‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees Set 25-Man Roster »
Over the past couple of days Jorge Posada, Nick Johnson, Francisco Cervelli, Damaso Marte, and Alfredo Aceves have all had to deal with minor injuries that left them in question of making the opening day roster. They must be healthy enough, because the Yankees have set their opening day roster and they are all a part of it. However, whether [...]
Minor Leaguers Chad Moeller and Robby Hammock Sign »
Due to injuries, the Yankees have signed journeyman catcher Chad Moeller and infielder/catcher Robby Hammock to minor league contracts according to Chad Jennings of The Journal News . They are both expected to start the season in Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre. Moeller, who played with the Yankees in 2008, was released by the Baltimore Orioles [...]
Will 2010 Be Andy Pettitte’s Final Hurrah With »
Over the last 15 years, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettitte have made up the "Yankees Core" of the roster, mostly because they are popular players who were home-grown products out of the Yankees system. In 2010, one of the core players may be playing in his final season. In an interview with YES Network's Jack Curry, [...]
Welcome Back Baseball »
Welcome back, sweet baseball. We pray from Seattle to Florida and from Toronto to Texas to you to give us the elixir of October success. Over the next few months we’ll fall back in love with our stadiums—from the Green Monster at Fenway to the Green Monster Ivy at Wrigley. We’ll hope to see a player fall up the hill in Houston, [...]
Battle of The Blogs Week 1 Preview »
The MLB regular season starts Sunday night when the New York Yankees travel to Boston and take on the Red Sox. Fantasy baseball leagues all over the web start with that game as well, including Battle of the Blogs . For those of you that do not know what Battle of the Blogs is, it's a 20-team fantasy baseball league full of sports bloggers [...]
Nick Johnson Leaves Game with Knee Injury »
The oft-injured Nick Johnson is reminding the Yankees just how brittle he is this spring training. Johnson has already missed time because a bad back earlier this spring and on Friday he left the game early after fouling a ball off of his right knee. It seems a little too early to tell if he’ll land on the DL or not, but so far it [...]
2010 Scranton Yankees Roster Is About Set »
Just two days until opening day and the Yankees roster is just about set, which means that the Scranton Yankees roster is nearly close to finished as well. Donnie Collins of the Scranton Times-Tribune has a pretty good rundown on what we should expect in the Electric City. I feel like his Scranton roster is filled more than ever with players who [...]
Damaso Marte’s Sore Shoulder and What it Could »
Damaso Marte is experiencing discomfort in his pitching shoulder and has been scratched from today’s scheduled relief appearance according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. Marte said that it is supposedly not as bad as the shoulder injury he dealt with a year ago in spring training that caused him to have a terrible season—until [...]
What Do Ya Know: Projecting Robbie Cano for the New »
When Hideki Matsui left via Free Agency, a major hole (28 HRs, 90 RBIs) was created in the Yankee lineup. Matsui has served as vital Alex Rodriguez protection for the past six seasons. So what are the Yankees going to do to fill that void? Going into this season, the Yankees have Robinson Cano slated to assume the all-important 5th spot in [...]
Defending Champions Ready for No. 28: A Yankees 2010 »
Last November, Yankee fans and players were celebrating at the Canyon of Heroes parade in Manhattan as they won their 27th World Series title (the most by any franchise) in their remarkable history. As soon as all the celebrating was over, it was time once again to get the team ready to defend its championship. Yankees GM Brian Cashman had to [...]