According to George King of the New York Post, the New York Yankees are looking into a deal to acquire Colorado Rockies RHP Ubaldo Jimenez. It was reported that the Yankees were one of 17 teams that scouted Jimenez's start on Thursday. This might not seem like much but recent developments have said otherwise.King reports today that the Colorado Rockies are scouting players in the Yankees Triple-A and Double-A systems. This is very important for the future of a potential deal because it shows that the Rockies could have interest ...
It's that time of year in baseball where there is more fact that fiction. It's always fun to opine and speculate on all the possibilities of your favorite, or not so favorite team, in regards to whom they are, and whom they are not, scouting.As usual, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the New York Yankees- with most of it unsubstantiated. Here is what we know for fact...The Yankees have signed J.C. Romero, another bargain basement, low risk high reward type player who was released by both the Phillies and ...
So Roger "the Rocket" Clemens gets a pass until September because of a prosecutor who was either woefully inept, incredibly arrogant, or both.For those who don't know, the gist of Clemens' legal trouble is this: He is accused of being a cheater and a liar, doing the latter to a room full of...cheaters and liars.Wow.When you put it like that, seems like a pretty ridiculous scenario and waste of taxpayer money right there.But I digress.Unfortunately, Clemens is not the only player who has donned the pinstripes to have a tussle ...
Via George King of the NY Post:
The Yankees were one of 17 teams in Denver on Thursday night to watch Ubaldo Jimenez pitch. According to several talent evaluators, they have a better than average chance to acquire the 27-year-old because they have the top-shelf prospects the Rockies are looking for. In mid-June the Rockies started getting calls on Jimenez and were told they weren’t actively shopping him, but if teams were willing to talk about moving their best prospects the Rockies would listen… …According to a person familiar with ...
The New York Yankees' starting pitching situation hasn’t been dire so far this season as many expected, but it could end up that way soon if Bartolo Colon and Phil Hughes don’t return to form.On that note, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated tweeted earlier today that the Yankees like Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers. The Yankees would certainly have some company in their pursuit of Kuroda, as in the same tweet, Heyman noted that the Red Sox have let the Dodgers know they are interested as well. We ...
Houston, we have a problem.On Thursday, we saw a glaring problem that is now staring the Yankees in the face.In the first half of the season, Bartolo Colon was brilliant for the Yankees in the rotation.He was reverting back to his 2005 version of himself, dominating hitters and giving the Yankees quality innings and starts.Lately, it hasn't been looking good for the 38-year-old.In Thursday's start against the Toronto Blue Jays, Colon lasted two-thirds of an inning, allowing six hits and eight runs, three earned, two walks and no strikeouts in ...
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in the Roger Clemens trial on perjury charges and now we'll have to wait and see if he can even be tried again.I'm not so sure the mistrial was the best thing for Roger Clemens. Yes, chances are "double jeopardy" will be attached so he won't be able to be tried again, so that is a good thing for Clemens (no jail time etc,.). However, without going to trial and proving his innocence, he will never be able to clear his ...
Bartolo Colon was nothing short of brilliant before the All-Star break. He was averaging about a strikeout per inning, threw one complete game shut out and had an ERA under 3.00.This great comeback story has fallen off of the tracks and came to a screeching halt with the route that took place in Toronto on Thursday. As the New York Yankees were losing to the Toronto Blue Jays by nine runs, three stories came to the forefront: Bartolo Colon’s poor pitching, Eduardo Nunez’s bad defense and Sergio Mitre’s awful relief. ...
There is just one logical, sensible and proper line of advice to give Roger Clemens, even now as his federal grand jury trial on perjury charges has been declared a mistrial. Time to put on your big boy pants, Roger. Go ahead. Get them out of storage. Look in your drawer and see if they’re buried under your “The Dog Ate My Homework” T-shirt and the “Somebody Broke That Vase But Not Me” cap. Don’t worry about them still fitting. After all, like many of your high-dollar athletic peers, you ...
The New York Yankees, intent on bolstering their pitching arsenal for the second half of the season, just acquired former National J.C. Romero signing him to a minor league deal, according to ESPN's Buster Olney (via Twitter).It's interesting to note that Romero wanted out of the Washington Nationals system because they did not promote him to the MLB level. In signing with the Yankees, Romero heads right back to the minors, but the Yankees are in contention which for him is an upside.The Yankees, desperately seeking left-handed help for their bullpen, are also scouting ...