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Yankees Notes on the All-Star Game, Arm Patches, and »
The All-Star game was last night and the Yankees played a big role in the American League’s loss to the National League 3-1. Here are some notes: Robinson Cano drove in the AL’s only run with a sac fly. Phil Hughes got the loss. Joe Girardi managed like it was March as he left the game’s slowest runner to get thrown out at [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Recap, Eduardo Nunez, Michael »
The Yankees might have missed out on trading for Cliff Lee , but they didn’t miss playing against him yesterday, as they beat the Mariners 6-1 behind a strong performance by Phil Hughes and a pair of homers of the bat of Mark Teixeira. Here are some notes: Phil Hughes is now 11-2. That’s three starters with at least 11 wins, CC [...]
New York Yankees Sign Infielder Chad Tracy »
The Yankees signed infielder Chad Tracy to a minor league deal and will assign the 30-year old veteran to Triple-A Scranton. Tracy has played 28 games for the Cubs this year, but will probably not play much, if at all, in the Bronx this year. This likely is for minor league depth, which the Yankees will need since they could be dealing 2B David [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Javier Vazquez Could Go to »
If, as the NY Post is reporting, the Yankees do trade for Cliff Lee, then the Yankees are going to look to deal Javier Vazquez, and the two most likely destinations, according to Buster Olney of ESPN, are the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres. The Phillies make the most sense because they are looking for a middle-of-the-rotation [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Interested in Jayson Werth »
The Yankees might be on the verge of dealing for Cliff Lee, but that won’t keep them from being active in other deals. According to George King of the NY Post, the Yankees have let the Phillies know that they are interested in dealing for outfielder Jayson Werth, who is expected to be put on the trading block. As I wrote yesterday, the [...]
Yankees Notes: Recap, Atkins, Mitre, All-Star Starter, »
Nick Swisher rewarded All-Star voters with a 4-for-4 night, Andy Pettitte pitched a brilliant eight innings, and Alex Rodriguez won the game with a two-out, two-RBI hit as the Yankees beat the Mariners 3-1 for their 6th consecutive victory. Here are some notes: Mike Silva got a tip that the Yankees may sign 3B Garrett Atkins to a minor league [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]