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Yankees Morning Bits: Damon, Wells, Soriano, CC, and prospects

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The Yankees lost to the Orioles 5-1 on Monday. • Johnny Damon wants to fill in for Curtis Granderson. • The Yankees are not interested in trading for Vernon Wells. • Alfonso Soriano doesn't have the Yankees on his list of pre-approved teams he would accept a trade to. • CC Sabathia faced live hitters for the first time since elbow surgery. He's ...

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Afternoon Bits: A-Rod, Soriano, Pineda, beards, Venditte, and Goody

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Games are finally being played today. You can't watch, but you can listen here. • Follow Bronx Baseball Daily on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get stories emailed to you. • Alex Rodriguez is keeping busy doing two rehab sessions a day. • The Yankees will not give up a good prospect for Alfonso Soriano, but might ...

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Rumor: Dempster would not veto trade to Yankees

Ryan Dempster to the Yankees seems like it could be gaining steam and the biggest hurdle involved might be his no trade rights as a 10-5 player especially since he's already nixed one deal this offseason. However, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports has reported that Dempster has already told the Cubs that he would agree to ...

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Trade Rumors: Yankees Interested In Cubs’ Grabow, Ramirez, and Soriano?

Via Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago: The New York Yankees have three scouts watching the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs as they look for bullpen and hitting help. It appears the Yankees may have some interest in Cubs left-handed reliever John Grabow as well as hitters such as Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano. When ...

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What if the Texas Rangers had picked Robinson Cano?

On February 16, 2004 the Texas Rangers traded the 2003 AL MVP, Alex Rodriguez, to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later. The Yankees reportedly gave the Rangers a list of minor leaguers and they were told to select one. The Rangers made their decision, and on April ...

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Former Yankees in Pictures

I was checking some new pictures of former Yankees. They look pretty weird so I thought I'd pass them along. Apparently the Yankees were keeping a lot of players from growing facial hair, especially Jason Giambi. We've got Johnny Damon in a Detroit Tigers uniform: Austin Jackson in a Detroit Tigers uniform (I like Granderson, but it ...

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Products of the Yankee Farm

I've read several articles over the years that discuss which organizations turn out the best players. I recall the Blue Jays, Braves and Red Sox being listed in the top tier because of their uncanny ability to draft and mold quality major league contributors. The Yankees have certainly revamped their farm system recently, but I'd ...

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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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