Yu Darvish Likes Yankees, But Is The Feeling Still Mutual?
The Yankees' quest for a sixth starting pitcher has been the topic of discussion ever since they stunned the sports world by trading for Giancarlo Stanton a month ago.
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The Yankees' quest for a sixth starting pitcher has been the topic of discussion ever since they stunned the sports world by trading for Giancarlo Stanton a month ago.
The Yankees are expanding netting to protect seats behind each dugout and for five sections down both foul lines, a decision announced after several fans were injured last year.
Earlier this week, the New York Post pondered the possibility that the Houston Astros are, vis-a-vis the Yankees, the new iteration of the Red Sox. In other words, a rival rolling down the decades. They are not
Depending on your perspective the Yankees either have great outfield depth or too many outfielders to keep.
Though the Yankees are no closer to landing right-hander Gerrit Cole today than they were a month ago, they remain patient.
CC Sabathia can earn $2 million in performance bonuses based on innings as part of his $10 million, one-year contract with the Yankees.
The Yankees don't seem to share the popular belief that the rival Orioles would never trade slugger Manny Machado within the division, let alone to the Bronx.
2017 saw plenty of big names leave the New York sports scene while some new faces arrived hoping to make their mark.
The lineup. The lineup. The lineup. It's all the rage these days when it comes to the Yankees.
The 37-year-old left-hander is taking a pay cut from the $25 million he earned this year, when he went 14-5 with a 3.69 ERA in 27 starts for his best season since 2012.
According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the rebuilding Pirates are expected to trade ace right-hander Gerrit Cole within the next week, and the Yankees are his likeliest destination.
Darvish, who was traded from the Texas Rangers to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, would not cost the Yankees any prospects, but the four-time All-Star won't come cheap. He is expected to command a multiyear deal that will pay him in the ballpark of $25 million annually.
Pitchers are like pass-rushers. You can never have too many of them. Just ask the Mets.
The Dodgers will pay the highest luxury tax, $36.2 million -- the fourth straight year they are being penalized.
Maybe the one-year, $10 million deal doesn't have the splash of his prior nine-figure contracts -- or his $25 million salary last year -- but this move is way more than cosmetic or to satisfy any sense of nostalgia.
