‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees Win! The Newest Additions to the Bronx Bombers »
The Yankees have struck again at this year's deadline. The Bronx was rumored to be the destination of many players this deadline. With their newest additions, the lineup, bench, and bullpen improved significantly. Even without the acquisition of Cliff Lee or Dan Haren, I still think the Yankees are in good shape. How did the Yankees do this [...]
New York Yankees Acquire Lance Berkman And Austin »
What would a trade deadline be without the New York Yankees getting involved? After kicking the tires on pitchers Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, the Yankees decided to go in a different direction on Friday by adding some offense. The Yankees on Friday acquired 1B Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros for Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes. Then they traded [...]
MLB Trade Deadline: Yankees Acquire Kerry Wood, Pass »
The Yankees made it one of their priorities to add a reliever to the team at the trade deadline. Octavio Dotel of the Pirates has been on fire this season. There was speculation that the Yankees may have been in on Dotel earlier in the season but that has all fallen apart. The Yankees considered him a bad addition to the clubhouse, when he was [...]
Welcome to The Bronx: Yankees Pick Up Lance Berkman »
The 2010 MB Trade Deadline has arrived, and all signs were pointing that no really big move was going to be made ever since the Cliff Lee trade fell through. But Brian Cashman and the Yankees front office made a move that would have the Boss proud. The Yankees completed their deal with the Houston Astros for Lance Berkman. Mark Melancon and [...]
MLB Trade Deadline: Former Yankee Ted Lilly Headed To »
Former New York Yankees manager, Joe Torre, will be reuniting with one of his former pitchers. Ted Lilly is reportedly on his way to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are buyers at the trade deadline as they have just completed a deal with the Chicago Cubs to try for a playoff push. Here is the outline of the [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest Deadline Buzz »
The last we heard, the Yankees were still looking to deal and were specifically looking for an infielder who would be an upgrade on Ramiro Pena and a way to help their bullpen, even if it meant acquiring a starter so they can move Phil Hughes to the pen. Here is the latest: Ken Rosenthal reports that the Yankees are still calling teams to [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: The Jake Westbrook Watch »
All eyes will be on Jake Westbrook today as he takes the mound for the Cleveland Indians against the Toronto Blue Jays. Not many people will actually be paying much attention to whether he wins and loses, instead wondering whether or not the Tribe will continue their perennial sell-at-all-costs spiral intooblivion started after the 2007 [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees In on Ted Lilly, Asked About »
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN , despite rumors that Ted Lilly is going to the Dodgers, the Yankees are still in on him. They have also asked about infielder Ryan Theriot . So, we went from a supposedly slow deadline to one where the Yankees have already added outfielder Austin Kearns and first baseman Lance Berkman . It appears they [...]
Yankees Notes: Hughes, Joba, The Boss, Berkman, Kearns »
The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning yesterday, but failed to tack on any more runs as they lost to the Rays 3-2 when Phil Hughes gave up a three-run homer in the sixth inning. Here are some notes: After the loss the Rays are only one game behind the Yankees for first place. It was almost a very good start by Hughes, but he threw too [...]
New York Yankees: Lance Berkman, Austin Kearns, Next »
The Yankees had a busy day Friday, acquiring Lance Berkman from the Astros and Austin Kearns from the Indians, and it looks like they could make some more moves today as the 4:00 PM Trade Deadline approaches. The big splash for the Yankees so far has been the trade for Lance Berkman . The details and trade won't be official until this [...]