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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. [...]
Robinson Cano Pulls Out of Home Run Derby »
Most people make way too big a deal about the drop-off players experience after participating in the Home Run Derby. It’s more likely statistical regression than anything else. Nevertheless, Yankee coaches did not want Robinson Cano participating in this year’s Home Run Derby, and it looks like they are getting their way. According to [...]
Jorge Vazquez Could Provide Bench Depth from Within »
Where would the Yankees bullpen have been last season without Alfredo Aceves? Probably right about where they are right now without him. And LHP Manny Banuelos is one of the top pitching prospects in the organization. What do these two players have in common? The Yankees signed both of them out of Mexico. They actually have a third player they [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee To the Yankees if Price is »
The Twins, Mets, Rangers, Phillies, Tigers, and Rays have all been rumored to be interested in trading for Mariners’ pitcher Cliff Lee in recent weeks. Lee has also gained interest from the Yankees—even though they have a rotation that goes five deep. Still, the Yankees want Lee. They really do, but right now, there isn’t a [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Grand Slams, Mariano Rivera, »
If 2009 was the year of the walk-off then 2010 is the year of the grand slam. Alex Rodriguez belted one last night that put the Yankees ahead for good as they went on to win 6-1 behind a strong performance by CC Sabathia . Here are some notes: A-Rod’s grand slam was the 21st of his career tying him with Manny Ramirez for second place [...]
Yankees Notes: Alfredo Aceves, Romulo Sanchez and »
The Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 last night, behind a strong performance by starter Javier Vazquez, who improved his record to 7-7 and finally got his ERA under five, to 4.81. The offense came from a Curtis Granderson triple and a Mark Teixeira solo-shot. Here are some notes: The Yankees have improved to 20 games over .500. They have the [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Recap, Thames, Hughes, Posada, »
The Yankees won a wild one yesterday. They took a two run lead, fell behind by two, the regained the lead in the 7th and coughed it up in the 9th before Marcus Thames got his second walk-off hit of the year for a 7-6 11-inning win. All of that and Brett Gardner hit an in-the-parker and Mariano Rivera blew a save. Here are some [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Jesus Montero, AJ Burnett, and »
The Yankees had a slim lead for most of yesterday’s game, but with two outs in the eighth inning CC Sabathia gave up the lead as the Mariners tied the game at two. But Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame to help the Yankees win 4-2 . Here are some notes: Sabathia is heating up. In his last six starts he has a 6-0 [...]
Francisco Cervelli Makes Me Wonder if the Yankees »
In the middle of May, it looked like the Yankees had such a good backup to catcher Jorge Posada that they might even have a future starter on their hands. Through Francisco Cervelli’s first 20 games, he had a staggering .400 batting average and an impressive .987 OPS. Obviously, he wasn’t likely to keep that up, but if he could come [...]