The Yankees have turned to an old rival to serve as Alex Rodriguez’s replacement.
The team on Tuesday reached agreement with free-agent third baseman Kevin Youkilis on a one-year, $12 million contract, according to major-league sources.
The deal, which is pending a physical, will bring to New York a player who spent nearly his entire career with the Boston Red Sox.
And fans of the “little engine that could” are not taking it well:
From face to heel!
89 Comments
Alex Anthopoulos December 11, 2012 21:20
Thanks boys but Toronto is the real NWO of baseball.
While your pansy owners are stocking up on 1 year deals
to strip the team to sell
we are fighting for wins!
Brandon December 11, 2012 22:50
Have fun having Jose Reyes pull his hamstrings on the Rogers Centre turf and have Johnson and Buehrle get hammered in the AL East
Bexy December 13, 2012 12:25
Who cares. Andy’s coming back. Burritos for everybody!
FYI December 17, 2012 08:50
Dickey and Johnson will add length to Jays rotation.
Bexy December 29, 2012 13:28
Those both sound like names for your penis
Kevin G. December 11, 2012 21:25
Who the fuck is gonna be on the team in 2014?
I'll Tell Ya... December 12, 2012 01:15
A bunch of minor league assholes… who the Yankees got in exchange for better minor league players who cost more money.
AROD December 12, 2012 01:39
Me! And just to remind you. I’ll be there in 2015, 2016 & 2017 with CC! Watch us break down!
DormantUlcer December 12, 2012 09:37
Face facts. This team is going to STINK in 2014. Adam Warren as the #2.
Jay Destro December 13, 2012 12:10
Let’s fuck.
John Sterling December 13, 2012 12:20
Are you seriously trying to predict baseball, nimrod?!?!
A jerk December 11, 2012 21:30
This is gold.
Rhonda Piemonte December 11, 2012 21:31
I am a Yankee fan and agree with all of you!
Moshe Mandel December 11, 2012 21:31
Jew God
Benny Ka Back December 13, 2012 12:26
^ This is not kosher
Cephster December 13, 2012 15:00
^^^THIS
Kevin Youkilis December 11, 2012 21:32
Fifty Shades of Ugly?
Kevin Youkilis December 12, 2012 08:12
This is the greatest day ever in the history of the franchise, I know.
Boomer Wells December 12, 2012 08:26
It is a great day! I am no longer the ugliest in the history of the Yankee franchise.
Ghost of Pascual Perez December 12, 2012 11:54
Are you kidding me, I used to scare children when I was alive, now imagine what I can do!
Moose Skowron December 12, 2012 13:43
You are all distant runners-up to my fugly face.
Ben Ka bak's Dad December 12, 2012 14:17
Please give my son credit.
Bexy December 16, 2012 18:49
http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2159888967/042112-5.JPG
Enough said.
Jeff Karstens December 12, 2012 23:41
Boo!
Kevin Youkilis December 12, 2012 08:55
At least the Yanks didn’t overpay to get me.
Joe Páwlikowski December 12, 2012 09:38
I’d make sweet love to you, Youk. Call me Pawl as you bang my fat ass.
Mike Asxia December 13, 2012 12:12
Hey! ME FIRST. After all, I’M the editor in chief of the top yankee blog on the internet.
Ki m Last December 13, 2012 15:01
Mom’s basement lumps
Haha December 12, 2012 16:48
Those likes better be in response to laughs over the sarcastic nature of this post. Past the $4M mark would be overpay for this clown.
Kevin Youkilis December 12, 2012 10:25
I bring heart, determination and sweat to this team.
Lots and lots of sweat.
I sweat more than Patrick Ewing at the free throw line.
I’m sweating just typing this out.
You Don't Bring Shit December 12, 2012 16:50
Just an attitude, declining performance, a glove that magically has a hole in it every time you play third base, and hopefully NOT that beard…
Roy Keane's Dog December 11, 2012 21:35
The guy from Gardner, MA is named Andrew “Guay?” Priceless.
phieleblunt December 11, 2012 21:49
I love how so many Red Sox fans are indignant about this one. I mean how dare a guy who was run out of town by a bat shit manager go and sign with a team that makes him a quality offer.
