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Roy Halladay rumors and discussions are all the rage right now, so the thought of dealing for him has been on my mind. I'm sure you can guess that I am against a deal for Halladay, unless it comes at the right price. You see, dealing for Roy Halladay is exactly what the Yankees didn't do after 2007 when Johan Santana was on the table. From 2005-2007, Santana accumulated 19.5 WAR. ...

While some writers might think decent relievers are worthy of MVP votes, I tend to disagree. OK, to be fair, it wasájust one writer. Still, how anyone could think Jeremy Affeldt was the 10th most valuable player in the National League is something I find to be utterly ridiculous. OK, what does this have to do with anything? Well, every season there are some good to very good free agent relievers ...

To start, if you're wondering what the Rule Five draft is, you can read this Wikipedia article for a quick explanation. In short, it's a way for players who are stuck in an organization to quickly advance to the major leaguesáwith another team. If a player is selected, they have to remain in the majors for the entire season. If the team can't keep them there, they are offered back to ...

Last week,áRob Neyer challenged someone to find out just how many championships Mariano Rivera has been worth. I was tempted to go ahead and figure it out, but I didn't really have the time or idea on how do it. Rebecca, over atáThis Purist Bleeds Pinstripes, decided to go ahead and take that challenge from Neyer. It may be over 4,000 words, but it is definitely worth a read. Rebecca concludes: When ...

As promised, I will begin to count down the top 30 Yankee prospects with in-depth profiles of each guy. I came up with an aggregate list based on our separate rankings over at Pending Pinstripes, and will use that to count down. To start, here are two guys I would've liked to include, but failed to make the aggregate cut: á Gary Sanchez, C: I'll readily admit that including Sanchez is a bit ...

I've mentioned Adam Warren a lot over the past few months. He really dominated in Staten Island with a 1.43 ERA, a K/9 of 7.9 and a BB/9 of 1.6. That combines for a ridiculous K/BB of 5.0 I ranked Warren the Yankees' 16th best prospect after his strong SI debut. Mike Axisa, over at River Ave. Blues, ranked him the 19th best prospect in the system, saying he is, ...

Hideki Matsui has absolutely crushed the ball all season long for the Yankees, and he has continued to do that in the postseason. So far, he has produced a line of .278/.422/.472 with two home runs and six runs batted in. He also put together a regular season that exceeded all expectations. Johnny Damon and Nick Swisher turned in equally impressive offensive seasons, but each has struggled mightily in the postseason. Damon's ...

Phil Hughes hasn't been his dominant self this postseason, as has been very well documented. So far, his line reads: 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K. That works out to a .557 BABIP, but it's not like he's been giving up weakly hit balls. Thirty-five percent of the batted balls against him have been line drives. Usually, I wouldn't be worried over a few bad innings. I mean, ...

The Fall Classic is set. The New York Yankees are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2003 to face the defending champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees were the best team in baseball this year, and the Phillies were one of the top teams in the National League in 2009. Both of these teams are defined by their top-end starting pitchers and slugging lineups. I'll run ...

Yesterday, I was debating with some people about who should be starting game 6: Sabathia or Pettitte. My thinking was, since CC is on regular rest, you have to pitch him. You can't worry about who will be available for the World Series until you actually get there. Their argument was, if it goes to a Game 7, you want CC pitching, and if it doesn't, you have him for Game ...