The New York Yankees have made their offer to shortstop Derek Jeter and they don’t intend on increasing it.
The Yankees said they are encouraging Jeter to test the open market to find out what he is really worth.
The team is smart enough to know that Jeter’s worth is much greater to their organization than anyone else.
The three-year, $45 million offer seems to be more than fair for an aging shortstop whose skills are noticeably in decline. (Read More…)
As soon as the clock struck midnight, the New York Yankees were on the phone with Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee.
Considered the top player in the free agent class, Lee is fully expected to sign a huge deal with the Yankees.
New York is set on signing Lee after he completely shut down the Yankees twice in the American League Championship Series.
It’s highly unlikely that Lee will get a bigger offer than the one New York will present him, so it will come down to whether or not he wants to play for the Yankees. (Read More…)
The New York Yankees always seem to try and find someone to blame after coming up short in the playoffs.
This year is no different.
The club announced that they have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland, but refused to go into the reasons for the decision.
General manager Brian Cashman did claim that the firing had nothing to do with the team’s pitching struggles against the Texas Rangers in the ALCS.
Eiland missed nearly a month of action earlier in the year for undisclosed personal reasons, which was also about the same time that A.J. Burnett took a turn for the worse. (Read More…)
The New York Yankees were shut down by Colby Lewis and eliminated from the American League Championship Series.
The Yankees managed to score just one run in the fifth inning en route to a 6-1 defeat in Arlington.
Losing first baseman Mark Teixeira to a hamstring injury proved too much for the offense to overcome.
Meanwhile, pitcher Phillip Hughes continued his postseason struggles, allowing four runs while failing to reach the fifth inning. (Read More…)
