CLAY RAPADA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Girardi is to blame for Rapada’s bad start
In his short career, Yankees lefty reliever Clay Rapada has certainly bounced around a lot. He started in Chicago, moved to Detroit, then it was on to Texas, Baltimore, and then finally the Bronx. One of the things Rapada said he was looking for when he signed with the Yankees was a chance to pitch for a team with a strong rotation where he could fill a very specific role. In other...
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April 08, 2012
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April 08, 2012
Discuss
Clay Rapada makes the Yankees Opening Day roster
In an expected move, left handed reliever Clay Rapada has been told that he will start the season on the Yankees Opening Day roster, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News.
Rapada, a 31-year-old with a career OBP of .153 and an OPS of .472 against left handed hitters, had a strong spring training, but was helped out with a few timely injuries. The injury to Cesar Cabral...
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April 04, 2012
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April 04, 2012
Quotes: Rapada and Cabral waiting for the verdict
The Yankees roster seems set for the most part. While other teams are worried about who their starting shortstop is and still don’t even know who their fourth starter is let alone their fifth, the Yankees really just have to decide on whom they are going to take as the second lefty out of the pen.
The choice is down to Clay Rapada, the 31-year-old veteran, or Cesar Cabral...
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March 30, 2012
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March 30, 2012
Why Not Take Both Clay Rapada and Cesar Cabral?
Earlier in the week Mike Silva wrote a piece about whether the Yankees should take Clay Rapada or Cesar Cabral. His points are valid and I agree that Cesar Cabral should be kept on the team. I am not a big fan of having two lefties in the bullpen just for the sake of having two lefties, but I do like the fact of having two effective lefties in a bullpen, especially if it helps...
Via Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest
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March 28, 2012
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March 28, 2012
Why Taking Cabral Makes the Most Sense
The Yankees roster has pretty much been set since the start of spring. They have 13 positional players and 11 pitchers locked. The final probably comes down to the Yankees taking one of the two situational lefties: Clay Rapada or Cesar Cabral.
Originally I thought it would be a far easier choice, as Rapada only has a little over a year of service time and wouldn’t be able to...
Via Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest
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March 26, 2012
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March 26, 2012
Rapada has opt-out clause at the end of spring training
Barring any future injuries, the Yankees roster is locked into 24 spots with just one spot remaining to be filled on the bench by a infielder or outfielder or in the bullpen by a reliever.
Yankees manager has talked about the desire to have two lefties in the bullpen in the past so there is a decent chance that’s the route they go in which case Clay Rapada and Cesar Cabral...
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March 23, 2012
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March 23, 2012
Yankees sign LHP Rapada to minor-league contract
The New York Yankees signed left-handed pitcher Clay Rapada to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training on Saturday.Rapada has held left-handed hitters to a .153 average during his five-year career.The 31-year-old went 2-0 with a 6.06 ERA in 32 games for the Baltimore Orioles last season.
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February 18, 2012
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February 18, 2012
Yankees sign Clay Rapada
The New York Yankees have signed Clay Rapada to a minor league deal with...
Via PRO Rumors
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February 18, 2012
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February 18, 2012
Yanks on Verge of Signing Clay Rapada
From Zack Meisel:The Yankees are near an agreement with reliever Clay Rapada on a Minor League contract with an invite to Spring Training, a source told MLB.com.
Rapada will likely fill the void created when left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima failed his physical this week. Okajima, 36, had signed a Minor League contract with a Spring Training invitation in late December.
In...
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February 18, 2012
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February 18, 2012
Pirates Will Look At Clay Rapada
Tom Singer of MLB.com reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates will look into left handed reliever Clay Rapada. Rapada was designated for assignment today by the Baltimore Orioles. If the Pirates were to add him, it would either have to be via a waiver claim, or through a trade. Either way, they’d have to clear a 40-man roster spot.
Rapada has 52.2 innings in the majors, and the...
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February 06, 2012
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February 06, 2012
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