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Yankees roster nearly set as David Aardsma is DFA’d

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The Yankees 25-man roster is not official yet, but it is all but set after the Yankees made a slew of moves following their final spring exhibition game against a pro team today. They play Army in West Point on Saturday before opening the season against the Red Sox on Monday. The most surprising news of ...

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Yankees release Juan Rivera as roster begins to take shape, plus notes

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The Yankees 25-man roster started to really take shape yesterday when Ken Rosenthal broke the news that they have released outfielder/first baseman Juan Rivera. That seems to indicate that the Yankees will go with Lyle Overbay at their first baseman. Brian Cashman also told Joel Sherman that Brennan Boesch will make the team as well. I think ...

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Yankees sign Ben Francisco to a minor league deal

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The Yankees have signed outfielder Ben Francisco, who was released by the Indians yesterday, to a minor league deal and will have him compete for an outfield spot, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post. Signing a player to a minor league deal costs next to nothing and comes with no risk at all, so ...

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Rumor: Yankees among teams interested in Ben Francisco

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While the Yankees wait to hear from Scott Hairston, they are also one of five teams who have expressed an interest in another free agent outfielder, Ben Francisco, according to Mark Hale of the NY Post. Hale reports that Francisco's agent John Boggs told him that he's currently trying to figure out which team provides him ...

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