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Yankees 2011/2012 offseason review

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

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 keep Curtis, lose Golson

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

In order to make room for recent roster moves the Yankees designated outfielders Colin Curtis and Greg Golson for assignment. Today they both cleared waivers, Curtis was assigned to Triple-A and Golson became a free agent, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. Golson is remembered for the assist he made back in 2010 when ...

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Yankees take 2 in Rule 5 Draft, release Golson

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees took two players in the Rule 5 Draft that took place early Thursday. They landed left handed pitcher Cesar Cabral from the Red Sox via a trade from the Royals and then took righty Brad Meyers from the Nationals with their own pick. They had only one open spot on the 40-man roster for ...

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A Look at the Yankees Potential Playoff Roster

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have the luxury of being able to carry 40 players on their active roster for the entire month of September, but come October they are going to have to cut that back to 25. Now the ALDS and potential ALCS rosters are going to be different. For one there could be injuries, but most ...

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Yankees with 4 More September Call-Ups

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

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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Golson Replaced A-Rod on Yankees Roster

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees star slugger Alex Rodriguez was placed on the DL this week after he had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee and will be out 4-6 weeks as a result. So the Yankees called up outfielder Greg Golson to take his place, at least temporarily, on the roster. Manager Joe ...

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Yankees Minor League Injury Updates

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: Greg Golson: About a week away from playing in games. Mark Prior: “Not throwing (off a mound),” Newman said. “He’s really struggling with this kind of hip, abdominal thing. Hard to nail it down.” Alan Horne: Throwing in extended spring and building arm strength. Graham Stoneburner, Steve ...

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Yankees Making Final Spring Decisions This Week

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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Spring training is winding down as the Yankees get set to open their season at home against the Detroit Tigers this week. The lineup is mostly set, the rotation is finally set, but there have been a few loose ends to wrap up in the bullpen and the bench. I went over the bullpen earlier today. ...

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Yankees Cut Greg Golson, Brandon Laird and 5 Others (Updated)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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Update: So it turns out optioning Golson to the minors may be a sign that he will make the team. The problem is that Girardi did not see him getting enough at bats in the major league camp to get ready for the season so they sent him to the minors so he can get ...

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There’s a Chance Curtis Granderson Plays Opening Day

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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If you missed it, Curtis Granderson was a late scratch from yesterday's game with an oblique strain. There wasn't a whole lot of information beyond that and when it comes to injuries like that they can tend to be minor or they can linger for a month or more. Today Yankees manager Joe Girardi met ...

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