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New York Yankees Injury Updates: Vazquez, Thames, and »
The Yankees got a much needed off-day yesterday that, more than everything else, gave some of their walking wounded a chance to heal. We already heard this morning that Curtis Granderson is on track to come back this Friday. Now we have a couple more updates: Javier Vazquez Vazquez was in the middle of a dominant outing last time against the [...]
Curtis Granderson Returns from Disabled List Friday »
Brian Cashman spoke with reporters yesterday and announced that the Yankees plan to activate center fielder Curtis Granderson from the disabled list come this Friday. This is big news for the Yankees who have been inconsistent in the outfield, both offensively and defensively, since he went down. Granderson last played on May 1st, and Marcus [...]
The Yankees’ 2-5 Week: What Went Wrong »
The Yankees have had quite a rough week going 2-5 in back-to-back two-game series against the Red Sox, Rays and a weekend Subway Series in Flushing. During that time the Red Sox proved that they are contenders, the Rays showed why they might be the best team in baseball, and Jerry Manuel bought himself some more time as the Mets manager. How did [...]
Javier Vazquez OK After Leaving Gem Early »
The way Javier Vazquez was pitching last night it looked like he was going to take care of the Mets all by himself. Six innings, one hit, six strikeouts and only 70 pitches. Unfortunately he bruised his hand while bunting in the top of the 7th inning and needed some help. X-rays were taken after the game and came back negative. Vazquez even [...]
Yankees Prospect Jeremy Bleich Headed for Shoulder »
According to Tim Bontemps of the NY Post, one of the Yankees top left-handed pitching prospects, Jeremy Bleich, has been put on the DL with a shoulder injury that could require surgery to fix. Here is more from the Post: "Mark Newman, the Yankees’ senior vice president of baseball operations, was downcast when asked about the issues with [...]
New York Yankees’ Starting Pitching Evening Out »
The Yankees got off to a good start this year despite the fact that a number of their key hitters—Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter to name a few—were not hitting well. This was primarily because of Yankee pitching and starting pitching in particular. CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, and Phil Hughes all got off to [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Roster Moves, Scranton and »
The Yankees are coming off a rather tough stretch where they went a disappointing 4-8. Now that the Red Sox and Rays are behind them, they will start rolling against some weaker competition. I’m not sure if that includes the Mets, who have been both up and down this year, mostly down. The two teams start the first of two Subway Series [...]
Chad Moeller Called Up, Jeff Natale Signed by New York »
Here are a couple of quick items this afternoon. According to Jack Curry of the YES Network, the Yankees have called up veteran catcher Chad Moeller from Triple-A Scranton to replace Jorge Posada , who could miss up to a month with a broken foot. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Yankees transferred Nick Johnson to the 60-day [...]
Jorge Posada and Marcus Thames Join Yankees’ »
While running down a list of injuries the Yankees sustained yesterday, I noted how Jorge Posada ’s foot injury had been lingering and not improving the way they thought it would. He made such little improvement that the Yankees sent him to get an MRI to make sure everything was OK. As it turns out, Posada has a hairline fracture in his right [...]
Cuban RHP Yunesky Maya Drawing Interest from New York »
According to Jorge Ebro of El Nuevo Herald, Cuban defector and 28-year-old righty Yunesky Maya has been cleared to sign with a major league team as a free agent. The Yankees are believed to have expressed interest, and their minor league director, Mark Newman, will be on hand to watch Maya pitch tomorrow in the Dominican Republic, according to [...]