Royals are a mega-talented sell-off just waiting to happen
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Royals are trapped between wanting this good era to last and knowing it can’t last much longer, certainly with this group of players. It is possible no team ever has had as good...
View ArticleBusy Yankees explore possible McCann replacement and Rich Hill
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Much as a particularly careful person might wear both a belt and suspenders to keep his or her pants from falling down, Brian Cashman has taken every possible precaution in case he...
View ArticleCubs to reach out to Steve Bartman: How will he respond?
CHICAGO — The Cubs, having exorcised all of their ghosts by winning their first World Series since 1908, hope to deal directly with one of the younger casualties of their ineptitude. Steve Bartman, the...
View ArticleHow Indians move alters Edwin Encarnacion’s fantasy value
Moving is a stressful process, whether you’re moving to a new apartment five blocks away, your brand-new dream house in another state or the childhood home you purchased from your parents. You have to...
View ArticleHow fantasy baseball owners can profit on red-hot Blue Jays
The Blue Jays had one of the most productive offenses in baseball last season. They finished ranked in the top 10 for home runs, RBIs, runs scored, slugging percentage and weighted on-base average...
View ArticleWeighing Yankees’ 1st-base trades, which are crucial for Matt Holliday
Brian Cashman remains devoted to Greg Bird. The Yankees GM refuses to go in a new direction long-term at first base, though Bird will have now missed pretty much all of the last two seasons. The...
View ArticleDidi Gregorius goes down in ugly crash as Yankees’ pain gets worse
Another day, another Yankees injury scare. Shortstop Didi Gregorius left Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium with a bruised left heel after he collided with Toronto first baseman...
View ArticleYankees acquire veteran slugger Kendrys Morales from the A’s
With the Yankees’ lineup ravaged by injuries — made worse by the fact Miguel Andujar could be headed for season-ending shoulder surgery — they picked up Kendrys Morales from the Athletics on Tuesday....
View ArticleYankees’ Luke Voit busts out of slump with three-hit nightcap
Luke Voit had eight homers in late April, and by no means was that enough to make up for the loss of Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and Didi Gregorius, but it helped. Nevertheless, since...
View ArticleThis isn’t first time the Yankees wanted Kendrys Morales
Fifteen years ago this coming December, the Yankees fantasized about Kendrys Morales’ swing taking advantage of playing 81 home games at Yankee Stadium. Morales was a switch-hitting free-agent first...
View ArticleYankees ride odd pitching and sixth-inning eruption into first place
The Yankees had taken a three-run lead in the sixth inning, but they still had three innings to navigate with a taxed bullpen Sunday when Thairo Estrada came to the plate with the bases loaded and two...
View ArticleThe random faces of most telling win of Yankees year
The Yankees climbed back into first place Sunday with fittingly the most 2019 Yankees victory of the season. They started an opener, not the Rays. They replaced their torrid third-string third baseman...
View ArticleNew Yankee Kendrys Morales finally has bust-out game
Unlike just about everyone else the Yankees have imported this season, Kendrys Morales hasn’t provided the offense that had been hoped for when they picked him up off the scrap heap from Oakland. But...
View ArticleClint Frazier’s silence is loudest alarm in growing Yankees problem
Now Clint Frazier, normally chattier than a candy-stuffed kindergartner, has nothing to say? In that case, now the Yankees have a situation on their hands. One that will require an apology, at least,...
View ArticleKendrys Morales knows the perils ahead for Keuchel, Kimbrel
TORONTO — It is a phenomenon born to the parents of collective bargaining and unintended consequences. A blight, really, on an industry engaged in a multi-front battle to increase its customer base....
View ArticleYankees’ Giancarlo Stanton belts a homer in rehab start
Giancarlo Stanton made his return to game action Tuesday and homered in his first rehab action with Single-A Tampa as he returns from a left calf strain. Stanton’s previous rehab assignment was cut...
View ArticleKendrys Morales the latest Yankee to succumb to injury bug
CHICAGO — The long parade of Yankees on the shelf added another one Thursday, when DH/first baseman Kendrys Morales landed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left calf. “He came out of the...
View ArticleRehab update for injured Yankees starters: A mixed bag
Now you can add Jordan Montgomery to the list of Yankees who have suffered a setback during their injury rehabs. The left-hander, returning from Tommy John surgery, left the mound during a bullpen...
View ArticleYankees designate Kendrys Morales for assignment
Kendrys Morales is off the injured list, and out of the Bronx. The Yankees designated Morales for assignment, announcing the move Tuesday morning. Morales had been on the IL with a left calf strain....
View ArticleHow Yankees’ top pick Anthony Volpe fared in pro debut
First-round pick Anthony Volpe made his pro debut with Pulaski in the Rookie League on Tuesday. The 18-year-old shortstop had a single, two walks and made a fielding error against Princeton. He was...
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