Nobody can predict when an injury will occur or which position will be depleted by the consequences of that injury, but being prepared for an injury can go a long way in the success of a team. Curtis Granderson and the New York Yankees found this out all too well as they were delivered a devastating blow on Sunday afternoon.Granderson, in his first at-bat of the spring, was drilled by J.A. Happ in the forearm in what appeared to be a painful injury. The X-rays would go on to prove this to be the case.Granderson told ...
The New York Yankees got bad news on Curtis Granderson.After taking a ball to the forearm in the first inning of Sunday's spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays, it was revealed that the Yankees left fielder will be out at least 10 weeks, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN:
fractured forearm for curtis granderson. out 10 weeks. huge blow. #yankees— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) February 24, 2013
The Yankees had just moved Granderson to the left field spot and put Brett Gardner back in center field for the ...
The New York Yankees’ lineup took a major hit Sunday as Curtis Granderson was forced to leave a spring training game after getting hit with a pitch in the arm. After a precautionary X-ray, Jack Curry of the YES Network broke the news that Granderson would miss around 10 weeks with a fractured right forearm. Curry goes on to mention that those who could take Granderson’s spot in left field include Matt Diaz and Juan Rivera as well as Melky Mesa and Zoilo Almonte. The Yankees wouldn’t be in too ...
The New York Yankees received bad news Sunday about another of their key players, when it was announced that starting left fielder Curtis Granderson will miss at least ten weeks with a broken forearm. This will cause the Yankees to scramble to find possible replacements. The story was first reported in a tweet by YES’ Jack Curry:
Granderson has a fracrured right forearm. Estimated that he will be major league ready in 10 weeks.— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) February 24, 2013
The story was confirmed by CBSSports.com’s Mike Axisa. Granderson suffered the ...
We all know the situation by now.The Yankees really want to keep Robinson Cano around for a long time.The second basemen is one year away from hitting free agency and is likely in line for a major payday.The Yankees are also historically known as a team that doesn't negotiate with players before or during a season.However, for Cano, it looks like the Bombers are willing to make a major exception for their star slugger.Wallace Matthews of ESPN New York reported that the Yankees and Cano's agent, Scott Boras, have had ...
If you turn on a New York Yankees spring game and find yourself staring at Brett Gardner in center field and Curtis Granderson in left field, do not adjust your television set. The situation will be under control.According to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com, Yankees manager Joe Girardi has it in mind to carry out an experiment in which Gardner plays center field and Granderson plays left field this spring, just to see how it goes."We're gonna toy with it and see if we like it," Girardi said of the experiment. ...
The New York Yankees are filled with question marks entering the 2013 season. Several of their key players, including Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia and Mariano Rivera, are making comebacks from injuries this offseason. How well those players return to their old form will go a long way in determining the success of the team. However, no player entering the season can and will make the impact that Mark Teixeira has on how well the team flows. Teixeira’s numbers have been on a steady decline since posting monster stats in his ...
The New York Yankees' offseason is normally one filled with a flurry of moves, deals and decisions, often rendering portions of their roster unrecognizable from season to season. However, this offseason, the Yankees remained relatively quiet and made little change to their roster at all. The Yankees could regret staying so quiet this offseason, as age, free agency and ineffectiveness have left gaping holes at certain positions such as catcher and outfield. Ahead are the top five moves the Yankees will regret making (or not making) this offseason. Begin Slideshow
Until he is traded or departs in free agency, the impending breakup between David Price and the Rays will continue to make headlines in Tampa Bay and throughout the MLB.The most recent piece to the Price puzzle, however, involves the Yankees and what may be proof of a needed culture change in New York for the team to succeed moving forward.It is no secret that players love playing for the Rays organization and manager Joe Maddon, and Price echoed those sentiments in a recent article by Jon Morosi of Fox ...
You can never have enough pitching.It's an old phrase you will hear just about everyone in baseball utter at one point or another in a season.And up until this past week, the New York Yankees' starting rotation seemed to be just fine.However, in wake of the bulging disc in Phil Hughes back, which will require him to sit out at least two weeks, the Yankees may be looking around for pitching depth, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.Right now, it's just two weeks that the Yankees want ...