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Yankees taking it easy with Derek Jeter to avoid another setback

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Derek Jeter is not going to be back by May 1st. That much is sure. Anything other than that is a mystery right now as he and the Yankees are taking things very slow to try to avoid another setback during his rehab from a broken ankle. Jeet took a full two days off over the ...

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Nick Swisher said it “hurt” that the Yankees never made him an offer

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Before the offseason started there were rumors that Nick Swisher was looking for Jayson Werth type money (more than $100 million) as a free agent so it made sense that the Yankees, unwilling to overpay, would look elsewhere for an outfielder. Then came another disappointing playoff performance and it was clear that Swish wouldn't be getting ...

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Yankees sign Overbay, claim a reliever and cut a good prospect, plus injury updates

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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It was a busy day for the Yankees yesterday, but not a pretty one. The Yankees began the day yesterday by claiming right handed reliever Dan Otero off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.. Then they made the Vernon Wells trade official by sending outfielder Exicardo Cayones and lefty reliever Kramer Sneed to the Angels. They continued ...

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Francisco Cervelli is likely to be the Yankees Opening Day catcher, with other notes

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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For the past few years Brian Cashman has done nothing but rave about how much he liked Russell Martin so it was a shock to see the Yankees let him go to Pittsburgh without them making a single offer. It was especially shocking considering how barren the free agent catching market was and the fact that ...

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Yankees Morning Bits: Hughes, Nova, Cashman, Cano, Banuelos, Pineda, and Cabral

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees had the day off yesterday so let's get right to it. • After two days of throwing, Phil Hughes is says he's feeling fine. • Ivan Nova has adjusted his mechanics this season. • Brian Cashman broke his ankle jumping out of a plane. • Robinson Cano's father, Jose Cano, wants his son to stay with the Yankees. • Manny Banuelos has joined Michael ...

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Yankees Ivan Nova, Francisco Cervelli still have options left

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees will have 83 players in camp when Spring Training starts. In order to try to narrow down who could start the season in the Bronx and who might start in Scranton it is helpful to know which players have options left. So a big thanks to Chad Jennings of the Journal News for ...

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Cashman likes the Yankees bullpen as it is

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Rafael Soriano is expected to reject the Yankees qualifying offer later today, but it doesn't sound as if Yankees GM Brian Cashman is in a big rush to replace him aside from re-signing Mariano Rivera. "I do like what we have," Cashman told Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com. "I think Joba (Chamberlain) is going to be really ...

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Yankees keeping Rule 5 pick Cabral, give Meyers back to Nats

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees picked up two players, righty Brad Meyers and lefty Cesar Cabral, from the Rule 5 Draft last season, but both pitchers ended up spending the entire season on the 60-day DL. That doesn't mean they get to keep them though. Both are still considered Rule 5 players who need to make the Yankees roster ...

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Thoughts on the Yankees roster as we wait for the 1st pitch

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Chris Barca

At around 3:00 pm today, James Shields of the pesky Tampa Bay Rays will deliver the first pitch of the season to New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter, and let me tell you, I couldn’t be more excited to face a guy who threw eleven complete games last year. But before I get into the nitty ...

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Clay Rapada makes the Yankees Opening Day roster

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In an expected move, left handed reliever Clay Rapada has been told that he will start the season on the Yankees Opening Day roster, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Rapada, a 31-year-old with a career OBP of .153 and an OPS of .472 against left handed hitters, had a strong spring training, ...

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