2009 First Base

Dominican Winter League- Wilkins Arias (Aguilas) got hit hard in .2 of an inning. He allowed three runs - all earned - on three hits and a walk. His ERA in the DWL playoffs is now 9.58.Venezuelan Winter LeagueFriday's games:- Luis Nunez (Zulia) went 1-for-5.- Edwar Gonzalez (Lara) went 0-for-2.- ... ...

According to Brian Hoch of MLB.com, CC Sabathia is talking like a Big Apple Ace. Sabathia signed a seven-year, $161 million contract with the Yankees in December. He was considered the prize pitcher of this year's free agent market. Here are some quotes from CC Sabathia on being a New York Yankee... Read More

Derek Carty over at THT breaks down Robinson Cano. He has a great assessment of his fantasy value, his statistics and his projection for 2009. I agree with most of the things he mentioned about Robbie, and I think he will have a bounce back year. I think a lot of fans heads will turn when they see him play this year. I am expecting the Cano of '06 & '07, and I...

Today looks like it's going to be a slow one so if you're bored go check out this great breakdown of the Yankees top five prospects over at Baseball-Intellect. The top five players are 1) Jesus Montero, 2) Dellin Betances, 3) Austin Jackson, 4) Andrew Brackman, and 5) Mark Melancon. Eventually ...

How much value can you get in the 20th round with Sonnanstine?

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Although this shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone in the world of baseball, but if this report is true, super agent Scott Boras hasn’t been returning the Red Sox phone calls concerning free agent catcher Jason Varitek per this article from Boston.com over the weekend. It was recently thought that the Red Sox and Boras had a pretty...

Andy Pettitte left after the final game at Yankee Stadium with every intention of re-negotiating and returning to the team in the spring and try his luck in the new stadium. So what happened? What went wrong exactly? And why isn't the Yankees management trying harder to bring him back to the pinstripes? Read more…

Hello there once again everyone and welcome to my fantasy post on NY BasebalL Digest. I know many are still feeling sorry that the Giants lost but ” GET OVER IT” and now turn your attention to your fantasy baseball picks ( I bet you thought I was going to say the SUpert Bowl ). Anyway, [...]

Hilltop Park was the original home of the New York Yankees. It's formal name was American League Park. The park was located in Washington Heights, NY. The ballpark was built in just six weeks, which is crazy considering how long it takes for them to build them nowadays. The stadiums today are way more advanced and take a lot more technology and time to create. The Yankees, who...

MLB.COM listed 13 Yankees from all levels of the organization who are named on preliminary WBC rosters. Of interest is A-Rod playing this time for the Dominican Team. He represented the U.S. in the first WBC series, at his wife’s insistence. Here’s the list: New York Yankees Aceves, Alfredo MEXICO Cabrera, Melky DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Cano, Robinson DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Cervelli, Francisco...

World Series MVP Cole Hamels was due for a big raise and he got it today. Hamels and the Phillies agreed to a 3 year, 20.5 million dollar contract, a deal that takes him through his remaining arbitration years. There are also several bonuses worked into the deal if Hamels wins a Cy Young, makes the All Star team or is the World Series MVP again.Kudos to the Phillies, and to...

Larry Yes, Zduriencik is pursuing trades and talking to teams. The Yankees are [dangling] outfielders Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady, and the Mariners have chatted to see what New York wants in I’m sure any team with even the hint of an outfield need would at least inquire, so this ...

According to MLB Trade Rumors and the St. Louis Dispatch, the Cardinals inquired after Yankees' second baseman Robinson Can?. The Yankees' asking price?One Adam Wainwright.As you might imagine, the conference didn't last very long.At the very least, if this story is true, it shows how highly ...

TwinsFest, one of the largest community fundraisers in all of baseball, is set to begin this upcoming Friday. Over 50 current and former Minnesota Twins greats will be in attendance to meet fans and sign some autographs...

Oh man………………….. I feel like the World Series ended about six years ago.  There has been so much off season movement and speculation about who is going to move where.  And let’s not forget the speculation about the speculation about who is going to move where.  Oh, and the analysis about the ...