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New York Yankees Call Juan Miranda Up From Minors »
Yankees Minor League first baseman Juan Miranda would probably be in the Major Leagues if he were on at least 15 other teams around baseball, but he’s a Yankee and stuck behind Mark Teixeira. It did make for interesting news the other day when he was almost called up only to find out that it was outfielder Greg Golson who was called up [...]
Nick Swisher Day-to-Day with Injury »
Dan mentioned this in his game recap last night, but I thought I’d explain in a little more detail . Nick Swisher left last night’s game in the eighth inning when an old biceps injury flared up. He initially felt something in his arm a few weeks ago, but thought nothing of it because it went away so quickly. He re-aggravated the injury [...]
New York Yankees Sign Tim Redding »
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post , the Yankees have signed right-handed pitcher Tim Redding to a minor league contract. Redding was released by the Rockies earlier this week. He was pitching for their Triple-A affiliate this season. In five games he had a 1-1 record with a 4.32 ERA in 25 innings. He last pitched in the majors for the New [...]
New York Yankees Turn on the Jets Late, Split »
As the Yankees broke their first three game losing streak of the season, Phil Hughes just kept on rolling. After a Brett Gardner single and steal of second in the first inning, Alex Rodriguez singled him in with two outs. In the third with one out, Derek Jeter walked and stole second, and was driven in by Mark Teixeira , again with two [...]
Javier Vazquez Finally Has Strong Start, Loses Anyway »
Javier Vazquez got his first quality start of the season and it was a good one, as he held the Tigers to just two runs and five hits, all singles, but still got the loss because he’s Javier Vazquez the offense was shutdown by Rick Porcello. Don’t get me wrong, this was not a lights-out dominant start by Vazquez, but typically if you [...]
Greg Golson, Not Juan Miranda, Called Up »
After last night’s game was rained out the Yankees are prepared to play a double-header today in Detroit against the Tigers. The first game starts at 1:05 and features a matchup between RHP’s Javier Vazquez (1-3, 9.78) and Rick Porcello (2-3, 7.50). The second game starts at 7:05 and will feature another set of RHP’s Phil [...]
Dallas Braden v. Arod: The End. »
Fueled by the media, Dallas Braden’s perfect game, and Braden’s grandmother’s infamous "Stick it A-rod" comments, this spat has grown out of control. It even has Darryl Strawberry coming out of the woodwork to chime in on the affair. Anytime someone asks Strawberry for a comment, you know the situation has gotten out of [...]
Javier Vazquez Trade Rumors »
According to Frank Russo of NY Baseball Digest , the Yankees have been getting phone calls from a few National League teams including the Atlanta Braves on the availability of struggling pitcher Javier Vazquez . On Monday afternoon I spoke with my main Yankees source down in Tampa, who informed me that the team has already received inquiries [...]
Read: A-Rod No Lock for Bonds’ Record »
When the Yankees signed Alex Rodriguez to an obscene 10-year, $275 million contract, they did so with the idea that he would not only help them win ball games, but also pack some seats. It’s part of the reason why he could qualify for up to $30 million in bonuses based on how many historic home runs he hits. But since hip surgery and a [...]
Chan Ho Park Close to Returning »
According to Chad Jennings of the Journal News , Yankees reliever Chan Ho Park , who has been on the DL with a hamstring issue, is close to returning to the Bronx after throwing a 45-pitch bullpen session on Monday. “He might get two (rehab games),” Joe Girardi said. “We’ll make a judgment after [...]