http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4068 Recent articles about Brian Bruney en-us Chien-Ming Wang, Melky Cabrera, Brian Bruney, Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre are all eligible for arbitration. The Yankees have to make any offer by December 12th.Melky will get an offer, I'd like to see the same thing happen with Bruney and Gaudin. It makes sense to bring them both back. I wouldn't expect Wang or Mitre to get an offer. Mark Feinsand points out that "The consensus seems to be that the Yankees will non-tender Wang, then try to re-sign him to a smaller deal with some... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Arbitration_Decisions_Coming_For_Yanks/1558511 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Arbitration_Decisions_Coming_For_Yanks/1558511 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Arbitration_Decisions_Coming_For_Yanks/1558511 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg Joel Sherman, reports the Yankees "plan to tender arb-eligible Brian Bruney because his price (about $1.5M) will be reasonable".Towards the end of the season Bruney showed improvement and with his kind of stuff, you just can't let him go. He could be a big part of the pen next year. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_Set_Tender_Contract_For_Bruney/1547851 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_Set_Tender_Contract_For_Bruney/1547851 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_Set_Tender_Contract_For_Bruney/1547851 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg More from Joel Sherman, who reports the Yankees "plan to tender arb-eligible Brian Bruney because his price (about $1.5M) will be reasonable".I think this is the smart move for the Yanks. Bruney showed signs that he was regaining his command towards the end of the regular season, though he did look awful in the playoffs. Still, he's got electric stuff and could end up being a useful reliever for the Yanks next season. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:38:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_To_Tender_Contract_For_Bruney/1546420 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_To_Tender_Contract_For_Bruney/1546420 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yanks_To_Tender_Contract_For_Bruney/1546420 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg The Yankees plan to tender a contract to reliever Brian Bruney, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post.  The estimated salary for the arbitration-eligible righty is around $1.5MM.
 Bruney made our list of non-tender candidates in October, on account of his sore elbow and high walk rate.  He made $1.25MM this year, so Sherman believes Bruney's 39-inning season will limit his raise to 20%. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_To_Tender_Contract_To_Brian_Bruney/1545970 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_To_Tender_Contract_To_Brian_Bruney/1545970 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Yankees_To_Tender_Contract_To_Brian_Bruney/1545970 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg Finally, a ring for Brian Bruney! Sincere congratulations to the New York Yankees and their humble fans on last night’s World Series-clinching 7-3 defeat of the Phillies, a victory that set off wild celebrations…in the executive offices of Modell’s Sporting Goods. While some will hail Hideki Matsui’s astonishing offensive display in Game 6 as [...] Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:19:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Celebrating_The_Yankees_8217_27th_World_Title_With_Typical_Grace/1507127 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Celebrating_The_Yankees_8217_27th_World_Title_With_Typical_Grace/1507127 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Celebrating_The_Yankees_8217_27th_World_Title_With_Typical_Grace/1507127 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg Earlier today the Yankees announced that they would be adding Brian Bruney to the WS roster and dropping third catcher Francisco Cervelli. I like having that extra arm in the pen. Hopefully Bruney can pick up where he left off towards the end of the regular season. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bruney_In_Cervelli_Out/1451959 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bruney_In_Cervelli_Out/1451959 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bruney_In_Cervelli_Out/1451959 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg From Mark Feinsand:Brian Bruney was encouraged following his outing on Monday night, but after giving up a home run during his inning against the Angels, his case to make the postseason roster may be getting weaker.Joe Girardi will have to decide whether to take 10 or 11 pitchers on the postseason roster, a number that will depend on how many starters they will need in the first round. Bruney figures to be on the bubble either way."He's one of those guys that has to pitch better,&quo... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:02:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bruney_Likely_To_Be_Left_Off_Playoff_Roster/1230700 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bruney_Likely_To_Be_Left_Off_Playoff_Roster/1230700 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Bruney_Likely_To_Be_Left_Off_Playoff_Roster/1230700 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg With thanks to @glenngiangrande for the idea.In 2007, Brian Bruney was not very good. Among fans, he had acquired the nickname "BBrian BBruney", and was eventually sent down to make room on this roster for a miracle prospect by the name of Joba Chamberlain.Life wasn't very good.So, Bruney worked his ass off during the winter and came to Spring Training in shape and throwing gas.When 2008 started, Bruney was hands down the best non-Joba, non-Rivera pitcher in the bullpen.Then, as... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brian_Bruney_is_not_uh_very_good_right_now/1027868 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brian_Bruney_is_not_uh_very_good_right_now/1027868 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Brian_Bruney_is_not_uh_very_good_right_now/1027868 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a41603955fa5cd738518263487b303f7e86406de/small/Baltimore_Orioles_vs_772d.jpg "Bruney's our 8th-inning guy" --Joe Girardi, 1 July 2009Brian Bruney did not pitch the 8th inning of that game, a Yankee win; nor did he pitch the eighth inning today, also a Yankee win.Instead, those innings were given to a combination of Phil Coke and Phil Hughes, who, to their credit, have been nearly unhittable of late.As you might imagine, the media harped on it.Now, as a fan, the only thing you really care about is your team winning--usually, anyway.It really shouldn't... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Woes_of_Brian_Bruney/768562 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Woes_of_Brian_Bruney/768562 From Mike Puma: Brian Bruney isn't launching a campaign to keep his eighth-inning job.The inconsistent Yankee reliever yesterday stopped short of saying he'd welcome a new role, but also made it known he wouldn't lose sleep if manager Joe Girardi were to make Phil Hughes the team's primary eighth-inning option."Hughes is throwing extremely well," Bruney told The Post before the Yankees defeated Seattle, 4-2, at the Stadium. "But the rest of our bullpen is [also]... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Bruney_It_Doesnt_Matter_if_I_Pitch_the_8th/764246 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Bruney_It_Doesnt_Matter_if_I_Pitch_the_8th/764246 Not nearly as ridiculous as Giambi's 2008 stache, but I'll take it. Then again, I'm sure Yankee fans just want Bruney to keep his mouth shut and dominant the eighth inning.(screen shot via the great Fack Youk) Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Stache_All_Star_Brian_Bruney/756361 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_Stache_All_Star_Brian_Bruney/756361 On Saturday, Brian Bruney called-out Francisco Rodriguez for his histrionics when he successfully saves a game. Rodriguez is arguably one of the best closers in the league, while Bruney is a journeyman, hopeful set-up man. Whether he has a problem with K-Rod's antics or not, at this point in his career it's really not his place to say something. K-Rod responded by saying as much, basically after asking who Bruney was, K-Rod said he would listen to such criticism from Mariano Rivera, n... Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:10:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/K_Rod_Bruney_escalate/702617 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/K_Rod_Bruney_escalate/702617 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/K_Rod_Bruney_escalate/702617 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/5/4559817b709601f5d9f949341a1022359057f9c5/small/k-rod.jpg If you watch the MLB channel as incessantly as I do, you've likely realized that they apparently only have approximately three bumpers that they recycle during promos over and over and over and over (and over!) again all the live long day. Every hour for the past week or so we've been treated to Harold Reynolds telling us that the Yankees have bullpen issues and it's difficult for them to get to Mariano in the 9th.Brian Bruney, who will likely do the set-up work for Mo fairly ofte... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:39:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/BQE_o_the_Week_Bring_it_Bruney/744957 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/BQE_o_the_Week_Bring_it_Bruney/744957 The Yankees just got back the result of Chien-Ming Wang's MRI, and its bad. From Pete Abraham: Imaging studies revealed a mid-foot sprain of the Lisfranc ligament of the right foot and a partial tear of the peroneal longus tendon of the right foot. Along with Brian Bruney, that's two lisfranc injuries in one season for the Yankees, which is just plain bad luck. It has nothing to do with being out of shape, and these types of injuries are extremely uncommon for baseball players, but ... 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