Jesus Montero had been burning a hole in the New York Yankees’ pocket for about two years.  Although he was a highly touted and anticipated prospect, who did not disappoint when brought up to the big leagues at the end of 2011, Montero had been mentioned in so many trade rumors since mid-2010 that it was no surprise when the Yankees finally pulled the trigger and traded him.  It was, however, somewhat surprising that the Yankees managed get in return for Montero, not some highly paid veteran pitcher who was already in the decline phase of his career, or a top flight pitcher poised for…

Jorge Posada, a mainstay of the New York Yankees for well over a decade and one of the best catchers in that, or any, team’s history recently announced his retirement.  Posada will now be counted among those Yankee greats like Whitey Ford, Bill Dickey, Thurman Munson, Lou Gehrig, Phil Rizzuto, Mickey Mantle, Bernie Williams and Joe DiMaggio who spent their entire careers with the Yankees never playing even one game for another team.  It is likely that in the next few years, Posada’s longtime teammates Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera will join him in this group.

Rivera is the second…

Last week in a relatively minor move, the New York Yankees resigned veteran outfielder Andruw Jones to a one year contract.  This is a good move for the Yankees, who will continue to use Jones as a fourth outfielder and right-handed bat as needed.  It is also probably a good move for Jones, who will be slotted into a role for which he is a good fit on a team that has a decent chance of making  the playoffs. Jones’ career has had an interesting trajectory. He made his debut as a 19 year old phenom for the the Atlanta Braves in 1996.  He capped off that by homering in his first two World…