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MLB Rumors: Jerry Hairston Draws Interest from Yanks »
Via Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger: "Meanwhile, one person with knowledge of the situation said the Yankees have expressed interest in bringing back a member of the 2009 World Series team, Jerry Hairston Jr." Hairston, 34, earned $2.125 million in 2010 and $2 million in 2009, so there isn’t much of a reason to expect that he’ll [...]
Cliff Lee Rumors »
The Yankees and Rangers have both made their offers and now wait for Cliff Lee to make a decision. Here are the latest rumblings— Neither the Yankees nor the Rangers expect a decision for a few days according to Bob Nightengale of the USA Today. CC Sabathia continues to be in contact with Lee during this whole process. He thinks the [...]
Rumors: Yankees Never Planned on Making Offer to »
Via Jack Curry of the YES Network: " had dinner with agents on Tuesday, which was a bluff and was probably designed to get the Red Sox to inflate their offer to the leftfielder. The Yankees never made an offer to Crawford, and Cashman conceded that the Yankees weren’t interested in signing him. The Red Sox made an offer to Mariano Rivera, [...]
Jeter Plans To Work With Yankees Hitting Coach this »
Last season was a rough one for Derek Jeter at the plate. He hit just .270, by far the lowest average he’s had over a full season. So Jeter, who normally doesn’t spend a lot of time working on his swing, plans to work extensively with Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long this winter. Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: The two had begun to [...]
Rumors: Did Yankees Use Rule 5 Draft Against Red Sox? »
The Yankees drafted right handed pitcher Daniel Turpen from the Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft yesterday. It was an odd choice because Rule 5 drafted players have to stay on the 25-man roster all season or else you lose them, and judging by Turpen’s numbers, there wasn’t much chance for him to stick with the Yankees all season long. [...]
MLB Rumors: New York Yankees Met with Pedro Feliciano »
Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: The Yankees met today with the representatives for free-agent LHP Pedro Feliciano. Nothing much to this. This just confirms an earlier rumor that the Yankees were going to meet with him. We do know that they are looking to upgrade their bullpen and since the Red Sox traded for lefty Adrian Gonzalez, the need for a [...]
Yankees New Pitching Coach Larry Rothschild to Work »
Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: Girardi said this afternoon that has already reached out to , and the two will get to work this offseason. The problem is easy to diagnose but not necessarily easy to fix. “Refining his mechanics,” is the way Girardi described it. There are a lot of Yankee fans that wish Burnett would just go [...]
Yankees’ Brett Gardner Has Surgery, Should Be »
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner had surgery on his wrist yesterday to remove some inflammation and everything went well. The Yankees expect that he’ll be ready to go by spring training. Gardner suffered through wrist tendinitis during the second half of last season. He had a couple of cortisone shots, but when that didn’t help, he [...]
New York Yankees Have Been Meeting with Carl Crawford »
The Yankees continue to target Cliff Lee as their primary free agent target this offseason, but with talks of another team offering him a seven-year deal and the talks moving at a frustratingly slow pace, they are gearing up for plan B, Carl Crawford. Buster Olney of ESPN reported earlier today that the Yankees held a meeting to discuss Crawford [...]
Yankees Rumors: Teams Making Offers to Russell Martin »
Via Buster Olney of ESPN: "Russell Martin‘s negotiations have reached the point where teams are making offers to his agent, Matt Colleran; NYY, Bos center of mix." At this point, it seems clear that the Yankees are interested in signing Martin as their backup and an upgrade over Francisco Cervelli. Now, it seems to be coming down to who [...]