Buster Olney updated us today on bullpen arms that could be available. One that has piqued the Yankees interest is a former Yankee, Randy Choate. The Yankees have asked the Marlins about Choate’s availability. During the offseason he was probably among the top tier of situational lefties available that included Pedro Feliciano and Arthur Rhodes. […]
According to Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal the Yankees are paying $8.5 million for Nick Johnson‘s roster spot: $5.5 for Nick Johnson, $3 million for Berkman, and $1.1 for Randy Winn (to play for the Cardinals). You know who also is making that type of money? Johnny Damon is making $8 million this year for the […]
Back in early December I brought up Kansas City outfielder David DeJesus as someone that could be a “value player” available in the marketplace. DeJesus is actually a local product that was born in Brooklyn and played for Rutgers University. He was drafted by the Mets in 1997, but did not sign. Yesterday, Jon Heyman […]
We were told by our main Yankees source down in Tampa on Thursday that the Yankees have been having internal discussions in regards to trading for the Mariners Cliff Lee. As we have reported numerous times over the past year, the Yankees have long had an interest in Lee, and actually tried to acquire him […]
That unexpected bite the ‘pork chop on a stick’ took in Minnesota last week to the shock and awe of Kim Jones was the perfect image for the Yanks in May. While the Bronx wasn’t ‘burning’, it was bumbling as the DL and walking wounded continued to expose the age and rust on the back […]
Jon Heyman reported on WFAN yesterday the Yankees have two kinds of players they would like to add: a relief pitcher, and a hitter to presumably replace the injured Nick Johnson. I called down to my sources to see what they believe could be coming for both the local teams. - The Yankees are interested […]
Just two weeks ago it seemed unlikely the Yankees would ever sweat this regular season. Yes, there would be a battle with Tampa for the division, but the loser would still comfortably fall into a Wild Card spot. One of the reasons I have been writing off the Red Sox was due to the fact […]
Yes, there were points in Johnny Damon’s Yankees career that he appeared done. You know the story in Joe Torre’s book about how some members of the team wanted him gone in 2007 because they couldn’t stand him as well. Damon got the last laugh that season, regaining his former in the second half and […]
On Monday afternoon I spoke with my main Yankees source down in Tampa, who informed me that the team has already received inquiries from several NL teams in regards to the availability of Javy Vazquez. Although we were not giving the names of any specific teams, rumor has it that Atlanta has shown some interest […]
When does a small sample size become a season? That is the question I have regarding Nick Johnson, who has been the most disappointing Yankee to date. While Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui are doing well in their new surroundings, Johnson is putting up an OPS+ of 67 and hitting .134. The only reason he’s […]
In a similar way, the Yanks hot start masked some of the hits they took to the hull of the good ship Girardi. The DL claimed a few victims in the early going, most notably of course, the groin injury suffered Saturday by Curtis Granderson as he rounded second base It looks manageable, but he’s […]
Sure, it’s not even a month into the season and it’s far too early to judge any off-season moves. But why not do it anyway? Let’s take a look at how the Yankees off-season moves have panned out so far. Curtis Granderson for Austin Jackson, Ian Kennedy and Phil Coke Austin Jackson, the chip the […]
No, it’s not the mound meetings, but the type of patient lineup Brian Cashman has assembled. On Sunday they worked Josh Beckett and had him at 94 pitches in less than five innings. Last night Jonathan Lester had 94 pitches in exactly 5 innings. These are two of the top American League pitchers, could you […]
Obviously opening night didn’t go quite as planned for the Yankees. It was a tale of two games as the Yankees seemed on their way to blowing out Boston after sending Josh Beckett to the showers in the fifth. Sabathia, as he has been all spring, was spotty and new comer Chan Ho Park threw […]
Yankees beat reporter for Newday Erik Boland joined me on last night’s show. Erik talked about the Yankees lineup with Nick Johnson batting second and Robinson Cano fifth. He also broke down how the battle for the bullpen is shaking out, why the Yanks may not take a second lefty, who he thinks will get […]
