The best team realistic money can buy, all for $80 million

December 31, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Grady Sizemore, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Matt Holliday, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Porcello, Ryan Rowland-Smith, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Todd Wellemeyer, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, new york yankees
Our annual exercise to field a team based on the major league median payroll yielded a fleet, flexible team.
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Free agent forecast: Hot topics

November 25, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Chone Figgins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Dayton Moore, Derek Jeter, Hank Blalock, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Johnny Damon, Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Vicente Padilla, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
The New York Yankees dominated the free agent scene last offseason, but how active will they be now that they have a championship team in place? Which other clubs are in position to make big moves this offseason? Who isn't? What players will be most and least enticing to teams? We tackle these questions and more as we preview the free agent class.
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Free agent forecast: Hot topics

November 25, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Chone Figgins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Dayton Moore, Derek Jeter, Hank Blalock, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Johnny Damon, Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Vicente Padilla, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
The New York Yankees dominated the free agent scene last offseason, but how active will they be now that they have a championship team in place? Which other clubs are in position to make big moves this offseason? Who isn't? What players will be most and least enticing to teams? We tackle these questions and more as we preview the free agent class.
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Batting champion Mauer near-unanimous pick as AL MVP

November 23, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Kendry Morales, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, New York Yankees News, new york yankees
Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer more than made up for a late start to his 2009 season, first by winning his third batting championship and on Monday when he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
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Sabermetrics system: stats redefine award winners

November 22, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, new york yankees
Tim Lincecum helped explain his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award, saying, "You can see where it's taken a turn to complete numbers and stats and what people do with that. It puts more options in the voters' heads." Zack Greinke, his American League counterpart, is more specific. He introduces things called FIP and VORP into the discussion.
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Major league clubs conceal their winter plans

November 18, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Lee, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Roy Halladay, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, new york yankees
Perhaps it's the tight economy or the lack of marquee free agents on the market, but secrecy is running rampant among major league teams.
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Ichiro, Torii Hunter win Gold Gloves; Mauer honored

November 10, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago White Sox, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Ichiro Suzuki, Joe Mauer, Ken Griffey, Jr., Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees News, Placido Polanco, Seattle Mariners, World Series, new york yankees
Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter received Gold Gloves for the ninth straight year in the American League on Tuesday.
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Greinke, Scioscia deserving of hardware

November 04, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Elvis Andrus, Felix Hernandez, Hanley Ramirez, J. A. Happ, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Porcello, Ron Washington, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, new york yankees
The Baseball Writers' Association of America will announce its postseason awards beginning Nov. 16 with the rookies of the year for both leagues and culminating with the MVPs on Nov. 23 and 24. But why wait to hear about those when a panel of 12 USA TODAY reporters and editors can share its choices for the awards? As with the BBWAA awards, voting was conducted before the postseason. Let the debates begin.
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‘Men in blue’ under scrutiny after a series of botched calls

October 22, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carlton Fisk, Joe Girardi, Joe Mauer, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Scioscia, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series, new york yankees
This is the time of year when the baseball postseason creates many of the game's most memorable moments. The heroics of Reggie Jackson, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk and Joe Carter are shown time and again, until another name comes along to join them.
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Upon Further Review: Sports Weekly’s full-season All-Stars

October 18, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Freddy Sanchez, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Johnny Damon, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Justin Verlander, Kendry Morales, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Zach Duke, new york yankees
Years from now, fans will look back at the 2009 baseball season and notice how St. Louis Cardinals teammates Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright battled for the National League Cy Young Award but weren't All-Stars.
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