The New York Yankees acquired three veterans by the July 31st trade deadline. The three players are Austin Kearns, Kerry Wood from the Cleveland Indians, and Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros.
Last year, the Yankees acquired Jerry Hairston Jr., and he was a key to their World Series Championship.
We all know these three new Yankees can play, but will they be able to shine in the city that never sleeps?Begin Slideshow
The Yankees have struck again at this year's deadline.
The Bronx was rumored to be the destination of many players this deadline. With their newest additions, the lineup, bench, and bullpen improved significantly.
Even without the acquisition of Cliff Lee or Dan Haren, I still think the Yankees are in good shape.
How did the Yankees do this trade deadline? Here is a breakdown of the newest players in pinstripes.Begin Slideshow
What would a trade deadline be without the New York Yankees getting involved?
After kicking the tires on pitchers Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, the Yankees decided to go in a different direction on Friday by adding some offense. The Yankees on Friday acquired 1B Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros for Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes. Then they traded for OF Austin Kearns for the ever-so-popular player to be named later, or PTBNL, as all the cool kids say.
First, let’s talk about the Berkman move because that is the more ...
The Yankees made it one of their priorities to add a reliever to the team at the trade deadline. Octavio Dotel of the Pirates has been on fire this season. There was speculation that the Yankees may have been in on Dotel earlier in the season but that has all fallen apart.
The Yankees considered him a bad addition to the clubhouse, when he was with the team in 2006. The Yankees have a great atmosphere in the clubhouse with people like Burnett and Swisher. Bringing in a grumpy player like ...
The 2010 MB Trade Deadline has arrived, and all signs were pointing that no really big move was going to be made ever since the Cliff Lee trade fell through. But Brian Cashman and the Yankees front office made a move that would have the Boss proud.
The Yankees completed their deal with the Houston Astros for Lance Berkman. Mark Melancon and Jimmy Paredes were the Yankee chips moved to Houston in the Trade Deadline move.
But that was not the only move that the New York Yankees made this weekend. ...
Former New York Yankees manager, Joe Torre, will be reuniting with one of his former pitchers. Ted Lilly is reportedly on his way to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are buyers at the trade deadline as they have just completed a deal with the Chicago Cubs to try for a playoff push. Here is the outline of the deal.
The Los Angeles Dodgers Get:
Pitcher Ted Lilly - 18 Games Started 3W-8L
Infielder Ryan Theriot - 96 Games 1HR 21RBI
The Chicago Cubs Acquire:
Blake ...
The last we heard, the Yankees were still looking to deal and were specifically looking for an infielder who would be an upgrade on Ramiro Pena and a way to help their bullpen, even if it meant acquiring a starter so they can move Phil Hughes to the pen.
Here is the latest:
Ken Rosenthal reports that the Yankees are still calling teams to find a cheap bullpen option. They are still looking for that bench piece as well. Rosenthal also reports that the Marlins are not ...
All eyes will be on Jake Westbrook today as he takes the mound for the Cleveland Indians against the Toronto Blue Jays. Not many people will actually be paying much attention to whether he wins and loses, instead wondering whether or not the Tribe will continue their perennial sell-at-all-costs spiral intooblivion started after the 2007 crash-and-burn against the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. With Jhonny Peralta (Detroit) and Austin Kearns (New York Yankees) heading to much greener pastures in recent days, look for Westbrook to get plenty of ...
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN , despite rumors that Ted Lilly is going to the Dodgers, the Yankees are still in on him. They have also asked about infielder Ryan Theriot .
So, we went from a supposedly slow deadline to one where the Yankees have already added outfielder Austin Kearns and first baseman Lance Berkman .
It appears they aren’t stopping there either.
They are still looking for an upgrade over Ramiro Pena to play third base and would like ...
The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning yesterday, but failed to tack on any more runs as they lost to the Rays 3-2 when Phil Hughes gave up a three-run homer in the sixth inning.
Here are some notes:
After the loss the Rays are only one game behind the Yankees for first place.
It was almost a very good start by Hughes, but he threw too many pitches each inning, and Matt Joyce’s homer was the difference.
Joba Chamberlain pitched two very effective innings striking out three.
Before ...