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New York Yankees Notes: Dustin Moseley, Chad Moeller, »
The Yankees got beat up by the Mariners yesterday and things don’t look great today either as they have Javier Vazquez going up against King Felix Hernandez. Additionally, the Yankees have until tomorrow to decide to call-up RHP Dustin Moseley or let him opt-out. He has a 4-4 record and a 4.21 ERA in 12 starts. It’s hard to tell if [...]
New York Yankees Prospect Andrew Brackman Promoted to »
According to Josh Norris of the Trentonian , the Yankees have promoted their 2007 first-round draft pick RHP Andrew Brackman to Double-A Trenton and he will start tonight. I’ve written about Brackman recently , as he seems to have turned a corner in his development. He’s pitched in 12 games this season with a 5-4 record and a 5.10 [...]
Yankees Notes: Mariano, Granderson, A-Rod, Torre »
Curtis Granderson hit another 10th inning home run, and Mariano Rivera escaped a bases loaded nobody-out jam, as the Yankees won 6-5 in 10 innings last night. You can read about it here. Here are some notes: Both Boston and Tampa Bay lost last night, so the Yankees increased their first-place lead to 2.5 games. Rivera allowed a 10th inning hit to [...]
MLB Trade Rumor: Orioles Willing To Trade Ty Wigginton »
The trade deadline is barely over a month away, and the Yankees, as usual, are expected to be buyers again this season. Thanks to a payroll over $200 million, they really don’t have many needs, but they do need some bullpen help and another bat. One player on the trade block who could help the Yankees is Ty Wigginton. Even though we [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Andy Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez, »
The Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 9-3 last night behind a strong seven-inning performance by Andy Pettitte and a big home run by Alex Rodriguez . The score was a lot closer until the eighth inning when the Yankees broke it open with six runs in the inning. Here are some notes: The home run by A-Rod snapped a streak of 49 at bats without a [...]
The Yankees Farm System is Exciting Again »
The Gulf Coast League is a little talked about league because they are below even Single-A. It is rookie ball, and often the players are so far away from the majors that it makes little sense to discuss them. However, their season started last night, and there were three players on the field for the Yankees' farm team that are worth [...]
New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera is Willing to »
Earlier in the year, everyone was writing stories about Derek Jeter and what it would take to resign the New York Yankees all-star shortstop after the season, when his 10-year contract finally comes to an end. I’m not sure why there's been such an obsession over this. Everyone knows that Jeter is more likely to retire than to sign somewhere [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Focus is on the Bench »
The Yankees have the second-ranked offense in all of baseball this season, slightly behind the Boston Red Sox and way out in front of whomever is the third-place team on any given day. Still, with all of the injuries they’ve been experiencing, they’ve had a problem with getting consistent offense. Buster Olney of ESPN has reported that [...]
Yankees Notes: Burnett, Eiland, Hughes, A-Rod & »
The Yankees are in the desert this week taking on the last place Diamondbacks, but unlike the Orioles, this last place team has a bit of fire power in their lineup, and they pounced all over AJ Burnett as the Yankees lost 10-4 . Here are some notes: Rodrigo Lopez now has a 9-8 record with a 5.75 ERA in his career against the Yankees. Burnett [...]
Yankees Call Colin Curtis Up from Minors, Send Chad »
The Yankees have announced that they have called minor league outfielder Colin Curtis up from Triple-A Scranton. Curtis, 25, has played 35 games at the Triple-A level this season. In those games, he has 125 at-bats, a .280 average, .357 OBP, .368 SLG, and a .725 OPS. He split 2009 between Double-A and Triple-A. In 132 games last season, he [...]