Yankees’ Andy Pettitte Announces Retirement
If the Yankees don’t make it into the postseason, the former All-Star is expected to make his final home start this Sunday against the San Francisco Giants.
Yankees’ Brett Gardner Strains Oblique, Likely Out For Year
XN Sports’ Anson Whaley reports Brett Gardner may have played his last game of the season due to an oblique injury.
Ichiro Collects 4,000th Career Hit
Much of the talk in baseball lately has focused on PEDs and the Biogenesis scandal that has rocked the sport yet again. On Wednesday night, however, that took a back seat as Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki collected his 4,000th career hit. In the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays, Ichiro hit a single off […]
Cubs Trade Alfonso Soriano to Yankees: Fantasy Baseball Impact
With the Yankees bringing back Alfonso Soriano for prospect Corey Black, the fantasy landscape has shifted ever so slightly – just one shift in a series of moves that will reshape the rest of the fantasy season. Let’s take a look at the fantasy winners and losers of the Cubs-Yankees, Alfonso Soriano-Corey Black trade. Winners: […]
2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Yankees Picking up Interest in Alfonso Soriano
Earlier this month, we mentioned Alfonso Soriano’s recent resurgence with the Chicago Cubs. After a slow start to the season, Soriano began heating up before the All-Star break. Since then, he’s continued his power surge, hitting another home run and driving in two runs in the Cubs’ last series against Colorado. With 17 home runs […]
2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Brewers Could Find it Difficult to Trade Aramis Ramirez
For years, Aramis Ramirez has been one of the top power-hitting third basemen in the National League. Since bursting onto the scene in 2001 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ramirez has been slugging home runs at a consistent pace. From that season early in his career through 2012, he has hit at least 25 home runs […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Vidal Nuno
When a player is called up to make a couple of spot starts while a regular starter recovers from a minor injury they make for good streaming options but not real investments. That isn’t the case with Vidal Nuno who was recently called up to temporarily take Andy Pettitte‘s spot in the rotation while the […]
Kevin Youkilis Signs with Yankees, Breaks Hearts Across New England
The New York Yankees have now found their replacement for the injured Alex Rodriguez and it’s sure to make Boston Red Sox fans cringe. Kevin Youkilis has decided to accept the Yankees’ one-year, $12-million offer to head to the Bronx. New York issued him the contract last week, but Youkilis had been weighing other options, including […]