2017 New York Yankees

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  1. riverplate

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    #177 riverplate, Oct 26, 2017
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    Joe Girardi Will Not Return As Yankees Manager - ESPN
    http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21166583/joe-girardi-not-returning-manager-new-york-yankees
     
  2. riverplate

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    #178 riverplate, Oct 26, 2017
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    Joe Girardi statement:
    Brian Cashman statement:
     
  3. riverplate

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    Jan 1, 2003
    Corona, Queens
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    Yankees Managers (most wins)
    Joe McCarthy: 1,460-867 (.627)
    Joe Torre: 1,152-752 (.605)
    Casey Stengel: 1,149-696 (.623)
    Miller Huggins: 1,067-719 (.597)
    Ralph Houk: 944-806 (.539)
    Joe Girardi: 910-710 (.562)
    Billy Martin: 556-385 (.591)
     
  4. HomokHarcos

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    Why did he get fired?
     
  5. riverplate

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    Jan 1, 2003
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    There is a lot to this and so much of it is behind-the-scenes.

    I want to say that I was disappointed when news of Joe's departure came out the other day. I liked Joe and respected him. Many Yankees fans did not. But I believe he got more out of the recent Yankee clubs than we had a right to expect. The Yankees never collapsed in any of the last few seasons when they easily could have given up and thrown in the towel. In a phrase: they never "turned into the Mets." Even though the Yankees had failed to reach the post-season three of the past five years, they always ended with a winning record and did not disgrace themselves. They remained competitive. Even after dealing away a bunch of stars at the trade deadline last year.

    Having said that, I didn't have to live day-to-day with Joe Girardi and his personality like the players and Yankee management did. Apparently, he ended up wearing out his welcome with both. This seems to be similar to what occurred with Buck Showalter. Both guys are strong, driven men. The Yankees felt they needed relief from Buck back in the mid-90s and got it with the hiring of Joe Torre, temperamentally far different. And Buck, like Girardi, was also removed after a playoff run ending in a hard-fought series loss (to the Mariners in 1995). The change worked then. Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner hope it can work again. It seems they would prefer all the kids on the Yankees roster -- the so-called Baby Bombers -- to mature under a less intense and stressful managerial approach.

    I'm not saying Cashman and Steinbrenner are right, nor advocating that Joe should have definitely been retained. Just that there has been much boiling under the surface within the Yankees for quite a while. With Girardi's current contract ending October 31, a move one way or the other had to be made now. It was either get rid of Joe or sign him to a new deal, which would have meant keeping him around for another three or four or five years.

    A couple of articles about the "trouble" with Joe...

    What Made Joe Girardi A Success Cost Him His Job - Joel Sherman, N.Y. Post
    http://nypost.com/2017/10/26/what-made-joe-girardi-a-success-cost-him-his-job/

    It May Not Be Fair To Girardi, But Time Was Right To Let Him Go - John Harper, N.Y. Daily News
    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/not-fair-girardi-time-article-1.3591254
     
  6. riverplate

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    Masahiro Tanaka Staying With Yankees - N.Y. Post
    http://nypost.com/2017/11/03/masahiro-tanaka-staying-with-yankees/
     
  7. riverplate

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    Jan 1, 2003
    Corona, Queens
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    Aaron Judge has been named as a finalist for the A.L. Most Valuable Player award. Other finalists: Jose Altuve (Astros) and Jose Ramirez (Indians). The winner will be named Nov. 16.

    Judge has also been named as a finalist for the A.L. Rookie of the Year award. Other finalists: Andrew Benintendi (Red Sox) and Trey Mancini (Orioles). The winner will be named Nov. 13.

    Luis Severino has been named as a finalist for the A.L. Cy Young award. Other finalists: Corey Kluber (Indians) and Chris Sale (Red Sox). The winner will be named Nov. 15.
     
  8. riverplate

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    Aaron Judge Unanimous Pick As A.L. Rookie Of The Year - ESPN
    http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ork-yankees-named-american-league-rookie-year
    Yankees' Rookies of the Year
    1951- Gil McDougald
    1954- Bob Grim
    1957- Tony Kubek
    1962- Tom Tresh
    1968- Stan Bahnsen
    1970- Thurman Munson
    1981- Dave Righetti
    1996- Derek Jeter
    2017- Aaron Judge
     
  9. riverplate

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    Some moves made to help set the 40-man roster prior to the upcoming Rule 5 draft...

