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Yankees get scary preview of life if they don't make right moves
CLEVELAND — For all their first-half success, there are pitfalls ahead. The Yankees may have gotten a glimpse of the difficulties that could haunt them in the second half. On...
As Yankees 'chase' pitchers, rival scouts are eyeing their trade bait
’Tis the season. With the July 31 trade deadline looming over clubs looking to buy or sell, the presence of out-of-town scouts in major league press boxes is impossible to...
How to approach fantasy baseball's trade deadline chaos
Though many look to the MLB All-Star break as a chance to catch their breath and take a step back from the daily grind of roster changes and waiver claims,...
Yankees shouldn't ignore Blue Jays' under-the-radar lefty at deadline
Once Cole Hamels pitched and pitched well against the Yankees earlier this month, a familiar freight train began barreling toward July 31 — essentially wondering when the Yanks will acquire...
Are Yankees a fit for Cole Hamels? It's his call
For those fitting Cole Hamels for pinstripes, remember the Yankees are among the 21 teams on his no-trade list, as first reported by MLB.com’s Jon Morosi. Hamels indicated to The...
German hammered again, Boone ejected as Yankees fall short
ARLINGTON, Texas — It took more than a quarter of the Yankees’ schedule to see Aaron Boone can wear a frown. From the day Boone was named Joe Girardi’s replacement,...
Rangers star pitcher: I can be piece Yankees are looking for
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cole Hamels could be a vital piece to a Yankees world championship puzzle. The veteran lefty insisted he still has the talent and drive to be a...
Cole Hamels donates $9.7M mansion to special-needs camp
Cole Hamels showed his Christmas spirit early this year. The Rangers ace and his wife, Heidi, are donating a mansion and 100 acres of land in southwest Missouri to a...
What the Jose Quintana deal can mean for MLB trade deadline
Perhaps the biggest trade of this July took place 2½ weeks before the non-waiver deadline, which spoke to the gravity felt by the struggling Cubs and the willingness of the...
The deadline blockbusters that Yankees copycats could offer
Theo Epstein exclaimed, “If not now, when?”, and the mindset/motto for last year’s trade deadline was formed. The Cubs’ president of baseball operations was explaining why he gave up an...
Jose Bautista gets his revenge as Blue Jays pound Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Bautista hit another long, punctuating home run for the Blue Jays in the playoffs against the Rangers. Only this time, Bautista simply dropped the bat softly...
Dodgers would put Julio Urias on table in Chris Sale talks
The Dodgers skipped on Cole Hamels last year because they found the Phillies’ trade demands too high. So rather than having Hamels to pitch Division Series Game 3 against Matt...
Mets tinkering to rescue Noah Syndergaard's 'dead arm'
SAN DIEGO — Terry Collins is confident Noah Syndergaard will be able to come back strong in the second half for the Mets and make his scheduled start Tuesday against...
How Rangers patch up pitching will shape AL playoff races
For all the Cubs love this season, the Rangers went into their off-day Thursday with the same number of wins (47) as Chicago and the biggest division lead (10 games) of...
How Strasburg deal could pave way for Pineda, Eovaldi trades
The Yankees are not in sell mode yet, nor should they be. There is a lot of season left and Brian Cashman still insists, “The roster this year is better...
Cole Hamels: I got scammed trying to take wife to lingerie show
PHILADELPHIA — Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels struck out trying to see last year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show despite paying nearly $70,000 to a London-based event promoter for VIP tickets,...
Jose Bautista's epic bat flip is quite polarizing
https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/654444286281256960 Jose Bautista capped off one of the most incredible innings in baseball history with one of the most memorable moments in Division Series history, blasting a two-out, three-run homer...
Ranking the Yankees' six potential wild-card foes
Joe Girardi won’t go there yet. He can’t go there yet. He probably shouldn’t go there yet. “I think it’s very important to find out where we need to be...
What trade-deadline deals mean for your fantasy team
We could write a long, flowery intro talking about the how great the trade deadline is … but there were so many deals, it would take up precious space that...
MLB trade deadline talent migration: AL gets stronger
Has anyone else noticed the trade tilt so far this deadline season? The impact has flown one way – from NL to AL. Yes, there have been some good players...