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Twins trade Gio Urshela to the Angels for essentially nothing...WTF ?
 
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IKF resigned;

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Yankees Rumors: Isiah Kiner-Falefa Agrees to 1-Year, $6M Contract in Free Agency

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is reportedly staying in the Bronx.

The shortstop has agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal with the New York Yankees to avoid arbitration, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Friday.

Kiner-Falefa spent the 2022 season with the Yankees after playing the first four years of his career with the Texas Rangers. He didn't contribute much offensively and struggled defensively in his first season with the Pinstripes.

The 27-year-old slashed .261/.314/.327 with four home runs and 48 RBI in 142 games, though he did post a career-high 22 stolen bases. That said, no one expected him to be an offensive force, and those numbers are in line with his career averages.

On the fielding side, though, Kiner-Falefa committed 16 errors in 2022, tied for 10th in Major League Baseball. He also had a disappointing postseason and was part of a miscue that helped the Houston Astros take the lead in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series and sweep the Yankees.

With so many talented shortstops available in free agency—Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa, Trea Turner and Dansby Swanson—some believed the Yankees would inquire about those players.

However, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters earlier this month that he believed his internal options could get the job done at shortstop in 2023:

"There's obviously a lot of great talented players that are available in the marketplace via trade and free agency. ... I think we have people that can handle the position and I think that we have people pushing up that want an opportunity that they're ready for the next step. ... I think that we have coverage already and now it’s just exploring, like every position, can we be better, is there better options?”

Beyond Kiner-Falefa, the Yankees can turn to Oswald Peraza, Oswaldo Cabrera and Gleyber Torres at shortstop in 2023.

It's not surprising that Cashman may not be willing to shell out the money needed to sign a premier free-agent shortstop. He has to re-sign AL MVP Aaron Judge, who is expected to become one of the highest-paid players in baseball this winter, and upgrade other areas to make the Yankees World Series contenders.
 
Predicting/Hoping that the Yanx will package Gleyber Torres and 1 of our many young SSs in a deal to jettison at least 1 of Stanton, Hicks, Donaldson, who together, take up $63 Mil in payroll.

Even if the Yanx are able to free up only 1 one of these valuable roster spots, it will free up a lot of payroll money that will allow them to sign Judge & maybe even acquire another SS...Trea Turner?
 
]Here's our problem;


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“Hal Steinbrenner rejects notion Yankees are stagnant: 'Constantly evolving'”

The only thing that should be “evolving” right out of the Yankees ownership is you & your GM
friend who are the only true stagnant people in the organization. Neither of you knows real talent..
But, by all means, continue saving money by penny pinching where it’s not warranted, and
then overspend when it should not be warranted. It’s been 13 years and counting…………
 
Keeping IKF & Donaldson on the left side of the infield = catastrophe
and definite stubbornness on the GM / owner’s part……even to the point
of keeping an incompetent manager at the helm of these misguided Yankees.

Such a troika will not bring a Championship to the Bronx.

What the owner tells all Yankee fans is……Get used to the way I run my team,
take it or leave it. I guess I’ll leave it to these 3 geniuses!
 
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Toronto Blue Jays hire Don Mattingly as bench coach

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35146285/toronto-blue-jays-hire-don-mattingly-bench-coach



TORONTO -- Don Mattingly was expecting to spend a summer at home with his family. A call from the Toronto Blue Jays convinced him to get back into baseball.

Mattingly, who left his job as Miami Marlins manager at the end of last season, is joining Toronto's staff as bench coach to manager John Schneider, the team announced Wednesday.

Mattingly said he'd been contacted by multiple clubs with offers for 2023, but nothing interested him until Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins called to chat.

"Just the first conversation, it felt great, honestly," Mattingly said on a video call Wednesday. "It piqued my interest right away."

Mattingly managed against the Blue Jays in 2020 and 2021.

"Knowing the talent and seeing it, I know it's a really good club," Mattingly said. "You look at the combination of youth and experience, and an offense that can throw runs up. Over the last few years I've seen these guys. They throw runs up in a hurry. I think all the ingredients are there to win."

The former New York Yankees slugger and six-time All-Star joins the Blue Jays after seven seasons with the Marlins. Mattingly won NL Manager of the Year honors with Miami in 2020.

"Credibility and experience are achieved in many different ways, and Don's is unique for our staff," Atkins said. "Experience and credibility are words that get used a lot in professional sports, and in life and in corporate worlds. It's hard to quantify exactly how valuable that is, but I think it's something that will create that calming impact and influence, and help not only with performance and lack thereof, but also with accountability, which will be huge."

