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Yankees claim Russ Canzler, designate Chris Dickerson for assignment

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The Yankees have claimed right handed hitting outfielder Russ Canzler from the Cleveland Indians and have designated left handed hitting outfielder Chris Dickerson for assignment to make room for him on the 40-man roster, according to Buster Olney of ESPN and Chad Jennings of the Journal News. Canzler will be 27-years-old in April and he'll be brought in ...

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Yankees sign Matt Diaz to minor league deal

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The Yankees have signed outfielder Matt Diaz to a one-year, minor league contract that will be worth $1.2 million if he makes the team and another potential $800K in incentives, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News and Marc Carig of Newsday. Diaz, 35 in March, is a career .291/.339/.431 hitter and those numbers ...

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Yankees make Ichiro’s 2-year, $13 million deal official

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It took about a week after the deal was agreed to, but Ichiro Suzuki and the Yankees finally made his two-year, $13 million deal official yesterday. To make room for him on the 40-man roster they designated reliever Jim Miller for assignment. The Yankees gave Ichiro a two-year deal despite insisting against two-year offers for Russell ...

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Yankees designate Josh Spence for assignment

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I wrote about the Yankees 40-man roster crunch this afternoon and already the first domino has fallen as the Yankees have announced that they've designated left handed reliever Josh Spence for assignment. Spence was claimed off waivers from the San Diego Padres back on Nov. 6. He's 24-years-old and has played in parts of two season in the majors ...

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Yankees sign catcher Bobby Wilson

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Who is going to be the Yankees Opening Day catcher? I have no idea, but you can now throw Bobby Wilson's name into the mix as he has signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Wilson will be 30 in early April. He's an all defense, ...

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Yankees sign Kevin Youkilis to one-year, $12 million deal

The Yankees have finally signed a position player this offseason as they have agreed to a one-year, $12 million deal with former Red Sox Kevin Youkilis, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The Yankees were limited in who they could even make offers to this offseason as the 2014 budget means that they can't hand ...

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Blue Jays claim Eli Whiteside off waivers

The Yankees officially lost a catching option today when the Toronto Blue Jays claimed Eli Whiteside off waivers, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.  The Yankees claimed Eli Whiteside off waivers from the San Francisco Giants about a month ago and recently designated him for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Being that ...

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Yankees claim Jim Miller off waivers

The Yankees have been busy with the waiver wire and their latest move was to claim righty Jim Miller off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. Perhaps Miller is going to be the next guy waived to clear space on the 40-man roster or perhaps the Yankees waived Eli Whiteside or Mickey Storey to make room for ...

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Yankees designated Mickey Storey for assignment

Slightly more than a week ago they claimed right hand pitcher Mickey Storey off waivers from the Houston Astros and now the Yankees have designated him for assignment. This is a move similar to the Jayson Nix move where the Yankees are hoping that he goes unclaimed so they can keep him, but just remove him ...

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Yankees designate Jayson Nix for assignment

The Yankees avoided arbitration with Jayson Nix by signing a $900,000 contract, bu then designated him for assignment, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. Nix has agreed to a Triple-A assignment with an invitation to spring training if he clears waivers. Nix signed a minor league deal with the Yankees last offseason and was ...

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