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Yankees Notes: Cano, A-Rod, Pettitte, The Boss »
Alex Rodriguez continues to press for homer no. 600 and remains stuck on 599, but the Yankees still managed to win thanks to an exciting 9th inning home run that put the Yankees ahead for good 5-4. Here are some notes: Lance Berkman made his Yankee debut, DH’d, and batted in the two-spot. Robinson Cano has had a great season and A-Rod [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest Deadline Buzz »
The last we heard, the Yankees were still looking to deal and were specifically looking for an infielder who would be an upgrade on Ramiro Pena and a way to help their bullpen, even if it meant acquiring a starter so they can move Phil Hughes to the pen. Here is the latest: Ken Rosenthal reports that the Yankees are still calling teams to [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees In on Ted Lilly, Asked About »
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN , despite rumors that Ted Lilly is going to the Dodgers, the Yankees are still in on him. They have also asked about infielder Ryan Theriot . So, we went from a supposedly slow deadline to one where the Yankees have already added outfielder Austin Kearns and first baseman Lance Berkman . It appears they [...]
Yankees Notes: Hughes, Joba, The Boss, Berkman, Kearns »
The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning yesterday, but failed to tack on any more runs as they lost to the Rays 3-2 when Phil Hughes gave up a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Here are some notes: After the loss the Rays are only one game behind the Yankees for first place. It was almost a very good start by Hughes, but he threw too [...]
MLB Trade News: Yankees Acquire Outfieflder Austin »
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, who’s on fire today breaking two trades, the Yankees acquired outfielder Austin Kearns from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. Kearns fills the roll of an outfielder who can hit lefties. He’s not a lefty masher or anything, but his career 106 OPS+ against them is an [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Not Stopping at Lance Berkman »
The Lance Berkman trade isn’t even official yet and the word is that the Yankees are already moving on. According to both Buster Olney and Jack Curry, the Yankees are working on other deals and expect to make at least one, maybe two, more trades. What else are the Yankees looking for? Well, they’ve added a full-time DH, but they still [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: D-Backs Likely to Trade Qualls, »
According to John Gambadoro of 620 KTAR Phoenix, the Arizona Diamondbacks are likely to make at least two more trades, including a deal that involves Chad Qualls. Gambadoro lists Colorado and the Yankees as the two most likely destinations. Qualls, still 31 (his birthday is August 17), was the D-Backs' closer last year and at the beginning of the [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Deal for Berkman “On Verge of »
Updated 5:20 : Here are a couple more pieces. Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News is reporting that a deal is “imminent” and that they aren’t expected to give up any big prospects. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports that the Yankees will not be expected to pick up Berkman’s $15 million 2011 option as part of waiving his [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: More from Sherman on Oswalt, »
Having covered the team since 1989, Joel Sherman is currently the longest tenured Yankees beat writer. This gives him a pretty good advantage when it comes to leaked rumors from the Bronx. Here is his latest : The Yankees had “no idea” that the Astros were willing to include $11 million in cash along with their ace starter Roy Oswalt [...]
New York Yankees: Lance Berkman Being Targeted »
According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Yankees are “definitely in” on Lance Berkman, the first baseman for the Houston Astros. Earlier in the day we also heard from Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports who reported that Berkman has a no-trade clause in his contract, but would likely waive it to play for the Yankees. Part of [...]