Tag Archives: Francisco Cervelli

Yankees expected to call up 6 players today

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

It's September 1st and that means the rosters expand to 40 players from the typical 25. The Yankees might call up more players later on once the minor league season ends, but for now they are expected to call up six players, according to Erik Boland of Newsday. Those players are expected to be catcher Francisco ...

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On the Yankees and September call-ups

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In just two days Major League Baseball rosters will expand from 25 to 40 players which means that a lot of teams will have much different looking rosters and the Yankees are no exception. Before we get into who will be called up, we have to realize that the Yankees 40-man roster currently has 48 players ...

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Romine returning in a couple of weeks

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Russell Martin is in the middle of a 0-for-27 skid that has his overall numbers down to a pathetic .178/.297/.347. The Yankees are desperate for even league average production from their backstop, but the only option they have to change things up would be to call up Francisco Cervelli, who hasn't been hitting enough at ...

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Frankie Cervelli should be promoted for the playoffs… now!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Greg Corcoran
Francisco Cervelli wins the game with a walkoff single 5-4

Francisco Cervelli did not respond well to being demoted. He was not shy about being confused and distraught over the whole debacle. His numbers in the early going embodied a player who was lacking confidence. A few weeks later, his family came for a visit, raised his spirits, and he's been hitting over .300 ever ...

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Rumor: Cervelli says at least 2 teams are interested in him

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees surprised everybody when they replaced backup catcher Francisco Cervelli with Chris Stewart on the final day of spring training, but despite replacing him it looks like they want to keep him in the organization. Cervelli told Wilmer Reina of La Verdad that he's heard that at least two teams have been interested in dealing ...

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Francisco Cervelli who? Stewart finding a role

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

It was an unexpected move that brought Chris Stewart to the Yankees. Francisco Cervelli seemed to have locked down the backup catcher role and the man whom was traded way in the Stewart deal, George Kontos, seemed poised to help the Yankees in the bullpen this season. It was a move that shocked Yankees fans. It ...

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Riding the Pine: The New York Yankees bench 2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Brian Mazo

There’s one glaring omission in the Yankees bench this year: we are missing having that one, big bat looming in the late innings capable of changing a game with one mighty swing. In years past, hitters such as Daryl Strawberry, Jesse Barfield, Chili Davis and Jorge Posada have lay in wait; chomping at the bit ...

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Chris Stewart has 1st big game in Pinstripes

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

When the Yankees traded for Chris Stewart on the final day of spring training it came as a big shock. It also came as a shock that Stewart was actually an former Yankee. See his first stint with the team lasted just one game back in 2008 and wasn't very memorable as he went 0-for-3. This ...

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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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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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