Category Archives: Yankees Rumors

Yankees and Ichiro talking one-year deal

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Yesterday's rumors had Ichiro Suzuki and the Yankees talking about the possibility of up to a two-year contract, but it looks like it will be a one-year deal just like the others, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Initial reports this offseason was that Ichiro was looking for a two-year deal, but the ...

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Ichiro signing not official but they are getting closer

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The news broke early this morning that Ichiro Suzuki had re-signed with the Yankees. It isn't exactly true, but it will eventually happen as the two sides are getting very close, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The reason why the rumor that it was a done deal started ...

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Rumor: Ichiro re-signing with the Yankees “will happen”

Ichiro Suzuki sounded like he was losing his patience with the Yankees heading into the Winter Meetings, but it sounds like a deal will eventually happen, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. "They are all over him," one source told Rosenthal. "That (a deal with Ichiro) will happen." Once the Yankees land Ichiro, Rosenthal is reporting ...

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Rumor: Yankees not involved with Josh Hamilton

Late last week we'd heard that the Yankees, sans Brian Cashman, were doing background checks on free agent slugger Josh Hamilton. The Yankees are not involved in talks with Hamilton though and will not reconsider unless his asking price drops, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. There was a chance that a path could have opened ...

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With no hometown discount coming, Cano could be gone next year

The Yankees have been talking about a $189 million budget for over a year now and throughout that entire time it has been a given that they would eventually re-sign Robinson Cano despite the budget. However, it's becoming more and more obvious that Cano is going to be looking for one of the largest contracts in ...

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Rumor: Yankees worried about A.J. Pierzynski’s defense

The Yankees need a catcher and one of the very few available out there is long time White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, but the two have not had serious talks yet. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Yankees are hesitant because they only view him as an average defender. Pierzynski is certainly a questionable ...

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Rumor: Yankees still talking to Ichiro

The Yankees are still waiting on an answer from Kevin Youkilis after making him a $12 million offer, but they have been talking with Ichiro Suzuki today as well, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Ichiro has expressed a strong desire to stay with the Yankees, and at one point even said he'd wait for them ...

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Rumor: Youkilis choosing between Yanks 1-year, $12M offer and Indians 2-year, $18M offer

Kevin Youkilis is currently weighing the Yankees one-year, $12 million offer against the Cleveland Indians two-year, $18 million offer, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. As hard as it is to believe that Youkilis might be in Pinstripes next season it does seem like he's taking the Yankees offer seriously. It an option between more money ...

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Rumor: Yankees checking on Josh Hamilton

Maybe there is life in the Yankees front office after all. Without Brian Cashman, the Yankees are quietly (maybe not so quietly) running a background check on slugger Josh Hamilton, according to Bob Nightengale of the USA Today. There are a couple of things going on here. The first, and perhaps biggest, is that Cashman is ...

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Rumor: Yankees and Mets talked R.A. Dickey trade, no fit

The Mets have Cy YoungAward winner R.A. Dickey on the trade market and at some point during the Winter Meetings they spoke with the Yankees about a trade. The Yankees like him, but they didn't have the prospects to offer the Mets to pry him away, according to Andy Martino of the NY Daily News. Not ...

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