Yankees announce spring schedule
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Dec 11, 2012 
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The New York Yankees today announced the club’s 2013 spring training schedule, featuring a total of 33 spring training games with 17 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The Yankees will play their first spring game on February 23 at 1:05 p.m. against Atlanta at Champion Stadium in Lake Buena Vista. The Yankees will host their first Major League spring home game the next day, February 24 at 1:05 p.m. vs. Toronto.
Due to the playing of the World Baseball Classic tournament, the 2013 spring schedule begins nine days earlier than last year, and marks the earliest start to the Yankees’ spring training game schedule in at least 65 years.
In addition to 16 Grapefruit League games, the Yankees will also play host to the Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic team on Wednesday, March 6 at Steinbrenner Field.
Home opponents include each of the Yankees’ four American League East rivals – Tampa Bay (March 24 at 1:05 p.m.), Boston (March 20 at 1:05 p.m.), Toronto (February 24 at 1:05 p.m. and February 28 at 1:05 p.m.) and Baltimore (March 27 at 1:05 p.m.). The schedule also features four home night games (7:05 p.m. start time): Atlanta on Tuesday, March 5; Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 13; Minnesota on Thursday, March 21 and new American League opponent Houston on March 26.
The Yankees will also host 2012 National League runner-up St. Louis on Monday, March 11, in the Cardinals’ first visit to Tampa since 2006. The Miami Marlins will make their first trip to Tampa since 2005 with a 1:05 p.m. game on Friday, March 15.
Season tickets for 2013 Yankees Spring Training home games are on sale now at www.steinbrennerfield.com or www.yankees.com. Individual-game spring tickets will go on sale on Friday, January 11 at 10:00 a.m. at the Steinbrenner Field box office, online at www.yankees.com or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
For ticket information, fans can call (813) 879-2244 or visit www.yankees.com.
Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on February 12, with their first workout scheduled for February 13. Position players are scheduled to report on February 17, with the club’s first full-squad workout scheduled for February 18.
This will be the Yankees’ 18th spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The complex was renamed for the Yankees’ longtime Principal Owner on March 27, 2008, following two unanimous resolutions supporting the change issued by the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa City Council. The resolutions cited Mr. Steinbrenner’s many charitable donations to youth activities, hospitals and the arts, and recognized his numerous extraordinary contributions to the area.
Chad is trigger happy this afternoon
So now that I just found out from a smartass posting as “sammiejohnson” that Soria signed a two-year $8M contract with Texas (because I have a life unlike him and some of you who post on here), I must say Cashman has done an AWFUL job this offseason outside of making moves any Yankees fan with zero general managing experience would’ve done (re-sign Kuroda, Pettitte, and Rivera.)
Cashman offers Youkilis a year and $12M but won’t give Melky Cabrera two years at $8M a year and Soria two years at $4M a year.
He’s basically offering Youkilis the price of 2013 or 2014 Cabrera and Soria – idiotic.
Imagine Cabrera and Soria on this team right now. The Yankees outfield and bullpen would be set: Granderson LF, Gardner CF, Cabrera RF, Rivera/Robertson/Soria/Aardsma/Chamerlain/Logan/Rapada, Cabral, Miller, or Eppley et.al. bullpen.
The Yanks could still re-sign Ichiro to be the DH who backs up in LF and RF and plays CF in a pinch / Yanks up or down 15-2 garbage time.)
This would mean the Yanks could sign Jack Hannahan for 3B and be set with everything save the final slot on the bench.
Ichiro
Jeter
Cano
Cabrera
Teixiera
Granderson
Hannahan
Romine
Gardner
A little weak in the 7 and 8, but maybe Hannahan or Romine surprises.
So what if Cabrera and Soria were on the books in 2014? Mo would most likely not be for at least $10M cleared (as he has bonuses which could earn him up to $12.5M.) Andy would most likely not be (another $12M off the books.) Ditto for Kuroda ($15M or if he re-signed, he’d probably re-sign for less say $11-12M for $3-4M saved.)
BTW I did a Google search for news of Soria signing with Texas on Yankees Lohud and it wasn’t on here or if it was it wasn’t a headline which would come up in a search, just a brief mention with a link.
So considering this is the only site I check for non-Yankee news, it’s reasonable that I didn’t know Cashman let Texas get who could’ve been one of three insurance closer options for the 2013 Yankees (the other two being Robertson and Aardsma) and the Yanks 2014 closer for$6M less / 40% of the base cost of 2013 Rivera, good job Cashman – idiot. And Soria said he would come here to pitch with Mo i.e. forfeit closing.
Yankees Sign Kevin Youkilis
By Zach Links [December 11 at 5:00pm CST]
The Yankees have signed Kevin Youkilis to a one-year, $12MM deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter).
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