TRENTON, N.J. – At age 30, the last place catcher Gustavo Molina figured he would be arranging his locker is in the clubhouse of the Trenton Thunder, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. A veteran of 26 major-league games over five seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Mets, Boston, Baltimore and the Yankees – just 6-for-47 (.128) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

There was no Mike Piazza to homer off Steve Karsay last night. Even if there were, I doubt yesterday’s Mets- Cubs game could ever recreate the drama of September 21st, 2001. The Mets did a nice job honoring the ten year anniversary of 9-11. They had alums get involved all weekend and participate in charity [...]

We can debate the merits of Curtis Granderson or Robinson Cano when it comes to the American League MVP award, but no Yankees player will win it. Why? It has nothing to do with Jose Bautista‘s stats or the fact that three Red Sox are having MVP-caliber years. Its institutional bias against the Yankees by the baseball writers. Take this [...]

Jarrod Saltalamacchia uttered the dreaded “L” word when discussing Francisco Cervelli‘s antics last night. Cervelli, who admitted earlier this year he needed to cut back on his emotional theatrics, irked John Lackey and the Red Sox with his clap at home plate after a fifth inning home run. Lackey would bean Cervelli later in the game, which [...]

CC Sabathia was 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA going into last night’s game in Boston. This caused many to worry after the Sox beat Sabathia in early August. Are the Sox in Sabathia’s head? How can the Yankees win an ALCS against them with their best pitcher unable to win against Boston? As I said before, [...]

Jesus Montero has been a heated debate here (sort of like Joba Chamberlain in his heyday), because results on the field haven’t matched the fan hype. On Sunday, Tim Bontemps of the NY Post told us on the radio show how he hasn’t talked to a scout that believes Montero can catch. Jeff Passan of [...]

I have been saying all spring the best place for Jesus Montero, if it he wasn’t the starting catcher for the Yankees, was playing every day at Triple-A. There is merit for him spending time at the big league level with hitting coach Kevin Long, Joe Girardi, and bench coach Tony Pena, but getting playing [...]

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. [...]

I’m not really sure what to expect from Russell Martin this season. I was under the impression that Jesus Montero was going to be given the opportunity to catch full time in 2011, with Jorge Posada backing him up for about forty games. For Martin to sign with the Yankees over Boston or Toronto – [...]

We are just hours away from the beginning of the Winter Meetings so let’s start it off with some rumblings from Tampa. In talking to our main Yankee source, the meeting between the Yankees and Carl Crawford is more than exploratory. Right now there is a feeling that Crawford may prefer to play in a [...]

Just when you thought it was safe to shut down your computer on Thanksgiving Eve, wild Jose Reyes trade rumor surface. There are reports the Mets want 3-4 players for Reyes, and the Giants are interested. There was also the rumor from Puerto Rico about Beltran and Reyes going to Arizona. Who knows what is [...]

It appears that Jesus Montero will be given every opportunity to win the starting catching job in spring training. If Montero proves unable to handle the full time duties, then what? Even if he can injuries are a part of the game. Jorge Posada will be on the roster, but I don’t think he can [...]