Tag Archives: Carl Crawford

Making Sense of the Yankees Offseason Rumors

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have been linked to lots of players already this offseason. So many that it makes it hard to tell what's real and what isn't. I thought I'd throw together this story in order to help our readers make sense of what's happening. First of all, it should be said that while most of the ...

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Could Carl Crawford Fall to the Yankees?

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Jess K. Coleman

Besides Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford is possibly the most talented free agent on the market. He is near the top in stolen bases every year, he can hit above .300, and he is young. No team doubts the difference that Crawford can make. Thus far, Crawford has seen some interest thrown his way. The Angels seem ...

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Yankees Rumors: Stayinig in Contact with Carl Crawford

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have called free agent outfielder Carl Crawford presumably to keep themselves in the loop, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Cliff Lee remains their primary target this offseason, but it looks like Crawford is their clear no. 2 target in the event they don't sign Lee. So far they have not ...

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Lee May Only Be ‘Plan A’ But Yankees Should Avoid ‘Plan B’

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

This morning the Daily News is reporting that the Yankees will be quick to put a bid in for free agent Cliff Lee as soon as they're allowed to tonight at midnight. Obviously they won't be negotiating in the middle of the night, but they would like to be quick with the ace pitcher because ...

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Yankees Rumors: Not Interested in Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News: According to a source, the Yankees aren't planning to make a hard charge for [Carl Crawford] or Jayson Werth, the top two offensive free agents available this winter. Brett Gardner's breakout year, Nick Swisher's solid season and the late-season emergence of Curtis Granderson have ...

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Yankees Rumors: Crawford and Benoit Discussed at Team Meeting

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Ronald Blum of the Associated Press: The Yankees’ No. 1 priority from outside the organization is [Cliff Lee], an official familiar with the meetings said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcements were made. Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford and Rays setup man Joaquin Benoit are among other free agents the ...

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Yankees Chapter of the BBA Announces AL Hitter of the Year Ballot

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Today we unveil the last Baseball Bloggers Alliance ballot, this time it is the Stan Musial Award given to the best hitter in the league. Naming the award after Musial makes sense as he was one of the best hitters in baseball history. A 20-time All-Star and a three-time MVP, Musial finished his career with 3,630 ...

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Heyman on the Yankees: Core 4, Lee, Greinke, Crawford, Werth, Dunn, Montero

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated recently wrote a column on the Yankees offseason. A lot of what he wrote were just guesses, but educated ones, and a lot of what he wrote is based off his sources which he has a lot of. So take this for what it's worth, good but ultimately not solid ...

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Carl Crawford Wants to Stay in Tampa

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via MLB.com: Losing [Carlos Pena] and [Rafael Soriano] hurts, but [Carl Crawford] came up through the organization's farm system and has been the team's biggest star in franchise history -- so the prospect of "C.C." leaving hurt most. "I don't want to leave, everybody knows that," Crawford said. "I like it here. I've made ...

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Yankees Notes: D-Rob, Nova, Brackman, Crawford, and More

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Last week's matchup of CC Sabathia vs. David Price is the closest thing to Roger Clemens vs. Pedro Martinez there is today and it lived up to it's billing as each pitcher gave their teams a shot to win the game and then some. Well, the pair go at it again ...

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