puristbleedspinstripes.com - 20 days ago
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When you’re the defending World Champions, life is usually pretty good in the offseason; the decisions you need to make to improve your team fairly minimal.
Right now, it looks like the Yankees may want to sign another starter–not a one or a two, but an insurance policy if Hughes ...
Could the Yanks keep all three free agents?
riveraveblues.com 16 days ago — When discussing the pending free agencies of Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon , the refrain all season long was that the Yankees would probably keep one and cut loose the other. On the surface, that seemed to make sense. Both players will be 36 next ...
Kurkjian on the Yanks
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 19 days ago — From Tim Kurkjian : 1. How will the world champion Yankees rework their roster? They have three primary free agents, left fielder Johnny Damon, designated hitter Hideki Matsui and starting pitcher Andy Pettitte. Last winter, the Yankees didn't even make an offer to Bobby Abreu or Jason ...
The left-field question
pinstripealley.com 15 days ago —
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Who'll be there next year?
Option A: The Efficient Plan -
Re-sign Hideki Matsui to a one-year deal (that he seems amenable to). Matsui can ...
Damon Should Stay- Not Because of Last Night
nybaseballdigest.com 25 days ago — Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon turns 36 Thursday. He will be a free-agent soon after.
The club needs to keep him in the fold, not because of his stellar ninth-inning at-bat and instinctive double-steal that paved the way to the Yankees’ 7-4 win over the Phillies in Game 5 of the World Series ...
Matsui or Damon?
zellspinstripeblog.com 19 days ago — The champagne is barely cleaned from the carpets in the Yankees clubhouse and the confetti is not even cleaned from the Canyon of Heroes, yet some important decisions need to be made about the Yankees’ three free agents. I am of course referring to Matsui, Damon and Pettitte. I am not ...
Let the Off-Season Begin
yankees.gearupforsports.com 17 days ago —
It would be wrong of me to go back to last week and recap the Yankee greatness that was, the 2009 World Series. Justice prevailed as Matsui finally got the Championship ring he ventured over the big lake for. Girardi was right and can breathe another day in Yankee land, maybe even ...
Sox Interested in Matsui?
nybaseballdigest.com 15 days ago — Patrick Newman of the Japanese baseball website NPB Tracker discusses a story in Nikkan Sports regarding the Red Sox interest in Hideki Matsui. According to the insider, Matsui is considered as a viable alternative to Jason Bay. Obviously this is simply a rumor, but the Yankees and Red Sox ...
Why Not Both?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 20 days ago — In the wake of the euphoria over the Yankees World Series victory, the one question that seems to be on everybody's mind is this: Damon or Matsui? Both of them contributed hugely to both the Yankees regular and postseason success. Both also came up huge in the World Series. Both are also getting ...
Perry: Yanks should worry about Damon, not Matsui
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10 days ago — Dayn Perry of FOX Sports put out his list of ten offseason moves that need to be made. Number five covers the Yankees, specifically their outfield. 5. The Yankees should worry about Johnny Damon and not Hideki Matsui. The reigning champs have some decisions to make. They need to coax Andy ...
The Hot Stove Starts To Simmer
boogiedownbaseball.blogspot.com 17 days ago — The November installment of the GM meetings started yesterday and as expected not much went down. The real fun is at the December GM meetings. So if you're expecting some juicy stuff this week, you're going to be let down. The "big news" yesterday was that both Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui ...
Johnny on spot eyes Bronx return —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 20 days ago
Johnny Damon is one of the three high-profile free agents - along with Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui - on the Bombers' championship roster, but the 36-year-old is hoping to return to the Bronx after capping his four-year run with a championship.
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Matsui stays mum on plans for future —
NY Post: Sports 20 days ago
Hideki Matsui appears to be in full negotiating mode already.
On the same day he received some of the loudest cheers in the Canyon of Heroes for his contributions as the World Series MVP, Matsui wouldn't even say yesterday if he wants to return to...
