Nady gets his ring

Via Sports Illustrated: Talk about an unexpected guest — and what a treat, too!Cubs outfielder Xavier Nady received his 2009 World Series ring on Wednesday when New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman delivered the prize to Citi Field before Chicago faced the New York Mets. Nady says he had no idea when he was [...]

Outfield Bits: Golson, Baldelli, Nady, Damon

Here are a few items via the NY Post’s Joel Sherman: The Yanks view the newly acquired Greg Golson as a defense/speed guy like Freddy Guzman. According to Sherman, the Yankees are only willing to offer Rocco Baldelli a minor-league deal. In their final conversations, Scott Boras told the Yankees Xavier Nady would only sign [...]

Nady signs with the Cubs

According to Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown, the Chicago Cubs have signed former Yankee, Xavier Nady, to a one-year deal. He will likely serve as outfield insurance but will also be a platoon candidate, spelling Kosuke Fukudome against left-handers. No word yet on the contract’s financial details, which will be of some interest to Yankee fans. [...]

Quick Bits: Xavier Nady, Robinson Cano, Chien-Ming Wang

Here are three quick items for you on the evening: The Cubs’ top free agent outfield choice is said to be former Yankee, Xavier Nady. SG at Replacement Level Yankees takes a detailed look at Robinson Cano’s RISP woes. Chien-Ming Wang’s agent says that six teams are reviewing Wang’s medical records. We know that the [...]

Damon says he’ll sign this week

According to Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman, Johnny Damon has a matter of “days” to take a “low deal” – “probably no more than $5 million guaranteed” – with the Yankees. Apparently, their offer won’t be available to him after the (vague) deadline has passed. Also, the Star-Ledger‘s Marc Carig received a text message from Damon [...]

Gomes tries to sell himself

Could the Yankees pursue Jonny Gomes as a right-handed bat? Here’s Gomes via Gordon Wittenmeyer of the Chicago Sun-Times: “Most guys are [seeking multi-year deals]. I think that’s kind of where I stand out with other free agents,’’ he said. “With Rocco [Baldelli], Xavier Nady, Reed Johnson and Jermaine Dye, I’m one of the youngest. [...]

Yanks could face Cubbie competition for Reed Johnson

Most of iYankees’ readers believe that Reed Johnson, a career .313/.378/.463 hitter against southpaws, is the best right-handed outfield bat the Yankees can add this winter to bolster their current bench (especially with Jerry Hairston Jr. bound for San Diego). And, while I agree in that Johnson seems like the best platoon fit, unfortunately for [...]

Outfield Bits: Xavier Nady, Rocco Baldelli

Here are a few quick outfield-related items on the day: Scott Boras says that his client, Xavier Nady, will be ready for spring training. In the same FOX Sports article, we learn that the Cubs are interested in Nady. Mark Bowman thinks that the Braves may also have an interest in signing Nady. Mark Topkin [...]

Gardner or Granderson in CF?

From Bryan Hoch’s (MLB.com) latest mailbag: Would moving Curtis Granderson to left field and keeping Brett Gardner in center field be an advantage to the Yankees? Do you think this would be possible? – Jose F., Island Park, N.Y. No one within the organization has said anything to that effect publicly, but I do believe [...]

Law: Yanks should just go with Gardner

From ESPN’s Keith Law: “Either Nady or [Reed] Johnson represent marginal improvements that may not justify the cost. Neither is really a full-time player. Johnson is strictly a platoon player, and can back up Granderson, but they have Gardner for that. Nady, even when healthy, was a platoon guy until ’08. I’m not a Gardner [...]

Yanks willing to spend only $2M on left field?

According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees “are telling free agents that they only have $2 million, at most, to spend on a left fielder,” as Hal Steinbrenner’s desire to stay within a particular payroll structure this winter is a lot stronger than his father’s ever was. This is bad news for [...]

Well said?

From Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record: The Yankee GM recently said he was passing on Xavier Nady because he didn’t want to go over budget. Seriously? With a $200 million payroll, the Bombers could’ve easily absorbed a 1 percent spike for a gamble on Nady. As one major league executive put it, “When the [...]

Quick Bits: Left Field, Xavier Nady, Mark Newman

Here are three quick items on the day: Moshe over at TYU believes that the Yankees have adopted an approach that looks for payroll flexibility in left field, allowing the front office to divert resources to pitching and players at premium positions (like Joe Mauer). In his post, Moshe notes that Brian Cashman “sees left [...]

Nady too pricey for New York?

Yesterday, I wrote about Xavier Nady as a possible left field option for the Yankees, though I also emphasized that the health of his surgically repaired arm is likely an issue. Today, however, Bryan Hoch actually states that the principal problem the Yankees have with Nady is not his recent Tommy John surgery, rather, it’s [...]

Melky on the move (again)?

According to Dave O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Braves could choose to move the recently acquired Melky Cabrera before he ever gets to play a game for Atlanta. “The Braves could use Cabrera or another outfielder in a trade for Uggla or another slugger,” notes O’Brien, as he attempts to explain Atlanta’s thought process [...]

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