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New York Yankees: Bombers Under the Most Pressure the »
We're less than two weeks away from Opening Day.April 1 will be here before we know it, and the New York Yankees will be starting out the season squaring off against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.Yet, we still have about two more weeks of spring training for the Bombers.It hasn't been the prettiest of springs for the team, as they have lost [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Should Target Justin Morneau »
The New York Yankees are bracing themselves for the worst on Mark Teixeira.Originally, their star first basemen had been KO'd for eight to 10 weeks with a strained wrist, and his target time to return was May.According to Adnan Virk of ESPN, Teixeira had a partially torn tendon sheath in his wrist: More trouble for #Yankees MarkTeixeira's injury [...]
New York Yankees: Why Brennan Boesch Signing Is Good »
On Friday, the New York Yankees made another move to their roster for 2013.After being released by the Detroit Tigers, the Yankees signed outfielder Brennan Boesch, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and WFAN: Boesch deal with yanks is major league deal— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) March 15, 2013 Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed [...]
Report: Derrek Lee Turns New York Yankees Offer Down, »
Last week, the New York Yankees were trying convince Derrek Lee to come out of retirement.With the injury to Mark Teixeira, the Yankees are searching for options for the first two months of the season.However, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, Lee will stay retired and has turned down the Yankees' offer to play in 2013. Derrek Lee has [...]
Report: Texas Rangers ‘Keeping Tabs’ on »
When Joba Chamberlain first came up in the majors, he was a can't-miss flamethrower.Now in 2013, the New York Yankees might be willing to wave goodbye to him.According to CBS New York, the Texas Rangers are keeping tabs on Chamberlain, as they have sent an assistant to GM Jon Daniels down to Tampa, Fla., to watch him pitch. Report: Texas Rangers [...]
New York Yankees: Ben Francisco Signs with Bombers as »
The New York Yankees made another veteran addition to a team already full of veterans.According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, the Yankees have signed veteran outfielder Ben Francisco: Yankees sign Ben Francisco to minor league deal. He's expected to be in camp tomorrow.— Mark Feinsand (@FeinsandNYDN) March 11, 2013 The deal is [...]
Report: New York Yankees Trying to Get Chipper Jones »
The injury to Mark Teixeira has the New York Yankees searching for options.It even has them searching for retired players.According to Jack Curry of the YES Network, the Yankees are trying to get former Atlanta Braves third basemen Chipper Jones out of retirement to play in 2013. Cashman said Chipper would be "perfect" for the [...]
Report: New York Yankees Pursuing Veteran Derrek Lee »
The injury to Mark Teixeira has forced the New York Yankees to scramble for options.With Teixeira out eight to 10 weeks with a wrist injury, the Bombers offense will lack pop at the start of the season.According to David Waldstein of the New York Times, the Yankees are pursuing veteran Derrek Lee. Yankees asked Derrek Lee to come out of retirement [...]
Will Contract Pressure Break Robinson Cano or Lead to »
All eyes will be on Robinson Cano in 2013.Many fans are curious to see how his season goes during the final year of his contract; one where he is set to be one of the top free agents on the market.The Yankees have attempted to sign Cano before he hits free agency after the season and offered him what was referred to as a "significant offer" at the [...]
New York Yankees: Could Michael Cuddyer Be an Option »
The Yankees offense has really thinned out since the start of spring training.The team had lost Alex Rodriguez before the season even began and then lost Curtis Granderson to a broken forearm.And with the most recent: Mark Teixeira's wrist injury that will sideline him until May.That leaves Robinson Cano when he gets back from the World Baseball [...]