New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said on Tuesday that the club wasn't interested in pursuing free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon, according to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com.Matthews tweeted on Tuesday:
Cashman on Johnny Damon II: It's just not something that we're going to pursue— wallace matthews (@ESPNNYYankees) February 26, 2013
It was revealed on Sunday that the Yankees would be without outfielder Curtis Granderson for 10 weeks after he fractured his forearm, which brought up talk about Damon potentially rejoining the club he played for from 2006 through 2009.The 39-year-old told ...
Losing Curtis Granderson—one of the premiere players in all of baseball—in his first real at-bat of spring training last week will be problematic for New York. Having to insert Brett Gardner into the everyday lineup could also prove troublesome. Gardner appeared in just 16 games last season for the Yankees, and is a career .266 hitter. Alas, Johnny Damon to the rescue. Seeking to fill the void left by Granderson, Damon came calling to the Yankees on Tuesday, sending a message to his former club. “You guys know that I ...
The New York Yankees need some help in the outfield now that Curtis Granderson is out until May with a broken forearm, but taking on one-time Bronx Bombers prospect Alfonso Soriano is not the answer. Speaking to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, the 14-year veteran spoke of a potential return to the team that made him a household name.“I don’t know if they want to call or not, but if they call for me, I’d have to think about it,” said Soriano, who has two years ...
As day one of "10 Weeks without Curtis Granderson" came to a close for the New York Yankees, word spread that former Yankees fan favorite Johnny Damon had expressed interest in re-joining the club. The Yankees would be better served in looking elsewhere.Damon, now 39 years old, once captured the hearts of the Yankees faithful as a major piece to their last world championship in 2009. That year he hit .282 with 24 home runs and 82 RBI while playing 132 games in left field. His grit, drive and heart endeared ...
Coming off a disappointing finish to the 2012 season, there certainly isn't a lack of discussion points for the New York Yankees at spring training. From Curtis Granderson's broken arm to the undetermined catching position, there are a heap of questions that remain unanswered for Joe Girardi's club just weeks before the 2013 season begins. A change in the offensive approach may be necessary for the Yankees, who lost a great deal of power to free agency and the disabled list. Perhaps a fresh face could be found behind the plate on Opening ...
It has been four years since Johnny Damon has been a member of the New York Yankees.Yet, because of the injury to Curtis Granderson, the 39-year-old is interested in a reunion with his old team, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York.Damon was a guest on Michael Kay's ESPN show and voiced his interest for the Bronx."You guys know that I would have tons of interest to go to New York," Damon told Kay and co-host Don LaGreca. "But I just don't think they would be interested. I'm not ...
The New York Yankees found themselves with a major hole in their lineup with the recent news that left fielder Curtis Granderson will miss at least the next 10 weeks with a broken forearm. However, a familiar face is hoping to be his possible replacement, as Johnny Damon made a public plea to the team on Monday to be given a chance. Granderson suffered his injury during his first spring training at-bat against the Toronto Blue Jays. Under even the best-case scenario, he’ll be out until at least May, leaving ...
Considering the amount of power the New York Yankees lost over the offseason, the last thing they needed was for their leading home run hitter to get hurt during spring training.Evidently, they've done something to anger the baseball gods.Curtis Granderson, he of the career-high 43 homers in 2012, took a fastball to his right forearm from Toronto Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ during an exhibition game on Sunday. X-rays revealed a fracture, and the prognosis, via the Yankees' official website, is that he'll need 10 weeks to recover.That puts Granderson's ...
Ever since Curtis Granderson fractured his forearm during Sunday's spring training action, countless names have been floated as to who will take his place for the first 30 games or so of the regular season.Vernon Wells of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is a veteran outfielder who could potentially fit in left field with the New York Yankees, but Bill Shaikin of the LA Times reports that the Angels will "probably not" be dealing Wells to the Bronx.There are two main reasons as to why a Wells trade is unlikely.For ...
While many of the New York Yankees’ young hitters came into their own last season in the low minors, the organization once again demonstrated an inability to develop pitching prospects. Expected to contribute in the major leagues last season, top pitching prospects Manny Banuelos (Tommy John surgery) and Dellin Betances (demoted from Triple-A to Double-A) took steps in the wrong direction, while Jose Campos—a potential steal acquired in the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero swap—missed most of the year with an elbow injury. Unfortunately, the aforementioned prospects weren't the only ones hampered ...