A.J. Burnett Demoted To Yankees Bullpen?

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The New York Yankees spent $82.5 million on A.J. Burnett before the 2009 season, and are currently in the throes of buyer's remorse. After another awful start on Friday night, Burnett could be headed to the bullpen. Against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday Burnett lasted five innings while allowing nine runs, ...

Chicago Cubs Likely To Chase Theo Epstein

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

There has been a ton of speculation regarding the Chicago Cubs general manager spot since Jim Hendry got the Milton Waddams treatment. Well, throw another name on the pile, as rumors suggest the Cubs will chase Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. The Cubs are apparently in pursuit of a big ...

Rafael Soriano Is Doing Just Great

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

This offseason the New York Yankees gave Rafael Soriano a ridiculous three-year, $35 million contract to be the team's setup man. So, how's that working out? Well, on Tuesday night Soriano landed on the disabled list and is expected to miss another two weeks due to a sore elbow. He first ...

Brian Cashman Didn’t Want Rafael Soriano

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

For those of us who thought the New York Yankees deal with Rafael Soriano was ridiculous and wondered how a smart (albeit, overspending) baseball guy like Brian Cashman could do something so outrageous, we may now have our answer. Apparently Cashman didn't want to pay Soriano anything close to the three-year, ...