Yanks, RHP Kuroda agree on $10M, 1 year (AP)

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The New York Yankees made a major push to bolster their starting rotation by agreeing to terms with pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on a $10 million, one-year contract shortly after acquiring youngster Michael Pineda from the Seattle Mariners. A person familiar with Kuroda’s signing told The Associated Press the deal is contingent on the 36-year-old former [...]

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Rumor: Pineda, Kuroda, and Carlos Pena could be
next

post from Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog on 13 January 2012 09:05:32 PM. © Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog

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Yankees sign Hiroki Kuroda for a year at $10
million

post from lenNY's Yankees - A Bronx Bombers Blog on 13 January 2012 09:02:01 PM. © lenNY's Yankees - A Bronx Bombers Blog

It seemed that the Yankees were going to go quietly this offseason despite NOT winning the World Series in 2011. What were we thinking?Minutes after reports surfaced of the Yankees trading Jesus Montero for right-hander Michael Pineda, Jack Curry[...]

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Yanks Trade Montero for Pineda ... Ummm,
seriously

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 13 January 2012 09:01:07 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

I'm not a fan of this trade at all.

Pineda is a nice young pitcher, but Montero is the best hitting prospect in the game and as we saw last year it wasn't just hype. So unless they were getting King Felix in return I really didn't want to see Montero traded. Another thing that scares me is that Pineda is a flyball pitcher and allowed 18 HR at SafeCo Field last year, a much bigger park than the bandbox in the Bronx.

I got a feeling this is going to be a deal the Yankees regret for a very long time.

... Oh, and who the hell is going to DH now?

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Kuroda Inked to One-Year Deal

post from Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog on 13 January 2012 09:01:07 PM. © Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

And with that, a potential weakness becomes a clear-cut strength:

01. Sabathia
02. Pineda
03. Kuroda
04. Nova
05. Garcia/Burnett/Hughes

I will do my best to touch on both Kuroda and Pineda sometime this weekend. For the time being, suffice it to say that I am a big fan of this signing ... and that I'm decidedly torn on the Montero-Pineda swap. Though, I believe it should be said that five years of a young pitcher with ace-potential seems like a solid return for Montero - particularly when Jose Campos has a ridiculous ceiling, to boot.

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Mariners-Yankees Trade

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Mariners-Yankees Trade

Craziness. I think both players involved are pretty overrated, though I like this deal for the Mariners more.

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Yankees sign Hiroki Kuroda in a busy night

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OF Sweeney, Red Sox agree to $1.75M deal (AP)

Outfielder Ryan Sweeney has agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. Sweeney, who could have filed for arbitration, made $1.4 million last year with the Oakland Athletics. He is expected to compete for playing time in right field, where the Red Sox have a vacancy after deciding not to retain [...]

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Yankees get Mariners Pineda for Montero (AP)

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Seattle Mariners have agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero in a deal involving two of baseball’s top young talents. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the trade [...]

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Yankees trade Montero to Seattle for Pineda

post from Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog on 13 January 2012 08:23:40 PM. © Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog