The New York Yankees continue to make moves in order to maximize the effectiveness of a roster decimated by injuries.Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that New York has acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies. According to NBC Sports, Heyman reported the Rockies will receive $75,000 in the deal for Brignac. No corresponding roster moves have been announced just yet, but Alberto Gonzalez will likely be the odd man out in this equation. There's no reason to have two versatile reserve infielders on the roster. Brignac also has much more upside ...
The July 31 trade deadline is still over two months away, but every baseball fan's (okay, maybe not every fan's) favorite day of the year is definitely something worth preparing a little early for.The New York Yankees are in an interesting position at the season's quarter mark. With so many injured stars, the Yankees were expected to fall out of contention quickly. General manager Brian Cashman wanted absolutely none of that, so he acquired several "over the hill" players that have been big-time contributors to a first-place team.Because so many ...
The New York Yankees have been clobbered by injuries to tentpole players before and during the 2013 season, and now they could be without pitcher Andy Pettitte. UPDATE: Friday, May 17 at 6:04 p.m. ET by Ian HanfordAccording to YES Network reporter Meredith Marakovits, Pettitte will be placed on the disabled list: ---End of update--- UPDATE: Thursday, May 16 at 9:55 p.m. ET by Kyle VassaloAccording to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Andy Pettitte left tonight's game with a tight trapezius muscle:---End of Update---According to Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, the Yankees starter left ...
Former top prospect Dellin Betances has been called up to the New York Yankees, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.Betances, who was recently transitioned to the bullpen at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, takes the spot of Brett Marshall. Marshall was sent down to Triple-A after throwing 108 pitches in a 12-2 blowout loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.In the game, Marshall allowed five runs (two home runs) on nine hits and five walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out one. Manager Joe Girardi told Marshall he did a "good job" by ...
There has been an increasing movement on social media to urge Jim Leyland to select famed Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera as the starter for this summer's All-Star Game. Most of the push is coming from Yankees supporters in the gargantuan New York media market.Make no mistake, Rivera deserves to be in the All-Star Game. He has 16 saves in 16 opportunities, giving up only 3 runs in 18 frames of work.However, I think starting him is a bad idea, for several reasons that amount to jeopardizing home-field advantage for the Yankees or another AL ...
Despite the Yankees' 12-2 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday night, the first quarter of this season in New York has gone better than most probably expected.The Yankees stand at 25-15, are on pace for 100 wins and sit alone in first in a crowded American League East.Some of general manager Brian Cashman's offensive acquisitions have played a role in the Yankees' success, like Vernon Wells (10 home runs), Travis Hafner (six home runs) and Lyle Overbay (six home runs), but the team's pitching has been just as important.Hiroki Kuroda has been ...
The New York Yankees face a dilemma when Mark Teixeira is ready to come off the disabled list (which could be before June 1, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com). With Lyle Overbay performing so well in his stead, the team must figure out what to do with him.Through 37 games, Overbay has posted a line of .256/.293/.488 with six home runs and 24 RBI. Surprisingly, his 24 RBI are second on the team to Robinson Cano's 25. Mark Teixeira is a top first baseman, though, so it's obvious that his ...
Mariano Rivera is in the midst of a unique farewell tour around Major League Baseball, giving time back to the members of each organization that are rarely seen or heard from. The announcement during spring training that 2013 would be his final season didn't just start the clock on Rivera's last days as a dominant closer; it also set the stage for baseball to honor him along the way for his contributions to the game.On Wednesday, Bill Chuck of Billy-Ball.com thought of the perfect send-off for Rivera:UPDATE: Thursday, May 16, at 11:47 a.m. ET ...
Vidal Nuno was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 48th round of the 2009 MLB draft from Baker University. He had spent five years in the minors until making his first start for the New York Yankees on May 13 against the team that originally drafted him. Nuno pitched five scoreless innings and struck out three in a 7-0 shutout of the Indians.In two appearances so far for the Yankees, Nuno has not allowed a run in eight innings. Nuno's style is reminiscent of that of Blue ...
At the outset of the 2013 regular season, the New York Yankees' playoff chances looked slim. They would begin the season without Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira and Michael Pineda. Furthermore, before any of those players returned (Granderson is the only one to have returned so far, making his first start on May 14), they would also lose Kevin Youkilis, Joba Chamberlain, Eduardo Nunez, Ivan Nova and Francisco Cervelli to injury for an extended period of time, while Travis Hafner is also injured but not yet on the ...