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A look back at the free agents the Yankees missed out on

The 2012 free agent pool was fairly decent last offseason and, as usual, there was tons of speculation on who the Yankees would go after.  Regardless, they were pretty economical in gaining assets through savvy trading (Michael Pineda), picking up cast offs (Raul Ibanez), and re-signing critical assets (CC Sabathia, Andrew Jones, Eric Chavez). It’s ...

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The Yankee beat: Pineda trade, Yu Darvish, & the bullpen

Phil Hughes pitched a beautfiul 1st inning, but quickly fell apart, as he allowed four runs in 2.2 innings. The Yankees offense missed opportunities and were ultimately shutdown by the Texas bullpen. Here is our recap. Here is what the Yankees blogosphere was talking about today. The Pinstriped Bible reminded us that the Mariners haven't necessarily "won" ...

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Yu Darvish pitches a gem in 1st appearance against the Yankees

In the Yankees first game against Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, he showed off everything that made him a great success in Japan. He worked ahead of the count, had strong command, changed locations, used six different pitches, and varied his pattern throughout. He was dominant. “He was good," Mark Teixeira told Mark Feinsand of the NY ...

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Kuroda downplays Japanese pitcher showdown

Japan will surely be excited on Tuesday when Japanese stars Hiroki Kuroda and Yu Darvish face-off against each other as the Rangers host the Yankees. However, Kuroda is trying to downplay the matchup. “I try not to think about it; I don’t want to make it any bigger than it is,” Kuroda told Mark Feinsand of ...

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Rumor: Yankees placed low-ball bid for Darvish

The Yankees might as well have not even bid on Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. The Yankees bid was for less than $20 million, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. That didn't even come anywhere close to the record setting bid of $51.7 million that the Rangers needed to land him. It seemed like a natural ...

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Rangers win bidding for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish

The Texas Rangers have won the bidding for Japanese starter Yu Darvish with a bid of $51.7 million, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The bid narrowly beats the Red Sox bid of $51.1 million for Daisuke Matsuzaka back in 2006. The Rangers now have 30 days to negotiate a contract with Darvish otherwise he ...

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Rumor: Yankees “Not Getting” Yu Darvish

The Yankees played it cool this offseason in regards to their interest in Japanese starter Yu Darvish and it looks like they weren't just bluffing. The winner of the posting process has still not been officially revealed, but the Yankees are "not getting him," according to Marc Carig of the Neward Star-Ledger. The Yankees seemed to ...

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Rumor: Blue Jays place a $40-$50 million bid on Darvish

It's looking more and more like the Yankees haven't won the bidding for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. While the official bid hasn't been revealed yet, the Toronto Blue Jays are thought to have made a bid of at least $40 million and as high as $50 million, either is expected to be more than what ...

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Rumor: Yankees make only a modest bid for Yu Darvish

The bidding for Yu Darvish is final and as we wait up to four days for his team to accept or deny the high bid we are hearing some rumors trickle in. The latest is that the Yankees have placed a bid, but it is thought to only be a modest amount that isn't likely to ...

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Yu Darvish: the bids are in, now we wait

As if 5:00 p.m. ET today, the posting period is over for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. Now his team has four days to decide whether or not they want to accept the highest bid (an announcement could come as soon as tonight or tomorrow morning though, according to Adam Kilgore). The Yankees were expected to place ...

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