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Yankees Notes: CC, Teixeira, Posada, Pie Safety, »
Josh Tomlin, an Indians pitcher making his Major League debut, held the Yankees hitless through the first three innings, faced the minimum through six, and beat the Yankees 4-1, all while holding Alex Rodriguez at 599 home runs. Here are some notes: The Yankees have now dropped their last six games against a pitcher making his Major League [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: New York on Joakim Soria’s »
Aside from the fact that the Royals don’t appear to be interested in dealing their closer Joakim Soria, there may be another major hurdle to overcome. According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN , the Yankees are on Soria’s no-trade list. That means that even if the Yankees and the Royals worked out a deal, the young pitcher would have the [...]
Yankees Notes: Vazquez, Granderson, Pettitte’s »
The Yankees were losing 2-1 going into the 8th inning against the Indians last night, but a two-run home run by Curtis Granderson put the Yankees up 3-2 for good. Here are some notes: Granderson—or G-Unit—has been red hot lately. Over the last 14 games he has a .346 average and a .951 OPS. He also has three homers in the last two [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Shopping Chan Ho »
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN , the Yankees have been shopping reliever Chan Ho Park. Don’t expect any miracles. Of course the Yankees are shopping Park, he’s been terrible this season. Combine that with a thin free agent market for relievers and Yankees' general manager Brian Cashman thinks he’ll be able to get something [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Recap, Aceves, A-Rod, Haren »
We’ll have to wait another day for Alex Rodriguez‘s 600th home run as he went homerless against the Royals when the Yankees beat them 12-6 in a wet one this afternoon. Here are some notes: Phil Hughes 's ERA went above 4.00 for the first time this year, but he won anyways and is now 12-3. Joba Chamberlain surrendered a two-run home [...]
New York Yankees Miss Out as Dan Haren Is Traded to »
The Arizona Diamondbacks have announced that they have traded RHP Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels in return for RHP Joe Saunders and others. The deal also involves Patrick Corin, Rafael Rodriguez, and a player to be named later for Haren. This means the New YorkYankees miss out on the second starting pitcher they have been involved with trade [...]