
Feb 26 - By Mike Fitzpatrick, AP Baseball Writer
Alex Rodriguez packed up and headed off to the World Baseball Classic, hoping he was done answering steroids questions for a while.
Feb 11 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
Derek Jeter played it right down the middle with Alex Rodriguez: Didn't like what he did, time to move on.
Jan 25 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
Brian Cashman thinks the Yankees should rally around Alex Rodriguez following a book in which former manager Joe Torre portrayed A-Rod as a divisive figure in the New York clubhouse.
Dec 22 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
I wouldn’t for a moment believe the Yankees aren’t interested in Manny Ramirez just because General Manager Brian Cashman said the team hasn’t made the free-agent slugger an offer. And the Red Sox had better not believe it, either.

Dec 10 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It was great fun for the rest of the American League with the Yankees taking the season off and all. But it’s over. The Empire is striking back.

Dec 10 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees agreed Wednesday on the framework for a $161 million, seven-year contract, the richest for a pitcher in baseball history.
Dec 8 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
When it comes to CC Sabathia, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman sounded as if he were a high-roller battling the odds.
Dec 8 - By Mike Fitzpatrick, AP Baseball Writer
Two teams from New York took over the town at baseball's winter meetings.

Sep 30 - By Mike Fitzpatrick, AP Baseball Writer
Brian Cashman figures he has more work to do with the New York Yankees. After a sustained run of success, he wasn't about to leave on the heels of a failed season. Cashman is staying on as general manager of the Yankees, agreeing Tuesday to a three-year contract that runs through 2011.

Sep 26 - By Associated Press
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says negotiations on his own contract won't drag out long.
Sep 25 - By Associated Press
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will have offseason surgery on his sore right shoulder but should be ready to throw by spring training.

Jul 14 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
Marquee starters were long gone. So were nearly all the other pitchers. His bullpen empty, National League manager Clint Hurdle approached David Wright and asked whether he had the right stuff to take the mound and close out the All-Star game. Did the New York Mets third baseman think chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon or general manager Omar Minaya would mind?

Dec 3 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
Andy Pettitte decided to pitch for the New York Yankees in 2008 and put off retirement. Pettitte's agent, Randy Hendricks, said Monday that the 35-year-old left-hander had started telling teammates on Sunday. Hendricks then informed Yankees general manager Brian Cashman of the news.

Nov 16 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
The Yankees are waiting for Mariano Rivera. The 38-year closer hasn't accepted a $45 million, three-year offer from New York, and the Yankees say Rivera's agent, Fernando Cuza, wants general manager Brian Cashman to offer a fourth season.

Oct 30 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
Scott Boras says the New York Yankees could still negotiate with Alex Rodriguez if they wanted to. Boras maintained Wednesday that the Yankees should treat A-Rod the same way they deal with reliever Mariano Rivera and catcher Jorge Posada, who also are free agents.

Oct 29 - By Associated Press
The New York Yankees picked experience over popularity, offering the manager's job to Joe Girardi at the risk of watching Don Mattingly walk away from the franchise.

Oct 18 - By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer
Joe Torre took a morning flight to Tampa, Fla., walked into George Steinbrenner's office at Legends Field and listened to the offer. He said he couldn't accept it, shook hands and left the ballpark, the New York Yankees' manager no more.

May 2 - By Associated Press
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman can't say with certainty that poor conditioning caused the team's rash of hamstring injuries this season. He wasn't about to wait for more evidence, though.
Oct 10 - By Associated Press
Joe Torre was in his office at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, about to give the media his season wrapup, when general manager Brian Cashman walked in and handed him his cell phone. George Steinbrenner was on the line.