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Chris Carter Brings Much-Needed (and Inexpensive) Power to Yankees

Feb 9, 2017

After failing to live up to their usual "Bronx Bombers" identity for the past few years, Brian Cashman and the Yankees pulled the trigger on a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the reigning National League co-ho...

Chapman Signing a Relapse in Mindset for Yankees

Ryan Chichester

Dec 9, 2016

American League, American League East, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees signed free agent closer Aroldis Chapman late Wednesday night to a lucrative five-year deal worth $86 million, fully equipped with a three-year full no-trade clause with an option after yea...

Matt Holliday Makes More Sense for Yankees than Edwin Encarnacion

Ryan Chichester

Dec 6, 2016

New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

The New York Yankees inked 37-year-old free agent Matt Holliday to a one year deal worth $13 million, filling a designated hitter need after bowing out of the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes. In a mainly underwhelmi...

Holliday, Yankees Agrees to One-Year Deal

Robert Villarreal

Dec 5, 2016

Headlines, New York Yankees, Transactions

Since the retirement of Alex Rodriguez, there's been an air of uncertainty as to the designated hitter position for the New York Yankees. Surely many a letter has been written to the jolly elf up North hoping f...

Video: Gyorko at Short, Holliday at First, and Other Cardinals Topics

Jeff J. Snider

Mar 14, 2016

St. Louis Cardinals, Video

STLToday's Ben Frederickson talks about the latest in St. Louis Cardinals spring training developments, including Jedd Gyorko at shortstop and Matt Holliday at first base....

Jason Heyward Showing Up At Perfect Time For Cardinals

Jake Hasan

Jun 22, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

Jason Heyward was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals this past offseason in exchange for Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins. Heyward, an impending free agent, was supposed to shore up the hole in right field and ...

Matt Holliday Placed on 15-Day DL with Quad Strain

Jose Alvarez

Jun 9, 2015

Breaking News, Injuries, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

It was a scary sight in Colorado as St. Louis Cardinal Matt Holliday went down writhing in pain after chasing down a fly ball. Initially it looked like a knee injury of the worst kind, but the Cardinals staff w...

Jason Heyward: The Newest Cubs Killer?

Nick Schaeflein

Apr 6, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, St. Louis Cardinals

The Chicago Cubs and their fan base know all too well the meaning of the term Cub killer. Cub killers are those opposing players that always seem to make a play, win the game, or at the very least make fans cri...

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