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Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain could be in their final season in Pinstripes

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
*Feb 19 - 00:05*

Phil Hughes rebounded from a couple of bad starts earlier in the season when he probably wasn't quite ready to pitch and looked great last night as he held the Diamondbacks to just two runs over seven innings. Joba Chamberlain also looked solid, pumping in 95 mph fastballs and was even able to locate them well ...

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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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Ichiro signing might be more evidence of Yankees front office rift, and lots of notes

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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It was a little curious this offseason when after the Yankees refused to offer anybody a multi-year contract and even turned down a reasonable one-year offer from Russell Martin only to see them sign a 39-year-old Ichiro Suzuki to a two-year deal. Sure, Ichiro finished very strong while he was with the Yankees, but in his ...

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Yankees sign Clay Rapada to a minor league deal, plus other notes

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees have signed, or re-signed, the recently released lefty specialist Clay Rapada to a minor league deal the team announced yesterday. Rapada was a big part of the Yankees pen last season as he had a 2.82 ERA, a 8.9 K/9, and a 4.0 BB/9 in 70 appearances last year. He was dominant against lefties ...

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Yankees release Clay Rapada, and other notes

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees have granted an unconditional release to lefty reliever Clay Rapada the team announced yesterday. He was DFA'd earlier in the week so he must have cleared waivers and the Yankees didn't think it was worth keeping a pitcher with a shoulder injury around anymore. Rapada is the quintessential lefty matchup reliever. He held lefties to just ...

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Happy Opening Day: Rapada DFA’d, Warren, Eppley, and Boesch officially make the team

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Today is one of the best days of the year: Opening Day! The Yankees, of course, will be in the Bronx taking on Jon Lester and the Red Sox at 1:00 p.m. today with CC Sabathia on the mound. Clay Rapada will not be joining them as he was designated for assignment over the weekend to ...

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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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Yankees sign Chien-Ming Wang, and other mostly injury related notes

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees have signed Chien-Ming Wang, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but based on previous reports it is likely a one-year, minor league deal and Wang is a good bet to start the year in Triple-A. Wang, 33 next week, is obviously the former ace of the ...

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Jeter done with the Grape Fruit League, and other rumors & notes

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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No big news today so we'll start with Derek Jeter. Yesterday I mentioned that he could start the season on the DL and that looks even more likely today. Jeter is done playing in Grape Fruit League games and if he does play again before the season starts it'll be with one of the minor league ...

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Derek Jeter has inflammation in his ankle, and other notes

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
New York Yankees Derek Jeter passes Cal Ripken, Jr., on all-time hit list with double against Chicago White Sox in MLB game in New York

The Yankees sent Derek Jeter for X-rays yesterday after he was scratched from the lineup with a stiff ankle. X-Rays were negative, but a MRI found mild inflammation and the Yankees are considering him day-to-day, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. This is good news and bad news. Good news that it's not worse, ...

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