Revisiting the MLBTR Archives: November 2011

Sanchez. (Scott Cunningham/Getty)Now that we’re into November, our series looking back at the MLB Trade Rumors archives is heading into the offseason. That’s the best time of the year for free agent and trade rumors. As a reminder, the purpose of this series is to simply look back at things that were being written five years ago to see how silly or spot on they were with the benefit of hindsight. What good are rumors if you read them once and forget ’em?

We’re in November 2011 now. The Yankees went 97-65 and won the AL East in 2011 despite some season-long pitching problems. They lost out on Cliff Lee during the 2010-11 offseason and had to rely on guys like Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia.…