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In short time Alex Rodriguez will once again be guarding the third base lines while wearing pinstripes. Rodriguez contacted the Yankees through a mutual friend (Kevin Long?) asking to come back. Hank Steinbrenner reneged on earlier statements that the Yankees would not pursue A-Rod. But who wouldn’t?

Steinbrenner laid down the law of the land. The only way Rodriguez would be able to work out a deal with the Yankees is if he met with Hank and Hal Steinbrenner. A-Rod had to convince the two why he wanted to be a Yankee. There were a few other stipulations: Boras could not be in the room while they negotiated; and Rodriguez would have to accept a below market deal in order to come back. Full Story

1/14/08 @ 10:17 AM

It appears as if the Yankees are out of the Johan Santana race. Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner were able to talk Hank out of pulling the trigger.

It looks like Johan Santana might be coming to New York after all. However, not to the Bronx.

The Yankees have been very quiet lately, thus the lack of reporting going on.

Updated: 1/14/08 @ 10:15 AM Yankees Bullpen Has A Lot Of Uncertainty

In an off season where Johan Santana has been the talk of the town, the Yankees quietly have done nothing to improve the bullpen. Latroy Hawkins is not the answer. Kyle Farnsworth’s fastball will always be straighter than an arrow. The Yankees have lefty specialist Sean Henn, who specializes in allowing lefties to get the best of him. Brian Bruney continues to walk hitters in MLB 2K7. Brian Cashman says he plans to have Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen to start the year and work his way into the rotation. J.B. Cox and Humberto Sanchez are going to have to play big roles if the Yankees expect to have a good bullpen. Both are coming off arm injuries. Unless the Yankees bolster their bullpen via a trade, the downfall of the team could be the guys coming in after the starter and before Rivera. If Cashman mandates an innings limitation for Chamberlain, Hughes, and Kennedy than the weak bullpen will be exposed. The limitation would mean that those three pitchers could not exceed more than 20 innings over their previous year total. Hughes would be able to pitch about 130 innings. Chamberlain – 112 innings. Kennedy – 168 innings.