RAFAEL SORIANO RUMORS
New York Yankees: Snoozing not scoring
After feasting on the Royals, and then sweeping an even weaker ball club in Oakland over this Memorial Day weekend, the New York Yankees
headed to Anaheim to face the Angels with a five game winning streak.
Well, the Yankees fought for eight innings but unfortunately there are nine innings in a baseball game.
The game was tied 8-8 heading into the ninth and the Yankees had the...
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Girardi comfortable with Soriano as closer
Last season the Yankees overpaid Rafael Soriano more than $30 million to be the team’s setup man and between him and Joba Chamberlain it seemed like the Yankees had the eventual heir to Mariano Rivera. Then David Robertson became one of the best relievers in baseball and a couple of injuries to Joba and Sori and it quickly became Robertson who was the most important non-Mariano...
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Yankees skipper names Soriano the new Mariano
After Tuesday nights much-needed 3-2 win in the Bronx, New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi said that Rafael Soriano will be his closer going forward according to Zach Schobrun of the New York Times.
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This makes complete sense as Soriano has a proven track record in the role, as he racked up 45 saves, the most saves in the AL, back in 2010...
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Girardi noncommittal on his closer
Yankees manager Joe Girardi will not commit to using David Robertson as his closer when the reliever returns from a ribcage injury.
Girardi says before New York played the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night that Rafael Soriano is the closer now. Soriano is 3 for 3 in save chances since Mariano Rivera tore a knee ligament May 3.
Robertson initially replaced Rivera and went one...
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8 days ago
Reddick, Soriano lead waiver adds
With a seven weeks of games in the books, here are 10 of the most added fantasy baseball players.
Note: the following "changes" are week-over-week percentages.
Josh Reddick
Change: +21.5 (68.9 percent owned)
Analysis: Over the last 14 days, Reddick ranks second among ALL fantasy baseball players in runs scored with 13 (Bourn, 14). His five bombs during that stretch...
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15 days ago
Soriano likes pitching in tight situations in any inning
A lot was made last year of Rafael Soriano being upset that he was no longer a closer, but after he became the de facto Yankees closer after injuries to Mariano Rivera and David Robertson, he said it doesn’t matter what inning he pitches as long as the situation is tense.
“When it’s close,” Soriano told Chad Jennings of the Journal News. “No matter if it’s the sixth...
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David Robertson Placed On 15-Day DL; Rafael Soriano To Act As New York Yankees Closer
The New York Yankees closer situation has been handed another wildcard and another wrench has been thrown in the disheveled Yankees bullpen. The team placed David Robertson on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain, an injury that will keep him out of action for at least three weeks.
Stepping into the Yankees closer role is Rafael Soriano. Manager Joe Girardi gave Soriano...
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Soriano saves the day for the Yankees
Just a night after the first blown save of David Robertson‘s career, the Yankees used Rafael Soriano as their closer against the Rays. It wasn’t because the Yankees lost faith in D-Rob, instead it was simply because he had thrown two nights in a row and manager Joe Girardi didn’t want to overuse him.
Soriano had also thrown two nights in a row, but Girardi explained...
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MLB poised to pick off 1st-and-3rd move
Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano stepped toward third base and bluffed a pickoff throw, then twirled and made a soft toss to first. No dice, the Tampa Bay runners didn't fall for that ol' trick -- they'd seen it too often.
Starting next year, no one might ever see that exact play again.
Major League Baseball is poised to pick off the much-maligned move, the fake-to-third...
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21 days ago
Soriano rigs finger to help the Yankees beat Orioles
As Wednesday night’s game got closer to the 9th inning and the two teams tied at 4-4 there was a growing concern that the Yankees might not have enough relievers to outlast the Orioles. But with their backs against the wall, the Yankees called on Rafael Soriano who couldn’t pitch the night before because of a split finger.
Soriano’s finger not only held together...
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April 12, 2012
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April 12, 2012
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