Ki m Last December 12, 2012 09:37
Lumps.
Speaking of Batshit... December 12, 2012 16:51
The Yankees were bat shit crazy for making this offer. Whoever added the “2″ to the “1″ in his offer ought to be tarred and feathered.
nWo Sting December 11, 2012 22:04
this is just…TOOO SWEEEEEEETTTT
Keep it real NoMaas December 11, 2012 22:25
He went from Warthog Face to Elephant stepping in Shit Heel.
Evan December 11, 2012 22:38
I don’t love this move but it makes sense on a one year deal. Not really any better options out there.
Wow December 12, 2012 01:16
Someone doesn’t follow the Yanks! ^^
Joe December 11, 2012 22:57
Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Bobby Valentine December 11, 2012 23:24
They’ll be saying the same thing about me when I become the next Yankee’s manager…
Yankee fan December 12, 2012 00:08
I’m more pissed about this than Sawx fans. Douchebags like Kevin Youkilis do not deserve to wear the pinstripes. I’d rather see NuniEEEEE as our starting third baseman for half a season.
Finally December 12, 2012 01:21
The first sensible comment on this article thus far. Nunez hits for much higher average and is FAST. Have him take ground balls and line drives every day this off-season to get better in the field. If he becomes even an average defender, he would be a HUGE upgrade over the loser they signed (for WAY too much money). Myself and every Yankee fan I know agree with you.
Nunez' glove December 12, 2012 07:07
Have either of you seen me in my 2 years in the bigs?
Brian S. December 12, 2012 15:16
I’ve seen it.
Brian S. December 13, 2012 12:12
It’s stinky.
Brian S. December 13, 2012 15:02
That’s not stinky.
Pete December 12, 2012 16:33
That’s why his name is NuniEEEEEE
Yes December 12, 2012 16:54
We have. And we know what tools you have to go with your young age– which Youkilis (should I already present the nickname “You-Kill-Us”) does not and will not ever have.
Moishe Mandel December 13, 2012 22:38
Glove? I thought that was a bagel! Oy!
Jay Destro December 14, 2012 11:37
Jew bastid.
Yank out west December 12, 2012 00:24
I think the Red Sox traded him away. The babe is still around to haunt the Red Sox nation. He’ll look good in pinstripes. As did Ruth.
Correction December 12, 2012 01:13
“Little Engine That CAN’T”
Rambo December 12, 2012 01:35
Fuck em.
I've Got It! December 12, 2012 01:38
The Yanks grossly overpaid to get Youkilis… to keep out any real fans Yankee Stadium still drew… so they can raise ticket prices again… so there are more seats for the rich people who sit in their seats, play with their phones and ignore the game… so they can let go all of the extra “security guards” who patrol the stadium yelling at the real fans for cheering too loud or booing the other team… so they can save more money and make more money.
The problem is, they didn’t do their math first. Because they overpaid five-fold for Youkilis, and because the expense saved from laying off the “security guards” measured against the added revenue from a ticket sales hike will not produce a plus bottom line– they are losing money.
Oh the joys of accounting and delusions of greedy, ignorant, negligent team owners…
potatoes December 16, 2012 21:18
seriously, dude. Give it up. most of us are displaced Yankee fans who can’t even afford to go to the Stadium anyway.
All that is a blueprint for other teams to follow and increase their revenue. See: Los Angeles Dodgers. For Mattingly’s sake, i hope they kick some ass.
Syphilis says December 12, 2012 02:18
What you got is me.
Joba December 12, 2012 04:34
So… A wild pitch direct to the 3rd base is completely out of question ?
Generic '90s Rapper December 12, 2012 06:17
Don’t turn your back on the wolf pack. You might wind up in a body bag.
Scott Hall December 12, 2012 08:38
Hey Yo… Now Ir’s survey time… Did you come here to root for the Boston Red Sox (boooooooo) or did you come here to see the … NYY. One more for the good guys.
Ted Turner December 12, 2012 08:44
Maybe the Steinbrenner boys will start a Wrasslin League like I once did!
Joba December 12, 2012 08:57
I heard me and Youk will be room mates when we are on the road!
Jay Destro's Penis December 12, 2012 09:39
Try harder.
