I reached out to a good friend in the Giants organization who had this to say about new Yankees backup catcher Chris Stewart: Chris Stewart is not only a fine guy, he does crossword puzzles. He can catch and throw but there is no bat. He will be a nice addition to the Yankee Clubhouse and [...]

Although no clear favorite has emerged in acquiring Cubs RHP Matt Garza,  Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports the Yankees, Blue Jays, Tigers, Red Sox and Marlins are all in the mix. I believe if the Yankees want Garza there is no reason why they shouldn’t be able to make a deal. Although Garza isn’t Felix Hernandez, he’s probably the best [...]

Dave Cameron of Fangraphs discussed how he believes the Giants may be wise to move Tim Lincecum since he projects to make $20 million dollars in arbitration, which would potentially comprise about 15% of their payroll. The Yankees have the type of prospects to land such a star pitcher in his early prime so this isn’t a crazy idea [...]

Austin Romine collected his first big league hit last night, but he may play an even more important role come October as the Yankees backup catcher. As you already know, Francisco Cervelli is on the disabled list with a concussion after his collision with Baltimore’s Nick Markakis on September 8th. According to a source, the Yanks will [...]

A couple of interesting tweets that may give us a clue as to where the Yankees focus is at the trading deadline #Yankees, like all teams, have scouts everywhere, but who is where is always key, and trusted Bill Livesey is watching #Padres relieversless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyJoel ShermanJoelsherman1 Sherman [...]

Very sad news out of Rancho Palos Verdes, California as former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu committed suicide. TMZ is reporting he hanged himself to death. Irabu was certainly a disappointment with the Yankees when you consider the hype he came with to the States. He never lived up to the “Japanese Nolan Ryan” billing that was given to him [...]

The Yankees are still exploring a trade for Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez. According to a source, Dan O’ Dowd has excluded Manny Banuelos from the negotiations and has asked for a package of Jesus Montero, Austin Romine, and two pitchers. One of those arms could be Dellin Betances. The reason for the inclusion of both [...]

I spoke to a Yankees scout about the recent fan furor over Jesus Montero‘s performance, who told me that Montero is not only behind Gary Sanchez in the catching depth charts, but some feel Austin Romine has moved ahead as well. I was told that Montero would more likely be the center of a deal [...]

Mark Newman sat down with the guys at NoMaas the other day. It’s a lengthy interview, but the one thing I took away from Newman’s comments was that it’s very unlikely that many prospects will ever play in the Bronx. I realized the Yankees have assets, not prospects, and their focus on the farm system is [...]

As we near the trading deadline, the name Jesus Montero will probably become very popular around here. The Yankees top prospect will undoubtedly be part of conversations when the Yankees talk trade with other clubs. Although I haven’t seen him play in person this year, the reports indicate he hasn’t made much progress defensively, and the [...]

From the man himself, Austin Romine is NOT upset he’s at Trenton. “I can help young pitchers here, and go from here to the majors.less than a minute ago via webJed Weisbergerjedleyq Jed was at Thunder media day earlier. One of the (good) problems to have is too much depth. The Yankees have Jesus Montero, [...]

With the Yankee Roster more or less set for Opening Day, it’s time for Brian Cashman to start earning his pay. Why? Because the Yankees actually have more good players than positions. Take for instance Jorge Vasquez, the welcome surprise of spring training. Unfortunately for Jorge, despite batting .467 with 3 HRs, there’s a zero-zilch [...]

All spring I have been discussing why it would be detrimental to the development of Jesus Montero to start the season as the backup catcher in the big leagues. Still only 21 years old, Montero has been unimpressive with the glove the last few weeks. Many scouts are still dubious about his ability to stay [...]

Francisco Cervelli‘s injury puts Yankees top prospect Jesus Montero right in the drivers seat to win the backup catching job. I don’t take away a ton from spring training stats, but thus far Montero has been unimpressive at the plate. His progress on defense has been noted, however, has been noted by the coaching staff. [...]

In all likelihood the Yankees will go with four bench players to start the season. One will be the backup catcher, which I suspect will be Francisco Cervelli, as Jesus Montero and Austin Romine will start the season in the minors. Andruw Jones will be the fourth outfielder that will also split time at DH. [...]