Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Houston Astros have agreed to send outfielder Fernando Martinez to the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Charles Basford.Martinez, a former top prospect in the New York Mets organization who was ranked as high as No. 22 on Baseball America's Top-100 prospects list, has failed to make an impact in parts of five big league seasons with the Mets and Astros.He owns a career WAR of -1.4, mostly because of his terrible triple-slash line of .206/.269/.362. He ...
"Do you miss me now?"I can't help but imagine that Alex Rodriguez is out there somewhere, saying that very thing with a wry smile on his face. He has to know that the New York Yankees are going through some hard times. This has cast a new light on his road back from a January hip operation.The Yankees suddenly have a strong need for A-Rod.In case you're just now crawling out from underneath a rock, Tuesday has been injury central in the Bronx. Yanks general manager Brian Cashman hinted to ...
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is headed back to the disabled list with the same injury to his wrist. Is it time for him to shut it down for the year?
Mark Teixeira is going on DL. No surprise. Yankees bringing back RHP Adam Warren. Heard OF Zoilo Almonte could be added too.— Sweeny Murti (@YankeesWFAN) June 18, 2013
After returning from the disabled list, Teixeira played in 15 games, batting .151 with three home runs and 12 RBI.With everything that's gone on with Teixeira this year, is it ...
Sweeny Murti of WFAN New York reports that New York Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis will miss 10-12 weeks after recovering from surgery to repair a herniated disc on Thursday.Youkilis has not played since the 18-inning marathon in Oakland against the Athletics, as he woke up the following morning feeling numbness in his right leg. Whether manager Joe Girardi mishandled Youkilis in that situation will likely be a much-debated topic over the next few weeks, but the fact remains that the team will be without Youkilis for quite some time.The ...
Replacing the legendary Joe Torre was going to be an arduous task for the leaders of the Yankees organization before they chose to interview one of the most famous and beloved players in their franchise's history.By selecting Joe Girardi over Don Mattingly (along with the unheralded Tony Pena), the Yankees made a decision that would have ramifications across the entire landscape of the sport.With Don Mattingly making his first appearance in the Bronx since being passed over for the job prior to the 2008 season, his Los Angeles Dodgers, although ...
The Yankees upcoming nine-game homestand features games against the Dodgers and Rangers, who feature two of the top recent international imports in baseball in Yasiel Puig and Yu Darvish, as a recent ESPN article pointed out.It's all hypothetical at this point, but one can't help but wonder where the Yankees would be right now not with those guys on their roster. For that matter, if they had been more aggressive on the international market in general in recent years.They've managed to remain in contention this season through a myriad of ...
For the 2013 New York Yankees, the only genuine "superstar" who has managed to stay healthy and in the lineup is Robinson Cano, but he should not be regarded as the only All-Star candidate.The team, in spite of numerous injuries and setbacks, remains in the hunt for the AL East crown thanks to stellar performances from some of the "others" in the lineup. This article will take a look at one of those Yankees who should not be overlooked when it comes to consideration for the Midsummer Classic. Namely, we will ...
At 38-31, the New York Yankees have gotten lucky so far this season. Not often does a ragtag group of veterans past their respective primes come together to win ballgames like they did for the Yankees in April and May.Unfortunately, June has not been as kind. The team is 7-8 this month after finishing a brutal West Coast trip that saw them go 4-6. A sweep at the hands of the Oakland Athletics was tough to swallow, but losing a series (2-1) to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim should ...
Brian Cashman's New York Yankees will be shopping around as we draw closer and closer to the 2013 MLB trade deadline.The Yanks are always involved around the trade deadline, but this year the team could be in all the headlines.Cashman recently talked about his team's early activity due to injury and how that could become even more pronounced as we enter the dog days of summer.
Man, I’ve been active already. I feel like up until recently we’ve been getting a new player in here [often]—they weren’t relatively big splashes, but ...
On Tuesday evening, Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig will take the field for the first time at Yankee Stadium, or, in other words, Puigmania will invade New York City.The 22-year-old Cuban phenom, who's hitting .479/.500/.771 across his first 50 major league plate appearances, will be front and center for an old-school, cross country, interleague battle between the Dodgers and Yankees.As baseball fans in New York settle in to watch baseball's newest phenom, expect two interesting, yet distinct narratives to form in the stands and broadcast booths over the ...