Yankees finalizing deal for reliever Zach Britton

The Yankees are closing in on a three year deal with free agent reliever Zach Britton, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. ESPN's Jeff Passen adds that Britton's contract with the Yankees would be for three years guaranteed, with a fourth-year club option after the second year, which would also give the lefty the chance to opt-out afterwards if that option isn't picked up. This news comes...

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Yankees focusing on bullpen while they wait for Manny Machado

While most of the focus surrounding the Yankees in this offseason is whether they'll pursue Bryce Harper or land Manny Machado's signature, the team still does have other things they're working on. According to Fancred's Jon Heyman, the club is currently circling the bullpen market, staying in contact with relievers Zach Britton, Adam Ottavino and David Robertson. Yankees are focusing on pen...

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The Yankees offense needs to adapt

The hunters have become the hunted. It took just three games for the Yankees to get pushed back on their collective heels by the red-hot Blue Jays. Fresh off trade deadline acquisitions of former Cy Young winner David Price and former All Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the Blue Jays now look like the favorites to win the AL East. Poor managerial decisions from Joe Girardi and three stellar pitching performances, along with timely home runs gave Toronto a three-game sweep in the Bronx...

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Yankees Need To Player Smarter, Not harder, To Win The AL East

The New York Yankees are in a fight for a division title, but if they continue to make the wrong decisions, the Toronto Blue Jays will fly right past them. Friday night’s loss 2-1 loss was a result of failure at the plate in key spots and manager Joe Girardi once again trying to be too smart. With the game tied at 1 in the top of the ninth inning, All Star closer Andrew Miller retired the...

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Yankees place Dustin Ackley on 15-day disabled list

Well that was fast. Just two games into his tenure in the Bronx, the Yankees announced on Tuesday that utility man Dustin Ackley has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with that the team is calling a right lumbar strain. Ackley was acquired by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners just before the trading deadline last week, as the club's biggest deadline move while the team, for the most...

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Yankees' Opening Day payroll jumps up nine percent over 2014

The Yankees opened the 2015 Major League Baseball season with the second highest payroll in the league for the second consecutive year, using $219,282,196 to fill out it's roster this season, according to the Associated Press' latest calculations. That number is up from the Bombers' 2014 opening day payroll of $203,812,506 -- a nine percent increase. After a 2013 offseason that saw the Bombers...

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Game 1: Alex Rodriguez makes his long-awaited return on Tanaka Day

No surprises in the Yankees' first starting lineup of the season, as the Bombers host the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for around 1:15 pm ET. The starting lineupCF Jacoby EllsburyLF Brett GardnerRF Carlos Beltran1B Mark TeixeiraC Brian McCann3B Chase HeadleyDH Alex Rodriguez2B Stephen DrewSS Didi GregoriusSP Masahiro TanakaThree things to be watching for1. Of course, everybody will be watching as Alex Rodriguez steps on the Yankee Stadiun field today for the first...

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First Pitch: Welcome back, Yanks Beat Blog!

We're back! Yeah, I know, it's been a while since we've delivered you the daily Yankees news and content that some of you actually enjoy reading, but don't worry, we're back. The Yankees open up the 2015 season today at home against the Blue Jays. And with the new year, comes a regenerated Yanks Beat Blog. Enjoy Yankees News and Stories for 4/6/15: Andrew Marchand | ESPN New York: Like...

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Hand-written letters won't fix anything; A-Rod just needs to go out and play

Alex Rodriguez is sorry. Again. We think. After a year away from the game due to a 162-game PED suspension for his role in the Biogenesis scandal, Rodriguez is set to return to the Yankees this spring in what is sure to be one of the craziest media circuses in recent memory. In a hand-written letter to the fans on Tuesday, A-Rod apologized for everything and also opted to forego his mea culpa...

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Two weeks to camp: Top five storylines to watch in Yankees spring training

The Yankees pitchers and catchers report exactly two weeks from tomorrow, as the countdown to spring training inches closer to an end. The Yankees, on paper, don't look like a team threatening to win a championship this season, but that doesn't make them worth watching with camp around the corner. Here are my top five storylines to watch when the Yankees roll up to Steinbrenner Field on Feb....

