I spoke to my main Yankee source in Tampa that let me know there is interest in Rays free agent reliever Grant Balfour. The one setback with Balfour is he is a Type A free agent and would cost the Yankees a draft pick. Of course, if the Yanks sign Cliff Lee they will lose [...]

The Yankees are cruising. Even still, behind the great record, a few cracks are emerging. Andy Pettitte’s injury reveals a lack of depth on the mound, along with Javier Vasquez’s issues. And while some of the older Yankee players are not seriously injured, it does show that the Yankees are one injury away from catastrophe. [...]

Among the Yankees cuts over the weekend was pitcher Kei  Igawa, the type of multi-million dollar bust only the Yankees can absorb. Igawa, a 4-A player if there ever was one, vacates a locker near a 27th-round pick who is putting himself on a track to illustrate one never knows just what can happen in [...]

So Nick Johnson “tweaked” his back yesterday. An injury to a player who has averaged 96 games a season for his career shouldn’t come as a surprise. There is no reason for concern yet as Johnson claims he could have played if it were the regular season. Tweaking your back on the batting mat does [...]

Ben Shpigel of the Times talks to Ramiro Pena today about being blocked by a Hall of Fame shortstop. Pena has the right attitude saying that “he gets to learn from one of the very best,” but there are other young players in both Port St. Lucie and Tampa that very well may need to [...]

George King of the NY Post talked about Cuban defector Adeinis Hechavarria yesterday. Rumor has it the Yankees will be serious bidders on Hechavarria when the Office of Foreign Assets Committee (OFAC) allows him to sign with MLB clubs. The Yankees are no strangers to international signings. Current top prospects Jesus Montero was a top [...]

The Yankees won the World Series last year going away. Since then, they’ve turned over a third of their starting lineup, traded away relievers who threw 100 innings as well as the “center fielder” of the future,” and a former no 1 draft pick and let go of a two-time 19-game winner.  Normally teams that [...]

Hear my Sunday night show which was live from the studios of 1240 AM WGBB During the first half hour I spoke with Butch Wynegar the hitting coach for the Scranton Yankees. We talked about his 77′ rookie campaign where he finished runner up to Mark Fidrych for rookie of the year, catching Dave Righetti’s [...]

Yankees prospect Juan Miranda is off to quite a start with Licey of the Dominican Winter League. The Cuban expatriate, who signed a four-year, $4 million pact in 2006, is batting .385 (6-for-13) with a homer and four RBIs in his first four games with the Tigres as he readies for what will be an [...]

- Jim Luttrell over at the NY Times Bats Blog talks about the “myth of power” at 1B. This is in response to those that believe Daniel Murphy doesn’t have enough power to be the everyday first baseman in 2010. He reminds everyone that two of the best first basemen in Mets history were John [...]

The Scranton Yankees lost 3-2 to Durham in 12 innings last night. The loss clinched the International League championship for Durham, a Tampa Bay affiliate. Read Chad Jennings postgame notes for more details, but the long and short of it is the Yankees left too many runners on base (15 in total) and blew a [...]

The Scranton Yankees defeated the Gwinnett Braves by the score of 12-3. The win clinched the best of five series 3-1. Zach McAllister made his first AAA start and pitched decently. In five and a third innings he gave up eight hit and 3 runs. Four Yankees (Guzman, Miranda, Corona, , Stewart) had two hits [...]

We are a mere two weeks from September and, with that, postseason rosters must be finalized. This is a moot point for the Mets, but for the Yankees, the playoffs seem inevitable. Despite their position, the curious case of Damaso Marte has created a need for a second lefty out of the bullpen. Normally this [...]

Since the comments are coming fast and furious I figured I would give one last tidbit on my rationale behind Mark Teixeira for MVP. First, I absolutely love Joe Mauer and, if I were starting a team tomorrow, he probably would be my first pick. Hopefully he hits free agency and either the Mets or [...]

Chad Jennings, the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees beat reports for the Times Tribune, will join me tonight at 6pm. Some of the things we will talk about tonight The progress of Ian Kennedy as he recovers from the aneurysm and Damaso Marte’s rehab stint. Hear his take on some of the veterans ( Kei Igawa, [...]