After announcing the trade for Seattle righthander Michael Pineda Monday, the team on Thursday made official its one-year agreement with free agent righty Hiroki Kuroda.
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January 28, 2012
The Yankees tried to trade for Hiroki Kuroda at the trade deadline last season, but he evoked his no trade clause and stayed in Los Angeles. Now that he’s a Yankee, he doesn’t want to go anywhere else and has gotten another full no trade clause as part of his contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
Why would Kuroda reject a deal to the Yankees one month and...
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January 26, 2012
The Hiroki Kuroda signing is finally official and to make room on the 40-man roster for him the Yankees have designated righty Kevin Whelan for assignment, according to Bryan Hoch and Jon Heyman.
“I feel happy to be a part of such a storied franchise, which is always in contention for a World Series,” Kuroda said. “I am also very proud to be a part of this current team, which...
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January 27, 2012
Overall most pragmatic followers of the Yankees like the Michael Pineda for Jesus Montero deal because it fills their need for pitching. The problem is that if Pineda doesn’t do well in Pinstripes, it is likely we will be looking back at this deal as a big mistake for the Yankees because Montero figures to do so well (at least offensively).
One of the biggest things that could...
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January 26, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda.
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January 27, 2012
Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times caught up with former-Dodger-turned Yankee Hiroki Kuroda and confirmed what a lot of Dodger fans suspected: he wanted to stay in Los Angeles."Asked whether he would have remained with the Dodgers had they made him a reasonable offer, Kuroda said, 'It's hard to talk about something hypothetical. Obviously, I was comfortable there....
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January 26, 2012
The New York Yankees signed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract on Thursday.
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January 26, 2012
The Yankees made official another contract on Thursday, formally announcing their one-year pact with right-handed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.
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January 26, 2012
The Yankees have finalized their $10 million, one-year contract with free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda.
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January 26, 2012
The Yankees and the Mariners have finally finalized the trade sending Michael Pineda to Yankees for Jesus Montero.
Both teams acknowledge they gave up impact players in Jesus Montero and Michael Pineda, but say the risks were worth it.
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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who has held that job for 14 years, said Monday that Jesus Montero "may...
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January 26, 2012
Andruw Jones is officially back with the Yankees, finalizing a one-year, $2 million deal yesterday and Hiroki Kuroda is expected to be next.But as Brian Cashman said repeatedly this week, he’s hardly finished with his off-season.The Yankees GM said he is continuing to look for a left-handed...
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January 28, 2012
Pitchers and catchers have yet to report to spring training and the most bitter rivals in baseball are already competing for the 2012 pennant. The Red Sox have added Andrew Bailey and Cody Ross, and are reportedly in discussions with free-agent pitcher Edwin Jackson. The Yankees stocked up on pitching by acquiring Michael Pineda and signing Hiroki Kuroda. The American League East...
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January 25, 2012
Joe Girardi is looking forward to having Michael Pineda pitch every five days but still isn’t sure what his rotation is going to look like.“I like the additions we made,” the Yankees manager said. “We had a really good year last year. We got a lot from our...
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January 24, 2012
Jonathan Bentz of Fantasy Baseball Dugout discusses the Michael Pineda for Jesus Montero trade and its impact on fantasy baseball 2012.
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