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When the Yankees got Curtis Granderson in the winter, some people weren't totally sold on the center fielder. "He only hit .249 and he can't hit lefties and he strikes out too much," were some of the things I heard about why trading for Granderson wasn't a good move. After this past series with the Red Sox, I'm sure most of those critics will be silenced. One of the most common things heard ...

When the series began between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, they had listed three premier pitching matchups for the fans at Fenway Park to see. So far, the first two games have come down to a battle of the bullpens instead of the starters. On opening night, the two starters for both teams didn't have great outings. Josh Beckett didn't even get out of the fifth inning, allowing eight ...

With the 2010 season just getting under way for the Yankees, there are already rumblings that the team is trying to add on more players. On Sunday, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported that the Yankees were possibly looking to add outfield help to what they already have. Rosenthal reports this because of the Yankees' questionable depth in 2010. Curtis Granderson is a lock in center field and Nick Swisher is a lock ...

Over the last 15 years, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettitte have made up the "Yankees Core" of the roster, mostly because they are popular players who were home-grown products out of the Yankees system. In 2010, one of the core players may be playing in his final season. In an interview with YES Network's Jack Curry, Pettitte dropped hints that this upcoming season may in fact be the ...

On Thursday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi finally announced his starting outfield for the 2010 campaign. We already know Nick Swisher is the right fielder. But with Johnny Damon and Melky Cabrera both moving on, the Yankees outfield was guaranteed to have a new look. A younger and more athletic look. The Yankees traded for All Star Curtis Granderson back in November, and he officially will be the new Yankees' centerfielder for the ...

I've never heard so much talk of rumors and speculation about a free agent class before. The class of 2010-2011 already has had a ton of speculation surrounding it. Now Jayson Werth's name is being added in. Werth has finally caught on as an emerging star with the Phillies and will be in the final year of his contract in 2010. Werth will then join a free agent class with Lance Berkman, ...

This week, the race for the Yankees' fifth starter spot finally ended. In what started out as a five man race, ended up having one clear winner for the job. Phil Hughes won the fifth and final starting job for the 2010 season and will be in the rotation with CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, and Javier Vazquez. Some of the pitchers Hughes beat out were Chad Gaudin, who the Yankees traded ...

One of the best things about being a Yankees Featured Columnist here on Bleacher Report is being able to bring up and address certain rumors that float around. This will be another story pertaining to one of those rumors currently floating around, which now will be addressed by me, and I'm sure will be addressed amongst the Yankees B/R community here as well. I'm looking forward to it. Lately, a certain big-named ...

I know the 2010 season hasn't even begun yet, but I'm going on record and making a bold prediction for the Yankees' near future. That's right, I'm saying it now— Carl Crawford will be wearing pinstripes come 2011 and beyond. Now, how can I be so sure? Why wouldn't Crawford go back to Tampa and play with the Rays for the rest of his career? It's a good question, considering Tampa has ...

Going into spring training, the Yankees were trying to figure out who their fifth starter was going to be. The two favorites going in were Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, with Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves as the longshots. It's already the middle of March, halfway through the 2010 spring training season, and I am making a case now as to who the fifth starter should and needs to be ...