Melky Cabrera

I find it hard to believe that the Yankees are seriously shopping Nick Swisher, as indicated by a published report this week. Swisher is currently the only outfielder with any kind of power on the 40-man roster—a fact that isn't likely to change until the free agent situations of Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui (if we can even consider him an outfielder anymore) are resolved. With the Yankees showing little interest in either Jason Bay or Matt Holliday, the prospects of a Melky Cabrera-Brett Gardner-Austin  

In preparation for next month's Rule 5 draft, the Yankees added seven players to their 40-man roster on Friday, including highly touted outfield prospect Austin Jackson, who could compete for a major-league job in spring training. The Yankees also added infielders Kevin Russo, Eduardo Nunez and Reegie Corona along with right-handed pitchers Romulo Sanchez, Ivan Nova and Hector Noesi. To open a spot on the 40-man roster, the Yankees outrighted outfielder Shelley Duncan, who will become a free agent if

We’ll have our internal meetings (about) whether he’s ready to take it over.   -Brian Cashman

 

In preparation for next month's Rule 5 draft, the Yankees added seven players to their 40-man roster on Friday, including highly touted outfield prospect Austin Jackson, who could compete for a major-league job in spring training. The Yankees also added infielders Kevin Russo, Eduardo Nunez and Reegie Corona along with right-handed pitchers Romulo Sanchez, Ivan Nova and Hector Noesi. To open a spot on the 40-man roster, the Yankees outrighted outfielder Shelley Duncan, who will become a free agent if

We’ll have our internal meetings (about) whether he’s ready to take it over.   -Brian Cashman

 

It took a World Series title, but Yankee fans are finally warming up to Alex Rodriguez . Yet, there are still doubters out there. Of the close to 500,0000 votes cast in the Daily News' Keep 'Em or Dump 'Em online poll, 93% said the Bomber third baseman should stick around.  

One year ago, right around this time, the Yankees officially shed more than $80 million in payroll, losing the expired contracts of Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, Carl Pavano and Kyle Farnsworth to free agency. That allowed them to head to the Winter Meetings flush with cash (even by their standards), freeing up enough payroll to sign CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira. Those moves turned out all right.

Last year, we had very specific needs   -Brian Cashman

 

One year ago, right around this time, the Yankees officially shed more than $80 million in payroll, losing the expired contracts of Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, Carl Pavano and Kyle Farnsworth to free agency. That allowed them to head to the Winter Meetings flush with cash (even by their standards), freeing up enough payroll to sign CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira. Those moves turned out all right.

Last year, we had very specific needs   -Brian Cashman

 

For any other team, even a team like the 2009 Yankees that finished 101-48 after A-Rod returned, you would say now comes the hard part, deciding which players they should keep and which they should let go. But these are the Yankees, who have a $100 million payroll with just four star players Jeter, A-Rod, Sabathia, Teixeira that most teams in baseball can't match with their entire rosters. Everything came together with this team, a great New York Yankee team, the way it usually does with teams that win  

It was 1:30 in the morning, and Alex Rodriguez came sauntering into the Yankees ' cavernous interview room, along with Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira . Nearly two hours after the celebrating had begun, the TV cameras were gone, finally, and only a few dozen print reporters remained as the players set up in various areas of the room to answer questions. Unlike Jeter and Teixeira, A-Rod was holding a lit cigar in one hand, and a drink of some kind in a cup in his other hand.  

With the pros and cons of Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui already laid out , I think it is time that we lay out the pros and cons trading for Curtis Granderson, the CF for the Detroit Tigers.