Reflections on the Yankee offseason

By On February 19, 2012 · 9 Comments · In General Musings

It’s finally here! Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training today, unofficially marking the end of the offseason and the beginning of the preseason. The Yankees will report to camp this year with some key personnel changes. In fact, this has been the busiest offseason for the team since the winter of 2008.

The most [...]

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Cafardo: Ibanez over Damon all about cost

By On February 19, 2012 · 11 Comments · In Business of Baseball, Roster Decisions

Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe sheds some light on why the Yanks are reported to prefer Raul Ibanez over Johnny Damon. It simply comes down to cost:

5. Raul Ibanez, OF/DH, free agent – He is a Yankee target over Johnny Damon because he is coming in at a more reasonable [...]

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Thoughts on Pitchers and Catchers reporting

By On February 19, 2012 · 9 Comments · In Musings

As I sat down to my computer this morning, I was kicking around a few ideas for my weekend post. One was a piece where I was going to do a follow up to our very own Michael Eder’s piece on Jon Heyman where I was going to defend Heyman’s reporting, arguing that agents [...]

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