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Trade Rumors: No Chance Yankees Land Ubaldo Unless Rockies Drop Price

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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More and more people are becoming convinced that the Rockies will indeed trade their ace Ubaldo Jimenez by the deadline, however it is growing less likely that the Yankees will be the ones to nab him unless the Rockies lower their asking price, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post. Sherman puts the Reds ...

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Trade Rumors: Yankees Have Untouchable Prospects

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: Multiple execs say unless no-doubt No. 1-ish SP shows on market Yankees have made clear won't move Banuelos, Betances, Montero, Romine. This is the way it should be. Maybe being overprotective of Austin Romine is a little bit much, but holding on to Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, ...

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Jimenez Trade Rumors: Rockies Don’t Like Montero As Centerpiece

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: says person w/ ties to rox: "montero will not be the centerpiece of (ubaldo) deal.'' theyll take him but not at best piece This doesn't mean that the Rockies don't want Montero, you can bet they do. It more likely means that they want Manny Banuelos or Dellin Betances ...

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Jimenez Trade Rumors: Rockies Want Montero, Banuelos, Betances, and Nova

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: how apart are rox, yanks? colo seeks banuelos, betances AND nova w/ montero. nyy says it wont trade any of those 3 w/ jesus There is no chance that the Yankees would ever trade Jesus Montero, Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, and Ivan Nova in the same trade. ...

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MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Interested in Ubaldo Jimenez

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via George King of the NY Post: The Yankees were one of 17 teams in Denver on Thursday night to watch Ubaldo Jimenez pitch. According to several talent evaluators, they have a better than average chance to acquire the 27-year-old because they have the top-shelf prospects the Rockies are looking for. In mid-June the Rockies started getting ...

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Banuelos, Not Montero, Named Yankees Top Prospect by ESPN

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

ESPN's Keith Law recently updated his top prospects list to reflect how the first half of the season has impacted the rankings. Three Yankees had three players in the top 50, one of only three teams to do so, but the biggest news is that catcher Jesus Montero is no longer listed as the ...

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Bored Montero Was Benched 2 Games for Lack of Energy

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Yankees top prospect Jesus Montero was benched for two games earlier this season for what the organization called a lack of "energy", according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. Montero's numbers haven't been outstanding in Triple-A this season, but he's already spent a year and a half at the minor league level and according ...

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Cashman Wants Montero to Play Everyday

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Brian Heyman of the Journal News: Cashman was brutally honest as usual when it came to the backup catcher situation. Russell Martin is back in the lineup after missing seven of the last eight games. Francisco Cervelli, who has struggled offensively and defensively, had subbed for him. Cashman wants top catching ...

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The Yankees Need to Call Up Montero…NOW

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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This isn't an overreaction to the Yankees being swept by the Red Sox, as bad as that was it was just three games after all. However, the Yankees do need to call up Jesus Montero for help simply because he is the most fit to do the job they need done. First of all, Russell ...

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Yankees Prospect Jesus Montero Injured on Foul Ball

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
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Yankees top prospect Jesus Montero left yesterday's game in the middle of the 4th inning in Scranton yesterday after fouling a ball off his cup. It doesn't seem like a serious injury, but he was in enough pain yesterday that he couldn't guarantee he would play today. Look, obviously this is a painful injury, but ...

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