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Yankees Notes: Swisher, Cano, Burnett, Huffman, and More

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees dropped the series finale against the Orioles yesterday, but still were able to take two of three and win the series. Today they start a much bigger series against the Rays that could determine who wins the AL Eastern division. Here are some notes: Nick Swisher came back on Saturday after missing some time ...

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Yankees Recall Royce Ring, DFA Chad Huffman

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

In order to provide themselves with more bullpen depth, the Yankees have recalled LHP Royce Ring from the minor leagues. Ring was not a member of the 40-man roster so the Yankees designated outfielder Chad Huffman for assignment. Ring, 29, is a former 1st round draft pick out of the 2002 draft. He last ...

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Yankees Notes: Recap, Thames, Hughes, Posada, All-Stars

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees won a wild one yesterday. They took a two run lead, fell behind by two runs, took the lead in the 7th, coughed it up in the 9th, and then Marcus Thames got his second walk-off hit of the year as the Yankees won 7-6 in 11 innings. All of that ...

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Cano and Mo Steal the Show: Yankees Comeback to Beat the Dodgers in 10 Innings

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Lucas Weick

The Yankees looked down and out when the Dodgers brought in Jonathan Broxton with a four run lead in the ninth inning, but the Bombers soon changed that. Broxton struck out Teixeira to start the inning, but the wheels fell off the wagon shortly after. A-Rod singled to left, Robinson Cano followed with an RBI double to ...

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Yankees Call Colin Curtis Up from Minors, Send Moeller Down

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have announced that they have called minor league outfielder Colin Curtis up from Triple-A Scranton. There is no word yet on exactly whom Curtis will be replacing on the roster. Curtis, 25, has played 35 games at the Triple-A level this season. In those games he has 125 at bats, a .280 average, .357 ...

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Yankees Notes: 1st Place, Hughes Rules, A-Rod, Aceves, Thames

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees are back in 1st place after they beat the Astros 9-5 yesterday behind a mostly strong performance by Phil Hughes, another Jorge Posada grand slam. Here are some notes: The Yankees record is now 40-23, tied for the best in baseball. Posada is the first Yankee to hit Grannies in back-to-back games since Bill Dickey in ...

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Yankees Notes: Thames, Huffman, Posada, and Vazquez

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees are going for the sweep today against the Houston Astros after beating them 9-3 yesterday behind a strong performance by Javier Vazquez and a grand slam by Jorge Posada. Here are some notes: Vazquez is 5-2 in his last seven appearances. He has a 2.93 ERA in 40 IP during that time. Posada has struggled since ...

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Granderson Leaves with Groin Strain

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson left today's game during the 6th inning after he injured his groin while going first to third on a single. The last we heard Granderson was on his way to the hospital for an MRI to assess the extent of the damage. Until we get that news it is impossible to ...

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Padres GM Discussing Loss of Huffman to Yankees

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

On Wednesday, the Yankees claimed outfielder Chad Huffman on waivers from the San Diego Padres after he was DFA'd to make room on their 40-man roster. Moves like this are typically very minor as teams don't usually put talented minors that they don't want to lose through waivers for obvious reasons. This particular move seems to ...

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Yankees Claim Outfielder Chad Huffman

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

It's likely that we are already seeing Kevin Towers influence on the Yankees as they have claimed former Padre outfielder Chad Huffman on waivers according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Huffman, 24, is expected to start the season in Triple-A. He spent the entire 2009 season in Triple-A in the Padres organization last season. In 135 ...

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