There is a growing sense the Yankees want to complete a deal with a lefty-swinging DH before the beginning of spring training, though team officials keep insisting they have very little financial maneuverability to make a deal. “The prices are still too high,” one club official said yesterday. The Yanks...
THE GREAT UNKNOWN
Via Fangraphs
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February 06, 2012
Last season, Michael Pineda went from relative unknown to all-star, so what pitchers have a chance to follow a similar path this season?
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February 08, 2012
Follow Yankees ace CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) throughout the month of February as he tweets a daily tribute to an African-American athlete who made a difference ...
Sabathia explains why he decided to do this:
It's Feb 1... let's kick off black history month by paying tribute to the great athletes who changed their sport and the world around them ... each of them have...
Via AP on Fox
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February 07, 2012
The Yankees have agreed to a minor league contract with utilityman Bill Hall and invited him to big league spring training.
Hall announced the deal on his Twitter account Tuesday, and New York confirmed the agreement.
If Hall is added to the Yankees' 40-man roster, he would get a $600,000, one-year contract and have the chance to earn an additional $600,000 in performance bonuses...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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February 07, 2012
About a week ago the Yankees were in talks with him, but today it is official. The Yankees have signed infielder and outfielder Bill Hall, according to Hall’s official Twitter account.
Hall, 32, has experience at all three outfield positions and all infield positions save first base. He had a .261 OBP and a .575 OPS last season, but he has a career .307 OBP and .743 OPS. Hall...
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February 08, 2012
Via: Two men from out of state were arrested late Super Bowl Sunday after they yelled at a woman and chased her around her car because she was wearing a New York Yankees coat and hat, according to a city police report. Lynn Jordan, 25, of Texas, and Andrew Bonner, 23, of Vermont, were arrested on breach of peace charges. Bigger crime here: dropping f-bombs on this woman or this woman...
Via Terez Owens
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February 06, 2012
We go one at a time T..
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and girlfriend Torrie Wilson arriving for a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles over the weekend. A-Rod better enjoy his time off while it lasts, Spring Training is right around the corner. -TO
A-Rod Unloads Bachelor Pad
A-Rod and Girlfriend Turn Up the Heat
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February 08, 2012
I think I ate way too much T..
New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and his girlfriend Torrie Wilson leave Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi after having dinner last night in Santa Monica, CA.– I’m not surprised to see Alex riding shotgun — The Man in the relationship always drives home. -TO
A-Rod and Girlfriend Open Gym
A-Rod and Girlfriend Turn Up the Heat
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February 06, 2012
According to sources, Ibanez is willing to take less to play for the Yankees than he could make elsewhere. The 39-year-old batted .245/.289/.419 with 20 home runs and 84 RBI in 144 games last season for the Phillies. Ibanez will fill the need for another bat to fill in as the part-time DH
Via Sliding Into Home
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February 07, 2012
Buster Olney also reported yesterday that the Yankees could sign Ibanez--or Matsui or Damon--this week.
Via mlb.com
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February 07, 2012
The Yankees have signed utility infielder Bill Hall to a Minor League deal.
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