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New York Yankees: 10 Potential Trade Options for the »
Before the 2012 season, nobody was worried about the bullpen for the Yankees.Now entering the middle of May, it's gone from bad to worse and they might need a little help.Joba Chamberlain suffered a severe dislocation of his ankle, which pushed back his return time.Mariano Rivera tore his ACL two weeks ago and is out for the entire 2012 [...]
New York Yankees: David Robertson Lands on DL as »
The Yankees bullpen is not looking too good right now.First, Joba Chamberlain with the dislocated ankle. Then, Mariano Rivera with the torn ACL,Now, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, David Robertson will be put on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain.Cody Eppley will be recalled from Class AAA-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in place of [...]
New York Yankees: Should They Stick with Rafael »
Ever since Mariano Rivera landed on the disabled list, MLB fans have speculated on the closer role for the New York Yankees. Most thought David Robertson would be ready to take the title as the closer for 2012, leaving veteran Rafael Soriano as the eighth-inning setup man.The Yankees tried that for a few games.Robertson got two chances to [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte Takes Loss in Debut, »
The game on Sunday between the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners was one a lot of fans had major interest in.It was the 2012 debut of Andy Pettitte, who was coming out of retirement and had just finished pitching in extended spring training down in the minors.The 39-year-old came out and did as well as any pitcher could given the fact that the [...]
New York Yankees: Why Phil Hughes Has Saved His »
When the season started, things weren't looking good for Phil Hughes.He had a 1-4 record with a 7.48 ERA and he was pitching himself out of the rotation with poor performance after poor performance.David Phelps was attempting to pitch himself into the rotation and Andy Pettitte is returning to the New York Yankees on Sunday, so it seemed like only [...]
New York Yankees: Raul Ibanez Has Been the $1.1 »
When Jorge Posada retired from the Yankees after the 2011 season, there was a lot of question marks surrounding the designated hitter spot.At first, Jesus Montero was penciled in to be the DH. That was until he was traded to the Mariners in the Michael Pineda deal.The Yankees wanted to go with a temporary solution for the spot. Johnny Damon, [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Trade Options If Brett »
The New York Yankees were hoping to get Brett Gardner back this week off the disabled list.But after a setback that forced Gardner to get an MRI, it's been determined that Gardner re-aggravated the muscle in his right elbow and will be out "15-25" days, according to Marc Carig of the Newark-Star Ledger. RT @BryanHoch: Yankees won't have [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte to Make 2012 Debut »
After weeks of speculation, the wait is over and Andy Pettitte will be back.Aaron Gleeman of NBC's HardBallTalk reported that Pettitte will make his 2012 debut for the Yankees pitching at home against the Seattle Mariners.Pettitte has been pitching in extended spring training ever since he announced back in March that he was coming out of [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Free Agents the Bombers Were Wise »
We always critique how teams do with bringing in new players.Do they work out for the team, or are they a bust?Every year, the New York Yankees always find themselves in the mix of rumors for more than a dozen players.Some come true, while a lot of them end up just being a rumor and nothing more.With a lot of these players, it's a good thing they [...]
New York Yankees: Phil Hughes’ Latest Start May »
Sunday's series finale game against the Kansas City Royals was an important one for Phil Hughes.Going into the game, Hughes had a 1-4 record with a 7.48 ERA and was on the verge of losing his rotation spot.With Andy Pettitte on the verge of rejoining the team after an extended spring training, he will take one of the rotation spots on the [...]