Padres trade 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff to A’s in four-player deal

January 16, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - New York Yankees News, San Diego Padres, World Series, new york yankees
The Padres and Athletics finalized a four-player trade Saturday that sent third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff from San Diego to Oakland.

USA TODAY interview: McGwire details steroid use

January 11, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, David Ortiz, Mark McGwire, New York Yankees News, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, new york yankees
Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.

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.

Alomar, Larkin, Edgar Martinez, McGriff spur Hall debate

December 30, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Dennis Eckersley, Derek Jeter, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, Miguel Tejada, New York Yankees News, Nomar Garciaparra, Ozzie Guillen, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, new york yankees
Rickey Henderson was easy to vote into the Hall of Fame last year. Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez and Fred McGriff are tough. They are the four most notable retirees of 15 newcomers to the ballot this year, perhaps joining Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson and Mark McGwire as the players we most love to argue for or against.

Bargain deals abundant, but most have some sort of blemish

December 14, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chien-Ming Wang, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, Ryan Garko, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
For teams that found the free agent wares at the winter meetings unappealing or too expensive, there's a cheaper market that opened Saturday, sort of baseball's version of Filene's Basement.

Organizational report: First on D’backs agenda, adjust attitude

December 06, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chris Snyder, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lyle Overbay, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, new york yankees
The Arizona Diamondbacks have more money to spend than last offseason, with at least $10 million available to general manager Josh Byrnes to improve a team that plummeted to 92 losses and last place in the NL West in 2009.

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.

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.

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.

Bell Tolls: Seymour embracing life at opposite end of the NFL

November 13, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Derek Jeter, New York Yankees News, new york yankees
Once again, the Colts and Patriots will square off Sunday night in a midseason, mini-championship type of showdown that previews the quality of matchups coming in January. Richard Seymour played in many of these gut-check episodes during eight seasons with the Patriots, and undoubtedly can recall the electricity and hype that surrounds any game that matches Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.

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