Archive for July, 2010
NY Post: Yankees Close to Landing Cliff Lee »
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees have become the front runners in a deal for Cliff Lee as the two teams are “on the brink” of making a deal involving catcher Jesus Montero. Here is more from the Post: Yankees GM Brian Cashman and Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik have been in constant contact over the last week, but it [...]
New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners: Alex Rodriguez »
For the second time in a week, Seattle reliever David Aardsma was victimized by Alex Rodriguez. With the score tied at one in the top of the ninth, Rodriguez delivered a two-out, two-run double to lift New York to a 3-1 win over Seattle Thursday night at Safeco Field. Last Thursday, Rodriguez hit a two-run, go-ahead home run off Aardsma in [...]
Controversy? Yankees tell Robinson Cano: No Home Run »
When Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano received an invitation to participate in this years Home Run Derby, the All-Star was surprised and excited. He did not think twice about it. Cano accepted the invitation and had every intention of participating. Then the Yankees stepped in. The problem however is that it seems the Yankees stepped in [...]
Bad News: Nick Johnson Feels Pain in Wrist »
The other day, the Yankees got bad bullpen news when Alfredo Aceves suffered a setback. Today they get some more, as Nick Johnson felt pain in his wrist while taking batting practice. He is being sent back to New York for further tests; this could mean the end of his season. Nick Johnson has clearly become an experiment gone bad. Some injuries [...]
Swisher Makes All-Star Team with Final Vote »
Nick Swisher narrowly won the Final Vote over Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis and will be on the 2010 American League All-Star Team. Swisher made a big push on Twitter today using #SendSwish to get followers to choose him. He also gave his fans a big thanks after it was announced that he’d be playing in the midsummer classic. Swisher is [...]
Trade of Javier Vazquez for Jayson Werth Makes Sense, »
Mike Axisa of River Ave Blues came up with a crazy idea for a trade that I don’t think is so crazy: Javier Vazquez to the Phillies for Jayson Werth . Furthermore, the trade would open up a spot in the rotation for the Yankees to land Cliff Lee . It all started with these (two ) tweets from Buster Olney of ESPN: Heard this: The [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Seattle Wants Montero, More for »
The Yankees have targeted the bench as their area of weakness, but they continue to monitor the Cliff Lee trade talks just in case he falls to within their asking range. So far, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated , the Mariners have asked for minor league catcher Jesus Montero plus two other prospects for Lee. So far, the Yankees [...]
Yankees Notes: Burnett’s Back, Cano Withdraws, »
It looks like AJ Burnett may be back on track—he won 6-2 last night while holding the Athletics to just two runs over seven innings. Mark Teixeira continued his hot streak by smashing a three-run shot that helped put the Yankees ahead for good in the fourth inning. Here are some notes: AJ Burnett has now allowed 2 ER in his last 13.2 IP. [...]
Trade Deadline Needs: American League East »
After we analyzed the National League earlier in the week, now it’s time to take a look at the American League. We will start with the powerhouses in the American League East. When it comes to the July 31st trade deadline, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are usually “in” on all the top trade candidates. This year should [...]
AJ Burnett Helps New York Yankees Sweep Oakland »
After a miserable June, A.J. Burnett has apparently returned to form. Burnett limited Oakland to two runs over seven innings as New York topped Oakland, 6-2, Wednesday night at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. New York won their fifth straight while sweeping a three-game series in Oakland for the first time since May 13-15, 2005. Oakland [...]