Tag Archives: Felix Hernandez

Yankees Rumors: Mariners are Not Trading Felix Hernandez

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Since the Yankees missed out on Cliff Lee a lot of fans have been left clamoring for the Mariners ace Felix Hernandez. Only one problem, he's not available. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated spoke with Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik who said he had "no interest in trading Felix." On top of that Hernandez ...

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Felix Hernandez Wins Cy Young, Sabathia Takes 3rd

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

There was a lot of debate leading up to this because of his win-loss record, but Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners ultimately took home the American League Cy Young Award. David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays took second and our own CC Sabathia came in third place. Hernandez had the worst record ...

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Yankees Chapter of the BBA Announces AL Pitcher of the Year Award

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Today's Baseball Bloggers Alliance ballot is for our version of the Pitcher of the Year Award, the Walter Johnson Award. The Award is named after Johnson who was one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball history while playing for the Washington Senators and later managing both the Senators and Cleveland Indians from 1907 until 1927. ...

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Lester Forces His Way Into Cy Young Debate

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

In recent weeks a lot has been made about the American League Cy Young award and the debate has mostly surrounded CC Sabathia vs. Felix Hernandez. Last night the Yankees were blanked by Jon Lester and it was an amazing performance that should put him into that conversation as well. First, let's get ...

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CC Sabathia Does Not Deserve Cy Young

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jess K. Coleman

The 2010 Cy Young conversation had been a fascinating debate. It had raised questions about how to determine if a pitcher is successful, and the value of certain statistics. But, unlike other years, the 2010 debate has recently become quite a silly argument as the season comes to a close. The main discussion has been between CC ...

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CC Sabathia Not Close to Cy Young Despite Win Total

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

For years the measure of a really good pitcher was how many wins he was able to rack up. Last season though something happened, Zack Greinke of the Royals won the Cy Young award despite only racking up 16 wins. CC Sabathia currently leads the American League with 16 wins and has been the ...

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2 Reasons Why Hughes and Joba Should Remain Starters

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

This offseason we've seen a couple of young ace pitchers, Felix Hernandez and now Justin Verlander, get locked up for the long-term. Those two moves should serve as a good reminder to the Yankees that it is important for the team's long-term success that Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes become starters. In an offseason where there ...

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