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Yankees enter 2015 with a completely different outlook

It's nearly a complete 180 from where we were starting a year ago. The Yankees were heading into Spring Training with a starting rotation that, on paper, was fit enough to compete with the best of the best in Major League Baseball. Fresh off of signing the prized free-agent Masahiro Tanaka, with Michael Pineda finally ready to return to the big leagues, the Bombers looked like a real playoff...

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It's decision day for David Robertson

It's been almost an entire week since the Yankees decided to official extend a qualifying offer to closer David Robertson, and now the Yankees' 9th inning man has until 5 p.m. today to either accept ot decline the offer. Robertson is expected to reject the $15.3 million offer, which would make him the highest paid closer ever, and instead become a free-agent to negotiate with everyone. No players...

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A goodbye to the Captain, from Adam Al

It’s hard to believe that Derek Jeter’s career is coming to an end. It is even harder to deny Jeter’s place in baseball history.  Regardless of what others say I consider Derek Jeter the greatest Yankee of all time.  The Yankee’s Captain will end his career with roughly 750 more hits than any other Yankee in history; he will also end his career 6th on the all-time hits list while...

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Game 143: It's almost over

Though the Yankees are not mathematically eliminated from playoff contention just yet, their hopes of making the postseason one last time in the Derek Jeter era seem all but lost. The Bombers dropped another game on Tuesday night, losing the the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium this week. The Rays jumped all over Hiroki Kuroda early in the game, chasing...

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Game 141: Derek Jeter Day

It's the day we've all been wishing would stay away for several more years -- Derek Jeter Day. The Yankees will be holding a big pre-game ceremony for Jeter, very similar to the one held for Mariano Rivera last season -- minus Metallica, of course. The ceremony is expected to start sometime around 12:30 p.m., according to the Yankees, so whether you're at the game or watching from home, you'll...

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Yankees 5, Red Sox 4: Chase Headley's walkoff homerun completes Yanks comeback victory

Staring a loss right in the face, the Yankees came from behind to beat the Red Sox on a walk-off homerun by Chase Headley, minutes after a solo homerun by Mark Teixeira tied the game against Koji Uehara in the 9th inning, as the Bombers would beat Boston, 5-4, in the series finale on Thursday night in the Bronx. David Ortiz had a big night for the Red Sox, blasting a pair of homeruns early...

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Game 138: Series finale with Boston

The Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak last night with a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The win puts the Yankees in a position to take the series against Boston this evening at Yankee Stadium after both sides split the first two games. Brian McCann was the start of the show last night, collecting four hits, including a two-run homerun in the 2nd, and three RBIs to back up a strong seven-inning...

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Yankees planning to offer Brian Cashman a new contract this winter

Despite being on pace to miss the playoffs for a second consecutive season, the Yankees are planning to offer general manager Brian Cashman a new contract that would bring him back for next season, and several more years after that, reports CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. According to Heyman, higher-ups in the Yankees' front office like the mid-season pickups that Cashman has made this season --...

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Yankees 5, Red Sox 1: Brian McCann's big night at the plate leads Yankees to win over Boston

The Yankees bounced back from a sluggish series opener on Tuesday night to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Brian McCann had a big night at the plate that helped the Yankees snap a three-game losing streak, with four hits, including a two-run homerun in the bottom of the 2nd inning that put the Yankees up 2-0, and three RBIs on the night to lead the Bombers...

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Game 137: Martin Prado out with "mild, mild hamstring strain"

With their playoff hopes quickly fading away, the Yankees will continue their three-game series with the Boston Red Sox this evening at Yankee Stadium. Boston took the series opener last night, 9-4, on the back of three homeruns against Yankees pitching. With just a few weeks left to play, the Yankees are 9 1/2 games out of the AL East race, and five games back of the second wild card spot. Time...

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