The Yankees signed Fried to an eight-year, $218 million deal as their first move after losing free-agent slugger Juan Soto to the New York Mets. The 30-year-old is coming off a successful eight-year stretch with the Braves in which he went 73-36 with a 3.07 ERA, including two top-five finishes in the NL Cy Young race.
A top MLB insider explained his bewilderment at the New York Yankees deciding to pass on a pursuit of a specific player still in free agency.
New York keeps letting infielders fly off the market, and their penny-pinching owner is to blame.
The New York Yankees made several moves this offseason. Of course, their No. 1 priority entering the offseason was to sign Juan Soto.
The worst part about this quote is that even if Steinbrenner is right, and the Yankees are marginally better, the team that just knocked them out in five games is substantially better. The Dodgers have left no stone unturned when it comes to building their roster, while the Yankees are sitting back satisfied despite losing out on Soto.
The Yankees are walking a financial tightrope, sitting slightly above the fourth luxury tax threshold at $301 million. Their plan to get under that number is
New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried and friends gathered Saturday to help Altadena Little Leaguers affected by the Eaton fire.
A trade pitch has the New York Yankees dealing Marcus Stroman to re-acquire an infielder in a three-player deal.
Former New York Yankees player Derek Jeter is excited about what his team added this offseason. New York looks to return to the World Series.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post is reporting that Tommy Kahnle is close to a deal with the Detroit Tigers, as the New York Yankees have seemed to move on from
Christopher Hennessy is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints, with additional expertise in the NHL and golf. He graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022, and he has work experience at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders reporter.
Don't expect the New York Yankees to match the Los Angeles Dodgers in spending anytime soon, judging from their controlling owner's recent comments. Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner responded to the Dodgers' run of recent signings,