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Yankees Morning Bits: Cano, Vlad, Lohse, Hughes, Nunez, and Mesa

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The Yankees lost 10-5 to the Phillies yesterday. • Robinson Cano wants to "focus on baseball" but said that contract talks are always on his mind. • Vladimir Guerrero is attempting a comeback, but the Yankees are not interested. • Still no interest in Kyle Lohse by the Yankees (why do they keep asking?). • Phil Hughes might finally start pitching again on Sunday. • The Yankees ...

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Yankees Morning Bits: Cano, Youkilis, Hughes, CC, Mo, and Adams

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The Yankees lost 1-0 and 7-6 to the Jay and Astros respectively yesterday. • The Yankees have made "a significant offer" to Robinson Cano. • Kevin Youkilis is back in the lineup today. • Nothing new on Phil Hughes. He continues to workout in a pool. • CC Sabathia (elbow) and Mariano Rivera (knee) both pitched yesterday and felt fine. David Adams said his back ...

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Yankees Morning Bits: Hughes, Youkilis, CoJo, Henson, Granderson and GRIT

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The Yankees lost again, this time 10-7 to the Orioles. • Phil Hughes may not be ready to start the season on time because of his back injury. • Kevin Youkilis will sit out again today with an oblique strain. • Perhaps a coincidence, but Corban Joseph played third base again yesterday. • Former Yankees prospect Drew Henson is now coaching Yankees Gulf ...

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Yankees Morning Bits: A-Rod, Jeter, Cervelli, Hughes, and the Evil Empire

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The Yankees won 8-3 in their first game of the spring yesterday. Adam Warren will start for them today. • Alex Rodriguez tested negative in his latest PED test by MLB. • A-Rod's drug-mule cousin is selling his World Series ring (he had a ring?). • Derek Jeter ran the bases for the first time this spring. • Francisco Cervelli has worked on ...

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Morning Bits: Hughes, Price, Budget, Montgomery

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How about the mug on Joba Chamberlain? He's uglier than Kevin Youkilis now. • Phil Hughes has a bulging disc in his back so it'll probably be two weeks instead of one he misses. • David Price says he would never sign with the Yankees because of their beard policy. • Based on speculation, it appears the Yankees may give up ...

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Morning Bits: Hughes, Cano, A-Rod, Teixeira, Grandy & Gardner, Nunez

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Games begin Saturday. David Phelps starts. Adam Warren goes on Sunday during the first televised game. • Phil Hughes could miss up to a week with upper back stiffness. • Hal Steinbrenner said the Yankees are "willing to consider a significant long-term contract" to keep Robinson Cano. • Alex Rodriguez's name has been referenced yet again in Biogenesis papers. • Mark Teixeira will ...

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Morning Bits: Adams, Pineda, Cano, Wang, Cervelli, Nova, and Hughes

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Position players have reported. Next is spring training games and then the season. • 2B David Adams not ready to start Spring Training with back injury. • Michael Pineda, out until June or July, has lost 20 pounds. • The Yankees and Robinson Cano are far apart on a contract extension. • The Yankees are keeping tabs on Chien-Ming Wang during the WBC. • ...

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Yankees and Phil Hughes agree to a one-year, $7.15M deal

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The Yankees and Phil Hughes have avoided arbitration when they agreed to a one-year, $7.15 million deal, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News and Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Hughes, who will turn 27 this June, had a 4.23 ERA, a 7.8 K/9 and a 2.2 BB/9 in 191.1 innings last season. ...

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