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Yankees option Phelps, Mitchell, Kontos, and Laird to the minors

The Yankees first round of spring training cuts was a much larger group, but the four they cut today are much more significant. Pitchers David Phelps, D.J. Mitchell, and George Kontos were optioned to Triple-A along with infielder Brandon Laird, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. All four of those guys were fighting for a ...

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Yankees injury news: Nunez is back and the rest

Eduardo Nunez has been out for about two weeks after getting hit on the hand with a pitch, but he took BP and infield practice, declared himself ready, and then actually played in a game over the weekend (link). It's good timing for the Yankees because if he had another setback it very well could have ...

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Yankees spring training injury roundup: 3/15

You've heard about Freddy Garcia taking a comebacker yesterday and his negative x-rays, but he is hardly the only Yankee in camp that is dealing with injuries. SWISHER'S STIFF GROIN: Outfielder Nick Swisher left yesterday's game with groin tightness. After the game he looked to be without pain and it is likely the Yankees only pulled him ...

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Delcarmen out 4-5 days with strained lat

Barring any injuries, the Yankees 25 man roster is just about set. The only spot that is up for grabs is a final bullpen or bench spot. With the Yankees recently outrighting Chris Dickerson to the minors, it appears that final spot will go to the bullpen. It seems possible that the final spot will go ...

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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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Pictures of the Yankees Rookie Hazing

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It's a tradition that at the end of each year team's dress their rookies up in some silly get-up. There is usually a theme to it too and this year's theme was 80's musicians. So Dellin Betances and Andrew Brackman dressed up as Milli Vanilli, George Kontos as George Michaels, Hector Noesi ...

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Yankees with 4 More September Call-Ups

The Yankees are taking full advantage of having a 40-man roster in September. They already called up seven players pushing their total roster to 32 and now they are calling up four more, according to the Scranton Yankees twitter feed. The four new players are righties Hector Noesi and George Kontos, infielder Ramiro ...

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Yankees Cut 2 Rule 5 Picks, Get Lost Pick Back

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Along with the rest of this weekend's cuts the Yankees have also released the two pitchers they selected in the Rule 5 Draft, Daniel Turpen and Robert Fish. They also got back George Kontos whom the Yankees lost to the Padres in the same draft. The right handed Turpen will return to the ...

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Looking at the Yankees Potential 25-Man Roster

It appears the Yankees are nearly done dealing this offseason. They would still probably like to add another starter and possibly even another bench piece, but there seems to be nothing imminent at this point. So with three weeks until pitchers and catchers report, let's take a look at where they stand. Potential Lineup Brett Gardner, ...

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Yankees Lose 2 & Get 2 in Rule 5 Draft

The Yankees acquired LHP Robert Fish and RHP Daniel Turpen and lost RHP's George Kontos and Lance Pendleton in today's Rule 5 draft. These players now have to be held on their drafting team's 25-man roster all season long or be offered back to their original team. Fish was acquired from the ...

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