‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees Shift Focus To Bullpen, Joakim Soria »
With top starting pitchers Cliff Lee and Dan Haren off the market, the New York Yankees seem to have shifted their trade deadline focus to bullpen help. Once the Yankees strong point, the bullpen is a bit of a mess right now outside of closer Mariano Rivera. Joba Chamberlain has struggled this season in his eighth inning role. For the [...]
Carl Pavano Is Making the New York Yankees Look Bad »
Don't look now, New York, but what former New York Yankees' pitcher, who won nine games in his four seasons with New York,, is 12-6, with a 3.26 ERA? Minnesota Twins' ace Carl Pavano has hurled five complete games, two of them shutouts, and has become one of the American League's premier starting pitchers. A significant statistic is that [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Considering Ted Lilly »
The other day we heard that the Yankees weren’t interested in LHP Ted Lilly, but apparently missing out on your top choice can change things. According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated , the Yankees are now considering Lilly and will not make an attempt at Roy Oswalt. Lilly, 34, is actually a former Yankee whom they included in a deal [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Joba Chamberlain’s Non-Trade »
Dan Haren is now an Angel. Rumor has it that the Diamondbacks would have traded him to the Yankees if they could have gotten (among other things) Joba Chamberlain. Arizona was reportedly willing to take Joba and his 5.95 ERA off the Yankees hands, and give him a fresh start in the desert. But the Yankees said no. Why? Were they [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Ted Lilly and Others To Fix the »
With less than a week to go before the 2010 trade deadline, the baseball rumor-mill is heating up. Teams such as the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians will look to become sellers, as they begin to build towards their future. While other teams such as the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox will become buyers, with hopes of trading for [...]
New York Yankees Pitching Situation Solved »
The New York Yankees finished the weekend taking three of four games from the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees continue to lead the majors, and the AL East, with a 62-35 record. The Tampa Bay Rays are just three games behind, which leaves little room for error. The ailing Boston Red Sox trail by eight and better not make the gap any bigger. This [...]
The Starting Pitching Market for the New York Yankees »
With the recent trade of Dan Haren, the trade market is slowly beginning to diminish. Although Andy Pettitte wants to return now, Joe Girardi is playing the safe card and resting him. He surely doesn’t want to re-injure a pitcher of his caliber. In order to secure a consistent one through five rotation, the Yankees should acquire a [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Recap, Aceves, A-Rod, Haren »
We’ll have to wait another day for Alex Rodriguez‘s 600th home run as he went homerless against the Royals when the Yankees beat them 12-6 in a wet one this afternoon. Here are some notes: Phil Hughes 's ERA went above 4.00 for the first time this year, but he won anyways and is now 12-3. Joba Chamberlain surrendered a two-run home [...]
New York Yankees at MLB Trade Deadline: Killing Two »
Earlier this week, I took a look at one of the primary concerns for the Yankees as they head into the dog days of summer, the suddenly fragile state of the starting rotation. In the subsequent games since my article, we have been treated to a well-diversified display of the myriad issues facing the Yankees starting pitching. In the week of games [...]
New York Yankees Miss Out as Dan Haren Is Traded to »
The Arizona Diamondbacks have announced that they have traded RHP Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels in return for RHP Joe Saunders and others. The deal also involves Patrick Corin, Rafael Rodriguez, and a player to be named later for Haren. This means the New YorkYankees miss out on the second starting pitcher they have been involved with trade [...]