SEATTLE -- Before even playing his first game in Seattle, Jesus Montero is already being touted as the middle-of-the-order answer to the Mariners’ offensive woes.
The New York Yankees hope Michael Pineda does the same for their pitching rotation.
The Mariners and Yankees finalized their four-player trade on Monday that...
Via NYC Sports Nation
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January 23, 2012
During a conference call to discuss the Michael Pineda trade, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke briefly about the opening at designated hitter and the possibility of trading AJ Burnett. Cashman said the free agent market for a DH would be his ‘secondary’ focus in trying to fill the vacancy. Rather, he will “first and foremost” look at the trade...
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January 23, 2012
SEATTLE (AP) -- Considering the heady talent that Brian Cashman has controlled in his tenure as general manager of the New York Yankees, his belief in the talent of Jesus Montero has to bring hope for the offensively starved Seattle Mariners.
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January 24, 2012
Catcher – Devin Mesoraco (Cincinnati Reds)
Some may wonder why not Jesus Montero. The answer is simply because Montero is a not a legit catcher. I understand Seattle intends to play him over there part time, but that’s essentially an open invitation for teams to steal bases at will and pitchers will be cognizant of the fact that any ball in the dirt has a good chance of reaching...
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January 24, 2012
Danny Likes A 91 MPH Fastball…
Feeling depressed Seattle Mariners fans after losing Michael Pineda?
There was something special about the friendly giant who was as excited to pitch as a little leaguer. Not to mention it was fun to watch as opposing clubs underestimated the rookie’s dominance and diabolical slider.
Well, Jesus Montero being rated as the number one prospect...
Via NY Daily News
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January 24, 2012
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MICHAEL Pineda’s Yankee career was conceived last month in Dallas, when Jack Zduriencik planted the seed for this winter’s sexiest trade.
Via New York Yankees - New York Post
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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...
Via Boston Herald Sports
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January 24, 2012
SEATTLE - Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, who has held that job for 14 years, said Monday that Jesus Montero...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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January 23, 2012
Today the Yankees and Mariners announced the trade that will send right-handers Michael Pineda and Jose Campos to New York for catcher/DH Jesus Montero and right-hander Hector Noesi. Here are some links for Monday, starting with a couple of notes related to the blockbuster swap...
In this week’s edition of Ask BA, Jim Callis of Baseball America explains that he prefers Rangers rig...
Via USS Mariner
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January 24, 2012
Prince Fielder isn’t coming to Seattle, so you can officially cross him off the “what’s next” list of possibilities. You could have done that after the team traded for Jesus Montero, honestly, but now you can officially stop wondering if the team was really going to put four 1B/DH types in the line-up at the same time next year. The answer is no –...
Via Seattle Times
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January 23, 2012
It took 11 days from the time Jack Zduriencik and Brian Cashman agreed on the players a week ago Friday, but the Mariners' trade with the Yankees, sending Michael Pineda to New York, finally became official this afternoon.
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