Sweeny: Shocked To Hear Youkilis Is A Yankee
You weren't the only one a little shocked that the marriage between the former Red Sox 3rd baseman and the Yankees was going to happen.
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You weren't the only one a little shocked that the marriage between the former Red Sox 3rd baseman and the Yankees was going to happen.
The New York Yankees have been hit with an $18.9 million luxury tax by Major League Baseball, the 10th consecutive year they will pay a penalty for their spending.
In 2011, Derek Jeter became the first player to record hit No. 3,000 with the Yankees. Ichiro will get a legitimate shot to join him.
Ichiro Suzuki and the New York Yankees are closing in on a contract that would guarantee the outfielder between $12 million and $13 million, WFAN's Jon Heyman reported on Thursday.
So what causes these odd alliances? Like politics, a mutual need. When boxed into a corner, old hatchets get buried for the mutual good. In the end, it's just business.
Youk appears to be just another aging ballplayer at this point. He's capable of getting hot for a couple weeks -- but that's about it.
Ichiro Suzuki will again don the pinstripes next season, a source has told WFAN's Craig Carton. Though final details are still being hammered out, there's no longer any doubt -- Ichiro will be back with the Yankees.
Kevin Youkilis is about to get a different look at the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.
According to several reports, Kevin Youkilis agreed to the Yankees' one-year, $12-million offer on Tuesday, which will become official pending a physical. Youkilis, 33, would take over at third base for injured Alex Rodriguez.
The 35-year-old Jones became a free agent after playing for the New York Yankees the last two seasons, and the Eagles said he is expected to complete a deal after undergoing a physical.
The Yankees have put their own offseason twist on a classic Abbott and Costello routine: "Teixeira's on first, Cano's on second and I Don't Know's on third."
Alex Rodriguez faces a long road back once he undergoes hip surgery in mid-January.
Brett Gardner agreed a one-year deal with the Yankees on Friday.
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The Yankees have had an uncharacteristically quiet offseason. But could the suddenly frugal franchise be maneuvering for a big splash?
It has to be a dream scenario for the former Red Sox star: play for the Yankees or his former manager, Terry Francona.
Could it be? Yankees fans may find themselves chanting for one-time nemesis Kevin Youkilis this season -- or at least for the team to finally fill their hole at third base.
The 38-year-old Yankees captain insists he's on a path that will allow him to be New York's shortstop on opening day, April 1.
The Yankees need someone to step in at third base for Alex Rodriguez. But it won't be familiar face Eric Chavez. Jeff Keppinger? He's off the table, too.
The Yankees picked up the final year of Curtis Granderson's contract this offseason. But will the Grandy Man be picking up his paychecks in the Bronx?
Brian Cashman usually stresses patience in the offseason, and that seems to be the course he's taking again this year, even as his team has more glaring needs than normal.
"Beggars can't be choosers," general manager Brian Cashman said. "...There's not a lot of choices out there. It's a very limited sandbox to play in."
Losing A-Rod until mid-season will force the Yankees to make power-hitting outfielder Cody Ross their number one target.
A-Rod must be considered severely damaged goods, the kind that certainly will never return to his lofty status of old, and may even struggle to attain mere usefulness.
The bombshell about A-Rod's latest injury leaves us all wondering what he has left. Let's face it -- it is perfectly clear to all of us that he is not a 30-100 guy anymore.
