Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The New York Yankees have made it clear they are going to take their time this offseason. The Yankees are the World Champions and don't have to rush into anything. Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi both indicated yesterday at the premiere for the World Series DVD that starting pitching is the priority but unless they give up a lot to get a Roy Halladay which I don't think will happen they will sign a...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
More photos » by M. Spencer Green - AP Browse more photos » Chad Jennings points out that the Yanks currently have 39 players on the 40-man roster . Assuming that they non-tender Chien Ming Wang, that leaves only 2 empty spots on the roster. Pettitte, Damon, Matsui. Either Cashman is sure that he only wants to bring in 2 free agents (and sure about cutting Wang), or he's sure he'll trade...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Fair warning, there is no real news value here, just a list you might find interesting. At the end of the 2009 season, the 10 longest consecutively tenured Yankees were… 1. Mariano Rivera (non-drafted free agent, February 1990) 2. Jorge Posada (24th round, 1990) 3. Derek Jeter (first round, 1992) 4. Chien-Ming Wang (non-drafted free agent, May 2000) 5. Jose Valdez (non-drafted [...] Click on...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Upon his arrival in Taiwan, Chien-Ming Wang demonstrated exercises for reporters. (Via the AP) In my mind, Chien-Ming Wang is the late ’00s version of the lost Yankee. Through his first 97 starts in the Big Leagues, he had won 54 of them and had sported an ERA of 3.79. He didn’t strike too many guys [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog A Bronx return remains Wang’s...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Let's take a look Around the Yankee Universe this morning. Not a lot of news on the last Saturday before Thanksgiving, but always some interesting stories around our New York Yankees . GOOD LUCK, SHELLEY: The Yankees have dropped Shelley Duncan from the 40-man roster, again, and it appears Duncan's Yankee career is over . Personally, I wish Duncan well. He can be a productive big-league hitter if he...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Brian McTaggart reports via Twitter that the Astros have signed a minor league free agent coming out of the Yankees system. Jose Valdez (27, RHP) pitched 19.1 innings at their AAA club this year, the proud owner of a 4.19 ERA, 18 strikeouts, and 10 walks. In past seasons, he's struck out around one batter per inning, but walked more than one batter every two innings last season at AA. His control was...
True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang ... told Taiwanese reporters Thursday that ... he would not be opposed to going to the Dodgers. Diamond Leung also calls Wang "a non-tender candidate" in his blog entry , but I would imagine that the Yankees can afford to pay him a few million dollars - he made $5M in 2009 and is arbitration-eligible for the third time - as an insurance policy, to see if he...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Chien-Ming Wang appears open to pitching for the Dodgers if the Yankees cut him loose, according to a Taiwanese report passed along by Diamond Leung. Reporters brought up the Dodgers idea and Wang replied, "Not bad" and talked about his comfort pitching for Joe Torre. Wang is nearly certain to be non-tendered by the Yankees after having surgery in July to repair a torn ligament in his shoulder...
The Yankees: Minors to Majors (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Frankly, the Yankees are in pretty solid shape for the upcoming season. Cashman does not have to do a lot. Here is what I believe should be the Master Plan for Brian Cashman in the 2009-10 offseason. 1. Get Andy Pettitte re-signed. Andy is not likely to sign elsewhere. He stated that he would either go to the Yankees or retire, but I feel that going to the Astros or Rangers may still be an option for...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Meet the Mets I think I'll retract my desire to see Chone Figgins as a Met if it means him in left field and Castillo remaining at second . MLB Trade Rumors also passes along a quote saying that the Mets are not a desirable destination for players . Hot Foot argues that the Mets should take a flyer on Chien-Ming Wang . Mets Merized has taken on the mantle of being Jeff Francoeur 's primary defender...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
According to many reports, such as Joel Sherman’s in the New York Post, it looks like the Yankees will non-tender RHP Chien-Ming Wang. According to his agent, Wang will be ready by mid-April or May. Within ESPN.com Rumor Central earlier this week, Keith Law had to say: “If the Yanks can work something out to keep him, [...]
YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball has the full list of arbitration eligible players announced by the MLBPA on Thursday. Five Yankees appear and they are Brian Bruney, Melky Cabrera, Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Chien-Ming Wang. Let's tackle t...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Chien-Ming Wang, Melky Cabrera, Brian Bruney, Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre are all eligible for arbitration. The Yankees have to make any offer by December 12th. Melky will get an offer, I'd like to see the same thing happen with Bruney and Gaudin. It makes sense to bring them both back. I wouldn't expect Wang or Mitre to get an offer. Mark Feinsand points out that "The consensus seems to be that...
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
As it stands now, Chien-Ming Wang is pretty far from most Yankees fan’s minds at this point in time and with good reason. Originally, the Yankees did not expect him to be on the mound until July 2010. After a recent trip to James Andrew, it is possible that CMW could be on a major [...]
The Yankees: Minors to Majors (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I must admit, I do the occasional bet. With my friends I will occasionally do small-wager pro football betting . I am pretty awful at it, but I still do it. I usually only do sports betting on topics that I understand such as football and baseball however. Wouldn't it be awesome if there were people taking betting wagers on things like whether or not the Yankees tender Chad Gaudin or trade for Roy...
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