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New York Yankees: With Joba Headed for Likely Surgery, »
Recently today, news has broke that Joba Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his elbow. This will likely need surgery to be corrected, which could mean that Chamberlain could not toe the rubber for the rest of the year.On the bright side, Phil Hughes has been slated to make his first rehab assignment since going on the DL with a dead arm and has [...]
Derek Jeter: Would Yankees Consider Trading for a »
Derek Jeter's name has been in the headlines recently for all of the wrong reasons. First it was for his inability to hit anything other than a ground ball to the second baseman. Then it was for his backing of Jorge Posada and telling reporters that he had nothing to apologize for, which didn't sit too well with the big boys upstairs.Would [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Phil Hughes Replacements NY Could »
The Yankees are in quite a predicament. Their budding star Phil Hughes could be lost for the season as a red flag was raised during the plethora of tests done this week. A circulatory problem could have been detected, but we will not know for sure until he visits a vascular specialist in St. Louis. New York has a few options on the table. [...]
New York Yankees: Pitching Turns a Corner, but Offense »
When the White Sox came into the Bronx, they were going through a stretch where they lost nine of their last 10 games and averaged less than two runs per game. On the other hand, the Yankees were firing on all cylinders, having just scored 21 runs in two games against Baltimore. The White Sox continue to struggle at the plate but have been [...]
New York Yankees: Phil Hughes Takes a Step Backwards »
Phil Hughes went through another bullpen session this afternoon as he and the Yankee's pitching staff try to diagnose what is going on with his "dead arm." Today was crucial in the rehabbing process because if things went well and his arm responded favorably, a minor league spot start was next in line this week. The long-toss program was supposed [...]
New York Yankees: Five Things Phil Hughes Can Do to »
It has been all over the headlines in New York—Phil Hughes has no velocity. It is almost as if the A.J. Burnett of last season switched bodies with Hughes. There were supposed to be three questions going into this season for the Yankees and Hughes was not one of them. He won 18 games last season and was invited to the Mid-Summer Classic [...]
New York Yankees: A Perceived Strength Could Become an »
After a weekend series with the hated Boston Red Sox, the Yankees welcome the Baltimore Orioles to town in a battle for first place in the AL East. With the Yanks just a game back and the Red Sox near the cellar in the division, all is right in the baseball world for New Yorkers. At least it seems that way. The Yankees have been scoring runs [...]
New York Yankees: Has Derek Jeter Given Up on Kevin »
It seems as if Kevin Long might not be able to solve everyones hitting problems after all. Earlier in the week, Jeter told Ian O'Connor, a columnist for ESPN New York, that he wasn't thinking about his new stride after working on it all spring. Jeter was quoted as saying, "I just said the heck with it. I wasn't going to think about it. Before [...]
New York Yankees: Five Things We Learned on Opening »
After an offseason of turmoil and questions, the Yankees could finally put everything aside and let their play do the talking. Opening Day has finally come and gone and the Yankees are 1-0 and ahead of Boston in the AL East.Everything is right in New York tonight.Even though we are just one game into the long and strenuous regular season, we [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Analyzing Each Top Yankees »
The Yankees farm system has produced some big-time prospects as of late.Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Joba Chamberlain and Jesus Montero are just a few home-grown talents that have or are ready to make a splash at the big leagues.But not all of the blue-chip prospects the Yankees have in their arsenal break into the bigs wearing pinstripes.Austin [...]