Archive for July, 2010
Yankees Trade Rumors: No Ty Wigginton, O’s »
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated , the Baltimore Orioles owner, Peter Angelos, doesn’t want his team to make trades with the Yankees. This means that the Yankees will not be able to land IF Ty Wigginton. This is not exactly a surprise. The Yankees have been attached to Wigginton in rumors for almost all season now, but those [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Scott Downs Comes with Big Price for »
According to Alex Speier of WEEI.com , the Blue Jays intend to get a good return for reliever Scott Downs and will ask for one of each interested club’s top prospects in return. Here is more from Speier: "The Jays can aim high on Downs in part because he likely will be a Type A free agent following this season, meaning that he could net [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Jesus Montero for Joakim Soria »
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN , the Royals don’t seem like they are going to part with their closer, Joakim Soria , and they have even turned down an offer by the Yankees that included their top prospect, catcher Jesus Montero . Here’s more from Stark: "Lots of Zack Greinke and Joakim Soria rumors flying in Kansas City. But teams [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: The Yankees Should Deal for Joakim »
Trade speculation surrounding the Yankees in recent days has centered on starting pitching, but their most pressing need is bullpen help. With Joba Chamberlain continuing to falter in the all important eighth inning role and his ERA approaching six, memories of his dominance are fading fast. Joakim Soria, one of the most underrated closers [...]
New York Yankees Shift Focus To Bullpen, Joakim Soria »
With top starting pitchers Cliff Lee and Dan Haren off the market, the New York Yankees seem to have shifted their trade deadline focus to bullpen help. Once the Yankees strong point, the bullpen is a bit of a mess right now outside of closer Mariano Rivera. Joba Chamberlain has struggled this season in his eighth inning role. For the [...]
Carl Pavano Is Making the New York Yankees Look Bad »
Don't look now, New York, but what former New York Yankees' pitcher, who won nine games in his four seasons with New York,, is 12-6, with a 3.26 ERA? Minnesota Twins' ace Carl Pavano has hurled five complete games, two of them shutouts, and has become one of the American League's premier starting pitchers. A significant statistic is that [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Considering Ted Lilly »
The other day we heard that the Yankees weren’t interested in LHP Ted Lilly, but apparently missing out on your top choice can change things. According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated , the Yankees are now considering Lilly and will not make an attempt at Roy Oswalt. Lilly, 34, is actually a former Yankee whom they included in a deal [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Joba Chamberlain’s Non-Trade »
Dan Haren is now an Angel. Rumor has it that the Diamondbacks would have traded him to the Yankees if they could have gotten (among other things) Joba Chamberlain. Arizona was reportedly willing to take Joba and his 5.95 ERA off the Yankees hands, and give him a fresh start in the desert. But the Yankees said no. Why? Were they [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Ted Lilly and Others To Fix the »
With less than a week to go before the 2010 trade deadline, the baseball rumor-mill is heating up. Teams such as the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians will look to become sellers, as they begin to build towards their future. While other teams such as the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox will become buyers, with hopes of trading for [...]
New York Yankees Pitching Situation Solved »
The New York Yankees finished the weekend taking three of four games from the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees continue to lead the majors, and the AL East, with a 62-35 record. The Tampa Bay Rays are just three games behind, which leaves little room for error. The ailing Boston Red Sox trail by eight and better not make the gap any bigger. This [...]