Tag Archives: Scott Downs

Rumors: Yankees Not Interested in Downs or Other Type-A Relievers

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Yankees won't go for Downs or other Type-A relievers because they want to keep draft choices. This is actually nothing new, but there have been some people out there who have tried to attach the Yankees to LHP Scott Downs so I wanted to throw this out there again. The other ...

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Rumors: With A-Gon in Boston Yankees Renew Focus on Lefties

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: With [Adrian Gonzalez] in AL East, Yankees even more motivated to find LH reliever to team with [Boone Logan] since [Damaso Marte] is out for year. The Yankees have already identified a lefty reliever as a priority this winter and naturally getting A-Gon has renewed this desire. ...

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Making Sense of the Yankees Offseason Rumors

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have been linked to lots of players already this offseason. So many that it makes it hard to tell what's real and what isn't. I thought I'd throw together this story in order to help our readers make sense of what's happening. First of all, it should be said that while most of the ...

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Yankees Rumors: No Interest in Scott Downs Due to Draft Pick

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

At the start of the offseason Yankees general manager Brian Cashman targeted two areas he wanted to address: getting Cliff Lee and a left handed reliever. One of the best left handed relievers on the market is former Blue Jay Scott Downs, but according to Ken Davidoff of Newday the Yankees have no interest ...

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Lefty Relievers the Yankees Could Target & My Endorsement

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

While discussing upcoming plans with reporters yesterday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman targeted lefty relievers as an area of their roster that he would like to address this offseason. So I figured now would be a good time to discuss their options. Here is a list of free agent lefty relievers: Brian Fuentes (35) - Type-B Joe ...

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