‘NY Yankees’ Archives
MLB Rumors: New York Yankees Considered Bringing Carl »
Via Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports: Yankees GM Brian Cashman told reporters Wednesday that he had “several discussions” with the agent for free agent right-hander Carl Pavano, who endured four trying seasons in New York from 2005 to ’08. Pavano, in turn, seriously considered returning to the Yankees, according to major league [...]
Andy Pettitte “Has the Go-Ahead From His »
Courtedy of Yankees 'n More According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, New York Yankees great Andy Pettitte "has the go-ahead from his family" to pitch another season in New York, if he so chooses. Of course, this doesn't mean that Pettitte won't ultimately decide to retire. It does mean, however, that the chances of his pitching in 2011 are better than [...]
MLB Rumors: 10 Ways Yanks Are Better Off if Andy »
Andy Pettitte will not be ready by Opening Day, but will he be ready by mid-season? Months of rest, vacation, and time seem to not be enough for Andy Pettitte. He continues to leave fans and the Yankees anticipating his decision to return for the 2011 season. After Brian Cashman told reporters that Pettitte is “choosing at this stage to not [...]
Rumors: New York Yankees Will Look into Acquiring »
Via Bill Madden of the NY Daily News: "While it is doubtful the Mets would be interested in Galarraga at that salary, a Yankee source said the Bombers would at least look into acquiring him. Detroit has 10 days to make a move with Galarraga. If he isn’t traded, he could be sent to the minors." First thing, what Madden means by that last [...]
Joba’s Last Stand? Chamberlain Enters »
The narrative of Joba Chamberlain has shifted so often the past four years it's easy to forget where it left off from one season to the next.He's gone from phenom reliever (2007) to promising starter (2008) to struggling starter (2009) to mediocre reliever (2010).Rafael Soriano's arrival in town tells us the Yankees worry the downward trending [...]
New York Yankees Avoid Salary Arbitration With »
In a continuing effort to shore up their starting rotation and bullpen, the New York Yankees inked Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes, and Boone Logan to one-year deals, thus avoiding salary arbitration with the trio of young hurlers, according to MLB.com. Hughes, who earned $447,000 last season, agreed to a deal worth $2.7 million after coming off his [...]
New York Yankees to Add 4th Outfielder With Andruw »
The New York Yankees are getting close to an agreement on a one-year contract with Andruw Jones, according to Tim Brown via Twitter. After just a few days being told to sign Rafael Soriano to a three-year, $35 million deal by the owners, the Steinbrenners, general manager Brian Cashman has some good news after losing their first-round pick this [...]
New York Yankees: Brian Cashman Didn’t Want »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More Turns out GM Brian Cashman meant what he said a few days ago when declaring he would not be giving up the New York Yankees' No. 1 pick for any of the players remaining on the free-agent market. He just didn't bother to check first with ownership, and they held a differing view. ESPN's Buster Olney has confirmed that [...]
New York Yankees Should Be All Over DFA’d »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More You remember the Armando Galarraga, right? Would it help if I stood up umpire Jim Joyce next to him? Just months after a bad call at first base cost Galarraga a perfect game, the right-hander has been designated for assignment by Detroit, meaning his time with the Tigers is quickly coming to an end. Detroit is [...]
Yankees Avoid Arbitration With Hughes, Chamberlain and »
The Yankees recently avoided arbitration with pitchers Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan, easily saving the club a lot of money. All three of the pitchers were signed to one-year deals with the club. Hughes—$2.7 million Joba—$1.4 million Logan— $1.2 million The latter two are good deals, but not [...]