Yankees right-hander Joba Chamberlain made 15 throws in his second session on a half-mound at the team's Minor League complex in Tampa, Fla., on Friday, continuing his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery performed in June.
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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February 09, 2012
Yesterday we found out that ESPN’s prospect guru Keith Law ranked the Yankees farm system as the 10th best in the majors. Today he released his Top 100 Prospects of 2012 list and there were four current Yankee farm hands included.
Lefty Manny Banuelos was the only one in the top 25, coming in at No. 23, a full 11 spots behind where he was last year. Law said that Banuelos...
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February 10, 2012
Today, the Orioles signed yet another pitcher – this time, a reliever.
They signed reliever Luis Ayala – a seven-year veteran – to a one-year deal.
From Roch’s Blog at MASN Sports: The club has reached agreement with right-hander Luis Ayala, and the deal will become official once his physical is completed and the results are known.
It's believed to be a major league...
Via NY Daily News
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February 10, 2012
Robinson Cano could have used some help from a trivia version of Mariano Rivera Thursday night. The Yankees second baseman jumped out to a big lead on movie star Denzel Washington but couldn't hold it.
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February 10, 2012
First of all, yes, I’ll admit it: I’m eating my words right now. After writing my aggressively-headlined “Good Luck Shopping A.J. Burnett, Yanks” piece on Wednesday, it turns out the Yankees have found at least one potential suitor for Burnett in the Pirates. The two sides are still haggling over how much money the Yankees should eat, but considering the Yankees...
Via Post-Gazette
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February 10, 2012
The Pirates and the New York Yankees continued to discuss a trade Friday that would send Yankees starter A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh, according to an industry source.
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February 09, 2012
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February 10, 2012
Heyman Tweet #1Heyman Tweet #2Don't ask me what an "okay" prospect is, but it seems like these two teams aren't as close to a deal as we thought. At first we thought the Yankees would take a $23/$10 million split on Burnett's contract, but now they want the Pirates to come closer to 50/50. That's $16.5/$16.5 million, and I don't think there's any...
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February 10, 2012
On part two of the Open Mike program from February 10, 2012, Michael Cohen and Karen Vankat talk about the potential moves that could be made by the New York Yankees in the coming weeks. Will the Bombers trade A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Garrett Jones? What does it mean for the Yankees rotation?
Mike and Karen also go back over the Super Bowl, and what the...
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February 09, 2012
In case you didn't hear, there's a small chance that the Pirates could attempt to trade for Yankees starter A.J. Burnett, you can read all about here.Fangraphs weighs in on the Burnett story and talks about the financial side of it, and how that could complicate any possible deal.Another post from Fangraphs lists the worst 10 moves of the offseason. Fortunately, the Pirates...
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February 10, 2012
The Orioles have signed veteran reliever Luis Ayala to a one-year deal with an option, sources confirmed to MLB.com on Friday.
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