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State of the Union: Cashman Speaks at the GM Meetings

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The G.M. meetings are underway Milwaukee this week and reporters met up with him and got a sort of state of the offseason address. Here is what he had to say (via Chad Jennings of the Journal News): Teams have inquired about a number of current Yankees in the majors and minors. Cashman named Nick Swisher, ...

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Cashman Willing to Get Creative to Trade A.J. Burnett

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

When speaking with reporters this afternoon, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that as with all players that don't have full no trade clauses that he would be open to listening to creative trade proposals for A.J. Burnett. "I think it would be hard to replace his innings," Cashman said to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New ...

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Yankees 2011 Season in Review: A.J. Burnett

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The biggest concern when the Yankees signed A.J. Burnett was not that he wouldn't be good enough, but that he wouldn't be able to stay healthy enough to for the Yankees to get their money's worth out of him. It's funny how things work out. EXPECTATIONS: Burnett was brought to the Bronx to serve as the ...

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Read: It was more luck than skill for AJ Burnett last night

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Today has been a weird day. Everybody is coming out of the woodwork saying that they always knew A.J. Burnett was going to pitch a good and a few people seem to think that this justifies him getting a spot in the rotation throughout the rest of the playoffs. However, Burnett was a lot luckier than ...

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Back to the Bronx: AJ Burnett Saves the Yankees Season

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Despite a shaky first inning and a homer to Victor Martinez, A.J. Burnett actually pitched a pretty good game, even if it was a bit nerve wracking, as the Yankees beat the Tigers 10-1 in Detroit to even the ALDS at two games apiece. It was really a best case scenario for Burnett as he went ...

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Yankees Season Riding On AJ Burnett’s Shoulders

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

After getting beaten 5-3 on Sunday and 5-4 on Monday by the Tigers the Yankees turn to starting pitcher A.J. Burnett with their season on the line, down 2-1 in the best of five ALDS, on Tuesday night. Burnett obviously has not had a good season finishing with an 11-11 record and a 5.15 ERA over ...

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Yankees to Start Sabathia on Monday

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The rain last night messed with the Yankees rotation. Instead of going with Ivan Nova in game two, Freddy Garcia in game three, and then CC Sabathia and Nova again to finish the series the Yankees will now turn to Sabathia in game three on Monday, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. That would set ...

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Yankees Go with CC, Nova, and Garcia in ALDS Rotation

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Everybody has been expecting the Yankees to make this announcement eventually, but after the game manager Joe Girardi finally did it. In the playoffs the Yankees will go with a three-man rotation consisting of CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova, and Freddy Garcia, according to ESPN New York. Sabathia will start games no. 1 and 4, pitching game ...

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A Look at the Yankees Potential Playoff Roster

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have the luxury of being able to carry 40 players on their active roster for the entire month of September, but come October they are going to have to cut that back to 25. Now the ALDS and potential ALCS rosters are going to be different. For one there could be injuries, but most ...

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Burnett Ditched New Mechanics in Latest Start

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger: At one point last night, A.J. Burnett looked so uncomfortable during his team's 3-2 victory against the Mariners that Yankees manager Joe Girardi and a team trainer visited the mound, just to make sure that the pitcher wasn't injured. Turns out he wasn't hurt, though he ...

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