For players in Caribbean winter leagues like Pedro Feliciano, each game is an exercise in multitasking.
Feliciano, who is currently pitching for Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico, has the immediate task in front of him—helping his team to the Puerto Rican playoffs. Feliciano also has the unenviable task of putting a difficult 2008 behind Read More
Leave aside the eye-popping eight-year, $180 million contract the Yankees and first baseman Mark Teixeira agreed to on Tuesday. Ignore for the moment that snatching him from the clutches of the Red Sox made Boston’s 2009 offense worse. The important question raised by the Teixeira deal is: how much better does Teixeira make the Yankees? Read More
The Yankees made a huge investment in their starting rotation this week, reaching agreements with pitcher C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett on a pair of lucrative, long-term contracts.
But while the acquisition for Sabathia for seven years, $161 million dollars includes all of the necessary upside such an expensive deal should provide while addressing a Read More
Just as he has turned the world of college basketball upside down, Stephen Curry, the 6’3” junior guard from little-known Davidson College averaging nearly 30 points per game, defied standard practice in his first visit to New York as a player in Tuesday night’s Jimmy V Classic.
On the doubleheader bill opposing Davidson was West Read More
From the moment the Mets announced that Billy Wagner would miss the 2010 season, both fans and the media focused on the prize closer of the offseason, Francisco Rodriguez.
With the news that the Mets have agreed to a three-year deal with Rodriguez today, it is clear that New York came to the conclusion that Read More
While much of the media focus has been on New York’s pursuit of C.C. Sabathia, the Yankees took the unusual step this week of not offering arbitration to both Bobby Abreu, last season’s starting right fielder, and starting pitcher Andy Pettitte.
The choice potentially weakens New York in two ways. First, should Abreu and Pettitte Read More
The Mets have casually approached the free agent closer market, and rightfully so. Both Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes are top choices, but it appears that only the Mets have both the money and the inclination to spend it on a closer, leaving them free to choose.
So New York has let the market come Read More
As Thanksgiving approaches, the Mets are still two reliable starters short, with only Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey and John Maine assured of spots in next season’s rotation. Oliver Perez remains unsigned, and if the season opened today, Jonathon Niese (total career starts: 3) would likely be the number four man.
Meanwhile, embattled reliever Aaron Heilman Read More
In one day Friday, the New York Knicks traded away their two best scoring options, getting very little in return, and making it likely that watching New York for much of the next two seasons will be futile at best and disheartening at worst.
Knicks fans couldn’t have asked for anything more.
By dealing forward Read More
Time to Say Goodbye to Pedro.
Pedro Martinez’s agent said this week that while several teams are interested in his client’s services for 2009, the Mets remain his top choice. And on the surface, Martinez is still a good fit for the Mets.
Even if New York re-signs Oliver Perez, their fifth starter remains Read More
