The Yankees made their offer of Phil Hughes, Melky Cabrera and a third prospect official over the weekend. At the same time, the Red Sox have decided to include Jacoby Ellsbury in the trade talks. However, the Red Sox do not appear willing to part with both Ellsbury and Jon Lester. Based on this, the Yankees still appear to have the best offer on the table.Several sources report that Santana has no...

Numerous sources are reporting this morning that Andy Pettitte will be returning to the Bronx in 2008. Pettitte declined his 1-year, $16 million dollar player option last month but always left the door open to a return. He set a decision deadline at January 1st, but apparently it didn't take him that long to decide. Pettitte and the Yankees are expected to agree to the same 1-year, $16 million doll...

If the Yankees do succeed in dealing for stud pitcher Johan Santana, they will also likely lose centerfielder Melky Cabrera. While Cabrera is nothing special at the plate, he does provide very good to great defense. He is also young and cheap. Losing him isn't ideal, but it's hardly something that should hold up a deal for the best pitcher in the game.That said, what are the Yankees options if Melk...

Now that the best position player in baseball, Alex Rodriguez, is off the market, the attention of the league has turned to baseball's best arm. Johan Santana is being openly shopped by the Minnesota Twins, and the Yankees are one of, if not the, big players for him. Santana is a 28-year-old lefty, who has 1-year remaining on his contract, and he's armed with a no-trade clause. He'll be making $13....

Been busy with classes and the holidays, so I apologize for not posting for a while. Several things have gone on in the week and a half that I was MIA...First and foremost, I'd like to offer condolences to the family and friends of Sean Taylor, who died earlier today from a gunshot wound he suffered on Monday, after a supposed burglar broke into his house. Taylor made some mistakes in his past, but...