    Yanks Acquire Two Minors Arms For Rumbelow - NYY / MLB
    http://m.mlb.com/news/article/262155844/yankees-mariners-swap-minor-league-pitchers/

    Yanks' Trade Brings Shohei Ohtani Funds To $3.5 Million
    - ESPN / AP
    http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...aise-available-money-shohei-ohtani-35-million
     
  10. riverplate

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    #186 riverplate, Dec 2, 2017
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    Aaron Boone Will Be Named Yankees Manager
    - N.Y. Post
    https://nypost.com/2017/12/01/aaron-boone-named-yankees-manager/

    Aaron Boone, the popular former player and ESPN color commentator, has agreed to be the next Yankees manager. He will succeed Joe Girardi despite having no experience in uniform since his 2010 retirement. He has spent the past eight seasons in a broadcast booth.

    Boone, 44, overcame the odds to win this job by virtue of a strong interview in which he apparently showcased the “connectivity” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman thought Girardi lacked. Boone was highly regarded as a teammate for his people skills, and he stayed plugged into the game through his job. He served as a media go-to guy during his playing days, though that dynamic will be challenged with his new role.

    Cashman notified Boone on Thursday of his intention to recommend him to Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner. On Friday, Cashman and Boone’s agent Adam Katz hammered out a contract. The team likely will introduce Boone formally next week at a Yankee Stadium news conference.

    Boone has been best known in baseball for his brief stint — about three months — with the 2003 Yankees, during which time he hit the walk-off home run against Boston’s Tim Wakefield in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series that sent that team to the World Series. That winter, Boone suffered a major left knee injury that cost him the entire 2004 season and led to the Yankees acquiring Alex Rodriguez to replace him at third base.

    Among the other five men to interview were recently retired player Carlos Beltran, Giants bench coach Hensley Meulens, former Yankees bench coach Rob Thomson, former Indians and Mariners manager Eric Wedge, and Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward. Thomson, a Yankees employee from 1990 through 2017, will leave the organization altogether, as he accepted the Phillies’ offer to be their bench coach.

    Cashman wouldn’t estimate how many people the Yankees initially considered on the list that narrowed to six actual interviews. The Athletics turned down their request to speak with manager Bob Melvin about the opening, and former Yankees outfielder Raul Ibanez, after receiving an inquiry from the organization about his interest, decided he wasn’t yet ready to manage.
     
  11. riverplate

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    Yankees, GM Brian Cashman Finalizing 5-Year / $25 Million Deal - USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-brian-cashman-five-year-extension/934728001/
     
  12. riverplate

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    #188 riverplate, Dec 9, 2017
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    It's Slugger's Inc., As Giancarlo Stanton Joins Aaron Judge On The Yankees
    - N.Y. Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/sports/baseball/giancarlo-stanton-yankees.html

    A George Move Made Possible By A Hal World
    - Joel Sherman, N.Y. Post
    https://nypost.com/2017/12/09/adding-giancarlo-stanton-is-vintage-george-but-with-hals-spin/
    Giancarlo Stanton at Baseball Reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stantmi03.shtml
     
  13. msilverstein47

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    BREAKING: The Red Sox have reconstructed the Green Monster after hearing the Yankees aquired Giancarlo Stanton.
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  14. riverplate

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    Yankees Deal Headley, Mitchell To Padres - ESPN
    http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-bryan-mitchell-san-diego-padres-jabari-blash
     
  15. riverplate

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    CC Sabathia Is Returning To The Yankees - N.Y. Post
    https://nypost.com/2017/12/16/hes-back-cc-sabathia-is-returning-to-the-yankees/
     
  16. riverplate

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    Jan 1, 2003
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    The Yankees came to terms with all of their arbitration-eligible players...

    Didi Gregorius, $8.25 million
    Sonny Gray, $6.5 million
    Dellin Betances, $5.1 million
    Adam Warren, $3.325 million
    Aaron Hicks, $2.825 million
    Tommy Kahnle, $1.3125 million
    Austin Romine, $1.1 million
    Chasen Shreve, $825,000
     

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