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Welcome to the AL East, Scouting Michael Pineda Edition
Edit: After some interesting arbitrary endpoints tweeted by Mark Simon at ESPN, I've rethought my classifications, and changed them around a bit. The result is more four seam fastballs at the result of two seam fastballs and cutters. As everyone knows by now, the New York Yankees traded their best...
With Yankees' Chamberlain out, new options emerge
Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain is out indefinitely with a strained left oblique and will not be pitching anytime soon. "Anytime you hear a strain, you say that's bad news," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "That's not what you want to hear. With Opening Day just two weeks away, Chamberlain...
Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia may opt of deal after 2011
Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabthia is set to make 23 million dollars annually through 2015. However, his contract allows for him to opt out after the 2011 season, leaving it open to the possibility that he may be heading to the free agent market next offseason. There are two sides to this debate. One,...
Saturday Quick Hits
FOXSPORTS.com is reporting that trade talks between the Rangers and Rockies involving Michael Young have reached an advanced stage and it is possible a deal will be completed early next week. The deal at this point would send Young and cash to the Rox for Jose Lopez and most likely a minor...
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte to retire
Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte is reportedly set to officially announce his retirement tomorrow at Yankee Stadium, according to ESPN.com. "He's on a plane right now, and unless he changes his mind in the air there will be a press conference tomorrow and he will retire," the official said....
Yankees sign Freddy Garcia to minor league deal
The Yankees and Freddy Garcia have agreed to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. This is the second veteran pitcher signed to a minor league deal for the Yankees, with the first being Bartolo Colon. Garcia's base salary will be 1.5 million dollars with a potential 3.6 million...
How Will Busch Affect Berkman?
When a player moves from team to team, and thus from one home stadium to another, some funky things can happen. Sometimes he performs better than he ever has, and other times his numbers tank. What will happen to Lance Berkman in 2011? </center>Click to embiggen, if you please When the St....
Free agent Rafael Soriano open to pitching for Yankees
The agent of free agent pitcher Rafael Soriano told ESPN that his client is open to setting up for the Yankees. The Yankees lost Kerry Wood to the Cubs and need someone to bridge the gap to Mariano Rivera. In his first and only season with the Rays, Soriano posted a 1.73 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP in 64...
Free agent Jeff Francis drawing interest?
Free agent pitcher Jeff Francis is drawing interest from at least five teams on the open market, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. The Mets, Nationals, Pirates, Rangers, Yankees, and Blue Jays have shown varying degrees of interest in the southpaw. Francis, whose best year came in 2007 when...
Cubs sign Kerry Wood
The Cubs have re-signed pitcher Kerry Wood to a one year deal worth 1.5 million dollars reuniting him with his original club after a two year hiatus. Wood finished the year with a 0.69 ERA with a 1.23 WHIP in 24 appearances with the Yankees, finishing the year with 3.13 ERA combined between the...
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