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Morning Bits: Recap, A-Rod
Hey, folks! Let’s dive in here:
Led by CC Sabathia, the Yankees beat the Twins last night, 8-4.
A-Rod is with the Yankees, but won’t be in the lineup until at least Saturday.
As you know, Alex had surgery on July 11 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
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August 19, 2011
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August 19, 2011
Discuss
G70: Yankees @ Cubs
Here are the lineups for tonight’s game:
YANKEES
Brett Gardner LF
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez SS
CC Sabathia LHP
CUBS
Reed Johnson CF
Starlin Castro SS
Jeff Baker 1B
Aramis Ramirez 3B
Alfonso Soriano LF
Geovany Soto C
Lou Montanez RF
D.J. LeMahieu 2B
Randy Wells SP
Hope you’re all having...
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June 19, 2011
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June 19, 2011
Morning Bits: Recap, Dante, Miller
Here are a few quick items to start the day:
The Yankees fell to the Cubs last night, 1-3, as Doug Davis tossed 7 1/3 innings of 1-run ball.
The Yankees have signed their top pick in this year’s draft, the powerful Dante Bichette Jr., for $750k.
Andrew Gammons says the Yankees tried to get Andrew Miller to opt-out of his contract with Boston.
Miller, a one-time top pitching...
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June 18, 2011
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June 18, 2011
G68: Yankees @ Cubs
Hey there, folks! Let’s try and fix this, shall we?
Here’s the Yankee lineup for today’s game (note that Nick Swisher is leading off (again)):
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez SS
Brett Gardner LF
Freddy Garcia RHP
To those that have stuck around, many thanks. Let’s see what we can do here…
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June 17, 2011
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June 17, 2011
Nova & Garcia to round out the Yanks rotation
Via MLB.com:
The Yankees have set their pitching rotation to begin the season, selecting Ivan Nova and Freddy Garcia as the Nos. 4 and 5 starters while assigning Bartolo Colon to the bullpen.
Manager Joe Girardi announced the decisions on Saturday before the team’s Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Girardi noted that Colon, who hasn’t pitched in the Majors...
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March 26, 2011
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March 26, 2011
Cervelli out a month with a broken foot
Via Bloomberg:
New York Yankees backup catcher Francisco Cervelli will miss the start of the Major League Baseball season after fracturing his foot.
Cervelli will be in a protective boot for at least four weeks after fouling a ball off his left foot in a game two days ago against the Houston Astros, Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters today in Tampa, Florida.
Apologies for...
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March 05, 2011
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March 05, 2011
Red Sox sign Alfredo Aceves
Via MLBTR, we learn that the Red Sox, today, signed former Yankee, Alfredo Aceves, to a Major League deal. He’ll reportedly receive $650,000 with incentives. According to WEEI.com, the Sawx see Aceves as a starter–not a reliever.
Aceves was released after an unrelenting lower-back injury curtailed the majority of his 2010 season. He also had surgery in late November to repair...
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February 08, 2011
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February 08, 2011
Andy Pettitte retires
Breaking news via Jon Heyman, who just tweeted that Pettitte has informed the Yankees of his decision.
More on this later…
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February 03, 2011
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February 03, 2011
Yanks sign Freddy Garcia
And the patchwork winter continues.
Via the NY Post:
The Yankees added another aging former All-Star to their pitching mix yesterday, signing Freddy Garcia to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Garcia, 35, pitched in 28 games for the White Sox last season, going 12-9 with a 4.64 ERA. It was the first time since 2006 that Garcia was able to stay healthy...
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February 01, 2011
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February 01, 2011
Yanks sign Colon, could offer Pettitte $12M
When you don’t have enough pitching, just sign Bartolo Colon.
That’s been the case, it seems, for the past few years and, today, the Yankees took on that meme, signing Colon to a minor-league deal worth 900k. Colon, a former Cy Young winner in 2005, also has the right to be released if he doesn’t make the team following Spring Training. The move is low-risk and...
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January 26, 2011
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January 26, 2011
Rays sign Manny, Damon
Via MLBTR:
The Rays have agreed to terms with both Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez, tweets Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. The deals are pending physicals. Damon’s deal is worth $5.25MM plus a potential $750K in bonus money based on attendance. Ramirez’s deal is worth $2MM. (Twitter link) Both players are represented by Scott Boras.
Meanwhile, the Yankees have signed…...
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January 22, 2011
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January 22, 2011
Yanks sign Soriano
Via MLBTR:
The Yankees have agreed to terms with Rafael Soriano, reports SI.com’s Jon Heyman (all Twitter links). The deal is believed to be worth $35MM over three years, and will allow the player to opt out after either of the first two years. Tyler Kepner of The New York Timestweets that the Scott Boras client will make $11.5MM if he opts out after year one and $21.5MM if he...