Before Miami, Mattingly won three division titles in five seasons as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also worked as hitting coach and bench coach for the Yankees, and as hitting coach of the Dodgers before his managerial stint in Los Angeles.

In Toronto, Mattingly replaces Casey Candaele, who was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to serve as Schneider's bench coach after the Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo in July, replacing him with Schneider. The Blue Jays said Candaele will resume his job as manager of the Triple-A Bisons in 2023.

Mattingly spent his entire 14-year playing career with the Yankees, winning nine Gold Gloves at first base, three Silver Slugger awards, the 1984 AL batting title and the 1985 AL MVP award.
 
Yankees free agent pitcher commanding a massive bill


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The New York Yankees may very well lose one of their starting pitchers to free agent, as they’re expected to command a hefty contract.

When it comes to New York Yankees who are free agents, outfielder Aaron Judge easily tops the list in order of importance. Behind him was first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who the team quickly reached an agreement on a two-year, $40 million contract. The Yankees have 20 players hitting free agency, and one pitcher is gaining a ton of attention from interested teams.

According to MLB Network insider Mark Feinsand, starting pitcher Jameson Taillon’s market is “gaining steam” after impressing during Zoom meetings with teams. Feinsand says that the expectation is that he will sign a contract worth more than the four-year, $56 million contract Jon Gray signed with the Texas Rangers last season.

Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon’s market reported ‘gaining steam’

Feinsand mentions in a subsequent tweet that Taillon is considered the best free agent starting pitcher behind Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Carlos Rodon, and Kodai Senga.

Taillon joined the Yankees in 2021 following a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his first year with the team, Taillon compiled an 8-6 record, a 4.30 ERA, and a 1.206 WHIP while striking 140 strikeouts and 44 walks over 144.1 innings.

This past season, Taillon recorded a 3.91 ERA, a 1.128 WHIP, 151 strikeouts and 32 walks over 177.1 innings. Taillon tied a career-high in wins with 14.

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The Yankees starting rotation as of this writing is led by All Stars Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes, followed by Luis Severino, Frankie Montas, and Domingo German. That’s just a reference for Yankees fans in case Taillon signs a big contract with another team.

If Taillon does exit, it will be interesting to see if the Yankees have any big plans to add a starting pitcher. Of course, that all hinges on how much owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman are willing to spend, since they are going to be offering a massive contract to Judge this offseason.
 
Aaron Judge Deal Worth About $300 Million, per Report

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Deal Worth About $300 Million, per Report

With the MLB winter meetings set to begin on Sunday, the Yankees are hoping to secure star outfielder Aaron Judge to a new deal sooner rather than later as other contenders jockey for the 2022 American League MVP.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Wednesday that the Yankees have offered Judge a deal in the realm of eight years and $300 million. New York potentially could increase that offer, depending on their competition for the four-time All-Star. The current offer would pay Judge an average of approximately $37.5 million per season. Judge previously rejected a seven-year contract extension from the Yankees worth $30.5 million per year.

In addition to the Yankees, the Giants and Dodgers are also in the mix for Judge and are willing to spend. Per Passan, Judge is slated to earn a record-breaking contract that will surpass the top average yearly salary for a position player. That distinction currently belongs to Mike Trout at $35.5 million.

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The 30-year-old met with the Giants on Nov. 21 in San Francisco, making a stop at Oracle Park as well as texting with Warriors star Stephen Curry about the potential of playing in the Bay Area. Judge’s conversation with Curry comes after he previously received the blessing of MLB legend and former Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who said he would love to see Judge in a Giants uniform next season.

The Giants-Judge connection centers around the Yankees star having grown up in Linden Calif., less than 100 miles from San Francisco.
 
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If he has the deGrom mindset and wants to leave.
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I no longer see the Mets as a possible landing spot for Judge, mainly because I don't think he'd wanna play in NYC where Mets fans would love him and Yanx fans would hate him.

I also think Judge is smart enough to see the roster problems that most of us already realize and he may see that as a possible roadblock to winning a WS. Hopefully, the brass can find a way to jettison Stanton and/or Hicks and/or Donaldson. Judge was also probably not very happy that he was actually booed in the post season after the year he had.

Signing with SF would allow him to go back home and play under much less scrutiny and pressure.
 
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Cashman officially back with a four year contract.
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See y’all in the 2026 off-season when we are still hearing the same bullshit from this owner, GM and manager about how we are just a few pieces away….before going out and signing a 58 year old pitcher from Slovakia for $60M and a full No trade clause. Bunch of fucking full on retards running this team.
 
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Cashman officially back with a four year contract.
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Steinbrenner does not deserve to own this team...he does not have the burning desire and passion his Father did...and as far as who deserves what, the fans definitely deserve better.
 
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