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Tag Archives: Johnny Damon
Yankees Morning Bits: Youkilis, Damon, Nunez, Mesa, DePaula, and Avelino
The Yankees lost to the Phillies 4-3 yesterday. • Kevin Youkilis sits a day or two with what he calls a "cramp," but the Yankees call oblique strain. • Brian Cashman said the Yankees have no interest in signing Johnny Damon. • Eduardo Nunez is not in consideration for the left field job. • Melky Mesa (Team Dominican Republic) does not plan to ...
Posted in Yankees News
Tagged Abi Avelino, Eduardo Nunez, Johnny Damon, Kevin Youkilis, Melky Mesa, Rafael DePaula
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Yankees Morning Bits: Damon, Wells, Soriano, CC, and prospects
The Yankees lost to the Orioles 5-1 on Monday. • Johnny Damon wants to fill in for Curtis Granderson. • The Yankees are not interested in trading for Vernon Wells. • Alfonso Soriano doesn't have the Yankees on his list of pre-approved teams he would accept a trade to. • CC Sabathia faced live hitters for the first time since elbow surgery. He's ...
Posted in Yankees Rumors
Tagged Alfonso Soriano, CC Sabathia, Gary Sanchez, Johnny Damon, Mason Williams, Vernon Wells
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Wise, Cust, Abreu, and Damon on the move
Here are a couple of notes about Yankee-related players that I wanted to be sure to pass along. Dewayne Wise has signed a deal with his former team the Chicago White Sox (via Dan Hayes on Twitter). Jack Cust, recently released, signed with the Blue Jays (via Susan Slusser on Twitter). Johnny Damon was designated for assignement by ...
Indians will “likely” sign Johnny Damon
It isn't official yet, but it looks like the Indians will be adding former Yankee, Johnny Damon. It was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports that he had signed with the Indians, but Jon Heyman of CBS Sports later called the deal likely, but not finished. It does sound like it's all but done. Rosenthal ...
Damon said it wasn’t about the money
Johnny Damon is still looking for a job after the Yankees passed on him this offseason. He made it known that he wanted to return to the Bronx, but obviously the Yankees turned to Raul Ibanez instead. What exactly happened though? Here's Damon's take: “The only conversation was me reaching out to them because obviously at this ...
Yankees make Ibanez signing official
The Yankees officially have their next DH as they announced this morning that Raul Ibanez's one-year $1.1 million deal is done. There is no need to make room on the 40-man roster for him as there was an empty space following the A.J. Burnett deal. Ibanez will be the team's primary DH, but he probably won't ...
Yankees sign Raul Ibanez to 1-year $1.1 million deal
Now that the A.J. Burnett deal was made official yesterday, the Yankees have finally reached a deal with Raul Ibanez on a one-year $1.1 million deal, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Incentives that are based on plate appearances can make the deal worth up to $4 million. Ibanez was brought in to be the DH ...
Yankees Rumors: Ibanez and Chavez both talking $1M deals
Now that the A.J. Burnett deal is official the Yankees have turned their attention toward Raul Ibanez. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, they have the framework done for a $1 million deal plus incentives in place for a while now, but have held off until they could be sure they weren't getting ...
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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Damon wondering why he’s not getting offers
Johnny Damon told Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that he doesn't understand why he hasn't gotten offers this offseason, particularly from the Yankees as he thinks he's a perfect fit for a second stint in Pinstripes. "I think it's a perfect fit,'' Damon told Heyman of the Yankees by phone. "But for some reason you have ...