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D-Rob: I’m not Mariano Rivera

Yankees manager Joe Girardi hasn't officially named the Yankees next closer now that Mariano Rivera is done for the season with a torn ACL, but he did indicate that in a save situation on Thursday night he would have gone with David Robertson - a strong signal that he will eventually be named the closer. Reporters ...

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Grading the Yankees first 16 games

After 16 games (roughly 10 percent of the season) gone, let's take a look at the progress report for the 2012 Yankees.  Each batter must have at least 10 games played to qualify for a grade.  All stats present are as of 24 April. Derek Jeter- A+ ‘El Capi-tan’ is hitting .411 with a 1.080 OPS, scored ...

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Phelps and Wade star in Yankees 12th inning win

The two heroes from Tuesday night's 12 inning affair was not the man who drove in the game winning run, Raul Ibanez, instead it was a pair of relievers - David Phelps and Cory Wade. Freddy Garcia had absolutely no control of where his pitches were going. He threw five wild pitches in total and three ...

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Preview of the 2012 New York Yankees bullpen

Anyone who follows the game knows how the Yankee bullpen ends: Mariano Rivera. Never before, in the more than hundred year history of the game, has there been a player who inspires such unabashed confidence that he will get the job done as Mo. When we hear “Enter Sandman,” it’s as close to a “foregone ...

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Yankees sign Pineda, Nova, and two others to 1-year deals

The Yankees signed a few of their non-arbitration eligible youngsters to contracts this week including Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova, Eduardo Nunez, and Cory Wade, according to George King of the NY Post. Since these players were not eligible for arbitration or free agents, they pretty much have to sign for whatever the Yankees offer them. It is ...

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A look at the Yankees potential Opening Day roster

Yesterday was the first day that position players had to report to spring training, but the first day is really just them reporting to camp and taking physicals. So today is the real start of full blown spring training and we are just six days away from games. On this first full day of spring training, ...

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Yankees 2011/2012 offseason review

The Yankees went into this offseason without a lot of holes in the roster. The entire lineup was expected to return, except for Jorge Posada who was expected to be replaced by Jesus Montero. Of course Montero got traded. After all, the Yankees had a few free agents, none of them were major though, and most ...

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Yankees agree to a one-year deal with Cory Wade

The Yankees have agreed to a one-year deal that will earn him $508,925 with reliever Cory Wade if he stays in the majors for the entire season, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. Wade, 28, was a great pickup by the Yankees last season. They grabbed him after the Rays released him and he ended up ...

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Yankees Sign Reliever Cory Wade

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The Yankees signed right handed reliever Cory Wade to a minor league contract Monday and promoted him to the major leagues on Wednesday night, according to Bryan Hoch and Matt Fortuna of MLB.com. Kevin Whelan was demoted to Triple-A to make room for Wade on the active roster and Rafael Soriano was moved ...

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