Tag Archives: Chris Stewart

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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Cervelli would still start if Martin gets hurt

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Despite the fact that the Yankees compare Chris Stewart to Jose Molina defensively, it doesn't seem like they think he's good enough all-around to be a starting catcher. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Francisco Cervelli, not Stewart, would play the bulk of the games if Russell Martin got hurt. “I think ...

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Cashman compares Chris Stewart to Jose Molina

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Still wondering why the Yankees traded for Chris Stewart and demoted Francisco Cervelli to the minor leagues - it's because they love Stewart defensively. “Chris Stewart is an exceptional defensive player, right out of the Jose Molina mold,” Brian Cashman told Chad Jennings of the Journal News. “(Francisco) Cervelli is obviously a better hitter than he ...

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Cervelli shocked at demotion to Triple-A

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Francisco Cervelli isn't an especially good hitter, he isn't even an especially good defender, but he does enough of both that he's a decent backup and after three years of serving in that role the Yankees decided out of the blue to send him down to Triple-A. The reason was that Austin Romine's back injury, which ...

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A recap of how the Yankees finalized their roster

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Things looked pretty set for the Yankees last week, but then Michael Pineda and Cesar Cabral got hurt and things changed a little bit. There were two spots open and a few people vying for them. Dewayne Wise and Jayson Nix were taken out of the picture pretty quickly, cleared waivers, and were sent to Triple-A. The ...

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Yankees trade Kontos for Stewart and send Cervelli to AAA

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In a flurry of moves this afternoon, the Yankees made a few that don't make a whole lot of sense. It appears that Austin Romine will start the season on the DL with his back injury and the Yankees needed another catcher. So what they did was they traded George Kontos to the San Francisco Giants ...

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