From Jon Morosi : Yankees sign catcher Mike Rivera to minor league contract. In 41 games as a backup for the Brewers, Rivera hit .228/.326/.342 with 2 HR and 14 RBI. He's a career .244/.305/.383 with 13 HR and 69 RBI over 7 seasons with the Tigers, Padres and Brewers.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Curtis Granderson donned the pinstripes as the newest member of the New York Yankees on Thursday and the owner said the World Series champions had not yet finished constructing the 2010 team. Center-fielder Granderson, obtained by New York from the Detroit Tigers in a three-team trade, posed in his new uniform No. 14 at a Yankee Stadium news conference with team mates CC Sabathia and Alex Rodriguez standing by to welcome him. "One thing I've learned over my world travels... Read Full Story
Buffalo News (New York) December 13, 2009 Sunday Dear Editor, It is somewhat laughable how Yankees fans think Derek Jeter was robbed of this year's MVP. All Joe Mauer did was outhit Jeter, .365 to .334, outhomer him, 28 to 18, drive in 96 runs to Jeter's 66, have a .444 on-base percentage to Jeter's .406 and an on-base-plus slugging percentage of 1.031 to Jeter's .871 -- not even close. Yes, Jeter had a terrific season. Yes, he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. And yes, he has "looks, charisma... Read Full Story
Former big league GM Jim Bowden now has a radio show on XM and occasionally “tweets” his thoughts about free agency. Today he brought up the possibility the Yankees are indeed in on Matt Holliday despite popular opinion. Obviously Bowden must have sources since he was a league insider, but all reports to date are to the contrary.
Now that it reports came out the Red Sox offered Holliday five years and $82 million dollars his market value may start to crystallize. Holliday is going to... Read Full Story
In a town known for fast moves around the speedway, baseball's wheelers and dealers were slowly mulling their options at the winter meetings. Roy Halladay, Curtis Granderson and Dan Uggla were some of the big names being dangled on the trade market as baseball's annual swapfest opened Monday. Toronto appeared to be moving quite deliberately in talks involving Halladay, the much-coveted 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner. "Nothing's happened. If he comes to a team in our division, I would be... Read Full Story
It's official- 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui signed a one year $6 million contract (to put that in perspective- the Braves signed Billy Wagner to a $7 million one year deal, plus option). We all know the Yankees could have matched that, but they have another gameplan with the DH slot and with how they invest their millions. Hideki Matsui's comments on being with the Anaheim Angels: "I'm very excited. This is the beginning of a new journey for me. I'd like to do my best in every way I... Read Full Story
For a year chock full of awards for the Yankees, three members of the 2009 team will accumulate more awards now . Derek Jeter, Johnny ‘$how me the money’ Damon, and Mariano Rivera are all in line to receive MLB.com’s This Year in Baseball awards.
Fans voted in droves this year as more than 12 million fans casted their votes in a variety of categories. Now that the results are in, the players will receive their awards on the field in 2010.
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Stop for a second, think that everything you have known about the Yankees success — dynasty if you will — never was. Think for a second about everything you know about the Core of Four and then realize 75% of it might have never been. I know, it may sound like heresy, especially since it obviously did not come true, but still, it’s interesting to look back and go ‘Wow, what could have been.’ The implications of this could have changed the landscape of baseball as we know it.
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The Yankees declined to offer salary arbitration to World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon and Andy Pettitte, a move that means New York would not receive draft picks as compensation if they sign with other teams. Tuesday night was the first big deadline of baseball's offseason, with teams having until midnight to make arbitration offers to their former players who became free agents. Players have until Dec. 7 to accept; if they reject, they still can re-sign with their former clubs at... Read Full Story
World Series Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui and star Johnny Damon were among those not offered salary arbitration by Tuesday's deadline by the Major League Baseball champion New York Yankees. The Yankees declined to risk a possible salary arbitration loss to the Japanese star, Damon or five others, including ace pitcher Andy Pettitte, Xavier Nady and Jerry Hairston Jnr. As a result, the Yankees will receive no compensation if those players are signed by another club. Yankees general... Read Full Story
