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Yankees activate Eduardo Nunez off the MiLB DL

After playing in rehab games in the GCL this past week, the Yankees have activated Eduardo Nunez from the minor league disabled list and transferred him to High-A Tampa for now, according to Mike Vander Woude. This might simply be a move to show the other 29 teams that he is progressing along with his injury before ...

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Eduardo Nunez finally back in action

Once it finally became painfully clear that Yankees utility infielder Eduardo Nunez was not capable of playing Major League caliber defense, they sent him down to the minors. It was supposed to be a trip down there for him to regain his confidence and to focus on just one position rather than the three or ...

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Whatever happened to Eduardo Nunez?

The Yankees sent Eduardo Nunez back down to the minors in early May when it became clear to even his biggest defenders that he wasn't capable of playing Major League caliber defense. But what has happened to him since? Well he went down to Triple-A and played in four games and hit .231/.231/.231 before injuring his ...

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Yankees will not move Nunez to the outfield

Eduardo Nunez can't play defense at the Major League level. He has a lot of speed, range, and athleticism so the Yankees showed a lot of patience with him and considering there is no replacement for an aging Derek Jeter on the horizon it's hard to blame them. With a demotion to the minors and an ...

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Rumor: Yankees talking to Nationals about trade involving Eduardo Nunez

A source told Josh Norris of the Trentonian that the Nationals were working on a "big" trade a couple of weeks ago that could have potentially involved one of their starting pitchers and Yankees infielder Eduardo Nunez. The deal that would have also involved left handed prospect Nik Turley (No. 17) and a Charleston outfielder is ...

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Yankees place Banuelos and Nunez on DL

The Yankees injury problems are not limited to their Major League team as they put two minor leaguers on the DL Monday - Eduardo Nunez and top prospect Manny Banuelos. Nunez's injury is the same thumb injury that he experienced the other day. Seems like nothing serious, but he has been out for a few days ...

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Nunez out 3-4 days with thumb injury

The Yankees sent infielder Eduardo Nunez back to the minors to play everyday while he works on his defense, but a thumb injury has put that on hold for now. "He has a problem at the base of the [right] thumb," Cashman told George King of the NY Post. "He will be out three or four ...

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Yankees offense struggling over last 20 games

For the most part, things are going well for the Yankees so far this season. They are just 3.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays, who also have the best record in baseball, and are 3rd in the AL in runs scored per game. At a second glance though things aren't going so well for the ...

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The Yankee beat: Wade, Phelps, and Nunez

The Yankees got a horrible start by Hiroki Kuroda and just three hits from the offense. The result was a painful to watch 8-1 loss in Canada. Here's the recap and graph. Here is what the Yankees blogosphere was talking about today. It's About The Money takes a look at what makes Cory Wade so effective. Beyond the ...

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Yankees want Nunez to play everyday

In a somewhat surprising move, the Yankees sent infielder Eduardo Nunez back down to the minor leagues on Friday in a move designed to get the struggling defender consistent playing time at his natural position - shortstop. "It gets him back to playing every day," Girardi told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "When I look at Nuney's ...

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