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Yankees considering Granderson in left, Gardner in center

Curtis Granderson finished dead last among all center fielders with a negative-17.8 UZR this season. Even if you don't believe that he was the worst center fielder in baseball, anybody paying attention could see that he consistently took bad routes, got late jumps, and cost the Yankees quite a bit of runs with his poor ...

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A-Rod benched again with Granderson this time

Down 0-3 in the ALCS, the Yankees season is on the line tonight and manager Joe Girardi has decided to once again bench his highest paid slugger, Alex Rodriguez, along with center fielder Curtis Granderson. That means that Nick Swisher is back in the lineup and Eric Chavez and Brett Gardner will once again be in ...

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A-Rod and Swisher benched for Game 3

As the Yankees attempt to come back from an 0-2 deficit against Justin Verlander and the Tigers, their manager Joe Girardi has decided to mix up the lineup by benching Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher in favor of Eric Chavez and Brett Gardner. A-Rod is 4-for-7 with two home runs against Verlander this season, but historically he never had ...

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Cashman: Gardner may get a start in Detroit

With Curtis Granderson just 3-for-26 and Nick Swisher 4-for-26 the Yankees offense has been in trouble recently. If only the Yankees had another outfielder...if only. Oh wait, they do! Brett Gardner. Gardner has pretty much been an afterthought since coming off the DL. He's a very good player when healthy, but the Yankees have decided against using him ...

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Yankees playoff roster shaping up

The Yankees haven't officially announced their ALDS roster yet, but it does seem like it is coming together. Brian Cashman was on The Michael Kay Show on Thursday and indicated that it was likely the Yankees would carry 11 pitchers and also made it sound like Brett Gardner had a good chance to make the roster. There ...

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Gardner may make the Yankees playoff roster

Brett Gardner has been back on the Yankees roster for a few days now. He has only played in one game and has not gotten any at bats, but manager Joe Girardi indicated that he might be included on the playoff roster anyway. “We have done that before where we have taken a baserunner,’’ Girardi told ...

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Out since April, Brett Gardner is finally back

The Yankees are not only activating David Aardsma tonight, but they have also activated Brett Gardner and designated Justin Thomas and Steve Pearce to make room for them on the 40-man roster, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. There has been talk of activating Gardner for some time now, but the Yankees never ...

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Gardner says he’s 100 percent and ready to return

There are only 10 games left in the season, but it seems possible that Brett Gardner might actually play again. He began a hitting program a week ago and things must be progressingly along because he is set to take live batting practice on Monday for the first time since his elbow surgery, according to ...

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Yankees place Betances on the 60-day DL to open spot for Pettitte

The Yankees are officially activating Andy Pettitte from the 60-day DL today and to make room for him on the 40-man roster they have placed Dellin Betances on the the 60-day DL, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Betances has been on the DL since late August with shoulder tendinitis. It's not supposed ...

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Gardner to begin a hitting program today

There has been some talk of Brett Gardner returning in a pinch running/defensive specialist role despite the fact that they are short of 40-man roster spots and Brian Cashman has already shot the idea down, but there is a slight hope that Gardner could return. According to Chad Jennings of the Journal News, Gardner has begun ...

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