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SNY | Tom Hanslin: The Yankees signed Mexican League MVP Nick Torres to a minor-league deal Saturday, as announced by Algodoneros Unión Laguna, his former team. The 32-year-old slashed .347/.425/.730 this past season with 27 homers and 79 RBI in 86 games, adding to an impressive resume south of the border. A fourth-round draft pick […]
The Twins were the most active sellers at last season’s trade deadline, offloading an incredible ten big league players in a fire sale aimed at both reopening a contention window for 2026 and building a prospect base for their long-term plans. Recent reports indicate that they will not be taking such an axe-handed approach to […]
Sometimes in life, you end up at the right place at the wrong time. Steve Sax was an excellent ballplayer, making five All-Star teams during a distinguished, 14-year career. You could make a strong argument that the best years of his career were spent in pinstripes. And yet, despite his success in baseball’s biggest market, […]
It’s starting to look like the Yankees won’t be throwing their weight around in the free agency market. It’s possible they’re throwing up smokescreens, but reporting around Christmas that they are not major players for Tatsuya Imai and are in a “holding pattern” with Cody Bellinger suggests the club is either OK with its current […]
Jhony Brito came to the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees and was one of four pitchers who came to San Diego in the trade that sent Juan Soto to New York. Brito, Michael King, Randy Vasquez and Drew Thorpe were the arms acquired in the deal and he, like King and Vasquez, […]
Braves Franchise History Here’s a random clip for you: MLB History 1919 – One day after working out a deal to sell Babe Ruth to the Yankees, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee says his team will deal any player except Harry Hooper. They will then deal Hooper to the White Sox following the 1920 season. […]
1919 A day after selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees, cash-strapped Boston owner Harry Frazee was unable to promise further cuts from his roster. (The Red Sox were coming off of a 66-71-1 season but were just a year removed from a World Series title.) Frazee made one exception: Superstar outfielder Harry Hooper was staying […]
Yahoo! Sports | Jared Bloom: The beginning of Camilo Doval’s time with the Yankees did not go as anticipated. After being acquired at the trade deadline, the former San Francisco Giants closer struggled to transition to a mid-inning role. Despite this rough introduction to the pinstripes, however, manager Aaron Boone and the Yankees are “optimistic” […]
Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our bi-weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com. The idiot that said, “Harper is coming” asks: Who do you think will be the biggest name player the Yankees […]
Say what you will about the Yankees’ organization, but once you’re considered part of the “True Yankee” family, they’ll generally always roll out the red carpet for you. Say what you will about his decision making and player evaluation capabilities, but George Steinbrenner was always willing to splash the cash to help the Yankees win, […]
Happy Boxing Day to all those celebrating, as the holidays start to wrap up and the new year approaches. It remains a slow and steady pace waiting for Yankees news, as they’ve only managed the margins of the roster throughout the days since their elimination from the postseason. A changeup at the very end of […]
Good morning everyone! We hope you’re having a merry Christmas and a happy holiday. Madison had the overnight news roundup, but the rest of the staff is otherwise understandably off today. If you’re spending time with friends and family today, then great! If you’re trying to escape some for whatever reason or just hanging out, […]
It doesn’t take a Nobel Prize to be able to deduce that the MLB offseason has the slowest and most brutal pace in all of professional sports. The NBA and NHL have their drafts take place in late June after the conclusion of the postseason, and free agency begins on July 1st. It takes under […]
We’re 10 days away from the Tatsuya Imai posting expiring, and not really much closer to knowing with much confidence (1) the teams seriously making a real push, or (2) the expected price tag. As we saw two years ago with Shota Imanaga (and recently with Munetaka Murakami), the markets for Japanese stars is notoriously difficult to project, and the rumor mill is far more mum than for domestic free agents. It’s just the way these things always go. That said, there are some interesting bits...
As we continue to roll through this “50 Most Notable Yankees Free Agent Signings” series, the majority of the signings we cover are positive, or at least have something positive to add to Yankees history. “Notable,” however, is not an inherently positive descriptor, made clear by our inclusion of Ed Whitson in this series. A […]
On Monday night, the Seattle Mariners announced that they had signed outfielder Rob Refsnyder to a one-year, $6.25 million contract, for what will be the 11th season of his big-league career. As a former Yankees farmhand, Refsnyder remains a familiar name to a certain generation of Yankee fans. He struggled during the early part of […]
The date is December 24th. Unless you are the world’s biggest Cade Winquest fan (and bless you if you are), the Yankees have yet to bring in any no-doubt major leaguers. That’s a choice! There is time to remedy this but … yeah. Enjoy your Christmas Eves, anyway. Today on the site, Nolan will use […]
Sports Illustrated | Delilah Bourque: The Yankees were provided a glimmer of hope in a potential pursuit of starting pitcher Tatsuya Imai. Voices around the industry have singled out the Yankees and Cubs as the likeliest landing spots for the NPB star, and sources recently relayed that Chicago is not one of his preferred landing […]
When you think of the MLB owners who deserve the moniker of Scrooge, Bob Nutting and Bruce Sherman tend to be the first names that come to mind. However, when you combine a miserly attitude toward payroll spending with antagonistic public comments, there are few families who ruin Christmas more for their fans than the […]
The 1983 New York Yankees finished third in the American League East. Their 91-71 record wasn’t good enough to make the postseason for the second year in a row, but it wasn’t as though they were a team to scoff at, and some improvements could get them back in the hunt. After that season, a […]
The Mets continued both their bullpen revamp and their seemingly endless conquest to steal good players from the Yankees, signing Luke Weaver to a two-year, $22M deal. Weaver, a 32-year-old right hander, has been a key member of the Yankees’ bullpen the past two seasons and actually took the closer’s job from Devin Williams at […]
Christmas is coming, and while the goose continues to get fat, the Yankees are submitting their final wishes. Among those wishes is likely for some security in the starting rotation to begin the 2026 season. As we’ve mentioned before, the Yankees could have a potentially great group of starters, but with Gerrit Cole and Carlos […]
Happy Festivus, everybody! I’ve got a lot of problems with you people. Now, you’re gonna hear about it! No, I don’t mean you, dear readers. I’m obviously referring to the Yankees! Every fan who follows their team with any degree of regularity will start to have that team get on their nerves in a variety […]
Just two days from Christmas, today’s the last day MLB execs can make moves without infringing on their own (and our) holidays. It’s likely to be a slow week in what’s felt like a slow offseason, though I think this makes it a good time to reflect on what’s actually happened. Even if things seem […]
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: Over the past two seasons and playoff runs, the reliability of the Yankees’ bullpen has been one of the major questions plaguing the team. The organization has been decent at being able to squeeze good innings out of the likes of Ian Hamilton and Tim Hill at points, but it’s […]