The perfect fit and the trade that will (probably) never happen
(Mike Carlson/Getty) Now that the season is roughly 40% complete and we’ve had more than two months to evaluate the Yankees, their needs are obvious. They need another starter and another bat, in...
View ArticleMailbag: Lowrie/Cabrera, Zobrist, Roller, Frazier
Just a few shopkeeping items before we dive into the questions: 1. If you’re giving Yankees/baseball gear as gifts this year, You can also give a gift to RAB at the same time, free of charge. When you...
View ArticleScouting The Trade Market: Oakland Athletics
T-Clip. (Christian Petersen/Getty) For the first time in the Billy Beane era, the Athletics are a truly awful team. They come into today with baseball’s worst record at 14-28 — they’ve never lost more...
View ArticleHeyman: Yanks have interest in Ben Zobrist, Dustin Ackley
(Thearon W. Henderson/Getty) According to noted Arby’s lover Jon Heyman, the Yankees are among the teams with trade interest in Athletics do-everything-guy Ben Zobrist. “There will be many teams...
View ArticleSecond base option off the board: Zobrist goes to Royals
(Thearon W. Henderson/Getty) The best second base option is officially off the board. The Athletics have traded Ben Zobrist to the Royals for pitching prospects Sean Manaea and Aaron Brooks, the club...
View Article2015 Trade Deadline Open Thread: Tuesday
Price. (Presswire) We are now just four days away from the 2015 non-waiver trade deadline. The Yankees stretched their AL East lead to seven games with last night’s win — FanGraphs has their postseason...
View ArticleCashman confirms Yanks rejected Refsnyder and Warren for Zobrist at trade...
(Jonathan Daniel/Getty) Given the way things played out this season, it’s only natural to sit here today and ask whether the Yankees should have approached the trade deadline differently. I wanted them...
View ArticleIf not Heyward, Yankees should splurge for Ben Zobrist’s versatility this...
(Bob Levey/Getty) Given how the season ended, it’s easy to forget the Yankees finished 2015 with 764 runs scored, the second most in baseball. They actually averaged more runs per game in the second...
View ArticleReport: Yankees not willing to spend big on Ben Zobrist
(Al Bello/Getty) It’s the offseason, which means the Yankees don’t want to trade their best prospects, don’t want to spend big on free agents, and don’t want to surrender their first round pick. They...
View Article2015 Winter Meetings Open Thread: Wednesday
Velasquez. (Presswire) After a long day with few rumors, the Yankees swung a trade last night, sending Adam Warren and a player to be named later (Brendan Ryan) to the Cubs for Starlin Castro. It...
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