Well, I guess I was wrong.
After pitcher Chad Gaudin was released by the New York Yankees in the middle of last week, I was pretty sure he would sign with either the New York Mets or Los Angeles Dodgers.
Just like I thought the Oakland A’s wouldn’t sign Ben Sheets, I didn’t think they would sign Gaudin either. But they did.
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com , the A’s have signed Gaudin to a major league contract. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet.
With the A’s’ rotation essentially ...
Since the Yankees named Phil Hughes the fifth starter the big question has been what does the future hold for Joba Chamberlain ?
Joe Girardi or Brian Cashman could have quelled the questions right away by saying something like, "He’ll be a starter in 2011," or "he’ll be a reliever from here on out," or even a simple "we’re going to reassess the situation next season," probably would have worked.
Instead we got nothing but speculation and statements from various members of the organization.
First there was the Yankees senior director of pro ...
Former Yankee Johnny Damon and general Manager Brian Cashman got a chance to meet on the field yesterday when the Tigers played the Yankees in a spring training game.
It was the first chance the two sides met since Damon’s somewhat ugly divorce from the team this offseason and from all accounts their chat went very well.
Here is a Cashman quote :
“I just hope what is remembered is that I was proud to bring him here and that he was a huge part of how the roster was built, how ...
I recently had the opportunity to be part of a Q&A session that Inside Pulse Sports was running on the Yankees and Mets.
Each separate session was conducted through back and forth e-mails in a roundtable format. This was part of Inside Pulse Sports' 30 Teams in 30 Days preview.
To read more on the roundtable discussions and see what was said, visit Double G Sports .Read more New York Yankees news on BleacherReport.com
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Chad Gaudin, who was released by the Yankees last Thursday, has signed with the Oakland Athletics and will join the team’s bullpen.
Gaudin was set to make $2.95 million this season with the Yankees, but his contract was non-guaranteed. Since he didn’t pitch well this spring and has already dealt with fatigue issues, they decided it was best to cut him so they would only have to pay 25 percent of his salary or $737,500.
There is no word yet as to how much exactly ...
The Yankees jumped out to a 7-0 lead in today’s game before rain ended things. Damaso Marte got the start (that’s right), and Mariano Rivera pitched the second inning. Andy Pettitte , who has only pitched in one official Spring Training game thanks to rain, had his outing cut short after pitching just one inning. He then went indoors and pitched a simulated game, stopping at 100 pitches.
So besides the rain and the Alan Horne news , there isn’t a lot going on right now. So I thought I’d show ...
The Yankees drafted right-handed pitcher Alan Horne in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft and by the 2008 season he was ranked among the top Yankee prospects poised to make the major leagues.
Since then he’s dealt with injury after injury, missing most of the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Now 27-years-old, 2010 was expected to be an important season, but instead Horne will miss the entire season because he needs surgery to repair his torn rotator cuff, according to Patrick Teale of Pinstripes Plus .
This is really bad ...
As it’s been since the Yankees announced that Phil Hughes won the fifth starter job the news has been a little slow and probably will be until the season starts. So let’s take a look at what’s in the Sunday papers:
Bill Madden of the NY Daily News proves that he’s forgotten more about baseball than you’ll…never mind, he just seems like he’s forgotten a lot about baseball. He makes the case for 32-year-old career minor leaguer Jon Weber . Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long expects big things out of ...
Zach McAllister was born on Dec. 8, 1987 and grew up in the town of Chillicothe in Illinois. He was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees in the third round of the 2006 draft. When drafted, McAllister's size stood out.
The guy is just built like a starting pitcher. He stands 6'6" tall and weighs 230 pounds, although his weight has fluctuated since becoming a member of the Yankees organization.
Because of his size and pitcher's build, he immediately drew comparisons to Phil Hughes, the Yankees top pitching ...
Some pests are hard to get rid of.
Like Yankee fans.
As anyone who follows American League ball can tell you, they show up in droves at opposing ballparks whenever the Bronx Bombers visit.
With their charming ways, chainsaw accents, and oh-so-gentle demeanor, they continue to be ambassadors for the civility and "live and let live" attitude that their home city is so well known for.
But few realize that the entire Yankee fan species (blowhardus obnoxious) is actually split into several subsets or, from those who remember your high school biology ...