Cody Ransom December 12, 2012 08:59
Hey, I was totally available.
Five Foot Tall Box December 12, 2012 09:08
Cody? Ohhhh Cody?…come on, jump on top of me…you know you want to…it’s only one little jump and then you can quit…yea, I know everyone tells you that a box jump is the gateway, then before you know it you’re a professional parkour runner but that’s BS…come on Cody, it’s just one little jump!! You can have the first few jumps free of charge…
Joe Páwlikowski December 12, 2012 09:35
I’ve gone into glory holes with Youk like dudes.
Kurt Loder December 12, 2012 09:52
This ugly fuck will be motivated to turn his career around. He looked atrocious with Boston last year… If we can get a hot sweaty ball sack start from him he might make up for shitty pre Allstar teix. Hopefully he can remember how to do the obp thing and remind a few on his tean how they used to work at bats. Ichiro, Jeter osteoporosis, cano, teix, grandy, youk, platoon old man I banez or similar at dh, Catcher instructed to never swing at pitches in 75 percent of at bats and Gardner.
Call me Crazy December 12, 2012 11:21
He’s the Greek God of Getting Hit By Pitches. That shit plays no matter how old you get.
Joba December 12, 2012 17:00
That’s ’cause he’s just so tempting to throw at. I mean, look at the guy!
Youkilis December 13, 2012 12:14
Not to mention my ridiculous batting stance.
Wrong December 12, 2012 17:02
Youkilis is going to teach Jeter how do “do the OBP thing and work at-bats?” You’re smoking crack. You’re comparing a legend who led the entire major leagues in hitting last year– batting well over .300– to a career-long loser who hits .230.
Stubhub December 12, 2012 10:45
you will pay more for less
jdp December 12, 2012 11:59
I rooted for Clemens when he put on pinstripes [though I never liked it], I can deal with Youkilis if he hits. Better him than spastic Nunez.
Jim Leyritz's Cellmate December 12, 2012 12:48
A search for ‘Youkillis’ (sic) and ‘trader’ (sic) is also entertaining.
“Kevin Youkilis, you merchant!!!”
TSJC December 12, 2012 15:17
A search of white pussy punks is nice.
Bexy December 13, 2012 12:14
See if you can find mind under all the fat rolls
Joe Páwlikowski December 14, 2012 11:38
Why won’t you date me?
Duh December 12, 2012 13:13
Does anyone seriously consider him to be 4 times better than Eric Chavez? If another team was willing to give Chavez $3 million, why didn’t we? Honestly, Youk is better, but at 4 times the price? Like he doesn’t break down too? And he’s a righty … I don’t disagree with the signing and I think he can be productive, I just can’t understand why we didn’t sign Chavez for $1.5 million and save the cash. You isn’t any more of an every day player than Chavez is. Even if you make the argument that Chavez SUCKED in the post season, it makes little sense to me.
Rafael Soriano December 12, 2012 14:24
hello?…..hello?…..does anybody want to sign me? I saved 42 games last year for the Yankees……hello? Hank? Can I come back? 14 million sounds pretty good right about now.
Matzo December 12, 2012 15:18
I wish Hank was there. We owe him for 2009.
Nope December 12, 2012 17:09
Fuck you Soriano. Go back to San Jose. Maybe you’ll get the equivalent of $10,000 a year down there to play for some team nobody cares about or knows of. Might not be such a bad idea if it’s always “my country this,” “my county that.”
Mariano Rivera December 13, 2012 12:18
Adios
Mike Burke December 12, 2012 14:49
In my day, you coulda bought the franchise for 12 million.
Oh wait! CBS did!
A Rod December 12, 2012 21:37
We gonna have gay sex on third!
Wait December 12, 2012 22:34
Are those Youk’s REAL teeth?!
Eric Ortiz December 13, 2012 12:27
I can’t wait to write a shitty article about this
Giselle Bundchen December 13, 2012 14:58
Leave him alone, my brother-in-law can’t throw the ball and catch it too!
Joe Páwlikowski December 13, 2012 15:03
I prefer to call them dicks rather than weiners.
Kei Igawa December 14, 2012 09:34
I know a thing or two about teeth…