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January 14, 2011
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January 14, 2011
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone! Enjoy!
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December 25, 2010
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December 25, 2010
Cliff Lee lands… in Philly
Cliff Lee has reportedly agreed to a 5-year, $100M deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Apparently, the left-hander turned down a larger contract with the Yankees — 6 years and $138M (plus an option for a seventh year at $16M) — in order to rejoin the team that traded him for Roy Halladay just a year ago. Pretty remarkable turn of events, if you ask me. The Yankees are left in...
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December 14, 2010
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December 14, 2010
Yanks offer Cliff Lee a seventh year
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated…
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December 09, 2010
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December 09, 2010
Red Sox sign Carl Crawford to 7-year, $142M deal
Via MLBTR, we learn that the Red Sox have agreed to a massive 7-year, $142M deal for the speedy Carl Crawford. Crawford, 29, hit .307/.356/.495 with 19 homers and 47 stolen bases in 2010 and, as a left fielder, he’s as good as it gets defensively (career 15.0 UZR/150). In a week, the Sawx have added Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez — man, talk about making a splash. The Yankees reportedly...
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December 09, 2010
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December 09, 2010
Jayson Werth joins the Nationals for $126M
Don’t think anyone saw this one coming. After a very productive tenure with the Phillies during which he posted a .282/.380/.506 line with 95 home runs, Jayson Werth has agreed to a 7-year, $126M contract with the Washington Nationals. At 7 years and $126M, the Nationals probably overpaid a bit — Werth is 32-years old and the deal will only hurt in a few years —...
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December 05, 2010
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December 05, 2010
Quick Bits: Derek Jeter, Adrian Gonzalez
Here are a few quick — yet major — items on the day:
Per MLBTR, the Yankees are closing in on a 3-year, $45-51M contract with Derek Jeter. Jeter and Rivera — Rivera agreed to a new deal earlier this week — are both deferring money, which has helped to advance the negotiation process. Jeter’s new pact may also include an option (non-guaranteed) for a fourth year at $10M...
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December 04, 2010
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December 04, 2010
Yanks to sign Rivera to 2-year, $30M deal
Via Christian Red of the Daily News (props to RAB):
According to a source familiar with the negotiations between the Yankees and future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera, the 41-year-old will sign a two-year deal believed to be worth $30 million by Friday night.
According to Red and an unnamed source, another team offered Rivera a 3-year, $51M contract, but the now 41-year old...
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December 02, 2010
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December 02, 2010
To long toss or not to long toss…
Here’s an interesting read from Doug Miller of MLB.com in which he discusses long toss — throwing a baseball from extended distances with varying arcs — and whether or not it’s a practice that can benefit or hurt pitchers.
Miller notes that the Yankees are one of several teams that have incorporated some form of long toss into their pitching program, although we aren’t...
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November 29, 2010
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November 29, 2010
Should the Yankees go after Pedro Feliciano?
Earlier this month, Ken Davidoff of Newsday noted that the Yankees were interested in left-handed reliever, Pedro Feliciano. However, despite interest in his services, it appears Feliciano could accept arbitration from the Mets.
Feliciano, 33, is an effective and durable southpaw, averaging about 60 innings per season over the past 5 years. He owns a career FIP of 3.75 and a career...
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November 29, 2010
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November 29, 2010
Cliff Lee talks expected to move forward this week
Via Buster Olney of ESPN:
Executives involved in the bidding for Cliff Lee believe the negotiations will gather momentum in the week ahead, perhaps to a point where the All-Star left-hander will choose his next employer sometime during the winter meetings that start Dec. 6.
No surprise here, really, as these talks always seem to “heat up” just prior to the winter meetings, with...
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November 29, 2010
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November 29, 2010
Coffee Bits: Jeter, Albaladejo, Burnett, Pavano, A-Rod/Diaz, Montero
After a long weekend, here are a few quick items on the morning:
SI’s Jon Heyman writes that the Yankees could up their offer for Derek Jeter to 3-years and $50M.
Believe it or not, but the Yomiuri Giants reportedly paid the Yankees $1.2M for Jonathan Albaladejo.
On the 24th, Brian Cashman visited A.J. Burnett in Maryland. He did the “we believe in you” thing.
Mike Axisa ponders...
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November 29, 2010
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November 29, 2010
Marlins land Vazquez
Via Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Marlins have signed Javier Vazquez to a one-year contract worth $6-7M. No surprise here as the deal had been in the works for about a week now. It’s a good gamble considering his upside. Vazquez’s contract is pending a physical, which could be a legitimate issue given concerns over his health while with the Yankees. Assuming the deal goes...
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November 28, 2010
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November 28, 2010
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