New York Yankees no more the most resourceful – MLB News
New York Yankees are no more the cream of the crop in Major League Baseball. Not often, we have seen the Yankees stepping away from players they wanted in the past over so few dollars. Perhaps, that’s how unusual the game has become as the Yankees lost out
the Chicago Cubs for a player that could have proved to be an asset for them in the long run; Nate Schierholtz.
The Yankees did not have enough funds to afford Jeff Keppinger and Russell Martin who ended up signing a contract with Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates respectively. Manager Joe Girardi would have loved to retain Raul Ibanez and Eric Chavez but the
Yankees either decided not to bid or were outbid by other teams.
Ibanez was eventually signed on by the Seattle Mariners and Chavez ended up with the Cleveland Indians, leaving a big question mark in front of Yankees’ buying power. It will not be surprising at all if they were outspent by New York Mets for Scott Hairston.
However, there are several reasons why the Yankees are having a quiet offseason this year. General Manager Brian Cashman remained a bit low key as the Yankees wanted to avoid the 2014 tax threshold. Also, they wanted to ensure they did not waste their hard
earned buck on players that were going to make little difference in the next two seasons. Make no mistake though; the Yankees did everything they needed to do to maintain a strong pitching attack. They will be paying big bucks to the starting pitchers Hiroki
Kuroda and Andy Pettitte and closer Mariano Rivera.
It’s the batting lineup that is looking shaky for the Yankees right now, especially considering the uncertain statuses of slugger Alex Rodriguez and Captain Derek Jeter. In baseball, essentially there are two ways of winning a game, give up less runs or
score more. It seems the Yankees are relying on the former rather than later. At least, that is what the skipper Girardi will be hoping for. There will be immense pressure on CC. Sabathia Kuroda and Andy Pettitte as they will be the ones expected to turn lead
from the front.
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