George A. King of the NY York Post reports that the New York Yankees are still keeping a close eye on Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. King confirms that a Yankees scout was in Denver for the second time in a week on Tuesday night; and not to watch the Rockies beat-up on the Atlanta [...]
Archive of posts tagged Andrew Brackman
MLB Trade Rumors: How The Yankees Bullpen Could Actually Get Better
New York Yankee trade rumors speculating whom GM Brian Cashman should go after to fix the team’s decrepit bullpen are keeping the sports media busy. The suggestions that make sense to me are going with what has worked in the past; and the three foremost things that popped into my head were: Call Chicago Cubs [...]
New York Yankees: Joba Chamberlain Meet Tommy John
NJ Star Ledger’s Marc Craig is reporting that New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain elbow injury has escalated from the 15-day DL to having a torn elbow ligament that might require Tommy John surgery. This is not good news for the Yankees bullpen, who had the most solid group of arms to start the season [...]
2011 Spring Training: Pitching Audition Rumors You Are Not Going To Like
Entering 2011 Spring Training, the New York Yankees had no back end in their pitching rotation, as the four and five spots were wide open. GM Brian Cashman decided to go with the motto of quantity over quality, which was far from comforting. Names like Bartolo Colon, Mark Prior and Freddie Garcia were the solutions [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Want To Bring Twins Francisco Liriano To New York
The rumor that New York Yankees have been interested in Minnesota Twins Francisco Liriano has reappeared again over the last week, according to ESPN’s Andrew Marchand Trade Watch. It is no secret that the Yankees are in the market for another starting pitcher, which I am not opposed too but not right now. My understanding [...]
2011 Spring Training: Yankees First Weekend News And Notes
The New York Yankees spilt games with the Philadelphia Phillies over the weekend, but these exhibition game outcomes don’t forecast anything in terms of regular season success. What it does allow is for managers and coaches to hold auditions for unfilled positions and players to fight for a spot on the 25-roasters. As everyone knows, [...]
