Cashman pessimistic on Yankees re-signing Cano
Brian Cashman didn’t sound like a general manager who expects his best player back. Speaking Monday night about free agent second baseman Robinson Cano returning to The Bronx, Cashman didn’t...
View ArticleThe 5 biggest issues still confronting the Yankees
For a team that has committed a whopping $310 million to five players since the end of the season, the Yankees are pulling into the Winter Meetings Sunday with plenty...
View ArticleReplacing Cano now the Yankees’ biggest worry
The Yankees know what they lost when Robinson Cano took the Mariners’ $240 million and bolted The Bronx for Seattle. Cano is a premier hitter who plays Gold Glove defense...
View ArticleYankees can still spend way back into contention
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — So this is a theory and only a theory. I repeat: a theory. The Yankees want to stay under the $189 million luxury-tax threshold because...
View ArticleYankees make offer to 2B Infante
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees have made a three-year, $24 million offer to Omar Infante, hoping the best second baseman remaining on the free-agent market could help offset...
View ArticleInfante spurns Yankees for Royals, leaving gap at second
So much for Omar Infante replacing Robinson Cano. Infante, the free agent second baseman, reached a four-year deal, $30-million deal with the Royals on Friday, a source confirmed. Cano’s signing...
View ArticleYanks back to square one after losing out on Infante
After losing out on the Robinson Cano sweepstakes to Seattle, the Yankees quickly saw Omar Infante head to Kansas City with a four-year deal on Friday. So where does that...
View ArticleYanks could go from Robinson Cano to Dean Anna at second base
Let’s start at the most obvious place — the only way the Yankees are adequately replacing Robinson Cano is with a collective. With Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira coming back...
View ArticleRoyals scrub could be benched — then start All-Star Game
Omar Infante could be the worst player ever to start an All-Star Game. And he might get benched before then. The Royals second baseman, leading the vote despite putrid numbers...
View ArticleWhy Yankees may be stuck with Ackley and Refsnyder at second
Dustin Ackley and Rob Refsnyder might not fit the description of a championship-winning platoon at second base for the 2016 Yankees. Nevertheless, the replacement options don’t overwhelm, either for...
View ArticleYankees mull Raul Ibanez reunion
Robinson Cano and Masahiro Tanaka remain at the center of the Yankees’ offseason plans, but the team isn’t ignoring other areas that require improvement. And there is always a chance Cano — who hasn’t...
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