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Yankees will make Swisher a qualifying offer, hope he rejects

After another bad year in the playoffs for Nick Swisher this year, the Yankees would like to see his era end. They do plan on extending Swisher a qualifying offer of $13.3 million, but they're hope that he rejects it so they can get an extra draft pick and not him, according to Jon Heyman ...

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Poll results: Who BBD readers want to see stay and go

I ran a poll after the Yankees were eliminated to see which players people wanted to see stay with the Yankees to 2013 and which people wanted to run out of town. For the most part the answers were predictable, but there were a few shockers. Here are the results: ...Read more Alex Rodriguez: 63% of you want ...

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The offseason officially starts today

With the Giants win over the Tigers last night, the 2012/13 postseason has officially begun. Yankees fans are going to expect big things this offseason, however their team finished with the best record in the American League and probably needs a few tweaks rather than a major overhaul. The one area where they really need to focus on ...

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Yankees expected to make qualifying offer to Swisher, nothing else

It seemed unlikely that the Yankees would re-sign Nick Swisher when rumors that he was looking for a Jayson Werth type deal, but after his fourth consecutive bad postseason it seems all but certain. The Yankees are, however, expected to make Swisher a qualifying offer of at least $13.5 million in order to get a draft ...

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Farewell Nick Swisher

I’ve always liked Nick Swisher. I’ve had nothing against him. Forget about the postseason struggles, any person with such a positive attitude that can play baseball at a high level is great for any team let alone the Yankees. It’s coming to the point we’ve all seen – his impending free agency. Why I write ...

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A-Rod benched again with Granderson this time

Down 0-3 in the ALCS, the Yankees season is on the line tonight and manager Joe Girardi has decided to once again bench his highest paid slugger, Alex Rodriguez, along with center fielder Curtis Granderson. That means that Nick Swisher is back in the lineup and Eric Chavez and Brett Gardner will once again be in ...

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A-Rod and Swisher benched for Game 3

As the Yankees attempt to come back from an 0-2 deficit against Justin Verlander and the Tigers, their manager Joe Girardi has decided to mix up the lineup by benching Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher in favor of Eric Chavez and Brett Gardner. A-Rod is 4-for-7 with two home runs against Verlander this season, but historically he never had ...

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Swisher calls out fans, says playing in Yankee Stadium is tough

Yankee Stadium has been getting bad lately. It's been non-stop booing from fans who would rather boo struggling players than think back to 2009 and cheer them through their struggles. It's created an atmosphere where fans are staying away from the ballpark during the playoffs for the first time probably ever as thousands of tickets ...

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5 Yankees who need to perform in the playoffs or else

New York is very much a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately kind of town, but certain players, like Derek Jeter, will get a pass if they underperform in the playoffs while others will be under a big microscope. Here are five Yankees that will be under the most pressure to perform: Alex Rodriguez - A-Rod gained a reputation as a playoff choker ...

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Rumor: Swisher wants Werth money

Nick Swisher is set to be a free agent this offseason and the early indication is that he's going to set out to look for a deal similar to what Jayson Werth got from the Nationals, or $126 million over seven years, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. It seems crazy at first, but it's ...

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