Cashing In on Overpriced Closers: Can Yanks’ GM Turn Soriano Into a Starter?

By On December 26, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Hot Stove, Roster Decisions, Trade Musings

(The following is being syndicated fromThe Captain’s Blog).

Closers have been in both high demand and overabundant supply this offseason.  Jonathan Papelbon set the market early with a 4-year, $50 million contract, and since then, the likes of Heath Bell, Joe Nathan, and Frank Francisco have fallen in line. Meanwhile, Ryan Madson and Francisco Cordero remain on the free agent [...]

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CC Sabathia, four days of rain, repeat?

By On December 26, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Player Analysis

Yesterday I ran a post suggesting that there was no reason for the Yankees not to give Bartolo Colon another one year deal with the team. One point that came up in the post’s comments section is that the Yankees will enter spring training with a full rotation and that Colon would potentially block [...]

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Wants and Needs

By On December 26, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Hot Stove

It’s the holiday season, so of course gifts are on our mind. While we may celebrate different holidays and give/receive gifts in our own special ways, when it comes to the Yankees, we get a little greedy, don’t we? We want what we want for the team and we want it now. I wrote a [...]

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