PLAYERS:
Francisco Cervelli,
Derek Jeter,
Mariano Rivera,
Andy Pettitte,
CC Sabathia,
Austin Romine,
Nick Swisher,
Eric Chavez,
Raul Ibanez,
Alex Rodriguez,
Mike Morse,
Brian Cashman,
Chris Stewart
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals
Not so long ago, the MLB offseason was considered one of the most exciting times for New York Yankee fans.
Francisco Cervelli (Photo credit: Keith Allison)
It was a time when hot stove headlines were greedily hogged by the Bronx Bombers with news of the team’s latest, big-name acquisition.
Well my friend, those days are long gone, as it is safe to say that I am not confident at all about this 2013 ballclub and anyone who disagrees with this should be considered delusional.
Now, where do I start?
The justification behind my uncertainties are countless, and this post could go on forever. So instead here are three of the most obvious and undeniable reasons all of Yankee Universe should start to lower their expectations pronto.
Injury prone, veteran players tend to get injured as Father Time inevitably creeps up on all of us and baseball players are not immune to this. And the Yankees have a significant number of ‘passed-their-prime’ players who are coming of recent injuries, like De...
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