Chris Britton and Justin Christian Non-Tendered

BRONX, N.Y. — Following the historic signing of pitcher C.C. Sabathia, the New York Yankees are in talks with another big name, announcing Thursday that they are going to pursue pitcher Cy Young. “Yes, we can confirm that we want Cy Young to come play for the Yankees,” said principal owner Hank Steinbrenner. “He [...]

I really cannot pretend to even find a way to justify inking a pitcher who rarely makes more than 30 starts a year and is damn near always on the disabled list to a five year contract worth $82 million, that is, if I were the general manager of a baseball franchise. However, I am not a GM, and not Brian Cashman, who has decided that after inking CC Sabathia to $161 million over seven...

It looks like it’s official. A.J. Burnett is headed to New York. The Yankees have signed the soon to be 32-year-old to a 5 year deal worth $82.5 million, that’s an average of $16.5 a year. I’ve done enough complaining about Burnett here, here and here so this is more or less a recap. He’s started [...]

FROM THE AP:Former Yankees All-Star center fielder Bernie Williams is expected to play winter baseball in his native Puerto Rico.Williams, who never announced his retirement after New York let him go in 2006, is expected to join the Carolina Giants in about a week, said Enrique Cruz, the team?s ...

According to our sources down in Tampa, the Yankees have non-tendered outfielder Justin Christian and pitcher Chris Britton, making them unrestricted free agents. With CC Sabathia and A.J Burnett, pending, this leaves just two open spots on the 40 man roster. Time is running our on Andy Pettitte, who still has not come up with a [...]

From rotoauthority: A 3.35 ERA For Phil Hughes? I've been having fun with the Bill James projections, which you can purchase for $9.95 here. Today let's take a look at some interesting starters they project to post an ERA under 4.00 in 2009. Barry Zito - 3.94 Tim Wakefield - 3.91 Jonathan Sanchez - 3.90 Jorge Campillo - 3...

While these winter meetings are going on, are any of you sitting back and wondering ?Hey, what are my favorite players doing??? Well, it appears?you do not need to be?a free agent to cash in on the off-season as even those locked in until 2012 are enjoying their downtime.With the Oscar De ...

The Yankees have signed the big names on the market and have casted the young guys aside. Doesn't this bring back memories? It does for me. The team has pretty much given up on Ian Kennedy. The fans don't like Gardner in center field and it seems like young Melky will be headed to the Brewers for Mike Cameron. Hughes has fallen down the charts in many peoples eyes..as much...

It's good to hear that Mariano is recovering nicely from arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder. He said everything is fine and that he will be ready to pitch on Opening Day 2009. I expect another stellar season from Mo as usual. from the NY Daily News: Mariano Rivera is glad to see the change at the front of the Yankees' rotation. "I think they're good acquisitions...

Welcome back Bernie! Even though he isn't with the Yankees, it will be pretty cool to see him play again. It will be interesting to see how he performs. from the Associated Press: Former Yankees All-Star center fielder Bernie Williams is expected to play winter baseball in his native Puerto Rico. Williams, who never announced his retirement after New York let him go in 2006...

The Cameron for Melky trade continues to be worked on by the Brewer and Yankee front offices. There is no question that Cameron is coming to New York; it’s just a matter of working out the details. The Yankees are anxious to rid themselves of KeI Igawa and his 6.66 ERA. George A. King III tells [...]

From Kat O'Brien and Ken Davidoff:They have ruled out going after oft-injured Ben Sheets, someone familiar with their plans said, because of too many "red flags." Instead, they will await a decision from Andy Pettitte.The Yankees, who had hoped to sign Pettitte or Sheets to round out their ...

CC Sabathias agent requested a meeting with the Yankees. Hours later he requested another meeting. The following day CC left to go back home to San Francisco. The next day CC called up Brian Cashman and asked him to fly to California to meet with him, and his wife. When Cashman came home he revealed the news that CC was ready to sign. The deal is worth 161 million dollars over 7...

Well, the Winter Meetings are over. I don’t know whether to be relieved or angry, but they’re over. To summarize the Atlanta Braves’ activity at the Winter Meetings, the Braves got very close to signing A. J. Burnett only to lose him to the Yankees while making very little headway to acquire a ...

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