Author Archives: Lenny Neslin

Yankees Eyeing Sheets, Duchscherer

Mark Feinsand is reporting Brian Cashman is looking into picking up one more starter — namely Ben Sheets or Justin Duchscherer — to allow him to move either Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes back to the bullpen. In regards to my poll, I believe the Yankees first order of business is picking up another ...

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Nova Tearing Up Dominican Winter League

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Remember Ivan Nova? The righty has been in the Yankees farm system since 2006. He was close to being called up last year despite posting lousy numbers in Triple-A. Well, my bet is you will definitely be seeing Nova in pinstripes in 2010. After navigating through a part of MLB.com in Spanish, I came across his ...

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Cashman Sets Soft Deadline for Damon

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A lot of rumors have surrounded Johnny Damon recently. You can thank crazed (but actually quite smart) agent Scott Boras for that. It seems Brian Cashman has had enough and is setting a soft deadline of re-signing Damon in “about two weeks.” I like the move by Cashman. It says the Yanks want to re-sign Damon ...

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Blue Jays Want Montero in Halladay Deal

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What I’ve feared most has finally become reality. According to Joel Sherman, the Yankees remain in the hunt for Roy Halladay “because the Blue Jays covet prospect Jesus Montero.” If you’ve been following, I’ve been saying all along that I’d approve a deal for Halladay under two conditions. The Yankees keep Montero. The Yankees deal either ...

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Speculation: Jack Cust next Yankees’ DH?

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The Athletics are non-tendering RF/DH Jack Cust. Why should you care? Because this guy has serious power and I think he could be a good fit for the Yankees as a DH or bench player (to replace Eric Hinske). He’s been fairly consistent over his last three years batting in the middle of the Athletics’ lineup. ...

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Chien-Ming Wang: To Tender, or Not to Tender

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The deadline to tender contracts to players is Saturday. The forgotten Chien-Ming Wang must be offered a contract of at least 80 percent of his $5 million he earned last season ($4MM). So, should the Yankees give this guy another shot? It’s really a tossup. Here’s a guy who put up near-Cy ...

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Rangers Winners of Winter Meetings

I was going to tab the Yankees for the most as the winners of the winter meetings, but it’s tough to ignore what the Rangers have done. They’ve brought in Rich Harden, Chris Ray and Mike Lowell. Props to them. The Yankees also did good, but with the Johnny Damon deal yet to be ...

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Granderson Impressing Me, Girardi Ticking Me Off

Curtis Granderson has worn No. 28 in nearly every pro and college baseball game he’s ever played in, according to Tyler Kepner. Joe Girardi said after winning the Yankees’ 27th World Series he’d like to wear No. 28 in 2010. Hence, a dilemma. Well aware of this, Granderson immediately stepped up to be the bigger man. “[Girardi’s] ...

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One Soriano Leads Me Thinking of Another

With the latest news of Braves reliever Rafael Soriano being traded to the division foe Tampa Bay Rays, I thought of another Soriano the Yankees were connected to. Alfonso Soriano. Soriano was a second baseman with excellent power and speed. He just missed a 40-40 season (HR & SB) in 2002 (39-41), but still, everyone knew ...

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With Granderson Deal Official, What Now?

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The Curtis Granderson deal is now officially completed. When you follow a team as closely as I have over the past 11 months, a trade of this magnitude makes your head spin. The trade has really opened up a can of warms. There are so many questions that come with a trade like this – ...

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