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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