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Phil Hughes vs. Joba Chamberlain Shouldn’t Be a »
With the New York Yankees making the move to (re)acquire Javier Vasquez they now have a solid four-man rotation in C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, and Vasquez. Wang won't be returning—which is a shame because he did have a budding career, but the injury-bug plagued and staked its claim in his system. The Yankees were [...]
Why The Yankees Trade For Curtis Graderson Is a »
There is a 3-team deal in place that would send CF Curtis Granderson to the Yankees; RHP Ian Kennedy and RHP Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks; and LHP Phil Coke, Daniel Schlereth and CF Austin Jackson are sent to the Tigers. This deal is horrible for the Yankees. Austin Jackson was their top ranked prospect and set to start in CF for the squad [...]
Joe Girardi, What Were You Thinking? Manager’s »
The New York Yankees have been going with a three-man rotation for the entire postseason even with a fourth starter, Chad Gaudin, looming in the bullpen. Gaudin was a midseason acquisition for the Yankees to fill a spot in the bullpen, to be a possible spot starter for the struggling Joba Chamberlain, and to fill the spot left by Phil Hughes, who [...]