New York Yankees Offseason: Starter Hiroki Kuroda Officially a Yankee, Signs One-year Deal (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Yankees have finalized their acquisition of right-handed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, signing him to a one-year, $10 million deal, the team announced Thursday afternoon. As a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011, Kuroda, 36, went 13-16 with a 3.07 ERA over 32...

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Jamie Moyer Offered Deal by Colorado Rockies: A Fan’s Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Well, Jamie Moyer is almost off the table as a possible veteran starting pitcher at the end of the rotation next season. According to the Denver Post, Moyer got offered a minor-league contract for the 2012 season. It likely includes an opportunity to make the starting rotation in...

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Yankees Make Great Trade for Pineda: A Fan’s Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

In one of the more surprising moves of the 2011-12 offseason, the New York Yankees acquired Michael Pineda and Jose Campos from the Seattle Mariners for Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi. Michael Pineda is a 22 year old starting pitcher who has an electric fastball and a great slider...

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Trading A.J. Burnett Will Be Mission Impossible for Yankees GM Brian Cashman (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It turns out New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett's biggest supporter within the franchise, general manager Brian Cashman, is the same person trying to mastermind the troubled right-hander's exit from the Bronx--at least according to various reports on Wednesday.

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Free-agent pitcher C.J. Wilson to make decision next week? (Yahoo! Sports)

The top free-agent starting pitcher in the market, lefty C.J. Wilson, was wooed by the Miami Marlins on Monday...

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Rangers ready to fight Yankees for C.J. Wilson (Yahoo! Sports)

C.J. Wilson is the most talented starting pitcher on the free-agent market this offseason, but the American...

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Five Free Agents for MLB Teams on a Budget: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Have you started to think about your holiday wish list? If you're a Major League Baseball general manager, a starting pitcher or home-run-hitting outfielder may be at the top of it. With free agency underway, baseball GMs are making a list and checking it twice to find the best...

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Japan pitcher Darvish eyeing move to MLB (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Yankees will focus on signing a starting pitcher this offseason and the New York Daily News reports...

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ALCS: Ivan Nova Yanked Early in Game 5 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a quick hook with starting pitcher Ivan Nova in Thursday's decisive Game 5 of the ALCS, and for good reason -- the rookie looked off early on against the Detroit Tigers. Girardi pulled Nova after two innings, after he had given up three...

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Missed opportunity leaves Tigers with one more chance (Yahoo! Sports)

Momentum, Jim Leyland is fond of saying, is tomorrow's starting pitcher. Which means Detroit's momentum and the fate of its season is going to rest in the hot right arm of Doug Fister on Thursday in New York when the Tigers and New York Yankees play the final game of their...

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