We have officially reached the trading deadline for Major League Baseball.The 4 p.m. ET deadline will be upon us and a lot of major names are rumored to be on the block.The New York Yankees haven't been an active team this deadline, but they haven't been completely dead either.They have made two moves so far during the 2012 trade deadline.They acquired Chad Qualls from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a player to be named later.The bigger move which was made last Monday, acquiring long-time All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki from ...
The New York Yankees are interested in San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley (h/t Jon Heyman, cbssports.com), but with the Padres asking for multiple top-level prospects, the Yankees should turn their attention elsewhere.According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Padres are looking to trade Headley for something very similar to what they got for Mat Latos last season. That trade brought them three quality prospects—Yonder Alonso, Brad Boxberger and Yasmani Grandal—and starting pitcher Edinson Volquez.While Headley is a versatile defender who is having a career year at the plate, he's ...
Eric Chavez is a disabled list-stint waiting to happen, there's a reason the Yankees are Jayson Nix's sixth team in five years and Eduardo Nunez, well...we've been down that road before.The fact of the matter is that while Alex Rodriguez is sidelined with a broken hand, the Yankees need to find someone that they can plug into the position on a daily basis and not have to think about pinch-hitting for or replacing defensively late in games.According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, Brian Cashman and company have compiled a lengthy ...
The New York Yankees find themselves in a unique situation as the 2012 MLB trade deadline rapidly approaches. With several players coming off the disabled list in the weeks and months ahead, New York has the ability to fill whatever needs it has from within. Thanks to a deep bench and a bullpen that has recovered nicely from the loss of Mariano Rivera, the Yanks should be able to piece it together the rest of the way until their big-name players come back. Nevertheless, there are still some rumors out ...
When we last checked up on the status of Andy Pettitte's recovery from a broken ankle, all signs were pointing in the right direction.According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN, the Yankees left-hander hit a snag in his road to recovery and has suffered a "slight setback."Marchand reported that during the first couple of weeks, Pettitte was healing faster than expected, but recently the healing process had slowed down a bit, which has caused his ankle to swell.Pettitte had started to throw on flat surface and was up to 55 pitches. ...
Chase Headley is a perfect fit for the New York Yankees and a viable solution to their third base dilemma. With Alex Rodriguez getting older and getting injured more often, the Yanks need to solidify their infield with both a talented fielder and hitter. Headley is both of the above. He is on track to have a career year in his sixth year in the MLB. At only 28, Headley is now in the prime of his career, and he would greatly benefit from being inserted into an already potent ...
Brian Cashman must go big or stay home.According to the latest MLB rumors, if the New York Yankees pull the trigger on a trade-deadline deal, it’ll likely be for a third baseman. But if they have to make a move, it should be for a player that provides a significant upgrade. Wallace Matthews of ESPN reported this past week that Cashman was perfectly content with replacing the injured Alex Rodriguez with in-house talent. He said: Eric Chavez is the solution. Chavez is the solution and Jayson Nix is the solution, and whoever we ...
Welcome to tonight's live blog between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The third and final game of the series will be featured on ESPN. Starting for the Yankees is Hiroki Kuroda while left-hander Felix Doubront will start for Boston. In the first game, the Yankees dominated Boston 10-3 behind a Curtis Granderson grand slam. In the second game, the Red Sox rallied in the ninth inning to knock off the Yankees 8-6. And now, the third and final game of the series at Yankee Stadium. Check ...
As the entire world knows, closer Mariano Rivera tore a knee ligament in May and is now being forced to watch from the sidelines. With 608 career saves, Rivera is easily the greatest closer to ever to play the game. So you would think that his absence would be devastating or, at the very least, have a negative impact. However, not only are the New York Yankees tied for the best record in baseball at 60-40, with an 8.5-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East, but they are ...
The New York Yankees already started to tidy up for the stretch run with their acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki, but a deal for Colorado Rockies' reliever Rafael Betancourt would add depth and experience to the bullpen.The 37-year-old is 1-3 with a 3.00 ERA and 17 saves. According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, "Rafael Betancourt is attracting varying degrees of interest from the Orioles, Yankees and Athletics. The Red Sox had interest earlier this month."Rafael Soriano has been great in place of the injured Mariano Rivera. He has 26 saves ...