Because a deal is a deal, the Yankees will negotiate with Robinson Cano when it suits them, not when it suits agent Scott Boras. (AP) Scott Boras may be a lot of things — the most powerful agent in the game, the worst nightmare of a general manager, the Devil’s cabana boy — but he’s ...

His postseason was a disappointment, but picking up Nick Swisher's 2012 option should be a relatively easy call. (AP) As the Yankees begin going about their offseason plan, the first order of business is retaining Brian Cashman. Once that’s done — and it’s expected to happen fairly ...

Curtis Granderson made major league history when he connected for the Yankees' third grand slam of the game. The start of Thursday afternoon’s game against the A’s was delayed an hour and a half due to rain, and by the third inning, Yankees fans were hoping that Mother Nature would hurry ...

Robinson Cano has already earned a place among best second basemen in Yankee history. (AP) With Roberto Alomar being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend, I took a look at Alomar’s place among the greatest second basemen in the history of the game for SI.com. Doing so provoked my ...

Jason Giambi's swing was unaffected by his Home Run Derby win in 2002. (AP) The 28th annual Home Run Derby will air tonight at 8pm on ESPN. Among the eight contestants, four from each league, is Robinson Cano, who will be just the fourth Yankee ever to participate in the contest. As an organization, ...

Balls are flying out of the yard for Robinson Cano, but his patience at the plate has been lacking. (AP) When it comes to Yankees going yard, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira have been getting all of the attention, and why not? Following Teixiera’s two-step on Wednesday night, the duo is now ...

Given that the Yankees are on top of the AL East with a 2.5 game lead, this may seem like a niggling matter to bring up. Given that Robinson Cano and Russell Martin both hit home runs last night, it may seem like an inappropriate time to bring this up. Given that the Yankees have played just 14 games, ...

I come to you today from Washington, DC, where we just completed a round of radio appearances and a bookstore event. It’s always good to visit a city where they don’t have a competitive team to shrug off your jaded feelings about the coming race. This is a town where the people ask, almost ...

Derek Jeter's patented spin 'n' jump throw: make enough of these and they'll forget you have the reaction time of the US Congress. (AP) You probably figured this reaction was coming as soon as you heard the news. The American League Gold Glove award winners were announced today, and three ...

Robinson Cano will need more big moments like Tuesday night's homer to reinvogorate his flagging MVP chances (AP). When I wrote about Robinson Cano’s MVP chances a couple weeks back, I threatened to dust off a system called JUMP (Jaffe’s Ugly MVP Predictor) which I developed last year ...

"Help us, Obi-Wan Cano-bi. You're our only hope." One of the keys to writing about a ballclub on a daily basis is looking at the long-term trends and not getting worked up over short-term hot streaks or slumps. Thus, someone in my position should not get too giddy over an eight-game winning ...

With apologies for what is easily the worst headline I’ve penned in my short time as part of the Bible Study Group… Robinson Cano's had plenty to celebrate thus far this year, but he may not take home the hardware (AP). With the final month of the season underway, talk of which players ...