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Yankees release Juan Rivera as roster begins to take shape, plus notes
The Yankees 25-man roster started to really take shape yesterday when Ken Rosenthal broke the news that they have released outfielder/first baseman Juan Rivera. That seems to indicate that the Yankees will go with Lyle Overbay at their first baseman. Brian Cashman also told Joel Sherman that Brennan Boesch will make the team as well. I think ...
Former Yankee Hideki Matsui to announce retirement
It's not official yet, but based on reports it is expected that former Yankee World Series MVP Hideki Matsui will announce his retirement from Major League Baseball in the upcoming days. Matsui is still just 38-years-old, but his production has dropped quite a bit since he left the Yankees after the 2009 season. He played in ...
Classic Yankees: Hideki Matsui
In a week when the Yankees unexpectedly picked up one Japanese superstar player, another Japanese superstar player who once played for the Yankees was designated for assignment and could see his career officially ending. This past winter, Hideki Matsui, affectionately known as “Godzilla,” was searching for a job. He didn’t find one until late this ...
A couple of former Yankees find jobs
A couple of former Yankees got jobs yesterday as Hideki Matsui is expected to sign with the Rays and Bill Hall signed with the Orioles, according to Jack Curry and Ken Rosenthal. The Rays have struggled to score runs and even though Luke Scott is having a solid season, he is awful against lefties so Matsui ...
Rumor: Yankees prefer Ibanez and Chavez
Now that the Yankees and Pirates have agreed to a deal that will send A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh the Yankees are ready to move on to adding a left handed hitting DH and a backup third baseman. There are a few options on the table at this point, but the Yankees prefer Raul Ibanez and Eric ...
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Tagged AJ Burnett, Eric Chavez, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Raul Ibanez, Vladimir Guerrero
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Rumor: Yankees weighing options for DH
The Yankees signed Russell Branyan to a minor league contract as a possible DH option yesterday, but they are still in the market for another option. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweeted that they are still considering Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon for the position and supposedly are leaning toward Ibanez because of his glove. The Yankees ...
Rumor: Yankees still trying to trade AJ to add Chavez and DH
The Yankees just signed Bill Hall and supposedly only have $2 million to spend, but that they don't still have big plans for the rest of this offseason. Joel Sherman of the NY Post has reported that the Yankees are "quietly, but diligently" trying to trade A.J. Burnett with the idea that they could use the ...
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Tagged AJ Burnett, Eric Chavez, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Raul Ibanez
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Rumor: Yankees won’t sign DH until prices drop
Rumor: Yankees could land Ibanez, Damon, or Matsui this week
Rumor: the Yankees plan to replace their DH
Now that the Yankees have made the Michael Pineda trade official they can now address replacing Jesus Montero as the team's DH. Joel Sherman of the NY Post outlined exactly how the Yankees plan on replacing him this offseason. It involves trying to trade pitching, specifically A.J. Burnett, either straight up for a DH-type or for ...