According to reports around the Majors, the Arizona Diamondbacks have changed their stance on Dan Haren possibly being traded this year.
Haren, who is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA and league leader in strikeouts with 141, had previously been almost impossible to trade. Now, it appears that the D-Backs have taken a more open stance towards trading Haren this year.
Teams that have a known interest in the 29-year-old workhorse are the Tigers, Twins, Yankees, Phillies, and Cardinals at this point.
What are the D-Backs asking for in return? High quality ...
When Alex Rodriguez went from 499 homers to 500, it took him nine games and 28 at-bats to do it. Now that he’s at 599, let’s take a look at how long to expect it to take this time.
If it took him another nine games, that would set him up for No. 600 on July 31st in Tampa against the Rays. This time could be different, though.
Since 2007, when he hit no. 500, A-Rod has transformed from a "me first" egotistical player to one who is more relaxed, looks like ...
It was an up and down night for the Yankees last night as they beat the Royals 10-4 , but not before making it interesting as they only blew open the game in the bottom of the eigth inning.
Here are some notes:
CC Sabathia struggled early allowing three runs and seven base runners in the first two innings, but settled down for the win.
His record is now 13-3 and he has a legit shot at becoming the next Black Ace (which is any black pitcher who wins 20 games).
Alex ...
The American League expanded from eight to 10 teams in 1961 when the Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators were created. A year later, the National League added the Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets. In 1962, the Mets were a joke. In 1969, they were the World Champions. George Weiss was the Mets' first general manager, and Casey Stengel was their first manager. Weiss had built the Yankees' dynasty after World War II, while Stengel managed them to seven World Championships, including the all-time ...
New York Yankees slugger-queen Alex Rodriguez is on the brink of a tremendous achievement.
The third baseman with the orange face and perfect hair is one homerun away from 600 for his career. Performance-enhancing drugs notwithstanding, he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer and every statistical milestone he surpasses simply cements that argument.
But while a 600th homerun is certainly quite a milestone, it is not history. Television producers get in these lazy habits of just assuming that since something has been said before, it's correct to say it again. So, they ...
Francisco Cervelli, otherwise known as the "Cisco Kid", was absolutely fantastic when Jorge Posada was hurt and on the DL. But could he be used for trade bait now?
In 2009, his first season of extended time in the Major Leagues, Cervelli was excellent as the third, and sometimes second, string catcher, hitting .298 in 94 at bats.
Coming into 2010, the Yankees had decided to not resign Jose Molina (the latter of the catching Molina brothers), thus making Cervelli the back up catcher behind long time Yankee Jorge Posada ...
The Yankees brass were pretty hanked off after they thought they had a deal for the Mariners’ Cliff Lee, centered around 20-year-old catcher Jesus Montero. But the M’s went ahead and sent Lee to Texas for a package centered around first baseman Justin Smoak. The Mariners may have done the Yankees an enormous favor.
In his last 10 games, Montero is hitting .484 (15 for 31) at AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre with four doubles and four home runs. Montero now has the 12th highest OPS (.821) in the International League.
There ...
Last week, Yankee captain Derek Jeter honored the recently deceased Yankee owner George Steinbrenner and announcer Bob Sheppard.
For that minute-long speech, it was hard not to think back to Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech, as Jeter's statements drew an explosion of applause.
These are the type of moments that transform this player into a captain, this shortstop into a winner, this Yankee into a legend.
Let's take a look at the other moments that have made Derek Jeter seem impeccable. Begin Slideshow
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees have made improving the bench and bullpen their priority, but that doesn’t mean that they haven’t been keeping tabs on starters Roy Oswalt, Dan Haren, and Jake Westbrook. One pitcher whom they aren’t interested in is former Yankee LHP Ted Lilly .
This doesn’t necessarily mean that the Yankees are actually interested in dealing for either pitcher, just that they’re doing their due diligence. General manager Brian Cashman insists that they are not looking to add a starter in the wake of ...
Once upon a time, Mark Teixeira was hitting below the Mendoza Line with little power and a lot of criticism. However, much has changed since May.
Teixeira is slowly turning his season around, producing the power numbers the Yankees expect, and need, in the middle of their order.
Although his average is still a bit too low (.256 entering Thursday), Texieira is on pace to finish with 30-plus home runs and 100-plus runs batted in.
Not bad for a guy who at one point was batting around .190 with only a few dingers.
With ...
