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Yankees trade outfield prospect for Mariners righty Shawn Kelley

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The Yankees have traded outfield prospect Abraham Almonte to the Seattle Mariners for right handed reliever Shawn Kelley, according to Ryan Divish of the Tacoma News Tribune. To make room on the 40-man roster for Kelley, the Yankees placed Alex Rodriguez on the 60-day DL. Kelley, 28, throws fastballs and sliders with his heater sitting in the ...

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Joe Girardi gives State of the Yankee Union address

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Yankees manager Joe Girardi met with reporters yesterday and went over quite a few topics. Here is the run down via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: • On the offense: Girardi explains that the Yankees offense will rely on speed more rather than the home runs as they've done in recent years. • On the Brett ...

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Alex Rodriguez won’t join the Yankees to start Spring Training

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In a move that nobody will read too much into, Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced yesterday that Alex Rodriguez will not be joining the Yankees to start Spring Training. Instead A-Rod will continue his rehab in New York as Girardi made it sound like team doctors aren't equipped to help him as he rehabs from a ...

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Take A-Rod reports with a grain of salt

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I'm not sure what's going on at the Daily News lately, but it seems that they are on a witch hunt for Alex Rodriguez. Yes, he is involved with another PED scandal and he's a terrible person, but this goes beyond that. It seems that they are wildly speculating about directions in his career without much ...

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Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez denies steroid use

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A detailed report published Tuesday morning by the Miami New Times accused Alex Rodriguez of using HGH from at least 2009 through last season, but A-Rod is denying it. Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post (links: 1, 2, 3, 4): “The news report about a purported relationship between Alex Rodriguez and Anthony Bosch are not true. ...

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Alex Rodriguez linked to PEDs…again

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MLB has been investigating, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, a Miami clinic run by Anthony Bosch and today the Miami New Times reports that patient records have connected Alex Rodriguez, and five other major leaguers, to HGH use from 2009 to 2012. Here's an excerpt: There, at number seven on the list, is Alex Rodriguez. He ...

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Cashman: There is a chance A-Rod doesn’t come back at all

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Alex Rodriguez finally had surgery to repair his hip earlier this month and is expected back sometime in mid-July. However, Yankees GM Brian Cashman notes that there is a chance that he doesn't come back at all. “Yeah,” Cashman told Sweeny Murti of WFAN when asked if there was a chance he wouldn't come back. “I ...

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A-Rod’s hip surgery went well, Jeter cleared

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There were no complications with Alex Rodriguez's hip surgery yesterday and Dr. Bryan Kelly said that he expects his recovery time to take about six months. “I like to tell people six months is a reasonable time frame for return to play when we’re doing the procedure we’re discussing with a bone correction," Dr. Kelly said ...

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Alex Rodriguez set to have hip surgery today

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Today is finally the day that Alex Rodriguez will have his hip surgery. A-Rod is expected to have surgery later today to repair a torn labrum, bone impingement, and cyst on the right side of his hip. It is a more invasive surgery than the one performed on his left hip in 2009 and will require a longer ...

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Alex Rodriguez’s hip surgery set for Jan. 16

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Just two days ago the doctor that will perform hip surgery on Alex Rodriguez said that he is at least 2-4 weeks away from having surgery done as they were waiting for the inflammation to go down. However, during a conference call with reporters last night the doctor said that A-Rod's surgery is now set for ...

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