Archive for July, 2014
Yankees Make Small Deadline Moves, Add Drew and Prado »
Thursday's action-packed, non-waiver trade deadline saw the New York Yankees add Stephen Drew and Martin Prado. Surprisingly, the archrival Boston Red Sox dealt Drew to the Yankees, as first reported by ESPNBoston.com’s Gordon Edes. The Yankees then got Martin Prado from the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospect Peter O'Brien, a story [...]
Martin Prado to Yankees: Latest Trade Details, »
The 55-52 New York Yankees just got some major help to close their 5.5-game gap with the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East. Just before Thursday's trade deadline, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports announced the team's acquisition of Martin Prado from the Arizona Diamondbacks: Prado is predominantly a third baseman, but he's also accustomed to spending time [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Last-Minute Buzz Ahead »
The 2014 MLB trade deadline has arrived, and the New York Yankees have deemed themselves to be buyers in the market. Their position in the standings, five-and-a-half games out of first place in the AL East and three games out of the second wild-card spot, coincides with that premise despite others believing the opposite. Wallace Matthews of [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Recent Rumblings on New »
What tricks does New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman have up his sleeves in the next few hours? The Yanks are in an interesting position. At the time of writing, they're 5.5 games out in the American League East and 3.0 back in the wild-card race. Doing something before the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline would be great and all, but New York [...]
Derek Jeter Surprised by President George W Bush »
It's not every day that you get to meet an American icon. Former President George W. Bush must have been honored when he got to rub shoulders with Derek Jeter. Throughout the season, the retiring New York Yankees shortstop has received the Mariano Rivera treatment, as he's been showered with gifts at every road ballpark. What he hasn't done is [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest on New York’s »
The New York Yankees are currently looking up at the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East race, but there probably aren’t a lot of squads feeling sorry for the Bronx Bombers. Still, New York is a piece or two away from a run at the playoffs, and the trade deadline is the ideal time to make those [...]
Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ Top 10 »
With Week 17 here, it is time to once again examine the stocks of the New York Yankees' top 10 prospects. Last week's list went as such: Gary Sanchez, C: Down Luis Severino, RHP: Up Rob Refsnyder, 2B/OF: Up Eric Jagielo, 3B: Down Tyler Austin, 1B/3B/OF: Down Peter O'Brien, C/1B/3B/OF: Even Aaron Judge, OF: Up Ian Clarkin, LHP: Up Jose Pirela, [...]
Derek Jeter: Stay 2 More Years, and Finish Top 3 in »
Derek Jeter continues to break career records, and at this age, it’s no surprise. Earlier in the season. he eclipsed Lou Gehrig’s doubles record of 534, and most recently he passed Carl Yastrzemski for seventh on the all-time hits list. The hit was a quintessential Jeter base hit through the right side gap on a well executed [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest on New York’s »
Lost in all the respect and hoopla surrounding Derek Jeter’s last season as part of the New York Yankees is the fact that the squad is still very much in the race for an American League playoff spot. Entering play Monday, the Bronx Bombers were four games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East and battling with the Toronto [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz Surrounding Matt »
You can bet on the New York Yankees being active at the 2014 MLB non-waiver trade deadline. General manager Brian Cashman has already made three successful moves. Chase Headley and Brandon McCarthy have been very good as members of the Bombers, while Chris Capuano's first start in pinstripes was encouraging. None of these moves represent the big [...]