According to USA Today's Gabe Lacques, Derek Jeter had a CT scan that revealed a small crack in the area of his previous ankle fracture. After originally stating a goal of being ready for Opening Day, it's now likely that Jeter won't play again until after the All-Star break.Despite a 1-4 start, his teammates are more than holding down the fort during their April schedule. At 8-5, New York has won seven of its past eight games, stabilizing its record and season. While Jeter is coming off a renaissance in ...
The mystery of Derek Jeter's return has finally been given some sort of timetable. Brian Cashman announced to the media on Thursday during a pregame press conference that the New York Yankee captain will be sidelined until after the All-Star break.Now, "after" the All-Star break still isn't a definitive answer, but it's significantly better than what we've been given thus far.An examination by doctors on Thursday revealed a small crack in Jeter's surgically repaired ankle, an injury he sustained during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series last year ...
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that right-handed pitcher Jonathan Gray of Oklahoma State University is expected to be a top pick in the upcoming MLB draft, two years after the New York Yankees offered him $500,000 as a 10th-round pick.Back then, he was a member of the Eastern Oklahoma State College Mountaineers. He was also selected in the 13th-round by the Kansas City Royals out of high school the year prior.Gray obviously turned down both offers, and it may prove to be one of the best decisions of his young ...
No Derek Jeter? No Mark Teixeira? No Curtis Granderson? No Alex Rodriguez?No problem for the New York Yankees so far.When the stars were dropping like flies before the season, everyone and their uncle was expecting the Yankees' offense to be a lost cause until the notables returned from their hurts. But lo and behold, the Yankees enter Thursday's action with the same amount of runs scored as the 12-2 Atlanta Braves. Per FanGraphs, the Yankees also have the third-best OPS in baseball at .814.It's a surprise, for sure...But it doesn't ...
Considering all the injuries the Yankees have been forced to overcome early in the 2013 season, they’re still 8-5 and just a game-and-a-half out of first place in the AL East. With shortstop Derek Jeter’s return on the horizon from an ankle surgery—the early estimate had been May 1—things were looking even better. The 38-year-old might not make it back, however, until closer to June 1, and maybe even later in the season with news that he’s eased up on his rehab and isn’t close to playing in games (per ...
The one-year deal between Kevin Youkilis and the New York Yankees didn't just represent a stopgap at third base until Alex Rodriguez recovers from hip surgery, or a low-risk, high-reward move for a player coming off a career worst season.It was the continuation of a long line of former Boston Red Sox stars who join the New York Yankees during the back end of their careers, much to immediate and harsh reaction from the Bronx fan base.From Babe Ruth to Doug Mientkiewicz, with Boggs, Clemens and Damon sandwiched in, Boston ...
The 2013 season is just 13 games deep and certainly not old enough to get a clear picture as to which teams will sit atop their divisions when all is said and done. That being said, in the New York Yankees case there is one player who has become the front-runner for the team's MVP award.Some true-blue Yankees fans will wince when they read this, but Kevin Youkilis has established himself as the critical piece to anything this version of the team will accomplish.The former Red Sox and White Sox ...
The Yankees aren't known for bringing up prospects from their farm system mid-season to help aid the team.They are more apt to trade for a veteran or stick with what they have. That said the most likely scenario for any of the following prospects is to hope to get their licks in September.It could be a spot start in May, a relief appearance in the July, or an at-bat in late September but the list that follows is the most likely of the Yankees prospects to find their way to ...
As I suggested during the offseason, Brian Cashman's low-key moves are paying off.With the 2014 payroll target looming, the Yankees did not want to commit big money or multiple years to the free-agent crop of this past winter, so they made moves to fill their holes in less conventional ways. Granted, you can't predict the injuries to players like Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson or Derek Jeter's setback, but Cashman has done a pretty good job so far—good enough to see the Yankees at 7-5 with decent production.Hopefully, they can stay ...
In the Yankees' world these days, good health is hardly anything to take for granted. But if we're willing to live in a fantasy world for a moment and employ ceteris paribus, or hold all things constant with good health, the Yankees have to be pleased with the performance of their top three starting pitchers so far.If CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte and Hiroki Kuroda can avoid the injury bug, the Yankees will have a very formidable trio atop their rotation. It's those other pesky two slots in the starting rotation ...