About 12 years ago, the Chicago Cubs, under the new stewardship of Theo Epstein and his lieutenant, Jed Hoyer, were trying to kick off an organizational rebuild with a bang. Knowing that building inroads in Japan were going to be critical for years to come, and knowing that youthful stars become available in free agency only so often, the Cubs pushed hard to sign Masahiro Tanaka that offseason.
The Cubs actually made it into the final two, according to many reports, ultimately losing out ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Get a new bit, Mets. Weeks after signing Devin Williams in wake of the the Airbender’s tricky season in the Bronx and one offseason removed from signing Juan Soto and Clay Holmes, that other New York team has come to terms with yet another erstwhile Yankee. This time, it’s reliever Luke Weaver going to Queens […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| about 2 months ago
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At the advent of free agency 50 years ago, there was a stark divide between the large and small market teams across MLB. While small market teams could afford to underpay their stars due to the reserve clause that prevented them from exploring other opportunities, a Pandora’s Box was opened when free agency allowed stars […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The Yankees’ bullpen was hit-or-miss throughout the 2025 season. There were pitchers who, at times, showed excellent stuff. But for most of the time during the season, plenty was left on the table, including a handful of wins because of late-game blunders. Luke Weaver was one of those players who had an up-and-down season and, […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The offseason continues to move along, as this week we’ve had a spate of low-profile relief signings; Caleb Thielbar re-signing with the Cubs, the Nationals handing $5.5 million to lefty Foster Griffin, the Giants inking Jason Foley for $2 million, and the Reds landing former Yankee Caleb Ferguson on a one-year deal. Exciting stuff! The […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Carlos Rodón indicated he was progressing well in his recovery from elbow surgery and expects to rejoin the Yankees early on in the regular season. The southpaw said on the YES Network that he’s progressed to throwing from distances of 60 to 75 feet after an October procedure to shave down […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, the Mets are “very in” on free agent outfielder Cody Bellinger. The nine-year veteran, who won the 2017 NL Rookie of the Year Award and 2019 NL MVP Award, spent last season in the Bronx with the Yankees, who remain interested in retaining him as well. Bellinger finished last season […]
From Amazin' Avenue
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By the mid-1970s the Yankees were starting to get over that hangover of some 30 years of baseball dominance, with the team finding a clutch of new young talent to replace the legends like Mickey Mantle or Whitey Ford who had eventually left the sport. Thurman Munson was the captain by 1976, Graig Nettles was […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Twelve months ago, Blake Treinen was a folk hero, as the lanky and taciturn, salt-of-the-earth reliever who bent but never broke getting critical outs as the Dodgers vanquished the New York Yankees with aplomb, earning himself both a bobblehead night on August 17, 2025, and a new two-year contract. With new addition-Tanner Scott to man […]
From True Blue LA
| about 2 months ago
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With the offseason in full swing, the only prospects currently playing baseball are doing so outside the mainland U.S. where the weather is warm. The Yankees currently have five players participating in Winter Ball, including a few who spent time with the big-league club in 2025 and at least one who should compete for a […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Luke Weaver is the latest name floating around in the blogosphere. Michael King is said to have reduced his potential landing spots to three AL East cities. The sources are credible but nothing is definite yet. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means limited views. Italics are often used on this page […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
| about 2 months ago
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The offseason hibernation continues for New York, with little new to say about them. They are reportedly listening in on offers for second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., one of their best bats in the lineup, as a potential avenue to upgrading the pitching staff, but listening is a long ways away from agreeing to anything. […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: The Yankees are the only team in the AL East who hasn’t completed a big deal this offseason, and now it’s suggested that their first major piece of offseason business could be a departure rather than an arrival. Jazz Chisholm Jr. has attracted interest from several rival teams, and while Brian […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| about 2 months ago
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The era of free agency in Major League Baseball began in full in 1976, which came after a December 1975 decision from arbitrator Peter Seitz in favor of players Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, effectively ending the “reserve clause” that had been the law of the land for decades. However, many point to something that […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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After a weekend to digest Edwin Díaz’s three-year deal getting finalized and the Dodgers claiming defensive-specialist Michael Siani off waivers, here are a few more stories to start your week. The New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America has bestowed a Babe Ruth Award for the postseason MVP annually since 1949. Yoshinobu […]
From True Blue LA
| about 2 months ago
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We rumble along into a fresh offseason week, patiently waiting for the Yankees to make a big move. Amed Rosario was their most recent marginal move, a smart re-signing to give Aaron Boone a much-needed right-handed option that can play across the field. Yesterday, New York was reported to be in on Michael King, which […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Yahoo Sports | Alexander Wilson: It’s been a relatively quiet off-season thus far for the Bronx Bombers. But a report out of Japan hints that may not be the case much longer. The Yankees, if Nikkan Sports is accurate, “will be fully involved in the bidding” for 27-year-old Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai. The price tag […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| 2 months ago
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It’s Sunday, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! The 2025 Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida, turned out to be a major dud, at least when it comes to Yankees-related news. Still, despite the lack of baseball news, it was still a big week in the Yankees Universe. […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| 2 months ago
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You typically need some amount of help to win any baseball game. Even a fairly straightforward 5-1 win that was never really close probably needs a couple bad pitches or some mishit balls to seal the deal. However, everyone appearing in an MLB game is still in the top 0.01 percent of people to play […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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The Yankees contined a modest offseason so far by bringing back the versatile Amed Rosario, who played well for them after being acquired from the Nationals at the Trade Deadline. Almost everyone is understandably still twiddling their thumbs and waiting for the Yanks to make their big move, but in the meantime, these edges of […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: While the Yankees would’ve needed some bullpen upgrades regardless, the team has let some of their relief options go this offseason, include Devin Williams going across town to the Mets. In need of some additions back there, the Yankees have reportedly been among a couple teams to check in […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| 2 months ago
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It’s been a quiet offseason for the Yankees. I’ll admit I’ve been one of those positively vibrating to see the Yankees do something. Anything. Saturday afternoon, they made a move that, while it isn’t on the scale of a Kyle Tucker signing, seems like a pretty smart one. New York acquired Amed Rosario from the […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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One of the more interesting things around baseball in 2025 is the disconnect between how the Yankees are viewed by the professional analyst class and the more general population. The former sees them as more or less a perpetual motion machine, churning out quality teams year after year even as they don’t spend what they […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Whoever said that you can’t repeat the past clearly overlooked the possibility of the Yankees acquiring Trevor Megill during this offseason. Always open to the prospect of bullpen additions, the Yankees could once again ring up Milwaukee to try to pry away their top reliever, hoping, wishing, expecting, contemplating a different outcome than that of […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| 2 months ago
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The offseason slosh continues, as the Winter Meetings fade and we approach the holidays with plenty of big fish still in the sea. It’s not quite the frozen wasteland offseasons of the recent past like when Manny Machado and Bryce Harper were free agents, but its been the first slow burn we’ve seen in a […]
From Pinstripe Alley
| 2 months ago
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