Fan News

The Yankees will take the field March 3 for the first spring game of their 2015 season. 

The team is hoping to rebound from a disappointing 2014 season which saw it finish second in the AL East by a whopping 12 games. To do that, the Yankees will have to deal with a new crop of players, injury concerns and the departure of longtime shortstop and surefire Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, as well as the big dark cloud hanging over Alex Rodriguez.

There's generally not much in the way of trade or free-agent buzz during the early stages of MLB spring training, but sometimes there are a few rumors that warrant a serious look.

TAMPA, Fla. — Routinely in the early days this spring, the Yankees haven't started workouts until late morning. Nobody begins their workdays this late in the spring, ever. Not in Florida. Not in Arizona.

Why did manager Joe Girardi do it? Was it because:

The deterrents are not working.

They hardly make anyone think twice about being penalized. The possibility of signing a superstar easily trumps the tax and draft-pick penalties to sign elite foreign talent.

This is the current Major League Baseball entry system for players born outside of the United States, Canada or other U.S. territories. Have citizenship anywhere besides those locations, and the market opens up for a player as wide as his talent dictates.

After Derek Jeter’s retirement, one of the biggest questions heading into Major League Baseball’s offseason was how the New York Yankees would replace The Captain at shortstop.

With the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues set to get underway, is there a better time for us to play general manager, formulating deals based on the latest chatter from the rumor mill? I don't think so.

Last season, I wrote a series of articles breaking down my position-by-position power rankings as the season progressed.

With spring training games set to kick off this week and the regular season fast approaching, now is as good a time as any to put together my preseason rankings for 2015.

What follows will be a look at the 10 best players at each position, based simply on how I expect them to perform in the year ahead.

It's an exciting time for baseball fans.

Spring training games around MLB have begun, as fans now have the privilege of witnessing somewhat meaningful baseball for the first time since the World Series.

The Baltimore Orioles are hoping that the spring exhibition schedule provides some answers for the team's roster construction. As much of the roster is already set and most players tend to know their roles, there are still a few openings and some questions to be solved.

There weren't many reasons to be optimistic about Justin Verlander in 2014. He spent the season producing like a below-average pitcher and all too often looked the part.

Take a listen to what's being said about Verlander now, however, and you'll pick up quite a bit of optimistic talk. And given the state of the Detroit Tigers, it sounds like just what the doctor ordered.

As spring training games are about to begin, Cincinnati Reds fans are curious as to what the team's Opening Day roster will look like.

Fans can probably guess the majority of the roster. This team is loaded with veteran players, so most of the roster positions are filled. However, there are a few position battles that will be played out this spring.