The Yankees acquired the Pirates' right-hander for four prospects
The Yankees added another starting pitcher to their rotation by trading for the Pirates’ Jameson Taillon. The right-hander hasn’t pitched since 2019 after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery, and he joins a Yankees staff that is full of starters who are returning from injuries and who haven’t pitched much, if at all, over the […]
The former face of the Yankees might no longer be one with a bad 2021
This August will be five years since Gary Sanchez hit his first career home on Aug. 10, 2016 in Boston. Five years since he hit 20 home runs in only 229 plate appearances. Five years since his at-bats became must-see TV. Five years since he temporarily became the face of the Yankees. Over the last […]
The luxury-tax threshold leaves the Yankees enough room for one more player
The Yankees’ roster seems like it’s all but complete. I still think a certain bald, left-handed outfielder will be a Yankee in 2021, but aside from his return, what you see right now is what the Opening Day roster will be.
The AL East is looking like a three-team race in 2021
The Yankees can no longer only worry about the Rays in the AL East. The division is now a three-team race.
Avoiding the luxury-tax threshold means the roster is about complete
The Yankees are going to try to win in 2021 with nearly the same team from 2020. It’s a wild, ill-advised and irresponsible plan for a team in a supposed championship window, but it’s the Yankees’ plan.
At the price it will cost, Yankees need someone better than Reds' right-hander
The Yankees have added Corey Kluber to their 2021 rotation. Writing that sentence three and four years ago would have meant a whole lot more than it does now. If I had written that sentence three or four years ago, these Yankees would have likely already won a championship. Instead, the organization is going on […]
Yankees aren't ending their championship drought with this roster
The Yankees weren’t good enough to get out of the ALDS in 2020 and their roster for 2021 is at best the same it was in 2020.
The Yankees have yet to add to their roster with a month left in the offseason
I’m still waiting for the Yankees to do something to improve their actual roster, not their Triple-A roster.
The way the Yankees are handling their best player's free agency is nothing new
The Yankees never want to pay their own players. Other teams’ players? Overpay them. But when it comes to the Yankees having to pay players who have produced for them, well, that’s a different story.
The Yankees' best player for the last two years still isn't a Yankee
There’s a report DJ LeMahieu is “dismayed” with the Yankees and has asked his agent to connect with other teams.