jameson Taillon. The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t take away any significant minor league assets, but the...
New York Yankees
... entire 2020 season and most of the 2019 season due to injury. The Yankees are taking another risk on a cost-efficient player, as he will earn just $2. ...
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William Parlee
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
The New York Yankees have a history of having great outfielders, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Reggie Jackson, Bernie Williams, and Paul O'Neill, to name a few. Now MLB Network has named Clint Frazier one of the top 10 outfielders in baseball. He came in...
New York Yankees
... proved that the mostly minor league player got his permanent spot in the Yankee lineup, where he will be for the 2021 season as well. The New York Yankees m ...
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Andres Chavez
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Empire Sports Media
25 Jan
The New York Yankees secured the services of right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon in exchange for a four-prospect package headlined by Miguel Yajure and Roansy Contreras. Outfielder Canaan Smith and infielder Maikel Escoto will also go to the...
New York Yankees
... n his side. A low-key contributor for Taillon’s arrival to the Bronx was the Yankees’ ace, and his friend, Gerrit Cole. The two talented hurlers were together in ...
